‘Our hands are tied’: SF couple wants city to pay back $300K they sunk into restaurant in building slated for a shelter. What businesses can do when local policy impacts livelihood

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Kay and Ryan Zin spent a year and more than $300,000 on permits and renovations before opening Bay of Burma restaurant in San Francisco’s South of Market area in 2023.

The business owners leased space on the ground level of a mixed-use building, with residences upstairs. The day after their grand opening, they learned the city was turning the residences into a homeless shelter for youth…

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