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Today, the City of Oakland and Working Solutions, a nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), announced the disbursement of emergency grants to 90 extremely low-income small businesses in Oakland to help them weather the COVID-19 crisis.

Today, the City of Oakland announced the availability of emergency grants to help vulnerable small businesses weather the impacts of COVID-19. The grants will be administered by Working Solutions, a non-profit Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI).

加州屋崙訊 – 屋崙市於今日宣布提供緊急撥款以協助受 COVID-19 影響的小規模弱勢企業。援助金將由非營利社區發展財務機構 (CDFI) Working Solutions 負責管理。

Hoy, la Ciudad de Oakland anunció la disponibilidad de las subvenciones de emergencia para ayudar a los pequeños negocios más vulnerables a resistir los impactos del COVID-19. Las subvenciones serán administradas por Working Solutions, una institución financiera de desarrollo comunitario (CDFI por sus siglas en inglés) sin fines de lucro.

Hôm nay, Thành phố Oakland đã thông báo việc cung cấp các khoản tài trợ khẩn cấp để giúp các tiểu thương dễ bị tổn hại vượt qua những tác động của COVID-19. Các khoản tài trợ này sẽ được điều hành bởi Working Solutions, một Cơ Quan Tài Chánh Phát Triển Cộng Đồng (CDFI) phi lợi nhuận.

Oakland is one of first cities in the nation to expand testing to all employees.

Public Animal Shelters in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties fear companion animals will be left without continued care if unprepared residents fall ill and need hospitalization.

With the health and well-being of Oakland residents in mind, the City Administrator’s Office has announced the temporary closure of specific City facilities and programming. This decision is a result of the most recent guidance for mass gatherings from the Alameda County Public Health Department (ACPH), meant to reduce community transmission, decrease the introduction of COVID-19 into new communities, and slow and decrease the spread of the virus. These recommendations have been updated to align with guidance issued by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) on March 12, 2020 and replace ACPH’s local guidance issued on March 10, 2020.

To mitigate the economic impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the City wants to highlight a variety of programs and efforts to support small businesses and workers. These resources include assistance with small business taxes, state and federal loan programs, worker benefits programs, and other direct business support. The City has also launched a website to serve as a portal for all the local, state and federal resources available to support small businesses and workers during this crisis.

Last night, the Oakland City Council confirmed Mayor Libby Schaaf’s appointments to the Cultural Affairs Commission. The Commission is an advisory council to the Mayor, City Council and City Administrator on all matters affecting cultural development in Oakland. The Commission members’ primary role and responsibility will be to act as ambassadors and advocates for arts and culture in Oakland.