"Update: The SF Board of Supervisors passed Sauter's legislation Tuesday in an 8-2 vote, despite Supervisor Connie Chan's attempt to send the proposal back to committee for further modifications. District 3's reputation as the hardest district in San Francisco to start or run a small business is not something I think anyone should be proud of, and I believe our legislation will go a long way towards changing that, Sauter said Monday at an SF Board of Supervisors Land Use and Transportation Committee."
"San Francisco has been struggling with retail vacancies since before the pandemic hit, particularly in Union Square and the Van Ness Corridor. One solution SF City Hall is trying to use to address this is the lifting of the formula retail ban in certain parts of town, notably that very Van Ness Corridor."
"North Beach is not a struggling corridor, Telegraph Hill Dwellers Association president Nick Ferris said at the same meeting. Our commercial vacancy rate is 6%, among the very lowest in the city."
San Francisco has struggled with retail vacancies since before the pandemic, concentrated in Union Square and the Van Ness Corridor. SF City Hall is lifting the formula retail ban in parts of the city, including Van Ness, to encourage tenancy. District 3 supervisor Danny Sauter proposed allowing small storefronts to merge into single storefronts to combat vacancies and simplify planning regulations. The Board of Supervisors approved the measure 8-2 despite calls to revise it. Sauter said the law will fill empty units, help small businesses grow, and reform complex planning codes. Many North Beach owners oppose the change, citing a 6% vacancy rate.
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