East Santa Clara Street Business Association

Planning for construction of VTA’s BART Phase II Project, expected to begin in 2022, has begun. VTA is asking small businesses to fill out a survey (vta.org/bartsurvey) that will help inform 2 very important planning efforts for construction: VTA’s Small Business Program and Construction Education and Outreach Plan (CEOP). The survey will be available at vta.org/bartsurvey until November 10. Businesses along the construction site will receive an informational postcard. Businesses will also have access to staff via phone, online, or for a scheduled meeting your business will have. The survey is available in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Mandarin Chinese, Korean, and Portuguese.

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If you've been around long enough, you know this place of worship burned down 8 years ago. In a few weeks, join the City in a webinar for an update of next steps. Details below: Monday, August 17 at 6:30pm meeting information below to discuss the Our Lady of La Vang Catholic Church Project (389 E. Santa Clara St.) ... Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device: Please click this URL to join. https://sanjoseca.zoom.us/j/93170929755 Or join by phone: Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 408 638 0968 or +1 213 338 8477 or 888 475 4499 (Toll Free) or 877 853 5257 (Toll Free) Webinar ID: 931 7092 9755 International numbers available: https://sanjoseca.zoom.us/u/adNIyXaiiT

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Downtown San Jose Survey San Jose Downtown Association is identifying priorities and improvements near-term and longer-term. The linked survey is said to take 5 minutes to complete.... Prioritize the importance of topics like small business support, downtown cleaning, etc. What else needs to happen? Survey in Vietnamese: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2TSXMJH Encuesta en Español: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YHWCWLC Survey in English: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/X8VKMNG

(español abajo) Social Distancing Protocols. All businesses must post, implement, and provide to employees a Social Distancing Protocol at each of their facilit...ies. As of May 22nd, under the new order, retailers in the county will be allowed to open for curbside/outdoor pickup, and the supply chain for those retail establishments will also be allowed to reopen under the above stated safety protocols. Here is the link for more information and to download the forms and flyers to be posted on every small business door. https://www.sccgov.org/sites/covid19/Pages/home.aspx Protocolo de Distanciamiento Social. La orden requiere que las empresas esenciales preparen, publiquen e implementen un Protocolo de Distanciamiento Social. A partir del 22 de mayo, según la nueva orden, los negocios en el condado podrán abrir para ventas en la banqueta/acera (curve side pick up), y la cadena de suministro para esos establecimientos minoristas también podrá reabrir bajo los protocolos de seguridad establecidos anteriormente. Aquí el enlace para mas información ademas de las formas que deberán desplegar en las puertas de sus negocios. https://www.sccgov.org/sites/covid19/Pages/home.aspx Jesus Flores

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Small Business Owners and Community Leaders are coming together to discuss solutions on how to help the Greater Downtown San José area recover economically from... the COVID-19 pandemic. But we need to hear from you! Please take this quick survey to share with us the impacts that you have experience and what your needs are. It will take less than 5 minutes of your time. Take the survey now: www.sjd3.com/covid19survey See more

Under the new order, retailers in the county will be allowed to open for curbside/outdoor pickup, and the supply chain for those retail establishments will also be allowed to reopen. https://www.sccgov.org//press-release-05-18-2020-retail-bu