Tag: CARES Act

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors held a special meeting November 25 and approved an additional $20 million for the San Diego County Small Business Stimulus Program. The 5-0 vote approved the amended program, authorized the county’s Chief Administrative Officer to execute grant agreements with qualifying businesses, appropriated $20 million from the 2019-20 general fund balance for the program,...

In May the San Diego County Board of Supervisors passed the county’s updated Capital Improvement Needs Assessment, and the list reflected both the county’s facilities needs and the expected revenue shortage due to the coronavirus outbreak which has caused lost revenues and increased expenses due to containment efforts. The updated list deferred some projects from planned start dates. The 19...

Worship and workouts: The Board of Supervisors recently approved my proposal to open up our county parks to worship services and fitness-related businesses. We streamlined the permit process and are waiving fees related to reserving park space. This is not a new idea. Poway pioneered it with its recent SOS initiative, proposed by Mayor Steve Vaus. East County locations with reservable...

On July 18 the La Mesa City Council voted to accept and appropriate $1.8 million in CARES Act funding, asking staff to come back to council with a proposal that would also create a rental assistance program. On Aug. 11, the council reviewed a proposal that proposed $600,000 for a rental assistance program, $600,000 for businesses and $600,000 for...