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DBI, Office of Small Business outline SB 1186 implementation and targeted ADA outreach for small businesses
Summary
Office of Small Business Director Regina Dickendredi told the Building Inspection Commission that state SB 1186 creates a $1 business-registration fee to support CASP inspections and outreach; the city will pilot door-to-door outreach in three corridors and provide brochures in Spanish and Chinese, but funds do not yet pay for CASP inspections.
Regina Dickendresi, director of the San Francisco Office of Small Business, told the Building Inspection Commission on Jan. 16 that the state's SB 1186 establishes a $1 collection on business registrations intended to fund Certified Access Specialist (CASP) services, outreach and education for small businesses.
"We roughly have about 80,000 businesses registered in the city," Dickendresi said, estimating that capture of the dollar could yield roughly $52,000 locally. She said the city's initial plan is to target Invest in Neighborhoods corridors in District 4, District 1 along Geary Boulevard and Chinatown and to use Asian Neighborhood Design to lead door-to-door outreach…
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