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Legacy Business Light: Summer/Fall 2026
This is a forum for news and information, for and about the owners and operators of Legacy Businesses.San Francisco Launches This is Your City: 2026 Family Listening Series
Families invited to share their stories and experiences as part of San Francisco's first Citywide Community Needs AssessmentMayor Lurie Celebrates New Businesses Opening in Eight Neighborhoods Thanks to Storefront Opportunity Grant Program
New SPRO Coffee Lab Downtown Opening More Quickly Due to PermitSF Reforms; Builds on Mayor Lurie’s Work to Fix Broken Permitting System, Support Small BusinessesSmall business newsletter for August 2026
Updates, trainings, announcements, and more, from the Office of Small BusinessMayor Lurie Signs Legislation Bringing New Investment Downtown, Accelerating Downtown's Comeback
Property Owners More Than Doubling Funding for Services to Provide Safer, Cleaner Downtown as Part of Downtown SF Partnership CBD Expansion; Builds on Mayor Lurie’s Heart of the City Plan, Efforts to Support Downtown Economic RecoveryMayor Lurie Announces Expansion of Citywide Arts Guide to Boost Museums and Galleries
Launched Last Year, SF LIVE Is One-Stop Shop for Arts and Entertainment Across San Francisco; Continues Mayor Lurie’s Work to Support Artists and Cultural Organizations Driving City’s ComebackSmall business newsletter for July 2026
Updates, trainings, announcements, and more, from the Office of Small BusinessOffice of Economic and Workforce Development Awards Over $3 Million to Help Small Businesses Open in Vacant Storefronts
39 businesses in Excelsior, Tenderloin, Bayview, Fillmore, Mid-Market, Mission, Chinatown, and Downtown secured long-term leases with support from the Storefront Opportunity Grant Program and leasing and permitting services from the Office of Small BusinessAmerican Indian Cultural District Unveils New Public Art Activations Centering Native Resilience, Cultural Knowledge, and Healing
Four Native artists will transform public spaces across San Francisco through temporary sculptural installations rooted in storytelling, ecological knowledge, cultural continuity, and community healing.