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SBA Southern California 8(a) Conference – ONE WEEK AWAY!

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By Laura Perdew

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Small businesses interested pursuing contracts with public agencies and private corporations are invited to attend the U.S. Small Business Administration’s fourth annual Southern California 8(a) Conference on May 7 from 7:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Resort in Garden Grove.

So Cal’s the largest business development and 8(a) matchmaking event of the year will provide small businesses an opportunity to meet with representatives from Federal, State and local departments, and commercial/prime contractors; access available technical assistance; and learn about upcoming contracts.

MATCHMAKING SESSIONS

Federal: Dept of the Navy – ROICC, Dept of the Navy -NASW, Corona, DHS/ICE, Fort Irwin, Department of General Services (GSA), LA Air Force Base, March Air Reserve Base, Marine Corps – Camp Pendleton, NSWC – Port Hueneme, US Army Corps of Engineers.

State/Local: CA Department of General Services, CalTrans, Metropolitan Water District (MWD), Port of Long Beach, OCTA.

Commercial/Prime Contractors: AMEC – Environmental & Infrastructure, AT&T, Boeing, Clark Construction, Hensel Phelps, Lockheed Martin, Siemens, Southern California Edison, Turner Construction, US Bank, USC Supplier Diversity, Wells Fargo, CBS, City of Riverside, Honda, County of Riverside.

WORKSHOPS

Federal and Non-Federal Acquisition/Forecast

Teaming Opportunities/Mentor-Protégé/Joint Venture – The Mentor-Protégé program helps build effective working relationships between leaders of mature established companies and emerging small …read more

Source: Fullerton Chamber of Commerce

    

High Wind Conditions Could Result in Extended Service Interruptions

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By Laura Perdew

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Due to the current high wind conditions forecast throughout the day and evening hours, Southern California Edison (SCE) reminds its customers that some may experience service interruptions into the late evening, and morning hours. SCE reminds customers to never approach or touch downed power lines.

The Etiwanda fire has not impacted electric service at this time. However, the high wind conditions across the Southland have resulted in a number of outages. As of noon today, 27,500 customers in the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino are experiencing service interruptions due to wind. SCE personnel, which include restoration and repair crews, are responding to outages as they are reported. The company is taking steps to ensure that crews are available to immediately respond to outages. Crews are also being reassigned to areas with outage problems.

Customers may report outages at 1-800-611-1911, online or through the SCE Outages App. SCE will provide the latest information about outages at its website and Twitter.

If you see a downed power line or dangling wire, even if it appears not to be live, don’t touch or approach it, or anything that is in contact with it, and call 911 immediately. Customer safety is a top …read more

Source: Fullerton Chamber of Commerce

    

Quirk-Silva’s Veterans Cemetery Bill Passes Committee

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By Kyle.Drefcinski@asm.ca.gov (Kyle Drefcinski)

Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva and American Legion Chaplain Bill Cook at the Assembly Veterans Affairs Committee hearing on Tuesday April 29th, 2014.

SACRAMENTO – Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva’s (D-Fullerton) Assembly Bill (AB) 1453, a bill that would establish a veterans cemetery in Orange County, passed with unanimous support in the State Assembly Veterans Affairs committee.

“Orange County’s Veterans and their families deserve an accessible location to celebrate the life and contributions of the brave men and women who have courageously served our nation. In addition to the positive outcome today, we have gathered outpouring support from 15 Orange County cities, endorsements from veteran community stakeholders and over 2,000 constituents have contacted our office in support of this project. These are all signs that we must continue to advocate toward finding a final resting place, close to home, for our country’s heroes,” stated Assemblywoman Quirk-Silva.

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Source: Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva

    

Unhealthful Air Quality Forecast due to Etiwanda Fire

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By Laura Perdew

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The South Coast Air Quality Management District has issued a smoke advisory today for portions of western San Bernardino and Riverside counties and eastern Los Angeles County. Air quality may reach the Unhealthy range or higher in these areas due to the Etiwanda Fire.

Smoke production from the fire has been high at times with winds of 70 mph to 80 mph reported. Cities that may experience Unhealthy air quality include: Rancho Cucamonga, Upland, Ontario, Chino, Chino Hills, Riverside, Norco and Corona. Cities in the Pomona/Walnut Valley including Diamond Bar, Walnut, Pomona, San Dimas, La Verne and Claremont may also experience Unhealthy air quality levels.

All individuals are urged to exercise caution and avoid unnecessary outdoor activities in any area directly impacted by smoke. This includes areas where residents can see or smell smoke.

In any area impacted by smoke:
Everyone should avoid any vigorous outdoor or indoor exertion; people with respiratory or heart disease, the elderly, and children should remain indoors. Keep windows and doors closed or seek alternate shelter. Run your air conditioner if you have one. Do not use a swamp cooler or whole-house fan to prevent bringing additional smoke inside. To avoid worsening the health effects of wildfire smoke, …read more

Source: Fullerton Chamber of Commerce

    

Job Killer’ Split Roll Tax on Senate Floor

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By Theresa Harvey

The Senate is expected to consider, CalChamber-opposed SB 1021 (Wolk; D-Davis), a “job killer” bill that authorizes school districts to impose a higher parcel tax on commercial property than residential property.

“This bill is essentially split roll at the local level,” CalChamber Policy Advocate Jennifer Barrera explains in a video on the CalChamber website. “It would allow school districts to pass parcel taxes just against commercial property.”

SB 1021 seeks to redefine the term “special taxes that apply uniformly” to mean special taxes that may be applied discriminatorily and unfairly.

“The bill allows the school districts to impose parcel taxes based upon square footage, use or if it’s an unimproved property,” Barrera says. “So you can see by the classifications that they could easily designate a parcel tax based upon a large enough square footage of property so that they include commercial property, but yet exclude residential property.”

Notably, there is nothing in SB 1021 that would prevent the school district from imposing both a parcel tax based upon use as well as a parcel tax based upon square footage, thereby allowing a district to impose layers of taxes against commercial versus residential property.

For more information visit the CalChamber website.

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Source: Fullerton Chamber of Commerce

    

Governor Signs CalChamber Job Creator Bill

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By Theresa Harvey

(April 30, 2014) A California Chamber of Commerce-supported job creator bill that ensures California remains a competitive environment for an emerging multibillion-dollar industry signed by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. yesterday.

Innovation

AB 777 (Muratsuchi; D-Torrance) has flown through the Legislature with unanimous support to update the California tax code to include equipment used for spaceflight transportation within the business inventory exemption. The bill is consistent with the goals of CalChamber’s 2014 Solutions for a Strong California.

California has long been the home of the world’s most advanced aeronautics and aerospace companies. Recently, this industry has seen innovation with the privatization of spaceflight transportation, which had historically been within the exclusive purview of the federal government.

For more information and updates on legislation, visit CalChamber’s website

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Source: Fullerton Chamber of Commerce