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Weekly
News Update
Presented
by the Oakland Metro
Chamber
July 14, 2009
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Upcoming
Chamber Events
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Click
here to see
the complete
list of
interesting &
informative
Chamber events.
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Joining the
Chamber is a
smart business
decision!
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Our team
works for
your
business in
the
following
ways:
Public
Policy:
Representing
the
Interests of
Business to
Government
Economic
Development:
Creating a
Strong Economy
Membership
Development:
Providing
Quality
Networking
Events:
Keeping you
Connected and
Informed
Leadership
Oakland:
Join for the
networking,
knowledge and
know-how!
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Letter from the
President
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Dear Chamber
members,
After 35
years in
the
newspaper
business
it will
come as
no
surprise
to hear
I
recommend
you read
your
daily
newspaper!!!
Of
importance
to all
of us is
information
in the
Wall
Street
Journal
today on
page
A12,
'The
Small
Business
Surtax'.
Chairman
of the
Ways and
Means
Committee
Charlie
Rangel
has
disclosed
new
taxes on
small
business
starting
at a
gross
income
of
$280,000.
If you
wish a
copy of
the
editorial
give me
a call.
Port of
Oakland
The Port
of
Oakland
leads
the way
to
improve
air
quality:
Low-cost
financing:
On July
7, the
Port
Board
authorized
the
executive
director
to negotiate
and
enter
into a
financing
assistance
agreement
with
OneCalifornia
Bank to
provide
low-cost
financing
and
related
services
to
drayage
truck
drivers
and
companies.
OneCalifornia
Bank
will
provide
low-interest
loans to
truck
owners
and
companies
to pay
for
replacement CARB-compliant
trucks.
Stimulus funding
for
trucks:
The U.S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
recently
announced,
the Bay
Area Air
Quality
Management
District
(BAAQMD)
was
selected
for $2
million
in
funding
to
retrofit
81
trucks
with
diesel
particulate
filters
and to
replace
22
dirty,
old
trucks
with
cleaner,
newer
ones
that
operate
at and
around
the Port
of
Oakland.
Certification
seminars
The
Chamber
and
Employers
Group
have
agreed
to offer
a series
of free
seminars
for our
members
that
will
offer
certification.
The
program
will
begin
Sept. 8
and run
weekly
through
Oct. 27.
The
Human
Resources
Generalist
Certificate
program
has
everything
you
need.
With a
focus on
the most
critical
issues
of HR,
this
series
better
prepares
those
newer to
HR to
effectively
handle
the
issues
they
face on
a daily
basis.
The
program
is
geared
to
individuals
who are
new to
HR (less
than
three
years of
experience).
Learn
more
here
and
contact
Morgan
Crow at
mcrow@oaklandchamber.com
to
register.
City
parking
The City
Council
has
approved
a
50-cent
increase
in
metered
parking
rates in
Oakland,
which
raises
the rate
to $2
per
hour.
The
Council
has also
approved
an
extension
of the
parking
enforcement
time to
8 p.m.
These
new
rates
are
already
in
effect.
God
bless
America!
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City Wide Business
Events
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The following are
various business
meetings and seminars
taking place in and
around Oakland this
month that could assist
you and your company in
numerous ways.
Today! Tuesday,
July 14 - The
"Chamber Celebrates
Women in Business - A
Special Summer
Networking Event"
is an opportunity to
meet some of the area's
top women business
leaders and doubles as
an Oakland "TweetUp".
Members and non-members,
male and female, are
welcome! The Terrace
Room at the Lake Merritt
Hotel, 1800 Madison St.,
5:30-7:30 p.m. Free for
Chamber members, $10 for
non-members.
Wednesday, July 15
- The
East Bay Innovation
Showcase, which
features some of the
most innovative product
and technology companies
from the East Bay, will
be held at the Willow
Park Event Center, 17007
Redwood Road in Castro
Valley, from 4-7 p.m.
Free admission. Info:
www.businessascent.com/go/eastbay.
Tuesday, July 21
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Oakland's Special
election. The
Chamber recommends a
vote of SUPPORT on
Measure C (hotel tax for
marketing and community
institutions) and
Measure D (Amend Kids
First funding), a vote
to OPPOSE Measure H
(corporate property tax
amendment) and NO
POSITION on Measure F
(Cannabis business tax
classification). Info:
Scott Peterson at
speterson@oaklandchamber.com.
Wednesday, July 22
- The city's Community &
Economic Development
Agency (CEDA) is
inviting all Chamber
members to a
city-wide zoning update
from 10:30 a.m. to noon
at City Hall. The
session has been
tailored specifically
for small business
owners with particular
emphasis on sharing
information about the
city's ongoing effort to
update the zoning
regulations on major
commercial streets.
Info: (510) 238-7299.
Thursday, July 23
- Caltrans will provide
a
sneak preview of its
District 4 construction
projects
(contractor outreach for
prime contractors,
sub-contractors, small
businesses and DVBEs)
from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
at the Elihu M. Harris
State Building, 1515
Clay St., room 2. Info:
(510) 286-7096.
Wednesday, July 29
- Join Manpower from 9
to 10 a.m. as it hosts a
complimentary webinar
entitled "Answers
to the World's Toughest
Employment Law Questions."
Mark Toth, chief legal
officer of Manpower who
is also a former partner
in a major employment
law firm, will run the
webinar. Info: (510)
835-2424.
Wednesday & Thursday,
July 29-30 - The
California Construction
Contracting Program will
present the fifth in a
series of seven
free seminars on safety
and bonding for
contractors at
the Cal State East Bay
Training Center, 1000
Broadway, suite 109, in
downtown Oakland. Info:
(510) 208-0410.
Ongoing - As the
stimulus-supported
Summer Youth Employment
Program
continues, there remains
an opportunity for your
business to serve as a
worksite for a young
person (aged 14-24) -
with no cost to you.
Info: Crystal Jackson of
the Oakland Private
Industry Council at
(510) 768 4407 or at
cjackson@oaklandpic.org.
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The Chamber of
Commerce has a
number of
exceptional
networking and
informative events
throughout the year.
For sponsorship,
volunteer and
participation
opportunities for
these events, please
contact Morgan Crow
via telephone at
(510) 874-4800x319
or via email at
mcrow@oaklandchamber.com.
Sincerely,
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Hank Masler
Communications
Director & Oakland
Business Review
Publisher
Oakland Metropolitan
Chamber of Commerce
hmasler@oaklandchamber.com
(510) 874-4808
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