Get your Omicron booster now to protect yourself from variants Published on September 19, 2022 The new “bivalent” booster vaccine fights both older and newer variants. Fortify your body’s defenses now against COVID-19 by getting the new vaccine boosters designed to combat the most widespread and current variant. Tagged as: , Announcements, COVID-19
COVID-19 community transmission high in San Mateo County Published on July 18, 2022 San Mateo County is in the CDC “high” tier, reflecting substantial virus transmission in the community. As the variants outcompete their predecessors, they are even more transmissible and able to evade the immune response of both vaccination and prior infection, prolonging this period of high community transmission. Tagged as: , Announcements, COVID-19
Local Menlo Park eateries receive grants to support outdoor dining Published on June 27, 2022 The City of Menlo Park has provided approximately $72,000 in reimbursements to local eateries for the Temporary Outdoor Dining Grant Program. Tagged as: , Business and economy, COVID-19
Bay Area health officers urge precautions as COVID-19 levels rise Published on May 13, 2022 Twelve Bay Area health officers are stressing the importance of taking safety precautions, including continued masking indoors, as the region experiences a new swell of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. The Bay Area now has California’s highest COVID-19 infection rates. The current wave is fueled by highly contagious Omicron subvariants. Tagged as: , Announcements, COVID-19, News release, Public notices
Apply for the California Dream Fund Grant Program Published on April 04, 2022 The NorCal SBDC Network is teaming up with the California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development to provide eligible small businesses the opportunity to apply for a grant award of $5,000 to $10,000. The California Dream Fund Grant Program provides microgrants to seed entrepreneurship and small business creation. Tagged as: , Announcements, Business and economy, COVID-19
San Mateo County opens new funding for micro- and microfood businesses Published on March 28, 2022 The San Mateo County board of supervisors recently approved a new round of grants to help microbusiness and microfood businesses. Applications are due by Monday, April 11, 2022. Tagged as: , Announcements, Business and economy, COVID-19
City to implement new automated appointment system Published on March 28, 2022 Menlo Park will soon implement a new automated queuing system to reduce wait times for visitors to city hall for the building, planning, public works, finance, and city clerk offices. Coming soon, this new customer engagement system aims to increase transparency by providing updates via text messaging and on-screen monitoring in the city hall lobby. Tagged as: , Announcements, COVID-19
Drive-thru food bank open at the San Mateo Event Center Published on March 07, 2022 The San Mateo Event Center is a proud to sponsor a Second Harvest of Silicon Valley Food Distribution drive-thru in their East Parking Lot to benefit the San Mateo County community. Tagged as: , Announcements, Business and economy, COVID-19
New supplemental paid sick leave extends COVID-19 benefit protections Published on February 28, 2022 Passed Feb. 8, 2022, in response to the continued COVID-19 pandemic, Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (SB 114) went into effect Feb. 19, 2022. The bill approves eligible employees to receive up to 80 hours of COVID-19 related paid leave. Tagged as: , Announcements, Business and economy, COVID-19
Grant available to fund summer enrichment programs for local students Published on February 21, 2022 On Feb. 8, the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors approved $3.3 million to create the summer 2022 Enrichment Program. Enrichment Programs focus on developing the academic, social, emotional and physical needs and interests of students through hands-on, engaging learning experiences. Such programs introduce students to learning opportunities and materials, encouraging them to develop new interes Tagged as: , Announcements, Arts and culture, Business and economy, COVID-19