MAY 2012 – Redlands Chamber announces another Shop Redlands winner

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 Congratulations to Diana Neuendorff , the lucky winner of the Shop Redlands, May, $100 Master Card provided by Dave Maupin, Maupin Financial Services. For the month of June the Shop Redlands prize will be a $100 Gift Certificate sponsored Paul Emerson of Emerson & Farrar.

 Bring in your shopping receipts from chamber members or local businesses and be eligible for the drawing that will be held the last day of June. By shopping at chamber members you will receive two tickets for the drawing, non member receipts qualify you for one ticket. The member directory can be found on the Chamber’s website at www.Redlandschamber.org. The receipts must be $25 or more.

 Once again congratulations to Diana Neuendorff, and thank you to Maupin Financial Services, Here we go again …… let’s get shopping inRedlands!

 

SB 1186 moves out of Judiciary Committee

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With passionate pleas from both support and opposition of Senators Steinberg and Dutton’s ADA bill, the Senate Judiciary Committee moved SB 1186 forward with guarded concern that both senators commit to work to clarify the bill.

The rewrite of the bill withdrew the language of “cure” for the businesses hit with demand letters from attorneys and plaintiffs looking to score easy money through bullying tactics. It does provide a 30 day notice of alleged accessibility violation that may be a basis for a damages claim prior to filing any claim in state or federal court; but, prohibits a demand for money or receiving any payment settlement.  It also provides that commercial property owners notify tenants if the leasing property has been inspected by a certified access specialist.

Both Senators agreed that there is considerable work to be done to flesh out the details and identify the specific needed to protect both the business community and disabled community. But, allowing the bill the opportunity to move beyond the Judiciary Committee opens the door for input from all concerned.

The efforts of the Redlands Chamber of Commerce, Government Review Committee helped to heighten the awareness of the seriousness of the issue. Meeting with Senator Feinstein (D) was a critical component in that effort that caused a significant letter to be sent to Senator Steinberg (D) resulting in his reaching out to Senator Bob Dutton (R) who graciously stepped across the aisle to join forces to address this by-partisan issue.

The Chamber will continue to work with both senators and monitor the progress of the bill to insure that the advancement made recently does not end here but continues to push forward.

MAY 2012 – Redlands Chamber announces another Shop Redlands Winner

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Congratulations to Sandi Teel, the lucky winner of the Shop Redlands, April, $100 Visa Card provided by Jim Walling at Inland Community Bank. The month of May’s Shop Redlands prize is a $100 pre paid Cash Card sponsored by Maupin Financial Services, brought to you by Dave Maupin.

Bring in your shopping receipts from chamber members or local businesses and be eligible for the drawing that will be held the last day of April. By shopping at chamber members you will receive two tickets for the drawing, non member receipts qualify you for one ticket. The member directory can be found on the Chamber’s website at www.Redlandschamber.org. The receipts must be $25 or more.

 Once again congratulations to Sandi Steel, and thank you to Inland Community Bank, Here we go again …… let’s get shopping inRedlands!

April 2012 – Another Shop Redlands Winner Announced

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Congratulations to Nancy Botelho, the lucky winner of the Shop Redlands, March, $100 Gas Card provided by Big Mike’s Rooter & Plumbing Co. April’s Shop Redlands prize is a $100 pre paid VISA Card sponsored by President Circle Member Inland Community Bank, brought to you by Jim Walling.

Bring in your shopping receipts from chamber members or local businesses and be eligible for the drawing that will be held the last day of April. By shopping at chamber members you will receive two tickets for the drawing, non member receipts qualify you for one ticket. The member directory can be found on the Chamber’s website at www.Redlandschamber.org. The receipts must be $25 or more.

Once again congratulations to Nancy Botelho, thank you to Big Mike’s Rooter & Plumbing, and here we go again so …… let’s get shopping

JAN 2012 – City To Hold Free Small Business Workshop Series

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The City of Redlands will present a free monthly Small Business Workshop series, beginning Wednesday, Jan. 25.

Each two-hour workshop is designed to help small businesses in areas such as starting a small business, marketing and financing. The workshops are co-sponsored by SCORE Inland Empire.

The sessions will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. at the City Council Chambers, 35 Cajon St. Additional sessions are scheduled Wednesday, Feb. 29 and March 28. To register, visit the SCORE website at http://inlandempire.score.org/localworkshops. You may also contact Heather Smith at hsmith@cityofredlands.org or call (909) 798-7629.

City of Redlands press releases and other information are available on the City’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/cityofredlands or on the City’s website at www.ci.redlands.ca.us

 

U. S. Post Office threatens hundreds of jobs in the City of Redlands

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The Federal Government is about to decide if it should stay or go, a decision that will effect hundreds if not thousands of residents in the Redlands area. While unemployment in the Inland Empire still hovers at an all time high and the government feigns at efforts to put a finger in the hole of the unemployment dike the U. S. Post Office is ready to drop the axe on hundreds of jobs by closing the distribution center in Redlands and rerouting the mail processing to smaller facilities further south or east.

In an effort to streamline, downsize and economize the postal czars are attempting to strangle the very life out of facilities that appear to be serving the public well and effectively.

While meetings have indicated that if Redlands processing is closed a portion of the processing will go to neighboring Moreno Valley, a smaller facility, just twenty miles away, that facility smaller in size will not be able to handle the volume.

While the outrage of no more first class delivery and the inconvenience to bulk rate customers is bad enough the real insult is the hundreds of workers who will have to relocate or lose their jobs should the decision to close be made regarding the Redlands site.

In the real business world it would make better sense to close the satellite offices and bring operations back to the larger base. But trust the Federal Government to over think the solution and impact the lives of hundreds of citizens and leave a gapping hole in the economy of a town that is already struggling to stay afloat.

Should the guillotine fall and the center close yet another building will stand empty and surrounding businesses will be affected. The burger joint and sandwich shops who have served those postal workers breakfast lunch and dinner for years will wonder not where the beef went but where the customers went? The gas stations and retailers will find a significant drop in sales when that many customers leave en mass. The housing market will take a hit as workers will either be forced to relocate, sell or simply walk away.

The U. S. Post Office needs to think long and hard about the financial impact a closure of this size will have on the entire community. Other closures throughout the country have much smaller numbers to deal with 2 to 20 employees that will easily be absorbed.

When you are talking about hundreds of jobs and impacting thousands of people you need to be very sure you are not making a knee jerk decision but considering the bigger picture and influence on so many lives.