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Daly City staff detail cannabis equity assessment, propose expungement clinics and incubator supports
Summary
At the Dec. 12 Small Business Commission meeting, city staff described a GoBiz-funded cannabis equity assessment that found racial disparities in arrests and proposed supports including expungement clinics, financial and technical assistance, and potential incubator/shared-use facilities; a final report and ordinance are targeted for Q1 2025.
At its Dec. 12 meeting, the Daly City Small Business Commission heard a presentation from city staff on a GoBiz-funded assessment of whether the city should adopt a cannabis equity program. Staff said the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development awarded the grant in February 2024 and the city contracted consultant SEI to complete the study.
The assessment, staff said, is intended to identify communities most affected by historic cannabis enforcement and to propose program elements that would reduce barriers to entry in the regulated cannabis market. "For decades, communities of color have shouldered the heaviest burden of cannabis enforcement," staff said, describing impacts on employment, education and economic stability.
Staff presented demographic and enforcement data for Daly City, noting Asians make up about 60% of the population,…
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