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Mayor pitches corridor‑focused support for small businesses: loans, pedestals and partnerships with large employers

3005929 · April 16, 2025
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Mayor Ed Lee told the Board that supporting small businesses requires corridor‑specific strategies, including more local outreach, loan support for façade improvements, and partnerships between large incoming employers and neighborhood merchants.

Mayor Ed Lee told the Board of Supervisors the city should take a corridor‑by‑corridor approach to helping small businesses, and he proposed several practical steps to support neighborhood commercial districts.

In response to a question from Supervisor Carmen Chu, the mayor said that while the city has programs that work in some neighborhoods, a one‑size‑fits‑all approach…

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