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CARES Act: Coronavirus Relief Fund
CARES Act: Coronavirus Relief FundOn July 14, 2020, the Long Beach City Council approved a spending plan for the City’s Coronavirus Relief Fund allocation from the State of California. The general framework for funding prioritizes COVID-19 emergency response costs, community support, and business recovery and resiliency programs.The City Council approved $6,750,000 in funding to support transition grants for small businesses and non-profits, supplies and technology for economic recovery, economic
City to Distribute More Free Personal Protective Equipment to Long Beach Businesses
City to Distribute More Free Personal Protective Equipment to Long Beach BusinessesUp to 5,000 employees at Long Beach-based businesses can receive free face coverings, face shields and hand sanitizer through a new multi-agency effort.This personal protective equipment (PPE) has been made available to California small businesses through the California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) in collaboration with the California Office of the Small Business Advocate.Other partners include the Pacific Gateway
City Offers Extended Relief for Renters Impacted by COVID-19
City Offers Extended Relief for Renters Impacted by COVID-19The Long Beach City Council voted unanimously on July 29 to extend an emergency ordinance that halts evictions for residential and certain commercial tenants affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.The amendment extends the current eviction moratorium and rent deferment period for an additional 60 days, to September 30, 2020. If a tenant is unable to pay rent between March 4, 2020, and September 30, 2020, due to a reduction in income caused by COVID-19,
Rebuild Long Beach Relief Fund
Rebuild Long Beach Relief Fund On the evening of May 31st, public property, as well as numerous businesses were vandalized, looted, and damaged across the city. On June 16, 2020, the City Council approved a “Rebuild Long Beach Relief Fund” to assist Long Beach small businesses with repair and loss recovery from damages sustained during the evening of May 31, 2020. Small Business Restart (SBR) Grant Program The Small Business Restart Grant Program (SBR Grant) has been made available as part of the
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AT&T Providing Affordable Internet for Distance Learning
AT&T Providing Affordable Internet for Distance Learning Dear Community Partner, As California families and students prepare for distance learning, AT&T is expanding our Access from AT&T program, which provides home internet access for $10 a month to qualifying California households with at least one resident who receives Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. AT&T does not charge a fee to apply or process applications and no deposit is
Jewish Long Beach Offers Free Year-Long Leadership Development Opportunity
Jewish Long Beach Offers Free Year-Long Leadership Development Opportunity (August 5, 2020—Long Beach, CA.)—Jewish Long Beach has opened registration for their Alpert New Leaders Forum (ANLF). The ANLF is open to emerging Jewish leaders of any age. The program is designed to prepare individuals for lay leadership roles in synagogues, agencies and other nonprofit organizations.The ANLF was founded in 2009 through the generosity of Barbara* and Ray Alpert* as an investment to train new leaders to ensure
GO-Biz Now Accepting Applications for California Competes Tax Credits
GO-Biz Now Accepting Applications for California Competes Tax Credits The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) is now accepting applications for the California Competes Tax Credit (CCTC). There are $80 million in tax credits available during this application period for businesses that are expanding and adding full-time jobs in the state. The deadline to submit applications is Monday, August 17, at 11:59 p.m. (Pacific Time) and the online application website will automatically
City of Long Beach Small Business Restart Grants
City of Long Beach Small Business Restart GrantsOn June 16, 2020, the City Council approved a recommendation to request the City Manager to establish a “Rebuild Long Beach Relief Fund” to assist small businesses with repair and loss recovery from damages sustained during the evening of May 31, 2020.The Small Business Restart (SBR) Grant is the first of several programs that will be made available as a part of the Rebuild Long Beach Relief FuThe SBR Grant Program is designed to provide relief to help small
City of Long Beach Business License Relief
City of Long Beach Business License Relief In response to the COVID-19 crisis, the City of Long Beach is waiving all penalties that would have applied to past due business license tax bills starting on March 16, 2020 and ending on August 31, 2020. This will allow additional time for businesses to pay their business license tax bill without receiving penalties or any additional penalties if penalties had applied prior to March 16, 2020. If a past due bill remains unpaid, then penalties will begin to apply
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City of Long Beach Open Streets Initiative
On Tuesday May 19, 2020 the Long Beach City Council approved the Open Streets initiative which will make it possible to temporarily re-purpose some of our public spaces –think sidewalks, off-street parking and, large parking lots– into safe spaces for physically distanced retail, dining, and potentially even entertainment. The Chamber, along with other businesses and business associations were pleased to support this initiative and were grateful to the Mayor and Councilmembers for bringing it forward for
Long Beach Area Chamber Urges Congress to Provide Further Funding for COVID-19 Aid Package
The Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce urged Congress to include additional emergency support in the next coronavirus aid package for 501(c)(6) organizations, such as trade and professional associations. This was request was to mitigate the financial impact of the crisis for all business organizations. The Chamber request $25 billion in aid for these associations that face financial losses from canceled conferences and events; eligibility for associations to access small business interruption loans that
Long Beach Area Chamber Releases Annual Vote Record Holding Elected Officials Accountable
Long Beach Area Chamber Releases Annual Vote Record Holding Elected Officials AccountableThe Chamber Releases Annual Vote Record on How State Elected Officials Voted with Business in Long Beach. The Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce focused its efforts in 2019 on 61 potential state laws, the most in this decade, that may have impacted the Long Beach area business community in one form or another. The Chamber’s Government Affairs Council (GAC) met monthly to discuss and work together to support or oppose