Volume 2, Issue 8

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Chamber Events Datebook

August

8/6 - Business After Five

8/14 - 7th Annual Golf Classic

8/25 - Chamber Academy begins

8/26 - Get Connected Speaker Series

September

9/10 - 8th Annual International Tribute Awards Gala

9/21-24 - One Region, One Voice Mission to Washington, D.C.

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Water: Our Region in Crisis

On July 28, 2008, San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders declared a Stage 1 Water Emergency or, “Water Watch.”  What does this mean for businesses and consumers? A Stage 1 Water Emergency is intended to alert the public to the dire situation facing San Diego’s water supply, and urge consumers to voluntarily reduce their indoor and outdoor usage.

The San Diego region’s water crisis is no new news to most of us.  In August 2007, a federal judge ordered pumping restrictions that reduced water deliveries from the State Water Project, which accounts for 40% of all water used in San Diego County.

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Ruben Barrales, President & Chief Executive Officer

 

 

I am proud to announce the appointment of Lani Lutar as the Chamber’s new Vice President of Public Policy.  Lutar will oversee the Chamber’s public policy and government affairs efforts. 

 

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Doug Holman, Vice President of Membership

 

 

A recent conversation with a friend reminded me of something that happened to me a couple of years ago, which I find relevant in my current role at the Chamber. My wife, Kim, signed the two of us up to attend her high school reunion

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James Clark, Mexico Business Center Director General

 

The San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Mexico Business Center will hold the Eighth Annual International Tribute Awards Gala, sponsored by Sempra Energy Mexico, on the evening of Wednesday, September 10, 2008.

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“One Region, One Voice”

The Chamber’s 2008 “One Region, One Voice” delegation to Washington, D.C., is scheduled for Sunday, September 21, to Wednesday, September 24, 2008. 

The mission will bring local business leaders together with White House officials to discuss issues important to the San Diego region, such as transportation and border infrastructure, federal funding including healthcare, water and energy resources, and the military and homeland security. 

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