DANA POINT COVID-19 COMMUNITY UPDATE JANUARY 8 Check our Facebook Page for the latest updates.
City:Please join the City and the Dana Point Chamber of Commerce in supporting our local restaurant community through the “rally for restaurants”. Order take out or delivery, purchase gift cards and post positive reviews. For a list of restaurants in our community with a link to their menu, please click here.
City Hall is open. City Hall Administration and Public Works Public Counters are open with normal business hours, which are Monday to Thursday from 7:30 am - 5:30 pm and Friday from 7:30 am - 4:30 pm. The Community Development Public Counter is open from 8:00 am - 12:00 pm for walk-in services and from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm by appointment only.
Come by City Hall or the Dana Point Community Center to get your free 2021 Dana Point Community Calendar. This year’s theme is Pets of Dana Point.
County: The County of Orange is proactively leading Orange County’s response to COVID-19. The next critical phase is providing the vaccine to residents in a phased, tiered approach. The County is anticipating the need for at least five Super PODs that will be brought online as they are approved, staffed, and have COVID-19 vaccines available. The location of the County Super POD sites are in development, and will be announced as they are finalized. Once finalized, the County Super POD sites will be opened in a phased approach and will be located regionally throughout Orange County. READ MORE
The County has also created the “Vaccines Administered in OC” dashboard, found here. They anticipate being able to add additional details when more robust data is received from the State next week.
An at-home COVID-19 saliva-based testing kit is available to all county residents. Individuals that live in Orange County can register online by visiting the Health Care Agency’s website here and clicking the Ambry link to request to have a kit shipped to their home. Home delivery kits contain detailed instructions on collecting the saliva specimen, as well as how to package and return the kit to the lab for testing. Results of the test should be provided to you within a few days. If you register and select to pick up your testing kit at a community clinic, those locations are also listed on their website here.
For the latest information on the number of cases, positivity rate and more for COVID-19 in Orange County visit: occovid19.ochealthinfo.com.
Call OC Health Care Agency Health Referral Line 1(833) 426-6411 for inquiries related to novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Orange County.
State: On Wednesday, Governor Newsom announced Golden State Stimulus, a budget proposal to help low-income Californians through $600 rapid cash payments. He has also called for an extension of the eviction moratorium and expediting distribution of California’s $2.6 billion share of federal rental assistance to assist low-income tenants. Read about it here.
On Tuesday, Governor Newsom previewed his Equitable Recovery for California’s Businesses and Jobs plan, the business and workforce recovery elements of his 2021-22 State Budget that will help California through the COVID-19 pandemic and advance an equitable, broad-based recovery. The plan calls for immediate action to support small businesses, including $575 million on top of the $500 million previously allocated to California’s Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant, bringing total support to more than $1 billion. Learn more here.
A $500 million Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program for eligible small business owners and nonprofits with grants up to $25,000 is currently taking applications. The deadline to apply has been extended to January 13th. Apply Now!
The State is promoting “Vaccine All 58” to safely and equitably distribute COVID-19 vaccines to all 58 counties in the State. Read more about California’s plan here.
The State is urging Californians to add their phone to the fight through CA Notify, a digital tool designed to notify Californians of their possible exposure to COVID-19. The free, mobile technology is now available to all Californians and can be accessed on mobile devices.
Federal: Over the holidays a $900 billion pandemic relief bill was signed into law that included enhanced unemployment benefits and direct cash payments. Included was $600 stimulus payments to individuals, and those that are unemployed will see a $300 weekly federal enhancement through March 14th. The bill also reopened the Paycheck Protection Program for businesses, grant opportunities for live venues, theaters and museum operators, aid for schools and rental assistance, along with other aid programs.
Services and Resources Directory is now housed on the COVID-19 page on the City’s website. New services and resources will be shared in this update, then moved over to the City’s COVID-19 webpage. You can access that information here.
