The Advancing Oceanside Podast

On this episode of the Advancing Oceanside Podcast, our host Scott Ashton sat down with Erik Bruvold, CEO of San Diego North Economic Development Council. The SDNEDC focuses on marketing economic development opportunities and amplifying positive news about the North County economy, helping North County employers grow by solving specific business challenges, and connecting K-16 educators and employers through events and individual meetings to strengthen workforce programs throughout North County.

The San Diego North Economic Development Council recently released the results from a study on the COVID-19 impacts along the 78 Corridor. The study found that nearly 36,000 jobs were lost. These numbers were extremely high in the hospitality, restaurant and retail sectors. The SDNEDC plans to use the data collected from this study to examines these impacts and the recovery efforts necessary in moving forward. 

A huge thank you to our sponsor, Tri-City Medical Center.

On episode 11 of the Advancing Oceanside Podcast, our host, Scott Ashton, sat down with Kierstin Rielly with Innovate78 to discuss how the contract is growing the 78 Corridor's business ecosystem through the collaboration of five cities. Thank you so much to today's podcast sponsor, Frontwave Credit Union. 

On this episode of the Advancing Oceanside Podcast, our host Scott Ashton sat down with Colleen O'Harra and Estela Mitrani representing the Oceanside Charitable Foundation. The Oceanside Charitable Foundation is an affiliate of the San Diego Foundation focused on creating and sustaining a local foundation to serve the community of Oceanside. Since its start around 12 years ago, the Foundation has donated $650,000 back into the community and awarded over 50 grants to local nonprofit organizations.

The purpose of the Foundation is to meet the emerging needs of Oceanside by encouraging and increasing responsible and effective philanthropy for all who live, work and play in the community; build a community endowment to provide funding annually to Oceanside organizations and causes; and give Oceanside community members a vehicle for legacy planning and gifts that will benefit Oceanside, now and forever.

The model of the Foundation is a pooled philanthropy approach allowing for their members to control the area of focus for the year. This is done through surveys sent to their member base. This year the group has chosen to focus on promoting and fostering diversity amongst Oceanside's high school students.

Thank you to our sponsor Frontwave Credit Union!

On this episode of the Advancing Oceanside Podcast, our host Scott Ashton sat down with MainStreet Oceanside to discuss their history and what the future of downtown looks like post pandemic. MainStreet Oceanside is a self-supported, non-profit organization focused on organization, promotion, design and economic restructuring in downtown Oceanside. With the extremely loyal customer base in Oceanside supporting local small businesses combined with the growing restaurant scene, MainStreet Oceanside is hopeful about the future of downtown post pandemic. Learn more about their other efforts including the Downtown Oceanside Property and Business Improvement District, which has helped improve and maintain our downtown. Thank you to today's sponsor, Frontwave Credit Union.

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On this episode of the Advancing Oceanside Podcast, our host, Scott Ashton sat down with Jodi Diamond, CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Oceanside, to discuss how their organization transitioned to continue supporting the community despite difficulties stemming from the pandemic. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Oceanside is a youth development organization dedicated to providing a safe, fun and enriching environment for youth to spend time during non-school hours. With over 1,400 youths to serve daily, the BGCO recognized the necessity to continue serving the community and immediately transitioned their in-person programs online. They also provided free meals to all children 18 and under after realizing the closure of schools left many children hungry. Thank you to our sponsor, Tri-City Medical Center.

In this episode of the Advancing Oceanside Podcast, our host, Scott Ashton, sat down with two influential individuals from the North Coastal Prevention Coaltion, Aaron Byzak, NCPC President and John Byrom, Vista Community Clinic's Prevention Specialist. Aaron Byzak, who also serves as the Chief External Affairs Officer for Tri-City Medical Center, has been a part of the North Coastal Prevention Coalition since 2003 and has served as the President of the organization for the past eight years. John Byrom has worked closely with the NCPC and explains that NCPC supports San Diego County’s four main prevention initiatives including Binge and Underage Drinking prevention, Marijuana Prevention, the Meth Strike Force and the Rx Drug Task Force. Recently, NCPC held the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day and collected 741lbs of medications. The County continues to work towards deterring individuals from abusing drugs and helping those addicted receive proper treatment and have access to medical resources.

Thank you to our sponsor, Tri-City Medical Center.

On this week's episode of the Advancing Oceanside Podcast, the Oceanside Chamber of Commerce hosts San Diego Business Journal’s Nonprofit CEO of the Year, Jim Floros with the San Diego Food Bank. The Food Bank was recognized for their work during the COVID-19 crisis, feeding a growing number of families throughout all of San Diego County. In a typical year, the San Diego Food Bank spends around 1 million dollars in food purchases. However since the beginning of the pandemic, the Food Bank has already spent 8 million dollars on food purchases all thanks to the generous donations from community and corporate supporters.

Thank you to our sponsor, Tri-City Medical Center.

On this episode of the Advancing Oceanside Podcast, the Oceanside Chamber spoke with two student board members for the Be the Resistance Club at Oceanside High School. Oceanside High's Be the Resistance Club is supported by the North Coastal Prevention Coalition, an organization which aims to reduce the harm of alcohol, tobacco, marijuana and other drugs in the cities of Carlsbad, Oceanside, and Vista through community action, education, support, and collaboration.

Thank you to our sponsor, Tri-City Medical Center.

In this episode of the Oceanside Chamber's Advancing Oceanside Podcast, our host and CEO, Scott Ashton, discusses the growing and evolving arts district here in Oceanside. Maria Mingalone, Executive Director for the Oceanside Museum of Arts, gives audience members a look into Oceanside's efforts to keep the arts community alive and how the museum is implementing innovative ways to continue arts education during and after the pandemic. 

Thank you to our sponsor, Frontwave Credit Union, who has been serving the community for 52 years.

On this episode of the Oceanside Chamber's Advancing Oceanside Podcast, Kristi Hawthorne, Oceanside Historical Society's President and Director of Events at the Oceanside Chamber, gives us a blast into Oceanside's past. Equipped with photographs and city trivia, Kristi's interview gives listeners with a plethora of information on Oceanside then and now. She also discusses how you can support the Oceanside Historical Society as they aim to preserve Oceanside's past. 

Thank you to our sponsor, Frontwave Credit Union, who has been serving the community for 52 years.