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By 06/16/2021
It has only become harder to recruit and retain a workforce in West Marin over the course of the pandemic, business owners and economists say. The decades-long issue is hampering businesses from reaching their full potential, despite a summer boom of tourists who are ready to spend.
Help-wanted ads are getting almost no response. Without a full staff, existing workers are stretched thin, and some businesses have had to cut back on hours. The restaurant industry has been particularly hard hit, and the issue is nationwide.
The Marin Economic Forum launched a business retention and expansion project in late 2019. Following surveys, interviews and economic analyses, the forum published a report in March 2020, days before the Covid-19 crisis took over. The number-one challenge for businesses was hiring, and economists concluded that the resident workforce was not aligned with job demand. The county relies on an imported workforce in the se
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Red tier status and warm weather lures residents from their homes
Red tier status and warm weather lures residents from their homes
Residents in two counties are, for the first time in weeks, enjoying their first Friday with the ability to go out for in-door dining.
SAN MATEO, Calif. - Warmer weather coinciding with the weekend is creating an intoxicating mix for many Bay Area residents tired of COVID restrictions. Residents in two counties are, for the first time in weeks, enjoying their first Friday with the ability to go out for indoor dining.
At the newly-opened Café 382 in South San Francisco, a sight not seen in weeks: indoor dining, which owner Billy Panos said is definitely welcome.