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PRESORTED STANDARD US POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 416 LONG BEACH, CA One World Trade Center, Suite 206 Long Beach, California 90831-0206 Upcoming Events July/August 2006 See Enclosed Flyers 18th Annual Chamber Golf Classic THURSDAY , SEPTEMBER 21, 2006 9 AM REGISTRATION • 11 AM SHOT GUN START El Dorado Park Golf Course Sponsorship Opportunities Elisa Margoni • [email protected]Save the Date: Workforce Diversity Breakfast WEDNESDAY , OCTOBER 25, 2006 • 7:30 AM Hyatt Regency Long Beach Sterling Spector • [email protected]Principal for a Day THURSDAY , NOVEMBER 9, 2006 Judy Donley • [email protected]China Trade Mission BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! MARCH 5 - 13, 2007 9-day tour stops in Beijing, Suzhou, Hangzhou, and Shanghai. See how China’s economic reforms continue to transform this ancient land into an unforgettable fusion of exotic and modern. Tour includes: RT airfare from LAX, 5-star or 4-star hotel accommodations, 3 full meals everyday, deluxe bus tours, English-speaking guides, and fees for all attractions. Cost: $1,399 per person, double occupancy Act quickly as space is limited Sterling Spector • [email protected]Help put veterans back to work! How? By working with VETERANS INDUSTRIES! Veterans Industries can place veterans at your worksite or perform the work at our onsite sheltered workshop. How can working with Veterans Industries benefit you? • Reduces your costs because there is no workers’ compensation, social security, medical insurance, vacation/sick pay or other “employee” costs. • Performs assembly, packaging, sorting, labeling, and other jobs at our workshop. • Provides you with a pool of pre-screened workers. • Lowers your costs while meeting your production needs. • Brings together qualified veterans and employers for the benefit of both. • Competitive bids without cost or obligation. For more information please contact Cheryl Iwata (562) 826-5590 e-mail: [email protected]. Visit our national website www.va.gov/vetind.
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PRESORTED STANDARD
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PAIDPERMIT NO. 416LONG BEACH, CA
One World Trade Center, Suite 206Long Beach, California 90831-0206
Help put veterans back to work! How? By working with VETERANS INDUSTRIES!Veterans Industries can place veterans at your worksite or perform the work at our onsite sheltered workshop. How can working with Veterans Industries benefit you?• Reduces your costs because there is no workers’ compensation, social security, medical insurance, vacation/sick pay
or other “employee” costs.• Performs assembly, packaging, sorting, labeling, and other jobs at our workshop.• Provides you with a pool of pre-screened workers.• Lowers your costs while meeting your production needs.• Brings together qualified veterans and employers for the benefit of both.• Competitive bids without cost or obligation.
Announcing 2006-2007 Board of Directors 2006 Inaugural Gala Awards Governor’s Strategic Growth Plan on Ballot
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California Chamber of Commerce “ADVOCACY PARTNER OF THE YEAR” for 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
The Chamber’s 115th Inaugural Galawas held Thursday, June 22, 2006 at
the Hyatt Regency Long Beach whereBoeing’s Larry Whitley handed thegavel to MemorialCare MedicalCenter’s Byron Schweigert as incom-ing Chairman of the Board at TheChamber’s annual formal affair.
As former CEO of Long BeachMemorial Medical Center, Mr.Schweigert began his new positionas Chief Education and Government
Affairs Officer for the parent companyof Long Beach Memorial at the start of
2006. In front of a glitzy crowd of 600,Mr. Schweigert started off his remarks bycommending Larry Whitley on a job welldone and thanking his for his time anddedication throughout the year. He also
extended a hearftfelt thanks to MayorBeverly O’Neill for her incredible service to
Long Beach for the last twelve years.Here are some excerpts from Mr. Schweigert’s remarks:“I have been active on the Board of Directors for The
Chamber for six years and have learned so much aboutwhat makes this city so exciting and special.
The Chamber works to promote business, createjobs, and support a positive environment for citizens and
business in the Long Beach area. We have a talented andenergetic Chamber staff and volunteers who work onyour behalf to ensure the ongoing success of business.
During the coming year there will be numerous initia-tives that will assist business—I’d like to touch on just afew of these initiatives:
The Chamber will continue to work diligently onbehalf of local businesses to extend the enterprise zonesprogram. This program has created economic incentivesfor business, has promoted the rejuvenation of blightedareas within the city andcreated a positive environ-ment for creating jobs.
The Chamber has beenvery successful in advocat-ing for business at the localand state level on issuesrelated to workers’ compensation. The Long BeachChamber routinely tracks legislation that impacts rulesand regulations and the costs of doing business. TheChamber has strong relationships with city council mem-bers, city staff leadership and the mayor. I will personallymeet with each of our city council members and MayorFoster in the coming months to work with these leaderson areas of mutual interest. Modernization of the LongBeach airport continues to be an important goal for theChamber; the airport provides an important service forboth the citizens of Long Beach and for Long Beach busi-
Schweigert Takes the Reigns as Chamber Chairman
The Long Beach Chamber’s 2ndAnnual Candidate Academy is afive week, one night per weekcourse designed to educate theLong Beach community on thecomponents and realities of a suc-cessful political campaign. The programis designed for individuals considering running for local,county, regional, and state public office. Nine gradu-ates from last year’s Candidate Academy ran for office inrecent elections.
Each session will educate potential local politicalcandidates on exactly what it entails to stage a campaignfor public office. The five week class will be non-partisanand informational only. The seminars will be comprisedof five topics, one discussed during each session, withinthe proposed format with a speaker for each subject mat-ter. Long Beach Mayor-Elect Bob Foster will kick offSession 1 on August 2 for the subject matter of Passion.
Program Goals• To provide an invaluable resource of information to
individuals within the Long Beach area contemplatinga political career.
• To assemble leaders within the Long Beach communityto reveal insights and ideas on the subjects.
• Serve as a “recruitment tool” for chamber membersand others to recruit candidates for office.
When: Wednesday evenings5:30pm – 7:00pmAugust 2 – August 30, 2006
Cost: $50.00 totalWhere: Offices of Keesal, Young and Logan
400 Oceangate, Long Beach
ness. For the fourth straight year now, the Long BeachChamber has been selected as the “Advocacy Partner ofthe Year” by the California Chamber of Commerce. Thisis a remarkable accomplishment, but I’d like to see to itthat we make it five in a row.
Educational programs will be provided during thecoming year to educate business owners and managersabout the human resource imperatives that are essentialto running a successful business.
During the coming year, The Chamber will also bepromoting a “College toCareer” program whichencourages businesses toincorporate college stu-dents into their work envi-ronment. This program willinvolve California State
University Long Beach, Long Beach City College andDeVry University working in partnership with Long Beachbusinesses. This will provide businesses with studentswith fresh ideas and the latest information in their respec-tive fields and will also offer the risk-free opportunity toreview future college graduates for possible employ-ment. Truly a “win-win” situation for both students andbusiness.
This will be an exciting year. The Chamber works foryou—Let’s work together to make your business thriveand Long Beach the place that we all want to live.”
“For the fourth straight year, the Long Beach Chamber has been selected asthe ‘Advocacy Partner of the Year’… I’d liketo see to it that we make it five in a row.”
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Chamber’s Candidate Academy Returns
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Chamber Staff:
Randy Gordon .... President & CEO ........................ (562) 436-6723Judy Donley ....... Executive Vice President ............ (562) 437-8823Brandon Kline ..... VP Public Policy ......................…..(562) 983-1241Shaun Lumachi ... Advisor, Government Affairs ......... (562) 843-0947Elisa Margoni ..... VP Special Events ....................... (562) 436-2810Judy Nelson ....... VP Business Councils ................. (562) 432-8128 Kelly Stortz ......... VP Member Services .................. (562) 590-9234Sarah Nguyen .... Assistant to the President .......... (562) 432-7830 Jackie Kuhl ......... Consultant, Publications.............. (562) 843-0951Bobbie Spohn .... Membership Coordinator . (562) 436-1251 ext 118Sterling Spector .. Consultant, Diversity ...... (562) 436-1251 ext 103Karen Vaughn ..... Information Specialist ............................. ext 100Linda Izzo ........... Member Relations Executive ................. ext 101
The Chamber’s 2006-2007 Board of Directors
LEADERSHIP CABINET
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
Byron SchweigertChief Education & Government Affairs Officer, MemorialCare Medical Centers
CHAIRMAN-ELECT
Matthew Kinley, esq., Partner, Tredway, Lumsdaine and Doyle LLP
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN
Larry Whitley, Director, Boeing 767 Tanker CommunicationsBoeing Integrated Defense Systems
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Whit LatimerBancap Commercial Real Estate Services
VICE CHAIRMAN–ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
Blake ChristianPartner, Holthouse, Carlin & Van Trigt, LLP
VICE CHAIRMAN–COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
Janet McCarthy-WilsonPresident & CEO Goodwill Industries of Long Beach-South Bay
VICE CHAIRMAN–MEMBERSHIP SERVICES
Jim EatonPresident & CEO, Airdrome Holdings, LLC
VICE CHAIR PUBLIC POLICY
Lori LofstromPartner, Holmes and Lofstrom, LLP
AT LARGE MEMBER
Doug CarpenterPresident, Paragon Steel
AT LARGE MEMBER
Tom GoodV.P./Area Manager, Matson Navigation, Inc.
AT LARGE MEMBER
Kathleen ThurmondPresident, Best Washington Uniform
LEGAL COUNSEL
Robert StemlerPartner, Keesal, Young & Logan
PRESIDENT & CEO
Randy GordonPresident/CEO, The Chamber
One World Trade Center, Suite 206Long Beach, California 90831-0206PH (562) 436-1251 ■ FAX 436-7099 ■ w w w. l b c h a m b e r. c o m■ www. longbeachadvocacy.b i z
BOARD MEMBERS
AIRPORT AREA BUSINESS COUNCIL
Curt CastagnaAeroplex Aviation Center
AMBASSADORS
Patricia MargosianLaw Offices of Richard W. Greenbaum, PC
GOOD MORNING LONG BEACH
Ed FaganFagan, Richard E., CPA
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
Lori LofstromHolmes & Lofstrom, LLP
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
Priscilla LopezLong Beach City College
TECHPOINT
Bob BondBond Consulting Services
WOMEN’S BUSINESS COUNCIL
Sandy DevichSmith Barney
WORKFORCE DIVERSITY
Janet McCarthy-WilsonGoodwill Industries of Long Beach-South Bay
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Howard AbramsFord West
Audrianne Adams-LeeHR NETwork
Dan AlfDENSO Sales California, Inc.
Efren BacaWestern Building Maintenance
Lou Anne BynumLong Beach City College
David CameronCity National Bank
Doug CarpenterParagon Steel
Curt CastagnaAeroplex Aviation Center
Diana CesenasConstruction ConsultantServices
Scott ChoppinUrban Pacific Builders
Blake ChristianHolthouse, Carlin & Van Trigt, LLP
John CrochetInvestor
Ted CoteThe Marketing Arm
Joanne DavisDavis Group
Sandy DevichSmith Barney
Chris DiCiccoSt. Mary Medical Center
Tom DoniniDeVry University
Jim EatonAirdrome PrecisionComponents
Joel FierbergSnugtop
Victoria FullertonPartner in Health, Inc.
Tom GoodMatson Navigation
Ivy GoolsbyInternational Realty &Investments
Randal HernandezBank of America
Ray JankowskiCommunity Hospital of Long Beach
Matthew Kinley, ESQ.Tredway Lumsdaine & Doyle LLP
Frank KominTHUMS Long Beach
Dave KutaGazette Newspapers
Whit LatimerBancap Commercial Real EstateServices
Lori LofstromHolmes & Lofstrom, LLP
Priscilla LopezLong Beach City College
Joe MagaddinoCSULB
Janet McCarthy-WilsonGoodwill Industries of LongBeach & South Bay
Michael McCarthyMoffat & Nichol
Fran McGrathColor Broadband
Michael OmiyaBoeing Realty
Kelly PierceEPSON America, Inc.
Matt RezvaniBP Products North America, Inc.
Larry RiceSeaside Printing
Byron SchweigertMemorialCare Medical Centers
Steve SmithHyatt Regency Long Beach
Robert StemlerKeesal, Young & Logan
Mark StevensPress-Telegram
Barbara SullivanSullivan International
Kathleen ThurmondBest Washington Uniform
Constance TurnerSouthern California Edison
Chris WackerLaserfiche Document Imaging
W. Henry WalkerFarmers & Merchants Bank
Pei Pei WangWindes & McClaughry
Kimball WasickCushman & Wakefield
Larry WhitleyBoeing Integrated DefenseSystems
Joe YurosekComerica Bank
Jim ZehmerTABC, Inc.
Members wishing to submit articles, press releases, or membernews items for upcoming issues of Long Beach Business, please fax to (562) 436-7099, attn: Jackie Kuhl, or [email protected].
Circulation: Long Beach Business is mailed directly to more than2400 Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce members, electedofficials and community leaders.
On June 6, 2006, voters sent a strong message whenthey overwhelmingly rejected the Long Beach Chamber-opposed Proposition 82 by a 20-point margin (60.9% ofthe voters opposed while only 39.1% were in support).
Voters clearly support the benefits of preschool, butbelieve Proposition 82 was the wrong approach forexpanding preschool opportunities to our children, and itis not good policy to raise $2.4 billion in new taxes to cre-ate a massive new state bureaucracy.
The Chamber opposed Proposition 82 because itwould have changed California’s constitution to create anew $2.4 billion government program for universal pre-school, funded by a new increase in personal incometaxes on some Californians.
While expanding educational opportunities is a laud-able goal, Long Beach and the State of California have
many other priorities to address before raising taxes tocreate a new government-run preschool program.
Here’s why The Chamber opposed Proposition 82:Hurts Small Business Owners• Eighty percent of California businesses pay taxes under
the personal income tax-primarily small business own-ers (including Sub S Corporations). This initiative wouldincrease the tax they pay and harm small business owners.
Limited Funds Should Focus on Reaching Those KidsWho Aren’t Currently Enrolled• Currently, 66 percent of preschool age children attend
Chamber Opposes Oil SeveranceTax Initiative—A Recipe for WasteThe Long Beach Chamber isopposing the effort to securethe Oil Severance Tax Initiativefor the November 2006 ballot.On the surface the initiativeseems harmless-tax California oilproducers a small amount (1.5%to 6.0%) to fund alternativeenergy sources that will helpreduce oil and gasoline use. The initiative would protectconsumers by prohibiting passing the tax on to the con-sumers with a goal of spending $4 billion in ten years viaa newly established agency.
So far this would seem to be a forward thinking initia-tive to help consumers, except there are a few naggingdetails one must consider.
First is the double think that consumers will not mindpaying even more at the pump now to get relief in thefuture. It doesn’t work-consumers do not see investing infuture possibilities as help for their immediate problemthat has them paying some of the highest fuel prices in
the country. The future bene-fits are not guaranteed butspeak only of projected goalsand benefits, not hard cash in the pocket. Can we sayProposition 82?
Another reality is that theeternal quest for alternateenergy sources has failed
dismally to find a cheap replacement for oil. Solar energyhas not, nor has wind energy, atomic energy or even electric energy. The consumer has not been served up agood alternative that would cost less, or they would havelong since moved to that alternative in droves.
The economics of business operating in a free marketenvironment is not a social movement willing to endlesslyfund humanitarian wish lists. Business is all about creatingprofit that provides investors with a tangible return fortheir risk of investing their money. Any sort of increase incosts will be passed on to the consumer regardless of anyinitiative that would guarantee the opposite. Even the
state Legislative Analyst’s Office has warned that enforce-ment would be difficult. You can always be certain thatyou will pay more now, and forever.
Perhaps the most ominous and dark aspect of thisproposition, as with many of the recent propositions, isthat it is an initiative aimed at circumventing tax increaseswithout legislative debate and voter input. Not only that,but as was the case in Proposition 82, the free preschool
initiative, there were private agendas and interests beingfoisted upon the public under the guise of helping for theless fortunate and oppressed. In this case two venture cap-italists, Vinod Khosia and Stephen Bing are bankrolling themovement. They are betting they can get the governmentto enforce collection of funds that will be directed towardclosely held firms where they will benefit personally. This isblatant use of public funds for personal gains.
The Long Beach Chamber opposes this initiative andall that might follow that are nothing more than scams toset up bureaucracies that will forever guarantee fundingpersonal interests at the expense of the taxpayer. Log onto www.longbeachadvocacy.biz/2006/oiltax.htm for more.
“It is an initiative aimed at circumventing tax increases without legislative
debate and voter input.”
preschool in California. The Reiner Initiative aims toraise taxes and build a new bureaucracy to bring thatnumber to 70 percent—that’s $2.4 billion a year in newtaxes and spending for a 4 percent increase in pre-school enrollment.
Puts Preschool Above All Other Priorities in the State,Including K-12 Education• History shows that raising taxes on higher earners caus-
es them to flee the state and take their businesses andinvestments with them—reducingexisting State revenues fromincome taxes.
• Prop 82 would’ve circumventedthe educational funding guaran-tees of Prop 98, sending new taxdollars to this new bureaucracywhile shortchanging K-12 schools.
Log on to www.longbeachadvocacy.biz for more.
Right Idea, Wrong Approach for Failed Proposition
“Voters clearly support the benefits of pre-school, but believe Proposition 82 was the
wrong approach…”
PROP 82The Wrong
Solution
PROP 82The Wrong
Solution
chair and vice president ofher BNI chapter has justrecently graduated fromthe Leadership LongBeach Class of 2006.
Chairman’s AwardBarbara Sullivan
Barbara Sullivan is thefounder and president ofSullivan International, aprogressive Human Re-sources Management andEmployee Developmentconsulting firm estab-lished in 1984. SullivanInternational is retainedby a variety of clientsranging from employerswith as few as fiveemployees to Fortune500 companies. The organi-
zation’s diverse experience is often called upon in theareas of organizational design and development; employ-ee relations; performance management; staff develop-ment; and the likes.
Currently, Barbara Sullivan serves as a ChamberBoard of Director, the program coordinator for theHuman Resources Certification Program at CSULB, andshe holds numerous board level appointments and hasmany past and present civic affiliations. A former vicechairperson of the Board of Directors of the BlackBusiness Association of Los Angeles and Commissioneron the Long Beach Economic Development Commission,she is one of few individuals to receive the covetedNAACP-Legal Defense Fund’s Black WomenAchievement Award. The honoree was acknowledgedfor her commitment in championing the rights of smallbusinesses. Barbara Sullivan was presented with the 2006Chairman’s Award for her significant contributions to thebusiness community.
Small Business Achievement AwardBryson Financial Group
For over thirty-five years, trust, understanding, andservice have been the foundation of Bryson FinancialGroup and its affiliated companies.
Bryson Financial Group was started by Richard Bryson(Rick), CLU, who graduated from Long Beach Poly and LongBeach State. Early in his career, Rick established deepinvolvement in the community and a sense of pride with
every relation-ship he devel-oped with hisclients. BrysonFinancial Grouphas maintainedthis ideology as,Trent Bryson,CFP, the secondgeneration ofBryson Familyownership hastaken over. Fromthere, Bryson hasevolved into four
core businesses: Life, Wealth and Estate Planning; Healthand Welfare Benefits Consulting; Retirement PlanConsulting; and Retirement Plan Administration.
These core focuses, along with the business relationships,have allowed Bryson Financial Group to become one of themost respected Employee Benefit Consulting Firms on theWest Coast. And it is why they were selected to receive TheChamber’s 2006 Small Business Achievement award.
Ambassador of the YearPatricia Margosian
This year’s Ambassador of the Year award was present-ed to Patricia Margosian. Patricia is the director of businessdevelopment for Richard W. Greenbaum, PC; a businessand contracts law firm in Long Beach. In addition to herposition in the business law practice, Ms. Margosian alsoworks and helps to run the Long Beach City CollegeSummer Swim Program. An active member of her surround-ing communities, Ms. Margosian has been a Girl Scout since1985, was the co-leader of a Girl Guide troop in London,England; is currently the Long Beach Chamber Ambassador
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115th Inaugural Gala Awards
Dewey Smith MemorialCommunity Service AwardE. Jan Kehoe
The 2006 DeweySmith award recipi-ent goes to a com-munity hero and a name that will bementioned in theturn-around historyof Long Beach inthe 1990s into the21st Century. Dr. E.Jan Kehoe, a once-in-an-era leader, hasplayed a major rolein the Long BeachCommunity. Prior
to serving as Superintendent- President at LongBeach Community College District, Jan wasSuperintendent-President at Merced CommunityCollege District, Merced, and AssistantSuperintendent/Vice President for Instruction, atPalomar Community College District.
She received her Ph.D. in UniversityAdministration in 1986 from the University of Texasat Austin where she received the DistinguishedGraduate Award for her national contributions toAmerican community colleges. Her backgroundincludes teaching, administration, and studentcounseling. Jan is past President of the CaliforniaCommunity Colleges Chief Executives Officers. In2000, she received the highest honor awarded bythe Association of California Community CollegeAdministrators and several non-profits in LongBeach have awarded her their highest honor. A par-tial list includes: the Leadership Long BeachExcellence in Leadership Award; the Long BeachArea Council, Boy Scouts of America DistinguishedCitizen Award; the Family Service of Long BeachFamily Life Award; and the SoroptomistInternational of Long Beach, Women HelpingWomen Award.
Jan’s retirement from Long Beach City Collegeends her role in an era of great achievement for thecollege and an unparalleled record of support forthe community from its Superintendent-President.
Chamber president & CEORandy Gordon presents theDewey Smith CommunityService Award to E. Jan Kehoe
Ambassador of the YearPatricia Margosian (left)accepts her award from TheChamber’s Vice Chair ofPublic Policy Lori Lofstrom.
Matt Kinley, Chair-elect for The Chamber(right) presents the Small BusinessAchievement Award to Rick Bryson (cen-ter) and son Trent Bryson (left) of BrysonFinancial Group.
Outgoing Chairman Larry Whitleypresents the Chairman’s Awardto Barbara Sullivan of SullivanInternational.
Highlighting the Membership
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Lisa A. Chapman,CFP, CIMA and LisaA. Petrie, CFP of UBSFinancial ServicesInc. have been namedtwo of the top finan-cial advisors in thecountry by Barron’sTop 100 WomenFinancial Advisers, as
identified by industry expert, RJ Shook, of The Winner’sCircle organization. The Winners Circle® ranking distin-guishes the top 100 financial advisors across all firmsnationwide. The mission of the Winners Circle® is to pro-mote best practices in the industry and the value ofadvice outside the industry. “These advisors are trueclient advocates,” Shook says, “always striving to providethe highest quality advice and service for every singleclient.” Lisa Petrie and Lisa Chapman have both been inthe industry for over twenty years; both are CFP’s(Certified Financial Planners) and continually strive toexemplify the best of the industry. They have conductedseminars and workshops at several Fortune 500Companies and have been written or the subject of arti-cles in publications such as The Los Angeles Times,Fortune Magazine, Financial Planning Magazine and oth-ers. UBS is one of the world’s leading financial firms, serv-ing a discerning client base. The Long Beach office islocated at 301 E. Ocean Blvd, Suite 1600.
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Sea Launch, the LongBeach-based company thatuses an oceangoing platform to
launch satellites into orbit, has named Robert Peckhamits new president and general manager effective lastmonth. Since March, he has served on an interim basis inthis capacity. He brings more than 25 years of experiencein the aerospace industry, focusing the past 18 years oncommercial space business. He has played a pivotal posi-tion in the growth of Sea Launch, since joining the mar-keting and sales team in 2000 as senior director and thenas vice president. “Rob is the right leader for Sea Launchat this time,” said Bill Collopy, chairman of the Sea LaunchBoard of Directors. “He has an intimate knowledge of themarket, an understanding of the business and the enthusi-astic endorsement of the board.” Since 1988, Peckhamhas held increasingly responsible positions in the develop-
ment of commercial space programs. He was manager ofLaunch Services Acquisition for Hughes Space andCommunications (now Boeing Satellite Systems, Inc.)before joining the Sea Launch team in 2000. Peckham hasa B.A. from California State University, Chico and anM.B.A. from Pepperdine University.
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President & CEO, De De Hicks of the Volunteer CenterSouth Bay-Harbor-Long Beach (center) accepts the 2006George W. Romney Volunteer Center Excellence Award.
The Volunteer Center South Bay-Harbor-LongBeach has been named top volunteer center of 2006 bythe Points of Light Foundation for its demonstratedexcellence in four core competency areas. De De Hicks,president and CEO of the local volunteer center, accept-ed the George W. Romney Volunteer Center ExcellenceAward at the annual Points of Light National Conferencein Seattle recently. The local center was chosen fromamong 390 volunteer centers across the country. “This isa huge thrill for the staff and board of the VolunteerCenter,” Hicks said. “We are the first Volunteer Center inCalifornia to win this prestigious national award and it isa testament to all the wonderful volunteers who havebeen involved in the projects and programs we haveorganized over the past years.” The Volunteer CenterSouth Bay-Harbor-Long Beach achieved the title of“2006 Volunteer Center of the Year” based on the manyactivities it oversees that help the South Bay and LongBeach communities, including: creating a new supportgroup for Operation Teddy Bear, the center’s annualschool backpack distribution program for first graders inneed; and organizing a drive to collect and ship morethan 7,000 pounds of supplies to children in New Orleansaffected by Hurricane Katrina.
Long Beach CaresContinues Katrina Relief
The Long Beach Cares campaign—a projectspearheaded by a coalition of public- and private-sector leaders to help Long Beach, Mississippi,recover from Hurricane Katrina—has just com-menced a summer-long effort to raise funds for thedevastated area, where just one bank vault was leftstanding after the storm. Nearly one year later, thecity still does not have working water or sewermains in the downtown area.
A few months ago, Long Beach Cares campaignmembers Greg Williams and Dave Neary (formerChamber chairman) along with campaign directorLindsey Shields visited Long Beach, Mississippi tomeet with the mayor, the chamber president andvarious business and community leaders to conducta needs assessment relative to what Long Beach,California could do to help.
During their meeting, theylistened to facts about how apopulation of 17,000 was cutby 2,000, how there is no sig-nificant downtown left and how
ten square miles of waterfront was washed away bythe nine-foot ocean storm surge and 195 mph winds.
Long Beach Cares has mounted a second waveof relief efforts to help its "sister" city. Activitiesinclude "A Taste of Downtown" eating and shop-ping events on Wednesdays, sponsored byDowntown Long Beach Associates; a reception atSmooth’s Sports Grille on July 19; a charity golftournament with City Manager Jerry Miller on July24 at Big Rec course; summer municipal band con-certs; special Monday evening lectures on naturaldisasters at the Aquarium of the Pacific; a Zydecoevening at 245 West Broadway on August 12 at6pm, and many more events.
Proceeds and donations from all activities willbe sent directly to Long Beach, Mississippi.Fundraising events will be held through August 29,the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Tosee a complete listing of all the events and for moreinformation, visit www.LongBeachCares.org or callLindsey Shields at (562) 621-0521.
(L to R) Lisa A. Petrie and Lisa A.Chapman both named in Barron’stop 100.
and rental housing construction. One bill already signedby the governor needs approval. SB 1689 by Senator DonPerata will need approval by the voters in November. Ittotals $2.85 billion in growth of this sector. More initiativeswill follow as details are worked out in specific bills.
As voters and as The Chamber, it will be our respon-sibility to monitor progress on this important infrastruc-ture issue and all its components. The growth of ourarea’s infrastructure and that of the state is at stake. Ourquality of life will be deeply affected for years to come ifwe all work together to see this Strategic Growth Plansuccessfully completed and then prudently initiated. Ourfuture prosperity is at stake.
Log on to www.longbeachadvocacy.biz for more.
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The Strategic GrowthPlan that GovernorSchwarzenegger intro-duced early this year is likelythe boldest leadership movethat any governor has madefor decades. Why? It address-es rebuilding and repairingthe infrastructure forCalifornia that since 1955 hasbeen instrumental in sup-porting the incredible growthof the state. Every area of thestate has seen the wear andtear brought upon ourresources to transportgoods, house, and educate agrowing populace and economy. From a population of13 million in 1955 to what now is 37 million and likely 46million by 2025 something had to be done.
The plan features a 20-year investment plan leverag-ing $68 billion dollars of General Obligation (GO) bondsover the next 10 years to invest more than $222 billion inthe state’s infrastructure. Four major areas are targets forinvestment; education, housing, levee repair and floodcontrol and the largest, transportation. This investment inCalifornia’s future was approved as a single package bythe legislature on May 5, 2006.
The State Constitution requires GO bonds, which arebacked by the State’s General Fund, to be approved bya two-thirds vote of the legislature and an approval of amajority votes on the November 2006 ballots. So, whilethe legislature hurdle is behind us, the voters must still
Governor’s Strategic Growth PlanInitiatives Set for November Ballot
approve the issue. As of November2005, the state had almost $53 bil-lion of outstanding General Funddebt, including $35 billion in GObonds. In addition, about $30 bil-lion in bonds have been authorized,but not yet issued, for projects thatare in progress or not yet begun.
The Chamber has been active inits support of this infrastructure billas well as associated bills linked toit. In 2002 Proposition 42 waspassed to build a TransportationInfrastructure Fund (TIF). This yearwe backed a bill to close a loopholein the TIF that allowed withdrawing
funds for general budget items. The loophole will beclosed and the monies withdrawn from the TIF for roadconstruction and repair will be paid back.
In addition to the transportation funding that will be
allocated to our area, there will be significant funding forcareer technical education, charter schools, buildingimprovements and new construction for K-12. Also therewill be over $3 billion targeted for public college and uni-versity facilities.
Housing funding will emphasize affordable ownership
Our quality of life will be deeply affected for years to come if we all work together tosee this Strategic Growth Plan successfully
completed and then prudently initiated.
In Depth: Governor’s StrategicGrowth Plan InitiativesProposition 1B: Transportation
The $19.9 billion transportation bond will beProposition 1C on the November ballot.
If approved by voters in November Proposition1C will enact a $19.9 billion general obligationbond to fund repairs, reduce congestion, improvebridge safety, expand public transit, and improveport security statewide. The bond proposal alsoauthorizes public/private transportation partner-ships, application of the Design-Build method forthese projects, and legislation to streamline theenvironmental review process.
Proposition 1C: HousingThe $2.85 billion housing bond will be
Proposition 1C on the November ballot. The bond will provide funding for financial assis-
tance to first-time homebuyers, incentives to buildaffordable rental housing, construction of tempo-rary and permanent homeless shelters and helpingurban communities develop vacant parcels:
Proposition 1D: EducationThe $10.4 billion education infrastructure bond
will appear on the November ballot as Proposition1D. The bond will provide: • $500 million in supplemental grants for career
technical education facilities; • $500 million for charter school facilities; • $1.9 billion for new construction;• $3.3 billion for modernizing facilities; • $1 billion to deal with overcrowding in schools; • $100 million for green schools; • $29 million for joint use facilities.
Proposition 1E: Levees/Flood ControlThe $4 billion levee repair and flood control
bond measure will be Proposition 1E on theNovember ballot. It includes $3 billion for evaluat-ing, repairing and replacing levees and flood con-trol infrastructure in the Central Valley and inSacramento which impacts the water supply inSouthern California.
Governor Schwarzenegger discusses theStrategic Growth Plan education proposal whichauthorizes the placement of a $10.4 billion general obligation bond to fund K-12 and HigherEducation on the November 2006 ballot.
Serving as the Voice of Business
Program OutlineNight 1: PassionDeveloping the Passion to Run for OfficeNight 2: Reality of Being an Elected OfficialI Won, What’s Next? Night 3: Secure the EndorsementsSecure Media EndorsementsSecure PAC EndorsementsNight 4: Fund and Run the CampaignElements of a Funding a Winning CampaignElements of Running a Winning CampaignNight 5: Academy Alumni Roundtable/Academy Wrap-Up
“I was very impressed with the guest speakers TheChamber arranged—Governor Deukmejian, MayorO’Neill, Supervisor Knabe and others. I can’t think ofanother venue where I could go to listen to such distin-guished speakers talk about how to effectively deliverpublic service to the community. And here it was, rightin our own backyard, thanks to The Chamber.”
– Gary I. DeLongCity of LongBeach 3rd District Councilmember; President & CEO, The RTP Group,Inc.
Candidate AcademyContinued from page 1
To sign up for the 2006 Candidate Academy visit www.longbeachadvocacy.biz/candidateacademy.htm.
115th Inaugural Gala Awards
LONG BEACH BUSINESS3
2006-2007 Chairman’s CircleDiamond
The Boeing Company ■ DeVry University ■ Farmers & Merchants Bank ■ Hyatt Regency Long BeachLong Beach Memorial Medical Center/Miller Childrens’ Hospital ■ Port of Long Beach
PlatinumLong Beach City College ■ Verizon
GoldCharter Communications ■ City National Bank ■ Community Hospital of Long Beach ■ Epson America, Inc.
Holthouse, Carlin & Van Trigt, LLP ■ Keesal, Young & Logan ■ Sprint together with NextelSeaside Printing Company, Inc. ■ Sound Energy Solutions ■ St. Mary Medical Center
TABC, Inc./Toyota ■ Universal Care ■ Westland Construction, Inc.
SilverBNSF Railway Company ■ BP Products North America, Inc. ■ California State University, Long Beach
Catalina Express ■ Denso Sales California, Inc. ■ Long Beach Airport ■ Long Beach Business JournalLong Beach Ice Dogs ■ Long Beach Towne Center ■ Marriott/Renaissance Properties
BronzeAqua ■ Aquarium of the Pacific ■ Boeing Realty Corporation ■ Center for Judicial Advocacy
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage ■ Color Broadband, Inc. ■ Comerica BankConstruction Consultant Services, Inc. ■ The Davis Group ■ DDR-Developers Diversified Realty/The Pike
DirecTV—California Broadcast Center ■ Earth Tech ■ Ensemble Investments, LLC ■ Ford WestGuzman & Gray, CPAs ■ Harbor Breeze Corporation ■ Hilton Long Beach ■ HR NETwork, Inc.
Laserfiche Document Imaging ■ Lennar Corporation ■ Long Beach Convention & Entertainment CenterMatson Navigation Company, Inc. ■ Metropolitan Water District ■ Moffatt & Nichol Engineers
Parkers’ Lighthouse ■ Spirit Cruises ■ THUMS Long Beach Company ■ Urban Pacific Builders, LLCVia Media Graphic Design ■ Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club ■ Watson Land Company
The “Chairman’s Circle” is a special group of members that have committed to support the LBACC through sponsorships at various financial levels and at special events. If your company would like to become a member
of the Chairman’s Circle, please contact Randy Gordon, President/CEO, at (562) 432-7830 for details.
Boeing, UCES, and Mayor O’Neill Under Gala Spotlight
In addition to remarks given by outgoingChairman of the Board, Larry Whitley, and awelcoming of the incoming Chairman, ByronSchweigert, and the 2006-2007 Board ofDirectors, last month’s Inaugural Gala also paidtribute to retiring Mayor O’Neill and honorswere given to the Boeing company with the“Destination Tomorrow” award and UniversityCollege and Extension Services (UCES) atCalifornia State University, Long Beachreceived the “Community Service” award.
Other awards presented at the annual for-mal gala included the “Dewey Smith MemorialCommunity Service” award to retiring superin-tendent-president of Long Beach CommunityCollege District E. Jan Kehoe; the “SmallBusiness Achievement” award to Bryson
Financial Group; the “Chairman’s Award” to BarbaraSullivan, CEO of Sullivan International; and PatriciaMargosian from the Law Offices of Richard W.Greenbaum received the “Ambassador of the Year”honors. Congratulations to all of the 115th InauguralGala award recipients!
(L to R) Incoming chairman Byron Schweigert, Mayor O’Neill, outgoing chair-man Larry Whitley and Chamber president and CEO Randy Gordon presentthe 2006 “Destination Tomorrow” award to Boeing Integrated DefenseSystem’s vice president and general manager Ron Marcotte (center).
Chamber president and CEO Randy Gordon (right) gavea tribute to Mayor O’Neill for her 12 years of service toLong Beach. He presented her with a special award—aceramic lemon tree—in reference to the Mayor’s challenges over the years and her ability to turn lemonsinto lemonade. In his tribute, Gordon said, “Out comesthe squeezer, and a tireless leader whose love for LongBeach knows no bounds, the three T and R Mantra, a lotof work, and voila: Lemonade in the form of a city that’sbecome ‘the’ place to visit, live, work and nationally recognized as a city that redefined itself.”
(L to R) CSULB president F. King Alexander and dean ofUniversity College & Extension Services Marilyn Cregoaccept the “Community Service” award recognizingtheir 35th anniversary from Mayor Beverly O’Neill andoutgoing chairman Larry Whitley.
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