Inside - Vallejo Chamber of Commerce

November 2006 • Volume 22 • Number 11
The renovation of the Empress Theatre, which is projected to be complete by early 2007, is a catalyst for the
revitalization of the downtown. The Chamber’s move to the downtown this December is expected to have a
significant impact on the revitalization effort as well.
Chamber Announces
Headquarters Move To Downtown
T
he Vallejo Chamber of Commerce, the city’s oldest and
largest business organization,
will be moving from its longtime
city-owned waterfront location
in late November. The Chamber
will be relocating its offices from
2 Florida Street to 427 York Street
in downtown Vallejo. The new
Chamber office will be housed adjacent to the USA World Classics
Event Center in a building owned
by Buck Kamphausen.
“As our lease approached its
current expiration date, our first
choice was to buy our long-time
home from the city,” explained
Verna Mustico, Vallejo Chamber
Chairman of the Board. “We made
what we thought was a fair market
value offer, but the city turned us
down and noted that they thought
they could sell it for a higher
price. We then decided to look at
other available options. We were
thrilled to find a great downtown
office and are grateful to Buck
Kamphausen for working with
us to get this deal done for the
Chamber. Hopefully, our move
will also help the city better utilize
the building at 2 Florida Street to
make up some of its current and
projected budget shortfalls.”
Kamphausen added, “Vallejo
businesspeople represented by
the Vallejo Chamber have made
a great step forward by moving
away from city-owned property
that can hopefully be rented at
market rate. They are creating
a new direction forward for the
Chamber.”
The Vallejo Chamber has
occupied the 2 Florida Street location since its members constructed
the building in 1959. Thousands of
member businesses and community organizations have conducted
business and organized volunteer
efforts there over the years, and
the site has been the starting point
for important community events
such as the 4th of July Parade and
Celebration for decades.
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T
Executive Board
Votes To Oppose Measure J
he Executive Board of the
Vallejo Chamber of Commerce
voted unanimously to oppose
Measure J, the Orderly Growth
Initiative for Solano County,
which will be part of the November 7th ballot. This initiative
measure is designed to extend the
duration of the provisions of the
Orderly Growth Initiative of 1994.
If passed, this initiative measure
will extend the Orderly Growth
Initiative’s growth control provisions to the year 2036.
“The Vallejo Chamber of
Commerce believes that passage
of Measure J, the Orderly Growth
Initiative, would have a potentially
negative impact on future economic growth by restricting land use
for development purposes,” states
Rick Wells, Vallejo Chamber
President and CEO. “Measure J
would send a message that Solano
County is becoming increasingly
less friendly towards business
expansion and job growth. This is
counter to our Chamber’s mis-
sion of promoting a strong local
economy.”
The Vallejo Chamber is the latest business organization in Solano
County to announce its opposition
to Measure J. The Fairfield-Suisun
Chamber of Commerce and the
Vacaville Chamber of Commerce,
as well as the Solano County Farm
Bureau, previously announced
their opposition to Measure J. 
Inside:
From the Chairman
of the Board (page 2)
CEO Report (page 3)
Member News (page 4)
Seafood Extravaganza
(page 5)
New Members (page 6)
November Calendar
(page 7)
In the News... (page 8)
2006 Vallejo
Chamber of Commerce
Officers
Verna Mustico
Mustico Realty
Chairman
Richard (Dick) Hassel
Chairman Elect
Touro University - California
Freda Dill
US Bank
Treasurer
Past Chairman
Michael Wilson
ARC Inc. Architects
Divisional Vice Chairmen
Russ Barnes
Political Advocacy
Cooper Crane & Rigging
Paul Garcia
Economic Development
Six Flags Marine World
Jim Mitchell
Member Services
Central Core Restoration Corporation
Janice Mares
Community Promotion
DeMares Jewelers Inc.
Directors
Joe Barkett
Solano County Fair
Director
Lou Caretti
Director
Favaro, Lavezzo, Gill, Caretti & Heppell
Rod Cornelius
Wilson Cornelius Ford
Director
John Feldman
Director
Nationwide Floor & Window Coverings
Terry Glubka
Sutter Solano Medical Center
Director
Erin Hannigan
State Farm Insurance
Director
Netta Haynes
Stellar Enterprise
Director
Robert Litwin
Bay Property Management
Director
Walter Newell
Newell Properties
Director
Pamela Pitts
Pamela Pitts & Associates
Director
Ron Rhea
Times-Herald
Director
Jon Riley
Director
Cynthia Sproule
Zoey June Gifts & Garden
Director
Jerry Wilkerson
Solano Bank
Director
International Association of Firefighters #1186
Chamber Staff
T.F. “Rick” Wells
President and CEO
Abuda & Associates
Finance
Bobbie Dill
Finance
Constance Howard
Rich Geist
Downtown Is The Place To Be
A
s you now
know, your
Chamber is moving
downtown. We are
so excited to be
moving our office
- the center of commerce for business
in Vallejo – to the historic core
of our city! Many thanks to the
Chamber Building Committee, the
entire Board of Directors, and especially to Buck Kamphausen
and Phil Elfstrom for making
this move happen. The new office will be located at 427 York
Street, adjacent to the USA
World Classics Event Center. The tenant improvements
to the new headquarters will
make it a great place for both
the Chamber staff and members to conduct business. We
will open for business the 1st
of December and we hope that
all of our members will take
this opportunity to come and
visit our beautiful new location.
attainment of professional excellence and leadership skills.
Board of Directors
Leadership Spotlight
Although new to the board this
year, John Feldman of Nationwide
Floor & Window Coverings has
not been shy to take on responsibility. He is wonderfully energetic,
and was instrumental (along with
his lovely wife Cheryl) in acquiring items for the Live & Silent
ment officials from the Philippines. We were able to tie in some
of these contacts with the planning
of the upcoming trade mission to
the Philippines.
The Seafood Extravaganza &
Auction was once again a grand
and exciting event, thanks to the
direction of our Vice Chairman
for Community Promotion Janice
Mares and super-staffer Constance
Howard. A very special Thank
You to all the firefighters and
their families for their efforts
in providing (and preparing) us
with all that great seafood!
In my ongoing efforts to visit
as many members as possible,
this month was very successful. Fellow board member
Freda Dill and I called on
Sonoma Boulevard mainstays
Three Brothers Furniture,
Round Table Pizza, and Vallejo
Nissan. Chamber Ambassador
Ike Redman and I had a full
day along Springs Road, meeting with the Solano Association of
Realtors, F&M Compserv, Nation
Home Realty Mortgage, Caboodle
Cartridge, the Pet Shoppe, ARS
Realty, and Fidelity Capital Funding.
As always, I look forward to
speaking with or meeting as many
of our members as possible. Thank
you for your continued support
of our efforts to build a stronger
economy in Vallejo. 
We are so
excited to be
moving our office
to the historic
core of our city!
Proud to be an
Athena Recipient
I am so very honored to have been
named an Athena Award honoree
in 2000. I count myself privileged
to be among the select company of
the 19 other Vallejo business and
professional “Athenas”, including
2005 honoree Jeannie Hamann
and fellow Chamber board members Freda Dill, Cynthia Sproule
and Pamela Pitts. The Athena
Committee is now hard at work
preparing to choose the recipient
of the 2006 Athena Award, which
will once again be presented by
Avery Greene Motors.
The Athena Award is presented
each year to an outstanding business or professional woman in
honor of her professional excellence, community service and for
actively assisting women in their
Auctions at the Seafood Extravaganza. He even volunteers his sons
to help at Chamber events – now
that is what I call commitment to
the Chamber!
Out and About
This past month has been a very
busy one for the Chamber and the
Board of Directors. We participated with the City and other officials
as hosts at a welcoming reception
for a group of important govern-
Community Promotion
Sponsorship and Public Relations
Jenny Klimisch
Graphic Design
Cristin O’Keefe
Admin. Assistant
Vallejo Chamber of Commerce
2 Florida Street
Vallejo, CA 94590
(707)644-5551
www.vallejochamber.com
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Report from Chairman of the Board Verna Mustico
Board Member Terry Glubka, Dale Welch, Vice Mayor Tony Pearsall, John Ray, Dr. Maureen Mbadike
and Carolyn Appenzeller cut the ceremonial ribbon
at the Grand Opening of the Sutter Solano Medical
Offices at 100 Hospital Drive.
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Report from President and CEO Rick Wells
Connecting Members With Information and
Small Business Assistance
Y
our Chamber
is the central point for the
exchange of ideas
and information
regarding economic
and community
development in
Vallejo. Through our monthly
newsletter, electronic newsletter,
regular email communication and
website, the Chamber keeps you,
our members, up-to-date on the
most important and relevant issues
facing the business community.
Chamber members can also access
information on labor law compliance, business financing, educational seminars, vocational training, area transportation, tourism
and many other important issues
at the Chamber office or online at
www.vallejochamber.com
Small Business Assistance
The Chamber partners with the
Solano College Small Business
Development Center (SBDC)
to provide local businesses with
sound business advice and assistance. The Solano College SBDC
is one of over 1,000 SBDCs
nationwide, set up through the
Association of Small Business Development Centers, to assist small
business owners and managers.
The SBDC offers Solano
County business owners and
residents: affordable and free
small business assistance; business
short-courses (two weeks each) offered through Solano Community
College; workshops presented at
convenient locations throughout
the county; a ten-week Entrepreneurial Training Program; and free
counseling provided through a
network of professional business
consultants.
Learn more about the SBDC at
www.solanosbdc.org
SCORE
The Chamber also works with
SCORE, the Senior Corps for
Retired Executives to offer local
businesses small business advice
and training.
Formed in 1964 to help small
businesses flourish, volunteers
share their wisdom and lessons
learned in business. SCORE
volunteers are working/retired
business owners, executives and
corporate leaders.
Get free advice from 40
experienced volunteer business
counselors. They volunteer their
time to listen to your business
The Solano College SBDC offers
a series of wokshops each month.
The following are being offered in
November:
Nov. 8, 2006
Online Marketing & Advertising
Location: Online
2 – 5 p.m.
$25
Nov. 9, 2006
Vallejo Small Biz Expo
Location: USA Classics Museum
1525 Sonoma Blvd., Vallejo
3 – 6 p.m.
FREE
Nov. 14, 2006
Responding to Requests for
Proposals
Location: Solano College SBDC
424-C Executive Ct N, Fairfield
1 – 4 p.m.
FREE
concerns and give you the best advice possible. Some specialize in
Business Plans, Marketing, Retail,
Financial, Strategic Planning, Succession Planning, Manufacturing,
Export and Import, Operations,
and many other functional areas.
Their advice is based on hands-on
experience, often in your industry.
SCORE offers free one-onone business counseling, low-cost
business workshops and a business
library at their Oakland office.
For more information,
visit www.eastbayscore.org or call
(510) 273-6611. 
Nov. 16, 2006
Intro to QuickBooks
Location: Solano College Vallejo
Center
505 Santa Clara Street, Vallejo
6 – 8 p.m.
$45
Nov. 16, 2006
How to Buy the Right Biz
Location: Vallejo Chamber
2 Florida Street, Vallejo
2 – 5 p.m.
$30
To register or for more information, visit www.solanosbdc.org or
call 864-3382.
2006 Cornerstone
Sponsors
Premier
US Bank
Hamann Real Estate
Vallejo Garbage Service
Lennar Mare Island
KVYN/KVON Radio
Skyview Memorial Lawn
Touro University - California
MV Transportation
Elite
Mustico Realty
Petersen Janitorial Services
Weston Solutions Inc.
Tri-Eagle Beverage
Bay Property Management
Callahan/Desilva Vallejo LLC
Select
ARC Inc. Architects
Twin Chapels Mortuary
Cooper Crane & Rigging
Jeffco/ABC Painting
Minuteman Press
M Technologies
Hiddenbrooke Golf Club
Klimisch’s Inc.
Georgia House Graphics
Wells Fargo Bank
Countrywide Home Loans
IBEW #180/NECA
Mare Island Golf Club
“One good idea…
every time we talk!”
Nov. 15, 2006
After Hours Small Business
Clinic
Location: Solano College SBDC
424-C Executive Ct N, Fairfield
5:15 – 8 p.m.
FREE
Tax Minimization
Wealth Building
Business Effectiveness
Success Measurement
1350 Tennessee Street
Vallejo
(707) 642-4427
724 Texas Street
Fairfield
(707) 429-1550
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MEMBER NEWS
Chamber Honors Minuteman Press
with 2006 Spirit of Solano Award
G
ary and Judi Salvadori,
owners of Minuteman Press,
have been selected as the recipients of the Vallejo Chamber of
Commerce’s 2006 Spirit of Solano
Award, presented by Westamerica
Bank. Minuteman Press will be
one of eight businesses honored
at the annual Spirit of Solano luncheon to be held on December 7th
at the Travis Air Force Base Delta
Breeze Club.
The Chamber’s Board of
Directors chose the Salvdaori’s
and their company to receive the
award because of their longtime
financial and organizational
involvement in the Chamber and
the community, their personal and
professional investment in Vallejo,
their extensive charitable contributions, and the dedication of their
business to providing great service
to their customers.
a team effort of Judi, Gary and
Marc.
Chamber of Commerce
Involvement:
Minuteman Press has made a
long-term financial commitment to
ness, the Salvadori’s have been
heavily involved in the community. Minuteman Press has
sponsored youth athletic teams,
coloring contests, and many
community events, especially the
Great Vallejo Ducky Derby and
Past Vallejo Chamber
Spirit of Solano Honorees:
About Gary and Judi
Salvadori:
Gary and Judi met in Pittsfield,
MA during the summer of 1966,
and they fell in love and were married in the “Summer of Love” in
1969. Their son Marc was born in
1970. They began traveling with
Gary’s career in 1976 with a move
to Atlanta, GA, then Jacksonville,
FL, then Schenectady, NY and
finally to Benicia, CA.
After Gary experienced many
years of travel all over the world
and positions as marketing and
sales manager, vice president of
marketing and distribution, Judi
finally convinced him to focus on
the important things. In 1986 their
daughter, Robyn, was born. Shortly after that in 1991 they opened
Minuteman Press in Vallejo. It was
the Chamber as a founding Select
Level sponsor in the Cornerstone
Sponsorship program. The Company is also involved in all major
Chamber events, including the
Great Vallejo Ducky Derby, the
Seafood Extravaganza & Auction, and the Annual Installation
Dinner. Gary Salvadori is a past
member of the Board of Directors,
serving as Chairman of the Board
in 1997. Gary was the recipient of
the Bud Butler Chamber Man of
the Year in 1999.
the Medusa Mile & Kids Fun Run,
as well as other youth and arts
events.
Community Involvement:
From the beginning of their busi-
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Logos, Brochures, Flyers, Ads, Websites
& more
COLOR SCHEMES
Computerized Color Schemes:
Residential & Commercial Properties
20+ Years
Experience
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Individually, Judi and Gary
have been active with community organization boards. Judi
has served on the boards of the
Cornerstone Equestrian Center,
VALCORE, and Soroptomists.
Gary has served as a director for
the Vallejo Chamber of Commerce, Vallejo Rotary Club, Sutter
Solano Medical Foundation, the
Solano YMCA, Benicia Museum
and Vallejo Naval & Historical
Museum; he served as Chairman
of the Board of the Chamber,
Rotary, and Sutter Solano. He is
currently serving on the Vallejo
Planning Commission.
(707)558-0353
730 Tennessee St Suite 200 Vallejo CA 94590
[email protected] www.nolldesign.com
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General Mills (1996), Tipp Realty
(1996), Sutter Solano Medical
Center (1997), Avery Greene Motors (1998), Times-Herald (1999),
Vallejo Chiropractic (2000),
Skyview Memorial Lawn (2001),
Vallejo Garbage Service (2002),
Wilson-Cornelius Ford (2003),
Harley-Davidson/Buell of Vallejo
(2004), and Team Superstores
(2005). 
Chamber Draws Hundreds to
6th Annual Seafood Extravaganza & Auction
Extravaganza
Table Sponsor
Krystle Property Management
Extravaganza
Contributors
Stacy Jones of Foster Lumber places a bid during the Live
Auction at the Seafood Extravaganza & Auction.
O
ver 350 Chamber members
and guests packed McCormack Hall at the Solano County
Fairgrounds on Friday, October
13th, for the 6th Annual Seafood
Extravaganza & Auction. The
event, presented by the Vallejo
Chamber of Commerce and the
International Association of
Firefighters Local #1186, was a
fundraiser for Firefighters Charities and Chamber programs. Thousands of dollars were raised for the
charities and the Chamber, a
The Chamber and IAFF #1186
would like to thank the following
for their contributions:
The Volunteer Auction
Committee
Janice Mares (Chair), DeMares
Jewelers; John & Cheryl Feldman,
Nationwide Floor and Window
Coverings; Krystle Karimian,
Krystle Property Management;
Cindy Lowen, Cookie Lee Fine
Fashion Jewelry; Cathy Preovolos;
and Cynthia Sproule, Zoey June
Gifts & Garden.
Guest Auctioneer
Peter Friesen, Vallejo Garbage
Service
2006 Cornerstone
Sponsors
Pinnacle: Six Flags Marine
World, Team Superstores, Times
Herald, Triad Communities,
Vallejo Public Safety Officers
(Police & Fire), Paul Roberts &
Partners, Inc.
Premier: Hamann Real Estate,
KVON Radio, Lennar Mare
Island, Skyview Memorial Lawn,
Touro University-California, US
Bank, Vallejo Garbage Service,
MV Transportation
Elite: Mustico Realty, Petersen
Janitorial Services, Weston
Solutions Inc., Callahan/DeSilva
Vallejo LLC, Tri-Eagle Beverage,
Bay Property Management
Select: ARC Inc. Architects,
Cooper Crane & Rigging, Jeffco/
ABC Industrial Painting, Georgia
House Graphics, Hiddenbrooke
Golf Club, Klimisch’s Inc., M
Technologies, Mare Island Golf
Club, Minuteman Press, Twin
Chapels Mortuary, Wells Fargo
Bank, IBEW #180/NECA, Countrywide Home Loans
Plus: California Maritime Academy, Solano County Fair
License #719381 Insured and Bonded
“Let Our Family Keep Your Family Comfortable”
Best of Solano
2004-2006
221 Commercial Street • Vallejo, CA 94589
www.a-1guaranteed.com
Silent and Live
Auction Donors
2nd Street Grill, Alex’s Fine Catering,
Joe Barkett, Russ Barnes, Tim Baskerville, Bump In The Night Productions,
Lou & Roberta Caretti, Carlo Carlucci,
Cookie Lee Fine Fashion Jewelry,
DeMares Jewelers, Face It Salon,
John & Cheryl Feldman, Francis Ford
Coppola Presents, Freda Dill, Foster
Lumber, Peter Friesen, Rich Geist,
Georgia Street Grill, Georgina’s Café,
Cera Ghavimi, Roberta Grubbe, Erin
Hannigan, Hess Collection Winery,
Hiddenbrooke Golf Club, Home Depot
Vallejo, Bobby & Constance Howard,
IAFF Local #1186, Mayor Anthony
Intintoli, Jr., Karen & Doug Jones, Mi-
GREG
COMPAGNO
VALLEJO
NISSAN, INC.
3287 Sonoma Blvd
Vallejo, Califonia
(707)643-8291
NAPA
NISSAN, INC.
510 Soscol Avenue
Napa, California
(707)253-1551
THE CLEANING SPECIALIST
“Your Comfort System Specialist”
(707) 645-0734
IAFF #1186 Volunteers & Divers,
Express Shirt Printing, Grace Baking
Company, Jeffco/ABC Industrial
Painting; Robert Litwin & Mel Gomez; Minuteman Press, Panama Red
Coffee Company, The Pepsi Bottling
Group, Solano County Fairgrounds,
Straits of Mare Island Rowing Association, Skyview Memorial Lawn,
Tri-Eagle Beverage, Sissy & Ritchie
Schmidt, Leann Lantrip, Willie & Dinah Adona, Vallejo Chamber Ambassadors & Vallejo Chamber Staff.
chele Anna Jordan, Connie & Dennis
Klimisch, Lakeridge Fitness, Leapfrog
Enterprise, Lennar Mare Island, John
& Brandi Lipsey, Cookie Longo,
Helen Lyall, Mare Island Golf Club,
Bill & Janice Mares, Peppino Messina,
Mid-City Nursery, Jim Mitchell & Liz
Tognoli, Sean Murphy, Verna & Peter
Mustico, Mustico Realty, Napa 20/30
Club, Nationwide Floor & Window
Coverings, Need to be Kneaded,
Walter Newell, Susan Nichols, North
American Title, Olympic Health
Club, Oz Gallery & Salon, Chelle
Palmaffy, Petersen Janitorial Service,
Postnet of Vallejo, Cathy Preovolos,
Radiant Light Productions, Amadeo
Ramos, Ike Redman, Jim Reikowsky,
Ron Rhea, Rose Imports, Rubicon
Estate Winery, Shawnsdesign.com,
Six Flags Marine World, Speedee
Oil Change, Cynthia Sproule, Team
Superstores, John Thompson, Three
Brothers Furniture, Totally Tan Salon,
Touro University California, Tri-Eagle
Beverage, Twin Chapels Mortuary,
Vallejo Antiques, Vallejo City Floral,
Vallejo Convention & Visitors Bureau,
Vallejo Fire Department, Vallejo
Suburban Kiwanis, Vineyard Country
Inn, Sandy Vollmer, Wal-Mart Vallejo,
Rick & Ellie Wells, Jerry Wilkerson,
Wilson-Cornelius Ford, Michael &
Peter Wilson, Russ & Fran Word, Zio
Fraedo’s of Vallejo; and Zoey June
Gifts & Garden. 
• 39 Years of Experience
• Excellent References
• Fully Insured
• Bonded
2005 Vallejo Chamber
Business of the Year
707-745-9761 Serving all of Solano County
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2006 Vallejo Small Biz Expo
eeking a loan or need small
business help? The Vallejo
Small Biz Expo is a free event
targeted towards helping small
businesses succeed. The Small Biz
Expo is a combination financing
workshop and small business
resource trade show designed to
help your business.
The Vallejo Small Biz Expo
will take place on Thursday,
November 9th at the USA World
Classics Event Center, 1525
Sonoma Boulevard from 3:00 to
6:00 p.m. The cost to attend is
FREE. The expo includes:
3:30 – 5:00 p.m.
Small Business Financing
Workshop and Panel
Are you in need of capital to start
a business, buy a business or
expand an existing business? Do
you have questions on borrowing,
business planning or preparing a
loan request? Join this panel of
experts and find out what loan
programs are available.
4:30 – 6:00 p.m.
Trade Show Featuring Small
Business Resources
Get your questions answered
first-hand by meeting prospective
lenders, insurance companies,
payroll providers, bookkeepers
and other resource providers.
The Vallejo Small Biz Expo
is sponsored by the members of
the Vallejo Business Alliance: The
Vallejo Chamber of Commerce,
The Solano County Black
Chamber of Commerce, the
Filipino American Chamber of
Commerce of Solano County,
the Solano Hispanic Chamber of
Commerce and the Solano College
SBDC. To register or for more
information, call 864-3382 or visit
www.solanosbdc.org. 
Chamber HQ To Downtown
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In the past two years, Chamber
members completely renovated
the boardroom and re-painted the
exterior of the building in an effort
to upgrade the “headquarters for
business” in Vallejo.
Rick Wells, President and CEO,
is excited about the move for
the Chamber. Wells commented,
“We look back with a tremendous amount of respect for those
chamber members that originally
organized and built the Florida
Street location. At the same time,
we look forward to making the
most of this unique opportunity
in order to best serve the needs
of our nearly 700 members.” He
continued, “The move provides a
number of benefits for the Chamber including having a headquarters in a centralized location; near
Vallejo’s downtown revitalization
area. It’s the beginning of a new
era for our organization” 
WELCOME NEW
MEMBERS
Plumbing Service
Benicia Plumbing
Heidi Bucher
PO Box 1095
Benicia, CA 94510
Phone : (707)745-2930
Visitors Center
Napa Sonoma Marketplace
& Inner Circle Catering
Dennis Clews
101 Antonina Way
American Canyon, CA 94503
Web site: www.beniciaplumbing.com Phone: (707)642-0686
E-mail: [email protected]
Real Estate Agents
Carquinez Mortgage
Kevin Rahill
853 1st Street
Benicia, CA 94510
Phone : (707)246-1010
Web site: www.carquinezmortgage.com
E-mail: [email protected]
Hotels & Motels
Gaia Napa Valley Hotel
Bobbie Freeman
3600 Broadway Street
American Canyon, CA 94503
Phone : (707)674-2100
Web site: www.gaiahotelnapavalley.com
E-mail: [email protected]
Educational Services
Lifeskills 411
Netta Haynes
137 Plaza Drive, Suite 321
Vallejo, CA 94591
Phone : (707)553-6972
Web site: www.napasonomamkt.com
E-Mail: [email protected]
Real Estate Agents
RE/MAX Gold Cera Ghavimi
Cera Ghavimi
615 Tisdale Avenue
Vallejo, CA 94590
Phone: (707)310-2342
Web site: www.ceraghavimi.com
E-Mail: [email protected]
Real Estate Agents
RE/MAX Gold - Mina Diaz
Mina Diaz
2100 Tennessee Street
Vallejo, CA 94590
Phone: (707)319-0319
Web site: www.remaxgold.com
E-Mail: [email protected]
Physicians
Solano Dermatology
Associates
Amy Goleno
Web site: www.lifeskills411.org
E-mail: [email protected]
2290 Sacramento Street
Vallejo, CA 94590
Phone: (707)643-5785
Funeral Homes
Web site: www.solanodermatology.com
Daniel Mandel
Cabinetmaker Supplies Manufacturer
Mandel Funeral Services
of Northern California
2325 Sonoma Boulevard
Vallejo, CA 94590
Phone : (707)654-1930
Web site: www.mandelfuneralservices.com
E-mail: [email protected]
E-Mail: [email protected]
Western Dovetail
Max Hunter
1155 Nimitz Av
Vallejo, CA 94592
Phone: (707)556-3683
Web site: www.drawer.com
E-Mail: [email protected]
*New Members from 9/16/06 - 10/15/06
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For a complete directory of Chamber members visit:
www.vallejochamber.com
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November Events Calendar
REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETINGS
Political Advocacy
November 2nd - 9:00 a.m.
Executive Board
November 7th - 12:00 noon
Economic Development
November 8th - 12:00 noon
Education Roundtable
Board of Directors
November 8th - 3:30 p.m.
November 21st - 12:00 noon
Everybody’s Business Vallejo
Vallejo’s only weekly business and
community talk radio show.
Wednesdays 3:00-4:00 p.m.
Sponsored by the Vallejo Chamber of Commerce,
Team Superstores, and Lennar Mare Island.
November Business Mixer
Team Superstores
301 Auto Mall/Columbus Parkway
Thursday, November 30th
5:30 - 7:30 p.m
December Business Mixer
North Bay Cabinets
1515 Solano Ave
Thursday, December 14th
5:30 - 7:30 p.m
Comcast
RIBBON CUTTINGS
1776 Tuolumne Street
November 15th
8:45 a.m.
Best Buy
1182 Admiral Callaghan Ln.
November 17th
12:30 p.m.
SAVE THE DATE
132 Installation Dinner
Dan Foley Cultural Center
Friday, January 19th, 2007
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IN THE NEWS...
he Continentals of Omega
Boys & Girls Club, Inc. is
presenting its First Annual Crab
Feed & Silent Auction on Friday,
November 10th beginning at 6:00
p.m. (Doors will open at 4:30
p.m.) The event will take place at
the Boys & Girls Club at 1 Positive Place. You can sponsor a table
(12 tickets) for $1,000 or $500
(8 tickets); the cost of individual
tickets is $40 each. All proceeds
will benefit the club’s after school
and early evening programs. For
more information, contact Executive Director Pelton Stewart at
643-1728.
G
amma Zeta and Hearts &
Hands are hosting the 2nd
Annual Craft & Gift Faire and
Holiday Tree Gala on Saturday,
November 11th from 10:00 a.m.
until 4:00 p.m. at the Vallejo Elks
Lodge at 2850 Redwood Parkway.
The event will include entertainment, refreshments, uniquely
decorated Christmas trees and a
Silent Auction. The Tree Preview
is Friday, November 10th from
6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Admission and
Parking are free. For more information, call 552-2733.
T
he Vallejo Navy League
Council #1 is having its Annual Fundraiser for the Richard
O’Kane Sea Cadets on Saturday,
November 11th beginning at 6:00
p.m. (Dinner at 7:00 p.m.) at the
Mare Island Historical Museum
(Building 46). The Navy League
will be presenting awards to the
Coast Guardsman of the Year
and the Sailor of the Year (VQ-3
Squadron). $35 per person. For
reservations and information, call
557-0662.
T
he 1st Annual Return to
Mare Island Fun Run/Walk
presented by the Touro University Student Government
Association will take place on
Sunday, November 19th. The Fun
Run (4 Mile) and Walk (2 Mile)
race registration will begin at
7:30 a.m. with the race starting
at 9:00 a.m. Come and celebrate
the revitalized former Mare Island
Naval Shipyard with a run/walk
that will start at Touro University,
continue past Admirals Way, wind
through the beautiful new housing
on Mare Island, and end back at
Touro. Race registration is $25
($30 on race day), $20 ($25 on
race day) for high school/college
students, $10 for any child ages
8-14. All proceeds benefit the
Fighting-Back Partnership and
GVRD. To register, visit www.
onyourmarkevents.com or call
209-795-7832.
Jeannie Hamann
Realtor/Owner
22 years serving Solano County.
“Client Satisfaction”... my commitment to You!
Specializing in Residential Real Estate,
Income Property and 1031 Exchanges.
• President/Solano Association of Realtors 1999
• Regional Chair CAR District IV 2002
• Director Vallejo Chamber of Commerce 2000-2003
• Recipient of 2006 Athena Award
• Newly appointed Trustee to HAF (housing affordability fund)
(707) 558-9000 fax (707)747-6970
[email protected]
www.hamannrealestate.com
T
he Vallejo Music Theatre
will be hosting its Founder’s
Hard Hat Art Auction on Friday,
November 17th at the historic
Federal Building at 823 Marin
Street beginning at 6:00 p.m. The
event will include wine tasting
courtesy of Hagafen Cellars and
entertainment by Kristy Juliano
& Debbie Barlow. There will be
a hosted bar, hors d’oeuvres, and
a silent/live auction featuring art
from local artists and art dealers.
For more information and reservations, call 649-2787.
T
he 21st Annual Community
Messiah Sign-Along, presented by the Vallejo Choral Society
and the Vallejo Music Theatre,
will take place on Sunday, December 3rd beginning at 5 p.m. at
First Presbyterian Church at 1350
Amador Street. $10 for all seats;
children 5 and under are free. All
proceeds benefit Young Audiences
Programs and the Conservatory
for the Performing Arts. For information and tickets, call 649-2787.
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