It’s work from home. We used to have 450k+ commuters going downtown 5 days a week.
Now it’s 3 days on average.
900k fewer people every week. No lunches, errands, or shopping.
You can’t force them to return.
How do you fix?
Make downtown inviting for workers to return.

Today our legislation closing the corporate landlord tax loophole passed UNANIMOUSLY at the Board of Supervisors and put City on record: Unfair rent hikes have no home in SF. Thanks to my co-sponsors & tenant advocates for your steadfast work to get this done. SF Tenants #NoEvictions Housing Rights Committee of San Francisco, Inc.

DEM held a ribbon-cutting this morning to debut our updated, state-of-the-art 911 Dispatch Center!

Upgrades include the addition and expansion of spacious, ergonomic dispatch work stations, new and improved training room, and an elevated supervisor bridge.

Happy #EarthDay City of San Francisco! Let's join today and every day to nurture our city's green spaces, protect our oceans, and build a sustainable future for generations to come. There are so many beautiful parks and open spaces in our city to visit with your family and friends.

#visitsf

Boosting San Francisco's nightlife and entertainment scene is a huge part of our recovery and our work to get the City back on track. Residents & visitors want excitement and that's what SF Live will bring - music, arts, and vibrancy to our outdoor spaces. sfstandard.com/2024/04/22/sf-…

This Thursday is the next legal clinic for businesses, hosted monthly by Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Bay Area - sign up in advance!

lccrsf.org/event/legal-se…

DYK that people over 55 are 3x as likely to start successful companies than their 30-year-old peers? This 10-week Kickstart Your Business @ 50+ program will help you get started. Next session begins August 19. APPLY today: blissen.io
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TGIF! Stopped by Portofino’s for a pizza hang with Frankie Jr. and his North Beach crew and asked what we were celebrating.

The consensus answer: “Life!”
Indeed. Hope you’re celebrating life & community heading into this weekend.🥳🎉

If you go to cities around the world that are thriving and that are more affordable, they're building housing.
They're building up. They're building dense. They're embracing growth, change, and diversity. San Francisco can do that too. But not like this. This definitely ain't

It’s great to see Vacant to Vibrant making a difference and transforming Downtown, it’s why we started this program. Removing unnecessary zoning and permitting barriers helps us deliver exciting results for small businesses like Teranga, KALW, and the GCS Gallery.

Please join me for a town hall this evening from 6:30-7:30pm at the TEL HI Neighborhood Center. Learn more about our office and receive district updates from District 3 Supervisor Aaron Peskin & SFPD Central Station. RSVP here: eventbrite.com/e/district-3-t…

Tenderloin Health Walk as part of I Love Tenderloin Week on Saturday April 27th at Boeddeker Park!! Spread the word, sign up!! Tinyurl.com/tlhealthwalk20… SFOEWD Tenderloin Community Benefit District (TLCBD) TNDC CODE TENDERLOIN St. Anthony's YMCA of SanFrancisco Tenderloin Museum

If I could do *one thing* to transform the city for good, I would make it so any ground floor unit or garage could be a small business by right, eliminate all fees, and have free classes on how to start a business.

Some personal news: I have been appointed by Transportation Secretary Buttigieg and Secretary of Energy Granholm to the EV Working Group, a Federal Advisory Committee that is working on electric vehicle adoption in the US.
I'm pretty fired up about this!
driveelectric.gov/files/ev-worki…

Here is a preview of our new website: lowerpolkcbd.org - we will be rolling out additional changes soon! Lower Polk TLC

We will be sending out ~20,000 of these flyers this week, and ~24,000 next week. Please forward to anyone in SF who may need our help. Lower Polk CBD @LowerPolk drive.google.com/file/d/1CdOlld…

Don't be afraid to pick up the phone and call them if you need help!

SF's DPW has a free program for graffiti abatement for small businesses! Flier here: drive.google.com/file/d/1JIzDip… Information here: sfpublicworks.org/graffiti-opt-in

San Francisco Office of Small Business Lower Polk Neighbors

🧵Cũng bằng tiếng Việt / también en español / 还有中文 / Gayundin sa Tagalog / أيضا باللغة العربية

ATTN: Food-based businesses! The rules for delivery providers like Uber Eats Grubhub and DoorDash are changing.

Review and update your contracts by January 30, otherwise the fees may go up.