The Chamber of Commerce’s Business and Community Political Action Committee (BACPAC) invites you to the Takin' Care of Business BBQ, a unique opportunity to mix and mingle with our current Pleasanton office-holders as well as current candidates for office. There will be no speeches, just a casual setting in which to enjoy some ribs, beverages and conversation.

The Takin' Care of Business BBQ is on Wednesday, October 5, 2022 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Barone’s Backyard. Cost is $75 per person, which includes a BBQ dinner from the Lickety Spit BBQ team and drinks.

The event is open to everyone in our community. All Pleasanton politicians and candidates have been invited to attend.

The Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce will recognize those deserving individuals, groups and businesses who have demonstrated excellence and leadership in business, volunteer activities and achievement in Pleasanton on Monday, October 24, 2022 at a community celebration open to the public. The Community Service Awards began in 1963 to recognize good people doing great things in the Pleasanton community and since then hundreds of recipients have been honored.

The recipients for Pleasanton’s Community Service Awards 

for 2022 are:

This event will celebrate amazing people who go the extra mile to make Pleasanton a fabulous place to live and do business. The public is invited to attend this fun-filled evening, featuring appetizers and drinks in the open-air vista veranda overlooking the beautiful Pleasanton skyline at Callippe Preserve Golf Course. Cost to attend is $75 per person, $85 after October 9, 2022, and tickets are on sale now at www.pleasanton.org.

A limited number of sponsorship opportunities are available. If you are interested in company recognition through an event that is evidence that we live and work in a thriving community, contact Susie Weiss at the Pleasanton Chamber at susie@pleasanton.org.

Nina Pomeroy Photography and Family Matters are partnering to host the chamber's October networking mixer on Wednesday, October 12, 2022 in the courtyard of the corporate park at Koll Center.

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Networking mixers are a benefit of chamber membership, and are free for chamber members to attend.

The Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce would like to thank all of our sponsors, golfers, contributors and volunteers for a wonderful day at our annual Golf Outing.

We returned to Callippe Preserve Golf Course for our biggest fundraising event of the year, and we were thrilled to have over 120 golfers participate in a fun-filled afternoon. The day was successful for the Chamber, and we realize that this is due to the many participants and contributors, such as you. On top of 18 holes of scramble golf, golfers had great sandwiches from Safeway for lunch, on-course tacos from Rancho Grande, beer served by one of OMRON's robots, margaritas and bundt cakes just to name a few followed by dinner and raffle prizes. Contests for putting, long drive, and closest to the pin were part of the day as well.

We hope you had a good time and enjoyed the day, and we hope to see you all at our golf tournament next year.

Serendipity Beauty Lounge was created to provide a luxurious experience centered around selfcare. Focusing on a collaborative process to revitalize the best version of you. Offering the latest technology to address your skincare needs. They welcome all genders in need of a space to unwind and turn back the hands of time. Located at 4450 Black Avenue, Suite A in Pleasanton.

Ribbon cuttings increase the visibility of a grand opening, new location, ground breaking or special anniversary. The chamber brings the giant scissors and the red ribbon, invites our ambassadors and publicizes the event in various publications. To schedule a ribbon cutting, email Dawn.

You're invited to join the chamber and our ambassadors at the following ribbon cutting ceremonies

4233 Rosewood Drive #9, Pleasanton

Celebrating one-year anniversary

1069 Serpentine Lane, Suite 500, Pleasanton

Celebrating grand opening of new warehouse

5976 W. Las Positas Blvd., Suite 110, Pleasanton

Celebrating grand opening

The Pleasanton Young Professionals (PYPs) is the premier networking group for emerging and established young professionals ages 21-40.

Neighborhood Sports Bar and Kitchen - Learn more here

Learn more about the PYPs on our website, on Facebook and on Instagram.

The Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce hosted a Candidates Forum, featuring the city council candidates in the November 2022 election. The forum took place virtually last week. Watch it here at your leisure.

There are five candidates for two City Council seats. For District 1, Jeff Nibert and Dean Wallace are seeking to be elected while in District 3, incumbent Julie Testa will face off against Joel Liu and Jamie Yee. Mayor Karla Brown is running unopposed.

The Chamber relies on Pleasanton 2025: A Community Vision as its local public policy agenda, committing volunteer and staff time to work toward its fulfillment as a catalyst, convener and champion for all things Pleasanton.

Every second Wednesday of the month at 12:00 noon, the Pleasanton Chamber brings stakeholders together to focus community resources, time and talent to achieve greater understanding of issues, obstacles and opportunities related to Pleasanton 2025: A Community Vision.

The Pleasanton 2025 Forums are held in a hybrid format, in-person at the Chamber or virtually via Zoom. October's Pleasanton 2025 Forum takes place on Wednesday, October 12 and will feature James Paxson, General Manager of Hacienda, discussing what is happening at Hacienda, including possible housing.

Presented by Kathleen O’Leary, Licensed Agent, JB Insurance Services

This is a meeting presenting a Medicare Advantage Plan and is open to everyone.

October 18, November 1, or November 15

10:00 a.m. at the Pleasanton Chamber office

Anyone who needs assistance with Medicare.

Email Kathleen in advance - kathleen@jbinsurance.biz or call Kathleen's cell 510-304-9120

Our Tradeshow Mixers are held two times a year and replace our monthly networking mixer. The Fall Tradeshow Mixer is set for Wednesday, November 9, 2022 at the Fairgrounds.

Companies and organizations can promote themselves, connect with local business and community leaders and grow their customer base by participating as a vendor. The event features food tastes from local restaurants as well as beer, wine and appetizers and the opportunity to network with businesses in a fun and interactive setting.

The Chamber’s Economic Development and Government Relations (EDGR) Committee meets monthly to research topics that are vital to Pleasanton’s economy. EDGR members hear from subject matter experts, conduct research, and when appropriate, make recommendations for action to the Chamber Board of Directors. EDGR leads the Chamber's advocacy efforts on local public policy priorities as defined in Pleasanton 2025: A Community Vision.