Sixth Supplement to
Mayoral Proclamation

Effective Immediately!
For the essential businesses that are currently open during the shelter in place order. Page 5, item 4 reads:

4) The following essential businesses permitted to operate under the City's Stay Safe At Home Order (Health Officer Order No. C19-07), or any continuation or extension of that order, must be closed to the public every day between 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.: any store that has less than 5,000 gross square feet of retail space and sells alcohol under a Type 20-0ff Sale Beer & Wine license or a Type 21-0ff Sale General license from the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. 
This order shall not include pharmacies and drug stores.
 

COVID-19 Resources for
Employers and Employees

The JCBD staff has compiled a list of resources for employers and employees during COVID-19 and have translated it in Japanese and Korean languages. We’ll continue to update the lists as new information comes in. 
Please read through so that you and your employees are up-to-date on information that can assist you during these difficult times.

Resources for Employers During COVID-19 
English / Japanese / Korean

Resources for Employees During COVID-19 
English / Japanese / Korean
 
 

COVID-19 Small Business
Resiliency Fund

Important information regarding the COVID-19 Small Business Resiliency Fund by the Mayor's Office of Economic and Workforce Development: https://oewd.org/covid-19-small-business-resiliency-fund

To be eligible for the COVID-19 Small Businesses Resiliency Fund, small businesses must:

  1. Have at least 1 employee and no more than 5 employees

  2. Demonstrate a loss of revenue of 25% or more

  3. Have less than $2,500,000 in gross receipts

  4. Be engaged in activities that are regulated by the City and County of San Francisco and have a license/permit associated to that regulation

Applications must be completed and submitted via email to investsf@sfgov.org or they can be mailed or delivered to: 

Attn: Judy Lee – COVID 19 Small Business Resiliency Fund

1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett PL. Rm# 448

San Francisco, CA 94102
 

Promoting Japantown Businesses
Japantown storefronts may be closed during the shelter in place order but we can still help you promote specials/discounts/products that you are offering on your website. 

Send us a photo and a 50 word description and we will post on the JCBD and JapantownSF social media pages. Please send to info@jtowncbd.org
 

SF Assessing Local Business Needs
Please take the time to fill this survey out. It only 5 minutes to complete. It will provide the Office of Small Business,OEWD, SBA, and other CIty departments info as to specific help our small business owners need now and how to reach them.