October 4, 2023
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
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CHAMBER NEWS
Annual Business Links Golf Tournament
The Anaheim Chamber of Commerce held its annual Business Links Golf Tournament on September 18th at Anaheim Hills Golf Course. Thank you to everyone who participated, including our top sponsors Rexford Industrial, Control Air, Rosendin Electric and Anderson Howard. Congratulations to team Easton & Easton for their first-place finish! Angels Baseball came in second, and team Rosendin landed in third place. 
 
Special thank you to our participating restaurants and breweries on course -- Keno’s, Navarro’s Tacos, Hickory & Spice, Islands, Dave’s Hot Chicken, Brewery X, Brewheim, Celsius Energy Drink, and Country Smooth Whiskey. Everyone enjoyed some friendly competition on the green while making some new business connections.
 
We look forward to seeing you on the links next year!
Good Morning Anaheim | Cafe Biaani'
Members & Non-Members Welcome
You’re invited to join the Anaheim Chamber for our October Good Morning Anaheim breakfast this Friday, October 6 at Café Bianni'. Enjoy making connections with our members and guest while experiencing the coffee, cuisine & culture inspired by Oaxcaca, Mexico.
Leads Lunch | Mama Cozza's
Members & Non-Members Welcome
Family-owned and operated since 1965, Mama Cozza’s is one of Anaheim’s iconic restaurants. The Anaheim Chamber will be holding our Leads Lunch in the private banquet room, perfectly sized for any private party! Join us to network and revel in their authentic Italian cuisine.
MEMBER NEWS
Manufacturing Day at Reborn Cabinets October 6
It’s Manufacturing Month in Anaheim! This is a great opportunity for Anaheim businesses to open their doors to high school students who are deciding on their career paths.
 
Starting this Friday, October 6th, it’s Manufacturing Day at Reborn Cabinets. Junior high and high school students will tour the Reborn facility to get a first-hand look at how kitchen and bath cabinets are manufactured. There will also be a job fair in showroom, which is open to anyone looking for employment.
 
Hosting its first Manufacturing Day event is Lab57, also located in Anaheim. You are invited to stop by to take a tour of the facility and meet several local vendors who will be there to share what they do in the manufacturing industry.
Lab57 is located at:
2750 E. Regal Park Dr. Anaheim, 92806
 
Find out how you can get involved in Manufacturing Month! Call us to participate at 714.678.2303. 
The Toll Roads Relaunches “Fossils in Your Backyard” Educational Program 
The Toll Roads, in conjunction with LSA Associates, offer a free paleontological and archaeological program for schools and local non-profit youth organizations. The program gives children a hands-on lesson about paleontology and archaeology with a professional scientist. Fossils in Your Backyard allows students to touch and interact with fossils and replicas and learn what Orange County was like millions of years ago. 
California's Manufacturing Network
COMING SOON: "Shifting Gears" Season 10 Drops Next Week
CMTC's Shifting Gears podcast features leaders from the modern world of manufacturing — from SMMs to consultants to industry experts. Each season, CMTC goes deep into topics pertinent to operating a manufacturing firm, and the industry as a whole.
Stadiumlinks Golf at Angel Stadium
Stadiumlinks is returning to Angel Stadium on October 27-29 to transform the iconic ballpark into the 2023 edition of its one-of-a-kind, 9-hole golf course spanning nearly every section of the venue! Book your tee time and enjoy exclusive, private access to Angel Stadium while teeing it up from the upper deck. There will be an extremely limited number of tee times available to play the 2023 edition of Stadiumlinks at Angel Stadium and spots will be available for our insiders during an exclusive pre-sale TODAY!
Streamlining HR Operations: How HR Consulting Services Can Help
Effective Human Resources (HR) management is vital for businesses to thrive in today's competitive landscape—especially since resignations and quiet quitting are at an all-time high. Managing HR operations can be complex and challenging, requiring expertise in various areas such as recruitment, compliance, employee engagement, and talent management. This is where HR consultants come into play — working with dedicated HR professionals and Human Resources consultants can help businesses optimize their HR operations, strategies, and processes. In this article, Platinum HR Consulting Group will explore the main benefits that businesses can gain from hiring an HR consulting company.
NEWS
Anaheim Voters Overwhelmingly Reject Measure A
In yesterday's special election, Anaheim voters opposed Measure A by a 2:1 margin, with ballots counted so far showing 19,786 against Measure A and 9,299 in favor of Measure A. The Registrar of Voters still has 2,309 ballots in its possession left to count, but ballots in the mail that were postmarked by October 3 can still be counted if they reach the Registrar of Voters by October 10.
 
Measure A would have imposed a $25 minimum wage on event centers and hotels - the highest minimum wage in the country. It would also have imposed a maximum workload limit for hotel housekeepers of 3,500-square feet in hotels with 60+ rooms or 4,000-square feet in hotels with less than 60 rooms, and the limit would decrease by 500 square feet each time a housekeeper went to a different floor or different building. Violations of the workload restrictions that would have increased the minimum to $50 per hour for the entire day for an individual worker who worked in excess of the restrictions. Measure A also exempted unionized hotels from the terms of the measure. Measure A would have had multiple enforcement mechanisms, including filing complaints with the City Manager or filing lawsuits against event centers or hotels.
 
The City's economic impact studies found Measure A would have cost Anaheim taxpayers $90 million over the next ten years due to a combination of direct costs to the City as well as loss economic activity. Due to worker recruiting and retention challenges, it is likely that Anaheim businesses across all industries would have had to increase wages in order to compete with event centers and hotels for employees.
 
Measure A was proposed by labor union UNITE HERE Local 11, which gathered petition signatures to legally compel the City Council to either adopt the measure or place it on the ballot. The City Council opted to hold a special election for voters to decide the measure's fate instead of adopting the measure at a Council meeting.
 
The Anaheim Chamber of Commerce, Anaheim Family YMCA, Anaheim Neighborhood Association, Anaheim Orange County Hotel & Lodging Association, Asian American Hotel Owners Association, American Hotel & Lodging Association, California Hotel & Lodging Association, California Restaurant Association, City of Anaheim, Hospital Association of Southern California, Orange County Business Council, Orange County Register, and Orange County Taxpayers Association all officially opposed Measure A.
Anaheim Workforce Connection's Job Fair
Employer Registration
Legislation Spotlight: Governor Vetoes Unemployment Benefits for Striking Workers
The Anaheim Chamber of Commerce took an official "Oppose" position on SB 799 by Senator Anthony Portantino (D-Burbank). SB 799 was declared a job killer bill by the California Chamber of Commerce because it proposed to give unemployment benefits to workers who had been on strike for at least two weeks. Additionally, it would have worsened the deficit in the unemployment insurance fund, which would have required increasing employers' costs for unemployment insurance.
 
On Saturday, Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed SB 799, stating that it "could increase California's outstanding federal UI debt projected to be nearly $20 billion by the end of the year and could jeopardize California's Benefit Cost Ratio add-on waiver application, significantly increasing taxes on employers."
VISIT ANAHEIM
100th Anaheim Halloween Parade and Fall Festival - October 28
The Anaheim Fall Festival and Halloween Parade returns Saturday, October 28th from 11am to 6pm on Center Street in Anaheim.
Disney Vacation Club Celebrates the Grand Opening of The Villas at Disneyland Hotel
Inspired by the creative magic of Walt Disney Animation Studios, The Villas at Disneyland Hotel are now open. The all-new tower features 344 thoughtfully themed guest rooms designed to immerse guests in the worlds of classic Disney stories while offering modern, just- like-home amenities only steps away from the Disneyland Resort theme parks.
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
RESOURCES
 SBA Orange County / Inland Empire District Office
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