Mar
13
6:00 PM18:00

LA/SGV Vendor Expo

Members and potential members will have the opportunity to sit down with area suppliers in a one-on-one setting, as this Vendor Expo will be organized “speed dating style.” That means, after a few minutes with one supplier rep, members will move on to the next one, and the next.

This will be FUN & EDUCATIONAL. Get to know your suppliers on a first name basis. Get all your equipment and supply questions answered by the professionals in your industry, all in one fantastic evening.

This event is FREE to Regular Members and potential landscape members and includes dinner. For participating suppliers, there is a fee of $200 per vendor table. Sign up now!

Click here to download an informational flyer. To RSVP and for more info, reach out to:

LA/SGV President Evan Moffitt
(805) 616-9858
Emoffitt@siteone.com

OR

Secretary Noah Gottlieb
(424) 257-2060
noahsarklandscapingca@gmail.com

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Dec
5
5:30 PM17:30

LA/SGV Chapter Holiday Party

Celebrate the holidays with the CLCA LA/SGV chapter at Topgolf in El Segundo on Monday, December 5, 2022, starting at 5:30 p.m.

Topgolf features climate-controlled hitting bays for year-round comfort with HDTVs in every bay and throughout their sports bar and restaurant. Using their complimentary clubs or your own, take aim at the giant outfield targets and Topgolf’s high-tech balls will score themselves.

Thanks to sponsor CLCA INSURANCE SOLUTIONS, this event is just $80 to attend and includes two hours of golf in one of the hitting bays we’ve secured, two drink coupons, and a fajita fiesta buffet-style dinner.

Click here to register for this fun-filled evening of golf and networking with your green industry friends.

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Nov
3
6:00 PM18:00

Educational Event: Introduction to Public Works Bidding and Prevailing Wage

  • Ewing Irrigation & Landscape Supply (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us on Thursday, November 3, at Ewing Irrigation & Landscape Supply in Los Angeles to get enough information to responsibly consider bidding on basic public works projects. 

We're excited to have LA/SGV Chapter President and Ecotech Services President, Malcolm McLaren, as our keynote speaker. 

In his presentation, Malcolm will detail:

● where to find requests for bids,

● how to read a request for proposal "RFP",

● department of industrial relations,

● prevailing wage,

● critical language,

● common traps/pitfalls,

● labor compliance, 

● and more! 

You don't want to miss it! Pre-registration req'd. Cost to attend includes drinks/snacks.

Click here to reserve your spot.

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Mar
9
6:00 PM18:00

2022 Board Installation and Networking Mixer

  • Il Fornaio - Old Town Pasadena (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Welcome 2022 with us at our Board Installation & Networking Mixer! Join us on Wednesday, March 9, to celebrate a new year, new beginnings, and meet your 2022 Board of Directors.

We'll enjoy tasty food and drinks at Il Fornaio in Pasadena while networking and making new friends. Don't miss it! Click here to register.

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Feb
3
3:00 PM15:00

CLCA Webinar: 2021 Labor Law Update

In 2020, Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California Legislature had a busy year responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and implementing new employment laws for 2021. The new laws touch almost every facet of employment — including leave laws, wage and hour, workers' compensation and industry-specific laws.

Join fellow CLCA members as the experts from our HR Hotline explain more about the:

  • California Family Rights Act, which now impacts all employers with five or more employees

  • Site safety and COVID-19 reporting requirements

  • Workers' Compensation presumption: Related to COVID-19 positive cases and how employers should respond

  • Mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations

  • New exemptions to the ABC Test for independent contractors

  • Expanded Crime Victims' Leave

  • Sick leave designation requirements

  • 2021 minimum wage and exempt salary increases, and more!

This webinar is FREE for CLCA members; $25 for non-members. Click here to register!

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Jan
13
9:00 AM09:00

CLCA Leadership Conference

Learn how to develop and position yourself as a leader who remains positive, transcends the circumstances and uplifts members - and your employees - to see what we can accomplish together.

 All CLCA state and chapter leaders are invited to attend the 2021 Leadership Conference. Members interested in exploring leadership opportunities are also invited to attend. Click here to register.

Questions? Contact contact Maria Abero at CLCA HQ, (916) 830-2780.

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WEBINAR: Essential Planning For Returning to Work: Business Action Steps For COVID-19
May
14
11:00 AM11:00

WEBINAR: Essential Planning For Returning to Work: Business Action Steps For COVID-19

Does your company have a comprehensive COVID-19 exposure, prevention, preparedness and response plan/policy? If you return to work without specific guidelines to keep worksites safe, social distancing enforced and clients educated, you run the risk of attracting unwanted attention from safety inspectors and lawyers eager to shut down unsafe jobsites. Learn how to protect yourself at this CLCA Member Benefit Webinar. Click here to register.

This webinar is FREE for CLCA members. $50 for non-members.

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Landscaper Open Forum - Virtual Happy Hour
May
6
4:30 PM16:30

Landscaper Open Forum - Virtual Happy Hour

Harness the power of your CLCA membership by connecting with both your green industry peers and vendors in a round table style discussion on Wednesday, May 6, at 4:30 p.m. This is a great opportunity to ask questions of your peers and share advice from your experiences. Some conversation topics will include: managing work during a time of crisis, how to be a better leader, how to manage cashflow, how to shift services offered, and more. You don’t want to miss it!

To attend, join Hangouts Meet by clicking here.
Note: You need to open link with a Chrome web browser.
To attend by phone, call 402-509-9454 (enter PIN: 677544346)


 



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Chapter Educational Event POSTPONED
Mar
19
6:00 PM18:00

Chapter Educational Event POSTPONED

  • Ewing Irrigation & Landscape Supply (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

This meeting, originally scheduled for March 19, is postponed and will be rescheduled.

Plan to attend this dinner meeting in Torrance where keynote speaker Elisia Williams, Enforcement Representative II in the Citation Enforcement Section of the Contractors State License Board, will detail the:

  • License Application

  • C27 Landscape Contractors Do's & Don'ts

  • Owner/Builder requirements

  • How to add additional classifications to your existing license

  • Contract requirements - Good, Bad and Ugly (she'll have contract examples!)

  • Updates on How S.W.I.F.T.- the State Wide Investigative Fraud Team - is targeting unlicensed competitors

  • And more!

Click here to register.

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Feb
19
5:30 PM17:30

USGBC-LA Quarterly Thought Leadership Series

  • Griffith Park Visitor Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

CLCA LA/SGV Chapter President, Brandy Williams, will be a panelist at this event.
Our urban landscape could be so much more than it is today. A true force for fighting climate change and restoring habitat as well as addressing issues around social equity, food access, health, and wellness. The goal of the discussion for this event is to discuss why our urban landscape is what it is today and how we can work more collaboratively, more intelligently, and use the tools we already have to make our urban landscape in LA more than it's ever been. For more details and to register, visit https://usgbc-la.org/event-details/2318/">https://usgbc-la.org/event-details/2318/

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Sep
18
to Sep 19

Overnight Sport Fishing Event

  • 141 West 22nd Street San Pedro, CA, 90731 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us for an overnight fishing trip that will target yellowtail and other game fish. We'll be leaving on the Trueline out of San Pedro at appx. 9 p.m. on 9/18 and returning at appx. 7 p.m. on 9/19. Space is limited and will be assigned on a first-come, first-serve basis. Reserve your spot early! There are 3 sponsorship opportunities available!

Register here

If you have questions, need help registering online, or simply prefer to RSVP your attendance directly to Eric Watanabe, you can reach him by calling (818) 462-6200.

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