By Jan 13: Apply for $5,000 - $25,000 CAReliefGrant.com Mobile COVID Testing coming to Santa Cruz employers Jan 25 What's New and Get Takeout! on @DowntownSantaCruz social media By Jan 19: Sign up for Clam Chowder Restaurant Week promotions Stay Home Order continues: 0.7% ICU capacity in the Bay Area Region Update your listing: takeout, delivery, curbside pickup & gift cards Business Improvement Fees due. Parking Deficiency Fees waived.

By Jan 13: Apply for California State Relief

If your business or nonprofit has been affected by COVID-19, be sure to apply for a grant of $5,000 - $25,000. The deadline for applications is Jan. 13. All the details and links to apply here: CAReliefGrant.com If you need assistance applying, we recommend contacting the Santa Cruz Small Business Development Center.

Mobile COVID testing will be available in Santa Cruz Jan 25!

Want to offer COVID-19 testing to your staff at your business location? CruzMedMo is a mobile urgent care service launching in Santa Cruz on Jan 25 which will come to you for testing, and deliver results in 24 hours or less.

January Promotions: Get Takeout & What's New Downtown!

While the Stay Home Order continues, we are regularly reminding Downtown Santa Cruz fans that while responsibly staying at home, we can still support our downtown restaurants by getting takeout! Please send us your restaurant specials and promotions to feature! We're also very proud of the 10 new business that have opened downtown since the beginning of the pandemic, against all obstacles:

The Cat's Meow Crazy Crab The FootPrint Shop Free People Indigo Vintage lululemon Planet Fresh Burritos Realm Redemption Yoso the Annex

As we begin this new year, we are happy to be promoting new businesses, as well as downtown business that have pivoted, grown or added to their offerings to come out better than before. Is that your business? If so, please send us your downtown success story.

40th Annual Santa Cruz Clam Chowder Cook-Off Reimagined: Restaurant Week Feb 15 - 21

Enter your restaurant by Jan 18 to be included in the Restaurant Week promotional video! Deadline to register is Jan 31. All entrants will be promoted on Parks & Recreation social media channels, website, print ads and the event poster plus two 40th Annual Cook-off t-shirts. The cost to register is $100, and the event is an important fundraiser for the City of Santa Cruz Parks & Recreation programs. The week of Feb 15-21 entrants will feature on their menus Boston Clam Chowder, a rich white cream soup with a predominant clam flavor, for the public to try. (The only meats allowed are clams and bacon.) "Celebrity" judged and people's choice winners will be announced Feb 22. If four or more downtown restaurants enter, there will be a "Best Downtown Clam Chowder" 1st Place Award. Sign up here.

Stay Home Order: Weekly Update

The Bay Area Region's ICU availability dropped to 0.7% yesterday. Because intensive care unit (ICU) capacity is below 15%, California's Regional Stay Home Order remains in effect and is expected to continue for several more weeks, at least. We will continue to monitor our region's ICU capacity and update you weekly. The Stay Home Order will last until our ICU availability rises above 15%. You can also see the data here: https://covid19.ca.gov/ (hover your mouse over the map of California to see the ICU figures.

Update your Business Listing

Your business is listed on www.DowntownSantaCruz.com! Make sure what you offer is up to date! Email us to add any of these tags to your listing:  Takeout Available  Delivery Available  Curbside Pickup  Gift Cards Available

Business Improvement Fees due. Parking Deficiency Fees Waived.

The Downtown Association of Santa Cruz's operations are supported by the Business Improvement Fees that your business pays to the City of Santa Cruz. These bi-annual fees are now due and payment arrangements are available. The City also bills downtown businesses for Parking Deficiency Fees, which were fortunately waived this January to support the community during the pandemic.

Is your Downtown business hiring? SUBMIT A JOB HERE Current list of DOWNTOWN JOBS HERE THE COVID-19 BUSINESS RESOURCE PAGE Join the Downtown Business SLACK channel to stay in communication with members! Join the Downtown Association Member Facebook Group for real time updates.

Sent to you by your friends at the Downtown Association of Santa Cruz! Executive Director | Jorian Wilkins Director of Operations | Sonja Brunner Marketing Partner | Shiri Gradek

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