The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors recently approved a new round of grants to help small businesses that have not received any assistance from the County, State, or Federal COVID-19-relief programs in the past 12 months.

The 'Small Business Grant Program' will provide grants of up to $10,000 to each qualifying establishment to offset losses in revenue and past debt due to the COVID-19 pandemic state shutdown orders beginning in March 2020, ensure continued operation, and assist in covering current business operating expenses.

The application portal is now open until Tuesday, September 7 at 5 pm.

Californians may now download a digital copy of their vaccine record on the Digital COVID-19 Vaccine Record portal.

Just enter a few details to get a link to a QR code and digital copy of your COVID-19 vaccination record. If you want to share your proof of vaccination, you can use either the electronic version you’ll get from the portal or the card you were given at the time of vaccination.

The portal provides only a digital copy of your vaccine record. If you received your vaccinations from a federal agency (e.g., Department of Defense, Indian Health Services, or Veterans Affairs), you will need to reach out to those agencies for assistance with your vaccination record.

Mark Church, San Mateo County’s Chief Elections Officer & Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder, announced that the voting period for the September 14, 2021, California Gubernatorial Recall Election began Monday, August 16, 2021.

 

“As a convenience to voters during the early voting period, voters from any precinct in the county are invited to visit one of our three Vote Centers to cast a ballot or drop off a voted mail ballot,” Church stated.

 

Vote Center locations open Monday, August 16, from 9 am to 5 pm

 

There will be no Downtown Business Alliance meeting in August.

The next Downtown Business Alliance Meeting will be on Wednesday, September 15 at 9 am, see you all then!

What are the underpinnings of a truly equitable society, and how does the notion of privilege impact our daily lives? Mary Bacon, Ph.D. kicks off a 5-part series dissecting the concept of equity in our pluralistic culture.

The series begins with an exploration of the underpinnings of a truly equitable society, and the extent to which the notion of privilege impacts our daily lives, as well as the lives of those with whom we interact.  

Opportunities will be provided to share personal experiences with equity and inequity and to engage with the presenter in a discussion of controversial issues related to privilege that may not always be apparent to us. 

School-day-only service will be reinstated on community and main routes serving high schools, elementary and middle/intermediate schools.

To find schedules and which route serves your school, visit www.samtrans.com/Get2School.

Peninsula Clean Energy is expanding its program that offers rebates of up to $4,000 for the purchase of a used electric vehicle.

San Mateo County residents regardless of income can now receive a rebate starting at $700 for a plug-in hybrid and $1,000 for a fully electric vehicle. Income-qualified county residents can receive a rebate as high as $3,700 for a plug-in hybrid and $4,000 for a fully electric vehicle.