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  • Is the San Francisco Board of Supervisors killing our restaurants?

    09/14/2010 12:31:01 PM PDT · by SmithL · 27 replies
    SFGate: Inside Scoop ^ | 9/14/10 | Michael Bauer
    One of the major reasons people come to San Francisco is to eat. However, members of the Board of Supervisors seem intent on killing this advantage. Today at their 2 p.m. meeting at City Hall they will vote whether or not to impose a “fee” that will increase the cost of any alcohol sold in the city. The reason for the fee, according to the bill’s sponsor, John Avalos, is to defray the cost of treating alcohol-related disease. The city spends an estimated $17 million a year for health costs related to alcohol abuse; this fee will raise about $16...