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Tuesday, November 6
Chula Vista Chapter of Business Network International meets from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at the San Diego Country Club, 88 L St. in Chula Vista. For more information, call (619) 491-9936.
Downtown Chapter of Business Network International meets from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at Busters Beach House, 807 W. Harbor Drive, Seaport Village. For more information, call Virginia Devine at (619) 491-9936.
Scripps Ranch Chapter of Business Network International meets from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at Mimi’s, 10788 Westview Parkway. For more information, call (619) 491-9936.
Tri-Cities Chapter of Business Network International meets from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at Mimi’s, 2177 Vista Way in Oceanside. For more information, call Riley Cardwell at (619) 515-4884.
LeTip of Kearny Mesa Networking Group meets from 7:01 to 8:31 a.m. at Coco’s, 5955 Balboa Ave. For reservations, call John Himinkool at (858) 715-9400 or e-mail letipper@adnc.com.
El Cajon Leads Club meets at 7:15 a.m. at Coco’s in El Cajon. For more information, call (800) 783-3761.
LeTip of Clairemont Networking Business Group meets from 7:16 to 8:31 a.m. at HomeTown Buffet, 3007 Clairemont Drive. For reservations, call Beverley Powers at (858) 320-2942 or e-mail bpowers@cbcalifornia.com.
La Costa Leads Club meets at 7:30 a.m. at Argyle in the Four Seasons Hotel in Carlsbad. For more information, call (800) 783-3761.
San Diego Telecom Council Wireless Content & Applications Special Interest Group presents “Delivering Wireless Content to End Users, a Value Chain Overview” from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the Hilton Torrey Pines. For reservations, call Jessica Christian at (858) 552-8400 or e-mail wirelesssig@sdtelecom.org.
Grice, Lund & Tarkington, LLP, CPAs, sponsors an advanced class on QuickBooks Pro from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at 312 S. Juniper St., Suite 100, in Escondido. For reservations, call Chris at (760) 746-1560 or e-mail qbclasses@gltcpas.com.
LeTip of Carlsbad Lunch Networking Group meets from 11:31 a.m. to 1:01 p.m. at the Tuscany Ristorante, 6981 El Camino Real in Carlsbad. For reservations, call John Himinkool at (858) 715-9400 or e-mail letipper@adnc.com.
Coastal Leads Club meets at noon at the El Camino Country Club, 3202 Vista Way in Oceanside. For more information, call (800) 783-3761.
EncourageMint sponsors “Who Has Fun With Failure?” from noon to 1 p.m. in Denny’s banquet room, 1048 Carlsbad Village Drive in Carlsbad. The speaker is Milo Shapiro, a professional improvisationalist. The event is free. For more information, call Jack McClendon at (760) 730-3353 or visit (www.encouragemint.com).
Rancho Bernardo Leads Club meets at 12:15 p.m. at Morgan Stanley, 11440 W. Bernardo Court. For more information, call (800) 783-3761.
Accion San Diego presents a free information session about obtaining a micro business loan at 5:30 p.m. in the lobby of the World Trade Center building, 1250 Sixth Ave. For more information, call (619) 685-1380 or visit (www.accionsandiego.org).
International Association of Administrative Professionals meets at 5:30 p.m. at Gentlemen’s Choice, 1020 W. San Marcos Blvd. in San Marcos. The cost is $17 for guests. For reservations, call Cheryl Baker at (760) 438-6464 or its voice mail at (858) 756-6060.
San Diego Visual Basic User Group meets at 6 p.m. at Ericsson Inc.’s building E, 6455 Lusk Blvd. The topics are “Using UML to Ease the Transition to VB.NET” and “Component One Is Back!” For more information, call Kris Chopper at (858) 592-3796 or visit (www.sdvbug.org).
Wednesday, November 7
Carmel Valley Chapter of Business Network International meets from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at the Marriott Courtyard in Solana Beach. For more information, call (619) 491-9936.
Del Mar Chapter of Business Network International meets from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at Caf & #233; Europa, 667 San Rodolfo Drive in Solana Beach. For more information, call Meredith Hall at (619) 463-3442.
Escondido Chapter of Business Network International meets from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at Carrow’s, 510 W. Valley Parkway in Escondido. For more information, call (619) 491-9936.
Golden Triangle Chapter of Business Network International meets from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at Coco’s, 4280 Nobel Drive. For more information, call (619) 491-9936.
Mission Valley Chapter of Business Network International meets from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at Best Western Seven Seas in Mission Valley. For more information, call Virginia Devine at (619) 491-9936.
Referral Associates meets from 7:15 to 8:30 a.m. at Spice House Caf & #233;, 9035 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. For more information, call June Bowerman at (619) 229-1864.
Balboa Park Toastmasters meets from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at Casa del Prado’s room 102 in Balboa Park. For more information, call Judy at (619) 222-6991 or Alma at (858) 565-4454.
Fastleads Referrals meets from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Handlery Hotel & Resort in Mission Valley. For more information, call Lou or Terese at (858) 613-1889.
Third Annual Atkins & Associates Retail Conference is from noon to 4 p.m. at 1540 Camino del Mar in Del Mar. Presenters include Beckman Coulter, Inc., Cypress Bioscience, Inc., Epimmune, Inc., Nanogen, Inc., Sonus Pharmaceuticals and Vical Corp. The cost is $50. For more information, call Amber Meager at (858) 860-0266 or e-mail ameager@irpr.com.
Ramona Leads Club meets at noon at San Vicente Inn in Ramona. For more information, call (800) 783-3761.
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, LLP presents “Lunch With Your Labor Lawyer Mastering Military, Disability and Other Leave Related Laws” from noon to 2:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn South Bay in National City. The seminar costs $25, or $10 for materials only. For registration, visit (www.sheppardmullin.com), call Brigitta Copple at (213) 617-5583 or e-mail bcopple @sheppardmullin.com.
Beach Cities Leads Club meets at 12:15 p.m. at Broken Yolk, 1851 Garnet Ave. For more information, call (800) 783-3761.
Downtown San Diego Partnership meets from 6 to 9 p.m. at the San Diego Convention Center, 111 W. Harbor Drive. For reservations, call Gibbs Saunders at (619) 234-0201 or e-mail gibbs@downtownsandiego.org.
San Diego Public Library hosts a U.S. Small Business Administration Programs & Services workshop beginning at 6 p.m. at the San Diego Central Library, 820 E St. The seminar is free. For reservations, call (619) 238-6630 or e-mail businesslink@sdcity.sannet.gov.
Franchise Network, Inc. presents “Meet the Franchisor Workshop” from 6 to 8 p.m. at the DoubleTree Hotel in Del Mar. The seminar is free. For reservations, call (760) 448-2400, Ext. 207.
San Diego Linux Users Group meets beginning at 6:30 p.m. The topic is about information server software. For more information and registration, visit (www.sdlug.org).
Thursday, November 8
Carlsbad Chapter of Business Network International meets from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at Coco’s, 2515 El Camino Real in Carlsbad. For more information, call Riley Cardwell at (619) 515-4884.
Fashion Valley Chapter of Business Network International meets from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at the Handlery Hotel in Mission Valley. For more information, call Virginia Devine at (619) 491-9936.
Kearny Mesa Chapter of Business Network International meets from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at Spice House Caf & #233;, 9035 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. For more information, call Virginia Devine at (619) 491-9936.
La Mesa Chapter of Business Network International meets from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at Coco’s, 8898 Navajo Road. For more information, call Virginia Devine at (619) 491-9936.
LeTip of Solana Beach meets at 7 a.m. at Caf & #233; Europa in Solana Beach. For reservations, call Debbie Lynn at (858) 775-9771 or visit (www.letipsandiego.com).
Tick Talk Toastmasters Club of Carlsbad meets from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at the Carlsbad-by-the-Sea Retirement Home. For more info, call Brian Carter at (760) 729-5035.
Voyagers Toastmasters meets from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at Acapulco Restaurant, 2467 Juan St. For more information, call Sue Slaght at (619) 523-9539.
San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp. and National Association of Industrial and Office Properties hosts a panel discussion about the dynamics of site selection for technology companies in San Diego. The event is from 7:30 to 9:15 a.m. at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla. The pre-registration cost is $40 for members, $50 for nonmembers and $5 extra for registration at the door. For more information, call Jennifer Henry at (619) 615-2969 or visit (www.acteva.com/go/edc).
Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce presents a “Leadership Styles” seminar from 8 a.m. to noon at the Gemological Institute of America, 5345 Armada Drive in Carlsbad. The seminar is $50 for members and $75 for nonmembers. For enrollment, call (760) 931-8400 or visit (www.Carlsbad. org/events/university.htm).
Mission Valley Leads Club meets at noon at IHOP, 2169 Fenton Drive. For more information, call (800) 783-3761.
La Mesa Leads Club meets at 12:15 p.m. at Coco’s, 5550 Lake Murray Blvd. in La Mesa. For more information, call (800) 783-3761.
Leads Club of UTC meets at 12:15 p.m. at Hyatt Regency’s Barcino Grill in La Jolla. For more information, call Janice Baldridge at (858) 552-6024 or e-mail jbaldrid@jollapo.hyatt.com.
Housing Domain hosts a strategic planning workshop about the housing shortage in North County from 1 to 3 p.m. at 600 E. Valley Parkway in Escondido. For more information, call Hannah Cohen at (760) 738-6975 or e-mail hsc1@home.com.
American Marketing Association presents “The Marketing of Adult Beverages: Tricks of the Trade” from 5 to 7 p.m. at Caf & #233; Coyote Cantina, 2461 San Diego Ave. For reservations, call William Scott at (619) 469-9681 or visit (www.sdama.org).
Foundation for Enterprise Development presents “Entrepreneur Exchange Managing Growth During Turbulent Times” from 5 to 7:15 p.m. at the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines. The cost is $45. For more information, call (858) 826-1680 or visit (www.fed.org/events/ee.htm).
Sharp Speakers Toastmasters meets from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Buck Knives, 1900 Weld Blvd. in El Cajon. For more information, call Denise Paltz at (619) 448-1073.
Friday, November 9
BIA Toastmasters meets from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at 6336 Greenwich Drive. For more information, call Bob Schuh at (858) 538-7606 or visit (www.biatoastmasters.com).
Balboa Chapter of Business Network International meets from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at Coco’s, 5955 Balboa Ave. For more information, call Virginia Devine at (619) 491-9936.
Encinitas Chapter of Business Network International meets from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at Coco’s, 407 Encinitas Blvd. For more information, call Riley Cardwell at (619) 515-4884.
Poway Chapter of Business Network International meets from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at the Hamburger Factory, 14122 Midland Road in Poway. For more information, call Virginia Devine at (619) 491-9936.
Rancho Bernardo Chapter of Business Network International meets from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at El Torito Restaurant, 16375 Bernardo Center Drive. For more information, call Virginia Devine at (619) 491-9936.
LeTip of Chula Vista Networking Group meets from 7:01 to 8:31 a.m. at Marie Callender’s, 330 F St. in Chula Vista. For reservations, call John Himinkool at (858) 715-9400 or e-mail letipper@adnc.com.
LeTip of Oceanside Lunch Networking Group meets from 11:31 a.m. to 1:01 p.m. at the Grandma B.B. restaurant, 539 Vista Bella in Oceanside. For reservations, call John Himinkool at (858) 715-9400 or e-mail letipper@adnc.com.
Monday, November 12
SeaWorld Toastmasters meets from 5:45 to 7 p.m. at Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute, 2595 Ingraham St. For more information, call Michelle Wright at (619) 225-4251.
Smoothtalkers Toastmasters meets from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Church of Today, 8999 Activity Road. For more information, call Denise Paltz at (619) 448-1073.
Real Estate Leases
Property: 6480 Weathers Place, Suite 100, San Diego
Lessor: The Shidler Group
Leasing agents: The lessee represented itself. Kathleen Luci of Meissner Jacquet Investment Management Services represented the lessor.
Lessee/square footage: BLB & Associates dba Spherion signed a five-year, $334,000 lease for 2,518 square feet of office space.
Property: 6480 Weathers Place, Suite 104, San Diego
Leasing agents: Greg Nash of The Saywitz Co. represented the lessee. Kathleen Luci of Meissner Jacquet Investment Management Services represented the lessor.
Lessee/square footage: Webster University signed a five-year, $811,000 lease for 6,757 square feet of office space.
Property: 2511 Coronado Ave., San Diego
Lessor: Westwood Financial Corp.
Leasing agents: Mike Epstein of Retail Properties Group, Inc. represented the lessee and the lessor.
Lessee/square footage: Your Financial Resources, Inc. dba Ace Cash Express signed a five-year, $110,031 lease for 1,254 square feet of retail space.
Property: 777 Highway 101, Suite 200, Solana Beach
Lessor: Pacific Executive Plaza
Leasing agents: Stacy Looney and Joe Anderson of BRE Commercial/NAI represented the lessee. Carl Turnbull of The Turnbull Co. represented the lessor.
Lessee/square footage: Daniel J. Lowther signed a three-year, $65,928 lease for 880 square feet of office space.
Property: 1090 Third Ave., Suite 3, Chula Vista
Lessor: Naples Plaza Ltd.
Leasing agents: Tracy Clark of Voit Commercial Brokerage represented the lessee. Tracy Clark of Voit Commercial Brokerage and Kathy Farr of C.W. Clark represented the lessor.
Lessee/square footage: Elizabeth Garcia signed a three-year, $86,181 lease for 1,468 square feet of retail space.
Property: 1370 Decision St., Suite C, Vista
Lessor: Square One Development
Leasing agents: Neil Baucke of NTB Realty represented the lessee. Todd Davis and Barry Hendler of BRE Commercial/NAI represented the lessor.
Lessee/square footage: J & S; Floors, Inc. signed a four-year, $470,460 lease for 13,102 square feet of office space.
Property: 2844-B Main St., San Diego
Lessor: R & D Properties
Leasing agents: Craig Duhs and Scott Duhs of Retail Properties Group, Inc. represented the lessee and the lessor.
Lessee/square footage: Hans Chu signed five-year, $145,820 lease for 2,300 square feet of restaurant.
Property: 41 E. 12th St., Suites K-N, National City
Lessor: Sevilla Properties, LLC
Leasing agents: Larry Edwards of San Diego Commercial Real Estate represented the lessee. Lee J. Stein of Voit Commercial Brokerage represented the lessor.
Lessee/square footage: San Diego Joint Port Relations Committee signed a five-year, $241,548 lease for 4,260 square feet of warehouse and office space.
