https://n2v.almanacnews.com/square/print/2020/04/22/portola-valley-council-adopts-moratorium-on-eviction-of-small-businesses


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Portola Valley: Council adopts moratorium on eviction of small businesses

Original post made on Apr 23, 2020

The Portola Valley Town Council voted 4-1 at its April 15 meeting to approve an urgency ordinance enacting an eviction moratorium for small businesses that cannot pay rent due to the coronavirus crisis.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, April 22, 2020, 3:30 PM

Comments

Posted by Have to ask
a resident of Woodside: other
on Apr 23, 2020 at 1:23 pm

I have to ask...especially since we survived the Great Recession just a little over 10 years ago...shouldn't we have 4-6 months worth of expenses set aside in savings, personal expenses as well as business expenses if you are a business owner? The Shelter in Place seems to have wreaked havoc on us and it has been barely over a month. What would these people or businesses have done if they were injured in a car accident? I realize it is everyone, whole regions, the whole country. However, if we could do a better job of fiscal hygiene we might have less panic and overreaching government policy.


Posted by have to ask too
a resident of Portola Valley: Los Trancos Woods/Vista Verde
on Apr 23, 2020 at 9:20 pm

yes, I have to ask too why the airlines, oil, hotels, etc. also didn't have 4-6 months worth of expenses set aside too


Posted by Fiscal Responsibility?
a resident of another community
on Apr 23, 2020 at 10:06 pm

Ooooooh...are you insinuating that the large companies you've mentioned are somehow *irresponsible*?

Not sure how the chap from Woodside would take that...*giggle*