State Assistance to Businesses in Response to COVID-19

Jan 4, 2024 - Figures 7 and Figure 8 show the amount of restaurant grants and shuttered venue grants, respectively, by metro area (scaled using total businesses in that area). Some Northern California metros, including San Francisco, San Jose, Napa, and Salinas received disproportionally more restaurant grants while some Southern California metro areas, including San Luis Obispo and Los Angeles, received more shuttered venue grants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4824

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Sep 23, 2021 - The budget includes $150  million General Fund one time to establish the California Venues Grant Program. Under this program, CalOSBA will make grants of up to $250,000 to independent venues and related businesses whose operations were disrupted by the pandemic.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4452

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - In late 2020 and early 2021, the federal government created two new grant programs, the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) and the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF), to provide additional fiscal relief to businesses that were especially impacted by the pandemic.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492