Keep LA County Dining Grant Program - Application Period Opens Thursday, December 3 at 12 a.m.
In an effort to assist restaurants affected by the COVID-19 restrictions, Los Angeles County is launching the Keep LA County Dining Grant Program. Grants will be available to help with employee payroll expenses, capital to continue operations, payment of outstanding business expenses, and adaptive business practices needed to remain open.
Application period opens
Thursday, December 3, 2020, at 12:00 a.m. and is available through
Sunday, December 6, 2020, at 11:59 p.m., or until 2,500 applications are submitted, whichever occurs first.
For more information, please visit
http://keeplacountydining.lacda.org/.
Business Reopenings & Restrictions - Updates from the County and the State
11/23/20 Update: New mandatory LA County Public Health restrictions go into effect November 25, 2020 at 10 p.m. to combat the rapidly rising number of COVID-19 cases. In-person dining at restaurants, breweries and wineries will be prohibited starting November 25th at 10 p.m. for a minimum 3-week period. Take-out, drive-through, and delivery service is still permitted. Restrictions remain in place on non-essential retail and other businesses requiring them to close between the hours of 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. For businesses allowed to operate indoors, occupancy is limited to a maximum of 25%. For personal care establishments, services may only be provided by appointment (no walk-ins), services requiring removal of face coverings are no longer permitted, and food and drinks cannot be served to customers at personal care establishments.
On August 28, Governor Gavin Newsom announced California’s new four-tier COVID-19 guidelines for counties to reopen specific business sectors based on what health officials have learned about the pandemic in recent months. The new four-tier color-coded system matches a color to each of the four tiers with purple representing the highest “widespread” risk level for a county with more than seven new cases per 100,000 residents and more than 8 percent positivity rate. Red will represent “substantial” risk, while orange represents “moderate” risk and yellow the lowest level, “minimal” risk, with those lower levels being determined by reduced numbers in case and positivity rates.Click here for more information
Business Learning Lab Power Hour Program - Next Webinar 12/9 from 12-1pm
Business Learning Lab Power Hour
Join us on Wednesday, December 9 from Noon-1pm for the next Arcadia Business Learning Lab Power Hour. Each one hour session features information and resources to help businesses with online marketing and sales and the latest information and strategies on navigating the COVID-19 pandemic. Presented by the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce, the City’s Economic Development Division, and the Arcadia Public Library. Register at https://rb.gy/zjwwqw.
Business Learning Lab #1 - PPT Presentation 10-7-20
Business Learning Lab #2 - PPT Presentation 10-28-20
Business Learning Lab #3 - PPT Presentation 11-18-20
Los Angeles Regional COVID-19 Recovery Fund
In response to the devastating effects that COVID-19 is having on the local economy, the County of Los Angeles and the City of Los Angeles, in partnership with institutional and corporate philanthropy, have come together to create the LA Regional COVID-19 Recovery Fund. The regional fund offers loan and grant resources to micro-entrepreneurs, small businesses, and non-profits.
Grants
There are no open applications at this time. If you have applied during round 4, 5, or 6, please continue to monitor your email to see if you are selected as a finalist. Additional finalists will be notified throughout the month of November.
LoansThe Loan Program will launch in 2021! The LA Regional COVID-19 Fund will deploy flexible loans to micro-entrepreneurs, small businesses, and non-profits across LA County. Applications and program details will be available in 2021. Sign up here to receive more information on the program launch.
City of Arcadia Small Business Grant Program
News Release - Arcadia Awards Grants to Small Businesses Impacted by COVID-19
The Small Business Grant Program under the new Arcadia Works! economic recovery plan issued $245,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding to 49 qualifying, lottery-selected Arcadia small businesses. These funds, primarily provided under the CARES Act to assist with COVID-19 relief, were distributed in June and July of 2020 as an effort to provide direct relief to as many local businesses as possible. Grants of $5,000 were awarded to each lottery selected small business.
Southern California Edison & Clean Power Alliance Assistance
Through the Clean Power Alliance, Arcadia small businesses impacted by COVID-19 are eligible for a one-time $50 stipend to help off-set energy costs. Southern California Edison has also temporarily suspended service disconnections for nonpayment and is waiving all late fees. Visit links below for additional details.
www.cleanpoweralliance.org/covid19
www.sce.com/safety/coronavirus
Extension of Development Deadlines
As a result of the Stay at Home Order and other considerations during the emergency, hardships have been created for developers and land use permittees invoicing their employees, design teams, consultants, and contractors, logistical needs, and financing. Resolution No. 7308 was adopted on May 5, 2020, in order for the City of Arcadia to take measures to keep development projects viable and active during this period of unprecedented economic upheaval.
Flexible Outdoor Seating Guidelines for Restaurants and Other Businesses
The City of Arcadia has issued a Proclamation, effective immediately, to allow expanded outdoor seating for businesses during the COVID-19 local emergency. Businesses may now obtain a no-fee permit to expand customer seating onto public sidewalks, private parking lots and walkways, and other areas adjacent to their place of business.
Restaurants and other businesses may apply for one of the following applications to provide additional customer seating or staging areas:
Plans for seating will be reviewed to ensure the safety of customers and that required social distancing protocols can be met. The City will re-examine the need for this program on an on-going basis.
Email completed applications and attachments to
Planning@ArcadiaCA.gov, or contact the Planning Division at
(626) 574-5423 for more information.
Small Business Administration (SBA) Cares Act Funding
Our nation's small businesses are facing an unprecedented economic disruption due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. On Friday, March 27, 2020, the President signed into law the CARES Act, which contains $376 billion in relief for American workers and small businesses. In addition to traditional SBA funding programs, the CARES Act established the following new temporary programs to address the COVID-19 outbreak.
Applications and additional information on active SBA programs are available online at
SBA.gov/coronavirus.
Internal Revenue Services (IRS) Information for Small Businesses on Coronavirus-Related Topics
EMPLOYEE RETENTION TAX CREDIT
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act created a new employee retention tax credit for employers who are closed, partially closed, or experiencing significant revenue losses as a result of COVID-19. The refundable tax credit is 50% of up to $10,000 in wages paid by an eligible employer whose business has been financially impacted by COVID-19. For more information, click here.
PAID LEAVE FOR WORKERS AND TAX CREDITS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
- Small and midsize employers can begin taking advantage of two new refundable payroll tax credits, designed to immediately and fully reimburse them, dollar-for-dollar, for the cost of providing Coronavirus-related leave to their employees. For more information, click here.
Arcadia Chamber of Commerce
Commercial Tenant Eviction and Foreclosure Protections
On Monday, August 31, Governor Gavin Newsom has signed legislation to protect millions of tenants from eviction and property owners from foreclosure due to the economic impacts of COVID-19. These protections apply to tenants who declare an inability to pay all or part of the rent due to a COVID-related reason. In September of 2020, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors also approved an update of the countywide temporary eviction moratorium to align with the new State of California legislation along with some additional eviction protections. For additional information, visit
here.
Click here for more information on the State of California legislation
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has approved an extension of the temporary eviction moratorium for commercial tenants through January 31, 2021. For more information, visit
here.
Commercial Eviction Moratorium Frequently Asked Questions
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