Santa Maria Valley Chamber

Check out the latest edition of Business, #SantaMariaStyle! This quarterly magazine highlights different aspects of our Santa Maria Valley business community. This edition, we're touching on mental health and wellbeing, featuring local organizations which work with workforce integration, trauma care and mental health support! Click here to read: https://lnkd.in/gJjNR2ye

The Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce and the City of Santa Maria welcome all community members to a special Veterans Day event at the Freedom Monument Veterans Memorial, located at 600 S. McClelland in Santa Maria on Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. This year, local Veteran Associations will be recognized with the dedication of a new Veteran Associations Plaque. The Veterans Day ceremony will honor all veterans who have served and will pay special tribute to the 113 Santa Maria Valley Veterans who died in conflicts from World War I through the latest wars on terrorism. They are listed on plaques and memorials throughout the Freedom Monument area. For more information, visit: https://lnkd.in/gTg9vx6k

Vote YES on J for Santa Maria high schools! ✅ Relieve student overcrowding! Protect Student Safety! Prepare graduates for success in college and career! All local high schools are severely overcrowded. Most were built for 2,000 students, now serve more than 3,000 students, and continue to grow. Studies show that overcrowded schools are not safe, making it harder to respond to emergencies, increasing health risks and campus violence. Each day, thousands of local students attend class in 50 temporary portable classrooms that are more than 20 years old and deteriorating. Some have structural damage and water leaks. Student safety and security is a top priority. Safety and security improvements are needed to protect our local students, teachers, and staff in case of an emergency. For more information, visit https://lnkd.in/gd3ZUZJw

What a night to remember at the Chamber Annual Awards Gala! We celebrated our incredible community and honored the outstanding individuals and businesses that make Santa Maria shine. 🌟 A huge thank you to all who attended and made this night a success! Here’s to another year of growth and achievement in our community. 🥂 #AwardsGala #CommunityExcellence #SantaMariaValley

Every child deserves to learn in safe, modern school facilities. Help continue to make it true for the youngest learners in OUR community. VOTE YES on Measure K. ✅ Ten years ago, our voters approved Measure T, a local school bond authorizing upgrades to Santa Maria-Bonita School District (SMBSD) neighborhood elementary and junior high schools. Since then, as Measure T projects were delivered on time and on budget, families have continued moving into our community, and enrollment has climbed even higher. Several SMBSD schools built for 600 students, now serve over 1,000 students. Some classrooms are still bursting at the seams. Studies show that overcrowded, aging schools are not safe. Overcrowding makes it harder to respond in emergencies, elevates health risks, and increases potential for conflict at school. To improve the local quality of education, we need additional classrooms and upgrades to schools built over 50 years ago. Measure K will help. ✅ For more information, visit https://lnkd.in/gta2T5xh

🌟 Join us for the State of the City Address! 🌟 The Santa Maria community is invited to hear from our local leaders as they discuss important updates on our city’s future. Mayor Alice Patino and Acting City Manager Chuen Wu will share insights on new revenue sources, potential service adjustments and the path forward for Santa Maria. Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with your city’s leadership and be part of the conversation! 👉 For more information or to register, click here: https://lnkd.in/gQJMgNEN #SantaMaria #StateOfTheCity #CommunityEngagement #CityUpdates

Congratulations to the two most recent featured Businesses of the Quarter! 🎉 The City of Santa Maria and the Santa Maria Valley Chamber partner to highlight different businesses in the City through a Business of the Quarter Program. The businesses for the fourth quarter (October-December 2024) are: J&E Cleaning Services, Inc: The company provides residential, commercial, move in/out, carpet cleaning, pressure washer, stripping and wax, and window cleaning services. Klondike Pizza: Local restaurant who has sponsored numerous youth sports teams, and fundraisers for several causes. Over the years, special education students and their teachers come to the business three mornings per week to learn tasks suited to their abilities. To read the full article, click here: https://lnkd.in/gNfRD5kx

Join us for the 2024 Candidate Forum for the Santa Maria Airport Board, District 5! Meet the candidates and learn more about their positions and priorities for the Santa Maria Airport. 🗳️ This event is free to attend and open to the public - all are welcome! Please RSVP. For more information, visit: https://lnkd.in/gx7YSSU3

California Paid Family Leave (PFL) Grant Program awards grants to assist California's small businesses impacted by the Paid Family Leave (PFL) Program. Businesses impacted by California's Paid Family Leave program will have: • Increased costs such as training and upskilling existing staff to cover the duties of the employee on California's Paid Family Leave; • Hiring and training additional staff to cover the duties of the employee on California's Paid Family Leave; and marketing, recruitment, and • Other reasonably foreseeable training costs The PFL Grant Program allows eligible small businesses in California with 1-100 employees with at least one (1) employee utilizing California's Paid Family Leave program to apply for grants up to $2,000 per employee to offset the increased costs associated with the employee out on leave. Apply online at www.californiapfl.com

Celebrate with us at the 2024 Annual Awards Gala✨ We’re honoring businesses, organizations and members of our community and reflecting on the past year! Winners that will be honored this year are: Ambassador of the Year: Julie Colegrove Tourism Partner of the Year: The Hitching Post~Casmalia Non-Profit of the Year: Children's Resource & Referral of Santa Barbara County Robert P. Hatch Citizen of the Year: Terri Lee Coleman Robert F. Grogan Public Service Award: Frank Ortiz Small Business of the Year: Gina's Piece of Cake Large Business of the Year: Diani Companies 🗓️RSVP by October 1st to secure your spot! Click the link below to register: https://ow.ly/Yp7K50TmtU5 🎟️🍷Tickets include wine, heavy appetizers, and an unforgettable evening. 💡Chamber Investors get complimentary tickets based on your level. Check your Chamber Master account for discounts. Questions? Contact us at info@santamaria.com or (805) 925-2403. Let’s celebrate excellence together!🥂✨ #SantaMariaValley #AwardsGala