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	<title>South Orange County Regional Chamber of Commerce</title>
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		<title>New Tax targeting Small Businesses on November Ballot? Learn about it Friday at Legislative Alliance Meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:50:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Suydam</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Proposition 24]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Small businesses in California are struggling to recover from the Great Recession. Jobs are scarce.
So why would anybody propose new taxes on businesses whenever they create new jobs?
That&#8217;s exactly what opponents say Proposition 24 would do if passed November 2. Learn more about this important ballot measure at the next meeting of the Legislative Alliance of Southern Orange County meeting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>July 15 Sunset Mixer: Learn Gold medal-winning Strategies for Success while Networking with Fellow Chamber Members</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 23:26:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Suydam</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Brian Goodell]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who better than an Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer to offer life lessons that apply brilliantly to business? From motivational best practices to strategies for excellence, Mission Viejo&#8217;s own gold medalist Brian Goodell will offer Chamber members and friends insights and techniques that helped him reach the top at the next Chamber networking mixer Thursday, July 15.
 
This poolside event, hosted by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reminder: Economic Update Breakfast Postponed</title>
		<link>http://www.socchambers.com/2010/06/reminder-economic-update-breakfast-postponed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.socchambers.com/2010/06/reminder-economic-update-breakfast-postponed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:28:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Suydam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Economic Update Breakfast, which had been scheduled for tomorrow, June 29, in Aliso Viejo, has been postponed until later in the year.  Please check back regularly for updates and news about Chamber events and activities!
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		<title>Assemblywoman Diane Harkey to headline this Friday&#8217;s Legislative Alliance meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.socchambers.com/2010/06/assemblywoman-diane-harkey-to-headline-this-fridays-legislative-alliance-meeting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 17:37:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Suydam</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Assemblywoman Diane Harkey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Don Sedgwick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meredith Michaels]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mission Viejo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saddleback College]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saddleback Valley Unified School District]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[South Orange County Regional Chamber of Commerce]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Assemblywoman Diane Harkey will be the featured speaker for the next meeting of the Legislative Alliance of Southern Orange County (LASOC) THIS Friday, June 25 from 7:30 to 9 a.m.
The meeting, which will focus on the state budget situation, takes place at Saddleback College’s Student Services Center, Student Lounge, Room 212 (28000 Marguerite Parkway in Mission Viejo). 
 
Also participating [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mission Viejo Voters Reject Anti-business Measure D</title>
		<link>http://www.socchambers.com/2010/06/mission-viejo-voters-reject-anti-business-measure-d/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:59:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Suydam</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Measure D]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[South Orange County Regional Chamber of Commerce]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Voters in Mission Viejo overwhelmingly rejected Measure D yesterday. In doing so, they protected the ability of businesses in the city to expand current operations without being required to fund a prohibitively expensive citywide election campaign.
The South Orange County Regional Chamber of Commerce, led by Corporate Board Members and Governmental Affairs Committee Representatives including Dennis O&#8217;Connor, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mid-year Economic Update Breakfast with OC Register&#8217;s Jonathan Lansner set for Tuesday, June 29</title>
		<link>http://www.socchambers.com/2010/06/mid-year-economic-update-breakfast-with-oc-registers-jonathan-lansner-set-for-tuesday-june-29/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 22:41:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Suydam</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Aliso Viejo Conference Center]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mark your calendars now for June 29 for the South Orange County Regional Chamber&#8217;s  mid-year &#8221;Economic Update Breakfast&#8221; co-hosted by the City of Aliso Viejo.
Panelists will include Orange County Register Real Estate Reporter and Blogger Jonathan Lansner, along with economic experts and South Orange County business leaders. Kay Kearney of Doctor&#8217;s Ambulance will facilitate the discussion.
The event takes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SOC Chamber Recommends: Vote YES on Proposition 17</title>
		<link>http://www.socchambers.com/2010/05/soc-chamber-recommends-vote-yes-on-proposition-17/</link>
		<comments>http://www.socchambers.com/2010/05/soc-chamber-recommends-vote-yes-on-proposition-17/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 23:54:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Suydam</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Auto Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Persistency Discounts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Proposition 103]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[South Orange County Regional Chamber of Commerce]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This measure amends Proposition 103 (1988) to allow insurance companies in the state to give “persistency discounts” for those who have had continuous auto insurance coverage with other insurance providers. This inhibits the ability of drivers to shop around for the lowest rate. Proposition 17 will lower auto insurance rates for businesses and their employees [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SOC Chamber Recommends: Vote NO on Proposition 15</title>
		<link>http://www.socchambers.com/2010/05/soc-chamber-recommends-vote-no-on-proposition-15/</link>
		<comments>http://www.socchambers.com/2010/05/soc-chamber-recommends-vote-no-on-proposition-15/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 23:52:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Suydam</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[lobbyist fees]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[SOCRCC opposes this measure because it targets one specific industry group – business lobbyists – with the imposition of new fees (aka taxes). The revenues raised would establish public funding of campaigns for California Secretary of State. This sets a dangerous precedent and will add to the costs associated with ensuring that the voice of business [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SOC Chamber Recommends: Vote YES on Proposition 13</title>
		<link>http://www.socchambers.com/2010/05/soc-chamber-recommends-vote-yes-on-proposition-13/</link>
		<comments>http://www.socchambers.com/2010/05/soc-chamber-recommends-vote-yes-on-proposition-13/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 23:49:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Suydam</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Property Values]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Proposition 13]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reassessment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seismic Retrofitting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Proposition 13 prohibits tax assessors from reassessing property values when new construction has occurred to seismically retrofit existing buildings. SOCRCC feels businesses are taxed enough, and this is a sensible protection against higher property taxes. We encourage you to vote Yes on Proposition 13 on the June 8 ballot. More information on the need to support [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SOC Chamber Recommends: Vote NO on Mission Viejo Measure D</title>
		<link>http://www.socchambers.com/2010/05/soc-chamber-recommendation-vote-no-on-mission-viejo-measure-d/</link>
		<comments>http://www.socchambers.com/2010/05/soc-chamber-recommendation-vote-no-on-mission-viejo-measure-d/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 20:39:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Suydam</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Measure D]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Measure D, if passed, will make it nearly impossible for Mission Viejo businesses to expand or significantly convert their properties to greater uses by requiring prohibitively expensive election campaigns for any rezoning. This will cost the city jobs at the worst possible time, threaten tax revenues that fund critical city services, and would destroy a [...]]]></description>
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