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San Francisco supervisors order ballot measure to tax vacant ground‑floor storefronts
Summary
At a Nov. 21, 2019 special meeting the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 8–0 (with three excused) to place a March 3, 2020 ballot measure asking voters to authorize an excise tax on vacant ground‑floor commercial space in certain neighborhood commercial and neighborhood commercial transit districts to fund small‑business assistance.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted at a Nov. 21, 2019 special meeting to place a ballot measure on the March 3, 2020 election that would allow the city to impose an excise tax on persons keeping ground‑floor commercial space vacant in certain neighborhood commercial districts and neighborhood commercial transit districts to fund assistance to small businesses.
Supporters argued the measure was needed after prior efforts had not solved persistent storefront vacancy.…
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