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South San Francisco

Chamber of Commerce

213 Linden Avenue

South San Francisco, CA 94080

Tel: (650) 588 - 1911

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Contents

Executive Director's Message . . . . . . . . . . 1

Kaiser Article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Historical Article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Simply Floors Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Network Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

SSF Chamber Installation & Awards . . 4-5

Renewing Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

New Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Anniversaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Board of Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Mark your Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

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A PublicAtion of the South SAn frAnciSco chAmber of commerceestablished 1913

Thank you to the following companies for being part of

The South San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Chairman’s Circle:

First National Bank of Northern California

South San Francisco Scavenger Company

Genentech

Kaiser Permanente

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE

by Maria Martinucci

On March 18th the Chamber hosted its first “Cham-ber Means Networking” event at the BEST WESTERN PLUS Grosvenor Hotel. This event is the brainchild of Nicholas Cheng, State Farm Agent and a mem-ber of our Board. Thirty six people attended and enjoyed the new business connections they were

able to make.The 2nd Annual State of the County Luncheon on Friday, March 21st and sponsored by the Chambers of Commerce of Brisbane, Pacifica, San Bruno, and SSF was a great success.State Senator Jerry Hill, State Assemblyman Kevin Mullin, County Board of Supervisor President Dave Pine, and County Supervisor Adrienne J. Tissier spoke to the over 100 attendees representing small and large area businesses, and local elected officials as well.Topics ranged from global warming, to homeless issues, to credit card security procedures.The 10th Anniversary mixer at Simply Floors on March 20thwas also well attended. Congratulations to Simply Floors for being in business and a Chamber member for ten years.

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KAISER ARTICLEKaiser Permanente Once Again Earns Top 4-Star Rating On California’s Annual Clinical-Quality Report CardKaiser Permanente Northern and Southern California are the only health plans to receive the highest score for pa-tient care from the Office of the Patient AdvocateOakland, CA, January 28, 2014 – For the sixth year in a row, Kaiser Permanente is the only health plan in California to earn a four-star rating—the highest possible—for overall quality of care in the annual Healthcare Quality Report Card from California’s Office of the Patient Advocate (OPA).Kaiser Permanente in both Northern and Southern Cali-fornia also received four stars in the “Patients Rate their HMO” category, which measures members’ satisfaction with their care and service.The 2014 report card (http://www.opa.ca.gov/report_card/) provides California consumers with side-by-side comparisons of the largest health plans in the state. It ranks the health plans on national standard-of-care mea-sures that involve treatment and prevention of a range of conditions that have significant implications for personal health. Ten HMOs and six PPOs are compared in the report card, and Kaiser Permanente alone had the top rating for overall clinical-care measures. “Kaiser Permanente Northern California is transforming health care with its integrated care model — a system in which each member’s team of care providers works in concert to ensure the best possible care and outcomes,” said Gregory A. Adams, group and regional president of Kaiser Foundation Hospitals/Health Plan Inc., in North-ern California. “We also understand that good health extends beyond the doctor’s office and the hospital. For more than 60 years, we have been committed to helping people lead healthy lives and improving the health of the communities we serve.”This year, Kaiser Permanente in Northern California earned four stars in eight of the nine report-card catego-ries for clinical care, including asthma and lung care, can-cer screening, diabetes care, heart care, maternity care and “getting the right care” for both adults and children.“Today, Kaiser Permanente is the leader in quality and service and a model for health care in this country,” said Robert Pearl, MD, executive director and CEO of the Per-manente Medical Group. “By attracting the best physi-cians and providing them with cutting edge technology, our patients receive the best and most convenient care possible. As health-care reform shifts the emphasis from quantity of care to quality of care, Permanente medicine is the model that physician groups across the nation are increasingly trying to emulate.”Since 2012, the National Committee for Quality Assurance, the premier organization measuring the performance of health-care providers in the United States, has been a partner with the OPA in developing the annual report card in California.The 2014 OPA ratings follow several other recent honors received by Kaiser Permanente:• Kaiser Permanente’s Medicare plans in California re-

ceived a 5-star rating for 2014, the only health plan in the state to get the top rating, and one of only 11 plans

in the nation to get a 5-star rating from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. More than 430 plans were rated, and 2013 was the third straight year Kaiser Permanente in California has received 5 stars.

• Kaiser Permanente Northern California was ranked the top commercial health plan in the state, and 7th-best in the nation of the more than 480 plans ranked in the National Committee for Quality Assurance’s 2013 survey of health plans in the United States. In the same survey, Kaiser Permanente Northern California’s Medicare plan was ranked 2nd-best in the nation of the more than 400 plans surveyed.

• Ten Kaiser Permanente hospitals in Northern Califor-nia were named Top Hospitals in 2013 by the Leapfrog Group. Only 90 hospitals in the nation – of more than 1,300 surveyed -- received this honor.

• Twenty Kaiser Permanente hospitals in Northern Cali-fornia received “A” grades in the Leapfrog Group’s 2013 Safety Scores.

• Fourteen Kaiser Permanente hospitals in Northern California were ranked as Top Performers in 2013 by the Joint Commission.

• Kaiser Permanente members rated the organization’s health plan highest in member satisfaction in Califor-nia for the sixth consecutive year in the 2013 U.S. Mem-ber Health Plan study by J.D. Power and Associates.

About Kaiser PermanenteKaiser Permanente is committed to helping shape the fu-ture of health care. We are recognized as one of America’s leading health care providers and not-for-profit health plans. Founded in 1945, our mission is to provide high-quality, affordable health care services and to improve the health of our members and the communities we serve. We currently serve 9.1 million members in eight states and the District of Columbia. Care for members and patients is fo-cused on their total health and guided by their personal physicians, specialists and team of caregivers. Our expert and caring medical teams are empowered and supported by industry-leading technology advances and tools for health promotion, disease prevention, state-of-the-art care delivery and world-class chronic disease management. Kai-ser Permanente is dedicated to care innovations, clinical research, health education and the support of community health. For more information, go to: kp.org/share.

HISTORICAL ARTICLE by Jacquelyne Kious, Historical Society Member

South San Francisco City HallOnce the block between Walnut and Miller Avenues was chosen as the civic center site, a committee of five promi-nent citizens was appointed to decide how to fund City Hall and choose a design. City leaders were working out of a temporary location at 310 Linden Ave. The funding turned out to be easier than the design. A bond measure for $129,000 was put on the ballot in June 1919 and was easily passed by residents. As far as the de-sign, committee members toured the state for inspiration but found no architectural design they could agree on. A Request for Proposals went out. The winning design was submitted by a SF architectural firm and was mod-eled after Philadelphia’s Independence Hall. City Hall was

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completed in November 1920. Thousands gathered in the rain on Armistice Day for a parade and dedication.Among those occupying the new City Hall were the police and fire departments. The three-member police depart-ment occupied half of the first floor. The volunteer fire department occupied the entire basement with the ex-ception of a small area for the jail. The volunteers took turns manning the firehouse during the day but would go home in the evening to be with their families. As the city grew, the need for the firehouse to be manned around the clock became apparent. The solution – have single men with day jobs sleep at the firehouse at night rent free in exchange for responding to calls. Sleepers, as they were known, received weekly training and were paid the same as the volunteers.

In the early days, both the police and fire departments used the City Hall’s clock tower as a way to communicate. One-way radio communication wasn’t available in the mid-1930s and two-way in the late 1940s. Residential telephone service was a luxury. When police assistance was needed, the red light in the clock tower was lit. Residents would see the red light and alert officers who would run to the near-est pay phone and call the police department.When a fire was reported, the volunteers would ring the fire bell in the clock tower and then make their way to the fire. The fire department got its first engine in 1916. Prior to that, volunteer firemen would ring the fire bell at Grand & Linden Avenues and run to the fire pulling the hose and ladder carts.

MIXER @ SIMPLY FLOORS ~ Tuesday, March 18, 2014

NETWORKING EVENT ~ Tuesday, March 18, 2014

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SSF CHAMBER INSTALLATION & AWARDS DINNER @ SSF CONFERENCE CENTER ~ Friday, February 21, 2014 photos By Scott Buschman

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SSF CHAMBER INSTALLATION & AWARDS DINNER @ SSF CONFERENCE CENTER ~ Friday, February 21, 2014 photos By Scott Buschman

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RENEWING MEMBERS NEW MEMBERS 2014 BOARD OFDIRECTORS

PRESIDENT Rob Wood Hypergold Web Services

1ST VICE PRESIDENT Dean Grubl SSF Conference Center

2ND VICE PRESIDENT Nicholas Cheng State Farm Agent

TREASURER Paul Formosa SSF Scavenger Company

PAST PRESIDENT Jim McGuire BEST WESTERN PLUS Grosvenor Hotel

BOARD MEMBERS Mike Brosnan ( Ex officio) City of SSF

Sylvia Chu Aegis SF

Tony Clifford FNBNORCAL

Sheila Fusaro Kaiser Permanente

Mark Harris Food Service Partners

Jim McGuire BEST WESTERN PLUS Grosvenor Hotel

Jim Metz Advanced Business Forms

Rick Ochsenhirt Better Homes & Gardens

Jeanne Ramirez Simply Floors

Gus Shihadeh Amoura

Karen Sumner Peninsula Traffic Congestion Relief Alliances

AMBASSADORCOMMITTEE

Boon Pankaew Thai Satay Restaurant

Dat Phan Zarc Recycling

Gus Shihadeh Amoura Cafe

Nicholas Cheng State Farm Insurance

Sylvia Chu Aegis San Francisco

Jason XU New York Life

Ricardo Valencia Astound

February 16, 2014 to March 15, 2014 Member Since February 16, 2014 to March 15, 2014

W Galli's Sanitary Bakery W South City Lumber W Penna Realty W BEST WESTERN PLUS Grosvenor Hotel W See's Candies, Inc W Ross, Hackett, Dowling, Valencia & Walti W North County Business Connections W SSF Unified School District W United Ng's Limited Partnership W Local 1507 - SSF Firefighters W Hampton inn San Francisco Airport W Prudential California Realty W Soroptimists Int'l. No. S.M. County W Extra Space Storage W Acupuncture & Healing Center W Weiss-Rohlig USA LLC W In & Out Plumbing W Shelter Network of San Mateo County W Residence Inn By Marriott W Hotel Focus SFO

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California Tax Company419 Grand AvenueSouth San Francisco, CA 94080(510) 200-4795Tax preparation, Bookkeeping, Payroll, Business Plan, Financial Accounting

City Cabling100 Pine Street #1250South San Francisco, CA 94080(415) 592-5800 fax (415) 529-5801www.citycabling.comElectrical Contractor

Envelope & Printing Services180 G. South SpruceSouth San Francisco, CA 94080(650) 875-7444 fax (650) 588-2070Printing Business Forms

Kidder Mathews Commercial Real Estate203 Redwood Shores Pkwy. Suite 530Redwood City, 94065(650) 333-5174Commercial Real Estate

Fil-Am Cuisine 2521 Grand Ave.South San Francisco, CA 94080(650) 871-5010 fax (650) 871-5020Restaurant

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

Dinner Mixer at Rotary PlazaThursday, April 10, 2014

5:00pm - 7:00pmSponsored by the SSF Rotary Club

433 Alida Way, SSFRSVP Required-Limited to first 45 RSVP's

(No cost to SSF Chamber members)

Annual Scholarship LuncheonThursday, April 17, 2014

Dominic’s Banquet360 Oyster Point Blvd., SSF

11:30am to 1:30pm

Ribbon Cutting/MixerThursday, April 24, 2014

The Pawington116 Beacon Street, SSF

5:00pm to 7:00pm

Join us in celebratingCinco DeMayo on Ocho DeMayo

Thursday, May 8, 2014First National Bank

975 El Camino Real, SSF6:00pm to 8:00pm

Grand Opening/Ribbon CuttingTuesday, May 13, 2014

Bay Pointe Ballet271 Wattis Way, SSF6:00pm to 8:00pm

State of the City

Tuesday, May 20, 2014SSF Conference Center

255 So. Airport Blvd., SSF11:30am to 1:30pm

Get Acquainted MixerThursday, May 22, 2014

Hotel Focus111 Mitchell Avenue, SSF

5:00pm to 7:00pm

Multi-Chamber Business ExpoThursday, August 7, 2014SSF Conference Center

Building on last year's success. Space is limited and please mark your calendar

ANNIVERSARIES

15 YearsSSF Unified School DistrictUnited Ng's Limited PartnershipLocal 1507 - SSF FirefightersHampton inn San Francisco Airport

10 YearsSoroptimists Int'l. No. S.M. County

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