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Celebrating Small Employee-Owned Businesses

Oct 09, 2026, 9:21 PM • Supervisor Margaret Abe-Koga

Summary

The Board of Supervisors proclaimed October as Employee Ownership Month, supporting cooperatives where workers own the business. Supervisors Duong and Ellenberg introduced a referral for County staff to develop a plan by January to help co-ops access contracts, training, funding, and shared spaces, especially in childcare and caregiving sectors. Additionally, October was recognized as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, highlighting the importance of early detection and honoring survivors. The newsletter also recapped the CalWORKs Achievement Awards, the virtual Lehigh-Permanente community meeting on environmental and reclamation issues, and announced upcoming public meetings on the 2026 Stanford University Land Use Development proposal and a senior fraud prevention seminar.

Key positions and references

Key positions

Support for worker-owned cooperatives
Request for County plan to aid co-ops
Promotion of breast cancer early detection
Encouragement of public participation in land use meetings

Agenda items and issues mentioned

Referral for County staff to develop co-op support plan
Permanente Creek Restoration and Reclamation Plan proposal
2026 Stanford University Land Use Development Application

Meetings and events mentioned

Lehigh-Permanente annual community meeting (Sept. 30)
CalWORKs Achievement Awards ceremony
County outreach meeting on Stanford land use proposal (Oct. 15)
Upcoming virtual meeting on Stanford land use proposal (Nov. 9)

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