The Removal of the Formula Retail Ban on Van Ness Just Got One Step Closer to Reality

The Removal of the Formula Retail Ban on Van Ness Just Got One Step Closer to Reality

SF’s formula retail ban might be removed from a 23-block stretch of Van Ness Avenue, as the SF Planning Commission just unanimously passed a recommendation to exempt Van Ness from limits on large chain stores. A little over two months ago, new Supervisors Stephen Sherrill and Danny Sauter floated an idea to remove the formula retail ban from Van Ness Avenue. SF’s formula retail ban was passed by voters in 2007, and forces retailers that have mor…