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Commissioner Cynthia Dickerson moved to approve the minutes and Vice President Zazunas seconded the motion. The commission recorded affirmative votes from Commissioners Cornett and Dickerson, President Huey, Commissioner Ortiz Cartagena and Vice President Zazunas; two commissioners were absent. The motion passed.

No public comment on the draft minutes was received before the vote.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of San Francisco - Video Open Video Only in Windows Media Player","oneSentenceSummary","The commission approved draft minutes from its Aug. 25, 2025 meeting in a unanimous roll-call vote.","taxTitle","San Francisco City, San Francisco County, California","taxId",5751,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_46":80,"_48":81,"_50":82,"_52":83,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":84,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":85,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6458631,"Commission backs proposal to create small-business rezoning construction relief fund; supervisors to draft ordinance",1847,4243000,6090000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5811872-42f86ab593249db4d2d67e50932dce55&start=4243&end=6090","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5811872-42f86ab593249db4d2d67e50932dce55/thumbnail_4243000.jpg","/articles/6458631/San-Francisco-City/San-Francisco-County/California/Commission-backs-proposal-to-create-small-business-rezoning-construction-relief-fund-supervisors-to-draft-ordinance","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6458631-27e126a1a6d0b50cd7137f9446991b6c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771131026&Signature=l7-AQiAxQBWEJS6ux76c3-rYyr2r9lJWoQ2RvVveiMmR9ywFAGonVepM6YCNGvJzm~-W4m8Xazqm6v4bGiP1RkqE5vkuSoVO6DYpwx73Clyh8FKvPZ11dY5gKOPhOJ2PG2-K01TEsrE3wpExe3AcNNLViHcknO5xbngB7n69Iw9ZzX3kNoqzXyteM4bTWM5sc3I7fH97mHcMjgjPvvRuUciSepotWBFjqhO4FzEi6nkJA4jzC~n94YOJBBq4ZNg0WYWnkRvxRPJ0~Ke3j8dtln~-EhRNJosxuOWKd83BivkCWjWJBXYvg4OWY9pO2WEfZvBSaX2FTrxHtUWPliHROw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The San Francisco Small Business Commission voted to support Board of Supervisors File 250,782, legislation to establish a Small Business Rezoning Construction Relief Fund intended to provide financial and technical support for businesses affected by construction tied to the city’s rezoning efforts.

Jen Lowe, legislative aide to Supervisor Melgar, presented the measure and said the fund is designed as a mitigation tool for businesses that may be displaced or face reduced foot traffic from construction related to proposed citywide rezoning. Lowe said the fund’s sources could include general fund appropriations, an opt-in mechanism for gross-receipts taxpayers and private fundraising.

Lowe described a flexible program structure that would provide grants or loans for relocation costs, technical assistance and other relief. She said staff and the Board of Supervisors’ Budget Analyst had researched comparable programs in other cities and recommended a program that can adapt to unknowns about how many properties will be developed and how much funding will be needed.

The draft legislation, she said, currently uses the city’s standard small-business definition (100 employees or fewer and $5,000,000 or less in gross annual receipts) but staff are considering amendments to account for industry differences, inflation indexing for revenue thresholds and larger grant sizes for certain sectors such as restaurants.

Several community representatives and trade groups spoke in favor during public comment. Laurie Thomas, executive director of the Golden Gate Restaurant Association, told commissioners the association supports the mayor’s rezoning proposal “with this as a requirement” and urged a broad eligibility definition and higher revenue thresholds. Simon Bertrand of SF New Deal also voiced support.

Commissioner Cynthia Dickerson moved to support Board File 250,782; Commissioner Renae Cornett seconded the motion. The commission recorded five affirmative votes and no oppositions and the motion passed. Commissioners and public commenters urged that staff and supervisors seek varied funding sources and prioritize relief for businesses that are locally rooted and have fewer alternative locations.

Lowe said the program would include a two-year look-back period so businesses that were displaced shortly before the program’s adoption could apply, and that staff envisioned Office of Small Business and Office of Economic and Workforce Development administering the program with flexibility on grant size and eligibility rules. Commissioners discussed possibilities for prioritizing single-location businesses and for tailoring thresholds for restaurants or other sectors with high relocation costs.

The commission’s support is advisory; the Board of Supervisors will draft and consider ordinance language and funding sources. Lowe said supervisors and the mayor’s office have indicated openness to general fund or other sources but that final appropriations and program mechanics would be decided through the board’s legislative and budget processes.","The commission voted to support Board of Supervisors File 250,782, a proposal to create a Small Business Rezoning Construction Relief Fund to help businesses affected by rezoning-related construction, with funding options including general fund, opt-in gross receipts, and philanthropic contributions.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_46":92,"_48":93,"_50":94,"_52":95,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":96,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":97,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6458636,"City staff brief commissioners on Senate Bill 276 (Safe Streets Act) targeting sale of stolen goods on sidewalks",719,2344000,3063000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5811872-42f86ab593249db4d2d67e50932dce55&start=2344&end=3063","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5811872-42f86ab593249db4d2d67e50932dce55/thumbnail_2344000.jpg","/articles/6458636/San-Francisco-City/San-Francisco-County/California/City-staff-brief-commissioners-on-Senate-Bill-276-Safe-Streets-Act-targeting-sale-of-stolen-goods-on-sidewalks","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6458636-9172d10175defa76a634113ee8135ab7/orig.mp4?Expires=1771131026&Signature=I9VIfCVV4R9PqKFlQN-02XkDzIyUJ6KMJVBaPrhEJdLYnyJaVqBnnCdlHFfaI78okdVUObnNi2M8IFvN1cHxR4sEJsidY6AWhyCZzyotQ1OwbSd5Z-~SqTy7jj2U1lxtBm8Xilb9Welxk~fWH3Qll6AEXdarOCgFyhdZjPwkNwpD0THzccmr0Ngn96B9zPv51QEDeT8FkZXVPBOLgVUiZacdpbl03JhHdNwcViPbzj1OnOPV4-cp~UWQA9C54E5~fj2u5ju2IRu~2z4AcJTI2NBWQLs4pgNxyTgJPvenVW61KCZynPNLZAKTfpi13~TdA9ETuo43Xd4ZYHYBN1GP6Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City staff briefed the Small Business Commission on Senate Bill 276, the Safe Streets Act, a state measure intended to give San Francisco an additional tool to address the street sale of commonly stolen goods.

Diana Ponce de Leon, director in the Office of Economic and Workforce Development, and Rafael Moreno, senior program manager in the same office, explained that SB 276 would permit the city to adopt an annual local list of commonly stolen items and, under certain conditions, allow targeted police intervention against unpermitted sellers on sidewalks.

Ponce de Leon said the measure grew out of neighborhood concerns about fencing operations and retail theft and that the city had worked “very closely” with Senator Scott Wiener and with affected communities while crafting local responses. Rafael Moreno said the bill “allows for the city and county to come up with a list of commonly stolen items” and that the local list would be submitted annually to the Board of Supervisors.

Moreno stressed exclusions and safeguards included in the state bill: it would not apply to vendors with valid permits who could provide a preferred receipt, nor to prepared food sold on-site or prepackaged food items. He said permit fees would be capped for vendors and that the law would not require fingerprinting or immigration-status checks for vendor applications.

Staff described a multi-step local process if the bill is signed: a community outreach period roughly 60 days before adopting a local ordinance, a 30-day public information campaign, and coordination among the Police Department, Public Works and other city departments to collect data and implement the local ordinance. Moreno said the state bill itself includes an expiration date (Jan. 1, 2031) and that the city would submit an annual legislative packet if it adopts a local list.

Commissioners asked about enforcement scope, data collection and measures of success. Vice President Zazunas confirmed the bill applies to sidewalk sales and not to brick-and-mortar businesses; staff reiterated that brick-and-mortar enforcement is not part of SB 276. Commissioners and staff discussed mechanisms for measuring outcomes, including counting citations and misdemeanor filings, surveying storefront merchants and tracking permit issuance. Moreno listed required reporting items from the state bill: agency administering the permit, the city’s list of commonly targeted merchants, the total number of permits issued, methods used to verify lawful possession of merchandise, number of infractions and misdemeanors issued and demographic data on persons cited.

Commissioners and staff also described programmatic work to reduce demand for stolen goods, such as vendor orientation courses, workforce referrals and incubator programs. Ponce de Leon said outreach and vendor education have led some vendors into permit pathways and workforce programs, and that the bill is only “one piece of a bigger picture” of interventions the city is pursuing.

No formal action was taken by the commission; staff requested feedback and said they would return with updates as the governor’s action and the local drafting process progress.","Office of Economic and Workforce Development staff outlined Senate Bill 276, which would allow local authorities to identify commonly stolen items and enable police intervention against unpermitted street sales of those goods; the measure is pending the governor's signature.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_46":104,"_48":105,"_50":106,"_52":107,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":108,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":109,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6458641,"Small Business Commission approves 10 businesses for San Francisco Legacy Business Registry",2288,135000,2423000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5811872-42f86ab593249db4d2d67e50932dce55&start=135&end=2423","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5811872-42f86ab593249db4d2d67e50932dce55/thumbnail_135000.jpg","/articles/6458641/San-Francisco-City/San-Francisco-County/California/Small-Business-Commission-approves-10-businesses-for-San-Francisco-Legacy-Business-Registry","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6458641-4618fbb68c4ccede1f59f268d6f24b52/orig.mp4?Expires=1771131026&Signature=grtX~uLyNRd2evbEOaPwshj~UqnUQ4muYzpk6KG3oVoM28TZyp60t0Uc~fXq3j7eNFvK8KX4bxiRZflVR7nPB9lUs3raDSXc9Tfxi~i7RDzKFk-SSqLJycQg~jHIvpYvKKG3wMdtCpTi~nM15K83ECl7CnIXSsTROd~kSTFclaEsdJUaIljeAv8IYpbl7Haew8vKdrntGdPRc5YpfMpgMPRX6IEhk8ISsrl4rbeeBVNzU2--srSTMsZN6HhInOjy2KDrguIDWsS37AhqH4Or7ZufLbUbPL1aq3PMWxhEvdINCgOuBwifldtNk3SQiXpnisznJvHXKzpa8ii9p-Ddxg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The San Francisco Small Business Commission on Monday approved placing 10 businesses and institutions on the city’s Legacy Business Registry, a program that recognizes and documents long-running local businesses and organizations.

The vote came after a presentation from Richard Carrillo, legacy business program manager at the Office of Small Business, and public remarks from multiple business representatives. Commissioner Cynthia Dickerson moved to approve the registry applications and Commissioner Renae Cornett seconded; the motion passed with five votes in favor and no votes opposed.

The registry recognizes businesses for their historical roots and contributions to neighborhood character. Carrillo told commissioners, “Before you today are 10 applications for your consideration for the legacy business registry,” and explained that each application included the registry form, a draft resolution and supporting materials from the Planning Department.

Owners and representatives of several nominated businesses addressed the commission during public comment. David Burberry of Frank’s Fisherman thanked the commission and described the business — founded in 1947 and now at 398 Jefferson Street — as serving both fishermen and visitors with gear and licenses. Walter Hawes, owner of Grafeo Coffee Roasting Company, said Grafeo, founded in 1935 in North Beach, would “continue to roast simply the world’s finest coffee in San Francisco” and expressed gratitude to staff and supporters. Sean San Jose of Magic Theatre and Lisa Jaehle, head of Presidio Hill School, spoke about their organizations’ histories and community roles. Jonathan Schroeder, CEO of Mr. S. Leather, described the business’s manufacturing and cultural contributions in SoMa.

Carrillo told the commission the applications had been submitted to Planning on Aug. 18 and were heard by the Historic Preservation Commission on Sept. 17, and that staff recommended the businesses for addition to the registry. He also said staff had discontinued the prior longer staff reports and moved key descriptive elements into the review sheet to streamline processing.

Commissioners praised the breadth of businesses on the list and the way the registry highlights multi-generational and community-rooted enterprises. Commissioner Dickerson said the registry reveals “the legacy that’s inside of you” and thanked applicants for attending.

The businesses approved for the registry and the core feature/tradition listed in their filings were: Frank’s Fisherman (clothing and accessory store; founded 1947; 398 Jefferson Street), Fred’s Liquors (liquor store; circa 1966; contributing building in the Kearny Market Mason Sutter Conservation District), Gemini Unisex Hairstyling (hair salon; founded 1974), Grafeo Coffee Roasting Company Inc. (coffee shop/roaster; founded 1935, North Beach), Graphic Arts Workshop (art gallery/studio; founded 1952, Dogpatch), Magic Theatre (theater; nonprofit founded 1967, Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture), Mekade Restaurant (restaurant featuring Persian cuisine; established 1982, North Beach), Mission Groceteria (grocery store; established circa 1940), Mr. S. Leather (adult clothing and accessories store; established 1979, SoMa), and Presidio Hill School (school; established 1918, Presidio Heights).

The commission adopted a separate draft resolution for each approved application as part of the motion. The registry places no immediate regulatory requirements on recipients; it is an honorary designation intended to document and promote the city’s long-standing small businesses.

Commissioners closed public comment after the applicants spoke and then voted to approve all ten registry applications.","The San Francisco Small Business Commission voted unanimously to add 10 businesses and institutions — from Frank’s Fisherman at Fisherman’s Wharf to Presidio Hill School — to the city’s Legacy Business Registry after presentations and public comment.","actionData","errors"]

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