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DECEMBER 2014

CEO Message 2

City /Downtown News 3

New Employment Laws 4&5

New Members 5

Member Spotlights 6

Professional Services 7

Calendar 8

Vol. 14, Issue 12

“Creating A Communit  Where Business Thrives” 

APOLLO CPR TRAINING

KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY MIXER

Studio One Dance Center Ribbon Cutting

Prologis Groundbreaking Omar Ziad State Farm Insurance Prologis Park of Commerce Groundbreaking Villalovoz Child Dev. Ctr.

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2014 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Board Chair: Mike Donaghy, West Valley Mall

Lisa Aguilera, Keller Williams Realty

Dan Ball, McLane

Larry Benson, Nationwide Insurance

Sheri Facciolla, Patriot Pest Management

Bill Fields, Surtec Systems, Inc.

Will Fleet, Tracy Press

Dr. Brian Stephens, Tracy Unified School District

Bruce George, Thrivent Financial

Daniel Greene, Bank of the West

Dana Cooper, PG&E

Cliff Hudson, Fresh Coat Painters

Nolan O’Brien, Lawrence Livermore Lab

Robin Lopez, Taylor Farms Pacific

Scott McFarland, Journey Christian Church

Doshia Myrick, Fairfield Inn Tracy

Al Santa Catalina, Buffalo Wild Wings

Tammy Shaff, Sutter Tracy Hospital

Chad Wood, Willbanks & Wood PLC

CHAMBER AMBASSADORS

Lisa Aguilera, Keller Williams Realty

Karen Aranda, Altamont Mechanical Heating/Air

Gemaine Clark

Jim Fitzpatrick, AFLAC

Dave Garcia, Dave Garcia Designs

Bruce George, Thrivent Financial

Virna Hudson, Fresh Coat Painters

Ray Lopez, Keller Williams Realty

Conrad Levoit, Levoit Advance Protective Services

Carol Newman, Surtec Systems, Inc.

Brian Schilling, Zero BS Marketing

Lon Swanson, Journey Christian Church

CHAMBER STAFF Sofia Valenzuela, President svalenzuela@tracychamber.org

Maria Valenzuela, Membership/Event Services mvalenzuela@tracychamber.org

Alyssa Mupo, Hire Me First Program Coordinator hiremefirst@tracychamber.org

Carol Neely, Receptionist

A Message from the

Chamber CEO... Conquering Stress….. It Can Be Done! Stress is inevitable in any industry. The more you add to your plate, the harder it is to feel like you are accomplishing projects to the best of your ability. From time to time we find ourselves overworked, overstressed and ready to give up. But what makes us hold on and keep trying? PERSEVERANCE and the

overwhelming joy that comes when you WIN! Today I want to share with you some practical tips I used to hear about all the time and it wasn't until I actually started doing them that I realized what a difference they make in helping you be more PRODUCTIVE! 1. DELEGATE This is the most difficult thing to do when you are a work hog. Trust me, even though someone else may not do the job with the same care and enthusiasm as you do, there are small tasks you do on a day to day basis that consume time and energy from you so STOP DOING THEM YOURSELF and let someone else do it! If you have a small office, find help from the outside. Interns are great at providing help with small tasks like phone calls, emails, calendar updates, social media posts, etc. 2. Get Out and Smell the Roses I am guilty of getting so caught up in daily meetings and projects that I don't event get out for lunch or fresh air. This is something I continue to struggle with, but I have made a commitment to get better at it. You need to get out and clear your mind more often to allow ideas to flow and to find solutions with a clear head. Take a walk, go for a drive or find a quiet place to stop and think. I never understood why someone would want to go out to lunch and sit by themselves until I did it one day. It was the best hour of my day and the most productive! 3. The Famous "To Do" List This is not new, but I will always swear by it because it helps me stay on track. With juggling so many projects at once, if I didn't use a list of things I need to do with notes on projects and reminders, I would forget things all the time. I hate to say it but every year that goes by, I find my memory becoming more and more fuzzy so my TO DO list is my bible! These are just a few tips that work for me everyday. Here is a great article that also gives tips on how to stop wasting time and be more productive: http://ti.me/1wlvHVl Work Smarter and not Harder! -Sofia Valenzuela, CEO, Tracy Chamber Did you enjoy this article? Read more articles about social media, business tips and advice by visiting the Chamber website and clicking on Chamber Blog www.tracychamber.org

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What’s Happening

in your City... Annual Leaf Collection Efforts Begin in Tracy Tracy’s annual leaf pick-up season will begin on Monday, November 24th and will continue through the first week of January, 2015. For areas of Tracy with large mature trees and heavier quantities of leaves, residents are asked to rake their excess leaves

curbside for weekly collection. Leaves must be piled curbside by 4 a.m. on your normal garbage collection day.

The City of Tracy is encouraging residents to keep their gutters clear of leaves to prevent flooding and polluting of local waterways. Debris such as garden materials, tree trimmings, brush, grass clippings, cans, paper, bottles, construction materials, or animal waste should also be removed from leaf piles. Garbage and debris in leaf piles will not be collected, as this prevents the material from turning into compost.

Residents with small trees, which produce a smaller quantity of leaves, are asked to place leaves in the brown yard waste toter. The toter will continue to be collected every other week on your normal yard waste collection day. Please contact the City of Tracy, Public Works Department at (209) 831-6300 or Tracy Delta Disposal at (209) 835-0601 for information.

Elite Ambassador: of the month:

Lon Swanson

Journey Christian Church

Thank you for your

continuous support to the

Chamber and its members!

What’s Happening

in your Downtown... The Holiday Light Parade and Tree Lighting Ceremony will be held on Saturday, December 6th, beginning at 6:00 pm.

Families can visit Santa Claus at the Downtown Plaza on December 13th, 14th, and 20th from 10am to 6pm.

There are many ways to celebrate the holidays at the Grand Theatre Center for the Arts this year! The Grand Theatre Holiday Open House will be held on Saturday, December 6th, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, with two seatings of the Sugar Plum Tea Party at 11:00 am and 2:00 pm. The Bobby Caldwell Christmas show is on December 13th at 8:00 pm, and there are two showings of the Nutcracker on December 20th & 21st at 1:00 pm and 6:00 pm.

Download the Downtown Tracy phone application, and “like” us on Facebook.

Follow us on Instagram or Twitter for the most up to date information!

For more information about Downtown Tracy, visit

www.tracycitycenter.com

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Some of the new laws for 2015, such as mandatory paid sick leave, make significant changes to the states’ legal landscape. Other new

laws make changes to different parts of existing law or may affect only employers in specified industries, such as farming. Unless specified, the following list of new legislation goes into effect on January 1, 2015. More details are available in a free CalChamber white paper, available at www.calchamber.com/newlaws2015. Leaves of Absence • Mandatory Paid Sick Leave. AB 1522, the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014, requires employers to provide paid sick leave to any employee who worked in California for 30 days. The effective date for employers to begin providing the paid sick leave benefit is July 1, 2015. The law contains many different nuances, such as detailed recordkeeping and notice requirements, including a new poster requirement. The law also contains penalties for noncompliance.

• Time Off for Emergency Duty: Expanded Category. AB 2536 adds new personnel to the list of employees eligible for protected time off for emergency duty.

• Employee Protections Protections for Unpaid Interns and Volunteers. AB 1443 adds unpaid interns and volunteers to the list of individuals protected from harassment under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA).

• Nondiscrimination: Driver’s Licenses for Undocumented Persons. AB 1660 makes it a violation of FEHA for an employer to discriminate against an individual because he/she holds or presents a driver’s license issued to undocumented persons who can submit satisfactory proof of identity and California residency. These driver’s licenses are scheduled to start being issued on January 1, 2015.

• Immigration-Related Protections. AB 2751 expands the definition of an unfair immigration-related practice to include threatening to file or filing a false report or complaint with any state or federal agency. Current law extended the protection only to reports filed with the police.

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CalChamber Releases New

Employment Laws

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Welcome to the Chamber New

Members!

Extreme Pita 2439 Naglee Rd. Ste. 7E, Tracy, CA

209-221-6449 Yuvika Saini

*Restaurant

Pink Turtle Shoppe, LLC 245 E. 11th Street Ste. D, Tracy, CA

http://www.facebook.com/pinkturtleshoppetracy Arabella McCreary

*Ice Cream-Manufacturing & Parlor

SweetArts Bakery 1020 B. Street, Tracy, CA

209-879-3353 Christina Fry

*Bakery

Theory of Play Child Development Center 2105 N. Tracy Blvd, Tracy, CA

209-597-5705 Angel Hansen

*Child Care

Tracy Portraits 2321 N. Tracy Blvd. #K,, Tracy, CA

209-834-2052 Anthony Tran

*Photography

Tracy Orchard Dental Care 2231 W. Grant Line Rd. Ste#134, Tracy, CA

209-227-1497 Jim Yu, DDS

*Dentists

Yesterdays Treasures Consignment, Inc. 1833 W. 11th Street, Tracy, CA

209-248-6888 Terry Ketchel

*Home Furniture

Several new laws will increase employers’ wage-and-hour obligations in 2015. Many of the new laws in the wage-and-hour arena deal with increasing penalties and expanding liability, instead of imposing significant new obligations on employers.

• Prevailing Wages. Bills signed include AB 1939, allowing a contractor to bring an action against “hiring parties” to recover any increased costs incurred because the work was performed on a covered public work subject to prevailing wage laws.

• Rest and Recovery Periods. SB 1360 confirms that recovery periods that are taken pursuant to heat illness regulations are paid breaks and count as hours worked. SB 1360 reiterates what is already in existing law in this area and was passed simply to clear up any confusion employers may have had.

• Waiting Time Penalties. AB 1723 expands available enforcement mechanisms for assessing waiting time penalties when an employer willfully fails to timely pay wages to a resigned or discharged employee. AB 2743 provides a waiting time penalty if unionized theatrical and concert venue employers violate any agreed upon timeframe for paying final wages contained in a collective bargaining agreement. • Protections for Complaints Under the Labor Code. AB 2751 clarifies that the $10,000 penalty against an employer who discriminates or retaliates against an employee who complains of Labor Code violations will be awarded to the employee or employees who “suffered the violation.”

• Timeframe for Recovery of Wages: Liquidated Damages. AB 2074 states that a lawsuit seeking to recover liquidated damages for minimum wage violations can be filed any time before the expiration of the statute of limitations that applies to the underlying wage claim, which is three years.

• Email for Workplace Safety Reports. AB 326 allows employers to email their reports of a work-related serious injury, illness or death to the Division of Occupational Safety and Health. To learn more about the 2015 New Employment Laws, visit the CalChamber website, www.calchamber.com

Cal Chamber New Employment Laws

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Member News

BUSINESS QUOTE OF THE MONTH:

   “Be passionate about the culture and the business, and remain positive because it inspires others”

- Barry Liber 

Winter Wonderland Grand Re-Opening & High Tea at The Commons at Union Ranch Thursday, December 4th 4:30PM Join The Commons at Union Ranch Assisted Living and Memory Care Community as they host an evening filled with raffle prizes, tree lighting, professional Christmas Carolers, Live Harpist and a performance by the Del Webb Choir. The event will be hosted in The Commons Grand Dining Room located at 2241 N. Union Rd. in Manteca. For info call 209-463-9100.

Dickey’s Barbecue Pit Holiday Special The holidays are here ! Don’t worry about cooking a great big feast for the family when you can order a holiday feast from Dickey’s Barbecue Pit filled with all the traditional fixings like ham, turkey, cornbread, green beans with bacon, baked potato casserole, and buttery rolls! Order before 12/24 and get $10 off the holiday feast meal or get $5 off any holiday ham or turkey. Make life less complicated by ordering your holiday meal today by visiting www.dickeys.com.

Case for Kids Golf Tournament

The Old River Golf Club is hosting a golf tournament fundraiser for Case for Kids, a non-profit agency that helps local Tracy and Mountain House foster children make a smooth transition relocating from foster care agencies into temporary housing with a donated personalized bin. All golfers are asked

to donate any of the following unwrapped items to a foster child in the community: Gift card $10 Cash donation Toy Pajamas Backpack The golf tournament will take place Saturday, December 13th at Old River Golf Club with registration at 9AM and tee time at 10AM. Entre fee is $60 per golfer or $240 per team of 4. Entry fee includes golf, cart, coffee, juice, donuts and catered lunch. Awards ceremony will follow. All interested in participating can download the registration form from their website, www.caseforkids.org or call 209-855-8010. Registration forms must be received by December 5th.

Renewing Members:

Under 5 Years: Community Partnership for Families SJC

Dave Garcia Designs Levoit Advanced Protective Services

Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt

Tracy Crime Stoppers, Inc. Tracy Smiles Modern Dentistry & My Kid’s Dentist

Zero BS Marketing

5-10 Years: American Truck & Trailer Body Co.

Andrade Chiropractic St. Paul’s Lutheran Church

Waterstone Apartment Homes

11-20 Years: Basalite Concrete Products

Coast Radio Co. (KKIQ)

20-30 Years: AllState Insurance-Yerian Insurance Agency

Consolidated Container Co. Fry Memorial Chapel

Over 40 Years: Accent Carpets-Carpet One

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Tracy Chamber Professional Services Listing December 2014

AUTOMOBILE - REPAIRS & SERVICE D & M Automotive………..………….……………..…..209-879-9345 BANKS Bank of Stockton………………...………………..…....209-820-2000 Central Valley Community Bank………………...…..209-830-6995 BAR & LOUNGE MJ’s Bar & Lounge LLC…………………....…………...209-831-9948 BOOKKEEPING & PAYROLL Account Masters Bookkeeping………………...….....209-836-4961 CHILD CARE KinderCare Learning Center……………………...….209-835-9247 Theory of Play Child Development……………..…..209-597-5705 DENTISTRY Shailaja Singh, DDS…………………………………….209-833-0020 FARMERS MARKET ASSOCIATION Stockton Certified Farmers Market ……………………………………..……………….……....209-943-1830 GROCERY STORES Grocery Outlet of Tracy……….………………………209-836-2182 HANDYMAN SERVICE Dynasty Handyman ……………………………………………….....................209-627-0080 HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING Altamont Mechanical Heating & Air ……………………………………………………….……..209-346-2422 HOME FURNITURE Yesterdays Treasures Consignment…………….….209-248-6888

INSURANCE SERVICES Farmers Insurance - Hashimi Insurance Agency …………………………………...……...……...……….....925-353-5942 Larry Benson Nationwide Insurance Life, Home, Auto, Business, Workers Comp, Motorcycle ………………………..………………....…………….…...209-229-1096 LED LIGHTS Design Energry Group………………………...……….209-609-8186 MARKETING/BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Graphic Design, Websites, Social Media Marketing Pineapple Club Designs……………………...……..…209-207-4504

MEDICAL SUPPLY Ecologically Sound Medical Services.……………...…209-835-6868 MORTGAGE LENDING Pamela Dew-Diversified Capital Funding …………………………………………………...…………..209-833-3338 MOVING & STORAGE COMPANY Greater Bay Relocation Services, North American Van Lines …………………………………………………...…………..209-830-4435 MOBILE FOOD TRUCK El Toro Food………………...……………………...…..…530-953-6614 NON-PROFIT Manteca CPR Classes……………………………………209-817-8464 PET GROOMING Pampered Pet Grooming & Spa………………………..209-833-7600 PHOTOGRAPHY Tracy Portraits………………………………………...….209-834-2052 POOLS & SPA Pacific Pool & Spa………………………………………..925-337-4207 REAL ESTATE Holly Commerce Center…………………..…………...925-283-8777 Lisa Aguilera—Keller Williams………………………..209-814-8256 Ray Lopez - Keller Williams….……………………......209-914-8010 RESTAURANT Extreme Pita………………………………..……………..209-221-6449 SHOPPING - RETAIL West Valley Mall Community Room Rental …………………………………………………..……209-836-4091 x108 SOLAR SALES Sunrun……...……………………….…………....…..……209-814-6156 SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE AFLAC…………………………...…………….……...……209-323-4183 TERMITE & PEST CONTROL SERVICES Take Care Termite & Pest Control …………………………………………...............................209-832-7300 WATER WELL PUMP CONTRACTOR Commercial, Domestic, Irrigation, 24 Hr. I. J. Larsen Pumps, Inc………………………………..…209-529-2020 WEBSITE HOSTING & DESIGN Nnvent……………………………………………….......888-408-2515  

 

Your company can be listed here for just $100 per year. Call 209-835-2131

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January Meetings 01/06 12:30PM Hispanic Group El Tapatio 01/06 8:30AM Ambassadors at Chamber 12/08 12PM Starting Your Own Business at Chamber 01/28 4PM Board Meeting at Chamber

January Events 01/09 1PM Ribbon Cutting at Accounting & Tax Pros 01/13 8AM Coffee TBD 01/22 5PM Mixer TBD

Chamber Office will be closed for the Holidays: December 24th - January 2nd

December Meetings 12/02 & 12/16 12:30PM Hispanic Group El Tapatio 12/02 9:30AM Ambassadors at Chamber 12/05 10AM Gala Announcement at Chamber 12/10 4PM Board Meeting at Chamber 12/11 12PM Starting Your Own Business at Chamber 12/15 4PM City/Chamber Liaison Mtg at Chamber

December Events 12/02 8AM Coffee by Delta RV 12/06 11AM Ribbon Cutting Theory of Play CDC 12/11 5PM Holiday Mixer at West Valley Mall