An urgency ordinance passed unanimously Tuesday by the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors puts a cap on fees that companies such as DoorDash and Grubhub can charge restaurants for food delivery and pickup order services.
San Joaquin County restaurants and food establishments have been hit hard financially by lockdown orders and other restrictions imposed by local and state governments since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
The County Counsel s Office recommended the adoption of the temporary ordinance to ease some some of the financial hardships restaurants face by being prohibited from offering indoor dining.
Restaurants become reliant on delivery and takeout orders, with third-party delivery services having become an integral part of this new model, according to agenda documents. Delivery services regularly charge restaurants 30% of the cost of an order for delivery and 15% for pickup when a customer orders through their platform instead of directly from the restaurant.
An agreement has been reached with a Woodland-based real estate development and investment company to purchase The Stockton Record’s East Market Street facility.
The Record building itself, along with its highway access and visibility, makes it a good match for his company, said Matthew Marks, a senior vice president of Tower Investments.
The 32-year-old company invests and manages a diverse, national real estate portfolio. It owns dozens of properties in California, including the Heartland Steel Manufacturing Facility in Lodi.
“Stockton has a lot going on,” Marks said. “We buy stabilized lease buildings and like the overall quality (of this one).”
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San Joaquin County is now working to vaccinate those 65 and older.
And in a bid to reduce confusion about the vaccine endeavor as well as testing, the county has rolled out a webpage at www.SJReady.org which is being used for eligible residents to register for a vaccine event.
There is also a new San Joaquin County COVID-19 Vaccine Interest form, which will be accessible from www.SJReady.org for residents to express interest in receiving a vaccine. Those who fill out an interest form will be contacted by the County when they become eligible to receive the vaccine. Thirty-one community partners have stepped up to provide vaccinations to Phase 1a priority groups including health care workers, long-term care patients, and those 65 and older.