Join us for our monthly networking lunch on Wednesday, November 3rd at 11:45 a.m. at Altadena Town and Country Club. Promote your business, network, generate leads and find collaborators during lunch. Joan DeSouza and PartyLite gifts sponsors November’s Luncheon Alliance.

BREAKFAST CONNECTION AT UNIVERSITY CLUB Thursday, November 11, 2010

Network, promote your business and enjoy breakfast at the Chamber’s Breakfast Connection at 7:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 11th at the University Club. Intimate Opera Company sponsors November’s Connection Breakfast.

You must reserve your place in advance for our networking breakfast and lunch. Reserve online at http://www.pasadena-chamber.org/sg_forms/index.htm. Or call Kelly at (626) 795-3355.

CHAMBER AFTER HOURS: Nighttime Networking at Villa Sorriso, Thursday November 18, 2010

Enjoy friendship and fun at our November Chamber After Hours social and mixer at Villa Sorriso Ristorante and Bar at 168 West Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena. Host Jack Huang and the Villa Sorriso staff treat Chamber members and friends to delicious food, festive party music and much more. 90 minutes of FREE parking is available in the DeLacey Parking Garage just south of Colorado Boulevard, one block from Villa Sorriso. Chamber members get in FREE, all others pay $10 to attend.

RIBBON CUTTINGS AND MORE

Maggie Agler of Dilbeck Estates hosted a ribbon cutting at the new offices at 225 East Colorado Boulevard. Maggie Agler represents residential properties throughout the greater Pasadena area.

Community Health Alliance of Pasadena (CHAP) opened its new facility in East Pasadena with a ceremony and ribbon cutting. Mayor Bill Bogaard, council member Steve Haderlein and others were on hand to dedicate the new urgent care clinic in east Pasadena.

Trademark Development opened their latest affordable housing/mixed use project Brigden-Allen Classics with a reception and ceremony.

The Counter hosted our September Chamber After Hours social and mixer. We celebrated the new restaurant opening along Pasadena’s Shopper’s Lane with a ribbon cutting, some tasty treats, beer and wine.

Get it Organized hosted a reception at the Chamber offices and celebrated their joining the Chamber with a ribbon cutting, delicious food from Bella’s Gourmet Pizza and music, beer and wine. Thanks, John, for a really fun time.

Chamber staff took the big scissors to Westwood to celebrate the opening of new member Consumer Capital Group’s offices there.

Jersey Mikes Subs at122 South Lake Avenue opens with a gala ribbon cutting at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 3rd.

Join us on Wednesday, November 10th at 5:30 p.m. as we celebrate new member Re/Max TriCity Realty at 1055 East Colorado Boulevard.

On Saturday, November 13th at 7:00 p.m. Noor Restaurant and Ballroom opens with a grand ribbon cutting and celebration at the location in Paseo Colorado at 260 East Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena.

ART OF SMALL BUSINESS SURVIVAL

The Chamber, City of Pasadena and Foothill Workforce Investment Board again host the Art of Small Business Survival series. The first workshop will be held at the Pasadena Central Library on Tuesday, September 14th at 8:00 a.m. The free event will feature a variety of  business support service providers, such as the SBA, SCORE and others that can provide low or no cost assistance to those in business or those starting a business. Free continental breakfast is provided. To register for this FREE event visit http://cityofpasadena.net/planninganddevelopment/asbs/asbs.asp.

Here is the entire schedule of FREE seminars and workshops:

November 9th: Insurance – What you need, what it will cost: 8:00 – 10:00 A.M. Presenters: John Barrett of Health Insurance Brokers; Debbie Kleinbak of Binney, Chase and Van Horne. Location: Rose Bowl Press Box (Gate F) – 1001 Rose Bowl Drive

December 14th: E-Marketing Unplugged
Time: 8:00 – 10:00 A.M. Presenter: Jim Locke (Resultworx Technology Group);
Location: Rose Bowl Press Box (Gate F) – 1001 Rose Bowl Drive

February 8th: Understanding your Taxes – Essential for any Business
Time: 8:00 – 10:00 A.M. Presenter: Jimmy Wong (Internal Revenue Service);
Location: Rose Bowl Press Box (Gate F) – 1001 Rose Bowl Drive

March 8th: Developing a Business Plan – The Foundation to a Successful Business
Time: 8:00 – 10:00 A.M. Presenter: College of the Canyons SBDC;
Location: Rose Bowl Press Box (Gate F) – 1001 Rose Bowl Drive

April 12th: Great Customer Service – Acquiring and Expanding your Customer Base
Time: 8:00 – 10:00 A.M. Presenter: TBD; Location: Rose Bowl Press Box (Gate F) – 1001 Rose Bowl Drive

May 10th: Potential in Your Town – The Power of the Local Shopper Time: 8:00 – 10:00 A.M. Presenter: TBD; Location: Rose Bowl Press Box (Gate F) – 1001 Rose Bowl Drive

June 14th: Procrastination: What’s Stopping You? Time: 8:00 – 10:00 A.M. Presenter: John Sovec; Location: Rose Bowl Press Box (Gate F) – 1001 Rose Bowl Drive

October’s event featured representatives of Wells Fargo Bank discussing SBA loans, borrowing procedures, qualifications necessary for businesses to borrow and other options. On hand were Wells Fargo Regional President David DiCristofaro, Business Area Manager Hugh Tran, SBA Banker Ryan Castillo, Commercial Loan Officer Julie Freedman and Business Banking Specialists Moises Perez and Trish Raffijandi.

RESULTWORX TECHNOLOGY GROUP’S TECHNOLOGY TUESDAY November 16th

The Chamber and ResultWorx Technology Group host Technology Tuesday on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at the University Club. Technology Tuesday programs are offered FREE.

Join us on Tuesday, November 16th at 9:00 a.m. at the University Club in Pasadena, Jim Locke of ResultWorx Technology Group will discuss Mobile Solutions. Technology Tuesday is sponsored by ResultWorx Technology Group and the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce and generously hosted by the University Club at 175 North Oakland Avenue in Pasadena.

Technology Tuesday events are free, but registration is required. To register call Linda at the Chamber office at (626) 795-3355 or email Linda@pasadena-chamber.org.

Join the Chamber for our October After Hours social and mixer at Kabuki Japanese Restaurant at 88 West Colorado Boulevard in Old Pasadena. 90 minutes of FREE parking is available in the public parking garage at Green Street and Fair Oaks Avenue (enter off Green), two short blocks from Kabuki. Enjoy delicious food, refreshing beverages and a festive party for Sushi, Sake and Socializing, our October After Hours event at Kabuki Japanese Restaurant on Thursday, October 21st at 5:00 p.m.

RIBBON CUTTINGS AND MORE

Community Health Alliance of Pasadena (CHAP) opened its new facility in East Pasadena with a ceremony and ribbon cutting. Mayor Bill Bogaard, council member Steve Haderlein and others were on hand to dedicate the new urgent care clinic in east Pasadena.

Trademark Development opened their latest affordable housing/mixed use project Brigden-Allen Classics with a reception and ceremony.

The Counter hosted our September Chamber After Hours social and mixer. We celebrated the new restaurant opening along Pasadena’s Shopper’s Lane with a ribbon cutting, some tasty treats, beer and wine.

Get it Organized hosted a reception at the Chamber offices and celebrated their joining the Chamber with a ribbon cutting, delicious food from Bella’s Gourmet Pizza and music, beer and wine. Thanks, John, for a really fun time.

Chamber staff took the big scissors to Westwood to celebrate the opening of new member Consumer Capital Group’s offices there.

Pasadena Language Center, which opened in Pasadena in July, begins its second fall series with classes in dozens of languages at all proficiency levels.

Dilbeck Realty opens its new offices at 225 East Colorado Boulevard with a grand ribbon cutting on Thursday, October 21st at 4:00 p.m. Come see the new offices and celebrate with Maggie Agler and the A Team at Dilbeck.

ART OF SMALL BUSINESS SURVIVAL

The Chamber, City of Pasadena and Foothill Workforce Investment Board again host the Art of Small Business Survival series. The first workshop will be held at the Pasadena Central Library on Tuesday, September 14th at 8:00 a.m. The free event will feature a variety of  business support service providers, such as the SBA, SCORE and others that can provide low or no cost assistance to those in business or those starting a business. Free continental breakfast is provided. To register for this FREE event visit http://cityofpasadena.net/planninganddevelopment/asbs/asbs.asp.

Here is the entire schedule of FREE seminars and workshops:

November 9th: Insurance – What you need, what it will cost: 8:00 – 10:00 A.M. Presenters: John Barrett of Health Insurance Brokers; Binney, Chase and Van Horne. Location: Rose Bowl Press Box (Gate F) – 1001 Rose Bowl Drive

December 14th: E-Marketing Unplugged
Time: 8:00 – 10:00 A.M. Presenter: Jim Locke (Resultworx Technology Group);
Location: Rose Bowl Press Box (Gate F) – 1001 Rose Bowl Drive

February 8th: Understanding your Taxes – Essential for any Business
Time: 8:00 – 10:00 A.M. Presenter: Jimmy Wong (Internal Revenue Service);
Location: Rose Bowl Press Box (Gate F) – 1001 Rose Bowl Drive

March 8th: Developing a Business Plan – The Foundation to a Successful Business
Time: 8:00 – 10:00 A.M. Presenter: College of the Canyons SBDC;
Location: Rose Bowl Press Box (Gate F) – 1001 Rose Bowl Drive

April 12th: Great Customer Service – Aquiring and Expanding your Customer Base
Time: 8:00 – 10:00 A.M. Presenter: TBD; Location: Rose Bowl Press Box (Gate F) – 1001 Rose Bowl Drive

May 10th: Potential in Your Town – The Power of the Local Shopper Time: 8:00 – 10:00 A.M. Presenter: TBD; Location: Rose Bowl Press Box (Gate F) – 1001 Rose Bowl Drive

June 14th: Procrastination: What’s Stopping You? Time: 8:00 – 10:00 A.M. Presenter: John Sovec; Location: Rose Bowl Press Box (Gate F) – 1001 Rose Bowl Drive

October’s event featured representatives of Wells Fargo Bank discussing SBA loans, borrowing procedures, qualifications necessary for businesses to borrow and other options. On hand were Wells Fargo Regional President David DiCristofaro, Business Area Manager Hugh Tran, SBA Banker Ryan Castillo, Commercial Loan Officer Julie Freedman and Business Banking Specialists Moises Perez and Trish Raffijandi.

RESULTWORX TECHNOLOGY GROUP’S TECHNOLOGY TUESDAY November 16th

The Chamber and ResultWorx Technology Group host Technology Tuesday on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at the University Club. Technology Tuesday programs are offered FREE.

Join us on Tuesday, November 16th at 9:00 a.m. at the University Club in Pasadena, Jim Locke of ResultWorx Technology Group will discuss Mobile Solutions. Technology Tuesday is sponsored by ResultWorx Technology Group and the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce and generously hosted by the University Club at 175 North Oakland Avenue in Pasadena.

Technology Tuesday events are free, but registration is required. To register call Linda at the Chamber office at (626) 795-3355 or email Linda@pasadena-chamber.org.

LUNCHEON ALLIANCE AT ALTADENA TOWN AND COUNTRY CLUB

Join us for our monthly networking lunch on Wednesday, November 3rd at 11:45 a.m. at Altadena Town and Country Club. Promote your business, network, generate leads and find collaborators during lunch. Joan DeSouza and PartyLite gifts sponsors November’s Luncheon Alliance.

BREAKFAST CONNECTION AT UNIVERSITY CLUB

Network, promote your business and enjoy breakfast at the Chamber’s Breakfast Connection at 7:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 11th at the University Club. Intimate Opera Company sponsors November’s Connection Breakfast.

You must reserve your place in advance for our networking breakfast and lunch. Reserve online at http://www.pasadena-chamber.org/sg_forms/index.htm. Or call Kelly at (626) 795-3355.

The Pasadena Chamber of Commerce welcomes information from members. We are pleased to add items submitted by members to our monthly printed newsletter as well as post them on our blog and include the information in our email blasts. If you have information you would like to share with your fellow members, please email paul@pasadena-chamber.org. To ensure inclusion in next week’s e-bulletin, please make sure to send the item(s) before close of business on Thursday.

The University Club hosts a Halloween Sunday brunch on October 31st from 10:30 a.m. t0 2:00 p.m. For information or reservations call (626) 793-5157 or email frontdesk@universityclubpasadena.com.

The Wellness Community-Foothills presents Finding Strength Together with Jill Searle, MFT, on Saturday, octoebr 23rd from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The one-day class brings couples affected by a breast cancer diagnosis together to discuss issues that arise during the cancer journey. Registration is required. RSVP by calling (626) 796-1083.

Old Pasadena presents a jam-packed weekend of fun for the whole family to celebrate Halloween. The free celebration takes place October 30th and 31st with presentations to delight and frighten, music and treats. On Halloween more than 75 stores and restaurants in Old Pasadena open their doors for trick-or-treating. Teens and adults can visit the Old Town Haunt, Pasadena’s award-winning haunted house from 7:00 p.m. to 12:00 midnight. Younger kids can enjoy a light-on tour from 12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m.

Pacific Asia Museum inaugurates Active Cultures on Friday, October 22nd at 7:00 p.m. Enjoy Shanghai Jazz and street food from Bangkok to Los Angeles, followed by food tastings and drinks. For information visit www.pacificasiamuseum.org/activecultures.

Wrap Ads at 656 East Green Street (at the corner of Green and El Molino) hosts an exhibition of art in three distinctive styles. Forty is open to the public at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 20th. The free event features the art of Joseph Amore, Dot Holsapple and Dr. Frank Nessary. Wrap Ads opens at the location in mid-November.

A Noise Within, the acclaimed classical repertory theatre company, revisits CHARLES DICKENS? thrilling GREAT EXPECTATIONS with the West Coast premiere of a powerful stage adaptation by Neil Bartlett opening Saturday, October 30 and closing Sunday, December 19, 2010 (previews begin Saturday, October 23). For tickets and information call (818) 240-0910 extension 1 or visit www.ANoiseWithin.org.

The University of Phoenix hosts a diversity conference at the Hilton Hotel & University of Phoenix (adjacent to hotel) at 3150 Bristol Street in Costa Mesa on Tuesday, October 19th from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on Wednesday, October 20th from 7:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Keynote speaker is sports agent Leigh Steinberg. For registration and additional conference details, visithttp://www.eventbrite.com/event/735529990.

Caltech dedicates its newest solar photovoltaic installtions on Wednesday, October 27th. The newest solar electric project at Caltech will generate 1.3 megawatts of power and will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 1,500 metric tons.

Prospect Park Books releases Helen of Pasadena, a romantic comedy set here in the Ctown City of the Valley on November 1st.  EAT: Los Angeles, the guide to food and drink in the metro LA area is currently on shelves in local bookstores such as Vroman’s and Borders Books.

Wasteless Living has tips to avoid the Halloween nightmare: trash and waste. Visit www.greenhalloween.org for tips and advice.

During the Month of November, Pasadena chamber members will receive FREE enterprise-grade Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware security software, for all their servers and workstations, when they outsource their IT with Dependable Computer Guys, Inc.  For more information contact Brent Whitfield at 626-689-2215 to schedule your FREE on site walk-thru and IT evaluation.  Dependable Computer Guys, Inc. is great for small businesses who depend on a reliable network, but don’t want to spend a lot to keep it that way.  Offer limited to companies with at least one server and ten workstations.  For more information visit http://www.itsupportpasadena.com or check out our references, visit http://www.dcgla.com/success-stories.html .

Kidspace Museum hosts Child Safety: Parenting Workshop on Wednesday, November 10th from 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. American Red Cross instructor Katy Gould will teach infant and child CPR. REgister online for this important workshop at www.kidspacemuseum.org.

Ellen’s Silkscreening hosts an art exhibition featuring Mount Washington Plein Air Painters on Saturday, October 23rd and Saturday, November 13th at Ellen’s at 1500 Mission Street in South Pasadena.

Anthony De la Rosa won a $75 gift certificate to Clearman’s Northwoods Inn as part of the restaurant’s monthly drawing. To be eligible to win, simply dine at Clearman’s at 7247 Rosemead Boulevard (at Huntington Drive) then fill out the customer survey card and turn it in. The next drawing takes place at the end of October.

Lasik Today Pasadena will take $1000 off all laser Lasik Custom Wavefront Technology for both eyes. Consultation is free. Call (877) WOW-2020 or visit www.lasiktoday.com for more information or to schedule a free consultation.

Pasadena Federal Credit Union unveiled a mural in honor of its 75th anniversary. Mayor Bill Bogaard, Supervisor Mike Antonovich and others were on hand to be the first to see the mural, created by Pasadena City College and Art Center College of Design alumnus Jerry Ortega. Chamber Board members George Falardeau, of Art Center, and CL Keedy of UBS Financial were thre to support lingtime member PFCU.

Flintridge Center hosts Earned Income Strategies for Nonprofits a three day workshop designed to assist nonprofits to adopt entrepreneurial strategies in a challenged economy. Workshops run Monday, October 25th through Wedensday October 27th from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Flintridge Retreat Center at 236 West Mountain Street in Pasadena. For information call (626) 449-0839 or email info@flintridge.org.

Women at Work… Women at Play a comedy fundraiser for Women at Work features performances by six comediennes on Saturday, October 23rd at the Pasadena Senior Center. For more information visit www.womenatwork.org.

The Pasadena Museum of History presents Straight-Laced and Buttoned Up: Dress and Undress at the Turn of the 20th Century on Saturday, October 23rd at 2:00 p.m. at the Altadena Town and Country Club. The Pasadena Museum of History now has hundreds of digital images of early Pasadena available for viewing for free through the Pasadena Digital History Collaboration, a partnership with the Pasadena Public Library and Pasadena City College. For more information visit www.pasadenahistory.org.

Pasadena Language Center begins its second fall session on October 26th. Classes in languages from arabic to Vietnamese are offered for beginniners to intensive learners. Always wanted to learn Farsi, Spanish, Nepali or Hungarian? Pasadena Language Center can help you. For a full listing of courses and registration information visit www.pasadenalanguage.com.

Jeff Cesario performs at The Ice House comedy club on Thursday, October 28th. Allan Harvey and Cowboy Bill Martin headline on October 29th and 30th. For tickets or information visit www.icehousecomedy.com.

China Modern: Designing Popular Culture 1910-1970 the current exhibition at Pacific Asia Museum continues through February 6, 2011. Guest curator Kalim Winata utilized advertising images, and more than 100 iconic pieces to trace two main influences on two important periods of 20th century Chinese history.

QLess was one of five finalists for the 2010 American Business Awards. The company which developed amd markets a program to eliminate the need for waiting for appointments, was honored as the Best Overall Company of the Year – up to 100 Employees in the Business Services Category.

Parson’s Nose Productions presents Moliere’s The Mi$er in a one-hour adaptation by Lance Davis on Friday, October 22nd at 12noon and Saturday, October 23rd at 7:00 p.m.

Pasadena Child Development Associates now accepts medical insurance for occupational therapy and speech and language therapy. For information call (626) 793-7350.

El Centro de Accion Social honors Jaylene Moseley of the Flintridge Center and others at its Gala 2010 on Thursday, October 28th at the Westin Pasadena Hotel. For information or to receive an invitaiton call (626) 792-3148.

Caltech Presents hosts Eileen Ivers, the nine-time all Ireland fiddle champion at beckman Auditroium on Friday, November 5th at 8:00 p.m. For tickets or information visit www.events.caltech.edu.

Drop, cover and hold at Kidspace Museum for the country’s largest earthquake drill. Learn about earthquakes from October 19th through October 24th. On October 21st, the day of the Shakeout, participate in a practice drill with millions of other Americans across the country. For more information visit www.kidspacemuseum.org.

The Pasadena Symphony opens its 2010-11 season on OCtober 23rd. Join Pasadena’s premiere classical museum ensemble in its new home at Ambassador Auditorium.

Mr. Steve brings out all the best ghost, ghoul and horror stories for Vroman’s annual Halloween Storytime on Saturday, October 30th at 10:00 a.m. For information on this or other Vroman’s events visit www.vromansbookstore.com.

Step Out for a Cause and support Elizabeth House while you dance the night away on Saturday, November 6th from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Enjoy hors d’ouevres, wine and beverages along with dance instruction, demonstrations and fun. To reserve your tickets call (626) 577-4434.

Bob Hope Airport is planning a major transportation center to link the airport with nearby transit. The $120 million Intermodal Transportation Center at the airport will link bus, rail and other transportation opportunities with the airport.

Friends in Deed can help those in danger of becoming homeless with rental and utility assistance and move-in assistance. For information call the homeless prevention case manager at (626) 797-2402.

The University Club hosts a Halloween Sunday Brunch on October 31st from 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. For reservations or information call (626) 793-5157 or email frontdesk@universityclubpasadena.com.

The Pasadena Star-News publishes Pasadena Scene, a bi-weekly glossy cover magazine, focuses on the hip and trendy news in Downtown Pasadena. The editorial content ncludes: bars, concerts, nightlife, restaurants nad fitness. The publication is distributed in high traffic areas throughout Downtown Pasadena. For additional information, please visit www.scenemagazine.com.

John Moran Auctioneers presents their largest sale of jewelry and timepieces of 2010 on November 30th. More than 500 pieces will be part of the auction. You can consign jewelry for the auction by emailing jewelry@johnmoran.com or calling (626) 793-1833.

Beyond the Olive celebrated its one year anniversary with special events and activities including cooking demonstrations, specials, door prize raffles and more. Visit one of Pasadena’s unique culinary and gift stores on Raymond Avenue north of Colorado. For information visit www.beyondtheolive.com.

Join the Verdugo Hills Showtime Chorus in time to be part of the Happy Holly Days Christmas Show. Rehearsals begin October 27th. For information or to be part of this award-winning ensemble email jackiewheatley1212@msn.com.

The Pasadena Symphony begins its season of concerts on October 23rd at TheAmbassador Auditorium. This year the symphony will offer matinees as well as evening shows.

Can a font change the future? Find out as the Theater @ Boston Court presents Futura, a world premiere play by Jordan Harrison directed by Jessica Kubsansky.Futura continues through November 7th. For tickets and information visit www.bostoncourt.com.

The Maxwell House, headquarters for the Western Justice Center Foundation, is a beautiful Mediterranean Revival mansion and gardens ideal for special events, meetings and holiday parties. Western Justice Center can also provide videoconferencing service for meetings as large as 30 people. Special Chamber rates apply for Videoconferencing. For information on renting the beautiful facility or videoconferencing visit http://www.westernjustice.org/cf_facility_rental.html or for a virtual tour http://www.circlepix.com/home/BPL9K6 or call 626.584.7494. Western Justice Center hosts the Peacebuilders Gala on October 16th. For more information call (626) 584-7494, extension 31.

Magnolia Lounge revisits Happy Hour All Night every Monday at their South Lake Avenue location. Enjoy food and drink in a uniquely comfortable location, and save money all night Monday. Visit www.magnoliaonlake.com for information or reservations.

Chef Center (formerly Mama’s Small Business Kitchen Incubator) hosts culinary arts and pastry classes at the facility in east Pasadena. For information on what is being offered and how you can take advantage visit www.ehala.org.

University of Redlands School of Business now offers classes in the Pasadena area through partnerships with Caltech, JPL and now the City of Pasadena. Employees of these entiteis can earn their MBA in as little as 24 months, and at a 10% discount. Any Pasadena resident is welcome to take Redlands School of Business MBA classes at Caltech beginning this fall. For information on MBA and Master of Science in Information Technology classes offered this fall call (818) 840-1180 or email renee_avitia-rodriguez@redlands.edu.

Gold Class Cinemas hosts Martini Mondays every week with a free drink when you purchase a member-price ticket any Monday. Industry Thursday promotion gives you a movie, personal pizza and draft beer, wine or well drink all for $35. For more information visit www.goldclasscinemas.com.

The San Marino Tribune offers multi-media advertising opportunities through their new website at www.sanmarinotribune.com.

You may be able to get 80% rebates on LED lighting for your business.

Energy Innovation Group, one of Pasadena Water and Power’s rebate program operators, has made special arrangements with LED manufacturers to provide special incentives in addition to the PWP rebates to provide paybacks averaging 90 days for five year warranty LED technology. Save up to 80% on your electric use for lighting, and take advantage of incentives that total 80% off the price of LED lighting for you business. many lighting models available. For more information call (310) 313-1917 or emailinfo@energyinnovation.net.

Smart for Life weight management offers a 15% discount. Eat cookies, lose weight and get a free body composition analysis. For more information visit www.smartforlife.com or call (626) 486-0321.

Prospect Park Books hosts a web site filled with witty commentary, facts and reviews of Pasadena destinations. Visit www.hometown-pasadena.com to join the fun.

Hathaway-Sycamores celebrates children with an awards reception on Thursday, September 30th at 6:00 p.m. For more information visit www.hathaway-sycamore.org.

Heritage Square Museum hosts one of Southern California’s spookiest encounters with Halloween and Mourning Tours on Saturday and Sunday, October 23rd and 24th. On Sunday, October 23rd, kids in costume can make period crafts and get their own pumpkin. For more information, visit www.heritagesquare.org.

Lifeline for Pets, a Pasadena based non-profit animal rescue organization, is having a fund raising event on October 23, 2010. A USO – ONE FOR THE PETS, musical will be held at the Church of Truth at 690 E. Orange Grove. The event also includes a raffle for a 2 nights stay in Palm Springs, a set of luggage, a gift certificate towards a custom cake at a local bakery, It Takes the Cake, and possible other prizes.  For show and raffle tickets, please contact Marilyn at 626-358-3726 or Kathy at 626-797-1753″.

El Centro de Accion Social holds its annual Gala on Thursday, October 28th at the Westin Pasadena Hotel. For information or to receive call (626) 792-3148.

Pasadena Sister Cities Committee hosts a walk for the Children of Vanatzor, Armenia on October 24th at 1:30 p.m. on the track at Pasadena High School. For more information call (626) 351-8137.

KAP Promotions sponsors October’s Luncheon Alliance networking event at Altadena Town and Country Club at 2290 Country Club Drive in Altadena. Join us on October 6th at 11:45 a.m. for networking, fellowship, a terrific meal and a chance to promote your business and expand your contacts.  RSVP to kelly@pasadena-chamber.org to reserve your spot or pay online through Paypal athttp://www.pasadena-chamber.org/sg_forms/lunch.php. If you register before the close of business on the Monday before lunch, the cost is $20 per person for members and $25 per person for non-members and guests.

PARTYLITE SPONSORS OCTOBER CONNECTION BREAKFAST ON OCTOBER 14th

Joins us for our October networking breakfast at the University Club on Thursday, October 14th at 7:00 a.m. Joan DeSouza and PartyLite sponsors the event at 175 North Oakland Avenue in Pasadena.

Reservations for the Breakfast Connection and Luncheon Alliance can be made by calling Kelly at the Chamber office at (626) 795-3355 or emailing Kelly@pasadena-chamber.org. Chamber members who register before the end of business on the Monday before the event pay $20, non-members who register before the deadline pay $25. Those registering after the deadline or paying at the door pay an additional $5.

OCTOBER AFTER HOURS SOCIAL AND MIXER HOSTED BY KABUKI JAPANESE RESTAURANT

Join the Chamber for our October After Hours social and mixer at Kabuki Japanese Restaurant at 88 West Colorado Boulevard in Old Pasadena. 90 minutes of FREE parking is available in the public parking garage at Green Street and Fair Oaks Avenue (enter off Green), two short blocks from Kabuki. Enjoy delicious food, refreshing beverages and a festive party for Sushi, Sake and Socializing, our October After Hours event at Kabuki Japanese Restaurant.

RIBBON CUTTINGS AND MORE

Get it Organized! at a ribbon cutting at the Chamber offices at 844 East Green Street, Suite 208 on Wednesday, September 22nd at 4:30 p.m. Celebrate the opening of Get it Organized in Pasadena with a ribbon cutting and celebration. There will be beer and music, along with snacks and ceremony.

Chamber Business Showcase September 30th features local car dealers showing new car models

The Pasadena Chamber of Commerce Business Showcase on Thursday, September 30, 2010, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.at the Pasadena Center at 300 East Green Street in Pasadena will feature some member new car dealers showing their latest models. Bob Hope Airport and Pasadena Highlands are sponsors of the Business Showcase.

For the first time, local car dealers will have new car models on display at the event.

Acura of Glendale will be displaying the new 300 horsepower Acura ZDX. Called “alluring” by Car and Driver, “the shape of things to come” by Automobile Magazine and “like an Armani suit” by Motor Trend, the ZDX is leading the next generation of high performance sport utility crossover vehicles. Acura of Glendale will also show the new TSX.

Thorson Motors will display a Buick Regal and a GMC Terrain. Road and Track said, “The Regal will surprise American with its sporty design and handling.” The Terrain is an ultra-modern crossover. U.S. News called it, “unique for its bold styling and excellent 32 mpg base highway fuel economy rating, which is the highest in its class.”

To promote their distinctive menus, several member restaurants and catering companies will provide samples of their fare free for those in attendance. Noor, Bella’s Gourmet Pizza, Fruit in a Basket and Claud and Company caterers will be joined by Choza Mama in providing free food samples to those in attendance at the Business Showcase.

Participation is open to anyone and Chamber membership is not required, though membership in the Pasadena Chamber means discounted fees for Showcase participation. Businesses pay for exhibition space, but the public is invited to attend for free. The Showcase will be accompanied by a social hour and mixer.

As part of the Showcase, Chamber members will be able to meet with the individuals responsible for contracting with the some of our larger corporations, the City of Pasadena and the County of Los Angeles, among others.

For the second year, the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce Business Showcase is being held in conjunction with the Foothill Workforce Investment Board Career Fair. Many local employers with job openings will be at the career fair to meet potential employees, take resumes and accept applications for work.

For information on taking part in our 2010 Business Showcase and Expo please emailLeanne@pasadena-chamber.org or call the Chamber office at (626) 795-3355.

ART OF SMALL BUSINESS SURVIVAL

The Chamber, City of Pasadena and Foothill Workforce Investment Board again host the Art of Small Business Survival series. The first workshop will be held at the Pasadena Central Library on Tuesday, September 14th at 8:00 a.m. The free event will feature a variety of  business support service providers, such as the SBA, SCORE and others that can provide low or no cost assistance to those in business or those starting a business. Free continental breakfast is provided. To register for this FREE event visit http://cityofpasadena.net/planninganddevelopment/asbs/asbs.asp.

Here is the entire schedule of FREE seminars and workshops:

September 14th: Start Smart – Ask all the Right Questions Before you Start a BusinessTime: 8:00 – 10:00 A.M. Presenters: Various; Location: Wright Auditorium, Pasadena Central Library at 285 E. Walnut Street. Pasadena, CA

October 12th: Financing your Business-Is there money out there? Where do I find it? How do I qualify? Time: 8:00 – 10:00 A.M. Presenters: Wells Fargo Bank;
Location: Rose Bowl Press Box (Gate F) – 1001 Rose Bowl Drive

November 9th: Healthcare Reform – What it Means for your Small Business
Time: 8:00 – 10:00 A.M. Presenters: John Barrett of Health Insurance Brokers, TBD;
Location: Rose Bowl Press Box (Gate F) – 1001 Rose Bowl Drive

December 14th: E-Marketing Unplugged
Time: 8:00 – 10:00 A.M. Presenter: Jim Locke (Resultworx Technology Group);
Location: Rose Bowl Press Box (Gate F) – 1001 Rose Bowl Drive

February 8th: Understanding your Taxes – Essential for any Business
Time: 8:00 – 10:00 A.M. Presenter: Jimmy Wong (Internal Revenue Service);
Location: Rose Bowl Press Box (Gate F) – 1001 Rose Bowl Drive

March 8th: Developing a Business Plan – The Foundation to a Successful Business
Time: 8:00 – 10:00 A.M. Presenter: College of the Canyons SBDC;
Location: Rose Bowl Press Box (Gate F) – 1001 Rose Bowl Drive

April 12th: Great Customer Service – Aquiring and Expanding your Customer Base
Time: 8:00 – 10:00 A.M. Presenter: TBD; Location: Rose Bowl Press Box (Gate F) – 1001 Rose Bowl Drive

May 10th: Potential in Your Town – The Power of the Local Shopper Time: 8:00 – 10:00 A.M. Presenter: TBD; Location: Rose Bowl Press Box (Gate F) – 1001 Rose Bowl Drive

June 14th: Procrastination: What’s Stopping You? Time: 8:00 – 10:00 A.M. Presenter: John Sovec; Location: Rose Bowl Press Box (Gate F) – 1001 Rose Bowl Drive

RESULTWORX TECHNOLOGY GROUP’S TECHNOLOGY TUESDAY OCTOBER 19th

The Chamber and ResultWorx Technology Group host Technology Tuesday on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at the University Club. Technology Tuesday programs are offered FREE.

Join us on Tuesday, October 19th at 9:00 a.m. at the University Club in Pasadena, Jim Locke of ResultWorx Technology Group will discuss Securing your Business, how to keep your important information safe in a digital world. Technology Tuesday is sponsored by ResultWorx Technology Group and the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce and generously hosted by the University Club at 175 North Oakland Avenue in Pasadena.

Technology Tuesday events are free, but registration is required. To register call Linda at the Chamber office at (626) 795-3355 or email Linda@pasadena-chamber.org.

At the Luncheon Alliance on the first Wednesday of the month and our Breakfast Connection on the second Thursday of the month, new members are recognized and presented with their membership plaques.

At September’s Luncheon Alliance, new member Scott Unger of Charles Dunn Company, Inc. received his membership plaque.

Ed Panconi and Arian Orr with American Medical Billing Solutions, Varoujan Arzoumanian and Sahak Dulguerian with International Technical Center, Inc. and Yolanda Van Dyke with the American Cancer Society were also recognized as new members at the event.

At September’s Breakfast Connection Claud Beltran of Claud and Company Caterers was recognized as a new member.

Vanessa Terzian of the Law Offices of Vanessa M. Terzian received her membership plaque at the Connection Breakfast.

Lance Davis of Parson’s Nose Productions was also welcomed as a new member at the Connection Breakfast in September.

American Cancer Society,Yolanda Van Dyke (626) 756-5041

American Frontier Financial, Sam Suliman (626) 792-7277

Army Medical Recruiting,SFC Donna Griffin (661) 255-2025

Charles Dunn Company, Inc., Scott Unger (818) 550-8200

Citslinc International, Inc., Leo Liu (626) 571-0616

Eileen Fisher, Tatiana Lines (626) 792-2343

International Technical Center, Inc., Varoujan Arzoumanian
(626) 303-0333

KM Theatrical Productions,Kathy Matchiner (323) 422-5959

Mel Cohen Insurance Services,Mel Cohen (626) 577-1190

Merry / San Marino Plumbing,James S. Miller (626) 796-4307

Modern Art Pictures, LLC.,Carilyn Higa (626) 793-0600

Sabella Medical Group & Urgent Care,Romeo Herrera
(626) 797-5500

Members who renewed with the Pasadena Chamber in August are:

One to Five Years

A-1 Domestic Professional Services

Avanti – LSSSC

Bank of the West-Pasadena Main

Beckham Grill

Best Western Pasadena Royale

ClearTech Media

Club Champion Gymnastics

Culligan Water

Discount Tire Centers

El Centro de Accion Social

Eye Care for Animals

Glendale Printing Center

Go Green Solutions

Huntington Marketing & Public Relations

James McCaleb & Company (USA), CPAs

Jay Johnstone

Kettle Tyme

Lasik Today Pasadena

The Melting Pot LLC

Millennium Pension Services, Inc.

Office Depot Business Solutions Division

Pilgrim Tower North

State Farm Insurance – Nadine Shokoufi

State Farm Insurance – John Diehl

Trademark Development Co., LLC

Trio Apartments

UBS Financial Services, Inc

Western Justice Center

William Leitch

Wilshire Oncology Medical   Group, Inc.

Six to Nine Years

Gelson’s Markets

Maria’s Italian Kitchen

Pacific Lift & Equipment Co., Inc.

Pasadena Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc.

Paychex, Inc.

SCEP, Inc.

Ten to Fourteen Years

Advanced Laser & Anti-Aging

Alex & Friends Beauty & Bath

Buca Di Beppo Pasadena

Chiropractic Health Center

Convalescent Aid Society

Davis Partners

Kiwanis Club of Pasadena

Prototypes I-Can

Shuster Financial Group, LLC

Whole Foods Market

Fifteen to Fifty Years

Air-Tro, Inc.

Art Center College of Design

Bob Hope Airport

C W Wong & Associates

Castle Green c/o Muggee Management

Day One

DC Golf

Foothill Vocational Opportunities

ForensisGroup

La Canada Rustic Stone

League of Women Voters of Pasadena

McCurdy Body Works

Mohawk Management Corporation

Old Republic Construction Program Group, Inc.

Pacific Clinics Administration

Pasadena Advertising

Pasadena Humane Society

Pasadena Police Officers Association

Pilgrim Tower East

Polenzani Benefits & Ins. Services, LLC

Sharp Seating Company

Sheraton Pasadena

SRO Properties “The Commons”

Tokio Marine Management, Inc.

Villa Gardens

Walden School

Contact information for all Chamber members is posted to our online directory. It is in all our best interests to patronize fellow Chamber members. Often they provide discounts to other members and can be counted on to be among the best at what they do. Visit the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce online directory at www.pasadena-chamber.org/directory.php to find excellent products, services and supplies.

Those seeking employment, or interested in finding out about current employment prospects are invited to attend the FREE event. Employers who have jobs are the only companies invited to participate in Destination Employment.

The Pasadena General Plan will determine where business can grow, where commercial enterprises can be located and what level of activity will be allowed. THIS COULD IMPACT YOU!

The next round of workshops will start mapping and evaluating potential land use and mobility alternatives for future discussion.

There will only be two workshops. Please plan to attend one of the workshops at the Senior Center (85 E. Holly St.) for the General Plan update:

Saturday, Sept. 25th at 9:00 AM

or

Thursday, Sept. 30th at 6:30 PM

For more information: www.cityofpasadena.net/generalplan and click “September 2010 Workshops.”

Please forward this email to your friends and colleagues so Pasadena’s business community, economic interests and contributors to our economy can be heard in the process.

The Chamber, City of Pasadena and Foothill Workforce Investment Board again host the Art of Small Business Survival series. The first workshop will be held at the Pasadena Central Library on Tuesday, September 14th at 8:00 a.m. The free event will feature a variety of  business support service providers, such as the SBA, SCORE and others that can provide low or no cost assistance to those in business or those starting a business. Free continental breakfast is provided. To register for this FREE event visit http://cityofpasadena.net/planninganddevelopment/asbs/asbs.asp.

Here is the entire schedule of FREE seminars and workshops:

September 14th: Start Smart – Ask all the Right Questions Before you Start a Business Time: 8:00 – 10:00 A.M. Presenters: Various; Location: Wright Auditorium, Pasadena Central Library at 285 E. Walnut Street. Pasadena, CA

October 12th: Financing your Business-Is there money out there? Where do I find it? How do I qualify? Time: 8:00 – 10:00 A.M. Presenters: Wells Fargo Bank;
Location: Rose Bowl Press Box (Gate F) – 1001 Rose Bowl Drive

November 9th: Healthcare Reform – What it Means for your Small Business
Time: 8:00 – 10:00 A.M. Presenters: John Barrett of Health Insurance Brokers, TBD;
Location: Rose Bowl Press Box (Gate F) – 1001 Rose Bowl Drive

December 14th: E-Marketing Unplugged
Time: 8:00 – 10:00 A.M. Presenter: Jim Locke (Resultworx Technology Group);
Location: Rose Bowl Press Box (Gate F) – 1001 Rose Bowl Drive

February 8th: Understanding your Taxes – Essential for any Business
Time: 8:00 – 10:00 A.M. Presenter: Jimmy Wong (Internal Revenue Service);
Location: Rose Bowl Press Box (Gate F) – 1001 Rose Bowl Drive

March 8th: Developing a Business Plan – The Foundation to a Successful Business
Time: 8:00 – 10:00 A.M. Presenter: College of the Canyons SBDC;
Location: Rose Bowl Press Box (Gate F) – 1001 Rose Bowl Drive

April 12th: Great Customer Service – Aquiring and Expanding your Customer Base
Time: 8:00 – 10:00 A.M. Presenter: TBD; Location: Rose Bowl Press Box (Gate F) – 1001 Rose Bowl Drive

May 10th: Potential in Your Town – The Power of the Local Shopper Time: 8:00 – 10:00 A.M. Presenter: TBD; Location: Rose Bowl Press Box (Gate F) – 1001 Rose Bowl Drive

June 14th: Procrastination: What’s Stopping You? Time: 8:00 – 10:00 A.M. Presenter: John Sovec; Location: Rose Bowl Press Box (Gate F) – 1001 Rose Bowl Drive

RESULTWORX TECHNOLOGY GROUP’S TECHNOLOGY TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 21st

The Chamber and ResultWorx Technology Group host Technology Tuesday on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at the University Club. Technology Tuesday programs are offered FREE.

Join us on Tuesday, September 21st at 9:00 a.m. at the University Club in Pasadena, Jim Locke of ResultWorx Technology Group will give an Introduction to Document Management. Technology Tuesday is sponsored by ResultWorx Technology Group and the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce and generously hosted by the University Club at 175 North Oakland Avenue in Pasadena.

Technology Tuesday events are free, but registration is required. To register call Linda at the Chamber office at (626) 795-3355 or email Linda@pasadena-chamber.org.

Join us for our lunchtime networking event at Altadena Town and Country Club on Wednesday, September 1st at 11:45 a.m. Join fellow Chamber members and friends to network, promote your business, generate leads and enjoy a nice lunch. This month’s lunch is sponsored by Lockheed Federal Credit Union.

BREAKFAST CONNECTION THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH AT 7:00 A.M. SPONSORED BY CLAUD & CO.

Enjoy fellowship, friendship and networking at the monthly Breakfast Connection on Thursday, September 9th at 7:00 a.m. at The University Club at 175 North Oakland Avenue in Pasadena. New member Claud and Co. catering sponsors this month’s Breakfast Connection. PARKING IS FREE.

Our lunch and breakfast networking events provide an opportunity for everyone in attendance to present their business to the group, network, meet others in business and generate leads and referrals that could lead to business in the future while enjoying an excellent lunch.

For more information or to register for lunch or breakfast call Kelly at (626) 795-3355 or email kelly@pasadena-chamber.org.

Sponsorships are available for 2010 Breakfast Connection and Luncheon Alliance events. Get your business in front of your peers, your business name and logo on the event flyer and seven minutes to talk about what you do, how you can serve and why your business stands out. For more information or to become a lunch or breakfast sponsor, call Kelly at (626) 795-3355 or email kelly@pasadena-chamber.org.

THE COUNTER HOSTS SEPTEMBER CHAMBER AFTER HOURS: FRENCH FRIES & FRIENDSHIP

Enjoy French Fries and Friendship at Pasadena’s latest burger sensation, The Counter on Shopper’s Lane. Enjoy delicious snacks, refreshing beverages and more on Thursday, September 16th at 5:00 p.m. at The Counter at 140 Shoppers Lane. Admission is free for Pasadena Chamber members. Non-members pay $10 to enter. Please put this fun event on your calendar and plan to join us.

RIBBON CUTTINGS AND MORE

Rose City Ballroom hosts an open house at their studio at 951 South Fair Oaks Avenue in Pasadena on Saturday, August 28th at 7:00 p.m. take the opportunity to dust of your dancing shoes as you enjoy the free event.

New member Monte Cedro hosts a ribbon cutting at 153 East Holly Street on Tuesday, September 14th at 5:00 p.m.

Get it Organized! at a ribbon cutting at the Chamber offices at 844 East Green Street, Suite 208 on Wednesday, September 22nd at 4:30 p.m. Celebrate the opening of Get it Organized in Pasadena with a ribbon cutting and celebration.

Pasadena’s Biggest Networking Event: Chamber Business Showcase September 30th

Join other Pasadena Chamber members at our annual Business Showcase at the Pasadena Convention Center on September 30th. Our annual showcase and expo is an inexensive way to promote your business to the Pasadena community. The showcase is a great business-to-business networking event as well as a way to gain visibility with the public. This year Pasadena Highlands, one of the area’s premiere senior living environments, is a corporate sponsor of the Business Showcase. For information on taking part in our 2010 Business Showcase and Expo please email Leanne@pasadena-chamber.org.

Art of Small Business Survival

The Chamber, City of Pasadena and Foothill Workforce Investment Board again host the Art of Small Business Survival series. The first event will be held at the Pasadena Central Library on Tuesday, September 14th at 8:00 a.m. The free event will feature a variety of  business support service providers, such as the SBA, SCORE and others that can provide low or no cost assistance to those in business or those starting a business. Free continental breakfast is provided. To register for this FREE event visit http://cityofpasadena.net/planninganddevelopment/asbs/asbs.asp.

We present the headline and a brief introduction to the story. The full story can be accessed by clicking on the headline.  News items are bolded. Comments and introduction by Chamber staff are not so emboldened.

IT HAS NOT BEEN A GOOD WEEK

The LA TIMES reports that unemployment in California remained at 12.3:

California jobless rate remains 12.3% in July

Private-sector employers add some positions, but payrolls shrink by 9,400 as the Census and federal stimulus spending wind down.

By Alana Semuels, Los Angeles Times

According to the Star-News Pasadena’s unemployment rate is hovering close to 9.5% :

Employment sector continues to struggle

San Gabriel Valley cities post increases as jobless rate hits 12.4%

Even in this downturn some are starting businesses (even restaurants). Some helpful advice from some who have been there before:

Start-up lessons learned the hard way

Business owners offer prospective entrepreneurs advice on how to avoid the painful mistakes they made.

Richard Giorla, owner of Cardio Barre fitness in Studio City, tracks every detail after workers handed out unauthorized freebies in his first business. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times / July 21, 2010)

By Sharon Bernstein, Los Angeles Times

August 21, 2010|3:13 p.m.

With corporate jobs in short supply, out-of-work Americans are going into business for themselves like never before.

But starting a business can be a perilous journey that most of us — even those who seem to be born entrepreneurs — can have difficulty navigating.

No matter how much planning people do, pitfalls lurk. It’s here that the real entrepreneurs show their spirit, experts say — by learning from their mistakes and moving forward. Some retool their companies, others shut down a failed business, only to open another.

New entrepreneurs make many of the same mistakes, said Ethan Mollick, a professor who specializes in entrepreneurship at the University of Pennsylvania‘s Wharton School. They fail to fully develop a business plan. They neglect important market research. They get into trouble by making poor hiring choices.

It’s hard to anticipate everything that could go wrong, Mollick said. “Your big problem is probably going to be something that you don’t expect.”

Those who succeed keep trying — studying their mistakes and moving on.

U.S. restaurants starved for business

The number of restaurants operating nationwide dropped this year for the first time in more than a decade, a survey shows, with California accounting for almost a third of the losses.

Business has dropped precipitously at Zach’s Cafe in Studio City and the 20-year-old restaurant is in “survival mode,” according to co-owner Matt DeMasi. (Mariah Tauger, Los Angeles Times / August 5, 2010)

By Sharon Bernstein, Los Angeles Times

With consumers and businesses keeping a lid on expenses, more and more small and mid-size restaurants are throwing in their dish towels and closing up shop. Southern California lost nearly a thousand more restaurants than it gained during the 12 months that ended in March, representing a net 2% drop that was twice the national average, according to the New York research firm NPD Group. Nearly all the closings were among independently owned restaurants: small, family businesses that just couldn’t hold on as customers held back. Earlier in the year restaurants reported modest increases in business, but the jumps in sales were too little too late for many.

“We were going in reverse,” said Ken Rausch, who last month made the wrenching decision to close his family’s 65-year-old San Gabriel Valley restaurant, Edward’s Steakhouse. The restaurant had weathered previous recessions, but this downturn drained the family’s resources — and showed few signs of letting up, Rausch said.

Other well-known haunts have also succumbed: Orso on 3rd Street near Robertson Boulevard, a trattoria popular with the entertainment crowd, closed last winter after a nearby movie studio laid off a big chunk of its employees; across the nation, Koo Koo Roo, Bennigan’s, Bakers Square, Tony Roma’s and other chains have shut dozens of locations.

Even in good times, the restaurant business is a difficult one. Many close simply because they fall out of fashion or favor, and most run on slim margins. But this downturn seems especially brutal.

If you enjoy a favorite restaurant patronize it to help ensure it is here for you to enjoy next year.The Washington Post reports that one resort town used discounts and special offers to get visitors  (and spending at local attractions) back.

Ocean City deals helped bring back visitors after 2009 slump

OCEAN CITY, MD- August 3, 2010: Midday scene along the Ocean City Beach and boardwalk Photograph made on August 3, 2010 in Ocean City, MD. ( Photo by Jeffrey MacMillan ) Freelance Photo imported to Merlin on Wed Aug 18 15:21:02 2010 (Jeffrey Macmillan – Jeffrey Macmillan For Washington Post)

OCEAN CITY, MD- August 3, 2010: Midday scene along the Ocean City Beach and boardwalk Photograph made on August 3, 2010 in Ocean City, MD. ( Photo by Jeffrey MacMillan ) Freelance Photo imported to Merlin on Tue Aug 17 17:12:09 2010 (Jeffrey Macmillan – Jeffrey Macmillan For Washington Post)

BETHANY BEACH, DE- August 2, 2010: Scenes along the Bethany Beach and Boardwalk Photograph made on August 2, 2010 in Bethany Beach, DE. ( Photo by Jeffrey MacMillan ) Freelance Photo imported to Merlin on Tue Aug 17 17:12:06 2010 (Jeffrey Macmillan – Jeffrey Macmillan For Washington Post)

REHOBOTH BEACH, DE- August 16, 2010: Night scene along the Rehoboth Beach boardwalk Photograph made on August 16, 2010 in Rehoboth Beach, DE. ( Photo by Jeffrey MacMillan ) Freelance Photo imported to Merlin on Tue Aug 17 17:12:07 2010 (Jeffrey Macmillan – Jeffrey Macmillan For Washington)

By Danielle Douglas

Monday, August 23, 2010

OCEAN CITY, MD. — The aroma of cotton candy wafted through the air of this resort city last Tuesday afternoon, as crowds of visitors stopped at stores, tried their luck at games or stuffed their faces with funnel cake. The boardwalk was packed, creating at least the appearance of good times even if the local economy is still in recovery mode.

“There’s been swings and fluctuations in sales, but they’re up across the board from last year, which was pretty bad,” said Christopher Maxa, the general manager at the Kite Loft in downtown Ocean City.

A few doors down from Maxa and his outdoor display of fluttering kites, sales associate Caleigh Wooten said she has been ringing up more sales at the Quiet Storm surf shop where she works. “We might see 40 or 50 customers during the day. But at night, like 100 to 200 people stop in between all of the events on the beach,” she said.

All along the 10-mile stretch of Ocean City, retailers, restaurateurs and hotel operators noted an uptick in business from the slumping sales of 2009. Like a lot of resort communities, this coastal city has benefited from good seasonal weather and a general resurgence in vacation travel.

But families are increasingly booking shorter trips at the last minute, creating pockets of downtime for merchants. Ocean City’s local government and trade associations have tried to compensate by bolstering advertising and crafting promotions aimed at drawing visitors from a wider geographical area and giving people reason to stay longer.

The results have been promising. Room tax revenue, for instance, rose nearly 5 percent in June from a year earlier, while the intake from food and beverage taxes grew roughly 10 percent, according to the most recent data from the Greater Ocean City Chamber of Commerce. That revenue is certainly stronger than that for 2009, but it was still off a few percentage points from 2008. The number of visitors per week has slipped by 10 or 20 people this year compared with last, but those who come are spending more.

Maybe we need to reconsider real estate as an investment, even or homes. From the New York Times:

Housing Fades as a Means to Build Wealth, Analysts Say

By DAVID STREITFELD

Published: August 22, 2010

Housing will eventually recover from its great swoon. But many real estate experts now believe that home ownership will never again yield rewards like those enjoyed in the second half of the 20th century, when houses not only provided shelter but also a plump nest egg.

Sally Ryan for The New York Times

Adam and Allison Lyons plan to rent their condo in Chicago until the housing market recovers.

The wealth generated by housing in those decades, particularly on the coasts, did more than assure the owners a comfortable retirement. It powered the economy, paying for the education of children and grandchildren, keeping the cruise ships and golf courses full and the restaurants humming.

More than likely, that era is gone for good.

“There is no iron law that real estate must appreciate,” said Stan Humphries, chief economist for the real estate site Zillow. “All those theories advanced during the boom about why housing is special — that more people are choosing to spend more on housing, that more people are moving to the coasts, that we were running out of usable land — didn’t hold up.”

Instead, Mr. Humphries and other economists say, housing values will only keep up with inflation. A home will return the money an owner puts in each month, but will not multiply the investment.

Dean Baker, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, estimates that it will take 20 years to recoup the $6 trillion of housing wealth that has been lost since 2005. After adjusting for inflation, values will never catch up.

“People shouldn’t look at a home as a way to make money because it won’t,” Mr. Baker said.

Oh, the stock market? Seems nobody has a handle on that (yet):

Stock Swing Still Baffles, Ominously

By GRAHAM BOWLEY

Published: August 22, 2010

It sounds like “Wall Street” meets “The X-Files.”

Sally Ryan for The New York Times

Eric Scott Hunsader founded Nanex, whose charts inspired theories on the May 6 market swing.

The stock market mysteriously plunges 600 points — and then, more mysteriously, recovers within minutes. Over the next few weeks, analysts at Nanex, an obscure data company in the suburbs of Chicago, examine trading charts from the day and are stunned to find some oddly compelling shapes and patterns in the data.

To the Nanex analysts, these are crop circles of the financial kind, containing clues to the mystery of what happened in the markets on May 6 and what might have caused the still-unexplained flash crash.

The charts — which are visual representations of bid prices, ask prices, order sizes and other trading activity — are inspiring many theories on Wall Street, some of them based on hard-nosed financial analysis and others of the black-helicopter variety.

To some people, like Eric Scott Hunsader, the founder of Nanex, they suggest that the specialized computers responsible for so much of today’s stock trading simply overloaded the exchanges.

He and others are tempted to go further, hypothesizing that the bizarre patterns might have been the result of a Wall Street version of cyberwarfare. They say high-speed traders could have been trying to outwit one another’s computers with blizzards of buy and sell orders that were never meant to be filled. These superfast traders might even have been trying to clog exchanges to outflank other investors.

Jeffrey Donovan, a Nanex developer, first noticed the apparent anomalies. “Something is not right,” he said as he reviewed the charts.

Mr. Donovan, a man with a runaway chuckle who works alone out of the company’s office in Santa Barbara, Calif., poses a theory that a small group of high-frequency traders was trying to introduce delays into the nation’s fractured stock-market trading system to profit at the expense of others. Clogging exchanges or otherwise disrupting markets to gain an advantage may be illegal.

Mr. Donovan indulges Wall Street’s increasing fascination with the charts by christening more of them each day, with names like Continental Crust, Broken Highway and Twilight.

There is also the Bandsaw, a zigzag pattern of prices that appear and then abruptly vanish. There is the Knife, a sharp, narrowing price sequence. There is the Crystal Triangle, the Bar Code, the Mountain Range, each one stranger than the last.

And they wonder why small investors are very wary of stocks:

In Striking Shift, Small Investors Flee Stock Market

By GRAHAM BOWLEY

Published: August 21, 2010

Renewed economic uncertainty is testing Americans’ generation-long love affair with the stock market.

Multimedia

Investors withdrew a staggering $33.12 billion from domestic stock market mutual funds in the first seven months of this year, according to the Investment Company Institute, the mutual fund industry trade group. Now many are choosing investments they deem safer, like bonds.

If that pace continues, more money will be pulled out of these mutual funds in 2010 than in any year since the 1980s, with the exception of 2008, when the global financial crisis peaked.

Small investors are “losing their appetite for risk,” a Credit Suisse analyst, Doug Cliggott, said in a report to investors on Friday.

For myself, until things settle out and stabilize, my money stays in fixed return investments, gaining 2% is way better than losing 15%.

From the Toronto Star by way of the Washington Post, word that Goldman Sachs is changing the stock offering game by cutting prices it bid to do the GM offering.

Cure for excessive Wall Street compensation: price wars

Published On Fri Aug 20 2010

Steven Pearlstein The Washington Post

WASHINGTON — Normally, the big investment banks would be salivating over the prospect of a $15 billion (U.S.) stock offering by General Motors, which by rights would generate $450 million in fees. But a funny thing happened on the way to this bonanza. Goldman Sachs — convinced it was never going to be named lead underwriter because of its legal problems and its close ties to Ford — decided to have some fun at its rivals’ expense. Tossing aside Wall Street’s most sacred commandment — Thou Shall Not Undercut the Fee Structure — Goldman offered to do the job for 0.75 per cent of the stock sale, a quarter of the normal fee.

Sure enough, Goldman rivals Morgan Stanley and J.P. Morgan were offered the business. But the U.S. Treasury, which owns most of the stock that will be sold through the offering, insisted that the winners do it at the Goldman price. Given that the deal would almost certainly give them bragging rights as the top underwriters for the year, and given the public outcry that would have ensued if they had balked at giving a discount to the very same taxpayers who had just bailed them out, the Morgan twins decided this was an offer they could not refuse.

This story, first reported by Bloomberg News and confirmed by several government and Wall Street sources, goes a long way in explaining why so many people on Wall Street get paid so much more than everyone else.

If costs to offer stock go down, will investors start seeing better returns? Or maybe more stock offerings.

The NY Times Week in Review:

Now Playing: Night of the Living Tech

By STEVE LOHR

John Hersey

Last week, Wired magazine proclaimed, “The Web Is Dead.” Yet evolution — not extinction — has always been the primary rule of media ecology, even if the rate of change is speeding up.

Crime (Sex) and Punishment (Stoning)

By ROBERT F. WORTH

A particularly hard-to-grasp form of execution speaks to the distance between societies. And why we may see more of it.

Tall Tales, Truth and My Twitter Diet

By BRIAN STELTER

How to lose 75 pounds in 6 months, 140 characters at a time.

Over Time, a Gay Marriage Groundswell

By ANDREW GELMAN, JEFFREY LAX and JUSTIN PHILLIPS

A poll this month found that a narrow majority of Americans supported same-sex marriage. Here’s a look what that means, state by state.

• Graphic: Support for Same-Sex Marriage

Disaster Strategy: The Soft Heart and the Hard Sell

By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.

When disaster strikes a country that doesn’t like America — as with the floods in Pakistan — foreign aid can be a public relations tactic.

Income Inequality and Financial Crises

By LOUISE STORY

New research raises a question: Do widening gaps between rich and poor necessarily lead to financial crises?

Lobbying Often Yields Nothing

August 20, 2010

The New Urban Era

August 19, 2010

Did the App Kill the Web?

August 18, 2010

It’s a Shark’s World After All

August 17, 2010

Ike, J.F.K. and Today

August 16, 2010

All Ideas Posts »

Interactive Feature

The Week of Aug. 15-21

The Islamic Center Controversy

A look behind the week’s news.

Quick Hits

Laugh Lines

Jokes from TV comedy show monologues.

Fighting Words

Roger Clemens vs. United States Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr.

Prime Number

51: The median age of viewers of the big four broadcast networks, Fox, CBS, NBC, and ABC.

Back Then: 1951

How The Times reported Bobby Thomson’s “shot heard round the world.”

Grist

Smoke Is Not Getting Into Filmgoers’ Eyes

Smoking in movies has fallen since 2005.

The Chamber introduces our new members as part of the program at our networking breakfast and lunch.

Amanda Cerreto of Vanessa Summers Companies, Bobby Meyers from Robert Meyers Studio and Kathy Chavez of Visiting Angels were welcomed as new members at the June Luncheon Alliance at Altadena Town and Country Club. The Luncheon Alliance meets on the first Wednesday of each month for a productive networking lunch.

Andor Gyuiai of Vanessa Summers Companies and Irvin Chen of Molly Maid of North San Gabriel Valley were recognized as new members at the Breakfast Connection networking event at the University Club in June. Mr. Chen turned in his Chamber membership application at the beginning of the breakfast.

Vic Parrino of Columbo’s Italian Steakhouse and Jazz Club received his new member plaque at the Eagle Rock restaurant.

The following new members joined the Pasadena Chamber in May, 2010:

1545 Media, Justin Hornick (626) 795-3921

Aegis Information Systems, Inc., Gail Bradley (818) 679-2059

Alternative Energy Systems Consulting, Inc. Mary Kruse (760) 931-2641

Claud & Company Catering, Stewart Suckling (626) 675-5784

Crown City Media, LLC, Tami DeVine (626) 676-9403

Foothill Transit, Kevin McDonald (626) 931-7201

Gross Domestic Product, Inc. Oliver Mueller (626) 344-8884

Guarantee Pest Control, Tony Psaltis (818) 784-8173

Haynes Building Service, Gina Fernandez (626) 359-6100

John Spurgeon & Associates, John Spurgeon (626) 440-9518

Law Offices of Mark Murad, Mark Murad (626) 388-1521

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, Thomas Kidde (213) 250-1800

Robert Meyers Studio, Robert Meyers (626) 405-0922

Sassafras Creative, Inc. Deborah Mott (626) 768-9201

Target Reply Media, Phil Del Rivo (310) 770-9590

TLC Interiors (Division of JL Construction), Tina Clarke (626) 808-8771

The following members renewed with the Pasadena Chamber in may, 2010:

One to Five Years

Aesthetic & Anti-Aging Medicine

California P.E.O. Home

CATZ Sports & Physical Therapy

Classic Home Improvement Products, Inc.

Dennis Murphy, CPA

G&S Transit Management, Inc.

Halper Fine Art

HOTVET Financial Advisors

IUOE Local Number 12

Jonique Skin & Body Essentials

KCB Management, Inc.

Laura L. Morgan & Associates

Liberty Tax Service

Luther Bank Savings

Magnolia Lounge

Micro Trends Inc

Mijares Mexican Restaurant

Pacific Harps

Pasadena Gateway Villas

Pasadena Magazine

Rose City Ballroom

Sierra Java, Inc

Trammell Crow Company

Six to Nine Years

Amalgamated Bank

Art 2 Ink, Inc.

Celestino Ristorante Bar

Century Rooter Service and Plumbing

The Hat

Merrill Lynch Company

Pasadena Day Nursery

Professional Business Bank

Super 8 Motel – Pasadena

Trumark Real Estate Management

Ten to Fourteen Years

Chancellor Place of Pasadena

Coca Cola Bottling Company

Hilton Auto Collision Center

Kids Klub Pasadena

Lexus of Glendale

Fifteen to Fifty Years

Barney’s Beanery

Beven & Brock Mgt. Org.

Cawley Personnel Services, Inc.

Community Bank

Geogiana Rodiger Center

J L Moseley Company, Inc.

Jacob Maarse Florist

Jane S. Caughey

LACERA Gateway Property, Inc.

Maginnis, Knechtel & McIntyre, LLP

May Consulting Group, Inc.

Monte Vista Grove Homes

Parsons Corporation

Pasadena City College

Pasadena Foothills Assn. of Realtors

Pasadena Symphony and POPS

Pasadena Towers LLC

Quest Financial Services

Rose Bowl Aquatics Center

Rusnak / Pasadena

Salvation Army

Western Fence Co.

More Than Fifty Years

Bickley Printing Company, 62 yrs.

Citizens Business Bank, 90 yrs.

Palermo, Barbaro, Chinen & Pitzer, LLP, 62 yrs.

Stivers & Company, Inc., 53 yrs.

It is in all our best interests to patronize fellow Chamber members. Often they provide discounts to other members and can be counted on to be among the best at what they do.

Referrals and opportunities for Chamber members:

The California Public Utilities Commission is required to do 25% of its contracting and procurement with small businesses.  To be considered, your business needs to be certified as a Small Business or Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise.  Visit www.getcertified.dgs.ca.gov to get your certification.

The City of Pasadena recently enacted a Shop Local policy that encourages City departments and procurement personnel to seek bids from Pasadena companies before contracting for services or supplies with companies outside Pasadena. The City hopes to increase the amount of business it does with local companies, support local businesses and provide an example to private businesses by showing that high quality goods and services are available at competitive prices from Pasadena companies.
If you are interested in being added to the City of Pasadena procurement and vendor list so you can compete for business with our local government, please visit  http://www.cityofpasadena.net/purchasing/. You can be added to the City vendor list, find out what opportunities exist right now with the City and find links to other local government and public agency opportunities.

You can be added to the list of potential suppliers for Los Angeles County by visiting http://camisvr.co.la.ca.us/webven and registering as a vendor with the county.

Your business can be a star-and generate additional revenue for you

The City of Pasadena’s Film Office encourages you to register your commercial property, so they can promote it to the dozens of movie scouts who contact their office daily looking for locations. Earn lucrative tax-free income by renting out your property to the movie industry.

Email filmoffice@cityofpasadena.net and they’ll follow up and send you an  informational guide on renting your property as well as a “how to” on getting photos of your property into the City’s on-line location scouting library.

The following are grant opportunities that may be available to local non-profits and education providers:

Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools: Carol M. White Physical Education Program

The Carol M. White Physical Education Program provides grants to local educational agencies and community-based organizations to initiate, expand, and improve physical education for students in grades K–12. Grant recipients must implement programs that help students make progress toward meeting state standards. The total grant award is $39.7 million, and approximately 93 awards will be made.

Eligibility:                      Local education agencies

Application Closing Date:                July 19, 2010

Web Site Link: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=3NqbMvJLd51Gcg5qbLX2y28SLQFBFs18zvrGw0Jb2HpJplLJCgx6!475739609?oppId=55307&mode=VIEW

See the following site for a similar funding opportunity: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=3NqbMvJLd51Gcg5qbLX2y28SLQFBFs18zvrGw0Jb2HpJplLJCgx6!475739609?oppId=55277&mode=VIEW

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education: High School Graduation Initiative

The High School Graduation Initiative awards grants to local educational agencies and state educational agencies to support the implementation of effective, sustainable, and coordinated dropout prevention and reentry programs in schools that serve students in grades 6 through 12 and that have event dropout rates that are above the state average event dropout rate or are middle schools that feed students into such schools. Fifty awards totaling $45 million will be made.

Eligibility:  State education agencies, local education agencies

Application Closing Date:   July 28, 2010

Web Site Link: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=3NqbMvJLd51Gcg5qbLX2y28SLQFBFs18zvrGw0Jb2HpJplLJCgx6!475739609?oppId=55358&mode=VIEW

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education: Smaller Learning Communities Program

The Smaller Learning Communities Program awards discretionary grants to local educational agencies to support the restructuring of large public high schools into smaller units for the purpose of improving academic achievement. These smaller units include freshman academies, multi-grade academies organized around career interests or other themes, “houses” in which small groups of students remain together throughout high school, and autonomous schools-within-a-school. Fourteen grants totaling $32 million will be made.

Eligibility:                      Local education agencies

Application Closing Date:                August 6, 2010

Web Site Link: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=3NqbMvJLd51Gcg5qbLX2y28SLQFBFs18zvrGw0Jb2HpJplLJCgx6!475739609?oppId=55421&mode=VIEW

Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers

The purpose of this program is to improve the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 through advanced research, training, technical assistance, and dissemination activities in general problem areas, as specified by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research. Such activities are designed to benefit rehabilitation service providers, individuals with disabilities, and the family members or other authorized representatives of individuals with disabilities. One grant of $850,000 will be made.

Eligibility: State and local governments, institutes of higher education

Application Closing Date:                August 20, 2010

Web Site Link: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=3NqbMvJLd51Gcg5qbLX2y28SLQFBFs18zvrGw0Jb2HpJplLJCgx6!475739609?oppId=55363&mode=VIEW

Volkswagen Pasadena celebrates its 50th Anniversary with a traditional beer and brats Oktoberfest celebration. Join the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce for our June After-Hours Social and Mixer at Volkswagen Volkswagen Pasadena at 130 North Sierra Madre Boulevard in Pasadena. Enjoy beer, brats and more, all compliments of Volkswagen Pasadena on June 17th at 5:00 p.m. Admission is free for Pasadena Chamber members. Non-members pay $10 to enter. Our friends at Volkswagen Pasadena are providing the beer, brats and entertainment. Please put this fun event on your calendar and plan to join us to help celebrate Volkswagen Pasadena’s golden anniversary.

Luncheon Alliance sponsored by Glazer-Kennedy Insider’s Circle
Join Pasadena Chamber members in promoting your business at the Chamber’s monthly lunchtime networking event on Wednesday, June 2nd at Altadena Town and Country Club at 11:45 a.m.

Breakfast Connection sponsored by The A Team of Maggie and Darrell Agler at Dilbeck Realty

Enjoy fellowship, friendship and networking at the monthly Breakfast Connection on Thursday, June 10th at 7:00 a.m. at The University Club at 175 North Oakland Avenue in Pasadena. We have a new venue, new attendees, renewed energy and PARKING IS FREE.

Our lunch and breakfast networking events provide an opportunity for everyone in attendance to present their business to the group, network, meet others in business and generate leads and referrals that could lead to business in the future while enjoying an excellent lunch.

For more information or to register for lunch or breakfast call Linda at (626) 795-3355 or email here.

Sponsorships are available for 2010 Breakfast Connection and Luncheon Alliance events. Get your business in front of your peers, your business name and logo on the event flyer and seven minutes to talk about what you do, how you can serve and why your business stands out. For more information or to become a lunch or breakfast sponsor, call Kelly at (626) 795-3355 or email kelly@pasadena-chamber.org.

Pasadena City Council

On Monday, May 17th the Pasadena City Council resolved to oppose Arizona’s new law regarding enforcement of immigration status. The City of Pasadena will not boycott Arizona or any Arizona cities. The Council also approved the Outreach Report from the General Plan Update Advisory Committee. The Chamber voiced concerns consistently through the outreach process that commercial interests were not being fairly included, but the Council chose to approve the report in spite of those concerns.

On May 24th, the Council approved the scope of the Rose Bowl renovation program which will replace the press box with luxury suites, add club seating and amenities, improve access to the stadium and enhance the safety of Rose Bowl visitors during events. The Council also heard an update on street improvements that will be implemented around city hall, including decorative sidewalks and tree plantings.

Gold Line Foothill Extension
The Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority hosts a groundbreaking to celebrate the beginning of construction for the next phase of the light rail project. The milestone will be held on Saturday, June 26th at 10:00 a.m. at Newcastle Park at 101 West Colorado Boulevard in Arcadia. The public is invited to celebrate this milestone in the transit history of the San Gabriel Valley. Congratulations to the Authority and its staff who diligently worked to make the extension to Azusa a reality.

Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors considered a proposal to boycott Arizona. The Supervisors also accepted an $11 million grant to provide more personnel to oversee probationers aimed are reducing recidivism rates.

State of California

Democratic Legislators presented an alternative to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s budget proposal. The Democratic proposal would rely on moving funds into the State General Fund from other sources rather than the service cuts the Governor proposed.

The California Public Utilities Commission
Hosts a workshop for anyone wanting to do business with the regulated utility companies such as Southern California Edison and the Gas Company. Helping Diverse Business Sell to Regulated Utilities takes place in the Carmel Room at the CPUC offices at 320 West 4th Street in Los Angeles on June 10th. Visit www.cpuc.ca.gov for more information. The CPUC urges everyone to call 811 to find out if there are electric, gas, telephone or water lines buried nearby before you dig.

Congressman Adam Schiff Hosts International Intellectual Property Discussion

Congressman Adam Schiff invites you to an important roundtable discussion on the issue of intellectual property (IP) protection. Stan McCoy, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Intellectual Property and Innovation at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, to join in this discussion.  Mr. McCoy serves as the chief policy advisor to the United States Trade Representative and the Administration agencies on intellectual property and trade issues, and is responsible for developing and implementing United States trade policy on intellectual property.

Intellectual property must be protected if our economy is to thrive – and enforcing these protections does not stop at the water’s edge.  American entrepreneurs invest their time, money and sweat into creating new technologies and justly expect to be compensated by the market. We must take much stronger action to ensure our overseas trading partners live up to their international obligations and respect U.S. intellectual property.

Please join Congressman Schiff and his special guest at our Intellectual Property Protection Roundtable on Monday, June 7^th from 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.at DreamWorks Animation Studios (tentative), 1000 Flower Street, Glendale, CA 91201, as to discuss what actions are necessary to address these issues. To attend, please RSVP to Yvonne Hsu in my Pasadena District Office at (626) 304-2727 or Yvonne.Hsu@mail.house.gov.