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CEO Update - Government Overreach…..yet again
The San Leandro City Council voted to enact an urgency ordinance for HERO Pay (hazard pay) to grocery store employees due to the COVID-19 pandemic at $5.00 per hour, to be paid by the employer. As previously communicated, we knew this legislation was moving through the process quickly. It was indicated the process would be that once the draft was completed, it would be presented to the City's Rules Committee and/or a special meeting would be called to hear from all sides of who this ordinance would
Up to $475,000 in Grants to Prevent Waste
StopWaste is offering grants with total funding up to $475K for projects that focus on preventing waste in Alameda County and supporting local communities in these categories:• Reuse & Repair: Up to $20K per grant for projects that prevent disposal or recycling in favor of repair, reuse, recovery and redistribution of goods and materials. For businesses and nonprofits.• Food Waste Prevention: Up to $20Kper grant for projects that prevent food waste through product or process redesign or recover and
CEO Update - Economic Growth “Tabled” by the City Council
PUBLIC POLICY UPDATE The Bayfair Transit Oriented Development (TOD) general plan and zoning update has been a work in progress for several years. The last four years it gained the momentum to push forward to city council for approval. This plan is necessary for San Leandro to welcome developments and projects that could be transformative to that area of town, that have a better use of land, and generate revenue for the city. (The second reading for approval is an indication the staff recommendation
New Business Electric Rates (B-Rates) become mandatory in March 2021.
New Business Electric Rates (B-Rates) become mandatory in March 2021.East Bay Community Energy (EBCE), Alameda County’s electricity generation provider, is working with PG&E to inform customers of the upcoming rate schedule change for businesses. The new Time-of-Use rate schedule incentivizes customers to use energy when it is the most abundant, and often the cleanest. EBCE has created and compiled the resources below so that your business can better understand the upcoming changes. Feel free to
