Free outdoor space heaters for Sacramento small businesses ready for pick-up

Olivia DeGennaro reports.

SHOWS US HOW THE CITY IS USINGCARES ACT FUNDING TO TRY TOHELP SMALL BUSINESSES STAYAFLOAT.THIS LOOKS LIKE YOURTYPICAL LOADING DOCK BUT THISFACILITY HAS BEEN A TO HELPTHE CITY OF SACRAMENTO SUPPORTLOCAL BUSINESSES ANDVULNERABLE RESIDENTSTHROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC.WE STARTED REALLY A LOTMASKS AND THE SANITATIONSUPPLIES GLOVES ISOLATIONGOWNS FOR OUR SACK FOR FOLKSAND REALLY EVERYTHING THATWE'VE BEEN ABLE TO PUSH OUTHIS AS MOST LIKELY CAMETHROUGH.THE NORTH AREA COURTYARD ASTHE PANDEMIC HAS EVOLVED SOHAVE THE CITY'S EFFORTS TOSUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSESTRYING TO KEEP THEIR DOORSOPEN.

WE'VE GOT OUR A FORKLIFTDRIVERS FROM PARTNERING WHOARE OUT HERE.YOU KNOW LIFTING AND MOVINGAROUND MILLIONS AND PIECES OFPERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENTSUPPLIES TODAY, THOSE SUPPLIESARE 400 OUTDOOR SPACE HEATERS.THE CITY IS HANDING THEMOUT TO BUSINESSES FOR FREE TOHELP SUPPORT THEIR OPERATIONSAS THEY BRACE FOR WINTERWEATHER.YOU KNOW IF THEY DO HAVETAKE OUTLINE STILL TO COME PUTTHOSE OUT FOR THAT HOPEFULLYSOON HERE OUTDOOR DINING WILLWILL REOPEN AND LOOK FORWARDTO HAVING THESE HEATERS OUT INTHE HANDS OF THE BUSINESSES.THE CITY IS USING SOME OFTHE 89 MILLION DOLLARS IT'SRECEIVED IN FEDERAL CARES ACTFUNDING TO BUY AND DISTRIBUTETHE HEATERS NOT ONLY TORESTAURANTS BUT TO ANY LICENSETO BUSINESS IN SACRAMENTO,UNDOUBTEDLY, SMALL BUSINESSAND BUSINESS IN GENERAL IS THEBACKBONE AND THE DRIVER OF OURECONOMY, SO IT IS IMPORTANTIT'S IT IT IS THERE'S NOTHINGMORE IMPORTANT.

MORE CRITICALIN KEEPING THOSE SAFE ANDAFLOAT IN SACRAMENTO, OLIVIADE JANEIRO FOX 40 NEWS.THE CITY IS HANDING OUT THESPACE HEATERS BY DISTRICT ANDTHEY ARE FIRST COME FIRST