April 2010
Volume 9 • Issue 4 Business is great in Santa Barbara…and Santa Barbara is great for business
Board of Directors
COMMERCE
Julie McGovern
Chair
Michael Holliday
Vice Chair Where business matters…
Janet Garufis
Treasurer Steve Cushman
Scott Hadley April 2010
Secretary
Steven A. Amerikaner
Immediate Past Chair
Steve Cushman
President Networking Coffee. If you would like to meet some new business contacts in a relaxed and friendly environment, come to the Chamber conference room any
Roger Andersen
Earl Armstrong
Thursday from 10:00-11:00 AM. Bring plenty of business cards. I will facilitate the networking meeting. It’s free and should be fun.
Steve Byrd
Tom Caesar Living Wage Commission. The City of Santa Barbara has formed a special commission to advise on the “living wage” ordinance. The commission meets for 2
Andy Clark hours, once per month. The Chamber is allocated one position on the commission. I have represented the Chamber on the commission for the last four years. It is
Joanne Funari
Abel Gonzalez
time for a new representative. If you have an interest in serving on the commission, please give me a call, 965-3023x104 or email steve@sbchamber.org.
Jeramy Gordon
Renee Grubb State of The City. Business First Bank, Deckers Outdoor and MarBorg sponsored the eleventh annual State of The City event. Mayor Helene Schneider and City
Michael Holliday Administrator Jim Armstrong made excellent presentations. The Santa Barbara High School Dons Net Café virtual enterprise economics class was recognized for
Paul Jaconette
outstanding achievement.
Penny Jenkins
Joan Katz
Laura McIver Santa Barbara First. I want you all to remember 3 things: It’s great to be in Santa Barbara; give a kid a job this summer; buy local! Every dollar that you spend in
Jonathan Miller town creates local jobs, supports local non-profits and generates tax revenue to fund the services we all need. I can’t say it often enough…….Santa Barbara First.
Janet O’Neill
Frank Schipper
Chamber conference room available for rent. Chamber members may now rent the conference room for meetings and events. The beautiful Julia Morgan
Andreea Serban
Cynder Sinclair designed room will hold 40 people and features superb local art. Contact Colleen to rent the space.
Mike Wracher
Lifetime Board Members Office space for sub-lease. The chamber has 600 square feet of office space for sub-lease in our headquarters at 924 Anacapa St. The space is divided into 3
John Davies separate offices and is available for $900.00/month gross. Contact me for details.
John Wiemann
April 2010
Volume 9 • Issue 4
Board of Business is great in Santa Barbara…and Santa Barbara is great for business
Directors
Julie McGovern
Chair
Michael Holliday
Vice Chair
Janet Garufis
Treasurer
Scott Hadley
Secretary
Steven A. Amerikaner
Immediate Past Chair
Steve Cushman
President
Roger Andersen Venoco –
Earl Armstrong From our Family to Yours Paths to Prosperity Always There For Your Good Health
Committed to Helping
Steve Byrd the Community
Tom Caesar
Andy Clark
Joanne Funari
Abel Gonzalez
Jeramy Gordon
Renee Grubb
Michael Holliday
Paul Jaconette Perception is Reality
The Services You Need, World class service from
Penny Jenkins
The Service You Deserve people who care
Joan Katz
Laura McIver
Jonathan Miller
Janet O’Neill
Frank Schipper
Andreea Serban Steve Epstein
Cynder Sinclair
Mike Wracher
Lifetime Board Members Get Away From It All Selling California Real Estate What Can You Say About a PR Firm That Smaller Bank, Bigger Service
John Davies Hasn’t Been Said?
John Wiemann
April COMMERCE Page 3 of 9
SANTA BARBARA REGION CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
COMMUNITY STARS
QUARTERLY AWARDS SELECTION CRITERIA
Each quarter, the Chamber selects award winners (Stars) in five categories. These
The Board has formed a sub-committee that will be composed of board members, ambassadors and staff that will solicit and
categories are in line with the Chamber’s goals for the year. The members and staff of select quarterly award winners for our four STAR awards. The committee will meet as needed to select the award winners.
the chamber make nominations monthly. Recognition is given to the stars on the Current committee members are Steve Byrd, Steve Cushman, Joanne Funari, Marcia Reed, and Mike Holliday.
chamber’s weekly radio program (12 programs/month) on the chamber website, at the
Members may nominate individuals or businesses for consideration by emailing the nominations to Steve Cushman, President,
chamber board meeting and in the monthly newsletter. at steve@sbchamber.org. Nominations should include the category for consideration and the basis for the nomination.
2009 Annual Star Award Winners Award winners will be announced in March, November, September and January.
Award winners will be invited to attend a board and business leaders meeting for recognition. They will be recognized in our
newsletter, on our web site, on our radio programs, in print ads and at the annual dinner. They will be presented with an
Business Innovation Star – engraved, symbolic star. They will be invited to our annual dinner for recognition.
Richard Kemmerer, Giovanni Vigna, Christopher Kruegal, The board will select annual winners in each of the four categories, from the quarterly winners, for recognition at the annual
Professors, UCSB Computer Security Group dinner.
Community Collaboration Star – 1. Business Innovation Star. This award is traditionally presented to an individual who has made a significant innovative
contribution to positively impacting our world. Past winners include university chancellors, Nobel laureates, architects,
Tom Reed – Executive Director, Unity Shoppe researchers and inventors. This award was originally created to link the work at UCSB to the Chamber.
2. Community Collaboration Star. This award is made to a chamber business making a significant contribution to the quality of
Businessman Star – life and economic vitality of the Region. Past winners have been: Montecito Bank and Trust, Venoco, Santa Barbara Bank and
Trust, Yardi Systems, and 50 others.
Keith Berry – Broker, Coldwell Banker Real Estate
3. Businessman Star. This award is made to a chamber businessman, who through his actions is a role model for the local
community. Past winners have been:
Businesswoman Star –
Kelly Magne – Founder and Owner, Jensen Audio Visual 4. Businesswoman Star (Betty Hatch Award). This award is made to a chamber businesswoman, who through he actions is a
role model for the local community. Past winners have been: Renee Grubb, Karen Chackel, and Phyllis DePicioto.
April COMMERCE Page 4 of 9
On Sale Now at the Chamber
COMMERCE
Metropolitan Theatre Tickets Where business matters
Movie tickets available for local Metropolitan Theatres to Chamber members and their
employees for $6.00 each. Tickets can be purchased in the Chamber office, by fax with a
AM 1290 KZSB
credit card or by e-mail. Live: Wednesdays – 11 am
Fax: 966-5954
Rebroadcast: Wednesday – 9 pm
E-mail: info@sbchamber.org
Saturday – 9 am
Santa Barbara Street Maps
Available for $2.50
April 7 Abel Gonzalez – Diamond Finish Autobody
Media List
Lists Santa Barbara County media contacts. Help your fundraiser, non-profit or for profit April 14 Eric Sonquist – UCSB Economic Forecast
business let the community know of upcoming events or promotions. $25 Cynder Sinclair – Neighborhood Clinics
Business Start-up Kit April 21 Paul Jaconette – Sansum Clinic
Information and forms needed for those planning to start a new business in Santa Barbara. $50
Labor Law Posters April 28 Penny Jenkins – Council on Alcohol & Drug Abuse
Available in English and Spanish $25
For updated information, visit the Chamber Web site at: www.sbchamber.org
April COMMERCE Page 5 of 9
Visitor Center Report
April 2010
Spring is here and it’s wonderful that the days are longer now with daylight saving time! The town is full of visitors enjoying the great weather. Spring
break and Easter will hopefully bring a lot of business to our town.
March did have a sad ending with the loss of Fess Parker, one of our local icons. Condolences to his family.
Here is some other news:
• Fess Parker Wine Tasting now available at Fess Parker’s Doubletree on Fridays and Saturdays from 5-7 pm. “2 for 1 Tasting Coupon” available at The
Visitor Center.
• Old Mission docent-led tours, 90 minutes for $8.00, 10:30 am Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 805-682-4713. Santa Barbara Chamber of Commerce
Visitor Center • #1 Garden Street
• Free docent-led tours at The S.B. Historical Museum, 2 pm on Saturdays, 136 E. De la Guerra Street, 805-966-1601.
• There's a NEW Swap Meet in Santa Barbara at Earl Warren Showgrounds, Thursdays, 7 am to 7 pm (fresh vegetables, gifts, jewelry, household items).
Free Parking, No Admission Charge! For a complete listing of community events
and website links, please go to:
• The Tuesday Farmers Market on 500 & 600 block of State Street has switched to summer hours: 4-7:30 pm. http://www.sbchamber.org/chamberCal/Calendar.html
• Spring break is perfect for travelling. Save 20% on The 2010 Special Amtrak Offer. Three day advance reservations are required. You must register on
www.SantaBarbaraCarFree.org to obtain the link to Amtrak's site and purchase your tickets.
• Earth Day Festival’s 40th Celebration will take place two days this year at Alameda Park on April 17-18.
Please see The Chamber Web Site for all APRIL and MAIN EVENTS for 2010. Go to www.sbchamber.org, click on CALENDARS and then CITY EVENTS.
Happy Spring!
Annmarie Rogers
Visitor Center
1 Garden Street
Mon-Sat 9-5, Sun 10-5
805-965-3021 or 568-1811
Annmarie@sbchamber.org
April COMMERCE Page 6 of 9
Next GRC Meeting
th
March 18
Vincent P. Brown, Chief Executive Officer of the Santa Barbara County
Thursday
Employees’ Retirement System spoke on the state of our County’s Retirement April 15, 2010
System, the state of our financial woes in California, and the future of
pensions.
7:30 am
Vincent P. Brown was appointed by the SBCERS Board of Retirement May Chamber boardroom
26, 2009 as the system’s first Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Brown manages
the $1.6 billion pension fund portfolio and a staff of 20 employees. His
primary goals are to build an administrative, benefits and investment
infrastructure to ensure that SBCERS is administratively sound, provides
excellent customer service to our retirees and members and improves
Candidates for the 2nd
investment returns. Supervisorial District
Regarding the state of our County’s Retirement System, when asked if we can Janet Wolf & Dr. Dan Secord
fulfill our obligations in light of the recent financial meltdown, Mr. Brown
responded with an affirmative yes. He spoke too of the work the Board did
with the collaboration of the County this past year in addressing a bit of the
immediate impact of the market decline on the County’s budget by increasing
the smoothing period.
Most helpful was the breakdown of how the pension obligations get funded.
Mr. Brown spoke of the three legged stool where pension obligations get
funded by the Employer, the Employee, and the Investments. He said that the
investments are being managed well, and to remember that the time horizon
for our investments is long term.
Previously, Mr. Brown was Chief Deputy Director of the California State
Department of Finance and Chief Operating Officer for the California State
Controller. He had enlightening feedback on our State budget crisis, and left
us with an overwhelming reminder of how much work is needed to be done in
Sacramento. Save the Date!
Mr. Brown articulated the decline in our State budget from $100 billion to $80
billion, and how it is quite complicated to reduce the overall budgetary issues
as every time an item is cut the corresponding interest group takes it to Court
and the courts rule it has to go back in.
It was engaging morning, and a great opportunity to welcome Mr. Brown to
our Community.
Sincerely,
Vanessa L. Patterson, AAMS® Chair
4:16 PM
April COMMERCE Page 7 of 9
CHAMBER AND COMMUNITY CALENDARS
COMMERCE Government Relations Council
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Your Weekly Radio Magazine Candidates for the 2nd Supervisorial District
Wednesday, April 7, 14, 21, 28 Janet Wolf & Dr. Dan Secord
11:00 am & 9:00 pm 7:30 am
Saturday, April 3, 10, 17, 24, Chamber boardroom
9:00 am
KZSB 1290 AM
Executive Committee
Coffee & Networking
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
12 noon
with Steve Cushman Chamber boardroom
Thursday mornings at 10:00 am
April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Chamber boardroom UCSB Economic Forecast
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Ambassadors Council
Granada Theater
7:00 am – 11:00 am
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
5 pm
Chamber boardroom Board Meeting
Monday, April 26, 2010
Chamber Boardroom
12 noon
SANTA BARBARA REGION CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
http://sbchamber.org/business-leaders.php
A and J Limousine .................................... http://www.AandJLimousine.com
State Street Auto Detail ............................. http://www.SSADShop.com
Santa Barbara Shop & Delivery................... http://www.shopanddelivery.com
American Laser Centers ............................ http://www.americanlaser.com
Central Coast Vineyard Team ..................... http://www.vineyardteam.org
Ramada Limited ....................................... http://www.sbramada.com
Young Americas Foundation ..................... http://www.yaf.org
Diamond Finish Auto Body, Inc. ................ http://www.diamondfinishautobody.com
Green Building America............................ http://www.greenbuildingamerica.com
Kelly Magne Keith Berry Tom Reed Santa Barbara Family Care Center .............. http://www.sbfcc.org
Synergy Church ........................................ http://www.synergysb.com
Day Go Tours, LLC ................................... http://www.daygotours.com
Santa Barbara Club ................................... http://www.santabarbaraclub.org
Riviera Club............................................. http://www.rivieraclothing.com
Above All Aviation.................................... http://www.aboveallsba.com
Crowell, Weedon & Co. ............................. http://www.crowellweedon.com
Always Best Care Senior Services of Santa Barbara
Anacota Plaza........................................... http://www.anacotaplaza.com
Griffith & Thornburgh, LLP ...................... http://www.g&t@g-tlaw.com
Signature Parking, LLC ............................ http://www.signatureparking.com
Jennifer Guess Public Relations.................. http://www.jenniferguesspr.com
Unifirst Corporation ................................. http://www.unifirst.com
Sotheby's International Realty ................... http://www.sbsir.com
Santa Barbara Old Town Trolley Co. ........... http://www.sbtrolley.com
Giovanni Vigna Richard Kemmerer Christopher Kruegel
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