SAN JOSE (CBS SF) — California’s counties and large cities can expect to receive money from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 in two parts with the first coming in 60 days from Thursday, according to preliminary information provided by U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna’s office.
The U.S. Treasury will disburse the second part one year later. Cities with fewer than 50,000 residents will receive the money from the state following a disbursement from the Treasury.
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Alameda County will receive $324 million while Oakland will get $192 million. Berkeley will receive $68.3 million.
Khanna, D-Santa Clara, and representatives from the East Bay and South Bay, said in a joint statement Thursday, “There has never been a more urgent need for massive investment in our local and state governments.
“The American Rescue Plan Act is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to meet the severe needs of this economic and public health crisis.”
Khanna and the others said, “We are eager to get to work sponsoring more vaccination sites, instituting better safety measures for in-person learning in our public schools, distributing additional relief for our small business owners and so much more.”
Alameda County Board of Supervisors President Keith Carson on Friday said the board’s priorities for spending the money are the health of residents and food and housing security. Supervisors will be putting together a three-year spending plan for the relief the county is receiving, he said.
Some of the money from the American Rescue Plan will likely go toward extending existing contracts established with funding from the previous COVID-19 relief act, Carson said.
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