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THIS THURSDAY! Business Seminar: Future Proof Your Business - AI Workshop
Thursday, May 7, 9am-12:30pm
🎨 Lafayette Artisan Walk 🎨
Saturday, May 9, 11am-3pm
Ribbon Cutting at Glamour Nail Salon
Tuesday, May 12, 10am
Lafayette Business Women
at RÊVE Bistro
Wednesday, May 13, 8:45am-10am
Ribbon Cutting at Rebuild Performance Physical Therapy
Thursday, May 14, 5pm
🎶 Taste of Lafayette - SOLD OUT 🎶
Join us in the Plaza for music!
Tuesday, May 19, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Lafayette Chamber Connectors at Creekside Commons
Wednesday, May 27, 8:15am-9:30am
Lafayette Chamber Young Professionals at Lafayette Public House
Thursday, May 28, 9am-10am
🎶Rock the Plaza Concert Series 🎶
in Lafayette Plaza
Fridays, June 5, 12 & 26, 6pm-8pm
JOINT Nonprofit Network: Lafayette and Concord Chambers at the Food Bank of CC&S
Monday, June 15, 10:30am-12noon
➡ Chamber Events Calendar ⬅
Lafayette Community Events Calendar
Arts Community Email Blast
Nonprofit Community Email Blast
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Business Seminar: Future Proof Your Business - AI Workshop
Thursday, May 7, 9:30am-12:30pm
Lafayette Library & Learning Center, Don Tatzin Community Hall
This half-day training is your opportunity to turn AI uncertainty into a competitive advantage. Led by certified Meta Blueprint trainers, the session is specifically designed for small business owners and leaders who want a practical, confidence-building foundation in AI and Meta's most powerful tools. Through this exclusive partnership, you'll gain actionable strategies to save time, reduce risk, and accelerate growth — alongside a community of fellow business leaders who are ready to do the same.
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Lafayette Artisan Walk - THIS SATURDAY!
Shop local, support local!
The Lafayette Chamber’s Retail Committee is excited to promote a collaborative shopping event between Lafayette’s retail businesses and local artists. Shop Lafayette the day before Mother’s Day, Saturday, May 9, 11am-3pm. Hours may vary by store. The Artisan Walk is BARTABLE! Take the south exit from the Lafayette Station and walk the path to Mt. Diablo Blvd.!
Businesses throughout Lafayette will be showcasing local artisan items – perfect gifts for upcoming occasions – Mother’s Day, Teacher Appreciation, Graduation, and Father’s Day.
Participating businesses (to date!)
All Ages Recreation Den - featuring artist Cynthia Whitchurch, Whitchurch Glass Designs
Amphora
Big Woof Pet Supplies & Spa - featuring Wiggle & Woof and Mariana Painted This
CrossWaterCreek Outfitters - featuring Leslie Golden Fine Art
Harper Greer
First Mile Cycle Works - featuring photographs by Tunafish Industries
Lamorinda Music - featuring tie dye creations by employee Natalie Cvetic-Jones, Tied Treasures
Luck Lafayette - featuring the artwork of employee Lori Huhn!
Makers Market
Mighty Fine Guitars - stop by and see the array of hand-crafted guitars
Misto Lino Lafayette- featuring artist Pam Drake
Reasonable Books - featuring Breeze Chic Designs
Sharp Bicycle - featuring Jeff Kent, Enumero Cribbage Boards
SUNMED - Your CBD Store - featuring art by Amber DeSilva Art
The UPS Store - featuring Mali's Art
Vintage Vida - pop-up artists: Brenna Daugherty Art and Mid Mod Bird
Ware Designs Jewelry - featuring AC Art Pottery
Wax A Peel - featuring Jewelinkz Permanent Jewelry
White Barn Home - featuring artist Linda Dittes
Zahra Boutique Salon - featuring LarAtelier, Vagabound Ruth and Flurael Floral!
Zoonie's Candy Toy Gelato - featuring S&S Handmade
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SUBSCRIBE to the Shop Local Email Blast and be one of the first to know about upcoming Chamber events.
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Join us in welcoming our New Members!
Tropa
JB Balingit
📍 3400 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Lafayette
🌐 tropaeats.com
Tropa is a modern Filipino restaurant rooted in the spirit of community. Inspired by Chef JB’s rich culinary heritage; we blend nostalgic flavors with a modern interpretation and deep respect for Filipino tradition. “We’re not just reimagining Filipino cuisine. We’re creating a vibe. A mood. A modern table for the culture.”
Category: Restaurants, Food & Beverage
241 Lafayette LLC
Natasha Kapoor
📍 241 Lafayette Circle, Lafayette, CA
🌐 kasaproperties.com
241 Lafayette LLC is a 21 apartment building blocks from Mt Diablo Boulevard. Apartments are renovated and well maintained and available for rent. It's managed by KasaProperties in Berkeley.
Category: Real Estate, Business & Professional Services
Belinda Adams Realty
Belinda Adams
📍 Walnut Creek, CA
🌐 goodagent.org/about/Belinda
Belinda Adams, a California native, brings nearly a decade of real estate experience to the Lafayette community. She supports a diverse range of homeowners and buyers in achieving their goals with local insight, dedication, and personalized guidance.
Category: Real Estate
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Welcome NEW PREMIER MEMBER Honey Homes!
Join us in welcoming Honey Homes as a Lafayette Chamber Premier Member!
"Lafayette, meet your go-to handyman. Honey Homes pairs you with one trusted handyman who gets to know your house inside and out - knocking out repairs, staying on top of maintenance, and finally tackling that never-ending project list. Founded right here in Lafayette by neighbors Vishwas and Avantika Prabhakara in 2021, we're now supporting 3,500+ local families. Book a free walk-thru this month and enjoy $400 off any plan!"
📍3515 Mt. Diablo, Unit 42, Lafayette, CA
📞 510-930-0732
🌐 honeyhomes.com
Member Since 03/2022
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Thank You Renewing Members!
The members below renewed their Lafayette Chamber membership 4/27-5/3
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Asian Art Foundation, member since 2024
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Bay Area Temporary Sanitation Inc, member since 2023
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Bayside Pavers, member since 2022
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Hospice of the East Bay, member since 1999
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John Muir Health Foundation, member since 2021
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Roughing It Day Camp, member since 1987
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Sam's Gourmet Jams, member since 2024
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Sizzling Latin LLC, member since 2025
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Soularium Academy, member since 2025
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StretchLab Lafayette, member since 2023
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The Breakfast Club at Midtown, member since 2024
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Trinity Center, member since 2021
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Whole Foods, member since 2011
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Republic Services Celebrates 30 Years with the Lafayette Chamber!
Republic Services is proud to provide recycling, waste, and composting services to the City of Lafayette and surrounding communities. Republic Services is committed to helping Lafayette remain clean, sustainable, and vibrant. Beyond our core services, we value being an active community partner—supporting local events such as Lafayette Earth Day and Lafayette Art & Wine, working alongside businesses and residents, and advancing programs that promote environmental responsibility. Our team of local drivers, mechanics, and Sustainability Advisors is honored to be part of Lafayette’s continued growth and success.
📷 Kimberly Lam (Republic Services), Sara Regan (Lafayette Chamber), and John Taylor (Republic Services)
📞 925-685-4711
📍 441 N. Buchanan Circle, Pacheco, CA 94553
🌐 www.republicservices.com
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Viva el Español Celebrates 20 Years with the Lafayette Chamber
Viva el Español is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2005 on the belief that learning a foreign language in the pre-school and elementary school years is an essential part of a child's education and development. As a leader in Spanish language education, we have taught thousands of kids not only in Lafayette, but across the greater San Francisco Bay Area.
📷 The Viva el Español Team
📞 925-962-9177
📍 925 Village Center, Suite 2, Lafayette, CA 94549
🌐 www.vivaelespanol.org
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Sculptology Celebrates 5 Years with the Lafayette Chamber!
"We’re proud to celebrate 5 wonderful years of membership with the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce and grateful for the opportunity to continue supporting the East Bay and surrounding communities alongside an organization so deeply committed to service, connection, and growth. At Sculptology, our dedication to excellence in Medical Aesthetics and Wellness is rooted in a passion for helping people live healthier, more confident, and more empowered lives.
Through advanced technology, research-backed wellness and aesthetic services, and a whole-self approach to care, we strive to support and optimize a healthy lifestyle for every patient we serve.
We are honored to be part of the Chamber’s ongoing efforts to enhance lives and elevate the lifestyle of our communities. By deeply understanding how our patients engage with their health and well-being, we continue to encourage them to reach their fullest potential, feeling their best, looking their best, and becoming what awaits at Sculptology.
Here’s to 5 years of partnership, service, and community impact, and to many more ahead.
📷 Alejandro Arnez and Lauren Morgan
📞 925-329-6333
📍 La Fiesta Square, 977 Moraga Rd., Lafayette, CA
🌐 www.sculptology.com
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Diablo Symphony Orchestra Celebrates 5 Years with the Lafayette Chamber!
The Diablo Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1962 and led by Music Director Matilda Hofman since 2012, presents five concerts each season, primarily at the Lesher Center for the Arts and Rossmoor, with its annual holiday concert at Walnut Creek Presbyterian Church. The orchestra frequently collaborates with local groups like Festival Opera, Diablo Ballet, and Fratello Marionettes, and features guest artists from across the Bay Area.
Beyond performances, the DSO supports arts education through free student concerts, school assemblies, and the annual Yen Liang Young Artist Competition, which highlights emerging local talent.
The 63rd season concludes May 17 with Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5 and the West Coast premiere of Up North, a piano concerto by Daniel Pesca. The 2026–2027 season opens October 25 with Sibelius’s Symphony No. 2 and Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 1, with additional highlights including The Snowman (with live orchestra), William Grant Still’s Afro-American Symphony, and Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony. Learn more at www.diablosymphony.org.
📷 Janet Grizzell, president of the Diablo Symphony board and Helen Duncan, vice president of the Diablo Symphony board.
| | Rebuild Performance Physical Therapy is a Lafayette-based physical therapy clinic owned by Dr. Kendall Green that specializes in performance-focused, one-on-one care for injury recovery, strength and mobility optimization, and performance enhancement. | | MEMBER EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS | | |
Nonprofit Email Blast (Current Issue - Spring 2026)
Arts Community Email Blast (Current issue - April/May/June 2026)
Members: Want to feature your events on the Chamber’s event calendar? You can add them yourself. We typically approve submissions within one business day.
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Go to the Community & Member Events Calendar HERE.
- Click "Add Community Event," fill out the form, and submit.
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2026 BIKE TO WORK DAY AND BIKE TO WHEREVER DAYS
Celebrate National Bike Month this May by getting out on your bike and leaving the car at home. Bike to Work Day takes place on Thursday, May 14th, with fun incentives like prize raffles and energizer stations offering refreshments and bike resources. Stop by Lafayette’s energizer station for some snacks, a drink, a tote bag, and some friendly faces. The City of Lafayette will be at Lafayette Plaza from 7 to 9 am and would love to see you there!
All month long, Bike to Wherever Days encourages residents to ride for commuting, errands, or recreation. County departments are invited to support and participate, joining communities across all nine Bay Area counties.
More information on both Bike to Work Day and Bike to Wherever Days can be found at Bay Area Bike to Work Days.
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UC Berkeley Travel Survey for Employees
UC Berkeley is conducting a study on how travel patterns across the Bay Area have changed since the COVID-19 pandemic. BART is a supporting partner, as post-pandemic travel data is critical for both regional transportation planning and BART's Transit-Oriented Development program. Please share with employees asking them to participate in this short online survey. It only takes 5–10 minutes. All survey participants are eligible to enter a $150 gift card drawing!
Complete Survey Here.
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Caldecott Tunnel Westbound State Route 24 (SR-24) - Overnight Closures of Bore #4
Nightly, Monday, May 4, 2026, through Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Caltrans will conduct overnight closures of Caldecott Tunnel Bore 4 on westbound State Route 24 (SR-24) in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. These overnight closures are being implemented to allow for tunnel washing, fire drill, and routine maintenance activities.
Overnight Bore #4 WB SR-24 Closure Details
· Monday, May 4, 2026 from 10 PM to 4:30 AM
· Tuesday, May 5, 2026 from 10 PM to 4:30 AM
· Wednesday, May 6, 2026 - (Fire Drill) from 9:30 PM to 4:30 AM
For 24/7 traffic updates, follow 511.org.
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Lafayette Reservoir Vehicle Closures
Lafayette Reservoir will be temporarily closed to vehicular traffic only on Wednesday, May 6, from 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
During that time:
- No vehicles will be permitted into the park
- Pedestrians will still be able to access the park, and crews will guide visitors into the park when it is safe to do so
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EBMUD will provide advance notice through EBMUD Alerts, project signage, and other public-facing communications
What Visitors will Notice:
- A crane barge and other marine equipment on the water
- The outlet tower surrounded by scaffolding and work platforms
- Construction activity on the dam face and adjacent structures connected to the outlet system
- Increased weekday truck traffic
- Construction noise during regular work hours
- Temporary detours or changes to circulation within the park
- Reduced parking availability and active construction staging areas during peak activity periods
- Occasional delays of approximately 10 to 15 minutes for vehicles exiting the park
This period also marks the overlap of EBMUD’s Tower Safety Upgrade and Wastewater Collection System Improvements projects. With both projects active simultaneously through fall 2026, this is anticipated to be the peak construction footprint at Lafayette Reservoir.
Fishing, hiking, and first-come, first-served picnic use will remain open during construction, though visitors should expect changing conditions near the project site (construction noise and activity.)
What to Expect throughout May 2026
In addition to the Wednesday, May 6 vehicular closure, EBMUD currently anticipates two additional temporary morning closures to vehicular traffic of up to six hours in the coming weeks.
Currently, EBMUD expects morning vehicular closure:
• The week of May 11
• The week of May 18
EBMUD will provide exact dates once the construction schedules are confirmed. Park users will receive information through project communications, EBMUD Alerts, signage, and other public. Digital traffic signs will be in place near the park entrance throughout construction.
Upper Outlet Tower Demolition: Demolition of the upper portion of the tower scheduled to begin in June 2026.
Again, schedules, access conditions, and anticipated impacts may change as work progresses and field conditions evolve. EBMUD will continue to provide updates as key milestones, closures, or other notable visitor impacts are confirmed.
Project Background
Lafayette Reservoir is EBMUD property, and current activity at the site reflects both EBMUD’s Lafayette Reservoir Tower Safety Upgrade and the ongoing Wastewater Collection System Improvements Project.
The Tower Safety Upgrade is an infrastructure improvement project focused on the existing outlet tower and related reservoir facilities. The work is intended to improve safety, support long-term reliability, and maintain the continued function of critical water infrastructure at the site. Visible construction activity at the tower is now increasing and will continue through fall 2026.
Helpful Links
Project webpage: https://www.ebmud.com/lafayettetower
Lafayette Reservoir and Water System Projects overview: https://www.ebmud.com/lafayetteprojects
February 26 Community Meeting recording: https://youtu.be/FI6ReIJnoLg
Sign up for EBMUD Alerts: https://www.ebmud.com/customers/alerts
Any project-related questions from residents or visitors can be directed to EBMUD at construction-east@ebmud.com or 510-287-2053.
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City of Lafayette
- Housing Development Approved for 949 Moraga Road Site
- City Seeks Consultant to Design ADU Prototype Plans
- Light “Facelift” Approved for Downtown Commercial Building
- Share a Photo/Artwork of the Res Tower to Win a Prize
- Coyotes in Lafayette
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Celebrating Lafayette Rotary Club’s 80 Years of Service
➡ Sign up to receive City notifications, meeting agendas, follow the City on social media, and Lafayette’s publications HERE. If you have feedback for us about these topics, send an email to lafayettelistens@lovelafayette.org.
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Supervisor Candace Andersen Weekly Update
May 1, 2026 Weekly Update
➡ Sign up for weekly updates HERE.
- Board of Supervisors Review Budget Priorities at Annual Hearings
- Building Stronger Connections in Child Care (CocoKids)
- Provide Your Input About Neighborhood Trees (Sustainable Contra Costa)
- Ridge to Ridge Challenge 2026 (Sustainable Contra Costa)
- Low-Cost Internet for Eligible EHSD Customers
- 2026 BIKE TO WORK DAY AND BIKE TO WHEREVER DAYS (511 Contra Costa)
- County Wide Volunteer Opportunities
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