Volume 3, Issue 1

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Chamber Events Datebook

January

1/14 - Business After Five Mixer

1/27 - Annual Dinner

February

2/25 - New Members Reception

 

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New Laws For 2009:

How They Will Affect Your Business

We welcome 2009 with new legislation that will impact businesses in California – covering everything from texting while driving, to political speech, to the posting of nutritional information.  Read on for a list of seven new laws, released by the California Chamber of Commerce, to prepare yourself and your business for the New Year.

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Ruben Barrales, President & Chief Executive Officer

 

 

As we enter the New Year, San Diegans face an uncertain economic period.  Spurred by the downturn in the housing market and exacerbated by the global credit crunch, our region has not escaped the economic slow down that has impacted our businesses.

 

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Doug Holman, Vice President of Membership

 

 

Doesn’t everyone have a saying? You know what I mean, some quirky sage advice shared by an elder or borrowed from literature.  Statements like “a penny saved is a penny earned;” or “its not whether you win or lose but instead how you play the game;” or “what you see is what you get.”

 

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James Clark, Mexico Business Center Director General

 

The Mexico Business Center has set April 20-23, 2008, for its fourth annual bi-national San Diego/Baja California Mission to Mexico. Delegates on the mission will meet with federal government officials on issues of concern to the border region, including easing wait times at the border and security.   

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On December 8, 2008, Chamber President and CEO Ruben Barrales joined public and private sector leaders in a press conference to celebrate the signing of a Presidential Permit for the Otay Mesa Port of Entry.  The event marked the end of the 15-day public comment period, making the permit final and official.

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Board Member Bio:

Donna Jones, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

 

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