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Shopping & Dining Brea

December 04, 2025 • City of Brea • Season 4 • Episode 12

Aimée Matsumoto sits down with Brea Economic Development Manager Melissa Furio and Brea Administrative Services Director Monica Lo to discuss the direct impacts shopping and dining local have on quality of life as well as the quality of a city's services and infrastructure. Hear from Melissa about what Economic Development is exactly (2:09), the history of of these efforts in Brea (4:15), and what makes Brea’s business community unique (6:00). Then, learn from Monica about the fiscal impacts shopping and dining have on the City’s budget, the significance of sales tax regarding revenue (12:43), and the potential discrepancies between online and in-person shopping (14:47).

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