Chamber Launches
Efforts to Assist Small Businesses
 With
the current downturn in the economy, the
Hollywood Chamber of Commerce is redoubling its
efforts to serve the small business portion of
the membership. A new Small Business Committee
has been established with Dr. Fariba Kalantari,
DDS, and Michael Druyen of Certified Printers as
co-chairs. The committee met this week to
discuss programs to assist small businesses.
Among the projects being pursued are:
sponsoring industry networking breakfasts,
organizing a seminar on credit issues with
Hollywood’s banking institutions, conducting a
survey of small businesses to determine their
needs and ways the Chamber can assist, and
developing an online chatroom to share
information on business issues. The committee
is already hosting a “Grow Your Business”
roundtable discussion on Friday, November 14th
(more information elsewhere in this online
news).
Still Time to Reserve
for All Hallows Eve
The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Community
Foundation’s 7th annual “All Hallow’s Eve”
Fundraiser will be held at Hollywood Forever
Cemetery this Thursday, October 30th, 5:30pm to
8:30pm. Reserve today and join us for lots of
fun at this fundraiser:
Hollywood Forever golf cart tours, magic and
mystery, fortune tellers, haunted walking tours,
face painters, Soozy’s Spooky caricatures, a
journey inside the Mausoleum, witches brew bar,
frightening food stations, grand prize raffle
drawing and spooky surprises!
All in attendance will have the chance to
win prizes throughout the night- including a
trip for two on Continental Airlines, limousine
service to LAX, and weekend stays at a number of LA’s
hottest hotels! Our top sponsors
this year are Farmers Market, Millennium
Partners/Argent Ventures, The Clarett Group,
Sunset Gower / Sunset Bronson Studios, and
Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Tickets are
$39. You can still place your reservation
online or by calling Vivian at
323-469-8311. For sponsorship opportunities
please email Kaylee Kiecker, V.P. of Marketing
and Business Development at
kaylee@hollywoodchamber.net. All
net proceeds go directly to the Hollywood
Chamber of Commerce Community Foundation.
Entertainment Luncheon
To Feature Head of AMPAS
 Find
out the latest happening at the Motion Picture
Academy as keynote
speaker Bruce Davis, the executive director of
the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences
addresses the Hollywood Chamber’s annual
Entertainment Industry Luncheon. Hear an
update on the status of AMPAS much anticipated Hollywood Motion Picture Museum
and other Academy projects. The Chamber will
also be presenting the Hollywood Star Award to A.C. Lyles of Paramount Pictures, recognizing
his 80-years of service to the industry. The
luncheon will be held at Hollywood Roosevelt
Hotel on Wednesday, November 5th,
11:30am to 1:30pm
with registration beginning at 11:30 a.m.
Advance reservations are $75 per person or $800
for a table of 10. A limited number of
sponsorships are also still available by
contacting Kaylee Kiecker at the Chamber.
Presenting sponsors include The Hollywood
Reporter, Iron Mountain Film & Storage, and
Paramount Pictures. Other supporting
sponsors include: Andrews International
Security, Paramount Contractors, Ramsey-Shilling
Commercial Real Estate, and Sunset Gower &
Sunset Bronson Studios. Register
online
or call 323-469-8311.
Take Advantage of
Roundtable to Grow Your Business
Opportunity for Challenging Times - Growing
Business Roundtable Provides Free Information &
Advice!
On Friday November 14th the
Chamber's growing (small) businesses are invited
to attend an open discussion "roundtable" with
SCORE counselor Richard Krelstein. SCORE, a
resource partner with the U.S. Small Businesses
Administration (SBA), is a nonprofit association
dedicated to counseling, mentoring and training
small businesses. Mr. Krelstein will be
available to answer questions, offer advice,
and discuss ways to deal with the challenging
economic climate facing businesses
today. The event will be held at the Chamber
offices, 7018 Hollywood Boulevard, from 8:00a.m.
to 9:00 a.m. There is no charge to attend.
Continental breakfast will be served.
Discounted valet parking is available at the
Roosevelt Hotel (enter via Orange). Space is
limited - please RSVP to
vivian@hollywoodchamber.net, or call (323)
469-8311 x11.
Hollywood
Chamber’s “Police And Firefighters Appreciation
BBQ”
Please join us in supporting the Chamber’s
effort to show appreciation to Hollywood’s
police and firefighters who continuously
risk their lives to protect communities
throughout Los Angeles. Each year, we give back
to these local heroes by providing a fun day of
great BBQ food, raffle prizes and heartfelt
thanks at the Los Angeles Police Department
(LAPD) Hollywood Division station, 1358 North
Wilcox. This year’s event will be held on
Thursday, November 13, from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00
p.m. and ask for your participation. The
Hollywood Chamber of Commerce is currently
seeking volunteers to come out and show thanks
by helping us serve the more than 200 police and
firefighters. We are also seeking partners who
are able to offer food, small monetary
donations, and/or gift certificates to be
raffled off to the officers and firefighters.
This is event provides excellent exposure for
donors as it includes visits from the media,
local legislators, and appreciative
celebrities! For more information on how to get
involved, please contact Kaylee Kiecker at
kaylee@hollywoodchamber.net.
Chamber to be
Honored by LACER
The Hollywood Chamber of
Commerce is being honored by LACER, Hollywood’s
afterschool program, at the nonprofit agency’s
annual fundraising brunch on Sunday, November
16th at The Highlands Hollywood, Hollywood &
Highland LACER has been a long-time member of
the Hollywood Chamber serving the youth of Los
Angeles since 1995. More than 2,900 middle and
high school students benefit from LACER’s free
arts and literacy-based after school programs
each year. Members who wish to support the
Chamber and LACER are encouraged to attend this
13th Annual Super-Star Celebration. The
Highlands Hollywood is located at 6801 Hollywood
Blvd., 4th floor. Brunch and silent auction will
be held 10:30am to 12 Noon followed by
performances and awards from 12:30pm to 2pm. For
more information on sponsorship opportunities or
reservations, please visit
www.lacerstars.org or call 323-957-6481.
Chamber Recommends
Positions on Ballot Measures
On Tuesday, November 4 voters
across the State will be asked to vote on a
series of important Ballot measures. The
Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
officially endorsed the following November 2008
Ballot Initiatives:
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Proposition 1A
Safe, Reliable
High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act for the
21st Century
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Proposition 1A asks
voters to approve $9.95 billion of general
obligation bonds that will help to fund a
high speed train between San Francisco and
Los Angeles. The train system is estimated
to be completed by 2030 and will allow
passengers to travel between San Francisco
and Los Angeles in about 2 hours and 40
minutes. Proposition 1 is estimated to
Create 160,000 construction jobs and 450,000
permanent new jobs -that can't be
outsourced. The Proposition will
additionally take 92 million vehicle trips
off of the road every year and reduce
greenhouse gas emissions by 12 billion
pounds a year. It is expected that the
Rail system will also reduce California’s
dependence on foreign oil by up to 12.7
million barrels a year as well as increase
commerce and tourism throughout the state.
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Proposition 3
Children’s Hospital
Bond Act” Grant Program
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This measure authorizes
the state to sell $980 million in general
obligation bonds for capital improvement
projects at children’s hospitals, including
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Children’s
hospitals focus their efforts on the health
care needs of children by providing
diagnostic, therapeutic, and rehabilitative
services to injured, disabled, and sick
infants and children. Many children
receiving services in these hospitals are
from low income families and have
significant health care needs.
The money raised from the bond sales could
be used for the construction, expansion,
remodeling, renovation, furnishing,
equipping, financing, or refinancing of
children’s hospitals in the state. |
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Proposition 11
The Voters First Act
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Proposition 11, “The
Voters First Act” would create an
independent 14-Person Redistricting
Commission (5 Democrats, 5 Republicans, 4
other) that would reconfigure California
State Senate, California State Assembly and
California Board of Equalization districts,
using strict constitutional criteria. The
Act establishes an open and transparent
process that attempts to ensure fairly drawn
district boundaries and proposes to end the
conflict of interest, back room deals and
carving up of communities, cities and
counties that have occurred under the
current system. |
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Measure J
LA Community Colleges General Obligation
Bond Proposal
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Measure J asks voters to
approve a $3.5 billion general obligation
bond to support capital improvements,
facilities construction and improvements,
funding of specific workforce development
programs and other projects and programs
within the Los Angeles Community College
District. This funding is essential to train
students and professionals for high demand
occupations such as nursing, health care,
construction, and green technology jobs. |
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Measure R
MTA ½ Cent Sales Tax for Transportation
Projects
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Measure R authorizes the
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation
Agency (MTA) to adopt a 0.5% sales tax in
Los Angeles County to be used for mass
transit, highway improvements; and traffic
light synchronization projects throughout LA
County. The bill is estimated to generate
$40 billion over the next 30 years. MTA’s
Proposed Expenditure Plan includes light
rail transit projects, road interchange
improvements, road enhancements, grade
separations and even a possible expansion of
the Metro Rail system by another 32 miles
and construction of 160 more miles of
carpool lanes, which could increase their
rail system by 50%. This is the primary
funding source for the “subway to the sea”,
including the Alternative 11 loop from
Hollywood. Without this measure, there is
no funding identified for the subway.
Additionally, the projects listed in MTA’s
Expenditure plan could reduce 14 tons of
pollution and 725 metric tons of greenhouse
gas emissions annually by improving bus
passenger time and increase transit capacity
by 25%. |
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For more information
on these important November Ballot
Initiatives, please contact the Chamber’s
Vice President of Public Policy, Nicole
Shahenian at
Nicole@Hollywoodchamber.net |
MEMBER ALERT!
WARNING - If you receive, or have received, an
e-mail from SmartGuy.com, Smartguyerica.com,
or note the web address
www.graphicaldreams.com,
please do not open or respond. The message is
not from a Chamber member, and was sent without
authorization from the Hollywood Chamber of
Commerce.
 Support
Hollywood’s
Hail-A-Taxi
Pilot Program
A six-month test
program is underway in central Hollywood and
Downtown to see if there is enough demand by
passengers to make a permanent policy allowing
people to hail taxis. The Chamber, a strong proponent of the
new policy, encourages its members to help make
the test a success by taking advantage of the
opportunity to hail taxis.
Oct 30, 2008 at 7:00 - 9:30 AM
The WaMu Business Series: Targeting The Hispanic
Consumer
at
CBS Television City
- Los Angeles, CA $25.00
Get your complimentary ticket at
www.kfwb.com/wamu
Hollywood Chamber members are invited to attend
the ongoing KFWB/WaMu Business Series. Finding
new customers for your business in today's
economy is more important than ever. Join KFWB
NEWS 980 for The WaMu Business Series: Big Ideas
for Small Business, Thursday, October 30th on
The Price Is Right Stage at CBS Television City
to learn how you can grow your business by
targeting the Hispanic consumer. Join us for a
panel discussion, moderated by KFWB NEWS 980
Anchor Penny Griego and featuring California
Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi, Helen
Hernandez of The Imagen Foundation and more! Get
your complimentary ticket at
www.kfwb.com/wamu
City of Los Angeles
Technology & Education Summit
Wednesday, November 12, 7:30am-3:30pm
at the Los Angeles Convention Center
1201 South Figueroa Street, Los
Angeles, CA 90015
Randi Levin, Chief Technology Officer & General
Manager and the City of Los Angeles would like
to welcome you to attend the City of Los Angeles
Technology & Education Summit coming to the Los
Angeles Convention Center Concourse Hall on
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008. The conference
hours are 7:30am-3:30pm, registration opens at
7:00am. Registration is complimentary for you,
courtesy of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.
The purpose of the City of Los Angeles
Technology & Education Summit is to support
education, economic development, and the
proliferation of information technology. You
will enjoy the demonstrations, networking, and
presentations. To register for complimentary
admission, please visit www.techedsummit.com
and enter Discount Code CA08-HOLLYWOOD.
If you have registration questions, please
contact (503) 625-5300 or
wss@paramountworldgroup.com or visit or
visit
www.theitsummit.com.
HALLOWEEN CANDY-FOR-CLEANING
PROGRAM.
Tooth Fairy Rewards Trick or Treaters at Famous
Hollywood Dental Care.
Click here!
KBKG reduces
taxes with Enterprise Zone Tax Credits
Members Take 15-20% Off with
I&A Dry Cleaners:
Call 323-953-9988
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Member News, Events and Discount Offers
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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