I rarely, if ever, agree with anything written in the Guardian, but there’s an OpEd piece today discussing the Home Depot in Bayshore that’s right on the money.

“A key element in the revitalization of southeast San Francisco is Bayshore Boulevard. It’s an area begging for development. If done right, development along this corridor could bring jobs and vitality to our community in a way that strengthens our connections with the rest of the city yet protects our locally owned business. Bayshore can be a place where city residents work, shop, and eat together. Locally owned small and midsize businesses can thrive, bringing tax dollars into city coffers and jobs to an area of the city that has suffered under neglect for far too long.”

“Some members of the Board of Supervisors insist that Home Depot will bring tax dollars into San Francisco. Yet a Texas study concluded that locally owned businesses recycle 45¢ of every dollar back into the community, but big-box stores return only 13¢ of every dollar to the local economy. The rest goes to corporate headquarters.”

It’s really sad that too much is being discussed today, after the vote, when this has been a pending disaster for far too long. Hopefully it’s not too late for Bayshore to still be a vibrant industrial and commercial neighborhood, one without Home Depot.

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