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Union Square Business Improvement District wins renewal with 84.9% support; board adopts extension
Summary
Property owners returned weighted ballots showing 84.87% support for a renewed and expanded Union Square Business Improvement District. The Board of Supervisors adopted the renewal and expansion unanimously after a public hearing.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors, sitting as a committee of the whole on July 9, adopted a resolution renewing and expanding the Union Square Business Improvement District (BID) for another 10 years after the Department of Elections reported weighted-ballot support of 84.87% in favor.
The renewal would expand services and increase the BID's budget from roughly $3.7 million to about $6 million in the first year, with additional private fundraising expected to bring the first-year total to approximately $6.5 million. The plan calls for higher wages for the BID's clean-and-safe staff, more daytime and evening cleaning, expanded security and camera coverage in the…
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