The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors provided a lifeline to struggling local small businesses as part of a $2.8 million COVID-19 relief package.
The package includes new emergency relief for small-scale food-service entrepreneurs such as food truck operators and other small businesses hit hard by the pandemic. The Board also launched a pilot program for home-based chefs to prepare food in their own kitchens for sale directly to consumers.
This is the first time the County has specifically targeted relief to operators of “micro food businesses.”
“What we are doing today provides new economic opportunities for those who need them most including women, immigrants, and people of color,” Board President David J. Canepa said. “This modest investment will make a difference for hard-working families who happen to be great cooks and at the same time stimulate the local economy.”
