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Filling San Francisco storefronts could start with better system to track vacancies

Read more at the San Francisco Examiner

Vacant storefronts line streets in neighborhoods such as the Bayview and the mid-Market Street area, but just how many retail spaces are empty throughout The City is a tough number to pin down.

That would change with a centralized, citywide system to track vacancies, according to a proposal of new programs from the Mayor’s Office of Economic and Workforce Development.

Vacant storefronts have a number of harmful effects on surrounding communities, including crime and graffiti and discouraging investment in the neighborhood, the proposal said.
Read more at the San Francisco Examine

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