THURSDAY | July 26, 2007

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Don’t miss the LA Galaxy WED | Aug. 8 CASH FOR COLLEGE. Unified School District vs. Chivas Guadalajara on Small Business Superintendent David Brewer III speaks with students Saturday, July 28 at 7 p.m. Owners Roundtable who received college scholarships at the Chamber's Cash at the Los Angeles Memorial Lets Talk Technology For College reception at the Los Angeles Marriott Coliseum. For more Part Two Downtown on Tuesday. Cash For College—a campaign of information or to buy tickets, more info | register the Chamber, the California Student Aid Commission and visit www.lagalaxy.com or regional and state partners— has educated more than call 1.877.3GALAXY. 50,000 students on how to obtain financial aid for college.

WED | Aug. 8 (View photo gallery of Chamber events). Aviation Committee Contact us to advertise in Meeting this space and reach 8,000 Air Freight Chamber urges support for air service business leaders each week. more info | register from L.A. to The Chamber is advocating for daily nonstop air service THIS WEEK'S BUSINESS FRI | Aug. 10 between Los Angeles and Shanghai, China. United PERSPECTIVE___ Health Care Airlines is proposing the first daily service starting in

Committee Meeting 2009, which would contribute $156 million in wages more info | register annually, 3,120 jobs and an estimated 4,070 annual tons "Striking Out A Strike" BOTTOM-LINE of air cargo imports. The Department of Transportation BENEFITS ______will allocate six new daily route opportunities from U.S. cities to L.A. from 2007-2009. Other carriers are Adding value to your proposing various routes to China, including a Chicago Chamber membership to route with American Airlines and a Newark to Shanghai route with Continental Airlines. To support service from L.A., write letters today to U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters. Contact Senior Public Policy Manager Alexander Pugh, 213.580.7558 or [email protected].

Chamber talks about the future of green building The future of construction in L.A. is tied to the promotion of environmentally responsible buildings,

said Lance Williams, executive director of the U.S.

Green Building Council-Los Angeles Chapter, at the OVERHEARD______The Los Angeles Area Chamber's joint Land Use, Construction & Housing and Chamber of Commerce Energy, Water & Environment Committee meeting on "Now is the is the voice of business Wednesday at the Caltrans District 7 Headquarters. L.A. in L.A. County. City's Planning Department Project Manager Claire time for the Founded in 1888, the Chamber promotes a Bowin discussed the city's new green building policy, business prosperous economy which will develop standards for large buildings. The community to and quality of life in committees discussed AB 888, which would require the Los Angeles region. buildings, built after 2010 that are more than 50,000 be passionate." For more information, visit square feet, to meet green building standards and be —Frank Clark, executive www.lachamber.org certified by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system. Contact director, LAXTEC Corporation, speaking about Senior Public Policy Manager Alexander Pugh, modernizing the Los Angeles 213.580.7558 or [email protected]. International Airport, at the Chamber's Accenture Pancakes & Politics on Chamber discusses transit-oriented Friday. development in Los Angeles Transit-oriented development can have a significant L.A. AREA CHAMBER IN economic impact on a city, said Roger Moliere, THE NEWS ______executive officer of real property management development for MTA, at the Chamber's Transportation "T.M. McDaniel Jr., 91; ex- president of Southern & Goods Movement Committee meeting Wednesday at California Edison." Los the Caltrans District 7 Headquarters. Dan Rosenfeld, Angeles Times, July 20. T.M. Urban Partners, LLC, and co-chair of the Chamber's McDaniel Jr. was a former Land Use, Construction & Housing Committee, said the vice president of the city should structure its growth using transportation Chamber.

planning as a tool and that the cumulative effect of traffic will cause people to change residences. Committee members voted to approve final comments on the Port Truck Plan and were urged to contact the in support of moving forward with the port's latest Environmental Impact Report. Contact Senior Public Policy Manager Alexander Pugh, 213.580.7558 or [email protected].

Chamber hears from international trade undersecretary The state's International Trade department expects to present the California Trade Strategy Study to the state Legislature in February, said Undersecretary for International Trade Garrett Ashley, Business Transportation & Housing Agency, at the Chamber's International Trade & Investment Committee meeting July 19. Ashley briefed the committee on what's ahead in the area of international trade and discussed possible recommendations to bolster it, including the formation of a trade commission and an examination of what other states are doing. Contact International Trade Manager Vanessa Pereda, 213.580.7538 or [email protected].

Chamber talks about workforce development and future of LAUSD The entire community needs to work together to ensure that our children receive the best education they can, said Los Angeles Unified School District Board Member Richard Vladovic. "If our education system fails it will ruin the infrastructure of our city and economy," Vladovic said. The committee also heard from Greg Irish, executive of the Workforce Investment Board, who spoke about the importance of having worksource centers integrated in the community. Contact V.P. of Education & Workforce Development David Rattray, 213.482.3987 or [email protected].

Chamber discusses the future of LAX over pancakes Panelists discussed the need to modernize the Los Angeles International Airport at the Chamber's Accenture Pancakes & Politics Friday. Unlike other metropolitan cities, LAX is located within the city boundary and therefore faces many challenges, including traffic and working with neighboring communities, said former L.A. Mayor James Hahn. Panelists included Jaime de la Vega, deputy mayor of transportation, City of Los Angeles; Alan Rothenberg, president, Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners; and Chamber Board Member Melinda Yee Franklin, director of government and public affairs, United Airlines. Contact Public Policy Manager Vanessa Rodriguez, 213.580.7531 or [email protected].

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