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BUSINESS“Petaluma’s voice for business” — A publication of the Petaluma Area Chamber of Commerce
October 2019 • Vol 28, No 10
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PAIDPETALUMA, CAPERMIT NO. 127
6 Petaluma Blvd. North, Suite B-11 Petaluma, CA 94952 707-762-2785 www.petalumachamber.com
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Events!
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‘Best for the World’ Honor Goes to Local Company Cited for its positive impact on the
environment, workforce, community, suppliers and clients Petaluma Area Chamber of Commerce (PACC) member Clear Blue Commercial, a commercial real estate brokerage has been named a B Corp “Best for the World’ honoree.
Carolyn Pistone, Clear Blue Com-mercial president and managing director picked up the award at the annual Champions retreat in Los Angeles.
““It was Clear Blue Commercial’s goal since our founding five years ago to become a B Corp, and this honor
is a recognition of philosophies we have long embraced,” Pistone, said. “...Commercial buildings are the single largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions in the world: greater than all of our cars, jet planes and super-tankers, and where the greatest opportunities are for positive environmental impact.” she added.
‘Best For The World’ honors go to the top 10 percent of Certified B Corporations — for-profit companies — which must meet specific standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency and legal accountability to balance profit
PACC members scored a winner when they boarded a private bus and enjoyed Star Wars Day at the Giants game on Sept. 15 from the press club section with drinks and snacks covered coming and going for a $175 ticket. The force was with them; the Giants won — no wonder they are smiling.
Clear Blue Commercial President Carolyn Pistone, (right) proudly adds the ‘Best for the World’ B Corp honor to a list of other certifications including the Bay Area Green Business—Sonoma County pictured.
Time to Enjoy the 2019 Business Expo & Job Fair! See pages 5 and 6 for more info.
with purpose. B Corp certification and Best For The World recognition are administered by B Lab, a global nonprofit.
Clear Blue Commercial’s mission is to help improve negative environmental impacts through real estate.
“We strive to meet every client and property where they are, and...move them forward on the sustainability continuum,” Pistone said. “We review and price every possible upgrade, calculate all the energy and water savings, and then review all the possible grants, rebates, financing
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PETALUMA BUSINESS CREDITSPublished by the Petaluma Area Chamber of
Commerce, 6 Petaluma Blvd. N., Suite B-11
©2019 Petaluma Chamber of Commerce
Marsha Trent Editor & Writer
AVM Graphics Design & Production
Marin Sun Printing
President Mike Harris*, 665-2100, ext. 9502
CrossCheck, [email protected]
First Vice PresidentKevin Jones*, 571-8911
FASTSIGNS®
Second Vice PresidentJana Beatty*, 545-4000 Redwood Credit Union [email protected]
Treasurer Todd Mendoza*, 769-4303
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage [email protected]
Immediate Past President Wayne Leach*, 795-4764
CSW/Stuber-Stroeh Engineering [email protected]
DIRECTORS
Mary Lynn Bartholomew, 762-5100Nelson Staffing
Daniel Canales*, 888-5350Healthmarkets
Warren Dranit, 283-0000Spaulding McCullough & Tansil LLP
Allan Jaffe, 242-8277Top Speed Data
W. Thom Knudson*, 763-1911Behrens, Nelson & Knudson
Michael Regan*, 415-672-2499Regan Team Home Loan Group
Mary Roualdes*, 570-5656Boldface Media
Chief Ken Savano*, 778-4463Petaluma Police [email protected]
Scott Warner, 495-3723Garden Society
Phillip Trau*, 778-9249Pure Energy Productions, Inc.
CHAMBER STAFF762-2785
Onita Pellegrini*, CEOShelly Silva*, Bookkeeper
Tarathena Blume*, Office AdministratorSue Carson, Membership Director *Leadership Petaluma Graduates
www.petalumachamber.com
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options and tax incentives. We then calculate the time to ROI (in many cases less than three years) and show the client how much it is costing them every month they wait. Many utility companies offer programs for no-interest on-bill financing where people can pay for these projects on monthly utility bills through energy savings.”
In this way, Clear Blue Commercial recently completed a large LED conversion in an office building with no out-of-pocket cost to the landlord and no increase in operating expenses, according to Pistone.
“The EV charging stations installed in the same building recouped 50 percent of the costs through a grant from our local air quality management district, and, even with the additional electrical draw from the charging stations, the utility bills still dropped due to the LED conversion,” she said.
Pistone also points out that Clear Blue Commercial’s efforts saved more than three million gallons of water annually during the drought.
Clear Blue Commercial is the only commercial real estate firm to be a certified Green Business, Small Business, Woman Owned Business, and a B-Corp., she noted.
Meet City’s New Assistant City Manager
Brian Cochran, former Napa finance director, has been ap- pointed as the new assistant city manager of the City of Petaluma.
The appointment follows the retirement of Scott Brodhun, former Assistant City Manager, who served the Petaluma community for 12 years.
Cochran’s first day at the City of Petaluma will be Wednesday, Oct. 16, and his salary will be $188,210.
Cochran is a local government executive with 14 years of experience
across North Bay muni-cipalities including Santa Rosa and Novato. Joining the City of Napa in 2017, Cochran managed a 36-person finance and information technology staff, and was responsible for a
$150Mil investment portfolio.
In addition to his work in local government, Cochran, 40, also volunteers his time as the North Bay Chapter Chair for the California Society of Municipal Finance Officers and is on the Board of Directors for Community First Credit Union.
Meet The City Manager at Breakfast
If you haven’t yet met Petaluma’s new City Mana-ger, allow the Petaluma Area Chamber of Commerce (PACC) Women in Business (WIB) to make the introduction at breakfast on Oct. 9 at 7:30 a.m. at Palms Grill, 100 S. McDowell Blvd.
Peggy Flynn, Petaluma’s first
female city manager, who brings serious credentials and positive energy to the job, will share how she got started in her government career and entertain questions from the audience.
The WIB breakfast is open to all. Contact the PACC at 762-2785 or [email protected].
Peggy Flynn
Brian Cochran
Endorsement on ‘Styrofoam’ Ban RecommendedBy Government Affairs Committee
member John Burns, former publisher of the Petaluma Argus-Courier
The Petaluma Chamber’s Govern-ment Affairs Committee met with City of Petaluma Management Analyst Patrick Carter on Sept. 6 to hear about plans to enact a citywide ban on expanded polystyrene foam (EPS), also known by the brand name “Styrofoam.” Following an extensive discussion on the merits of the proposal and how it would impact local food service businesses, the committee voted to recommend to the Chamber board that it endorse the policy which is expected to be taken up by the Petaluma City Council on Oct. 7.
Polystyrene foam is used to manu-facture cups, bowls, plates, trays, clamshell containers, meat trays and
egg cartons. It is also used to make ice chests/coolers, pool/beach toys and other consumer products.
If adopted, Carter said Petaluma would join more than 120 other California counties and municipalities in banning the product which is non-biodegradable and cannot be effec-tively recycled, and which has been shown to negatively impact wildlife, marine life and the environment.
The ordinance would apply to anyone who sells or distributes polystyrene foam food ware, including restaurants, food vendors, grocery stores, gas stations and convenience stores. Retailers would be prohibited from selling Styrofoam packaging “peanuts,” coolers and pool toys.
According to Carter, the City law would allow local businesses up to six months to use up their existing
supplies before directing them to use alternative paper or compostable products beginning May 1, 2020.
Carter told the committee that many local businesses have already discontinued using polystyrene products. Because larger companies have had to comply with similar laws in other cities, they would have not have much difficulty adhering to the law in Petaluma, said Carter. To date, Carter said he’s received very few objections to the proposed law and was seeking input from the Chamber as part of a City outreach campaign.
While it was noted that alternative products to polystyrene were more costly, because many other cities had adopted such ordinances with no significant economic fallout, it would be the right thing for Petaluma to also adopt such a policy.
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Thursday, OcTOber 3, 20194:00 p.m. TO 7:00 p.m.PeTaluma cOmmuniTy cenTer, 320 mcdOwell blvd. nOrTh
S P E C I A L S E C T I O N
and JOB FAIR!
Thank you to our Generous Sponsors!
PACC Membership Valuable at EXPO This year’s Petaluma Business EXPO
marks three decades of connecting the cream of the area’s businesses to the community and to each other. The EXPO is an opportunity to see various membership levels at work and in use.
PACC members find the EXPO a great way to increase their recognition, visibility and opportunities. Many Chamber members find the President’s Circle membership tier an even better way to maximize their Chamber connections.
Note that many sponsors of the EXPO are businesses at the Platinum and Gold membership level in the Chamber’s President’s Circle. The Platinum members include Bank of
Marin, ESX Entertainment/Forrest Films, Ghilotti Construction Company, Northbay Biz, Petaluma Valley Hospital (St. Joseph Health), Pure Energy Productions, Redwood Credit Union, Sonoma Media Investments, LLC, The Petaluma Argus-Coruier, and The Press Democrat. Gold Members included Clover Stornetta Farms, Inc., Fishman Supply, Inc., Exchange Bank, Petaluma Health Care District, One Legal, Quality Printing and Team Logic IT. All President Circle members consider their participation in the EXPO a valuable asset for extending their reach into the community.
The $5,000 cost of a Platinum and
the $3500 cost of a Gold President’s Circle membership offers EXPO sponsorship recognition and prime EXPO booth space in Sponsor Alley. Platinum and Gold members get a half page ad in every issue of Petaluma Business for a year, and credit for annual dues up to $900. They get special placement on the Chamber website, and in the annual Business Directory. Platinum members are entitled to send one person a year ($900 value) through the Chamber’s highly regarded Leadership Petaluma program.
The silver, and bronze levels of President’s Circle membership also have value. All levels include a booth at
the EXPO, credit for annual dues, and
monthly ads in Petaluma Business as
well as other benefits.
Becoming a President’s Circle
Member saves time, businesses can
set up marketing plans to include
the sponsorship opportunities and ad
placements and get them all done at
once, making it easier to track costs.
For more information about the
President’s Circle of Chamber
membership, call the Chamber. Don’t
take our word for it, when attending
EXPO this year, talk to the participants
about the value the EXPO adds to
their businesses.
Petaluma is Hiring at EXPOThe business showcase and job fair
format at EXPO this year provides the community an opportunity to get acquainted with the cream of the area business community. Job seekers have the chance to apply and possibly interview for openings at many local businesses. Booths where businesses are hiring will be highlighted in the program.
Job seekers looking to update and
upgrade their employment skills
presentation can visit Nelson Staffing,
located on the Stage at the EXPO. The
company has 45 years of experience
in employment services. Nelson
Staffing representatives are providing
complimentary resume reviews,
interview prep, and other services.
EXPO Serves Up Local Flavor The annual Business EXPO is
always a veritable business buffet offering up a taste of many types of area businesses including eateries, but this year it is especially flavorful with 10 food booths serving samples that feature everything from appetizers to dessert.
The food booths located around the hall included Bert’s Desserts, Cowgirl
Creamery, Fit for a King Catering, Mary’s Pizza Shack on Washington Street, Petaluma Coffee and Tea Company, Preferred Sonoma Caterers, Rooster Run Event Center, Safeway, Sally Tomatoes, The Chicago Pizzeria, and Twin Oaks Roadhouse.
Stop by your favorites or visit them all and taste what’s new and what’s notable in Petaluma kitchens.
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Above is the map of the Petaluma Community Center showing the booths for the 2019 Business Expo and Job Fair. Following are attending businesses with booth numbers shown above.
What You Will See at This Year’s Expo
FOOD BOOTHSFB1 PetalumaCoffee&TeaCo.FB2 Preferred Sonoma CaterersFB3 Fit For A King CateringFB4 Rooster Run Event CenterFB5 Bert’s DessertsFB6 Sally TomatoesFB7 SafewayFB8 Twin Oaks RoadhouseFB9 Chicago PizzeriaFB10 Mary’s Pizza Shack-
WashingtonSt.Beverages: PACC Ambassadors serve
wine, Lagunitas craft beerEXHIBIT HALL A
A1 Crown Trophy
A2 Petaluma Services Network
A3 AT&T
A4 Benbow Historic Inn
A5 SRJC Petaluma
A6 Petaluma City School District
A7 Top Speed Data & Sonic
A8 Planet Fitness
A9 COTSA10 Pisenti and Brinker LLP
A11 Petaluma Kiwanis Club
A12 Keith Giusto Bakery Supply
A13 Eckhoff & Company
A14 Hansel Auto Group
A15 Simply Solar
A16 Clearwater at Sonoma Hills
A17 Armor Locksmith Services
A18 Professional Event Services
A19 Exchange BankA20 Lagunitas Brewing Company
A21 O’Neill Tran Law
A22 Rodan + Fields
A23 Western Health Advantage
A24 Sonoma Clean Power
A25 Petaluma Health Care District
STAGENelsonStaffingA28 Fusion Technology Solutions
A29 Aftertec Advanced Imaging
SPONSOR ALLEY
SA40 Comcast
SA41 Fishman Supply
SA42 Redwood Credit Union
SA43 One Legal LLC
SA44 Wilco RCM
SA45 White Owl IT
SA46 Recology Sonoma MarinSA47 Summit State Bank
SA48 Cagwin&DorwardLandscape Contractors
SA49 NorthBay Biz
EXHIBIT HALL C
C50 Argus Courier
C51 Sonoma Media Investments
C52 Quality Printing ServicesC53 Wells Fargo
C54 Kaiser Permanente
EXHIBIT HALL D
D60 Century 21 Bundesen
D61 Sequoia Senior SolutionsD62 Bank of Marin
D63 Muirwoods Memory Care
D64 Wine Country Fine Furniture
D65 Fit ‘n’ Furry
D66 CrossCheck IncD67 Accuchex Payroll
D68 Don Ramatici Insurance
D69 ArtizenStaffingD70 Petaluma Rotary Club
D71 Buffalo Billiards
and Job Fair!
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On-site Interviews
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The Petaluma Area Chamber of Commerce (PACC) board and CEO Onita Pellegrini took a field trip for their September monthly meeting. PACC member business CrossCheck, Inc., 1440 N. McDowell Blvd., hosted the meeting as part of the board plan to take the monthly Monday meeting to a local member business every other month. Member business that would like to arrange to host a meeting can call PACC at 762-2785.
The entire crew (including staff from Stockton) at Cricket Wireless, 12 E. Washington St., celebrated their opening with a ribbon-cutting event.
Business After Hours attendees enjoyed a hospitable share of the wealth at Breen Wealth Management, 200 Kentucky St., Suite C2.
The Bagel Mill at 212 Western Ave. is open Wednesday through Sunday, ever since owner Glenda Dougherty,(holding the scissors) cut the red ribbon last month. She will be hosting a Business After Hours on Nov. 14, but don’t wait for an introduction.
PACC member Sonoma Clean Power celebrated the new Clover-dale Solar Center, which started generating power in June 2019, with a ribbon cutting. The guests included (left to right): Melanie Bagby, Mayor of Cloverdale, Patrick Slayter, Sonoma Clean Power Board Member and Vice Mayor of Sebastopol, Geof Syphers, CEO of Sonoma Clean Power, and Craig Stager, Project Manager for Enerparc, Inc., landowners, and the developer of the solar system.
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Members – More info at www.petalumachamber.com
New MembersSee Page 12
Renewing MembersAdobe Road WineryAmaturo Sonoma Media GroupAqus CommunityCharles M. Schulz Museum and Research CenterClear Blue CommercialEikos Kitchen + Bath Design StudioEvenich Construction Inc.HL Commercial Real EstateKatadyn DesalinationLaw Office of Craig K. WelchOne Legal LLCPetaluma Community Access TVPetaluma GAP Winegrowers AlliancePetaluma Small Craft Center/Petaluma Water WaysPetaluma Woman’s ClubPurpose Financial + Insurance ServicesRanney Coaching & ConsultingRebuilding Together PetalumaSonoma Media Investments
Subsite LLCWestern Health Advantage
Long-Time MembersRex Hardware Company, 55 YearsJeff Tomasini
The Press Democrat, 50 YearsJoanne Herrfeldt
Petaluma Plaza, 46 YearsBeth Walter
Keegan&CoppinCompany,Inc., 41 YearsRuss Mayer
Hansel Auto Group, 40 YearsHenry Hansel
The Petaluma Argus Courier, 40 YearsEmily Charrier
Torkelson&Associates,C.P.A.’s, 35 YearsRick Torkelson
StewartMarine&RV,29YearsDuffy Stewart
BobKoenitzer,DDS,Inc.,28YearsHeidi Angotti
Petaluma Village Premium Outlets, 25 YearsKeith Ragadio
Quality Printing Services, 23 YearsDavid Adams
Preferred Sonoma Caterers, 22 YearsAmber Balshaw
Cucina Paradiso, 21 YearsMalena Hipolito
LawOfficeofMichaelT.Healy, 21 YearsMichael Healy
KehrConstructionInc.,17YearsErika Roemer
VintageBankAntigues,17YearsJudith Helman
MercedesA.Heitman,DDS, 17YearseMortgages.com,17YearsJehoshua Shapiro
Studio202,17YearsBrent Russell
Farmers insurance Group, 16 YearsMitch White
Petaluma - Hamilton Lodge #180, 16 YearsChristopher Wright
Valley Orchard Retirement Community, 15 YearsJudy McKearnin
Kastania Vineyards, 13 YearsHoot Smith
Servpro, 12 YearsJesus Espinal
PacificEmpireChorus,12YearsMelany Schmitt
North Coast Builders Exchange, 12 YearsKeith Woods
An Invitation to Share Ideas About City Parks Funding
The City of Petaluma is inviting community members to share their ideas about how to invest funds from Measure M, a tax to benefit regional parks and recreation passed by voters last year, on Oct. 24, 6-9 p.m. at the
Lucchesi Community Center, 320 N. McDowell Blvd.
Dinner will be served. Please RSVP to Nancy Sands, Economic Development Specialist, [email protected].
City Comment- What you need to know from the City of Petaluma
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Calendar – October1 Ambassadors
Pongo’s Kitchen & Tap 701 Sonoma Mtn. Pkwy. 7:30–8:15A.M.
1 Women in Business PACC Conference Room 6 Petaluma Blvd. N., Suite B-11 9:00–10:00A.M.
2 Leadership Alumni PACC Conference Room 6 Petaluma Blvd. N., Suite B-11 9:30–10:30A.M.
3 First Thursday Labor Law Can I See My Personnel File? – The First Sign of Trouble PACC Conference Room 6 Petaluma Blvd. N., Suite B-11 4:30–5:30P.M.
3 BusinessExpo&JobFair Petaluma Community Center 320 N. McDowell Blvd. 4:00–7:00P.M.
4 GovernmentAffairs PACC Conference Room 6 Petaluma Blvd. N., Suite B-11 7:30–9:30A.M.
9 Women in Business Breakfast:The New City Manager Speaks–Peggy Flynn Palms Grill 100 S. McDowell Blvd. 7:30–9:00A.M.
14 ColumbusDayHoliday–PACCOfficeClosed
18 GovernmentAffairs PACC Conference Room 6 Petaluma Blvd. N., Suite B-11 7:30–9:30A.M.
18 BusinessAfterHours– Hemp General Store 6 Petaluma Blvd. N., 2nd Floor 4:30–8:00P.M.
21 PACC Board Schulz Museum 2301 Herdies Ln., Santa Rosa 11:30A.M.–1:30P.M.
24 BusinessAfterHours– Spring Hill School 705 N. Webster St. 4:00–6:00P.M.
29 Ambassadors 5th Tuesday Lunch Mob McNear’s Restaurant 23 Petaluma Blvd. N. 11:00A.M.–1:00P.M.
Chamber Events
Looking Forward to November
7 First Thursday Labor Law Q&A with Jay Putnam
7 Business After Hours – West & Pure Apothecary
11 Veterans Day Holiday - PACC Office Closed
13 Women in Business Breakfast
14 Business After Hours – Bagel Mill
27 - 29 Thanksgiving Holiday – PACC Offices Closed
Check our online calendar to RSVP.
Gold Members
Silver Members
Amy’s Kitchen, Inc. • Cagwin & Dorward Landscape Contractors • Todd Mendoza, Coldwell BankerCSW/Stuber Stroeh Engineering Group, Inc. • Cattlemens • Deer Creek Village • Fishman Supply Inc.
Kaiser Permanente • Moonware Design • Petaluma Coffee & Tea Co. • Don Ramatici Insurance • SafewaySally Tomatoes • Nancy Cooley, State Farm Insurance • Summit State Bank • Sutter Health Novato Community Hospital
Visual Story Media, LLC • Wagner Health Center • Welcome Wagon • Wells Fargo Bank • White Owl IT • Wilco RCM
Bronze Members
Platinum Members
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Welcome New PACC Members!Wicked SlushJuliet [email protected] B American AlleyPetaluma707 763-9253
The Chamber of Commerce is now “getting wicked in the alley” after Wicked Slush has joined as our newest member located downtown in American Alley. They have an endless combinations of icy and soft serve frozen treats that has to be seen and tasted to best understand their products! Juliet and Dave Pokorny have been in Petaluma for a number of years and have been involved with Cinnabar Theater and also with producing the third year of Wine Country Spoken Word festival.
Mireille Broussard- [email protected] 293-8270
Mireille has over 16 years of real estate experience. She offers to assist her clients whether they are in the research phase at the beginning of their real estate search or if the client knows exactly what they are searching for. She is honored to offer her real estate experience. She is currently located in Rohnert Park.
Fusion Technology SolutionsLaura Mangeslaura.manges@ fusiontechnologysolutions.com117A West North St.Healdsburg707 484-3382
Fusion Technology Solutions manages all of your IT services for a flat-rate fee, has cloud computing solutions that are fully scalable and available for a flat-rate fee, installs and sets up a new VolP system and more affordable, and focuses on cybersecurity to help keep your company’s data safe.
West and Pure Apothecary [email protected] 17A Fourth StreetPetaluma707 321-6268
West and Pure Apothecary is an intimate skin studio and boutique located in downtown Petaluma. Their goal is to bring Sonoma County clean, non-toxic beauty products accompanied by knowledge and expertise from professional Esthe-ticians, to assist you with all skin concerns. They only partner with companies that have been tested and tried by them, and believe in supporting their community and partnering with other small, female owned businesses.