Two political heavyweights in San Francisco are calling for a legislation that will give small business owners more time to comply with city standards when it comes to awnings.
“It means a lot. Someone is supporting us,” said Fred Lo.
He is grateful Mayor London Breed and board of supervisors president Aaron Peskin are throwing a lifeline to many business owners suddenly facing code violations because of their awnings.
“Immigrant, small businesses in Chinatown that got particularly hard hit and have been slow to recover and right now, asking all those people to come up to code and to standards is just a bridge too far,” said Peskin.
Lo