Save our Small Businesses – Here’s How! The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors is voting on a proposed $100 million small business financial assistance package, which could include grants and loans, on Tuesday, December 8th. It only takes a few seconds to lend your voice to support the cause through this link: https://app.muster.com/take-action/re0DaiOIV5/ When Santa Clara County moved into the Purple Tier and most of the economy has been shut down, it is a no-brainer that small businesses are suffering the most from this crisis. According to a recent poll by Alignable, 33% of California small businesses were unable [...]

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: August 13, 2020 Your Vote Counts! CUPERTINO, CA – At a regular meeting of its board, the Cupertino Chamber of Commerce adopted unanimous positions on Propositions and Measures on the November 3, 2020 ballot.  Proposition 15: Oppose. The stated goals of the proposition cannot overcome the fact that it doesn’t work. Prop 13 needs reform, and education needs support; Prop 15 accomplishes neither. Neither does Prop 15 protect small businesses. Any local small business renting a storefront on a commercial property worth more than $3 million (virtually ALL brick and mortar stores in Cupertino) will [...]

July 13, 2020 at 5:09:52 PM PDT Statement of the Santa Clara County Public Health Department regarding the Governor’s announcement: Today, the Governor took bold statewide action to respond to the rapid and troubling growth of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations across California.  Reducing transmission statewide is critical to controlling the pandemic.  According to the State’s website (covid19.ca.gov): Effective immediately, California closes some indoor business operations statewide and additional indoor operations in counties on Monitoring List for 3 consecutive days.  Statewide indoor closures include restaurants, bars and breweries, wineries & tasting rooms, movie theaters, family entertainment centers, zoos and museums, and [...]