>>
>> WE
>> WE COULD USE THAT AS A PROMO. IS IT TRUE THAT THE STIMULUS MONEY IS AN ADVANCE ON THE 2020
TAX REFUND AND YOU WILL HAVE TO
PAY IT BACK?
>> NO.
IT IS A REBATE.
IT IS BEING TREATED AS AN
ADVANCE, BUT IT IS A REBATE SO
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO PAY IT BACK.
WE WANT PEOPLE TO MAKE SURE
THAT THEY FILE THEIR 2019 TAXES
WHAT THEY ALREADY FILED THE 20
18th THEY ARE ELIGIBLE.
YOU CAN GO TO
IRS.GOV/CORONAVIRUS TO GET
THOSE DETAILS.
>> TOM SAYS I OWN A BUILDING
THAT IS RENTED BY A TIMESHARE
BUSINESS WHO ARE TOO CLOSE DO
TO A LACK OF CUSTOMERS.
DOES THE STIMULUS PACKAGE COVER
HIM?
>> THE CHALLENGES WORKING WITH
OUR FEDERAL PARTNERS IS THAT
THERE ISN'T ANYTHING SPECIFIC
FOR THAT AND IF THEY ARE
QUALIFIED BUSINESS UNDER THE
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION,
THEY CAN APPLY FOR THE MANY
LOANS THAT THEY HAVE TO HELP IN
THOSE SITUATIONS.
THIS IS A TOUGH TIME BUT WHAT
IS EXCITING ABOUT THIS IS IT
HAS PULLED US OUT OF OUR METRO
CHAMBER AND THEIR DIFFERENT
SMALLER CHAMBERS AND THEY WORK
TOGETHER TO PUT TOGETHER A
NUMBER OF PIECES TO HELP
EVERYONE OUT.
MY ADVICE IS TO EITHER GO TO
THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO WEBSITE
TO REACH OUT TO ANY ONE OF
THOSE ENTITIES AND WE CAN HELP
YOU TO THE RESOURCES THAT ARE
AVAILABLE.
>> THE NEXT TEXT COMING IN IS
PROBABLY ONE THAT I GET THE
MOST DO PEOPLE NEED TO GO TO
THE IRS WEBSITE TO SIGN UP FOR
THE STIMULUS CHECK, OR WOULD IT
BE COMING TO THEM IN AUTOMATIC
DEPOSIT?
>> IT IS AUTOMATIC DEPOSIT.
IF YOU FILED IN 2018 OR 2019
COMMENT COMES IN TO YOUR
ELECTRONIC DEPOSIT.
WHEN I PUT IN MY TAXES I PUT IN
MY BANK INFORMATION.
THAT IS THE INFORMATION THAT
THEY ARE USING.
GO TO THE WEBSITE TO GET MORE
INFORMATION.
THE IMPORTANT THING IS TO
BECOME FAMILIAR WITH LOCATIONS
OF INFORMATION SO
IRS.GOV/CORONAVIRUS . IF
ANYTHING ELSE FAILS, CONTACT
YOUR LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIAL.
WE HAVE A GREAT WORKING
RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR FEDERAL
PARTNERS AND WE LINK PEOPLE UP.
>> I WOULD THINK THE PEOPLE WHO
DO HAVE DIRECT DEPOSIT WILL BE
GETTING THEIR MONEY A FEW DAYS
AHEAD OF THOSE BY MAIL. THE
NEXT TEXT COMING IN.
WHAT HAS THE CITY BEEN DOING TO
HELP THE HOMELESS DURING THIS
PERIOD OF THE CORONAVIRUS
ISSUE?
>> THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION.
IF WE DO NOT ADDRESS THE FOLKS
WHO ARE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS AND THE VIRUS
SPREADS, IT COULD EASILY SPREAD
THROUGHOUT THE REGION.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE HELP
EVERYONE. THE CITY PUT IT
$250,000 TO GET SANITATION
EQUIPMENT AND WASHING STATIONS
THAT WE ARE GOING OUT TO GET
THEM THE RESOURCES AND THE
INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE PULLED
TOGETHER WITH OUR LOCAL
NONPROFITS.
IF YOU WANT TO HELP, THE BEST
WAY TO DO IT IS TO RAISE MONEY
AT DONATE4SACRAMENTO .
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE APPRECIATE YOU JOINING US,
COUNCILMAN ERIC GUERRA.
THANK YOU .
>> BEFORE YOU GO I WANT TO
MENTION ONE LAST THING THAT WE
ALREADY HAVE MANY PLACES LIKE
ST. JOHN'S THAT HELP WOMEN
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND
THE LAST THING THAT I WANT
PEOPLE TO NOT FORGET IS THAT
ORGANIZATION IS HURTING AND
THEY COULD