No Starbucks in SF Japantown

To:  Mayor Gavin Newsom, SF Redevelopment Agency Commission, SF Board of Supervisors, President of Starbucks

STOP STARBUCKS FROM COMING TO SAN FRANCISCO’S JAPANTOWN!

We, the undersigned are opposed to a Starbucks occupying the commercial space at 1600 Webster Street in San Francisco’s Japantown. A Starbucks will compete with long-standing neighborhood businesses that sell coffee such as Benkyodo(100 years), May’s Café(33 years old), and Café Hana(17 years).

According to the Starbucks website there are already 55 Starbucks within a two-mile radius of the proposed site.

There are only three Japantowns left in the entire United States. A Starbucks in the area would not only compete with existing Japantown businesses, but it would also work against preserving and sustaining these important community businesses. The San Francisco Redevelopment Agency did not first consult with those most deeply affected by the decision to bring Starbucks into Japantown despite the community’s efforts to work with them.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

The No Starbucks in SF Japantown Petition to Mayor Gavin Newsom, SF Redevelopment Agency Commission, SF Board of Supervisors, President of Starbucks was created by San Francisco Japantown and written by Linda Jofuku (heiwa@jtowntaskforce.org).  This petition is hosted here at www.PetitionOnline.com as a public service. There is no endorsement of this petition, express or implied, by Artifice, Inc. or our sponsors. For technical support please use our simple Petition Help form.

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