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Board extends Microenterprise Home Kitchen pilot and asks staff to explore fee subsidies and equity data

5968157 · October 22, 2025
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Supervisors unanimously approved continuing the county’s Microenterprise Home Kitchen pilot and asked staff to return with options to gather equity data and to explore fee‑subsidy approaches for low‑income operators.

The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors on Oct. 21 approved continuing and expanding the Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operations (MEKO/MICOs) pilot program and asked staff to return with options to make the program more accessible to low‑income operators.

Department of Environmental Health staff reported that the county’s pilot has supported hundreds of applicants and allowed entrepreneurs to operate…

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