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Board approves temporary free parking, Free Muni for Lunar New Year parade; Chan and colleagues tout small-business boost
Summary
The Board of Supervisors approved an ordinance to fund free two-hour parking at Portsmouth Square garage in February to support Chinatown businesses and backed a weekend of Free Muni during the Lunar New Year parade, measures supporters called a tested, short-term incentive to boost transit ridership and neighborhood commerce.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved measures to provide short-term parking relief for Chinatown businesses and to support free Muni service for Lunar New Year parade events.
Supervisor Aaron Peskin and Supervisor Sandra Lee Fewer were among cosponsors thanked by the item's sponsor, Supervisor Sandra Lee Fewer (transcribed as "Chan" during the meeting), who told colleagues she worked with SFMTA to provide free two-hour parking in Portsmouth Square garage for February and to coordinate free Muni on parade weekend to encourage transit use and support small businesses.
"Chinatown small businesses have been severely…
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