Can you make your business more energy efficient?

Join our next Knowledge & Networking Lunch with guests from Clean Power Alliance, Southern California Edison and Ventura County Regional Energy Alliance. They will discuss the industry trends and changes impacting businesses on Tuesday, May 9 from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm at the Residence Inn by Marriott/River Ridge.

Discount available: Mandatory harassment training for your employees

Did you know that California employers with five or more employees are now required to provide harassment training? Get a 20% discount as an Oxnard Chamber member.

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Get noticed: Sponsor the 2019 State of the City luncheon

Increase awareness of your business by becoming a sponsor of our 2019 State of the City event. Two levels of sponsorship are still available. The luncheon happens June 7 at the Embassy Suites Mandalay Beach Resort and features Mayor Tim Flynn and City Manager Alex Nguyen.

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Common sense is an uncommon virtue

If passed, Assembly Bill 161 would prohibit large businesses (those with gross annual sales of $1 million or more) from issuing paper receipts to customers, unless the customer requests one, explains Chamber CEO Nancy Lindholm.

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April 25

Board of Directors

Noon-1:30 pm

April 25

Community & Business Awards

6:00-9:00 pm

April 26

OXYP Breakfast

8:30-9:30 am

May 1

Chamber Ambassadors

12:30-1:30 pm

May 8

Oxnard Young Professionals

9:00-10:00 am

May 9

Military Appreciation Committee

8:00-9:00 am

May 9

Knowledge & Networking Lunch

11:30 am -1:30 pm

May 13

Business Advocacy Committee

12:00 - 1:30 pm

May 15

Executive Committee

3:30 - 5:00 pm

May 15

Happy Hour 1.5 at Red Lobster

5:00 - 6:30 pm

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5 Things the Chamber Did for You Last Week

Welcomed members at Happy Hour 1.5 hosted by Coastal Village, which included tours of their newly opened apartment homes.
Members of the Oxnard Leadership Program enjoyed history day arranged by local historian Jeffrey Maulhardt with tours of Oxnard Historic Farm Park, the original Oxnard sugar beet factory, the Carnegie Museum and Heritage Square.
Conducted a business visit at Mission Produce, the largest packer, shipper and exporter of fresh avocados in the world.
Held an Executive Committee meeting for Chamber Officers to review the organization’s financial reports and membership growth.
Met with Holly Schroeder of the Santa Clarita Valley Economic Development Corporation to learn how they launched their successful organization and what it takes to keep it going strong.

Did you know that our Military Appreciation Committee works with local military installations to foster a relationship between the business community and Armed Forces?

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American Red Cross

836 Calle Plano

Camarillo, CA 93012

(805) 987-1514

www.redcross.org

Autism Society Ventura County

P.O. Box 1558

Camarillo, CA 93011

(805) 496-1632

www.autismventura.org

Burgerim

191 East Gonzales Road

Oxnard, CA 93036

(805) 919-0704

www.burgerim/our-locations/oxnard

Castro Canvas Designs

730 Arcturus Avenue, Unit 14

Oxnard, CA 93033

(805) 758-0076

www.castrocanvasdesigns.com

Mission Bank

1500 Palma Drive, Suite 211

Ventura, CA 93003

(805) 601-8555

www.missionbank.com

*Referred by Josh Damigo of Influence Ecology

Perez Family Funeral Home

1347 Del Norte Road

Camarillo, CA 93010

(805) 983-3457

www.perezfamilyfuneralhome.com

SimpliPhi Power, Inc.

3100 Camino Del Sol

Oxnard, CA 93030

(805) 640-6700

https://simpliphipower.com

Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation

3892 State Street, Suite 220

Santa Barbara, CA 93105

(805) 962-7466

www.teddybearcancerfoundation.org

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News from the California Chamber of Commerce

U.S. DOL Proposes Regular Rate, Joint-Employer Regulations

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division proposed a new rule on how employers calculate an employee’s regular rate of pay for purposes of paying overtime. The department also proposed a new rule to revise and clarify the responsibilities of employers and joint employers to employees in joint-employer arrangements .