November/December - Lafayette Chamber of Commerce
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November/December - Lafayette Chamber of Commerce
NOV/DEC 2011 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Newsletter Creating a strong local economy • Promoting the community • Providing networking opportunities • Representing the interests of business with government Try Lafayette First – Home for the Holidays So what is the headline going to be this year? “3% increase in Holiday Sales For Local Merchants This Year” or “The Grinch Stole Christmas Again?” But with high unemployment, fears of another recession, and a weak housing market it is wise to be cautious. Either way, we are in for a rough ride this holiday season. By continuing the TRY LAFAYETTE FIRST campaign the chamber’s goal is to generate bottom line sales of Lafayette merchants during the holidays through a high profile concentrated effort. We will continue to educate and motivate residents to “shop local.” We have not decided on what stunt to pull this year. Last year we closed the freeway entrance to 24. Why leave Lafayette and go to Walnut Creek when you can support your own community? We’ll land a spaceship on Mt. Diablo Blvd. or hire clowns to roam the downtown, or something. Just let your customers know how important it is to shop local. Keep the money in our community, create local jobs, help the environment, increase local sales tax, and help support our local merchants. Business Person of the Year – Save the Date Please mark your calendar for Friday, January 20, 2012 for the annual Chamber dinner. Hear from our new Mayor Carol Federighi as she gives her “State of the City Address”, welcome the chamber’s new Board of Directors and celebrate with our 2012 Business Person of the Year. Lafayette Park Hotel & Spa is the place. You can find a ballot in the newsletter. Please nominate someone you feel is deserving of such an honor. Business Expo 2011 The chamber is proud to partner with the Hispanic, Pleasant Hill, Concord and Martinez Chambers for the annual Business Expo, set for Thursday, November 3, 4:00-7:00pm at the Crown Plaza Hotel, 45 John Glenn Dr., Concord. A great place to meet, network or better yet share your business with hundreds of visitors. There may be a space left for you. Call Barbara at 925-284-7404 for details. 32nd Annual Community Thanksgiving Breakfast Join the business community, residents and city leaders on Friday, 7:00am –8:30am November 18, 2011 at Lafayette Orinda Presbyterian Church, 49 Knox Dr., Lafayette. Registration form can be found inserted in this newsletter or visit www.lafayettechamber.org. This year’s guest speaker is Congressman George Miller. Music will be provided by local harpist Wendy Tamis. Spring Loaf Catering will provide breakfast. It is that last chance to visit with your friends in the community before you get swept up in Holiday Madness. Stay Home for the Holidays Support our local merchants! Our New Board of Directors Congratulations to our newly elected board members! Diane Azaro-Barbera - California Bank of Commerce Brian Aiello - 72 West/ Pinnacle Promotions Steve Richard - Sustainable Lafayette They are joining returning members: Budd MacKenzie - Trust in Education Polly Bernson - Diablo Rapid Print Leila Douglah - Douglah Designs Stacy Spell - Oakwood Athletic Club Wendy Tamis - Clocks, Etc. President-elect - Caesar Perales, CPA The slate will be ratified at the November Board Meeting. A thank you to our Sponsors and Volunteers of the annual Reservoir Run We begin with a big hand for Oakwood Athletic Club who joins us each year as our presenting sponsor. A special thank you goes out to Bob Athyde and the Stanley School Music Department and Generations in Jazz. Whole Foods is this year’s Awards Sponsor. Support also comes from Sports Basement, EBMUD, Contra Costa Times, 92.1 KKDV, Allegro Copy & Print, Minuteman Press of Lafayette, Love Bugs, Bowles & Verna LLP, Lafayette Physical Therapy, Lafayette Health Club, Peacock Construction 72 West/ Pinacle Promotion, Beyond Chiropractic, BMW Concord, Contra Costa Veterinary Emergency Center, and the Shops at Plaza Center. Amazing weather and dozens of volunteers to thank including Dr. Jerri Behymer, LPIE, the schools’ PTA representatives, Opportunity Knocks, Debbie Swaggart, Gary Morris, Kevin Healey, Lafayette Juniors and Whole Foods. Gorilla Marketing One Gorilla, 80 lbs. of bananas, 71 participants, one wacky business owner that call himself the “chief boot licker” and dozens of crazy ways to promote your business were shared on September 23rd, when the chamber put on its 1st “Outrageous Marketing Workshops.” Look for our next segment in February. Measure G - Fix Our Roads Measure G goes to the voters in Lafayette on Tuesday, November 8. The $89 Annual Parcel Tax will help repair the remaining failed roads in town. The tax will run for 10 years or less if the all the roads are repaired. Your Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors votes to support this measure. With this measure, the city will pay as it goes. An additional $3million will be drawn down from the city’s reserve to cover the remainder of the cost. This measure is also supported by the Lafayette Taxpayer’s Association, The League of Women voters of Diablo Valley and the Acalanes Valley Homeowner’s Association. Holiday Lights Nothing like a nip in the air, a comfortable sweater, and reusable shopping bags in your hands as you make your way through downtown Lafayette on your annual Holiday Shopping Trip. But wait, something is wrong. It’s dark out here. What happened to the Holiday Twinkle Lights? This could be a true story if we don’t act now. In order to make necessary reductions in the city’s budget, the City Council approved the elimination of funding for the lights this year. What can we do about it? We would invite you to join other downtown businesses and make a donation to help keep the city bright. We need to raise about $8,000 by November 15th to keep the lights on and maintained. Simply send a check to the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce for any amount and we’ll work with the city to keep the lights on. Oh, we’ll take credit cards too! Happy Holidays and TRY LAFAYETTE FIRST. Las Trampas Hires New Executive Director Christopher Beaver, Advertising Manager Tel: 925-203-8794 [email protected] Las Trampas is thrilled to announce that after an extensive and thorough search for an Executive Director, they made their selection. Daniel L. Hogue was hired to begin on Monday October 24th. Daniel learned the business from the ground up as well as leading and improving established programs. Dan has an eye for detail and a passion for his work and his team. Dan is sure to be engaging and will excite and energize us as we continue to plan for the future of Las Trampas. 2 Lafayette’s 16th Annual Art & Wine Festival This year’s Art & Wine was headed by chairman Mike Heller along with hundreds of volunteers. Thank you to our wonderful sponsors: COMCAST–Presenting Sponsor • SOLAR CITY–Presenting Sponsor, MECHANICS BANK–Festival Sponsor • CONCORD BMW–Festival Sponsor • DIABLO FOODS–Art Stage Sponsor Corporate Sponsors: Contra Costa Times, Minuteman Press of Lafayette, Bank of the West, La Fiesta Square, Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, NBC Bay Area, Diablo Magazine, Special Events, C&M Party Props, Wine Thieves, Chevron, Safeway, Red House Studios, J.V. Lucas Paving, AMR, Lafayette Park Hotel & Spa, Fox Classic Rock KFOX 98.5/102.1, Oakwood Athletic Club, Lamorinda Patch, Lamorinda Web, Central Self Storage, Petar’s Restaurant & Pub, Champlin Communications, BART and our Hometown Station KKDV 92.1. 3 New Member WELCOME! ACCOUNTANTS-CERTIFIED PUBLIC Tom O’Sullivan, CPA 3650 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Suite 105, Lafayette, Ca 94549 299-0121 (phone) 299-0138 (fax) [email protected] www.tosullivancpa.com Contact: Tom O’Sullivan Tom O’Sullivan is a Certified Public Accountant with a focus on accounting and tax for individuals and small businesses. He earned a Masters of Business Administration from Notre Dame de Namur University and a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration from San Jose State University. His previous experience includes managing the finance at large San Francisco law firms, a global insurance brokerage, and a Napa wine logistics firm. Currently, he serves on the Board of Directors for the California Society of CPAs - East Bay. ARCHITECTS Vista Design Group 3400 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Suite 10C, Lafayette, Ca 94549 348-4891 [email protected] www.vistadesigngroup.net Contact: Kevin Gregory ATTORNEYS/LEGAL SERVICES Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith One Sansome St., Suite 1400, San Francisco, 94104 [email protected] www.lbbslaw.com Contact: Lisa Barnett Sween Lisa Barnett Sween represents employers in all aspects of employment litigation, and regularly counsels employers on preventive employment policies and practices, including employee handbooks, leaves of absence, workforce reductions, harassment, noncompetition and non-solicitation agreements, and wage and hour. Lisa has performed over 200 hours of harassment prevention training for managers and supervisors. CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS California Forward 1107 9th Street, Suite 650, Sacramento, Ca 95814 (916)491-0022 (phone) (916)491-0001 (fax) [email protected] www.cafwd.org Contact: Stacy Danielson The nonprofit, nonpartisan CA Fwd was launched in 2008, after five foundations realized the only way to tackle the state government dysfunction was to create an organization to help reshape the future of the state by fundamentally changing the way government operates. Our mission is to work with Californians to help create a “smart” government— one that’s small enough to listen, big enough to tackle real problems, smart enough to spend our money wisely in good times and bad, and honest enough to be held accountable for results. Like us on Facebook: cafwd.org/facebook. Or, join our e-mail list: [email protected] Early Alert Canines Concord, Ca. 94520 349-5190 [email protected] www.EarlyAlertCanines.org Contact: Carol Edwards Early Alert Canines (EAC) trains diabetic alert dogs and places them with children and adults who have insulin-dependent diabetes. These dogs alert to impending and potentially dangerous low blood sugar episodes. EAC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization established in 2010. ENTERTAINMENT Julia & Co. Entertainment P.O. Box 2269, Walnut Creek, Ca 95495 (559) 259-4043 [email protected] www.TotallyJulia.com Contact: Julia Glyde Julia is a multi-talented singer, entertainer, emcee and speaker. With her music she entertains at fairs, festivals, corporate events and private parties. As an emcee or master of ceremonies, she creates enthusiasm and excitement from stage. As a motivational speaker she inspires her listeners to embrace personal development with emphasis on weight management and healthy living. EVENT SERVICES ConventionForce Daly City, Ca 94015 (917)553-9318 [email protected] www.conventionforce.com Contact: Bob Wolf FINANCIAL SERVICES The Stoller Organizations 190 N. Wiget Lane, Suite 110 Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 932-1800 (phone) 932-1869 (fax) [email protected] www.stollerco.com Contact: Corey Bruce FURNITURE/ACCESSORIES Farmyard Darlings 3295 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Lafayette, Ca 94549 [email protected] www.farmyarddarlings.com Contact: Carole Sinclair Farmyard Darlings is based in Lafayette, CA, and founded in 2010 by two entrepreneurial-minded women, Kim Berry and Carole Sinclair. Their mission is to offer consumers vintage collectibles that appeal to creative souls. Farmyard Darlings also offers their own line of furniture which includes: farm tables, benches, coffee tables, chicken coops, side tables, wood American flags, chalkboards, magnetic burlap boards, and much, much more. GOURMET FOODS/FOOD PRODUCTS Mara’s Pasta 260 Lafayette Circle, Lafayette, Ca 94549 283-6897 (phone) 283-6086 (fax) [email protected] www.maraspasta.com Contact: Brendan McEntee 4 HEALTH CARE/WELLNESS Allergy Breakthrough Center 936 Dewing Ave.,Suite B, Lafayette, Ca 94549 314-5959 [email protected] www.allergybreakthroughcenter.com Contact:Christine Garvey California VGB Lafayette, Ca 94549 (510) 301-5223 [email protected] www.CaliforniaVGB.com Contact: Patty Lee Hubble California VGB, specializes in effortless weight loss via hypnotic gastric band surgery in four one-hour sessions. Certified in Ericksonian pain management, Patty, along with fellow hypnotherapist, Lynn Conley, PhD, has developed pHypnosis, (www.pHypnosis. com) a four-session hypnosis system addressing pain, weight, and stress management. INSURANCE SERVICES eChoiceAdvisor Moraga, Ca 94556 876-2477 [email protected] www.echoiceadvisor.com Contact: Maggie Wu MORTGAGE LENDING /SERVICE TITAN Real Estate Investments 100 Donald Court Danville, Ca 94506 648-1017 (phone) 648-1931 (fax) [email protected] www.clickTITAN4Loans.com Contact: Rod R. Deily A successful Licensed Mortgage Broker - Owner (WWW.ClickTITAN4Loans.com) ; originates wholesale residential & commercial mortgage loans since 1980 for refinancing & purchasing real estate; approved with over 100 Conventional/FHA/Private lenders; offering FREE Mortgage Loan Reviews (valued at $ 275.00); a church loan expert; and capable of lending on one’s securities investment portfolio (stock loan and line of credit - WWW.TITANFN.com) and much, much more. MOVING & STORAGE Storage Mobility of CaliforniaLLC PODS 5000 Park Road, Benicia, Ca 94510 (707) 745-630 (phone) (707) 745-6700 (fax) [email protected] www.podsus.com Contact: Andy Salmeron NUTRITION SERVICES Pear Leaf Nutrition, LLC 3708 Mt. Diablo Blvd., #110 Lafayette CA 94549 914-2229 (phone) 247-0432 (fax) [email protected] www.pearleafnutrition.com Contact:Karen Boateng Renewing Members New Member WELCOME! PRINTING & COPYING FedEx Office 965 Moraga Road, Lafayette, Ca 94549 284-8484 (phone) 284-8686 (fax) [email protected] Contact: Alberto Duran SPA SERVICES Aspen Med Spa 3579 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Suite C, Lafayette, Ca 94549 283-6975 [email protected] www.AspenMedSpa.com Contact: Karen Powell SPORTING GOODS Rossi’s Tennis & Running 1005 Oak Hill Road, Lafayette, Ca 94549 284-1222 (phone) 284-1221 (fax) Contact: Brandt Rossi UTILITIES Pacific Gas & Electric 1850 Gateway Blvd., Room 8057A Concord, Ca 94520 459-8073 (phone) [email protected] www.pge.com Contact: Richard Pon WOMEN’S SMALL BUSINESS SERVICES Pink Purse Ventures, LLC Lafayette, Ca 94549 787-8906 [email protected] www.pinkpurse.org Contact: Camille Rose Pink Purse helps women (and men!) start and grow their business using the latest technology and proven startup methodologies from Silicon Valley. From idea to execution, we help with technology, web marketing, process improvements, and financial analysis. We believe in keeping things lean. We set you up with the latest in cloud computing services, most of which are free. Google Apps, Wordpress, Fresh Books and much more. AUGUST & SEPTEMBER, 2011 More than Forty-five Years More than Ten Years Accounting Associates Crawford & Associates Douglah Designs, Inc Lafayette Gallery ResCare HomeCare Whitten Properties, LLC More than Five Years JaCo Distributors, Inc. More than Forty Years 92.1 KKDV C & M Party Props Diablo Foods, Inc. California Glass Company Futures Explored Cartridge World Walnut Creek Diablo Trophies & Awards More than Dudum Financial & Insurance Twenty-five Years Services Betty S. Vodzak, DDS Gallagher Properties, Inc. Jensen/Ptaszynski Architects Metro Lafayette Lafayette Orinda Presbyterian Michelle Graphics Church Morgan Stanley Smith Barney – Lafayette Park Hotel & Spa Mort Johnson The UPS Store Pacific Union International, Inc. Pinkies Nail Salon More than Twenty Years Proclaim Promotions! R. Bruce Ballentine Renaissance Club Sport Silicon Connections More than Fifteen Years SpringLoaf Catering Better Homes Realty The Springstone School Cortese Investment Company The Stratford at Countrywood Greg’s Automotive & Muffler waiterock kennels Repair Walnut Creek Marriott Hotel Home Systems I.D.E.A.L. Financial Services More than One Year Jackson’s Wines & Spirits Parker Harrison Real Estate Bookmark Cafe Temple Isaiah Branagh Development Terracorp Mgt. & Real Estate C.E.M. Development, Inc. Continued... Services One Year Continued. Coldwell Banker Res. Brokerage – Karen Richardson Contra Costa Veterinary Emergency Center Christine Roslund, MFT, CPC Creative Alterations D/A Financial Group Diablo Valley Oncology/ Hematology Medical Group Excellent Care at Home La Boulange de Lafayette Lafayette Pet Shoppe Lamorinda Democratic Club Lancelet Studios Law Offices of Crosetti & Titmus LoveBugs Salon Monument Crisis Center Paul Fillinger Photography Professional Automotive, LLC Ring Construction Right at Home Sinclair Construction Sola-Brite Special Events StarrForce Tara Natural Medicine Tom Romaneck Painting Co. Trans Jewelers UFC Gym Ultimate Souvlaki Volga Plumbing Watson Setzer Real Estate Partners LLC Wells Fargo Bank 3525 Mt. Diablo Blvd. Annual Holiday Mixer Wed., Dec. 14 • 5:30-7:30pm • Bank of the West The Holiday Season is not official until we kick it off with the annual Holiday Mixer. Join us at Bank of the West, 3583 Mt. Diablo Blvd. on Wednesday, December 14 for food, fun, beverages and our big holiday raffle. If you are only going to make it to one mixer a year, this is the one! Enjoy food from many of our award winning local restaurants. If you want to get your business recognized, bring a raffle prize. It’s the holiday season! Come on down, let your hair down and get into the spirit! The holiday mixer is $10 for members but if you bring 3 or more cans of food for the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano it’s FREE. ($20 for non-members). 5 RIBBON CUTTING & OPEN HOUSE SEPTEMBER MIXER Yankee Pier Persons Plastic Surgery, Inc. Wow what an amazing mixer at Yankee Pier in September! The food was fabulous. Thanks to the following businesses who donated items for our raffle, Diablo Trophies and Awards, Sonia’s Beauty & Body Salon, Bank of America, Vista Design Group, Elite Hair and Skin By Karen, Town Hall Theatre, Lafayette Library and Learning Center and Serendipity Jewels. Dr. Barbara Persons, staff, family, friends and Lafayette Chamber members at recent open house and ribbon cutting at new location – 911 Morage Road, Suite 205. RIBBON CUTTING Deena’s Nail Care and Foot Massage OCTOBER MIXER ManorCare Health Services Laura Stengel and Laura Flannigan of ManorCare Health Services Deena Nguyen, owner of Deena’s Nair Care and Foot Massage, her children, friends and Lafayette Chamber members gathered for a ribbon cutting at her new location 3330 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Suite 100. What a wonderful welcome the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce received from ManorCare Health Services! The chef and his staff did a fantastic job on the food! We were treated to fabulous desserts and entertainment. Thanks to ManorCare Health Services and The Stoller Company for the raffle prizes. RIBBON CUTTING RIBBON CUTTING Studio Jule Image created by Cantrell Portrait Design. Robert Jenson Salon Juleen Lapport, owner of Studio Jule celebrated with friends, family and Lafayette Chamber members with a ribbon cutting at her new studio located at 1024 Oak Hill Road. 6 Tana Srisawat gathered with the staff, friends and Lafayette Chamber members for a ribbon cutting and 27th anniversary celebration for Robert Jenson Salon at 999 Oak Hill Road. Downtown Strategic Plan City Staff has prepared the 3rd draft of the DSP which will be reviewed at the Planning Commission Meeting on Monday, November 7. The Revised Draft Downtown Specific Plan (DSP) builds on the Lafayette General Plan and other policy documents to provide a detailed land use and design framework to guide private development and public investment in the downtown. The DSP was developed through a five-year process designed to maximize public input and participation. The DSP articulates a vision to preserve and enhance the small town character while guiding change that will occur over the next 20 years. The Planning Commission will begin its review of this draft document in November 2011. After the Commission has completed its review, it will submit recommendations to the City Council. The City Council will take final action on the DSP. The Planning Commission will hold additional hearings on November 21 and December 5. If you have questions or comments on the DSP, please contact Niroop K. Srivatsa, [email protected], (925)-2993206 or Ann Merideth, [email protected], (925)-2993218. To review the October 2011 draft visit the Cities website; www.ci.lafatyette.ca.us In October, The Planning Commission and the Circulation Commission had a joint meeting to begin discussions on a proposed 315 unit Apartment Complex that would be built on the open space located at Deer Hill Rd. and Pleasant Hill Rd. This was the site of a quarry during the construction of Highway 24. Currently the zoning allows for 34 units per acre although there is current discussions that would down-zone the property to 1 unit per 5 acres. The application for this project was deemed complete and the process has begun. At the joint meeting 27 residents took their turn during public comment and asked the city not to approve the project. More to come… The mixed use development including 72 assisted living apartments, a 16-bed memory care facility and 6,000 ft. of retail is moving forward. This project is planned for the vacant property at 2nd St. and Mt. Diablo Blvd. Lafayette Streetscape Project City Staff will go out to bid again this winter for the project that would include new sidewalks, gutters and landscaping between Mountain View and Lafayette Circle. Bids came in too high this past summer and the city decided to hold off. This project is financed mostly from a state grant. Downtown Historical District Representatives from City Council, Planning Commission, City Staff, owners of the Lafayette Park Theatre, and the buildings from The Squirrels to Way Side Inn all gathered for eight meetings to try and come up with a compromise to lower the parking required in the area. The city may go forward with establishing a special overlay district, but at this time, there was no agreements made by the city and the property owners. LUNCH • BREAKFAST • LUNCH • Open 7 days a week 5am - 2:30pm 925.283.2397 1018 Oak Hill Rd., Lafayette BREAKFAST LUNCH • BREAKFAST Terraces of Lafayette Project Merrill Gardens LUNCH • BREAKFAST BUSINESS ISSUES BREAKFAST • LUNCH • BREAKFAST • LUNCH Don’t Miss Your Chance! Update your business info for the 2012-2013 Chamber Directory! It is that time again when we start to prepare the 2012-2013 Business and Community Directory. This popular directory is delivered to every home in Lafayette. In addition to information on our Lafayette community, we list our Chamber member businesses twice – in the category listings and the alphabetical listings. There are opportunities for advertising – from business size ads to full page ads in black and white and color – more information on advertising to follow. Are you using social media? We’d like to know. In order to make the directory as accurate as possible, each Chamber member will be receiving a letter asking them to review their current listing in the Chamber website’s Member Directory - http://lafayettechamber.org/members/memberdirectory/. Be ahead of the game and check your listing out today and let us know of any changes. If your business name is underlined – click on it and it will take you to your website – do we have the correct link? If you business name is NOT underlined, then we do not have a website link for you – do you not have a website address? Do we have the email address correct for your business? To check click on the underlined “Request Info” next to the envelope icon. (See enclosed flyer to advise us of corrections and additions to your listing.) You can also update your business’ listing on the Chamber website by adding up to 25 words that describe your business and let people know what makes your business special. This description will be put in the “About us…” portion of the listing. If you have any questions regarding our upcoming directory please contact Linda Carlson or Barbara Gilmore at 284-7404. To look at the 2010-2011 Lafayette Chamber Business & Community Directory go to the Chamber website – www.lafayette.org, click on the “Contact Us” tab from the Home page, click on “Relocation Information” on the Contact Us page and then click on “Lafayette Chamber Business & Community Directory”. SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 12345 2011 Nov. Executive Committee Meeting 8am, Chamber Business Expo 4pm Crowne Plaza Hotel, 45 John Glenn Drive, Concord 678910 1112 MIXER Mosaic Financial Partners Chamber Office Closed 13 14 Chamber Board 12pm, LPH&S 5:30pm, 3620 Happy Valley Rd., Ste. 100 15 16 Local Business & Low Cost Video in a YouTube World Workshop 8am, Lafayette Library Thurs. Nov. 17 Fri. Nov. 18 Community Ribbon Cutting Thanksgiving FedEx Office/Kinkos Breakfast 7am. Lafayette Orinda 5pm 8:30am, Chamber Presbyterian Church, 965 Moraga Road 49 Knox Dr. 2021 222324 2526 Chamber Office Closed at Noon Thanksgiving Holiday Office Closed Thurs. Nov. 24 - Fri. Nov. 25 272829301 2 3 Dec. 45 678 910 Executive Committee Meeting 8am, Chamber 1112 131415 1617 Chamber Board 12pm, LPH&S Holiday Mixer Bank of the West 5:30pm, 8:30am, Chamber 3583 Mt. Diablo Blvd. 1819 202122 2324 Chamber Office Closes at 12pm 2526 2728293031 Office Closed Christmas Holiday Mon., Dec. 26 – Fri., Dec. 30