February 6, 2018
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Nominations open for 2018 Community & Business Awards

Opportunity knocks only once a year to honor the people and businesses that make Oxnard an outstanding community. Nominations for the 2018 Business & Community Awards are now open. The deadline is March 23, so get those nominations together now. We all know people who have contributed to the Oxnard community, so why not honor them?

OVERVIEW OF OXNARD'S RICE AVENUE / FIFTH STREET OVERPASS PROJECT

The City of Oxnard is overseeing a project to construct an overpass on Rice Avenue over Fifth Street and the UPRR tracks. The purpose of the infrastructure enhancement is to improve safety at the busy intersection and to streamline traffic and goods movement on Rice Avenue.

Message from our Chair - Michael Wynn Song


As we all know, the President signed the sweeping tax reform bill ushering in a broad range of changes including new rules for income tax rates and deductions, college for savings incentives, estate planning and corporate taxes. These new rules are leaving folks scratching their heads and scrambling to find out what the most sweeping tax reform package in decades means and what actions to consider.

CHAMBER OPENS 
ADVERTISING SALES FOR 2018 GUIDE

One of the Chamber’s signature publications is its annual Business and Community Guide. Advertising sales are now open for the 2018 edition.

As with past editions, the 2018 Guide will be distributed all over town. Most of the hotels in Oxnard make it available to their guests. With its eye-catching cover and beautiful photography, the Guide is something people hold onto and use as a buying reference.

CAPITALIZE ON YOUR CHAMBER BENEFITS!

Learn how to get the most out of your listing on our website. See what complimentary promotional opportunities are available to both new and veteran members. Can participation on a Chamber committee help your business?
It's all available at the February 27 New Member Mingle. "Seasoned" members are also welcome.

KEEP AN EYE OUT: 
Data Verification forms are in the mail

Membership data verification forms will be arriving soon. The forms are designed to make sure the Chamber has the most up-to-date information about its members. This information will be used for the 2018 Oxnard Business and Community Guide. To ensure accurate information is listed, please review the form, make corrections if necessary and return to the Chamber.
CALENDAR

FEBRUARY 8
8:00AM-9:00AM

FEBRUARY 8
11:30AM-1:30PM

FEBRUARY 10
10:30AM-11:00AM

FEBRUARY 12
Noon-1:30PM

FEBRUARY 14
9:00AM-10:00AM

FEBRUARY 14
3:00PM

FEBRUARY 19

FEBRUARY 22
Noon-1:30PM

FEBRUARY 22
4:00PM

FEBRUARY 23
8:15AM-9:15AM

FEBRUARY 27
4:30PM-6:00PM

MARCH 6
Noon-1:00PM

MARCH 8
8:00AM-9:00AM

MARCH 8
11:30AM-1:30PM

MARCH 12
Noon-1:30PM

MARCH 14
9:00AM-10:00AM

MARCH 14
3:00PM
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
Infiniti of Oxnard
1701 Auto Center Drive
Oxnard, CA 93036
(805) 485-9998
Referred by: Fred Ferro

INFINITI OF OXNARD is proud to be your dealership of choice! You can find our new and used dealership at 1701 Auto Center Drive. At INFINITI OF OXNARD, it's our goal to exceed your expectations from test drive to delivery and beyond.

Comfort Real Estate Services, Inc. | Rick Gill
6555 Telephone Road, Suite 5
Ventura, CA 93003
(805) 218-1259

His “clients-first” approach means that you’ll be working with a professional who listens to you, provides expert advice, and works hard on your behalf.

MassMutual - Jaime Arroyo
2571 Park View Court, Suite 271
Oxnard, CA 93036
(805) 317-1448

Jaime Arroyo is a financial representative for MassMutual Financial Group. He guides people through a step by step process to achieve their financial goals.
Connect Hearing
500 E. Esplanade Suite 1225
Oxnard, CA 93036
(805) 485-1290

Connect Hearing is dedicated to providing outstanding patient care and finding customized hearing care solutions that perfectly match each patient's individual needs, lifestyle and budget.

Gabriel's House
1450 South Rose Avenue
Oxnard, CA 93036
(805) 487-3455

Gabriel’s House cares for the orphans and widows of Ventura County in their distress. We share the love of God in a very tangible way, by providing food, shelter and the resources they need (jobs, education, training, planning, and the development of financial and homemaking skills) to help them find permanent solutions that end the risk of homelessness.

Reel Guppy Outdoors
Port Hueneme, CA 93041
(805) 248-2166

Their mission is to provide a positive environment and program for youth using outdoor experiences, emphasizing education and life building lessons, leadership, stewardship and team building.
RENEWALS - THANK YOU FOR YOUR INVESTMENT!
MEMBER MESSAGES




GABRIEL’S HOUSE: PROVIDING FAITH-BASED HEALING AND WHOLENESS TO THE FORMERLY HOMELESS WOMEN AND CHILDREN OF OXNARD
 
Gabriel’s House is a non-profit emergency shelter and transitional living home located in Oxnard dedicated to serving the formerly homeless women and their children of Ventura County.  

EDC-VC ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR THOMAS FIRE AND FLOOD VICTIMS
The Economic Development Collaborative–Ventura County’s special services coordinator,Clare Briglio, 
has announced additional resources now available for businesses recovering from the impact of the Thomas Fire and subsequent floods and mudslides.  

Join us
FEBRUARY 10 | 10:30AM-11:00AM
To Celebrate
Join the Oxnard, Ventura and Camarillo Chambers
FEBRUARY 22 | 4:00PM
5 THINGS WE DID FOR YOU IN THE PAST WEEK
1.Represented the business community on the city of Oxnard’s Measure O Oversight Committee (Measure O is the local ½ cent sales tax approved by voters in 2008).

2.Held an Oxnard Leadership Steering Committee meeting to make sure the 2018 curriculum is ready for the program participants.

3.Had an Oxnard Chamber Political Action Committee meeting to discuss the 2018 recall and to plan a candidates’ forum.

4.Met with the principles of a new business coming to Oxnard and encouraged them to look at Chamber members for goods and services they will need.

5.The top referral category searched on our website in January was “Agriculture,” followed closely behind by “Banks” and “Restaurants and Dining.”
CAL CHAMBER NEWS
TIMELY ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF MAJOR REGS UPHELD IN UNANIMOUS APPEAL COURT RULING
State agencies must take seriously the requirement to conduct a timely, accurate economic analysis of major regulations, according to a just-released opinion by the 5th District Court of Appeal.

In a unanimous opinion upholding the trial court, the appellate justices found that the final economic impact analysis used in rulemaking must be based on evidence, as must the responses to public comments regarding nonspeculative economic impacts which introduce new evidence into the rulemaking file.

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