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Start the New Year Off Networking at the Chamber's Second Tuesday Coffee Next Week!

Tuesday, January 10, 2023

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM PST

Oceanside Chamber of Commerce

928 N Coast Hwy.

Oceanside, CA 92054

You're invited to the Oceanside Chamber conference room Tuesday, January 10th from 8 AM - 9 AM. Second Tuesday Coffee has been a great opportunity for Oceanside Chamber members to connect with other businesses in North County. Attendees will have a chance to give a 1-minute introduction and will have access to a participant list to stay connected after the event. Be sure to bring your business cards! This event is free to Oceanside Chamber members and $20 for prospective members. Online registration is required. Coffee and light refreshments will be provided. 

Military Affairs Forum to Feature Crystal Gates, USO Center Operations and Programs Manager



Thursday, January 12, 2023

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM PST

Oceanside Chamber of Commerce

928 N Coast Hwy.

Oceanside, CA 92054

This month's Speaker will be Crystal Gates, USO Center Operations and Programs Manager. The Oceanside Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Forum provides an avenue for Oceanside Chamber members to learn about key issues relating to Oceanside's relationship with Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton and the servicemembers serving on the base.

Calling All YPs! Oceanside Young Professionals Mixer at the Oceanside Museum of Art



Thursday, January 12, 2023

5:30 PM - 7:30 PM PST

Oceanside Museum of Art

704 Pier View Way

Oceanside, CA 92054

Join the Oceanside Young Professionals for their first get together of the new year! Mingle with like-minded peers, engage in the community, and stay informed on local issues. Chamber members and non-members alike are encouraged to come. Be sure to bring your business cards! Complimentary light hors d'oeuvres and beverages will be provided. $10 per person, please register online.

Celebrate Local Students at Rising Star Student Recognition Breakfast



Tuesday, January 17, 2023

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM PST

William A. Wagner Aquatic Center

3306 Senior Center Dr.

Oceanside, CA 92056

The Oceanside Chamber's Rising Star Program aims to champion students that have overcome significant challenges in their lives while managing to keep on track with their education. The Chamber honors one high school senior each month from each of our area high schools at a breakfast event. These amazing students are each given the opportunity to share their stories of resilience and persistence. At the end of the school year, all students that have been recognized are invited to apply for scholarships through the Oceanside Chamber Foundation. Join us at this month's event to learn how these students became Rising Stars. Tickets are $25 for Chamber members and $40 for non-members.

Read Now! Best of Oceanside Magazine Winter 2023

The winter edition of the Best of Oceanside Magazine is here! This edition is full of Oceanside's best. Read about some economic development growth within the City including Tri-City Medical Center and MiraCosta College updates. Or, read about Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream in our Made in Oceanside segment. This edition also highlights the “Slow-Moving Disaster” along Oceanside’s Shoreline. As always, find local spots in our “Stay and Play Local” section, catch up on workforce development updates, and read spotlights on some of our members including KOCT and Rushell Gordon with Bliss Tea & Treats.

Best of Oceanside "Made in Oceanside" Feature - What’s the Scoop? A Q and A with Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream

Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream, an Oceanside Chamber of Commerce member, may be new to Oceanside, but they have been in business for more than seven decades. Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream has been made fresh daily at each store since 1945. The company, which was founded in Youngstown, Ohio, has been recognized for serving one of the “best ice creams” in the world by several notable publications. Each store uses an abundance of only the best ingredients. And we are lucky to get a lick (or two) right here in our own backyard! Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream partner Keith Kesler tells us more.

Affordable Housing Project Coming

(Source: City of Oceanside) - Financing for the Greenbrier Village affordable housing project is now in place, with construction set to begin. Once constructed, expected by Spring/Summer 2024, the project will offer 50 studio apartments and nine one-bedroom apartments for extremely low-income households. Certain special needs population groups will also be served, with five of the units for homeless Veterans and three units for homeless transition-age youth. One unit will be reserved for an onsite manager. Services will be provided in partnership with the Hope Through Housing Foundation, Interfaith Community Services, and the Veteran’s Administration. 

Oceanside Economic Development News

(Source: City of Oceanside) - The City's Economic Development Division remains committed to helping businesses stay and grow here in Oceanside. Read about notable projects and businesses that opened in 2022, what's coming in 2023 and beyond in the January 2023 edition of the Economic Development Newsletter.

CA Paid Family Leave Program Toolkit Provided by the EDD

(Source: Employment Development Department (EDD)) - The EDD is pleased to announce the launch of a new informational toolkit for employers, which provides tools and resources they can use to help educate their employees about the Paid Family Leave (PFL) program. The toolkit includes helpful checklists that business owners and HR personnel can use to assist their employees should they experience a qualifying event. This may include bonding with a new child, caring for a sick or injured family member, or assisting a military family member deployed to a foreign country. Funding for this program is provided by mandatory payroll deductions, noted as “CASDI” on paystubs. Employers are required to provide information on programs that their employees pay into, including Paid Family Leave. Doing so can be a challenge, but this toolkit makes it easier.

Love Your Heart Week of Action February 11 - 19, 2023

Love Your Heart is an annual event in which organizations from across the U.S. and Mexico join together to provide free blood pressure screenings to the public on or near Valentine's Day. The event brings together community partners to prevent heart disease and stroke and empowers the public to take control of their heart health, know their blood pressure numbers, and know what they mean. The 2022 event had over 46,400 participants screened online and in-person at 287 sites across the U.S. and Mexico, with over 6,000 blood pressure cuffs distributed across San Diego County.

Bright Ideas for Safe and Energy-Efficient Holidays

(Source: SDG&E) - ​It’s that time of the year when many of us are decorating our home, business or office inside and out with festive strings of lights. Examples include lights over the fireplace, lights wrapped around trees and bushes and lights hanging along roof lines and eaves.

To help you save money on lighting costs this season and avoid safety hazards, here’s a list of timely tips.

Make smart lighting choices. LED holiday lights are the way to go! They use up to 80% less energy, are brighter and safer, and are cooler than incandescent lights. They’re easier to install—up to twenty-four strings of LEDs can be connected end-to-end without overloading a wall socket. Plus, they last ten times longer and have no filaments or glass to break.