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<p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">Hi all,<br>
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<p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">In 2004, and 2006
we passed strong protections that allow
San Francisco residents and small local businesses to say 'NO' to chain
stores when they don't want them in their neighborhoods.<br>
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<p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">But recently the
Planning Commission ignored the pleas of such residents and small
businesses (many of them locally owned coffee shops), and outrageously
approved the construction of a Starbucks in the neighborhood near 4th
Ave. and Geary Blvd. San Francisco residents and small business owners
are mobilizing in
opposition to this new Starbucks, which is unwanted, will ruin the
neighborhood's character, and will harm those local businesses. Take
action today to support residents' efforts to
preserve neighborhood character and protect local cafes! (See <b>Email
Action </b>below.)<br>
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">This Tuesday,
September 11, at 4:30
p.m. in San Francisco City Hall (Rm 250), the Board of
Supervisors will decide whether or not to allow the Starbucks to be
built. Let the Supervisors know that you are opposed to the
corporatization of
San Francisco's local retail neighborhoods by sending an email opposing
the Starbucks.<br>
<b><br>
Email Action: Copy the sample letter below, then add a few words of
your own with your name and address, and email the message to the Board
of Supervisors today at:</b><br>
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</font><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:board.of.supervisors@sfgov.org">board.of.supervisors@sfgov.org</a><br>
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SAMPLE LETTER<br>
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Dear Supervisor,<br>
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Please help stop the corporatization of San Francisco by rejecting the
Starbucks project at 4th Ave. and Geary Blvd. Far too many residents of
that neighborhood are opposed, and would be harmed by a new chain store
in their area.<br>
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Thank You,<br>
<br>
[your name and address here]<br>
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END OF SAMPLE LETTER<br>
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For more information see the e-action organization Local Impact's info
page at </font><font size="2"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.local-impact.org/learn53.html">http://www.local-impact.org/learn53.html</a></font></font><br>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
"I am not a liberator. Liberators do not exist. The people liberate themselves." – Che Guevara</pre>
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