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- Written by: Kacey Sycamore
Santa Clara County’s Public Health Department is providing detailed information about COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospital capacity on several data dashboards available online.
The county has also assembled a variety of COVID-19 resources, as listed below and found at sccphd.org/coronavirus.
Food Distribution Map
The City of San José has launched a food distribution map (bit.ly/SCCFoodMap) with important information on countywide food distribution sites to ensure food security for those in need. In collaboration with the County of Santa Clara, non-profit community partners, school districts and faith-based organizations, the Silicon Valley Strong coalition now has 129 food distribution sites operating Monday through Friday. Visit siliconvalleystrong.org for more information on how to access food resources or to donate. Also, call 2-1-1, a 24-hour multi-lingual service, or text your zip code to 89821.
CARES Act Economic Impact Payments
The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service announced that distribution of economic impact payments will begin in the next three weeks and will be distributed automatically, with no action required for most people. However, some taxpayers who typically do not file returns will need to submit a simple tax return to receive the economic impact payment. More information can be found here.
Eligible taxpayers who filed tax returns for either 2019 or 2018 will automatically receive an economic impact payment of up to $1,200 for individuals or $2,400 for married couples and up to $500 for each qualifying child.
Tax filers with adjusted gross income up to $75,000 for individuals and up to $150,000 for married couples filing joint returns will receive the full payment. For filers with income above those amounts, the payment amount is reduced by $5 for each $100 above the $75,000/$150,000 thresholds. Single filers with income exceeding $99,000 and $198,000 for joint filers with no children are not eligible. Social Security recipients who are otherwise not required to file a tax return are also eligible and will not be required to file a return.
In the coming weeks, Treasury plans to develop a web-based portal for individuals to provide their banking information to the IRS online, so that individuals can receive payments immediately as opposed to checks in the mail.
New Aid for Small Businesses
California Small Business Relief Payment Plans: Effective April 2, 2020, small business taxpayers, those with less than $5 million in taxable annual sales, can take advantage of a 12-month, interest-free, payment plan for up to $50,000 of sales and use tax liability. Payment plan requests can be made through an online portal coming soon.
Paycheck Protection Program: Small businesses with 500 or fewer employees—including nonprofits, self-employed individuals, sole proprietorships, and independent contractors—can secure funds to pay up to 8 weeks of payroll costs including benefits. Funds can also be used to pay interest on mortgages, rent, and utilities. Funds are provided in the form of loans that will be fully forgiven when used for payroll costs, interest on mortgages, rent, and utilities. Small businesses and sole proprietorships can apply starting April 3. Independent contractors and self-employed individuals can apply starting April 10. Businesses are encouraged to apply as quickly as possible because there is a funding cap.
Employee Retention Credit: The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service have launched the Employee Retention Credit, designed to encourage businesses to keep employees on their payroll. The refundable tax credit is 50% of up to $10,000 in wages paid by an eligible employer whose business has been financially impacted by COVID-19. The credit is available to all employers regardless of size, including tax-exempt organizations, except for government entities and small businesses who take small business loans. Qualifying employers must fall into one of two categories: 1) business is fully or partially suspended by government order due to COVID-19 during the calendar quarter, or 2) gross receipts are below 50% of the comparable quarter in 2019. The amount of the credit is 50% of qualifying wages paid up to $10,000 in total.
Open for Business Hub: A listing of technology companies that are helping small businesses by enabling remote work throughout this period.
New Guidance for Temporary Federal Sick Leave
The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service have released new guidance for the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) which provides small and midsize employers refundable tax credits that reimburse them, dollar-for-dollar, for the cost of providing paid sick and family leave to their employees for leave related to COVID-19.
Employees experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 who are seeking a medical diagnosis or are being advised by a health care provider to self-quarantine are entitled to paid sick leave for up to two weeks (up to 80 hours) at the employee’s regular rate of pay, or, if higher, the Federal minimum wage or any applicable State or local minimum wage, up to $511 per day and $5,110 in the aggregate.
Employees caring for children whose school have closed are entitled to paid sick leave for up to two weeks (up to 80 hours) at 2/3 the employee’s regular rate of pay or, if higher, the Federal minimum wage or any applicable State or local minimum wage, up to $200 per day and $2,000 in the aggregate.
More information can be found in this FAQ. U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division will post a recorded webinar on Friday, April 3, 2020, to provide interested parties a more in-depth description and help them learn more about the FFCRA.
Hate Crimes PSA
An unfortunate side effect to community tensions around COVID-19 is a rise in hate crimes. Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen has released a PSA condemning these acts of violence and encouraging victims and witnesses to contact their local law enforcement agencies to report them. There are translations in Chinese, Spanish, and Vietnamese.
Guidance on New Construction Rules
Among the changes in the updated Public Health Order this week were rules further restricting construction activity. In general, most construction must cease through May 3. There are some exceptions for homeless shelters and residential housing containing at least 10% income-restricted units. There are also exceptions for essential healthcare and public works projects.
The Public Health Department has created a specific section in its FAQs for construction. The City of San Jose also created its own Construction Guidance webpage that may be helpful for many who have questions related to this issue.
FAQs about the Local Health Officer Shelter in Place Order
The county makes regular updates to the FAQ documents for the local Public Health Order as new information becomes available. These materials can be accessed in the following languages:
Shelter in Place FAQ-Vietnamese
More information and regular updates can be found on the County Public Health website and the CDC website.
If you as a labor, business, faith, nonprofit, or community leader have questions or requests for information, please contact:
Any school-related questions should be sent to
Elected or public officials with questions should contact:
- Written by: Kacey Sycamore
By Ben Christopher, CalMatters
The global pandemic notwithstanding, most California owners are still on the hook to pay their property taxes next week — thus far, the state isn’t granting any reprieves.
Though both federal and state lawmakers postponed the deadline for income taxes through July 15, the statewide due date for homeowners and commercial real estate owners to cough up their property tax payments is still April 10.
And if you don’t like it, take it up with Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Although property taxes are collected by counties in California, property tax deadlines are set by state law. The only way to alter them is either by legislative act — impossible now that state lawmakers are sheltering-in-place along with most everyone else — or by executive order.
Newsom’s apparent reluctance to grant a coronavirus property tax delay has raised the ire of low-tax advocates such as the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association.
“Tenants, small businesses have all gotten breaks and that’s all justified, we don’t argue with that at all,” said association president Jon Coupal. “We’re the primary representative of homeowners in the state of California and we’re the only ones left at the train station.”
(Image: California's property tax payments are still due by April 10, despite the coronavirus pandemic. Image via iStock with alternations by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters)
The governor’s office did not respond to a request for comment. But Newsom’s likely already heard the counter argument from state and local government groups.
On March 21, the California Association of County Treasurers and Tax Collectors, along with city, county and school district government groups, wrote an open letter to Newsom asking him to leave the April 10 deadline in place.
The reason, they wrote, is that property taxes play a unique role in local budgets.
Unlike sales and income taxes, which may trickle in over the course of a year with each transaction and withholding, nearly all property tax payments land in county and municipal coffers in the week just before the biannual deadlines, December 10 and April 10.
“Extending the deadline,” the groups wrote, “would have a dramatic impact on local funding, as almost all local agencies rely on the property tax for the majority of their general funds.”
Keith Williams, president of the treasurers’ association and the treasurer/tax collector for Mariposa County, said that schools would be particularly hard hit by a delay, as they depend on property taxes for a third of their revenue. Citing an unpublished analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office, he noted that 10% of school districts statewide do not have enough spare cash to endure a two month delay.
Many local governments have also structured loans and bonds on the presumption of an April windfall.
“A lot of debts are timed to be paid when these collections come in,” he said. “Counties aren’t sitting on a bunch of money to pay the debt, it’s just timed.”
Land owners who find themselves short on cash come April 10 as a consequence of the coronavirus crisis may have some wiggle room, but it depends on where they live.
While counties lack the legal authority to postpone the deadline, state law allows them to waive late fees and interest payments on delinquent payments for “reasonable cause and circumstances beyond the taxpayer’s control.”
Though he did not have an exact number or list, Williams said most counties will be allowing delinquent homeowners to file for a waiver.
In San Mateo and Los Angeles counties, for example, officials will accept late payments, so long as those property owners provide “justifiable documentation” or fill out a request.
How those coronavirus property tax delay requests are processed and what is considered justifiable is up to each county, said Williams.
“I can’t answer for them.”
CalMatters.org is a nonprofit, nonpartisan media venture explaining California policies and politics.
- Written by: Kacey Sycamore
Sonoma County says it will consider waiving penalties for late property tax payments related to COVID-19 on a case-by-case basis.
The second installment of the 2019-2020 Annual Secured property tax bill was due Feb. 1 and becomes late if not paid by April 10. The Sonoma County Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector’s Office (ACTTC) says it does not have authority to extend the delinquency date.
“We encourage all property owners who can pay on-time to do so,” the office said in a press release. “This revenue helps to fund many critical public services, such as police, sheriff, fire and emergency response, public health, public works, and education, and pays debt service on voter approved bonds and other legal obligations.”
The ACTTC will consider written requests for a penalty waiver due to the COVID-19 emergency after April 10. The COVID-19 penalty waiver application and information will be available on the ACTTC website after that date.
(Image: Sonoma County / Credit: Pixabay)
The ACTTC office is currently closed to the public through May 3 in accordance with the Sonoma County Public Health Order to shelter in place. Property owners can make payments online, by phone, or by mail.
Online and phone payments are accepted at sonomacounty.ca.gov/Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax-Collector/ or by calling 1-888-636-8418 or (707) 565-2281 (toll free).
Checks, cashier's checks, and money order payments should be sent to:
County of Sonoma Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector
P.O. Box 3879
Santa Rosa, CA 95402-3879
If you have questions or can only pay with cash, contact the Tax Collection staff by email at
- Written by: Kacey Sycamore
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take lives and strain resources, you might be wondering how you can help. Perhaps the most important thing you can do is help slow the spread of the virus by following public health guidance. But if you’re still looking to do more, here are several ways you can make a difference in Sonoma County and beyond.
Volunteer
Volunteers are urgently needed to help the Sonoma County community respond to challenges related to COVID-19, the county says. The Center for Volunteer and Nonprofit Leadership is coordinating Sonoma County volunteers to make sure community members stay safe, healthy, fed and connected to social services.
To learn about current COVID-19 volunteer opportunities visit: The Center for Volunteer and Nonprofit Leadership – COVID Response
If there are no volunteer opportunities posted at this time, you may register for future need by listing your availability and skills here: Volunteer Portal
Nonprofit agencies looking for volunteers can indicate their needs at https://cvnl.org/volunteer-recruitment-help/.
Donate Blood
There is an urgent need to replenish blood supplies in Sonoma County. To donate, call (707) 258-4825 or visit vitalant.org to make an appointment.
Donate
To best meet immediate needs and to protect the health and safety of the community during the COVID-19 response, local nonprofits request financial donations instead of clothes or used items.
The Salvation Army requests NEW (in the original package) personal protective equipment (PPE) to supplement healthcare shortages. These items can be donated at:
Salvation Army
93 Stony Circle
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
Monday – Friday, 9am – 3pm
Items needed:
- New unused N95 masks with or without the valve
- Unopened protective goggles in original packaging
- Unused original packaging hospital gowns
It is preferred to have items in bulk. Only healthy people should be dropping off donations. If you are not feeling well or are exhibiting any COVID-19 symptoms, please stay home and call your doctor.
Sonoma County Business Donations
The Sonoma County is currently seeking donations from the business community for items that would continue support for our regional healthcare employees, provide necessary patient-care and help safely identify Coronavirus concerns.
The primary items needed include:
- New unused N95 masks with or without the valve
- Unopened protective goggles in original packaging
- Unused original packaging hospital gowns
- Tyvek Coats and Body Suits
- Nitrile gloves
- Bleach
- Face shields
Contact (707) 565-6038 or
Statewide
The state of California has a page dedicated to ways to help during the pandemic. Actions include:
- delivering meals
- donating to food banks and shelters
- volunteering at food banks
- supporting nonprofits
- conducting wellness checks on vulnerable people
- creating hygiene kits, and
- donating blood
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- Santa Rosa Diocese Releases List of Clergy Members Accused of Abuse
- Fear of Gangs Driving Central Americans North: Podcast
- New Sonoma County Sheriff Hopes to Improve Community Relations
- Report Highlights Sonoma County Employment Trends
- Rep. Jackie Speier Suggests Border Compromise via DACA
- Snoopy's Home Ice to Celebrate 50th Anniversary in 2019
- Living with Lead: 'Like Crabs in a Barrel'
- Living Downstream Preview: Tour Uncovers Richmond Poisons
- Native Fire Practices Can Make Communities Safer
- Community Health Workers Help Gain Environmental Justice
- Woodstock and Red-Haired Girl Get Their Day in 2019
- County Agrees to $3 Million Lopez Settlement
- Emerald Cup Draws Cannabis Experts, Entrepreneurs and Fans
- Emerald Cup Prize to Willie Nelson, Others Enjoy Legal Smoke
- Sonoma Residents Work to Reduce Health Disparities
- Journalist Tess Vigeland Leads Camp Fire Reporting Effort
- Sexual Assault Prevention Educator Opposes Title IX Changes
- Coffey Strong Heads to Butte County to Share Advice
- Immigration Tied to Benefits? County Schools Head Says No
- North Bay Residents Offer Hope, Aid to Camp Fire Evacuees
- Sonoma County to Create New Emergency Management Department
- Community Members Debate How to Best Spend Homelessness Aid Grant
- Santa Rosa Official Offers Advice to Camp Fire Survivors
- Santa Rosa City Council Votes to Extend Renter Protections
- California Seeks Input on Housing Recovery Funds
- Dogs Compete in Sheep Herding at Hopland Research Center
- Santa Rosa Hosts 2018 California Economic Summit
- In Short Time, Conductor Lecce-Chong Puts Stamp on Symphony
- Music Inspires Climate Activists at Global Summit
- Climate Summit Contest: Unlikely Company Wins Funding
- Displaced Camp Fire Evacuees Consider What Comes Next
- Camp Fire Evacuees Sleep in Cars, Tents in Chico Parking Lot
- Poor Air Quality Poses Health Hazard for Workers
- Commentary: One Year On, Cannabis Legalization Mostly On Track
- KRCB's Steve Mencher and Adia White Discuss the Midterm Election
- Equity a Key Topic at 26th Annual Latino Health Forum
- Shomrei Torah Hosts Service for Tree of Life Shooting Victims
- The Difficult Birth of the Graton Resort and Casino
- Santa Rosa Voters Deliberate Affordable Housing Measure
- Sonoma County Works to Finalize Disaster Recovery Plan
- As City Builds New Park in Roseland, Whose Voices Are Heard?
- Sebastopol Building First in the Region to Use Hempcrete
- $12 Million in State Funds to Aid the Homeless in Sonoma Co.
- 'Pictures of a Gone City' Presents Bay Area, Warts and All
- Sonoma Co. Releases Results of Emergency Alert Tests
- Huffman Opponent Dale Mensing Supports Trump and DACA
- Rep. Jared Huffman Running on Accomplishments and Opposition to Trump
- One Year After the Oct. Wildfires, Many Families Are Still Uprooted
- Coffey Park Resident Shares her Experience a Year after the Fires
- More Counseling Services Needed for Spanish Speakers
- On Fire Anniversary, Recalling 'Battle to Save Jack London's Mountain'
- Cannabis Commentary: Return to Pot Prohibition Impossible
- Emergency Alert Test Lacks Spanish Translation for Broadcast
- Creative Sonoma Art Program Helps Students Cope With Trauma
- Organizations Work to Remove Language Barriers in Disasters
- Grape Stomping Ushers in the Harvest Season
- Grape Harvest Underway Across the North Bay
- Kavanaugh-Ford Testify Before Senate Judiciary – Watch Live Beginning at 7 am
- After a Month in Palestine, Empathy for Plight of Refugees
- Violence Prevention Partnership Keeps Kids out of Gangs
- Santa Rosa Hosts Gang Prevention Training for Parents
- Sonoma Co. Seeks Funds for Homelessness, Mental Health
- Sebastopol Peace Wall Adds Ellsberg, Huerta, and Two Locals
- North Bay Farm Shows Some Agriculture Can Help the Earth
- Mendocino Company Uses Goats to Reduce Wildfire Risk
- "Reflections After the Fire" Aims to Ease Trauma Through Art
- Gov. Jerry Brown Blasts Trump on Climate Change at SF Summit
- Global Climate Summit Update: Protecting Forests, People
- Meet Our New Cannabis Commentator, David Downs
- Sonoma County Tests Wireless Emergency Alerts
- Mendocino Company Markets Wild Seaweed as a Healthy Snack
- Climate Summit Takes Over San Francisco
- North Bay Residents March for Climate, Jobs and Justice
- Grand Jury Details Upgrades for Sonoma Emergency Response
- Sonoma County Civil Grand Jury Faults Emergency Response
- Spanish Speakers Question Officials at Fire Recovery Event
- Monarchs and Milkweed: Giving Butterflies a Boost
- Cannabis Expert David Downs: Market in Flux, Changes Certain
- Charles M. Schulz Museum to Host Auction for Wildfire Relief
- Expanded Life Jacket Program Saves Lives on Russian River
- Homeless Series Continues: Meet Chris and Cheri
- Firefighters Make Progress on Largest California Wildfires
- Mendocino County Farm Saved from Ranch Fire by Quick Action
- Sonoma County Provides Resources for Businesses Recovering from October Wildfires
- Wildfire Season Prompts Another Look at Emergency Warnings in California
- Cannabis Growers and Sellers in Sonoma County Confront Angry Neighbors
- Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria Donate $280,000; Fully Fund Rohnert Park Food Needs
- Hopland Research Center in Mendocino Uses Fire as Learning Experience
- Congratulations to Best Radio DJ in the North Bay, Brian Griffith
- After Wildfire Devastation Comes New Life; 'Gold Spot' Film on KRCB Aug. 7
- Mendocino Fires Continue Burning; We Talk with Cal Fire for the Latest
- Final Multi-Agency Active Shooter Training Exercise is Scheduled for Friday
- New Evacuation Orders in Mendocino Complex Fires
- A Red Flag Warning Will Be In Effect Through 11:00 pm Saturday
- Santa Rosa Rent Control Initiative Short of Needed Signatures; Advocates Will Regroup
- Temporary Outage of KRCB FM 91.1 Signal
- Speakers at 'Just Recovery' Meeting Emphasize Workforce Issues and 'WUI'
- A Second Multi-Agency Active Shooter Training Exercise is Scheduled for Tuesday, July 31
- Meet KRCB Reporter Adia White; She'll Cover Fire Season and Everything Else
- Conversation with Director of Fred Rogers Biopic: 'Won't You Be My Neighbor?'
- Homeless Portraits: Mendocino County
- Supreme Court Won’t Take Up Lopez Case. Parents' Case Against County Can Continue
- Every Glass of Wine Tells a Story, According to Savvy Marketers
- Happy First Day of Summer, Said the Mosquito
- 'What a Chicken!!' -- Name of Petaluma Restaurant Says It All
- Press Democrat Columnist on Pulitzer Prize and Future of Newspapers in a Digital World
- Pilot Program Seeks to Demonstrate that Food Can Be Medicine
- New Learning Center Brings Tech, Interactivity to Wine Business Learning at SSU
- Free Program Offers 'HOPE' to Fire Survivors and Community as Healing Continues
- Free Program Offers 'HOPE' to Fire Survivors and Community as Healing Continues - Part 2
- Free Counseling for Fire Survivors, Community Members Impacted by October's Wildfires
- Sonoma County Failed Spanish-Speaking Residents During Fires, Says Group
- Black Women March for Rights in Sacramento
- KRCB Emmy Nominations 2018
