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6A THURSDAY AUGUST 27 2020News SACBEE.COM Ambrosia loca- tion near the state Capitol, a favorite of lobbyists and state workers for years, is closing permanently Wednesday, co-owner Pat Murakami confirmed. Known for its cookies, tuna melts and salads, Ambrosia became argua- bly the go-to place for daytime meetings around the Capitol over its 16- year run at 1030 St. Murakami and co-owner Kim Anderson bought what was then Espresso Metro, which closed its one remaining location in May, from her neighbor Joan Riordan in 2004. The coronavirus pan- demic has made face-to- face meetings hazardous, though, and revenue dried up with many lobbyists, legislative staff and state employees working remotely and all conferences postponed. Murakami, who opened initial iter- ation on El Camino Ave- nue in 1996, pay rent and was packing up the cafe on Wednesday, she said.

Turton Commercial Real Estate is looking for another business, likely a restaurant, to fill the 3,000 square-foot va- cancy at 1030 vice president Scott Kingston said Wednesday. King- since-deleted tweet Tuesday afternoon alerted followers that Ambrosia was closing. been in this busi- ness for 17 years, and been down there as long as I Kingston said Wednesday. Ambrosia Fine Food was still soliciting catering orders in an email to cus- tomers Monday, though Murakami told The Sacramento Bee in March that catering revenue had dropped sharply as well given a lack of events. Benjy Egel: 916-321-1052, Ambrosia Cafe closes downtown Sacramento restaurant by Capitol BY BENJY EGEL ERHARDT KRAUSE Bee file Ambrosia restaurant on the St.

Mall, at 1030 St. Sacramento, is closing permanently. The Sacramento City Council allocated the last dollar of its $89 million in federal coronavirus stimu- lus funding Tuesday. The council approved a package of its last roughly $10 million in Coronavi- rus Aid, Relief and Eco- nomic Security Act funds on a series of job training initiatives to help people find new jobs or regain employment. The item was the final piece in a vision Sacra- mento Mayor Darrell Steinberg outlined in May to spend the CARES Act money mostly on pro- grams and services to uplift disadvantaged com- munities.

He chose that focus partly because the Measure sales tax reve- nue, which was originally supposed to be used large- ly for that purpose, was diverted to pay for core city services once the pandemic hit. found ways to plug holes in our city budget or we invested in our communi- ties, specifically our disad- vantaged Steinberg said during a news conference Tuesday. have clearly chosen the The comment was a subtle jab at the county, which is spending more than $104 million of its CARES money on salaries and benefits for the Sher- Office. The city spent some of its CARES money on law enforcement, though not nearly as much as the county. The city spent about $2.8 million on salaries and benefits for police and fire personnel, related to COVID-19, city spokeswoman Jennifer Singer said.

The city spent another roughly $2.8 mil- lion on salaries and bene- fits for other city employ- ees, related to the virus, and about $1.3 million to set up city employees to work remotely. HOW WILL THE CITY SPEND THE CARES ACT MONEY? $22.1 million for small business recovery and assistance A $16.1 million in eco- nomic relief to small busi- nesses: Zero-interest loans granted to small busi- nesses. So far, 1,490 have applied. The city plans to fund all eligible appli- cants, with some funds remaining, starting this week, a staff report said. A $5 million in small business technical assist- ance helping businesses navigate application pro- cesses for grants and funding A $1 million for support for outdoor dining.

92 restaurants will receive funding up to $3,000 each to help with outdoor dining, by the end of Au- gust. $20 million for arts, tourism and the cre- ative economy AFunding to the Sacra- mento Zoo, Fairytale Town and other appli- cants. AAbout $6.9 million expected to be allocated next week by council to members of the creative economy AAbout $5.6 million expected to be allocated next week by council toward tourism initiatives $18.7 million for youth and workforce training programs A $10 million for work- force development train- ing: The council approved this Tuesday. It includes $1.4 million for the Cali- fornia Mobility Center; $1.7 million for the Greater Sacramento Ur- ban League for digital skills training; $1.1 million for the Sacramento Em- ployment and Training Agency for job placement and supportive services; and $400,000 for La Familia for a program to train new healthcare workers, who are needed during the pandemic. A $2.25 million for youth enrichment, including money for a program that paid teens who completed service projects related to the virus over the sum- mer.

A $2 million for youth which are evening activity nights for teens across the city A $1.3 million for youth mental health services A $1.25 million to the Black Child Legacy Cam- paign, which aims to re- duce deaths of African American children in Sacramento County A $1.05 million to ad- dress the A $250,000 for the Central Labor Council hotline, which helps peo- ple navigate obtaining employment benefits, disability insurance, paid sick leave and other fi- nancial assistance. The hotline number is 916- 905-1625. A $150,000 for a fi- nancial empowerment center, which helps low and moderate-income families learn how to budget, pay down debt, increase savings and build credit. To request the service, call 916-808- 4927. $15.6 million for homeless and rehous- ing A $12.15 million for homeless response: Fund- ing to extend motels and trailers to shelter the homeless during the pan- demic under the Project Roomkey pro- gram, rental assistance for tenants, manufactured units, and money to two acquire hotels and turn them into permanent housing for the homeless, if chosen for a state pro- gram.

A $2.2 million for a meth sobering center, and grants to City of Refuge and Saint Program for Real Change, organi- zations that serve home- less families A $2 million in grants to local organizations that serve domestic violence survivors. A $918,000 to clean and disinfect homeless en- campments to prevent coronavirus spread. A $250,000 for hotel stays for city essential workers who are worried about giving the virus to their families after return- ing home from work. A $150,000 for rental mediation through the Sacramento Mediation Center $4.6 million for social services A $1.4 million for a day- care program for essential workers. A $500,000 for com- munity outreach to inform communities who could benefit from CARES fund- ing.

A $250,000 for family mental health initiatives A $250,000 for food insecurity, including $100,000 to be used for contract to fund a youth feeding program with Sierra Health Foundation A $250,000 for Plates a pro- gram providing free meals from local restaurants to homes during the pandemic $10.3 million for oth- er projects A $9.6 million for city- wide operational re- sponse. This includes police and fire labor costs, sanitizing and disinfecting city facilities, costs to implement telework for city employees, a business and community survey, and administrative costs such as procurement over- time and city attorney expenses, the city staff report said. A $450,000 for council members to spend at their discretion. A $250,000 for city emergency supplies, in- cluding personal protec- tive equipment The Tony Bizjak contributed to this story. Theresa Clift: 916-321-1090, How is Sacramento spending federal coronavirus funding? BY THERESA CLIFT The Squaw Valley Pub- lic Service District said Tuesday it was changing its name to Olympic Val- ley Public Service District, following the Squaw Val- ley ski announce- ment earlier the same day it would remove the word from its name.

The term is a derogatory way to refer to Native American women, offi- cials said, and there have been movements to remove it from place names for decades. Although both the ski resort and the public serv- ice district are located in Olympic Valley, a number of businesses and groups have used in their titles for years. Resort employees began talking about a name change decades ago and renewed the discussion this summer amid a larger push to rename brands, places and monuments whose monikers have racist roots. The Lake Tahoe-area ski resort Squaw Valley decided to drop the word from its name, ownership announced Tuesday, say- ing the term is tory and to- ward Native Americans. think what pushed it over the top was deeper knowledge of how the word was used and what it meant, and how offensive it is to Native said Mike Geary, general manager of the Olympic Valley Public Service Dis- trict, which oversees the fire department and other essential services in the area.

Geary said many had been unaware of the connotation, pointing to a difference between intent and im- pact. an easy deci- sion for our board because a lot of people in our community that cling to that he said. never intended for it to be offensive, but upon doing some deeper re- search you realize how offensive it really Discussion with mem- bers of the local Washoe tribe, as well as historical research demonstrated the word became a slur over the centuries as white settlers used it to demean Native American women, according to the August 25 public service district board report that suggested a name change. The push to change to pre- vailed. Jasmine Kerber: 916-321-1088, Squaw Valley Public Service District drops offensive word BY JASMINE KERBER.