Chamber Events

Our June Mixer at Chroma Realty - MoveLamorinda!is now canceled. We hope to see you at a future event!

Join us for Coffee with the Lafayette Mayor, Mike Anderson! Register below. Please send your questions ahead of the meeting to info@lafayettechamber.org.

Register in advance for this webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pRzJwTtJS92i_RZls2cfFA 

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. 

The Lafayette Chamber of Commerce and the Lamorinda Weekly are proud to announce that this year's selection for the 2020 Citizen(s) of the Year are Lafayette's longtime active residents Rick and Janet Cronk. 

PLEASE NOTE: This event has been canceled. You will receive an email with refund options on May 14, 2020.

For years they have supported not only local, regional and international philanthropies, they have participated as volunteers and leaders in numerous local causes. We thank them for their philanthropy.

Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan has represented the 16th Assembly District - which includes the East Bay communities of Lamorinda, Walnut Creek, and the Tri-Valley – since 2018. Prior to serving in the Assembly, she worked as a law professor and environmental attorney. In Sacramento, the Assemblymember works to represent the values of AD 16, advocating for education funding, environmental protection, fiscal responsibility, and more. She serves on five committees including Appropriations, Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials, Privacy and Consumer Protection, Public Safety, and Banking and Finance. She lives in Orinda with her husband and three school-age children.

Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan looks forward to providing a legislative update and answering your questions at the Lafayette Chamber’s virtual “Breakfast with your Assemblymember” event.

Register in advance for this webinar. Send questions in advance to sara@lafayettechamber.org.

Summer Shake-Up!  A Chamber August Mixer

Yes, you heard that right! It is time and we are hosting a virtual end of summer mixer!

Shake it up with a special live presentation from The Coop’s own Portia Battistini showing us how to make her famous Gin and Tonic as featured in July’s Diablo Magazine.

Hear a few words from our Chamber Board President John McCormick and our Executive Director Jay Lifson, learn about the 2020 Res Run Reimagined, meet our new members, participate in a social media survey, take the Chamber Member Challenge AND network via a breakout room. Don’t miss the chance to reacquaint with old friends, meet new people and learn the cool things we are doing behind the scenes at the Lafayette Chamber.

Photo credit: Diablo magazine's Drink in the Sun: East Bay Summer Cocktails By Ethan Fletcher. Photography by Nat and Cody Gantz.

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEtd-mrrz4vHNRgIbSvn6K0bTzxMvpd4Sb4 

PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, THE SEPTEMBER MIXER IS CANCELED. WE WILL MIX AGAIN WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO! 

Although we have canceled our September Mixer at LPIE we encourage you to join us on October 14 for our virtual mixer!

Thank you for joining us for "Meet the Candidates" You can watch the recording and learn more about the candidates here: https://lafayettechamber.org/lafayette-city-council-meet-the-candidates/.

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Coffee with the Lafayette Mayor Mike Anderson - Meet the Lafayette City Council Candidates
Friday, September 18, 8am-9am, Register for Zoom link.

Please join us for our almost-monthly Zoom meeting with Mayor Mike Anderson. Mayor Anderson will be introducing the four candidates that will be running for three City Council seats on November 3. 

Meet Cam Burks, Gina Dawson, Farschad Farzan and Carl Anduri. Get a chance to hear a little about each candidate and join in the conversation with real-time Q&A for the group with a special emphasis on business issues. Some of the topics worth checking in on will be:
- Rent Due - how can we support our business owners and our property owners?
- The future of retail and the shift created by COVID-19.
- The relationship between the City of Lafayette and our public utility providers.
- Regional Housing and local land control.
- Upcoming work on updating the General Plan.
- The importance of shopping local.

Register to vote at https://registertovote.ca.gov.  

For more information about the candidates:

• https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2020/09/17/civic-officials-activist-vying-for-lafayette-city-council/
• http://www.lamorindaweekly.com/archive/issue1415/City-council-candidates-share-their-views-on-Lafayette-hot-topics.html 

Please note: this will be a webinar (not a Zoom meeting.) Questions should be submitted via email to info@lafayettechamber.org or via the chat during the webinar.

Photo: City of Lafayette 

The petition to run for the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors is now available. This year the petition may be signed virtually by five current Chamber members and returned by September 25, 2020. Simply make sure you have a verbal agreement from those Chamber members.

The term of office for the new Directors will be January, 2021 through December, 2022. Voting will take place between October 1-15. Ballots will be mailed to all Chamber Members.

The Chamber Board, comprised of 17 elected representatives, 2-3 appointed directors-at-large, and a number of non-voting advisors, is the policy making arm of the Chamber and has final authority in all decisions affecting the organization. Board members are required to attend the annual Planning Retreat and monthly Board Meetings. In addition, they are expected to actively serve on at least one Chamber Committee.

For more information or to obtain a paper petition, call the Chamber office at 284-7404 or email info@lafayettechamber.org.

Download the Election Petition 2021-2022 Term here.

PLEASE NOTE: The 2020 Festival has been canceled. We will party again on Sept. 18-19, 2021, celebrating our 25th Anniversary!

About: The Lafayette Art and Wine Festival, held each year in September, is the largest event in Lamorinda and one of the five biggest outdoor festivals in Contra Costa County. Join your friends in strolling among stalls of art, handmade crafts, listening to music, sampling foods from top local restaurants, and enjoying quality wines and microbrews. Festival is free at attend, family and dog friendly! Saturday, 10am-7pm and Sunday, 10am-6pm. For more details about the 25th Annual Lafayette Art & Wine Festival, please visit http://lafayettefestival.com.