Board votes to expand rental assistance, small business grant programs

The County Board of Supervisors decided on how the County will distribute pending emergency rental assistance funds allocated to the region by the state, Feb. 9.

The County will administer a single program, overseeing the distribution of an estimated $52.5 million in state funding and the $49 million in funding from the federal government the County received in January. These funds will assist San Diegans who have been economically impacted by COVID-19 in paying for housing expenses.

The program will serve people who reside in the unincorporated areas of the County, as well as San Diegans livi...