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Board approves permanent 'Shared Spaces' program after hours-access and agency disputes
Summary
After hours of debate over public access and which city agency should oversee permitting, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed an amended ordinance to make the pandemic-era Shared Spaces program permanent on first reading.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on July 13 to pass an amended ordinance on first reading that makes the Shared Spaces program permanent, preserving expanded outdoor dining and retail space first authorized during the COVID-19 emergency.
The ordinance — which municipal officials and supervisors said is intended to help small businesses recover — drew extensive debate over two issues: which city agency should coordinate the program and whether curbside shared spaces must remain open to the public outside of a…
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