No Starbucks in SF Japantown

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STOP STARBUCKS FROM COMING TO SAN FRANCISCOS JAPANTOWN!

We, the undersigned are opposed to a Starbucks occupying the commercial space at 1600 Webster Street in San Franciscos Japantown. A Starbucks will compete with long-standing neighborhood businesses that sell coffee such as Benkyodo(100 years), Mays Cafй(33 years old), and Cafй 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 communitys efforts to work with them.

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    • Starbucks is an invasive species. Please support our local businesses.
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    • culture [greater than] $$
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  • Jordan
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    • there are too many already, why invade japan town?
  • oneida
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    • Please, not in our neighborhood. Let us preserve our Asian community without further colonization and monopolization from Corporate America.
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    • Ever thought about serving green tea?
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    • San Jose, CA
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    • yah, put a PEETs there instead!
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    • Frequent local businesses to show your support
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    • San Francisco
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    • NO STARBUCKS IN JAPANTOWN!
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  • Erica P
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    • won't support it!
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    • Stanford University
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    • keep the business in the area local
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  • Merdy U
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    • I like Starbucks but I cannot stand too many starbucks. It got to stop somehow. Just put one across the street...just not on our beloved Japantown!
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    • South San Francisco
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    • Gentrification is evil!
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    • San Francisco
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  • Justin S
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    • (Used to live in SF, Park Merced)
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    • Tokyo
  • Jennifer C
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    • Keep JapanTown authentic!
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    • San Francisco