Tag: COVID-19 funds
On Aug. 10 the La Mesa Chamber of Commerce opened applications for monetary relief for La Mesa businesses damaged by looting and rioting following a protest calling for police reform and social justice in late May.
Chamber CEO Mary England said while she has been busy helping the San Diego East County Chamber of Commerce Foundation deliver checks to businesses...
Wildfire warning: In light of COVID-19, the county, Cal Fire, the Red Cross and others are revamping evacuation plans and other emergency protocols to bolster public safety during a major firestorm.
Residents under evacuation orders this year could be housed in a hotel or motel, or at multiple shelters with fewer than 50 people instead of a larger traditional shelter....
East County Chamber of Commerce Rick Wilson said recently donations to the La Mesa Disaster Recovery Fund have reached almost $250,000.
The fund was established primarily by Wilson and El Cajon city council member Phil Ortiz the week after a May 30 peaceful Black Lives Matter protest developed into a riot during which multiple storefronts in La Mesa village were...
The El Cajon City Council recently announced over $800,000 of Community Development Block Grant funds were allocated for several COVID-19 response programs.
These funds were granted to the city as part of the CARES Act signed into law by President Donald Trump on March 27.
A large portion of the funding is being directed to rental and utility assistance for low-income...
During a May 13 meeting, Santee City Council members hashed out where to allocate $247,493 in available funding to best help the community as it begins to recover from the COVID pandemic.
That funding has two sources: $85,389 in 2019 Debt Service Reserve funds that can be allocated for coronavirus response at the discretion of the city council, and $162,104...
