<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000'>Local residents have a say in this by law. We did it in the Haight to prevent Urban Outfitters from moving in. But, yes, CU does override that.<br><br>Maybe it's time to amend the law to disallow CU exceptions.<br><br>Bruce<br><br><br>----- "Eric Brooks" <brookse32@aim.com> wrote:
<br>| Hi all,<br>| <br>| My local owned and operated pet shop turned me on to a proposed invasion<br>| of a huge chain (Pet Food Express) into the Marina, which will threaten<br>| the survival of many small local independent pet shops. The chain's new<br>| location would be within two blocks of two independent locally owned pet<br>| stores, and Pet Food Express is also openly engaged in predatory<br>| pricing. The conditional use permit goes before the Planning Commission<br>| this Thursday, in City Hall Room 400, at 4pm).<br>| <br>| For details see http://marinasos.com/?p=3<br>| <br>| To send a message to defend the local shops go to<br>| http://marinasos.com/?p=60<br>| <br>| thanks<br>| <br>| Eric B<br>| <br>| <br>| <br>| <br>| <br>| <br>| _______________________________________________<br>| San Francisco Green Party Active Members List<br>| To unsubscribe or edit your options, go here:<br>| https://list.sfgreens.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/active<br>| <br>| </div></body></html>