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Entertainment Commission hears plan to transition shared spaces and opens equity grants round
Summary
City staff outlined a phased transition of the pandemic-era shared spaces program, including fee waivers through 2022, renewed permit requirements by Dec. 31 and new life-safety inspections; round-two compliance grants are open and round-three arts grants are planned.
The San Francisco Entertainment Commission on Nov. 2 heard a detailed plan for the city's shared spaces program that aims to move temporary pandemic-era curb activations into a more permanent, regulated system while directing limited grant money to disadvantaged neighborhoods.
Robin Abad, program director for the city's shared spaces effort, told commissioners the Board of Supervisors has waived parklet fees through the end of calendar 2022 and extended the pandemic-version program through the end of the fiscal year in June 2022. Abad said operators must submit fresh permit renewals if they plan to operate after Dec. 31, 2021, and that the city will begin issuing annual permits in July 2022.
"As the current set of shared spaces pandemic permits…
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