LOCAL ELECTIONS BRING A NEW PROCESS AND NEW PL AYERS Next month Oceanside will hold its first City Council election under the new district format. Last year, under the threat of lawsuit, many communities including Oceanside, moved from “at-large” to district format for council, school board and hospital districts. This year City Council Districts 1 and 2, the northeastern and northwestern segments of our city, will have the opportunity to decide who will represent them for the next four years. The process of converting to districts will be completed in 2020 as districts 3 and 4 will hold elections for the first time. After that, the Mayor will be the only “atlarge” representative on the council.
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BUSINESS JOURNAL OCEANSIDE CHA MBER OF COMMERCE QUARTERLY NEWSLET TER FALL 2018
Oceanside Business Journal is published by the Oceanside Chamber of Commerce in 4 editions: Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall. This newsletter is available at the Chamber office, community centers, local businesses, libraries, Sunset Market, and in digital format on the Chamber’s website.
The Chamber recently held candidate forums for both districts, with all five District 2 candidates and all four District 1 candidates participating. We were pleased to have full participation from the candidates and a great turnout from the community. See page 14 for the full story and an overview of the candidates’ positions on some key community issues. District elections present a new challenge to our City as the candidates each only answer to about ¼ of the City’s voters. It is critical to the future of Oceanside that whoever is elected will balance the needs of his or her district with the overall welfare of the City. On a related note, several of our long-time elected officials will be leaving office in the next few months. Thank you to Oceanside City Councilmember Jerry Kern, County Supervisor Bill Horn, Assemblymember Rocky Chavez and Congressman Darrel Issa for their many years of service to our region. We look forward to continuing to work with those who will fill their seats for the upcoming term.
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INSIDE THIS EDITION 3
Preparing Oceanside’s Workforce
4 Ribbon Cuttings 5
Networking Events
Here’s a quick overview of some other key business issue that are on our radar…
6 Economic Impact of Measure Y
For restaurants, coffee houses, etc., the issue of single use materials, specifically straws, continues to be a hot topic. AB 1884, which calls for straws to only be given out upon request, had already passed the State Senate and Assembly as of this writing. Several municipalities have implemented, or will consider ordinances that would go beyond the state legislation. We have reached out to the City Council and our local eateries to make sure there is ongoing communication between business owners and city leaders as decisions are made on this issue.
12 New and Renewing Chamber Members
The issue of getting and keeping sand on our beaches continues to be a key
18 Economic Development Update
14 Council Candidates Weigh in on Key Issues 15 Community Trip to China 16 Collaboration in the Oceanside California Cultural District 17 Community Events
The Oceanside Chamber of Commerce would like to thank the following Chamber Partners for their generous financial contributions to the Chamber’s program of work.
EMERALD PARTNER
PLATINUM PARTNERS
SILVER PARTNERS
BRONZE PARTNERS
For more information about how your company can participate in the Partner Program, please contact Scott Ashton at 760-722-1534
