This is Barrio Cafe chef/owner Silvana Salcido Esparza of Phoenix:

"I applied for PPP & funny, we didn't get it. Ruth's Chris did. Shake Shack did. Many others did. We didn't. Not even the crumbs actually. I had to close down one restaurant...I'm hoping to keep this one alive."

Chef Silvana & a friend helping with this process said this was the last email they received from Wells Fargo—on April 13:

“While you remain in queue based upon when you submitted your initial interest, due to high demand we are not able to begin your application at this time.”

Chef Silvana of Phx after not receiving PPP small biz $$:

“The system never works fairly for people like me. It’s why we have to stand up & become part of the system...If this isn’t a wakeup for small biz, I don’t know what is. We really need to unite.”
https://twitter.com/VaughnHillyard/status/1252398123957157888?s=20

Chef Silvana of Phoenix has turned her Mexican restaurant into a food distribution effort. She says she’s raised $16k to make food for locals in need, homeless & hospital workers. Aiming for 2000 plates this week.

“We’re cranking it out & it feels good.”

https://twitter.com/VaughnHillyard/status/1252398123957157888?s=20 https://twitter.com/vaughnhillyard/status/1252398123957157888

This is Justin Piazza, owner of La Piazza Al Forno. His small biz received no PPP $$. Kept employees on w/ expectation of relief:

"We've been operating at a loss waiting for false promises that we didn't get. It's terrible. I don't know what to say."
http://lapiazzaalforno.com/