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Lower Haight merchants push Planning Commission to press Blue Bottle on community outreach; continuance set for May 11
Summary
After multiple residents and merchants objected to Blue Bottle's outreach for a proposed Lower Haight location, the Planning Commission unanimously continued the item to May 11 to allow further neighborhood engagement.
Residents and merchants from the Lower Haight pressed the Planning Commission on April 13 to reject or limit a continuance requested by Blue Bottle for a conditional use authorization.
Michael Gaines, who identified himself as "co-president of Bohanda, Lower Haight Merchant Neighbors Association," said the applicant's outreach had been inconsistent and called the timing "optically off," noting community meetings had been sparse and that merchants had not been adequately engaged. Gaines…
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