October 1
Calabasas Chamber
Government Affairs Meeting
12:00 pm
 Wolf Creek Restaurant & Brewing Co.
26787 Agoura Rd.
(818) 222-5680

Chatsworth / Porter Ranch Chamber
Interviewing Workshop: Successful Selection
Guest Speakers: Romy Lampert and Mona Strehler
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Chamber Office
10038 Old Depot Plaza Rd.
(818) 341-2428 

October 2
Canoga Park / West Hills Chamber
Ribbon Cutting
 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Toro Kitchen
7801 Canoga Ave.
(818) 884-4222 

October 3 
Woodland Hills / Tarzana Chamber
Business Networking Breakfast
7:00 am - 9:00 am
Warner Center Marriott
21850 Oxnard Street
(818) 347-4737 

Granada Hills Chamber
Networking Luncheon
Guest Speaker: Lisa Kassner (Prop 37)
12:00 pm
El Queso Grande
10152 Balboa Blvd.
(818) 368-3235

October 4
Chatsworth / Porter Ranch Chamber
Candidate Forum for Assembly District 38
Edward Headington and Scott Wilk
7:00 am - 9:00 am 
Porter Valley Country Club
19216 Singing Hills Drive
(818) 341-2428

Woodland Hills / Tarzana Chamber
90 Day Challenge - Ribbon Cutting
5:00 pm
Asaka Sushi & Grill
6020 Canoga Ave
(818) 347-4737

October 5
TGIF

October 6
Winnetka Chamber
Children's Safety Fair
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Sunnybrae Elementary School
20620 Arminta Street   

And Beyond...Keep this in your radar

October 14
Encino Chamber
25th Annual "A Taste of Encino"
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Ventura Blvd., between Balboa & Amestoy
(818) 789-4711

October 20
Woodland Hills / Tarzana Chamber
13th Annual "Family Fair"
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Corner of Victory / Topanga
(818) 347-4737

Calabasas Chamber
Annual Pumpkin Festival
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Juan Batista DeAnza Park
(818) 222-5680

October 21
Calabasas Chamber
Annual Pumpkin Festival
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Juan Batista DeAnza Park
(818) 222-5680

Sherman Oaks Chamber
22nd Annual "Street Fair"
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Ventura Blvd., between Van Nuys Blvd & Kester
(818) 906-1951

October 26
Sun Valley Area Chamber
7th Annual Casino Night
5:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Fairways Restaurant
10400 Glenoaks Blvd.
(818) 768-2014

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2012
5:30-10 PM

Fairways Restaurant
10400 Glenoaks Blvd.
Pacoima, CA 91331

TICKETS $25
Includes All Food, Entertainment and Unlimited Gaming!
GAME SPONSORSHIP $150
CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP $500 & up

(818) 768-2014

Saturday, September 29th 2012
6PM
Tickets $20

Polynesian Dance Show, Hawaiian and Tahitian Dancers and Wild Fire Dancers
Come early and meet Elvis!!!!!

LIVE BAND ‘THE UNKOWDS’ ROCK AND COUNTRY DANCING
RAFFLES * CASH * GIFT CARDS * TRIPS * RAFFLES
9026 Sunland Blvd
Sun Valley, CA 91352

(818) 767 9461

Saturday, September 29 - Sunday, September 30, 2012
Carmageddon II, the huge I-405 Freeway Closure, is now scheduled for September 29-30, 2012. 
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), Metrolink, Los Angeles Police Department, California Highway Patrol, Los Angeles Department of Transportation and Los Angeles Fire Department are giving the public advance notice to enable everyone to make all necessary advance travel arrangements to avoid the closure area that weekend.

The I-405 is the nation's busiest freeway and will be closed in both directions for 53 consecutive hours between the I-10 and U.S. 101. Half a million motorists drive this portion of the I-405 over a typical weekend.

On Friday, September 28, ramps along the 10-mile closure area will begin to be shut down as early as 7 p.m., and closure of individual freeway lanes will begin at 10 p.m. to ensure full freeway closure by midnight. The closure is scheduled to continue until 5 a.m. Monday morning, Oct. 1. Ramps and connectors will be reopened by 6 a.m. During this closure, the Mulholland Bridge, I-405 freeway and access ramps will be closed.

For latest updates visit the project web site at www.metro.net/405 or follow the project on twitter: twitter.com/I_405 and Facebook at facebook.com/405project.

Up To $37,440 Tax Credits Per Qualified Employee
Social Media Marketing Made Simple
Financing Opportunities
Business Assistance

Date:      Friday, September 14, 2012            
Time:      8:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Location: El Proyecto WorkSource Center
                  9024 Laurel Canyon Boulevard
                  Sun Valley, CA  91352

SPEAKERS:
* JARED KLEBER – THE ENTERPRISE ZONE COMPANY
* LIZ HARSCH – CONSTANT CONTACT / TAILOR-MADE ADVERTISING
* SALVADOR MONCADA – EL PROYECTO WORKSOURCE CENTER
* CIRCE COX – VALLEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CENTER

PLEASE E-MAIL, FAX OR PHONE IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE BUSINESS RESOURCES SEMINAR
E-Mail: ccox@vedc.org
Fax:       (818) 538-5123
Phone:  (818) 834-0577

September 15th is just around the corner, which means Special Spirit's 3rd Annual Casino Night is almost here.  This is an exclusive event and space is limited, so hurry and make your reservation online! Just $75 will get you in the door for delicious hot food, music, gambling money and lots of fun, fun, and fun!

Special Spirit makes a dramatically positive impact in our riders' lives. Please help us help them.  Join us on September 15th at MK's Corral (9909 Helen Ave. - Shadow Hills, CA 91040) for this special night.

You can buy your ticket(s) right here by pressing the 'Buy Now' button below. This will allow you to RSVP and prepay for your entry using your Credit Card.

If you have any questions, please feel free to email us or call Mary Kay Hughes, our gracious hostess, at 818-359-4263.

Hope to see you there!

Purchase your Casino Night Ticket 2012 right here!
A $75 entry fee comes with hors d'ouevres, two drink tickets, one raffle ticket, $20 in gambling chips, silent auction, entertainment.

Price: $75.00

Buy Tickets Here

Join the Sun Valley Area Chamber of Commerce and
Pacifica Hospital of the Valley for the Monthly After-Hours Networking Mixer.

August 16, 2012
5:30 - 7:30pm

Pacifica Hospital of the Valley
9449 San Fernando Road
Sun Valley, CA 91352

Call to RSVP (818) 768-2014

About Pacifica Hospital of the Valley
Pacifica Hospital of the Valley, a 242-bed acute care facility, has been a major provider of healthcare to adults and children in the San Fernando Valley for over three decades. The hospital offers a full range of inpatient and outpatient services, including 24-hour Emergency Care, Surgery, Behavioral Health Services and Maternity. Comprehensive ancillary support includes  Ultrasound, MRI and Nuclear Medicine.

Please Remeber to bring a Door Prize for the Raffle!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 20, 2012 ~ Sherman Oaks, CA. The United Chambers of Commerce has taken the official positions on the following critical issue facing the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles County and all of California. 

Resolutions Taken on July 16, 2012
The following positions were taken:

Extension of Measure R: OPPOSED
In 2008 the voters approved a half cent sales tax for transportation improvements throughout Los Angeles County for the next 30 years. Now we are being asked to extend the half cent sales tax for another 30 years. On November 6, 2012 this will be on the ballot and a 2/3 voter approval is required

AB 2659 - Troops to Trucks: SUPPPORT
This will allow military personnel who drove commercial motor vehicles while serving in the military two years prior to discharge, and meet other strict standards, to waive the driving skills test when applying for a commercial driver's license for a similar vehicle.

SB 1234 - Retirement Bill: OPPOSED
SB 1234 would mandate that all business that do not current have qualifying retirement plans, be required to facilitate, withhold employee payroll deductions, transmit those deductions and provide other administrative services to a yet to be created State of California run Pension Trust.  The Bill would create an enormous  new state bureaucracy and put the state in direct completion with private business in the administration of private pension plans.  An area in which the State has no current expertise. The Co-author of the has stated that he has no intention of complying with ERISA, the Federal body of law that governs Employee Benefits.  This fact would then call into question the deductibility of contributions and expenses on a Federal Tax level.