Tubbs: $27M in CARES Act money coming to Stockton

Kristi Gross reports

COUNTY.

FOX FORTY'S KRISTIGROSS SPOKE WITH MAYOR MICHAELTUBBS TODAY ABOUT HOW HE LIKEDTHAT MONEY TO BE PUT TO USE.MORE CORONAVIRUS RELIEFFUNDING IS COMING TO THE CITYOF STOCKTON AS THE NUMBER OFCOVID-19 CASESHOSPITALIZATIONS AND DEATHSCONTINUE TO SURGE ACROSS SANJOAQUIN COUNTY.

WE ALSO ARENOW AT 52 DEATHS.WHEN CHARGES NUMBERS BUTTHEIR FAMILY MEMBERS ARECOUSINS AND UNCLES AND AUNTSAND MOMS AND DADS STOCKTONMAYOR MICHAEL TUBBS ANNOUNCEWEDNESDAY, THE STATE WILL GIVETHE CITY $27 MILLION TO HELPWITH COVID-19 RESPONSE TYPESAYS HE JOINED OTHER MAYORS TOLOBBY THE GOVERNOR FOR MOREMONEY DESPITE THE COUNTYGETTING A MILLION IN FEDERALCARES ACT FUNDING IN MARCH INTODAY TO CNBC $0.I'M FROM THE COUNTY TO DEALWITH THE RISE IN CASES TO DEALWITH THE SUPPORT YOU LONG NEEDFOR SMALL BUSINESSES FOR WHICHWILL BE ME.WHAT YOU EXPAND TESTING ITSOTHER TIMES ANTICIPATES THECITY WILL RECEIVE THE MONEY INA FEW WEEKS AND HAS DIRECTEDTHE CITY MANAGER TO COME UPWITH A PLAN BY THEIR NEXTMEETING ON HOW BEST TO SPENDIT.

HE SAYS HE HOPES THE PLANWILL ADDRESS SOME OF THECITY'S BIGGEST NEEDS INCLUDINGHOUSING, HOMELESS INDIVIDUALSWHO MAY BE INFECTED CONTINUEBUYING.HOTELS MOTELS ETCETERA SONOW WE HAVE UNITS TO PUTPEOPLE IN AND WE ALSO BUILD UPHER NEWSPRINT HOUSING NEEDS WENEED TO IN CHRONICHOMELESSNESS IN OUR CITY TUBBSSAYS HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMEOF THAT MONEY GO TO RESIDENTSFOR DIRECT ASSISTANCE IN BEUSED FOR MORE SMALL BUSINESSSUPPORT YOU WANT TO MAKE SURETHAT WE'RE CONTINUED ON SMALLBUSINESS REALLY ENSURE THATTHE SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS MAKEOUR COMMUNITY ON WHAT IT IS.I DID ONE THING THESE THATDORSEY OPEN MAYOR TUBBS SAYSWHILE HE'S THANKFUL TO RECEIVETHAT $27 MILLION FROM THESTATE HE WILL CONTINUE TOFIGHT FOR MORE FUNDING FROMTHE COUNTY RESIDENTS.

WE HELPNEEDED ASSISTANCE NEED A LIFERAFT IF YOU WILL DURING THISUNPRECEDENTED TIMES INSTOCKTON.

KRISTY GROSS FOX, 40