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Planning Commission keeps Supervisor Amiano—s Mission formula-retail ordinance on the calendar after merchants demand more outreach
Summary
Merchants from the Mission District asked the San Francisco Planning Commission to delay consideration of Supervisor Tom Amiano—s formula-retail ordinance, citing lack of outreach and missing economic-impact analysis; commissioners agreed to keep the item on next week—s calendar while seeking an extension from the supervisor so the public can weigh in.
The San Francisco Planning Commission on Feb. 7 heard sustained public opposition from Mission District merchants and neighborhood groups to Supervisor Tom Amiano—s proposed formula-retail ordinance, and commissioners moved to keep the ordinance on the calendar next week while pursuing an extension to allow more outreach.
Merchants and business‑association leaders told the commission they were not consulted about the measure and warned it could have major economic effects. Anita Correa, president of the Mission Merchants Association, said the proposal would directly affect more than 150 businesses in the Mission and pressed commissioners not to rush the matter: "Why weren't merchants included in the…
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