Contra Costa supervisors move to make microenterprise home kitchens permanent

May 12, 2026

The Board introduced ordinance 2026-10 to establish a permanent Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operations (MECO) program after a two-year pilot. Environmental Health reported no recorded foodborne illness complaints during the pilot; operators and community members urged the board to adopt the program, which the board advanced unanimously to adoption on 2026-05-19.

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The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors heard a detailed briefing on the Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operations (MECO) pilot and voted to advance an ordinance to make the program permanent, setting adoption for May 19, 2026.

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