Supplemental Paid Sick Leave
Effective Feb. 19, California employers with more than 25 employees must begin complying with the state’s latest paid sick leave legislation and provide supplemental paid sick leave to covered employees who are unable to work or telework due to COVID-19 related reasons. Under Senate Bill 114, an employee can use up to 40 hours of supplemental paid sick leave for the following reasons:

• They are subject to a quarantine or isolation period due to COVID-19.
• They have been advised by a health care provider to isolate or self-quarantine due to COVID-19 concerns.
• They are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms and seeking a medical diagnosis.
• They are caring for a family member who is subject to a quarantine or isolation order, or who has been advised to isolate or self-quarantine.
• They are caring for a child whose school or place of care is closed or otherwise unavailable for reasons related to COVID-19.
• To attend an appointment for themselves or a family member to receive a COVID-19 vaccine or booster.

Comcast RISE Expands Marketing and Technology Resources to All Women-Owned Small Businesses 
Comcast RISE is a multi-year commitment to provide marketing, creative, media, and technology services to small businesses owned by people of color. Comcast recently expanded the program to include all women-owned small businesses. There are already over 300 California small businesses receiving Comcast RISE services. 

Comcast is accepting applications for the next phase of RISE until June 17. If your business qualifies, you’ll have the opportunity to receive one or more of the following business services: 

•  Marketing and advertising consultations  
• Media placements over a 90-day period  
• Commercial creative production services 
• Technology services from Effectv and/or Comcast Business 

This resource, which can be found at california.comcast.com/comcastrise, is a user-friendly digital map for laptops and mobile phones that collates and presents key information about local businesses throughout Northern and Central California, who have benefited from the Comcast RISE program. Having an easy-to-use business directory will provide local consumers with the information they need to become aware of, locate and contact these small businesses for all their "shop local, shop small, shop diverse” needs.

For property owners still needing to submit petitions to renew the PBID for another 10 years
SJDA’s Feb. 10 meeting covered “All-things PBID,” studying the Property Based Improvement District's (PBID) once-a-decade renewal.  The meeting goes into depth and answers questions not included in this month’s Downtown Dimension newsletter about current and proposed services, the scope of new social impact teams, and detailing of the boundaries and the process to renew the district for the next 10 years.  The second half of the meeting – the Q&A – takes an even deeper dive into the nuts and bolts of the Groundwerx and PBID programs.

People who missed the live meeting can catch up by watching it on YouTube or on the SJDA Public Meeting pages.  Or check the PBID Renewal page on sjdowntown.com.