October 2020
Volume X Episode 5
Dear Camarillo Business Owners and Managers,

Welcome to the new e-version of Business Scene Newsletter -- providing bi-monthly updates to Camarillo Business Owners, Managers, and others interested in economic development in Camarillo.

As we migrate this newsletter to better serve you in the digital world, we look forward to sharing more content with you, including video interviews and upcoming events.
Businesses Reopening in Ventura County
The Governor's Blueprint for a Safer Economy describes the process for reducing COVID-19 in the state with revised criteria for loosening and tightening restrictions on activities. Ventura County was recently in the Purple Tier, which meant many businesses activities remained closed or were limited to operating outdoors.
Our County has just moved into the Red Tier, effective Tuesday, October 6. Here are the following business types that will experience a change in operating status:
Can Open Indoors

  • Body waxing studios
  • Electrologists
  • Estheticians
  • Massage therapy studios
  • Nail salons
  • Piercing shops
  • Schools
  • Skin care services
  • Tattoo parlors
Can Open Indoors at 10% Capacity

  • Dance studios
  • Gyms and fitness centers
  • Fitness centers in hotels and short-term lodging rentals
  • Yoga studios
Yet to Reopen

  • Bars, Breweries, Distilleries (where no meals are provided)
  • Concert venues
  • Festivals
  • Indoor playgrounds
  • Live Theater
  • Saunas and steam rooms
Can Operate Indoors at 25% Capacity

  • Aquariums
  • Cultural ceremonies (25% or 100 people, whichever is fewer)
  • Higher education (25% or 100 people, whichever is fewer)
  • Movie theaters (25% or 100 people, whichever is fewer)
  • Museums
  • Places of worship (25% or 100 people, whichever is fewer)
  • Restaurants (25% or 100 people, whichever is fewer)
  • Wedding ceremonies (25% or 100 people, whichever is fewer)
  • Zoos
Can Increase Indoor Capacity to 50%

  • Bookstores
  • Clothing and shoe stores
  • Florists
  • Home and furnishing stores
  • Jewelry stores
  • Libraries
  • Retailers
  • Shopping malls
  • Sporting goods stores
  • Toy stores
If you have any specific questions relating to your industry, please call Ventura County's COVID Hotline at (844) 826-7367 and dial option 5.
Camarillo Business Recovery Loan Program
The Camarillo City Council recently approved a Business Recovery Loan Program to support small businesses that have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Loans are available from $10k - $50k. Further details on the loan fund may be found below. If you are interested in this loan, please contact Marvin Boateng, EDC Director of Lending at loans@edcollaborative.com or call (805) 409-9158.
Best wishes,

Georg Winkler, Economic Development Coordinator
City of Camarillo | 601 Carmen Drive, Camarillo, CA 93010


Las Personas son la Ciudad - The People are the City


Beginning June 29, 2020, Camarillo City Hall will be open to the public, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. PLEASE NOTE: Face coverings are required to enter City Hall. We encourage all community members to continue to utilize services that are available online, or over the phone, as much as possible in order to maintain social distancing and help slow the spread of COVID-19. For more information and updates, please visit www.cityofcamarillo.org/covid19.
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