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Ever wonder what Business-related bills come before the California Legislature and how our elected representatives vote?

Pat Bates voted in accordance with the Cal Chamber recommendation 14 times --  the highest of any representative in the Senate - and Bill Brough also voted in accordance 14 times in the Assembly. Thank you representatives! Our businesses appreciate it!

Click the link below to see info from Cal Chamber!

https://advocacy.calchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Vote-Record-10-19-2018.pdf

In an effort to boost Ladera voter turnout, the Ladera Rancho Chamber of Commerce worked with the Orange County Voter Registrar's Office to bring early voting to Ladera's Harvest Festival. We worked with the Civic Council to sponsor "Superhero Voting" to teach kids the value of participating in Democracy. It was a fun time and a number of residents took advantage of the opportunity to skip lines on election day to Vote Early. As far as Superheroes go, neither Captain America or Batgirl was very happy that Ladera kids chose Wonder Woman as their favorite :-)

See the pics here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/1RUHmyxxHSXqNuBk8

The Ladera Rancho Chamber of Commerce is very excited to welcome our newest member: The Goddard School for Early Childhood Development! They do an awesome job preparing youngsters for the early school years. They are located at 1 Aura Lane, down Narrow Canyon. Check out their program! 

After six months and hundreds of volunteer hours, the Ladera Rancho Chamber of Commerce and the Ladera Ranch Civic Council hosted our first STATE of the COMMUNITY since 2013. It was a smashing success as residents heard updates from elected officials and representatives including Orange County Supervisor Lisa Bartlett, CUSD Superintendent Kirsten Vital, Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens, Rancho Missin Viejo VP Michael Balsamo, Westar COO Jud Dutrisac, Santa Margarita Water District Jim Leach, LARCS, LARMAC and of course the Civic Council and our Chamber. Click the link below to see pictures from the event.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/HwpobzNdfcnHAHMS6

Pics provided by our awesome photographer and Chamber member Rick Leach (rkleach7@gmail.com) of F45 Gym in the Sendero Marketplace!

Some businesses join and and then we don't hear much from them. NOT the case with F45 in Rancho Mission Viejo! They joined our Chamber in July and have been regular participants at all of our events. We ❤️ that engagement! So it was a special day when we helped cut their ribbon and officially open their doors to the public! Quite simply, they are awesome! Go see them to get yourself in rocking shape!

See all of the pics here!

The Ladera Rancho Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Ladera Ranch Civic Council, is excited to return our once annual State of the Community to THE LAND OF THE LIVING! 

OCTOBER 11th, 5:00 - 8:00pm

More deets to follow but it is going to be AWESOME!

We had the absolute honor to cut the ribbon to U.S. Bank’s new branch in Mercantile West last Wednesday. Not only is the new location AWESOME, the staff rocks and they have the coolest ATM ever. But more importantly, they want to be PART of our community – and they walk the walk. 

Whether it’s their new reservable community room, the fact that they held a customer appreciation lunch AND a pet adoption event on different days of the SAME WEEKEND or the that they’re sponsoring our State of the Community Event October 11th, U. S. Bank has set the standard for community integration. And everyone in Ladera should go to them for all of their banking needs.

Thank you U.S. Bank for being a PARTNER to this community! We look forward to a LONG, healthy relationship with you! Best of luck!

A HUGE thank you to our photographer Rick Leach for taking great pics as usual! Here's the link to see all of them:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/ry5aicrrAPLYQsnp9

Here's the link: https://photos.app.goo.gl/cRGWV7oABs1E92Nt8

Transportation is important to business. The LRTP is a 20-year blueprint for transportation improvements in Orange County. Learn about this project and provide your feedback!

http://octa.net/pdf/LRTP-Postcard.pdf

The Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for U.S. Bank's new location in Ladera Ranch is Wednesday, August 22nd! But U.S. Bank is so excited they are also hosting a Customer Appreciation Lunch and a Pet Adoption after the opening on the weekend following. 

All will be super fun events! Come out and support local business in Ladera Ranch and The Chamber of Commerce!