A look at how San Marcos Unified spent its COVID-19 relief funds
SAN MARCOS – The San Marcos Unified School District (SMUSD) was one of the hundreds of school districts across the state that was awarded three...
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Solana Beach puts federal money toward rental, food assistance
SOLANA BEACH — The Solana Beach City Council voted unanimously at their Oct. 14 meeting to beef up the city’s COVID-19 rental assistance program with...
City of San Marcos launches Rental Assistance Program
SAN MARCOS – The City of San Marcos has launched a new Rental Assistance Program to help renters who have been financially impacted by the...
Solana Beach spends federal relief on small businesses, other COVID costs
SOLANA BEACH — The Solana Beach City Council unanimously approved COVID-19 relief grants to 84 local small businesses, totaling just over $202,000, at its August...
San Marcos’ $3M stimulus program helped more than 100 small businesses
SAN MARCOS — During the early stages of the COVID-19 crisis, the City of San Marcos launched its Business Sustainability Program in an effort to...
Rep. Levin talks reopening schools with Oceanside superintendent
EDITOR’S NOTE: The previous version of this article incorrectly stated that the state had set aside $5.3 million for more robust distancing learning infrastructure. The...
State distributing federal COVID funds to North County cities
REGION — As COVID-19 ravages California’s economy and way of life, North County cities will be getting a bit of financial relief. On July 16,...
More than 1,500 San Marcos businesses received PPP loans
SAN MARCOS – Federal data released last Monday reveals that more than 1,500 San Marcos businesses received federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans designed to...
Rep. Levin supported federal stimulus, but wants to fix it
REGION — Rep. Mike Levin (D-San Juan Capistrano), North County’s Democratic congressman, celebrated his support of federal stimulus for small businesses, though official stats raise...
San Marcos goes big on small business aid
SAN MARCOS — Over the past three months, the City of San Marcos has distributed nearly $3 million in low-interest loans to 120 local businesses,...
FEMA to distribute more than $1 million to San Diego County
REGION — San Diego County is slated to receive more than $1 million in coronavirus-related humanitarian funding to assist with food and shelter needs during...
Solana Beach receives $25K in federal COVID relief
SOLANA BEACH – Smaller cities in San Diego have seen little in the way of federal or state financial support during the COVID-19 pandemic. But...
