July 21, 2022 | Issue # 15
NEWS & UPDATES
Cal State East Bay is our New Small Business Development Center Host
Stay tuned for new workshops, our award-winning Food Entrepreneurship Training Academy (FETA) and one-on-one business advising.
New Business | Night Owl Tiki Bar @ Castro Valley Marketplace Paseo
The Castro Valley/Eden Area Chamber of Commerce welcomed their new member, Night Owl Tiki Bar, located at the Castro Valley Marketplace. 

Congratulations to Brandon Blackmon and team for a wonderful grand opening featuring yummy Tiki Cocktails, music and food. 
Business Spotlight | Creative SIPS @ E.14th Eatery + Kitchen
Creative SIPS offers delicious drinks (Boba, Milk Tea, Coffee, Latte, and Smoothies) and tasty Hong Kong-inspired treats, using fresh, locally-sourced ingredients.

LOCATION
16395 E. 14th Street San Leandro, CA 94578

HOURS
Wednesday - Friday
1:00-8:00 PM

Saturday
12:00-8:00 PM

Sunday- Tuesday
CLOSED
Business Resources | Microbusiness COVID-19 Relief Grant
Now Open - Application Period | May 17 to August 12, 2022

The California Microbusiness COVID-19 Relief Grant Program provides grants of $2,500 to eligible microbusinesses impacted by COVID-19. Grants are a first-come, first-serve basis. Please apply as soon as possible.

Here are the grant requirements:
  • Applicants must have been in business prior to 12/31/2019
  • Must have had less than 5 full-time equivalent employees in 2019 and 2020
  • Must have less than $50,000 (and greater than $1,000) in gross income in 2019
  • Must not have received the California COVID-19 Small Business Relief Grant
  • Business must be operating operating or have a plan to reopen
  • Business must have been significantly impacted by COVID-19
  • Business must be the owner’s primary means of income
Grant is being managed by the Chabot – Las Positas Community College District
Danita Romero
fiscalagent4you@clpccd.org
(925) 416-5143
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New Streetscape Completed | Phase 2 on E.14th Street
The Alameda County Public Works Agency is pleased to announce the completion of the East 14th Street Corridor Improvement Project. Extending from 162nd Avenue to Interstate 238 in Ashland
Project Highlights
  • New sidewalks 
  • High visibility crosswalks 
  • New bike lanes 
  • Street Trees
  • Underground fiberoptic conduit 
  • Bus boarding island 
  • Bike racks 
  • Public art
New Streetscape Underway | Phase 1 on Mission Blvd
The Mission Boulevard Corridor Improvement Project extends from Highway 238 to Rose Street (Hayward City Limit) in Cherryland.

Overhead utilities will be undergrounded underground in the project limits in the first phase.
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Pip's Pep Talk:
Pip wants to help keep your business clean & tidy!

Abandoned Vehicles On Private Property
(510) 670-5408  
On Public Roads
(510) 667-7721

Building Inspections & Complaints
(510) 670-5440

Fire Prevention
(510) 670-5853

Graffiti Abatement
(510) 670-5500

Recycling Centers
(510) 670-2498

Shopping Cart Retrieval
(510) 670-5500

Street Light Malfunction
(510) 670-5266

Street Name Signs (damaged or missing)
(510) 670-5577

Street Sweeping
(510) 670-5500
Alameda County Economic & Civic Development Department