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Small Business Forward urges strong protections as Planning Department readies citywide upzoning
Summary
At an informational hearing tied to the proposed citywide upzoning, small business advocates and planning staff discussed displacement risks, relocation assistance modeled on AB 2011, micro‑retail requirements and other tools to protect neighborhood‑serving businesses.
The Planning Commission on April 17 held an informational session on small business impacts tied to the proposed “Expanding Housing Choice” rezoning and heard testimony from Small Business Forward, planning staff and dozens of business owners and community groups who urged stronger protections to minimize displacement.
Small Business Forward representatives said the rezoning could place thousands of neighborhood‑serving businesses at heightened risk over the multi‑year build‑out. Yolanda Purata and Justin Dolesal of Small Business Forward told commissioners that merchants often lease rather than own storefronts and carry pandemic‑era debt that reduces their ability to relocate. The group recommended a suite of protections that include relocation assistance scaled by length of…
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