October 14, 2021

California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA), part of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz), announced that it is now accepting applications from California County governments to administer the California Microbusiness COVID-19 Relief Grant Program (MBCRG). Counties are encouraged to apply for funding to provide $2,500 grants to eligible microbusinesses that have been impacted by COVID-19 and the associated health and safety restrictions.

September 30, 2021

September 2, 2021

Californians in Lassen, Nevada, Placer, and Plumas counties who have been impacted by wildfires that started in July and August 2021 can now file for federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA). The California Employment Development Department (EDD) administers these benefits, which are available to workers, business owners, and self-employed individuals who lost their jobs or businesses, or had their work hours reduced due to the ongoing wildfires.

August 27, 2021

Only two weeks remain for the Legislature to act on bills before adjourning for Interim Recess. Yesterday, both the Senate and Assembly Appropriation Committees voted on hundreds of bills sitting in their suspense files, many of which the CSAC Governance, Finance, and Administration team have been monitoring. Below is a summary of the outcomes.

August 27, 2021

An Administrative Law Judge at the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued a ruling late last week extending the deadline for formal parties to submit opening comments on the statewide middle-mile broadband network to Friday, September 3. The ruling was issued in response to a request from the California Cable & Telecommunication Association. The ruling also extends the deadline for reply comments to Tuesday, September 21.