BUSINESS CALANDAR

UPCOMING

* Two property tax assessment seminars sponsored by Los Angeles County will be held at the Glendale Public Library, 222 E. Harvard St.

The first, covering the assessment appeals process, will be from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. today. The second, on how to prepare for a hearing, will be from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Sept. 14. Validated parking at Maryland and Harvard streets.

For recorded information, call (213) 974-4240.

* The Mid Valley Chamber of Commerce will hold a networking breakfast at 7:15 a.m. Wednesday at the Airtel Plaza Hotel, 7277 Valjean Ave., Van Nuys. The cost is $13 with reservations, $20 at the door.

For reservations, call the chamber at (818) 989-0300.

* Montrose Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce Business Expo will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. at Holy Redeemer School’s Healy Hall, 2411 Montrose Ave., Montrose at the corner of Montrose Avenue and Del Mar Road. Food and entertainment and information on local businesses will be offered. The event is free and open to the public.

For more information, contact the chamber at (818) 249-7171.

* Taste of Encino, sponsored by Auto Stiegler Inc. and the Encino Chamber of Commerce will be held from 1 p.m. to midnight Saturday and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday at the Naval & Marine Corps Reserve Center, 6337 Balboa Blvd., Encino, just south of Victory Boulevard. The event features tastes of food and wine, live entertainment, arts and crafts, a military equipment display and a children’s carnival. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to a variety of community projects.

For more information, call the chamber at (818) 789-4711.

* Latino Consumer Expo will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Panorama Mall, 8401 Van Nuys Blvd., Panorama City.

For more information, call the Mid Valley Chamber of Commerce at (818) 989-0300.

ONGOING

* The Premier Business Xchange meets for breakfast at 7:15 a.m. today and every Tuesday at Woodland Hills Country Club, 21150 Dumetz Road. Bring 50 business cards.

For reservations and information, call (818) 552-2120.

* Professionals Exchanging Business meets at 7:10 a.m. Tuesdays at the Marmalade Cafe, Calabasas Commons, 4783 Commons Way, Calabasas.

For more information, call Ken Abramson at (818) 701-7510.

* BizNet OnLine magazine holds a networking breakfast from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Tuesdays at Denny’s restaurant, 9001 Tampa Ave., Northridge. Breakfast and parking are $9 for members, $10 for nonmembers. Reservations can be made online at https://www.biznetonline.com.

For more information, call (818) 892-7883, Ext. 6.

* Toastmasters of Woodland Hills, a group designed to develop speaking and leadership skills, holds free public meetings Tuesdays from noon to 1:15 p.m. at Pacific Lodge, 4900 Serrania Ave., Woodland Hills. Visitors welcome.

For information, call (818) 788-1157.

* Tugnet, a computer-users group network, meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Granada Pavilion, 11128 Balboa Blvd., Granada Hills. Admission for nonmembers is $3.

For information, call (818) 884-9441 or visit the Web site at https://www.tugnet.org.

* The Business Exchange Group meets at 7:15 a.m. Wednesdays at Marie Callender’s, 6633 Fallbrook Ave., West Hills.

For reservations, call (818) 377-5851.

* LeTip of Burbank meets at 7 a.m. Wednesdays at the Holiday Inn, 150 E. Angeleno Ave., Burbank. Visitors should bring 30 business cards.

For reservations and more information, call (818) 295-3778.

* The Calabasas chapter of Ali Lassen’s Leads Club meets Wednesdays from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at the Marmalade Cafe, Calabasas Commons, 4783 Commons Way, Calabasas. Breakfast is $8.

For more information, call Marie White at (818) 597-9668.

* The Northridge chapter of Ali Lassen’s Leads Club meets at 7:15 a.m. Wednesdays at Mimi’s Cafe, 19710 Nordhoff St., Northridge.

For more information, call Mary Lou German at (818) 346-6877 or Franchelle Youngers at (800) 767-7337.

* HOT LEADS A.M., a new morning networking program sponsored by the Chatsworth/Porter Ranch Chamber of Commerce, will meet from 7:15 to 8:45 a.m. Wednesday at Porter Valley Country Club, 19216 Singing Hills Drive, Northridge.

For reservations, call (818) 341-2428.

* The Woodland Hills Leads Club meets Wednesdays at 7:15 a.m. at Weiler’s Deli, 22323 Sherman Way, Canoga Park.

For information, call Gary Rich at (818) 906-7356.

* That New Network, a NAFE-affiliated business group for executive women, will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Sportsmen’s Lodge, 12833 Ventura Blvd., Studio City. The cost is $32.

For more information, call (818) 995-4215.

* Jewel City 29 Toastmasters, a group designed to bolster public speaking skills, meets Wednesdays at 7 p.m. in the Red Cross building, 1501 S. Brand Blvd., Glendale.

Call Linda Cota-Kumagai at (818) 771-7180.

* Burnt Toastmasters, a business communications mentoring group, meets at 7 a.m. Thursdays at Braemar Country Club, 4001 Reseda Blvd., Tarzana.

For more information, call (818) 996-0345.

* Networking Business Alliance meets at 7:15 a.m. Thursdays for breakfast at Woodland Hills Country Club, 21150 Dumetz Road, Woodland Hills.

For more information, call Earl at (818) 883-4440.

* The Tarzana chapter of Ali Lassen’s Leads Club meets Thursdays at 7:15 a.m. at Carrow’s restaurant, 18355 Ventura Blvd., Tarzana.

For more information, call Eileen Elliot or Lois Terrazas at (800) 767-7337.

* Let’s Do Business, a networking group, meets at 8:15 a.m. Thursdays at Mimi’s Cafe, 19710 Nordhoff Place, Northridge.

For more information, call Carlene Gepner at (818) 698-6169.

* Mission College is offering a food-handler certification class from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays in the culinary department on campus at 13356 Eldridge Ave., Sylmar. The $100 fee includes the course, book and health certificate application. The course, offered in English, Spanish, Chinese and Korean, is accepted by the Los Angeles Department of Health. As of April, all restaurants are required by law to have a certified food handler.

For more information, call Mary Gallegos at (818) 364-7638.

News and announcements for this column can be sent two weeks in advance to the Business Calendar, 20000 Prairie St., Chatsworth 91311, or faxed to (818) 772-3338.