Vol 31. No 2 February 2019

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/LompocChamber Keep reading for info on luncheons, special events and more! In this president's by Amber Wilson Happy New Year Chamber Friends! Issue Lompoc Valley Chamber’s 4th Annual Restaurant Week is just around the corner beginning February 18th and lasting through the 24th. 18+ restaurants are participating and offering a special menu option for just Chamber luncheon on CA's $20.19. Restaurant Week started as a New York City tradition. Fast new labor laws forward, and it has grabbed international fame. Cover Originally, it began in NYC as an annual week-long dining experience featuring a listing of restaurants offering a pre-determined menu at a matching price-point for each participating location. Nowadays, Restau- director’s Letter rant Week can last up to a month, and takes place multiple times a year platinum partners in some cities. pg 2 1992: The First Restaurant Week Chamber Calendar The first Restaurant Week was thought up by Tim Zagat and Joe Baum and began in NYC as a lunch-only promotional event. The two planned chamber events the first Restaurant Week to coincide with the Democratic Convention Lompoc Restaurant Week – a week filled with new guests, mostly reporters, looking for dining State of Vandenberg options. The week-long event was such a success it has grown beyond a one-week event to 4-weeks during the year in NYC and become a na- 'Cannabis Conversation ' tionwide phenomenon. Per Webstrauntstore.com, here are a few tips for review our local restaurants who are unsure whether to participate: pg 3, 4, 5 • Although you are offering your meals for reduced prices, restaurant week brings in more traffic than usual, which will make up for the lower dollar amount. chamber events • Restaurant week gives you a chance to impress customers with your food and Join the Chamber Board service, and the experience may persuade some guests to come back and become Dance Lompoc Returns repeat customers. pg 6, 7 • Taking part in restaurant week can boost your reputation as a high-quality and fashionable restaurant in your community. Membership updates • Participating in your city's restaurant week can also help improve the local econ- New Members omy and build your city's reputation as a foodie destination, which will improve Renewed Members tourism. 110% Club Restaurant Week is an excellent opportunity for our pg 8, 9 local dining partners to showcase their offerings. For a complete list of participating restaurants and menus please visit http://lompoc.com/restaurant-week.html. CalChamber News Newsom vs Trump 2018 partners CA Budget for Emergencies CA Cities Need Housing pg 10 extras 2019 Compliance Materials Newsletter Ad Rates pg 12 Emerald Wave Media

Lompoc Valley Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau 2 February 2019 chamber chamber calendar all meetings held at the chamber unless stated otherwise 2019 Lompoc Restaurant week begins Mon, Feb 18 - Sun, Feb 24 Deadline registration for Article by Willis Jacobsen, Lompoc Record luncheon on labor laws Several Lompoc eateries will offer special dining Mon, Feb 18 options over a seven-day span this month as part of the city’s fourth annual Restaurant Week president's day celebration. chamber office closed The campaign, which encourages community members and visitors to dine at local food es- Mon, Feb 18 tablishments, will kick off Monday, Feb. 18, and run through Sunday, Feb. 24. At least 18 restau- city council rants have signed on as participants and plan to mark the occasion with prix fixe meals, two-for- meeting at city hall one dining options or other specials priced at Tues, Feb 19 · 6:30 pm $20.19 to commemorate the year. Some wineries and tasting rooms also will participate with drink specials, chamber's feburary and some of the participating restaurants also are planning to offer wine mardi gras mixer with and beer specials as part of the promotion. lompoc festival assoc. "Restaurants have all been gearing up for Restaurant Week and look for- Wed, Feb 20 · 5:30 pm ward to both new and old faces coming through their doors," said Marlee Bedford, a communications director with the Lompoc Chamber of Com- merce and the event's lead organizer. "We have some new restaurants to chamber's feburary the [Lompoc] Valley that will be joining us for the first year, and some lo- luncheon on labor laws cal favorites that are trying out Restaurant Week for the first time ever." at hilton garden inn There are no tickets or prior purchases required for customers to take Thurs, Feb 21 · 11:30 am advantage of the deals. Among the participating establishments are: Alfie's Fish and Chips, deadline registration for Bread Board Deli, Central Coast Specialty Foods, El Toro Bronco Mexican Restaurant, Floriano’s Mexican Food and Fresh Cuts, Hangar 7, Mariscos state of vandenberg La Rancherita Mexican Restaurant, Mi Amore Pizza & Pasta, P.J.’s Deli, Thurs, Feb 21 · 4:00 pm QQ Aloha BBQ, Scratch Kitchen, Sissy’s Uptown Café, Solvang Brewing Company, Tap and Cork Wine and Beer Bar, Tom’s Hamburgers, Valle Eatery + Bar, Village Coffee Stop Café, and Wild West Pizza and Grill. The event, which began locally in 2016, is sponsored by Shop Lompoc calendar continued... Shop Small and the Lompoc Chamber. For more information, visit www. lompoc.com/restaurant-week.html or contact the Lompoc Chamber at 805-736-4567

Lompoc Valley Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau 3 February 2019 chamber chamber State of Vandenberg Air Force Base Luncheon set for March 7th calendar The Lompoc Valley Chamber all meetings held at the chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bu- unless stated otherwise reau and the Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau invite the public to the State of Vandenberg Air calendar continued... Force Base luncheon on Thurs- day, March 7th at 11:30 am at llv board of the Pacific Coast Club, 758 Ne- braska Avenue, on Vandenberg trustees meeting Western Range Commander Michael S. Hough delivers the 2018 State of Vandenberg Air Force Base Air Force Base, California. Tues, Feb 26 · 12:00 pm Listen over luncheon as the 30th Space Wing and Western Range Com- mander Michael S. Hough give an update on the Vandenberg Air Force Chamber board of Base, one of the largest employers for both the Lompoc and Santa Maria directors meeting Valleys. Base arrival for the luncheon will begin at 11:00 am, with check in at the Pacific Coast Club at 11:30 am. The program will begin at 12:00 Wed, Feb 27 · 7:30 am pm. yllv board of Cost for the luncheon is $25 for Chamber Members (of either Chamber) and $35 for Prospective Members. Registration for the luncheon is due trustees meeting by Thursday, February 21st, no exceptions, and must include payment Wed, Mar 6 · 5:00 pm as well as driver’s license number, state of issuance of driver’s license, and date of birth. Base personnel will be at the entrance to the Visitor’s Center and will need to see proof of vehicle insurance, proof of luncheon State of vandenberg registration, and driver’s license. joint luncheon with The public can register online, or view more information, at http://lom- santa maria chamber poc.chambermaster.com/events/details/chamber-luncheon-with-santa- Thurs, Mar 7 · 11:00 am maria-chamber-state-of-vafb-2019-9867 or by contacting the Lompoc Valley Chamber office directly by phone, (805) 736-4567 or by e-mail, [email protected] Public safety, regulations among main topics at Lompoc 'Cannabis Conversation' Article by Willis Jacobsen, Lompoc Record The impacts that commercial cannabis in Lompoc will have on public safety, the local business community and the local economy were among a range of topics explored Thursday during a forum hosted by the Lompoc Valley Chamber of Commerce. “The Cannabis Conversation,” held in a ballroom at the Hilton Garden Inn, drew about 85 attendees. During the event, audience members were able to submit questions to a seven-person panel that included representatives from the city’s planning, police and fire departments, as well as a local at- torney well versed in cannabis regulations, and the president of the Lompoc Valley Cannabis Association. Among the popular topics during the discussion was the effect that the emerging industry could have on public safety. Lompoc Police Capt. Joe Mariani said he was hopeful that there wouldn’t be a significant increase in crime related to marijuana businesses, but he cautioned that other cities have experienced such issues. In particular, he said, the “cash only” nature of the industry is concerning because it could Lompoc Valley Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau 4 February 2019 chamber 'Cannabis Conversation' article continued... lead would-be criminals to target cannabis businesses. Kuras said that he talked with public safety leaders in “We would like to think that those who are involved in other cities last year and many of them recommended the business are going to be legitimate and run good limiting cannabis businesses and having a specified can- operations, but we always have to be concerned about nabis zone, so as to keep a better handle on cannabis-re- the criminal element,” Mariani said. “I don’t want to be a lated activity. fearmonger, but if you have a business where that kind of cash is going to be there, you have to have good se- Lompoc did neither of those things. curity measures in place. We hope to work hand in hand with the cannabis community to make sure that we can Several questions at the forum were also related to the do the most to promote public safety, because at the commercial cannabis licensing process and how land-use end of the day that’s our primary concern.” issues are settled. Dena Pashke, the city’s fire marshal and a battalion chief Halvorson addressed several of those concerns. He not- with the Lompoc Fire Department, also stressed that ed that the city has a map showing all of the areas where need for a partnership between industry stakehold- commercial cannabis businesses are and aren’t allowed, ers and public safety officials. Pashke noted that some due to things like schools and youth centers requiring, at restrictions, like the six-plant limit for residences, are a minimum, 600-foot buffer exclusion zones. rooted in keeping residents safe, since too many plants One audience member asked how an issue would be set- indoors can lead to mold spores that can cause illnesses. tled if, for example, a youth center relocated to an area Pashke said she was particularly looking forward to where a cannabis business was being planned but was working with professionals performing things like can- still in the application process and not yet licensed. nabis extraction techniques in safe, professional set- Halvorson noted that those types of disputes, in gener- tings. “If you’re [having] legitimate businesses that have al, would be settled on a first-come, first-served basis laboratories and are protected by fire sprinklers with — meaning the business with a license would take pre- Ph.D.s and chemists doing the experiments and basically cedence — but he said that specific issues might have cooking what they need to cook professionally, we are to be vetted by the city’s legal team. That “jockeying for going to take out some of the element that are doing it position,” as he phrased it, has been a challenge over the illegally in homes,” she said. “So from a fire response, I past year, he said. would like to go to less butane explosions in residences that are causing great bodily harm and exposing our first Al Johnson, the city’s building services manager, rein- responders. This business, legitimizing it, can remove forced early in the discussion that the city aims to treat some of that risk.” commercial cannabis the same as it would any other industry. He said that the influx of cannabis applications Lompoc Gerald Kuras, who was also on the indicates a rising economic tide in the city. “Fortunately panel, agreed. “We gotta get rid of the do-it-yourselfers; ... we are extremely busy and things are looking way up that’s one of our biggest problems,” Kuras said. “Just in the city of Lompoc,” he said. recently, in the last month, we’ve had two honey oil ex- plosions here in the Lompoc Valley. Those are the things John de Friel, president of the Lompoc Valley Canna- that we’ve got to stop.” bis Association, outlined some of the ways that the 8-month-old trade organization has helped shape the The panelists also touched on some of the aspects of the local industry. That included its work with the city this state and city cannabis regulations, such as the fact that past November that led to the City Council agreeing people are allowed to be in possession of legally ac- to issue letters in support of temporary state licenses, quired cannabis, though it is only allowed to be smoked which were needed for any business to open its doors in publicly in areas where cigarettes are allowed. Lompoc in 2019. People who are found to be causing trouble while under Local attorney Rob Traylor, who said he has advised the influence of marijuana in public will be treated much clients within the industry, also provided insight into the the same as people who are causing problems publicly state and local regulations. while under the influence of alcohol, Mariani said. He pointed out that business owners, and would-be It was also asked during the forum whether the city had business owners, have faced many challenges, consid- considered a cannabis business zone, similar to the so- ering the ever-changing landscape of the industry, the called Wine Ghetto in east Lompoc. fluid nature of the local zoning maps, and the difficulties Lompoc Planning Manager Brian Halvorson said that of dealing with banks, among others. hadn’t been formally addressed, but he noted that the De Friel added to that late in the meeting when he applications were suggesting that a high concentration pointed out, from his own experience as a business of the industry could be developing on the northwest owner, that the cannabis industry is not recognized as le- portion of the city, off Central Avenue. gal on the federal level, but that the federal government taxes it more than any other. 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The Lompoc Valley The non-profit organiza- Chamber of Com- tions that will benefit from merce and Visitors the efforts of the “Lompoc Bureau invites the Celebrities” are VTC Enter- public to the 3rd An- prises (Jocelynn Terrones), nual Dance Lompoc, North County Rape Crisis a “Dancing with the Center (Ann McCarty), the Stars” styled fund- Lompoc Theatre Project raiser featuring “Lom- (Jeremy Ball), the Lompoc poc Celebrities” in a Boys and Girls Club (Saman- Last year's judges pose for the camera dance competition to tha Scroggin), and Shadow’s raise money for local Fund (Aaron Crocker). Dance non-profits, on Saturday, March 30, 2019. The event Lompoc also supports the will also feature a full-course dinner catered by Cen- Lompoc Valley Chamber. Last year's "Lompoc Valley Star" winner tral Coast Specialty Foods, wine and beer donated of the Mirror Ball Trophy from local wineries and breweries, as well as a silent The event will be held at the auction full of excellent prizes. The event is sponsored Anderson Recreation Center with cocktail hour be- by Aera Energy, Coast Hills Credit Union, and Lompoc ginning at 5:00 pm and dinner at 6:00 pm. Only 220 Family YMCA. tickets will be sold and are available online at Lompoc. com. They are $55 per person, or $65 per person with Our “Lompoc Celebrities” include Grocery Outlet’s VIP seating. Aaron Crocker, dancing an East Coast Swing routine with Anita Tubbs of the Alley Project Dance Studio; If you would like to donate to one of the dancers Woman of the Year for 2018 Ann McCarty, dancing and their organization of choice, please make checks a Broadway routine with Sabrina Ross of Lompoc payable to the LVCC and put the dancer's name or the School of Dance; Bottle Branding’s Jeremy Ball, danc- non-profit's name in the memo line or call the office at ing a Salsa routine with Anita Tubbs of Alley Project (805) 736-4567 to capture payment over the phone. Studio; City of Lompoc’s Samantha Scroggin, dancing You can mail checks to the Lompoc Valley Chamber of a traditional Hula routine with Pauline Plan of Hoapili Commerce at PO Box 626, Lompoc, CA 93438. Spon- Pomaikai Aloha Productions, and Jocelynn Terrones sorship opportunities are also available. representing VTC Enterprises and dancing a Hip Hop Details are available at Lompoc.com, or contact the routine with Alli Smith of the Alley Project Dance LVCC&VB at (805) 736-4567 or email marlee@lom- Studio. poc.com.

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Lompoc Valley Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau 9 February 2019 cal news Gov. Newsom derails Trump's call to re- California officials approve $131 million turn funding for bullet train project for emergency and disaster relief A day after Gov. Gavin Newsom announced plans to Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a pair of bills into law scale back the high-speed rail project, President Trump Wednesday to immediately provide $131.3 million in demanded that California return billions of dollars to the funding to expand access to clean drinking water, im- federal government. prove emergency preparedness and support -rav- In a tweet Wednesday, Trump said the state had been aged communities. forced to cancel the project and referred to it as a “green A legislative analysis says the legislation will appropriate disaster.” $50 million for a statewide emergency preparedness Newsom fired back in his own tweet, decrying what he campaign and local grants. Another $31.3 million will called “fake news.” backfill property tax losses from wildfire damage in Butte, Lake, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, Shasta and During his first State of the State address Tuesday, Siskiyou counties. Approximately $20 million will go to- Newsom announced he was scaling back the $77-billion ward emergency drinking-water projects and to increase project. He said he supports finishing the controversial compliance with water quality standards. The bills give high-speed rail line between Bakersfield and Merced but needs to reassess the crucial legs connecting major the state $15 million for legal services and audits and urban centers in the Bay Area and Los Angeles. $10 million to begin upgrading the 911 system. “We’re building high-speed rail, connecting the Cen- "These budget bills reflect immediate needs for the state tral Valley and beyond,” he said on Twitter. “This is CA’s — relief for areas affected by , help for commu- money, allocated by Congress for this project. We’re not nities with urgent drinking-water needs, and assistance giving it back.” for asylum seekers,” Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Paramount) said. “Unanimous, bipartisan votes of the Assembly and Senate, and now the governor’s signature, show the true urgency of these measures.” The laws amend the 2018-19 state budget to offer more disaster and emergency aid following the state’s deadli- est wildfire season on record and as thousands of Cali- fornians continue to lack access to safe drinking water. The proposals are the first signed into law by Newsom since he was sworn in to office in January. Newsom, who has repeatedly pledged to improve access to drink- ing water in the Central Valley and other communities, traveled to an elementary school in the Fresno County town of Parlier to sign the bills in a ceremony Wednes- day afternoon. Full Article with LA Times by Taryn Luna

Article Written by Brittny mejia, LA Times Gov. Gavin Newsom calls out cities that fail to plan for housing Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday he plans to in- the most “overwhelming challenges” in a state where six vite leaders of 45 noncompliant California cities and two out of 10 young adults say they can’t afford to live. counties to a “candid conversation” aimed at encourag- ing them to find “the political courage to build their fair “California should never be a place where only the well- share of housing.” off can lead a good life,” Newsom said in his prepared speech. “It starts with housing, perhaps our most over- The list includes 15 cities in Los Angeles County and six whelming challenge right now. We all know the problem. in Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties that There’s too much demand and too little supply. And that have failed to draft general plans meeting minimum is happening in large part because too many cities and housing needs at all income levels. counties aren’t even planning for how to build. Some are flat out refusing to do anything at all.” When and where the proposed summit will occur have yet to be determined, a spokesman for the governor’s Newsom referred to a lawsuit California filed Jan. 25 office said Tuesday, Feb. 12. against the Orange County city of Huntington Beach, accusing it of backing out of a promise to revise low-in- Newsom mentioned the 47 jurisdictions during his State come housing goals in its general plan. of the State speech in Sacramento, calling housing one of Full Article with The Press Enterprise by Jeff Collins

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