Chamber Lobbies
in Sacramento for Hollywood
A delegation of
representatives from the Hollywood Chamber of
Commerce visited legislators in Sacramento late
last month to advocate issues of importance to
Hollywood. Chamber representatives met with
Assemblymembers Kevin Deleon (D-45), Mervyn
Dymally (D-52), Mike Feuer (D-42), Betty
Karnette (D-54), Paul Krekorian (D-43), and with
staff from the office of Governor
Schwarzenegger.
“The Chamber’s Sacramento
trip was a great success”, remarked Chamber
Chair and leader of the Sacramento delegation
Mark Panatier of the A.F. Gilmore Company, “The
annual trip provides an important opportunity
for our Board to have direct interaction with
our lawmakers and to openly discuss issues of
concern not only to Hollywood businesses but to
the entire Hollywood community.”
Among the issues discussed
by the Chamber delegation, during the trip
included: the proposed Hollywood Freeway Central
Park, health care funding and reforms, runaway
production and anti-piracy legislation, tourism,
and State Enterprise Zones.
The Hollywood Chamber’s
Legislative Action Committee plans annual
advocacy visits to Washington D.C and Sacramento
each Spring. If you are interested in becoming
active in the Chamber’s advocacy initiatives and
would like to become a member of the Legislative
Action Committee, please contact the Chamber’s
Vice President of Public Policy, Nicole
Shahenian at 323-468-1373 or via e-mail at
Nicole@hollywoodchamber.net.
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Economic Summit will
focus on Taking Hollywood to the Next Level
There may be a
slowdown in real estate across the nation, but a
lot is still happening in Hollywood. The
Hollywood Chamber’s popular Hollywood
Economic Development Summit 2008 will
take place on Thursday, June 19th, at
the Cinerama Dome. This year, the summit will
focus on “taking Hollywood to the next level”
and will highlight changes planned along the
Selma Avenue corridor. A special award will be
presented to James M. Nederlander, Sr., for his
visionary leadership in preserving the Pantages
Theatre and investing in Hollywood. To see the
complete list of sponsors and details on the
conference as well as to make your reservation,
click here.
Reserve here
Chamber Exec and
Police Captain to be Honored
Hollywood
Community Housing Corporation (HCHC) will be
holding its annual Flavors of Hollywood
benefit at the Hancock Park home of Vicki and
Jerry Neuman on Saturday, June 21, from 6 p.m.
to 10 p.m. This year’s event will honor Chamber
President & CEO Leron Gubler, LAPD Captain Clay
Farrell and Wolfgang Puck Catering for their
commitment to the community. Admission is $125
per person. HCHC is a long-time Hollywood
nonprofit agency that has rehabbed numerous
Hollywood residential properties and built
ground-up affordable housing to meet Hollywood’s
growing needs. For further information or to
make reservations, call (323)469-0710 or go to
www.hollywoodhousing.org.
“Are We There Yet?”
Universal Studios Introduces The Simpsons Ride
LA Inc and Universal
Studios hosted a wonderful event recently
showcasing Universal’s newest attraction, The
Simpsons Ride. On the ride, you go with Homer,
Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie as you enter
through the carnival-like midway and visit
Krustyland, the low-budget theme park created by
famed TV personality and shameless product
huckster Krusty the Clown! You embark on a wild,
over-the-top ride through the park… flying,
floating, and more or less crashing your way
through Krustyland’s kiddie attractions, stunt
shows, and thrill rides. It was a great thrill
to experience it first-hand with other LA Inc
members.
On that note, the Hollywood
Chamber would like to share an update from
Universal Studios regarding the recent fire:
“Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal
CityWalk have taken a "the show must go on"
stance and are open for business as usual after
a much-publicized weekend fire that damaged the
King Kong backlot attraction and one area of
film sets that were frequently visited by the
Studio Tour. All Rides, shows and attractions
are open and operating normally, including the
new and much-acclaimed "The Simpsons Ride,"
which opened to spectacular reviews just weeks
ago and joined "Revenge of the Mummy--The Ride"
and "Jurassic Park--The Ride” as stand-out
Universal Studios Hollywood Thrill-ride
experiences. Neither Universal CityWalk, the
popular entertainment, dining and retail complex
nor the Universal CityWalk Cinemas were impacted
and have also opened for business as usual. The
Gibson Amphitheatre, the Sheraton Universal and
Universal Hilton Hotels are fully operational
and were not affected by the incident. Universal
Studios Hollywood's parent company, NBC
Universal, has announced its determination to
rebuild and replace the film sets that were lost
in the fire. Specifically, the New York Streets
sets will be reconstructed and a new, compelling
guest experience will ultimately replace the
22-year-old King Kong attraction.”
The Hollywood Chamber and
its members wish the very best to our friends at
Universal Studios.
Chamber Foundation
Awards two Grants
The Hollywood
Chamber Community Foundation awarded two $2,500
grants last week. The LAPD was awarded a grant
to assist with their annual National Night Out
Against Crime to be held in August at Hollywood
Division. Another grant was assigned to PAH/Nation.
PAH stands from Project Accessible Hollywood and
assists students in getting digital training in
the creation of videos, giving them their first
introduction to potential careers in
entertainment.
Memorial Service
Announced for Robert Nudelman
A community
memorial service has been announced for
long-time community activist Robert W. Nudelman,
who passed away on May 3rd. The
service will take place at The Music Box
Theatre, 6126 Hollywood Blvd., on Thursday, June
12th, from 6 to 8 p.m. Robert was
very active in Hollywood Heritage and
preservation issues, and was one of the most
authoritative figures on Hollywood history. He
was also active in the Chamber’s Economic
Development Committee. Persons attending the
service are encouraged to RSVP by June 10th
to
info@hollywoodheritage.com or call
(310)364-4553. In lieu of flowers, donations
may be made to: Hollywood Heritage, Inc. ,
Robert W. Nudelman Memorial Preservation fund,
P.O. Box 2586, Hollywood, CA 90078.
Holly Hunter Has
Graceful Star Ceremony
 Actress
Holly Hunter was honored last week with the
2,363rd star on the Hollywood Walk of
Fame, in front of the Roosevelt Hotel. On hand
to help her celebrate was the cast of TNT’s
Saving Grace, a cable series on which she
stars. Guest speakers at the event were actor
Ed Harris, director Steven Spielberg and actress
Kate Capshaw. Also present was tennis star
Billie Jean King.
Voice Your Thoughts at
Hollywood Freeway Central Park's Third and Final
Meetings
 Los
Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, City Council
President Eric Garcetti, Councilmember Tom
Labonge, Assemblymember Kevin DeLeón,
Assemblymember Mike Feuer, CRA/LA and Hollywood
Central Park Coalition invite all Hollywood
stakeholders to the third and
final Community-wide Hollywood Central Park
Public Input Planning Meeting. Two separate
dates are set for this third meeting: Saturday,
June 7th, 2008 : 9 to 11 am or Wednesday, June
11th, 2008: 6 to 8 pm. Both meetings will be
held at Santa Monica Charter School located at
1022 N. Van Ness Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038.
Parking off of Van Ness. The agenda will include
reviewing several concepts based on past
meetings and sharing of ideas with
consultants. Your thoughts are important.
Refreshments will be served. Please RSVP Aida
Alvarado, Council District 13 – 323.957.4500 or
aida.alvarado@lacity.org or visit
www.hfcp.org
for more information.
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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.
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