WEEKLY BRIEFING
MAY 29
, 2020
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The Small Business Relief Program will offer one-time grants up to a maximum of $10,000 to eligible small businesses in the City of Yorba Linda. The relief funds may be used to assist business owners with payroll, capital or equipment expenses, and operational costs, including utility, CAM, loan, lease, and mortgage payments. The goal of this program is to quickly get assistance to small businesses to support their recovery effort.
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Please watch the latest special meeting
of the Orange County Board of Supervisors with Mayor Beth Haney speaking to support the plan to distribute $75 million in CARES Act funds directly to the cities.
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Thank you to everyone who came out and advocated for small businesses at today's [Tuesday, May 26] Board meeting. I plan to distribute $15 million in CARES Act funds directly to Third District cities, who will then distribute this much-needed aid to our strained local businesses.
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COUNTY, STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS
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In light of recently-issued industry guidance by the California Department of Public Health and Cal-OSHA regarding places of worship and hair salons, the County Health Officer issued amended Health Officer’s Orders and strong recommendations to help slow the spread of COVID-19 in Orange County as more businesses move toward re-opening. They revise and supersede the May 23, 2020 Orders and recommendations.
Click here
to view the County Health Officer Amended Orders and Recommendations
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To view the new guidelines for hair salons and barbershops,
click here
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To view the guidelines for retailers,
click here
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May 29
, from 3:30 p.m. to 4.15 p.m. – Restaurant industry
May 30
, from 3:30 p.m. to 4.15 p.m. – Other business sectors
RSVP to ETeam@ochca.com for meeting information.
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Senator Chang is hosting another Tele-Town Hall on
June 3rd
at 7 p.m. focusing on re-opening schools and businesses.
To participate, please RSVP at senate.ca.gov/chang by 10 p.m. on June 2, 2020
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Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday said his administration will release guidelines “in a week or so” for allowing gyms, yoga studios and other fitness facilities to reopen, though stringent safeguards will need to be adopted to protect customers from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Newsom cautioned that the state directives will be tailored to the unique characteristics of each business, from large fitness chains to small studios, and will rely heavily on the advice of public health officials in each county.
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California restaurants and nonprofits financially devastated by the coronavirus outbreak could gain a safeguard from eviction and rent relief in a proposal approved Friday by state senators. Senate Bill 939 would prevent commercial landlords from evicting certain small businesses and nonprofits during the pandemic. The proposal would also allow bars, restaurants and entertainment venues to renegotiate rent prices with their landlords if they’ve experienced a 40-percent drop in revenue or have limited their capacity by at least 25 percent to safely reopen their doors.
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Orange County COVID-19 Public Information Hotline and Health Referral Line: 1(833) 426-6411 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays.
Orange County Economic & Business Recovery Call Center: (714) 480-6500, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday
California COVID-19 Hotline: (833) 544-2374, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 7 days a week
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In partnership with 3D Event Designer, the County of Orange is launching the Back2Business Initiative program to help local small businesses impacted by COVID-19 safely reopen by meeting local, state and federal social distancing guidelines. The Back2Business Initiative will provide up to 1,000 Orange County small businesses with
access to free floor plan software
to quickly create, configure, or update their space(s). This software allows businesses, such as restaurants and retail shops, to view their current layout and adjust their floor plan to meet the latest social distancing requirements.
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In April 2020, the Airport served 25,313 passengers, a decrease of 97.2% when compared with the April 2019 passenger traffic count of 899,186. Commercial aircraft operations decreased 78.4% and commuter aircraft operations decreased 71.2% when compared with April 2019 levels. Total aircraft operations decreased 51.4% compared to 26,922 total aircraft operations in April 2019. [
John Wayne Airport
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The state’s labor department, unprepared for an avalanche of jobless claims unleashed by coronavirus-linked business shutdowns, has launched a “mass hiring” to bring aboard hundreds of recruits to bolster the agency’s broken call center and other operations. The EDD hopes to recruit 1,800 workers within two weeks in what the beleaguered state agency describes as a “mass hiring effort.”
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"Economic free fall,” is how Tom Steyer, the former presidential candidate, described it. He is heading the state’s economic recovery task force, a group of business leaders, labor activists, economists and former governors who have begun meeting to plot a way out. The big question that will determine how long the recession lasts is whether employers quickly hire back workers once the virus recedes. Across California there is a growing sense that the pandemic will reshape the state’s economy, with long-lasting pain.
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Foreign direct investments represent the form of a controlling ownership in a business in one country by an entity based in another country. Michael Smith, the trade center’s director of international trade, said COVID-19 has had a definite impact on foreign investment in California. But it has also opened some doors. “Opportunities related to the pandemic are developing every day as international companies consider adding operations here to supply the US, and California specifically, with health-related technology and products,” he said.
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Infrastructure Projects in Latin America Series
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As the economy begins to slowly open up again, visibility will be key to generating business and the Yorba Linda Chamber of Commerce can help!
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For information about events in Yorba Linda, please visit these links:
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