San Francisco small business owners are facing significant losses following the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) conference held in downtown San Francisco last month. The businesses near Moscone Center experienced a revenue decline of over 64% during the APEC Summit. As the holiday season begins, business owners are hoping for a boost to recover from the impact of the conference. Additionally, the city is grappling with a homelessness crisis, with hundreds of homeless children in need of shelter as Christmas approaches. The shortage of beds and food has forced shelters to turn away around four families every night. The city's school district estimates around 2,300 unhoused families, significantly higher than the count by the Homelessness Department. The situation has prompted calls for the city to address the plight of homeless families and support small businesses affected by the APEC Summit.
Families came together at a Redwood City elementary school Friday for a community Las Posadas celebration. https://t.co/UFwsSUjlsN
APEC Summit in SF was devastating to some small businesses, numbers show: 'We lost close to $30,000' https://t.co/gTrXfc15U8 https://t.co/CUIgtQczs7
Teens shop for $100,000 worth of holiday gifts for older SF kids, often overlooked in toy drives https://t.co/Cwqvhj9Stn https://t.co/GDv5sV8cQS
One by one, an army of elves raced into a San Rafael Target on Friday morning to help make sure Santa doesn't miss any San Francisco families this holiday season. https://t.co/JYRDOuTH4R https://t.co/JYRDOuTH4R
The 2023 Eater San Francisco holiday gift guide https://t.co/YWBZf6Zi8j
On average, the revenue from small businesses was down by more than 64% for businesses near Moscone Center during the APEC Summit in San Francisco, data shows. https://t.co/Kk7Hx5dKmK https://t.co/Kk7Hx5dKmK
San Francisco's Homelessness Department counted just over 200 unhoused families, but the City's school district places the figure at around 2,300. I don't post SF Chronicle op-eds often, but this is worth reading. https://t.co/hWXD5UmoEV
Hundreds of Homeless Children Need Shelter in San Francisco as Christmas Approaches Staff at the shelter told The Standard they’ve been forced to turn away around four families every night due to a shortage of beds and food. https://t.co/DJhXx9sqzf
‘The invisible population’: How San Francisco is failing its homeless families https://t.co/iA0K0UNxi4
5 days in the office: SF small businesses say it may be the only way they can survive https://t.co/IzraAcr6Zs https://t.co/hxLWcftgEt
5 days in the office: SF small businesses say it may be the only way they can survive https://t.co/IzraAcr6Zs https://t.co/IzraAcr6Zs
Will the holiday season give SF small businesses the boost that APEC didn't? https://t.co/Mb9wWzXTSU https://t.co/V0zdxKLDU3
Hundreds of Homeless Children Need Shelter in San Francisco as Christmas Approaches Hundreds of children are waiting for shelter in San Francisco as Christmas approaches, according to a nonprofit that tracks homelessness on behalf of the city. https://t.co/Fbzh6yLZxF
SF Businesses Decry City for ‘Callous and Calculated’ APEC Plans Business owners in SoMa say they are still reeling from the aftermath of #APEC, which brought foot traffic in the area to a halt. https://t.co/RZEavNad4Q
As San Francisco small businesses kick off their holiday festivities, owners are hoping people plan on doing some of their holiday shopping locally. https://t.co/w9O7h6aGSo https://t.co/w9O7h6aGSo
A group of business owners have asked the city to cover the losses they suffered due to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) conference held in downtown San Francisco last month https://t.co/ZOhlOGHbBw
EpochTV: Why San Francisco Small Business Owners Might Lose Everything | Mark E. Sackett https://t.co/gAJ6FPWXZJ