Wanted to service my dog while i was gone for the year, and they took care of the medical and some of the boarding and the food and bathing and that type of stuff and that was a huge burden that was lifted off me while i was deployed for that year, and i use that kind of as an example of what Small Business does in the Community Like the marina, and i think that personal touch that they can give to their residents is what adds the value for someone like me, so im a big advocate and im a big supporter of keeping the Small Business pz or supporting the Small Businesses in the marina and other neighborhoods in San Francisco. Thank you. Let me call the last batch of names. calling speaker names. . Good evening, im mary smith, im been a resident of San Francisco for 28 years and of the marina for the past 11 and a half, i have a little dog and we spend a lot of time at catnip and bones, part of the reason that i moved to that neighborhood is because of the Community Spirit and i support bot
This community. Ive had the privilege o f having several rescue animals, most of whom have quom from San Francisco animal care and control, a cat, a dog, another cat, another dog, i have a rescued animal now, owned property in the marina, ive been to pet food express, ive been to catnip and bones, i know this area, i know it well. This area is well served by the current status of the pet stores that are currently there. Pet food express has a location 1. 1 miles away, its a perfectly great location, people can choose to go there, the issue here is simple and direct and concrete, its formula retail, no matter how we slice it, pet food express is formula retail, i know they started off small, i applaud them for growing big, the issue is one particular location, the location that this commission dealt with, what is it, four years, i cant even keep track. Thank you. Hello, commissioners, my name is megan johnson, im a native san franciscan, i own one of the pet stores on market street, i w
Having several rescue animals, most of whom have quom from San Francisco animal care and control, a cat, a dog, another cat, another dog, i have a rescued animal now, owned property in the marina, ive been to pet food express, ive been to catnip and bones, i know this area, i know it well. This area is well served by the current status of the pet stores that are currently there. Pet food express has a location 1. 1 miles away, its a perfectly great location, people can choose to go there, the issue here is simple and direct and concrete, its formula retail, no matter how we slice it, pet food express is formula retail, i know they started off small, i applaud them for growing big, the issue is one particular location, the location that this commission dealt with, what is it, four years, i cant even keep track. Thank you. Hello, commissioners, my name is megan johnson, im a native san franciscan, i own one of the pet stores on market street, i would call myself more of a hobbyist than a
Good evening, my name is kelly, i run a private independent dog training company. And i have clients throughout all the neighborhoods of San Francisco. I drive a lot in this city back from kristi field to ocean park, and i walk almost all the neighbors with my clients and their dogs and i can tell you from first hand experience that once those dogs are adopted, they often need special care and training, and that i have had the most success in rehabilitating those dogs and adjusting them to an urban environment when they have a close relationship with their small neighborhood pet store. They dont always have everything that those owners and dogs need in that store but they bend over backwards to get it to meet the needs of those dogs and their clients and ive had the most tremendous time working with all of the small Animal Stores in San Francisco and i have also worked and shopped at pet food express. I dont think that they need a fourth store in the city. I think that the most unique
Cat, another dog, i have a rescued animal now, owned property in the marina, ive been to pet food express, ive been to catnip and bones, i know this area, i know it well. This area is well served by the current status of the pet stores that are currently there. Pet food express has a location 1. 1 miles away, its a perfectly great location, people can choose to go there, the issue here is simple and direct and concrete, its formula retail, no matter how we slice it, pet food express is formula retail, i know they started off small, i applaud them for growing big, the issue is one particular location, the location that this commission dealt with, what is it, four years, i cant even keep track. Thank you. Hello, commissioners, my name is megan johnson, im a native san franciscan, i own one of the pet stores on market street, i would call myself more of a hobbyist than a business person because i dont really get paid because i dont make enough money because im close to pet food express, t