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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  • James C
    • Comments
    • The fall of the I-Hotel in 1976 began the disentegration of the Manila Town on Kearney street (spanning Jackson to Market). Let's learn from the city's mistakes and work to preserve J-Town and keep San Francisco's small business owners and the communities they serve intact!
    • Location
    • San Francisco, CA
  • Megan W
    • Location
    • San Francisco
  • Miki M
    • Comments
    • Preserve what is left of Japantown culture
  • Melinda M
    • Comments
    • Please preserve heritage of Japantown.
    • Location
    • San Francisco, CA
  • Dawn L
  • Mee X
    • Comments
    • В
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    • В
  • Trang-Anh N
    • Comments
    • Mayor Newsom, please stop monopoly, support small businesses!!!
    • Location
    • San Leandro, CA
  • Kathy B
    • Location
    • Bay Area
  • jill m
    • Comments
    • cofffee and sushi do not go together well.
  • loren n
  • Vinay P
    • Comments
    • Please stop this from destroying local businesses
    • Location
    • San Francisco, 94110
  • Cheri-Ann N
    • Comments
    • Please help maintain the cultural flavor and vibrancy that resides in Japantown.
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    • Oakland
  • Marianne C
    • Comments
    • В
    • Location
    • San Francisco
  • Frank P
    • Comments
    • Please keep Japan Town Authentic
  • Eunice C
  • Karl K
    • Location
    • Chicago
  • Carlos V
  • Sheila C
    • Comments
    • Support local businesses!
    • Location
    • San Francisco
  • Emalyn L
    • Location
    • 1680 Post ST.
  • Joanne T
    • Location
    • Japantown
  • Vatche K
  • jimy m
  • Ray S
  • martha x
    • Comments
    • В
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    • minnesota
  • Mits M
  • Kim H
  • Mimi H
    • Comments
    • Another Starbuck's?? C'mon get good coffee at Benkyodo & Mays Cafй!
    • Location
    • Santa Cruz, CA
  • George C
  • Constance H
  • Rockson Y
    • Comments
    • save Jtown and its history don't let big corporates take it over!!!
    • Location
    • San Francisco
  • kiomi k
  • Marilyn S
    • Location
    • San Francisco
  • Amy H
  • Khai L
    • Comments
    • NO Starbucks in SF Japantown PLEASE. It will take away the authenticity of it by having such a huge commercial conglomerate there.
  • Michelle A
    • Comments
    • Please keep Starbucks out of Japantown! Enough with the corporate bulllies pushing our local businesses out!
    • Location
    • Mission District
  • Mel C
    • Comments
    • В
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    • В
  • Joanne H
    • Location
    • San Francisco
  • Cynthia M
    • Comments
    • We need to protect our unique Japantown businesses.
    • Location
    • I live very close to Japantown and frequent Benkyodo, May's Cafe, and Cafe Hana.
  • Gina H
    • Comments
    • no more Starbucks - please!
  • Eileen H. S
    • Location
    • 1596 Post St., San Francisco, CA 94109
  • Noelle I
    • Comments
    • We unfortunately have one in LA J-town. Don't do it in another historic Japantown!
    • Location
    • Little Tokyo LA
  • Mey S
  • Karen K
    • Location
    • San Francisco
  • Eric Mar, President - SF Board of E
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    • В
    • Location
    • San Francisco
  • Melissa Ann C
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    • Japantown, SF
  • Diana H
    • Comments
    • Leave Japantown Alone!!
  • Annie R
    • Location
    • Berkeley, CA
  • Paul
    • Comments
    • Though a starbucks can stimulate a depressed commercial area - but this is not the case in J-Town!
    • Location
    • Russian Hill
  • jacklin s
    • Location
    • japantown
  • Candy G
    • Location
    • Bay Area