COMMERCE T.V.
The Santa Barbara Region Chamber of Commerce aired
its first episode of COMMERCE on May 22, 2007. This
half-hour television show airs weekly on Channel
17.
"COMMERCE television is a celebration of free
enterprise in our local community. The program will
feature success stories of local entrepreneurs; their
strategies, their challenges and their contributions
to our culture,” said Steve Cushman, who hosts
the show along with co-hosts Rob Egenolf & Frank
Goss.
New air times in 2008
Tuesdays
6 p.m.
Thursdays
9:30 a.m.
Saturdays
11:30 a.m.
Watch COMMERCE on Channel 17:
Contact Crystal Hadidian for more information about
the Chamber’s TV Show at crystal@sbchamber.org or
for a complete schedule of what airs on Channel 17
visit the Santa Barbara Channels Website www.sbchannels.tv
  
COMMERCE Schedule:
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| May 22 |
“Campaign Finance & Election Reform”
with
guests Mayor Marty Blum and Former Assemblymember Hannah-Beth
Jackson. |
| May 29 |
“Owning a Restaurant in Santa Barbara”
with
guests Mitchell Sjerven of Bouchon, Sam Hishmeh of
Domino’s, and Frank Goss of Arts & Letters
Café. |
| June 5 |
“Traffic in Santa Barbara”
with
First District Supervisor Salud Carbajal. |
| June 12 |
“Local Youth Violence”
with
guests Police Chief Cam Sanchez and Micheal Gonzalez
from Santa Barbara School Districts. |
| June 19 |
“Homelessness & Public Policy”
with
guests Gary Linker, Director of New Beginnings Counseling
Center. |
| June 26 |
“Surviving in Santa Barbara as an
Artist”
with local painter Hank Pitcher. |
| July 3 |
“Current Trends in the Airline Industry”
with
Former VP of American Airlines, Ted Tedseco. |
| July 10 |
“Santa Barbara Architecture”
with
local architect Jeff Shelton. |
| July 17 |
“Public Art in Santa Barbara”
with
Edward Inks, Art Professor at SBCC. |
| July 24 |
“The City’s General Plan”
with
Paul Casey, the city’s Community Development
Director |
| July 31 |
“Santa Barbara’s
Airport Remodel”
with Airport Director
Karen Ramsdell. |
| August 7 |
“Entrepreneurship”
with
Tom Caesar of Hub International. |
| August 14 |
“Natural Disasters & Local Preparedness”
with
Janet Stanley of the SB Red Cross. |
| August 21 |
“Owning an Art Gallery”
with
Frank Goss of Sullivan Goss: An American Gallery. |
| August 28 |
“SB’s Baseball Team: the Foresters”
with
Bill Pintard. |
| Sept. 4 |
“Maritime Museum”
with
George Writer. |
| Sept. 11 |
“Creating the Santa Barbara Writers Conference” with
Barnaby Conrad. |
| Sept. 18 |
“Inside the Santa Barbara Book & Author
Festival” with
Marcia Reed & Irene Macias. |
| Sept. 25 |
“Meet Westmont’s New President,” with
Dr. Gayle Beebe |
| Oct. 2 |
“Being a Councilmember in Santa
Barbara” with Councilmember
Grant House. |
| Oct. 9 |
“Current Travel Trends” with David De L’Arbe
of Santa Barbara Travel. |
| Oct. 16 |
“Adult Literacy and How it Affects your
Business” with
Adult Literacy Coordinator Beverly Schwartzberg. |
| Oct. 23 |
“The State of Real Estate” with
Renee Grubb of Village Properties. |
| Oct. 30 |
“Adult Literacy and How it
Affects your Business” with
Adult Literacy Coordinator Beverly Schwartzberg. |
| Nov. 6 |
“About the Chamber of Commerce” with
Earl Armstrong, current Chairman of Board of Directors
of the Santa Barbara Region Chamber of Commerce. |
| November 13 |
Eric Lohela, City of Santa Barbara Recycling
Coordinator and Edie Robertson, Chef & Co-Owner
of Sojourner Cafe to discuss “Local
Restaurants Composting Pilot Program.” |
| November 20 |
Eric Boehm and his son Rob Boehm, to discuss “The
founding of ABC-CLIO and the new Boehm
Biography Group” |
| November 27 |
Mike Flansburg. Senior Director of Technology
for ExressJet to discuss “ExpressJet’s
arrival at the Santa Barbara Airport.” |
| December 4 |
“Holidays at the Unity Shoppe” with
Unity Shoppe Executive Director Tom Reed. |
| December 11 |
“Distance Learning and it’s
Value in SB’s Economy” with
Judy Kuipers, President of Fielding Graduate
Univeristy. |
| December 18 |
“1031 Exchanges” with
Judy & Rob Egenolf, Co-Founders of Amherst
1031. |
| December 25 |
“Immigration Reform Issues” with
Gil Garcia, President of U.S./ Mexico Sister
Cities Association. |
| January 1 |
Ed Heron, local realtor, recipient of
the Santa Barbara Region Chamber of Commerce “Member
of the Year Award.” |
| January 8 |
Betty Hatch to discuss “The
Betty Hatch Award,” this
year’s recipient is Karen Chackel. |
| January 22 |
“Immigration Reform Issues” with
Gil Garcia, President of U.S./ Mexico Sister
Cities Association. |
| January 29 |
Marc Fisher, Associate Vice Chancellor,
Campus Design and Facilities, UCSB, to discuss “The
University's Housing Plan.” |
| February 5 |
Mike Irwin, Local Artist & Teacher
to discuss his Steelhead Trout sculpture recently
acquired by the Chamber, and his career as
an artist. |
| February 12 |
“Regional Housing Growth” with
guests Michael Bennett, Mayor of Goleta,
and Kristen Amyx, President of the Goleta
Chamber of Commerce. |
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