Say NO to American Apparel in the Mission!

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Say NO to American Apparel in the Mission!
If you live in San Francisco, you might want to take a sec to write local officials about how important it is NOT to let commercial clothing chain American Apparel to open a store at 988 Valencia @ 20th St.

San Francisco prides itself on it's personality and uniqueness, which will partly die if the Mission is allowed to turn into strip-mall central. It's one of the few places left in the city that shows off San Francisco's best traits, and what tourists yearn to see. Put American Apparel downtown where they belong with the other chain stores.

They really do count how many pro vs con letters they receive and the planning commission hearing is this Thursday the Feb. 5th at 2:30pm so time is a-wasting!

Sample Letter for you to customize:

Subject: 988 Valencia St. Case #2008.0720C

I'm writing to voice my opposition to the application for conditional use permit by
American Apparel at 988 Valencia St. The Mission District is mercifully free of
cookie cutter chain stores and should stay that way! It is a vibrant collection of
unique shops and restaurants and draws people from all over the city and the world
to discover it's treasures. Please do not allow American Apparel or any other
formula retailer to sully our neighborhood.

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Who to send it to:

Pilar LaValley
San Francisco Planning Department
Pilar.Lavalley@sfgov.org

Bevan Dufty
District 8 Supervisor
Bevan.Dufty@sfgov.org

David Campos
District 9 Supervisor
David.Campos@sfgov.org

Christina Olague
President of the SF Planning Commission
c_olague@yahoo.com

Lawrence B. Badiner
Zoning Administrator
San Francisco Planning Department
Larry.Badiner@sfgov.org

Gavin Newsom
Mayor of San Francisco
Gavin.Newsom@sfgov.org