The Revere License Commission (RLC) held its regular monthly meeting last Wednesday, April 17, in the City Council Chamber. Chair Robert Selevitch and fellow commissioners Liliana Monroy and Dan Occena were on hand for the minute. The commission tackled a busy agenda that featured a wide range of matters, beginning with a public hearing into allegations "of
The Revere License Commission held its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, April 12, in the City Council Chamber at which commissioners Linda Guinasso and Daniel Occena tackled a full agenda of items. The first matter was an application for a 1-day Malt/Wine, Entertainment, and Common Victualler License from the Rossetti Cowan Senior Center, 25 Winthrop
At the License Commission meeting on January 20, commissioners heard about the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the effects on local restaurants and organizations.
The owners of Lazy Crab Restaurant and Bar, located at 733 Broadway, appeared before the commission to explain the delay in opening their establishment. Attorney Joseph Cattoggio, representing the owners, told the commissioners that the pandemic has made it difficult to obtain the necessary building permits and inspections to open the restaurant in a timely manner. He stated that construction has been on-going in 2020, but has been slow, with the final building permit not being issued until December.
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Small Banks Helped Businesses Win More PPP Loans
Jim Medeiros (left, with sunglasses), owner of Kuleana Consulting, and his work crew restore the ancient Ala Kahaki National Historic Trail on Hawaii’s Big Island. The cultural consulting company received $33,000 in Paycheck Protection Program loans after work stopped during the pandemic.
Jeremiah Valenzuela
Kuleana Consulting
As visitors disappeared from Hawaii’s beaches in late March and job losses reached historic highs, local employers worried they wouldn’t get their share of federal Paycheck Protection Program loans.
“We were paranoid,” said Rich Wacker, president of the American Savings Bank in Honolulu. The money to help with payroll and other bills was first-come, first-serve, and Hawaiians feared big mainland banks could get all the money first.