Toluca Lake Chamber of Commerce, Author at Toluca Lake Chamber of Commerce

The Toluca Lake Chamber of Commerce is carefully monitoring the Coronavirus/Covid 19 concerns in the Los Angeles area and we want to provide you with important information that can help you during this challenging time.

First, please know that the health and safety of our community is our number one priority, and we are following the recommendations of the CDC and US Government’s reports on the outbreak.

Currently, people in Los Angeles are encouraged to go about their daily lives and there is no need for panic or extreme measures. However, this can change quickly so people must stay informed and aware of new developments.

While many local governments are discouraging large gatherings, the CDC has said that small groups are permissible, such as going to a restaurant or shopping in the community. However, people who are at a higher risk, such as the elderly and those with preexisting health concerns, should be extra cautious.

We recommend that your company communicate with your customers about the steps you are taking to ensure their safety. If you have an email list for your regular customers, it’s prudent to send them a letter and inform them about what you and your staff are doing to make the customers safe and comfortable. You may also want to post the letter in your store or restaurant so everyone can read it.

Here are some additional suggestions:

For the safety of the community, people who recently traveled to locations where the virus has spread (such as China, Iran, Italy, Japan and South Korea) or who have come in contact with a person known to have contracted the virus should consult appropriate medical professionals and refrain from public contact for at least 2 weeks after returning to Los Angeles.

We recommend that you provide sanitizer pumps at your restaurant or store so that your customers will see it and use it. Also, you should focus on your cleaning procedures to ensure the safety and protection of your customers and staff.

In addition, we encourage business operators to regularly sanitize doorknobs and handles, water faucet handles, basically anything that people touch.

We also encourage people to regularly wash your hands, avoid touching your face, use the fist bump instead of handshakes, and use sanitizer on items that are frequently touched.

Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions and thank you again for your support of the Toluca Lake Chamber of Commerce.

Adam James
President

January 3, 2020June 29, 2022

A Sweltering Day in Toluca Lake

by Ron Babbini

It’s HOT in Toluca Lake, so a Toluca Lake story to make us feel cooler.:

In July, 1945, Mel Torme went to his song writing partner Bob Wells‘ home in Toluca Lake. There he saw Wells playing a catchy new tune on the piano.

It was a sweltering day, and they decided to write lyrics to the tune that would make them feel cool. Hence, they wrote one of the most popular ever Christmas songs (in my mind, a quintessential Manhattan song) in the heat of summer in Toluca Lake:

Watch Nat King Cole – “The Christmas Song” (1961)” on YouTube

The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
Jack Frost nipping at your nose
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir
And folks dressed up like Eskimos
Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe
Help to make the season bright
Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow
Will find it hard to sleep tonight

They know that Santa’s on his way
He’s loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh
And every mother’s child is gonna spy
To see if reindeer really know how to fly

So I’m offering this simple phrase
To kids from one to ninety-two
Although it’s been said many times, many ways
Merry Christmas to you

So I’m offering this simple phrase
To kids from one to ninety-two
Although it’s been said many times, many ways
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to you

Songwriters: Mel Torme / Robert Wells