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Supervisors table $225,000 Chinatown relief ordinance as city prepares administrative rollout
Summary
The Budget & Finance Committee heard months of merchant testimony about deep revenue losses tied to Central Subway construction and agreed to table an ordinance to appropriate $225,000 so OEWD can finalize distribution criteria; OEWD said funds and additional project resources will be used to provide direct rent and wage assistance.
Supervisor Mark Peskin urged the Budget & Finance Committee to act after describing roughly 10 months of delays at the Chinatown Central Subway station and sustained losses by merchants, some reporting income down by half. Peskin said the ordinance would be ‘‘a token amount’’ compared with documented losses but would signal the city’s commitment to provide direct assistance for rent and wages.
Joaquin Torres, Deputy Director of the Office of Economic and Workforce Development, told the committee OEWD had flexibility to support affected merchants and would work with…
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