Our Theater & Arts Scholarship

Time is almost up. Applications for the Universal City North Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Theater and Arts Scholarship of $1,000 are due March 15.

Applications and attachments must be submitted to the UCNH Chamber of Commerce by March 15, 2011. See our website

www.noho.org for eligibility requirements and to download the application.

The recipient must be present at the 2011 award ceremony (date to be determined). For more information, call the Chamber at (818) 508-5155 or e-mail info@noho.org.

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Executive Director:

Michelle Gilstrap

Bookkeeper:

Diane McCreary 

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Supervisor Yaroslavsky

County Supervisor of Los Angeles County Announced:

Next Tuesday, the City of Los Angeles joins a growing list of California municipalities to ban smoking in outdoor dining areas, including restaurant patios, cafes, food courts and the public space around food carts, food kiosks and mobile vendors. This represents yet another milestone in our collective commitment to give no quarter to secondhand smoke

The UCNH Chamber of Commerce annual installation of officers will be March 31, at the Beverly Garland Holiday Inn. 4222 Vineland Ave. North Hollywood, 91602 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. 

Cost will be $35 per person and will include hot and cold appetizers, and an Awards Program honoring members and representatives from the community.

Payments can be made through Easy Payments on PayPal on www.noho.org.  Program Sponsorships will be available, contact the office to find out how you can have your business card appear in the program for only $50.

Mark your calendars, and watch for your e-invitation or check our website, www.noho.org, for details. 

Congressman Howard Berman is holding a Homeowners Assistance and Retention Workshop on Saturday, March 5 from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The workshop will be in the Marvin Braude San Fernando Valley Constituent Service Center, 6262 Van Nuys Blvd., Van Nuys. The workshop will on the first floor in Conference Rooms 1A and 1B.

Services will include Free Loss Mitigation Counseling, Free Housing Counseling and Free Foreclosure Prevention Information.  Participants should bring:

• Loan documents and recent mortgage statement
• 2009 and 2010 pay stubs
• 2009 and 2010 W2s
• Last 2 years' tax returns
• A list of monthly expenses
• Hardship letter

Please RSVP by calling 818- 994-7200 or email Esther.Azal@mail.house.gov. Space is limited to the first 200 people.

Welcome New Member:

Thomas Graphics
 

New Member Thomas Graphics, 8241 Lankershim Blvd, North Hollywood, 91605 has joined the Chamber. 818-252-5737.  Mike Thomas and his crew brings 13 years of printing experience to the Chamber.  Four years ago he merged with Professional Stationers, owned by Paul Jacobs,past president of the Chamber in 1994.   Paul passed away a few years ago.  

Mike offers a 10% discount to all Chamber members and is a full-service printing company with ad specialties.  

Whether you are looking for printing, business cards, banners, postcards, copies, forms or blueprints, Mike can handle the job. www.yourdiscountprinter.com.   

Election Day is coming March 8. You probably couldn't miss the fact with all the electioneering fliers coming in the mail. For a business perspective, we offer the positions of our own Board of Directors (below) and the United Chambers of Commerce (here). Your vote does make a difference.

The ballot recommendations of our own Board are:

Support Measures:

• G - Slightly reduces sworn officers' pension benefits.  
• I - Establishes a DWP Office of Public Accountability and a Ratepayer Advocate.  
• J - Additional reporting requirements for DWP.  
• O - Establishes a $1.44 per barrel tax on crude oil extracted in Los Angeles.
• P - Would require a reserve account of 2.75% of General Fund receipts.
• Q - Employment provisions for civil service employees.  

Oppose Measures:  

• H - Affects political fundraising by contract bidders of $100,000 or more.
• L - Would increase Library Department's share of General Fund from .0175% to .03%.  
• M - Would establish a city business tax of $50 per $1,000 of gross receipts by medical marijuana collectives.  
• N - Affects political campaign financing.

• NoHo Dental at 11126 Chandler Blvd., North Hollywood, will hold a ribbon cutting for its new state-of-the-art facility on March 18 at 11 a.m. Its three-day open house from March 18 to March 20 will feature prizes, entertainment and discounts. Congratulations, Dr. Bijan Afar. (www.nohohealth.com. 818-432-8300)  

Contact the CRA/LA so your firm can be placed on the list of "Registered List of Firms" for this RFP. 213-626-0090 or submit your request via e-mail to Ms. Jennifer Brueggemann, Contracts Specialist, at jbrueggemann@cra.lacity.org.

RFP available for downloading on the CRA/LA website: 

 or Los Angeles Business Area Virtual Network www.labavn.org.