Spring Is in Bloom With Two New Businesses in Monterey Park

The City of Monterey Park invited all residents to come join the City in celebrating the grand opening of two new local businesses on South Garfield Avenue.

Spring is in bloom with a new Shell Gas Station at 2439 S. Garfield Avenue celebrating its grand opening in Monterey Park.

Coffee lovers will fall in love with the new Starbucks Coffee at 2425 S. Garfield Avenue celebrating its fourth location in Monterey Park.

These two new businesses, like all businesses in Monterey Park, are integral parts of our local economy, paying local taxes and bolstering the City revenue available for improvements to roads, schools, and other public services. When you spend money at these local stores, that money goes to pay a worker in our neighborhood, who, in turn, is likely to spend money at another neighborhood business. Perhaps the best thing about our local businesses is that they typically work alongside other local small businesses, keeping the money within the community and stimulating our local Monterey Park economy.

Monterey Park Bruggemeyer Library Seeks Applicants to Serve on the Library Board of Trustees

Applications are now being accepted for upcoming vacancies on the five-member Board of Trustees for the Monterey Park Bruggemeyer Library. Under Municipal Code 2.80.050, the five-member Library Board enforces all rules, regulations, and bylaws necessary for the administration, government and protection of the Monterey Park Bruggemeyer Library.

The Board meets monthly on the third Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in the Friends Room of the Library. Meetings are about one hour long. Special meetings may be scheduled as needed.

Trustees are appointed for a three-year term and applicants must be a City of Monterey Park resident. Applicants are interviewed and appointed by the City Council. A Trustee does not receive any compensation and can be reappointed for another consecutive three-year term by the City Council when their first term expires.

Applications are available on the City website at www.montereypark.ca.gov/boards. Please submit completed applications via email to mpclerk@montereypark.ca.gov. For questions about the application, please email or call the City Clerk’s Office at 626-307-1359. For questions about the duties of Library Board of Trustees members, please contact City Librarian Diana Garcia at 626-307-1418 or dgarcia@montereypark.ca.gov.

The Monterey Park Bruggemeyer Library is the City’s public library located at 318 South Ramona Avenue, Monterey Park, CA 91754. For more information about Library programs and services, please visit the Library website at www.montereypark.ca.gov/library and follow the Library’s social media on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter at @MontereyParkLib.

Three Small Business Funding Opportunities Now Taking Applications

Until May 27, 2022, Pepperdine University’s Graziadio Business School is accepting entrants for its fifth annual Most Fundable Companies list. Participants fill out a survey to assess their fundability and how potential investors would view them during due diligence. Start-ups must be U.S. based, be privately held and have prior 12-month revenue below $10 million. The original founder or founders must be actively involved and on the executive team. Winners will receive national recognition and will be featured at the school’s annual October showcase. Learn more at Hello Alice or visit https://app.helloalice.com/resources/opportunity/5th-annual-most-fundable-companies-competition.

Small business hub Hello Alice is accepting applicants for Round Two of its Small Business Growth Fund, which will make $5,000 grants to 50 winners. A business must have less than $1 million in annual revenue, a commitment to its customers and community and a clear plan to use the grant funds. Applications are due May 20. Check here for further details on eligibility or visit https://app.helloalice.com/communities/alice/applications/2022-small-business-growth-fund-round-two.

The DoorDash Restaurant Disaster Relief Fund is accepting applications until June 30, as part of the company’s ongoing, five-year, $200 million Main Street Strong pledge to empower local communities. A restaurant impacted by a state or federally declared natural disaster can receive grants to cover operating costs, including rent or mortgage payments, food and beverage inventory, utilities, supplies and materials, and supplier costs. Grants will cover only those restaurants with three or fewer brick-and-mortar locations, fewer than 50 employees at each location and revenue of $3 million or less per location in the last 12 months. More details on eligibility are available here or visit https://app.helloalice.com/communities/doordash-restaurant-disaster-relief-community.