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Click HERE to learn how you can safely help your community during the crisis.
Commissioners Answer the Call
Commissioner Holly Mitchell (SD30) has built a robust resource website in English and Spanish focused on District 30 (Los Angeles).Use these resources to assist you in employment support, food insecurity and updates from government entities.To be directed to this website, please click here.
COVID-19 Teleconference Town Halls
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Commissioner Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (AD16) has produced a substantive resource page with statewide and district resources focused on Contra Costa and Alameda. To be directed to this website, please click here. She will have a number of tele-townhall/presentation outreach events scheduled in the coming week using Zoom Webinar w/ livestream to Facebook.
COVID-19 Teleconference Town Halls
Rossmoor Tele-Townhall on COVID-19 (Localized Senior-focused Event)
When: Thursday, April 2 @ 6:30pm
Format: Moderated discussion w/ experts
Government Q&A (4th – 5th Grade Students)
When: Friday, April 3 @ 10:30am
Format: Q&A with 4th grade guest moderator
Parenting during COVID-19 Shelter-in-Place (Focus for Parents of School-Aged Children)
When: Monday, April 6 @ 2:00pm
Format: Moderated discussion w/ Dr. Christine Carter of UC Berkeley
Commissioner Hannah-Beth Jackson (SD19) is holding weekly teleconference updates and has produced a resources page providing daily statewide updates in English and Spanish and resources for Santa Barbara and Ventura. To be directed to this website, please click here.
COVID-19 Teleconference Town Halls
County Public Health Updates (March 19, 2020)
Listen to a recording of our town halls with county public health officials for a COVID19 update (recording available until April 2)
Santa Barbara: (866) 207-1041, Access code: 8116079
Ventura: (866) 207-1041, Access code: 8665418
Worker Protections (March 25, 2020)
Learn about the differences between Unemployment Insurance, Disability Insurance, and Paid Family Leave, how to determine which program applies to you, and how to file a claim by listening to a recording of our town hall below.
Small Business Resources (April 1, 2020)
Commissioner Lauren Babb has shared a list of COVID -19 Community Resources covering National, California, SF, Contra Costa, Solano, Humboldt that can be downloaded here.
Commissioner Dr. Shirley Weber (AD79) will hold a tele-town hall on April 9, 2020 from 11 am -12 pm focused on Education During COVID-19. To join, call 636-651-3142 then use access code 7491377. For additional resources focused on San Diego as well as State and Federal guidance from Commissioner Weber’s office, please click here.
Commissioner Connie M. Leyva (SD20) has posted a COVID-19 resource page on her Senate website (https://sd20.senate.ca.gov/covid-19-resources), including community, economic, utility and domestic violence support resources. The Senator also frequently provides updates and additional resources on her social media sites. The California Legislative Women’s Caucus website (https://womenscaucus.legislature.ca.gov/) also has relevant COVID-19 resources to support women, children and families in California.
State Resources and Information
CA Office of Emergency Services: https://www.covid19.ca.gov/
CA Department of Public Health : https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/OPA/Pages/New-Release-2020.aspx
CA Department of Aging: https://www.aging.ca.gov/covid19/
CA Franchise Tax Board – Extensions: https://www.ftb.ca.gov/about-ftb/newsroom/covid-19/extensions-to-file-pay.html
CA Health Corps: healthcorps.ca.gov
CA Association of Counties: https://www.counties.org/carousel/resources-regarding-coronavirus-covid-19
Resources for Employers and Workers: https://www.labor.ca.gov/coronavirus2019/
Unemployment Resources: https://www.edd.ca.gov/about_edd/coronavirus-2019.htm
Internet Access Assistance: https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/he/hn/availableinternetplans.asp
Guidance for Schools: https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/he/hn/guidance.asp
Mental Health : https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/Pages/MentalHealthPrograms-Svcs.aspx
Federal Resources and Information
Federal SBA Disaster Assistance Loans:
https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/disaster-assistance
https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/disaster-assistance
FEMA: https://www.disasterassistance.gov/
Centers For Disease Control: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
World Health Organization: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019
Mutual Aid Resources and Information
Masks: https://www.mask-match.com/
Domestic Violence Resources and Information
If you are concerned about being quarantined in an unsafe home situation or need help, all DV shelter resources are generally available on: domesticshelters.org. The National Domestic Violence Hotline is also available 24/7 at 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE) or 1-800-787-3223 (TTY)
