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 i m a big advocate and i m 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, i m mary smith, i m 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 spir
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, i ve been to pet food express, i ve 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, it s a perfectly great location, people can choose to go there, the issue here is simple and direct and concrete, it s 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 can t even keep track. thank you. hello, commissioners, my name is megan johnson, i m a native san franciscan, i own one of the pet stores on market street, i would call myself more o
this community. i ve 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, i ve been to pet food express, i ve 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, it s a perfectly great location, people can choose to go there, the issue here is simple and direct and concrete, it s 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 can t even keep track. thank you. hello, commissioners, my name is megan johnson, i m a native san franciscan, i own one of the pet stores o
cat, another dog, i have a rescued animal now, owned property in the marina, i ve been to pet food express, i ve 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, it s a perfectly great location, people can choose to go there, the issue here is simple and direct and concrete, it s 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 can t even keep track. thank you. hello, commissioners, my name is megan johnson, i m 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 don t really get paid because i don t make enough money because i m close
every block, every strip mall, pet food express is one of the top ten chains in the united states, they have many stores, as many of the top 10, to have that in san francisco and be able to have just that same cookie cutter throughout, it s boring, i went to london a few weeks ago, there s a star bucks, a pier 1, why should people come to san francisco if it s the same as sacramento, please keep san francisco unique and help support our small businesses, we need your help. thank you. at this time, if there s any other public comment, if you want to step up. patricia voi. a few weeks ago, i found out that the marina merchants, somebody went to lombard street with a piece of paper saying sign this, our association wants pet food express. we had to get a vote and try to figure out what to do. we found a girl by the name of diana smith who doesn t even know us who worked on the obama campaign and brook safrp son who s an ex-president of kalt ham association to come down the s