Yesterday, the Federal Reserve issued a final interim rule regarding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The full Regulatory Capital Rule includes background on the program, the interim final rule, and a breakdown of the administrative law matters. Yesterday, the Federal [...]

The number of organizations releasing information on COVID-19 crisis and the developments surrounding it are growing by the day. While this means more resources for in-depth analyses, it also can be very overwhelming. Hopefully, this newsletter helps you cut through [...]

If you need to occasionally read something that inspires happiness, residents of Naples have been lowering “solidarity baskets” to give food to those most in need during the pandemic. If you’d like to read a little about the practice, NPR [...]

If you were able to ignore the constant news alerts blowing up your phone this weekend, here is the latest installment of the RPLG newsletter to catch you up. On April 1, Mayor Breed issued an Eighth Supplemental to her [...]

The Department of Labor released a temporary rule governing the application of the FFCRA.  According to the “unofficial draft” published on April 2, the rule went into effect April 1, but will which will not be officially published until April [...]

There is a lot of information in today’s newsletter, but the vast majority of it is positive. On March 31st, Mayor Breed issued a seventh supplemental to her emergency proclamation. This supplemental extends the existing paid leave program for City [...]

In case you haven’t heard, the Bay Area shelter in place order was officially extended through May 1st. Yesterday, Governor Newsom signed an executive order that will provide tax, regulatory and licensing extensions for businesses. At noon today, Governor Newsom [...]

Hopefully you are all adjusting to the new normal,  because President Trump just extended the shelter in place guidance through April 30th. Thank you for protecting your community and yourself by staying home to the greatest extent possible. Here is [...]

  The National League of Cities created a very useful summary of the CARES Act, also known as the $2 trillion dollar emergency relief package that the Senate approved. Here's a summary.. The Employment Development Department put together some materials [...]

Governor Newsom announced a financial relief package yesterday, which includes: A 90-day grace period for mortgage payments No negative credit impacts resulting from relief A moratorium on initiating foreclosure sales or evictions for at least 60 days Relief from fees [...]