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Mayor Ed Lee outlines small-business initiatives and housing trust plan as redevelopment dissolution looms
Summary
Mayor Ed Lee told the Board of Supervisors he will pursue neighborhood investments, a jobs outreach program and a new local housing trust fund as the state issolution of redevelopment agencies takes effect and the city assumes successor responsibilities.
Mayor Ed Lee told the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Friday that his administration will push a set of neighborhood- and job-focused programs while preparing to assume assets and responsibilities from the imminent dissolution of the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency.
The mayor said he will propose an 'Invest in Neighborhoods' initiative and a 'Jobs Squad' of city staff who will work directly in commercial districts to help small businesses navigate permits and regulations. 'Small businesses, including theaters like the Balboa, are the backbone of our economy,' Lee said.
He described immediate plans for housing following the California Supreme Court…
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