Weekly Message ~ June 2020
Business News
Message from Mayor Cecilia Taylor
"I am reaching out to you with a heavy heart in response to the civil unrest that continues to occur throughout the Bay Area and around our nation. I grieve the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and many others whose lives were taken wrongfully due to racism and a system that is broken.

I am angry, fearful and burdened by sadness as I pray for peace, comfort and healing for their loved ones. Still, I know these feelings are not enough. We need justice and we need change in our country. Only then, can we heal and move forward.

All protests must be peaceful for real change to happen. Please remember what Martin Luther King Jr. said: “Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”
Updated Shelter-in-Place Order Reopens In-Store Retail and Places of Worship
San Mateo County Health Officer Dr. Scott Morrow issued an updated shelter-in-place order outlining restrictions and conditions for retail stores to reopen and places of worship to provide in-person services.

The revised order is effective at 12:01 a.m., Monday, June 1, 2020 , and further aligns the County with the statewide Resilience Roadmap. The revised order also removes beach access and activity restrictions. County beaches may now operate normally, as long as beachgoers adhere to social distancing and face covering guidelines.

Read more about the guidelines for re-opening Places of Worship and Retail businesses here.
Additional Businesses Permitted to Operate & Allowed Additional Activities in San Mateo County
More Businesses Allowed to Reopen
On Friday the county announced more business categories may open on Monday, June 1st . Read the full order with guidelines here . The additional businesses permitted to operate include:

  • Retail Stores
  • Manufacturers
  • Places of Worship

Additional Activities Allowed
The county has also allowed a number of new permitted activities and facilities. Read the full order with more details here . The additional activities include:

  • Indoor/Outdoor Pools
  • Car Parades
  • Protest Gatherings
New Library Curbside Pickup Service Open Now
The City of Menlo Park will begin offering limited “curbside pickup” of library books and audiovisual materials. The new curbside pickup service is safe, contactless and fully compliant with public health orders.

  • Items must be ordered in advance through the library online catalog
  • Pickup will be available by advance appointment only
  • Pickups will take place outside the Main Library front doors
  • For your safety and ours, the library building remains closed to the public at this time
  • Social distancing from others (6' or more) is required at all times
  • Face coverings are required to be worn at all times
  • Hand sanitizing is required at the time of pickup

Pickup is located at the Main Library, 800 Alma St. , by appointment only between the hours of 11 am to 4 pm, Tuesdays through Saturdays starting today, June 2 . The outdoor library book return box will be open to accept returns of library materials during the same hours.

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Around Menlo Park
Community Reads @ Home
Kepler’s and Menlo Park Library are pleased to announce the launch of a new program designed to bring our community together around inspiring ideas: Community Reads @ Home .
 
With Community Reads the whole community comes together to read the same book simultaneously, participate in discussions, and develop greater understanding of our human condition.
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The title selected as our first Community Reads pick is  Exit West , by Mohsin Hamid. Read the book.  See the author on June 25 . Join the conversation. Pick up your copy of  Exit West  today.

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