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Committee backs creation of Music & Entertainment Venue Recovery Fund after widespread public comment
Summary
The Budget & Finance Committee voted to forward an ordinance establishing the San Francisco Music & Entertainment Venue Recovery Fund — a grant program administered by the Office of Small Business with consultation from OEWD and the Entertainment Commission — after dozens of venue owners, workers and advocates urged robust funding and faster action to preserve local venues.
The Budget & Finance Committee voted on Feb. 3 to forward to the full Board an ordinance to establish a San Francisco Music & Entertainment Venue Recovery Fund intended to provide grants to music and entertainment venues whose operations were heavily impacted by COVID‑19.
Chair Matt Haney described the proposal as a targeted mechanism to assist venues that may not be served adequately by broader small business programs. Sharky Laguana, president of the Small Business Commission, outlined how the Office of Small Business would run rulemaking in consultation with OEWD, the Mayor's budget office and the Entertainment Commission and would…
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