State of Emergency
With the growing concern of COVID-19 worldwide, San Mateo County declared a state of local emergency in San Mateo County by County Manager Mike Callagy and the declaration of a local health emergency by San Mateo County Health Officer
Dr. Scott Morrow.
Additionally, California State Governor Gavin Newsom declared a State of Emergency for California. The proclamation can be found here.
Chamber Cares InitiativeTM — How can we help?
The Chamber is with you during this difficult time, and will be updating this page with resources and links for information. Please check back frequently for updated materials.
We appreciate that every organization during this time is facing unprecedented business challenges. To ensure that our community and partners’ rapidly changing needs are met, the Foster City Chamber of Commerce and its Business Leadership Council (BLC) has established the “Chamber Cares Initiative”.
As we work to assess the ongoing impacts of COVID-19, we are doing all we can to make information available to you as it becomes known to us.
We invite you to join us Thursday, March 19th at 8:00am for a virtual ‘business impacts round table.’ The City of Foster City (www.fostercity.org) and the San Mateo County Economic Development Association (SAMCEDA) will be joining us. For links to the latest updates and resources for businesses, please see http://www.samceda.org/COVID-19-Resource-Links-Business
Here’s how to join us:
Thursday, March 19th, 2020
8:00 – 8:45 AM PDT
Join Zoom Meeting here:
https://zoom.us/j/3038424753
Survey
If you have specific questions or issues, that you would like addressed, please take a moment to fill out this brief business impact survey:
We will take what we learn from you back to local, county, regional, and state decision-makers to help them shape programs intended to support Foster City and San Mateo County businesses of all types.
Should you have any specific questions or issues, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at the Chamber office at (650) 573-7600 or to Joanne Bohigian, Co-Chair Business Leadership Council, directly at (650) 245-5079.
Small Business Administration Disaster Resources
The Chamber is Foster City’s largest and most vibrant business network.
Join us and connect with people, ideas and resources to boost your business, professional and personal success. Your participation supports a healthy business climate and a vibrant economy for your business and our city.
