Chamber Board
Discusses and Makes Plans in Riverside
The Board of the
Hollywood Chamber of Commerce held its annual
Planning Conference this past weekend at the
Mission Inn in Riverside. A total of 38 board
members and staff spent the weekend discussing
key issues in the community. Board members pay
their own way to the conference, which
demonstrates their commitment to Hollywood.
Among the sessions held at the conference were:
Membership Services, Economic Development,
Tourism, Parking and Transportation, Walk of
Fame issues, and Assisting Small Businesses.
Recommendations from the retreat will be
finalized over the next month and published for
the membership to review. In addition to the
retreat sessions, Chamber board members also met
with the Assistant City Manager of Riverside to
be briefed on efforts that city is pursuing to
encourage revitalization, and came away
impressed with Riverside’s very active agenda,
known as the Riverside Renaissance.
Garcetti Briefs
Community on Transportation Strategy
Los Angeles City
Council President Eric Garcetti briefed
community leaders last week at a meeting at the
Chamber on initiatives he plans to pursue to
address transportation issues in Hollywood.
“I’m a big believer in putting things down in
writing, and either hit our goals or find a very
good reason why we didn’t,” said Garcetti.
Among the goals he announced were to close the
funding gap and start construction by the end of
this year on the long-awaited Vine Street
parking garage. Other goals included: creating
a valet district or pilot valet program,
improving signage at Hollywood parking garages
and on the street, exploring public-private
partnerships to develop additional parking
structures, improving taxi operations,
completing the CRA’s Mobility Strategic Plan,
and increasing Red Line subway hours.
KBKG reduces
taxes with Enterprise Zone Tax Credits
HBT Breaks Ground on
Headquarters Building
Photo by Gary McCarthy
The Hollywood
Beautification Team broke ground last week on a
new headquarters building for the nonprofit
agency at 1737 N. Cherokee Ave. Created in
1992, the HBT has provided community
beautification services for many years and
always had a dream to develop a building to
house their programs. On hand to help break the
ground were Assemblymember Kevin DeLeon,
Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, City Councilman Tom
LaBonge, and former Assemblymember Jackie
Goldberg. The HBT provides cleaning services to
the East Hollywood Business Improvement
District. Congrats HBT!!
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 Chamber’s
87th Annual Installation Luncheon is Tomorrow
The Hollywood
Chamber’s 87th annual Installation
Luncheon will take place tomorrow at the
historic Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. New
officers and directors will be installed on that
occasion, including new Chair of the Board Mark
Panatier of the A.F. Gilmore Co. Also being
honored with a lifetime achievement award will
be legendary film actress Esther Williams.
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LAPD Announces Senior Lead
Officer Summit
The Hollywood
Division of the LAPD has announced its
Hollywood Area Senior Lead Officer Summit,
which will take place on April 23, at 6 p.m., at
the Hollywood City Hall building, 6501 Fountain
Avenue. The purpose of the summit will be to
identify two or three important problems for the
community and LAPD to address. For further
information regarding the summit, call their
community relations office, (213)485-4316.
"Save the Date"
for Community Park Meeting
The Hollywood Central Park Coalition and local
government representatives will be hosting the
second community planning meeting on the
proposed Hollywood Freeway Park, on Saturday,
April 12, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the
auditorium of LeConte Middle School. Residents
and businesses will have a chance to comment on
the first data and ideas assembled by consultant
EDAW. Plan to attend and provide your
input on this great community endeavor!
Reach 30,000 Local
Residents with Hollywood Shopper
 Advertising
space is now available for those looking to get
their message out to 30,000 local residents. The
November issues of the Hollywood Shopper brought
in 70 customers for the Farmers Market, 21
reservations for the Holiday Inn, and Universal
Studios is still receiving customers from their
ad! Space is limited so sign up now to
reserve a ½ page ad ($699) or a full page ad
($1200) and we will take care of the rest!
All ads are full color, full bleed on glossy
paper and will be in 30,000 Hollywood homes by
mid-May! Contact
kaylee@hollywoodchamber.net for more
details.
Foundation Plans 15th
Annual WOD Fundraiser
 The Hollywood Chamber Community Foundation is
already planning the 15th Annual Women of
Distinction fundraiser which will be held at The
Globe at Universal on May 8, 2008. This is the
largest fundraiser of the year for the Hollywood
Chamber Community Foundation, which raised more
than $100,000 last year. The WOD planning committee is
seeking sponsors and silent auction items.
Volunteers who are interested in serving on the
event committee, or soliciting sponsorships and
auction items can contact Mick Barrett,
mick@hollywoodchamber.net
Free
business counseling at the Hollywood Chamber
Offered by the Service Corps of Retired
Executives (SCORE)
Richard Krelstein, a retired business
turn-around specialist
Consulting services will be available most
Fridays 9:30 - 11:30am
To schedule an
appointment, call Vivian at (323)469-8311.
Attend a Free Small Business Fair
Sponsored
by Judy Chu, Ph.D., Chair, California State
Board of Equalization
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. (check-in begins at 8:30
a.m.)
Hilton Universal City
555 Universal Hollywood Drive
Universal City, CA 91608
Free admission
To register online visit
www.boe.ca.gov/sutax/tpsched.htm
For more information contact: Call
213-593-1311
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