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San Francisco Mayor Launches “Shop And Dine In The 49” To Support Local Businesses

San Francisco Mayor Launches “Shop And Dine In The 49” To Support Local Businesses
San Francisco Office of the Mayor

As holiday season begins, Mayor Breed encourages people to shop locally and “Park Smart,” and delivers disaster relief to businesses impacted by recent fire in the Castro

San Francisco, CA — On Wednesday, November 27, Mayor London N. Breed launched the sixth year of the “Shop and Dine in the 49” initiative, which encourages residents to do their shopping and dining within the 49 square miles of San Francisco this holiday season and all year long. Along with the launch of Shop and Dine in the 49, the San Francisco Police Department highlighted the ParkSmart! campaign to remind people to take their valuables with them instead of leaving them in their vehicles. Mayor Breed and Supervisor Rafael Mandelman also delivered Small Business Disaster Relief Funds to the four small businesses that were damaged in a fire in the Castro on Saturday, November 16.

San Francisco has over 99,000 registered small businesses, who employ more than 354,000 people. Small businesses make up more than 95% of registered City businesses. A one percent increase in spending at local restaurants and retailers would generate an additional $113 million for the San Francisco economy.

Shop and Dine in the 49 is a public-private partnership developed by the Mayor’s Office with the Office of Economic and Workforce Development, Shop Small Saturday, and the Office of Small Business in partnership with local business groups including the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce.

ParkSmart! is a public awareness campaign designed to remind residents, visitors, and shoppers to take valuables with them rather than leaving them in their vehicles. The Park Smart! campaign was designed by the San Francisco Police Department to help reduce the number of car break-ins in the city and stop crime before it starts.

The City and the Castro Merchants Association hosted the San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom band at the Corner of Castro and Market on Saturday, November 30th at 1:00pm in celebration of Small Business Saturday. Shop and Dine in the 49 is also a sponsor of the Bayview Makers Mashup Market, a pop-up craft fair, which was on November 30th from 11:00am until 4:00pm at Public Glass, 1750 Armstrong Ave.

Content retrieved from: http://sfmayor.org/article/mayor-london-breed-launches-shop-and-dine-49-support-local-busineses

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