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National Night Out

TUESDAY, AUGUST 1, 2023

MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS, FIGHT CRIME, AND HAVE FUN!

National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes community partnerships and neighborhood comradery with the goal of creating safer and stronger neighborhoods. Every first Tuesday night in August we invite neighborhoods to host block parties that feature music, cookouts, contests, youth events, and visits from emergency personnel.

National Night Out is the first Tuesday in August. View your station's NNO festivities below.

Please read THIS FLYER for details of the Southern Station activities.

• Bayview Station
• Bayview Opera House
• 4701 3rd Street
• 5:00 PM-7:00 PM
• Central Station
• Salesian Boys & Girls Club @ 680 Filbert Street
• 5:00 PM-7:30 PM
• Ingleside Station
• Ingleside District Station @ 1 Sergeant John V. Young Lane
• 5:00 PM-7:00 PM
• Mission Station
• Mission Playground: Valencia Street Between 19th Street & 20th Street
• 5:00 PM-7:00 PM
• Northern Station
• Ella Hill Hutch Center: 1050 McAllister Street
• 4:00 PM-6:00 PM
• Park Station
• Park District Station: 1899 Waller Street
• 4:00 PM-7:00 PM
• Richmond Station
• Richmond Station / Mini Park - 461 6th Avenue
• 5:00 PM-7:00 PM
• Southern Station
• The Crossing at East Cut (200 Folsom Street)
• 4:30 PM-7:00 PM
• Taraval Station
• Minnie & Lovie Ward Rec Center: 650 Capitol Avenue
• 5:00 PM-7:00 PM
• Tenderloin Station 
• Boeddeker Park: 295 Eddy Street
• 4:00 PM-6:00 PM

Check back here for updated listings of SFPD National Night Out events or view the events calendar for your district station for details.

To learn more about National Night Out, visit natw.org.

Flexible Retail and Commercial Spaces

The Mayor London Breed along with Supervisors Myrna Melgar, Joel Engardio and Matt Dorsey, has introduced an ordinance, File #230701, for flexible retail and commercial spaces.

The Citywide Expansion of Allowable Commercial, Restaurant, and Retail Uses is to facilitate easier permitting for small businesses, encourage economic recovery and growth, and fill commercial vacancies in San Francisco. The goals of each of the recommended changes include:

• Reducing the number of barriers small businesses experience when trying to open a new storefront or expand into a new space in San Francisco;
• Providing small business entrepreneurs greater flexibility to adapt to the changing times caused not only by the COVID-19 pandemic but also due to shifts in consumer behavior as seen globally; 
• Allowing more businesses to open without going through the months-long Conditional Use Authorization process by principally permitting more uses throughout the City and reducing the ability for appeals to cause even longer delays;
• Allowing more business use types to open on the ground floor to provide more options in filling vacant commercial ground floor spaces;
• Addressing challenges for venues that provide entertainment and/or alcohol, as well as for businesses that off outdoor activity areas for patrons.

Also, here are some media coverage regarding the proposals.

• Mayor's Press Release
• Here’s Mayor Breed’s plan to see more small businesses spring up across the city - SF Chronicle
• Breaking the Doom Loop: San Francisco Lawmakers Back Sweeping Changes for Small Business

Shared Spaces

Grant Opportunities

OPEN GRANTS

Shared Spaces Arts and Culture Grants are now open and accepting applications! Applicants can be awarded up to $10,000 each to bring art, music, and other cultural programs to Shared Spaces parklets, sidewalk areas, and street closures. Projects should occur between August 1, 2023 and January 1, 2024. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, with priority consideration given to applicants who apply by August 1, 2023. 

Shared Spaces Equity Grants for Design Compliance have also re-opened to applicants. Shared Spaces pandemic permit holders who have applied for a post-pandemic permit can be awarded up to $2500 to pay for materials or services to bring the Shared Space into compliance. Apply by September 27, 2023. 

The City has partnered with SF New Deal to support individuals and organizations who apply for these grants. If you have questions regarding either of these grant opportunities, need support in completing an application, or need language support (available in Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin, Korean, and English) please call 415-480-1185, or email sharedspaces@sfnewdeal.org.

GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS + UNITED AIRLINES + WRMSDC

Franchise Fund

The Golden State Warriors, United Airlines and Western Regional Minority Supplier Development Council are partnering to launch the 4rd cohort of the Franchise Fund, a program that opens new business opportunities for Bay Area minority-owned small businesses. Small businesses are encouraged to apply by August 25th for training, funds, and resources. Please pass this on to anyone you think might be interested in applying.

To hear from cohort members and learn more about Franchise Fund, click here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34B8HybChek&feature=youtu.be

Small business owners interested in applying can do so by visiting warriors.com/franchisefund

Henry Karnilowicz

1019 Howard Street

San Francisco, CA 94103-2806

415.420.8113 cell

415.621.7583 fax

President Emeritus

San Francisco Council of District Merchants Associations

Co-chair

SFPD x Small Business Advisory Forum