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The Berkeley Chamber of Commerce supports our men and women in the armed forces and thanks them for their service to our great country!
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Berkeley Chamber Goes Carbon Neutral!
We just signed up for a carbon offset program through PG&E. It costs a few dollars a month and we're helping to save Berkeley and the Planet.
Together we can make a positive difference.
After three years, PG&E expects the ClimateSmart program to invest in 1.5 million tons of greenhouse gas emission reductions. That's equal to taking 270,000 cars off the road for a year. The more customers that sign up, the more reductions we'll achieve together."
Join the growing number of PG&E customers who have signed up for ClimateSmart™-a first-of-its-kind program that allows you to balance out the greenhouse gas emissions from the energy you use.
Global warming is putting our children's future at risk. That's why I signed up my family for PG&E's ClimateSmart program, and I encourage everyone to join us in the fight against climate change." Dan Kammen, PG&E Customer and Professor in the Energy and Resources Group, University of California, Berkeley.
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Shop Berkeley Businesses!
Here are a few reasons why the Berkeley business community is critical in the economic health and quality of life in our community:
A vibrant Berkeley business community will retain and create jobs, which also means a stronger tax base. When the storefronts are filled with successful businesses that provide tax revenues for the entire community, everyone benefits.
Berkeley is a good incubator for new small businesses, the building blocks of a healthy economy. Also, many of our shops are unique and the service excellent!
A healthy Berkeley business community protects and enhances property values in surrounding residential neighborhoods. Everyone benefits from the ripple effect of a vibrant business community.
While home to businesses large and small, national and local, that contribute our community, Berkeley is an ideal location for local independent businesses, many of which in turn:
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Keep profits in town
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Support local families with family-owned businesses
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Support local community projects, such as ball teams and schools
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Provide an extremely stable economic foundation with ties to stay in the community.
A vibrant business community increases the choices for all of us for goods and services, whether for basic staples, like clothing, food and professional services or for less traditional functions such as housing and entertainment. More choices mean higher quality products at lower prices.
Berkeley can become a much larger tourist attraction by virtue of the character of our buildings, location, selection of unique businesses, and events held here. This means more visitors to our community and more tourist dollars being spent in Berkeley.
Finally, our business areas are all symbols of our community’s economic health, local quality of life, pride, and community history. These are all factors in recruiting commercial and professional businesses, and attracting people to move here. It also provides a reason for others in Berkeley to visit a vibrant, clean, safe and walkable business area.
Visit Berkeley... and see why so many people find it one of the most fascinating communities to explore. Known world-wide, especially now, an abundance of excellent dining, one-of-a-kind shopping, cultural venues, a renowned university and many other experiences await you.
The city of Berkeley rests in a natural amphitheater, sweeping down from the coastal hills to the shores of San Francisco Bay. You can see out to the far Pacific horizon, framed by the Golden Gate; you can see the distinct skyline of San Francisco; and the gentle peak of Marin County's Mt. Tamalpais.
Closer to home, the city's eastern boundary is crowned by Tilden Regional Park, part of a more than 40 mile long regional park system, and thousands of acres of watershed lands that open the spectacular ridges of the coast ranges to those that cherish the ample green belt.
Los Angeles and southern California deserts are 400 miles to the south, Lake Tahoe, gold country and the High Sierra is a three hour drive to the east. The Redwood empire and Napa and Sonoma wine county is less than an hour away to the north. Sacramento is only eighty miles east; and the charming Sacramento/San Joaquin river delta is just over the hills to the east. San Francisco is minutes west over the Bay Bridge.
Few places are as conveniently located for the business person. With two major interstate highways and a trans-continental rail line passing through the city limits, two major international airports close by, and three principal shipping ports to the Pacific Rim and beyond as neighbors, Berkeley's location is as desirable as it is accessible.
Berkeley - from Bohemian Telegraph Avenue to the Gourmet Ghetto on North Shattuck, and Solano Avenue, College Avenue, International Marketplace at San Pablo and University Avenues, Downtown Berkeley - it's everything you thought it would be, and recently, even more!
Welcome, New Members!
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Martinez Insurance Solutions
Bett Martinez
555 Pierce Street, Suite 142
Albany, CA 94706
510-526-0312
510-526-5142
well-being@pacbell.net
Martinez Insurance Solutions, established by Bett Martinez in 1992, offers small and large businesses HSA-qualified health plans (see testimonials on http://parents.berkeley.edu/ and YELP). Martinez helps actively employed and retired individuals find Medicare supplements, disability, long-term care and critical illness protection with top-rated companies that answer calls on the first ring!
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A1 Sun, Inc.
Kathleen Giustino
2015 Yolo Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94707
510-526-5715
510-526-5715
www.a1suninc.com
kathleeng@a1suninc.com
A1 Sun, Inc. installs quality photovoltaic and thermal systems for residential and commercial clients to benefit our neighbors, our community, and the larger global environment. An Alameda County Certified Green Business, we power our office and ZENN electric car on solar electricity. We use as many environmental products as possible. We recycle. We hire and work locally.
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Arsanis Advertising
Diane Arsanis
2335 Russell St
Berkeley, CA 94705
510-540-6772
I am an award winning photographer and realize the importance of good publicity and a winning photograph. I believe that one great photograph can get a person a great job if you are an actor or a singer. I enjoy taking photographs so much. At times I will spend 3 hours for a perfect photograph in your home or office. I have over 30 years of experience. I am seeking a studio downtown somewhere.
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Wine.com
Gwendolyn Wilson
2220 4th Street
Berkeley CA 94710
510-704-8007
510-704-3038
www.wine.com
gwendolyn@wine.com
Wine.com is the nation's #1 online wine retailer, offering thousands of wines, wine gifts, gift baskets and monthly wine clubs. Wine.com's mission is to be the ultimate resource for the wine enthusiast. At Wine.com's Berkeley retail store, customers can browse through wines on the floor, talk to knowledgeable staff, and have Wine.com's inventory at their fingertips.
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Hana Japan Steak House
John Park, General Manager
235 University Avenue
Berkeley CA 94710
510-848-8515
510-848-8351
www.hanajapan.com
titaniumpark@gmail.com
Hana Japan offers a delectable choice of steak, chicken, and seafood. Plus a variety of of cocktails and full bar services. Talented chefs twirl their knives and display their prowess with the freshest ingredients. Prepared to your taste at your table. A touch of culinary drama and comedy from your personal chef enhances the atmosphere.
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Vantage Business Support & Insurance Services
Paul White, President
2200 Powell Street, Ste. 530
Emeryville, CA 94608
510-595-0900
510-595-0930
www.vantagebss.com
paulw@vantagebss.com
We are a personal and commercial lines agent/broker. We provide insurance of all kinds for individuals and businesses including medical benefits, life, disability, annuities and workers compensation. We also provide auto, home, renters, boats and motorcycle insurance.
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The Myers Law Firm, P.C.
Patricia R. Brooks
2025 Rose Street, #101
Berkeley, CA 94709
510-527-1200
510-527-2500
www.themyerslawfirm.com
pbrooks@themyerslawfirm.com
The Myers Law Firm, P.C., a law corporation with three lawyers and four paraprofessionals, represents clients in the areas of estate and retirement planning, including family wealth preservation strategies, trust administration, fiduciary law, and closely held business formation and planning.Our unique ability is in the area “major life events” and “crisis” representation, such as a major liquidity event in a business (for the owner or senior executive), an estate or tax planning problem or opportunity, a pressing asset protection need, or a sudden or unexpected incapacity or death in the family. We work exclusively for individuals and families who deserve a “white glove” and “high touch” approach.
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Ferratt's Tapas & Bar
Phil Ferratt
854 San Pablo Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94706
510-647-9014
510-647-9141
www.ferratts.com
ferrboxing@gmail.com
We are creating an enjoyable warm and friendly atmosphere where our guest can have fun and enjoy good food too. A place where the energy level is high and the different cultures at flow. Find out why Ferratt's is a one of a kind, come and be the star of the night while singing your favorite songs at one of our karaoke nights and enjoy one of our specialty drinks.
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The Gift of Touch
Rosie Liebe, CMT
2615 Ashby Avenue, 2nd Floor
Berkeley, CA 94705
510-828-3441
510-649-7658
www.thegiftoftouch.org
rosie@thegiftoftouch.org
Therapeutic bodywork sessions customized to my client's needs by incorporating a variety of modalities, including Swedish massage, NeuroMuscular Reprogramming, myofascial release, deep tissue and sports massage techniques, Active Isolated Stretching, trigger point release, reflexology, polarity therapy. Specialty services: hot stone massage, pregnancy massage, CranioSacral Therapy, Lymphatic Drainage Therapy. By appointment.
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Management Recruiters of Berkeley
Mark Howard
2150 Shattuck Avenue, Ste. 407
Berkeley, CA 94704
510-486-8100
510-486-8189
www.mrberkeley.com
mhoward@mrberkeley.com
"Top Bay Area executive search and contract staffing firm that has been successfully meeting the crucial staffing needs of our clients for almost two decades. We offer services on a contingency and retained basis, candidate and job profiling, reference checking, degree verification, and background checking as requested by our clients."
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Bank of the West
Linda Rosslyn
1480 Shattuck Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94709
510-649-9191
510-649-9702
www.bankofthewest.com
linda.rosslyn@bankofthewest.com
Bank of the West is a full service bank with its headquarters in California that serves 19 Western and Midwestern states across the country. This is a bank that focuses on superior customer service and offers deposit, credit insurance and investment products and services that cater to individuals, small businesses and commercial customers.
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Kala Art Institute
Kala Art Institute
Celeste Smeland
1060 Heinz Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94710
510-549-2977
510-540-6914
www.kala.org
celeste@kala.org
Kala's mission is to help artists sustain their creative efforts over time through our Artist-in-Residence and Fellowship Programs, and to increase appreciation of this work through exhibitions, public programming, and educational efforts. For over three decades, artists from around the world have come to utilize Kala's printmaking and digital media resources.
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Timeworks, Inc.
Rebecca Triki
2929 Fifth Street
Berkeley, CA 94710
510-883-0234
510-883-0414
www.timeworksclocks.com
rtriki@timeworksclocks.com
Timeworks, Inc was established by 3 brothers in 1995. Timeworks designs and manufactures decorative wall and table clocks and are as much wall or table art as they are functional timepieces.
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Complete Electric
Complete Electric
Clay Bartley
65 Forest Lane
Berkeley, CA 94708
510-325-7462
510-527-5959
complete@mail.org
I spent 8 years doing kitchen remodels and the last 13 years doing electrical work. I do all of my own work, so my customers benefit from my 21 years of experience. I'm licensed as a general contractor with bonding, insurance, and references.
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Gilman Collision Repair, Inc.
Gilman Collision Repair, Inc.
Craig Gaignard
1348 7th Street
Berkeley, CA 94710
510-528-5940
510-527-9528
www.gilmancollision.com
cgaignard@sbcglobal.net
Gilman Collision Repair is one of the East Bay's most progressive auto body and paint repairers. We realize that life is all about details. We are happy to assist clients and introduce them to our innovative work. Feel better about your car -- and your driving experience. Visit us today!
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Sino-American Pigment Systems
Lisa Yang
1320 Norvel Street
El Cerrito, CA 94530
510-848-8890
510-848-8889
www.safepigment.com
Lisa@safepigment.com
We import and export pigment for paint and related products. We have been in business for over 18 years.
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Curves
Lu Burton
1537 Shattuck Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94704
510-666-0904
www.curvesberkeley.com
Curves is the first fitness and weight loss facility dedicated to providing affordable, one-stop exercise and nutritional information for women. The Curves 30-minute workout is a complete workout that gives you all five necessary components of exercise to work every major muscle group with the science to support its success.
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Amanda's Restaurant
Amanda West
2122 Shattuck Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94704
510-548-2122
www.amandas.com
Amanda’s Feel Good Fresh Food Restaurant is opening this summer at 2122 Shattuck Avenue in Downtown Berkeley, serving picnic-fresh, naturally delicious food that is easy on your schedule, wallet, and conscience. The menu spans from Grilled natural meat burgers, chicken sandwiches, and 100% vegan veggie-burger to Greened freshly made salads, to Baked fries and cookies, to Stirred freshly made sodas and flavored milks. Look forward to seeing you soon!
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