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2040 Chestnut Change of Use permitDear Members of the Planning Commission, Attached is a petition signed by our neighbors that live on Mallorca Way. While I support businesses in the Marina, the planning department needs to reconsider the change of use from a retail location to a restaurant. The change of use will intensify the use of the space. A restaurant draws many more people than a retail use. The number of people that once shopped … Dear Members of the Planning Commission, Attached is a petition signed by our neighbors that live on Mallorca Way. While I support businesses in the Marina, the planning department needs to reconsider the change of use from a retail location to a restaurant. The change of use will intensify the use of the space. A restaurant draws many more people than a retail use. The number of people that once shopped at Body Gap every day is small compared to a restaurant. I live at 19 Mallorca Way directly across the street to the proposed Sweetgreens. Mallorca Way has very limited parking, and our driveway is often used as a loading zone for UPS/Fedex and pick up zone for Uber eats and delivery drivers. 1 Mallorca Way is currently being renovated, and they are converting their garages into residential units. The project at the Wells Fargo bank is taking away the bank parking, and proposing 49 residential units with no parking for the residents. Our neighborhood had limited parking before the pandemic allowed for parklet dining, and now it is a bigger problem. If the Planning department keeps allowing developments and changes to the use without consideration for the environmental impacts such as parking, traffic, garbage, etc, the Marina's businesses will be hurt because it will not be easy to visit the Marina to shop and eat. Thank you for your consideration. Virginia Plantshow more Sweetgreen at 2040 Chestnut StreetI have heard of the proposal to open a Sweetgreen on Chestnut Street. I would encourage you to vote no on this proposal. One of the best parts of San Francisco's neighborhoods is the local businesses (particularly restaurants!) that make each area unique. These businesses have had a hard time maintaining throughout the pandemic - and have struggled to hire and maintain a staff to serve the neighborhoods. Sweetgr… I have heard of the proposal to open a Sweetgreen on Chestnut Street. I would encourage you to vote no on this proposal. One of the best parts of San Francisco's neighborhoods is the local businesses (particularly restaurants!) that make each area unique. These businesses have had a hard time maintaining throughout the pandemic - and have struggled to hire and maintain a staff to serve the neighborhoods. Sweetgreen is a massive chain restaurant that has never been profitable and is about to IPO. They can undercut margins for businesses who have tried so hard to stay afloat during the pandemic. Let's keep our neighborhoods local. Please vote no on the proposal. Thank you for your consideration. Best wishes, Jessie Babiarzshow more RE: Sweetgreen at 2040 Chestnut StreetWill you please send over all of the opposition letters whenever you have a few minutes? Thanks for all your help! Chloe Angelis, Partner Tel: [phone removed] Fax: [phone removed] [email removed] www.reubenlaw.com SF Office: One Bush Street, Suite 600 San Francisco, CA 94122 Please note that I am out of the office on Fridays. PRIVILEGE AND CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE <U+2013> This transmittal is intende… Will you please send over all of the opposition letters whenever you have a few minutes? Thanks for all your help! Chloe Angelis, Partner Tel: [phone removed] Fax: [phone removed] [email removed] www.reubenlaw.com SF Office: One Bush Street, Suite 600 San Francisco, CA 94122 Please note that I am out of the office on Fridays. PRIVILEGE AND CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE <U+2013> This transmittal is intended solely for use by its addressee, and may contain confidential or legally privileged information. If you receive this transmittal in error, please email a reply to the sender and delete the transmittal and any attachments.show more RE: Sweetgreen at 2040 Chestnut StreetHi Sylvia <U+2013> Just talking to team now. We<U+2019>d like to shoot for a hearing on December 9 if we can. We<U+2019>re thinking we<U+2019>ll need that much time to gather support and respond to these new concerns. Thanks very much. Chloe Angelis, Partner Tel: [phone removed] Fax: [phone removed] [email removed] www.reubenlaw.com SF Office: One Bush Street, Suite 600 San Francisco,… Hi Sylvia <U+2013> Just talking to team now. We<U+2019>d like to shoot for a hearing on December 9 if we can. We<U+2019>re thinking we<U+2019>ll need that much time to gather support and respond to these new concerns. Thanks very much. Chloe Angelis, Partner Tel: [phone removed] Fax: [phone removed] [email removed] www.reubenlaw.com SF Office: One Bush Street, Suite 600 San Francisco, CA 94122 Please note that I am out of the office on Fridays. PRIVILEGE AND CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE <U+2013> This transmittal is intended solely for use by its addressee, and may contain confidential or legally privileged information. If you receive this transmittal in error, please email a reply to the sender and delete the transmittal and any attachments.show more Re: CPC November 4 Hearing - 2040 Chestnut St - 2021-005183CUADear Ms. Jimenez and Planning Commissioners, The Marina Community Association has reviewed the proposed project for Sweetgreen at 2040 Chestnut Street (at the corner of Mallorca Street) and has a concern raised by the plans provided for review. The door that opens to Mallorca is described by the applicant as being used for "secondary ADA accessibility along Mallorca." However, the plans label this as a… Dear Ms. Jimenez and Planning Commissioners, The Marina Community Association has reviewed the proposed project for Sweetgreen at 2040 Chestnut Street (at the corner of Mallorca Street) and has a concern raised by the plans provided for review. The door that opens to Mallorca is described by the applicant as being used for "secondary ADA accessibility along Mallorca." However, the plans label this as a "Pickup" door. Mallorca is a very narrow two-way street with residential parking on both sides, and turns are restricted onto Mallorca from Chestnut Street. Any "Pickup" location for food delivery would block traffic for residents on this street, as we all know food-delivery drivers often double-park for their pickups. The Marina Community Association is opposed to the door facing Mallorca being used for anything other than required exiting. We have no objection to the formula-retail use of the space by Sweetgreen, as it replaces a tenant that was also formula retail (Body Gap). Thank you for your time and your attention to this concern. Cindy Beckman MCA Neighborhood Planning Committee chair [email removed] www.sfmca.orgshow more Sweetgreen at 2040 Chestnut StreetNovember 2nd, 2021 Dear President Koppel and Members of the Planning Commission, I am writing to you today with the recommendation you do not approve the Sweetgreen application at 2040 Chestnut Street. I have lived in the Marina neighborhood for over a decade and grew up going to school here as well and am concerned about the amount of traffic that a new Sweetgreen location will create. I work in SOMA and have … November 2nd, 2021 Dear President Koppel and Members of the Planning Commission, I am writing to you today with the recommendation you do not approve the Sweetgreen application at 2040 Chestnut Street. I have lived in the Marina neighborhood for over a decade and grew up going to school here as well and am concerned about the amount of traffic that a new Sweetgreen location will create. I work in SOMA and have seen the traffic congestion of delivery drivers at their 2nd St. location. It is dangerous for pedestrians and especially children who are in the area to go to school and the playgrounds. This type of restaurant is also unnecessary in our neighborhood. We already have great healthy eating options and Sweetgreen coming in will only make it harder for local restaurants to survive. I would love to see more retail and diverse businesses coming to the Marina. I urge you to vote to deny Sweetgreen<U+2019>s application for another location at 2040 Chestnut Street. Warmly, Julia Kniescheshow more Sweetgreen at 2040 Chestnut Street NO NO NO
The neighborhood does not need another chain restaurant/coffee shop further congesting the streets! -- Jeb Hollingsworth
Sweetgreen at 2040 Chestnut StreetDear President Koppel and other Members of the Planning Commission, San Francisco has already lost so much culture and identity, not to mention former residents, to Big Tech and giant corporations. Make no mistake, Sweetgreens is both - a huge corporation that relentlessly employs technology to not only dominate competition and profit from customer<U+2019>s data but to now also try to replace its workers with r… Dear President Koppel and other Members of the Planning Commission, San Francisco has already lost so much culture and identity, not to mention former residents, to Big Tech and giant corporations. Make no mistake, Sweetgreens is both - a huge corporation that relentlessly employs technology to not only dominate competition and profit from customer<U+2019>s data but to now also try to replace its workers with robots. We urge you and the other members of the commission to recall the City<U+2019>s one-time fiercely independent and locally grown spirit that gave rise to such anti-formula retail laws in the first-place - in order to protect individual neighborhood<U+2019>s character and the artisan-driven small businesses that make them, and thus our City, diverse and unique. We urge you to not let Chestnut Street, or any other of San Francisco<U+2019>s vibrant corridors, further become corporate strip malls and approving an application for a company with 140 locations, $670 million in the bank, a whopping 1.87 billion-dollar valuation and in the process of applying for a public offering to double their store count in the next five years will do just that. For what it is worth, my business partner and I own and operate 3 restaurants on the Chestnut Street corridor <U+2013> each one completely unique. We grew up together in Marin and both lived in the City for close to two decades. My grandparents lived in the City until their deaths and that is where my Mother grew up, lived and eventually had me at Children<U+2019>s Hospital. My great ancestor emigrated here from Scotland in 1880 and worked in the steel mill at the foot of Potrero Hill. We were all here, and doing just fine, long before Big Tech and we lament not just all that it has taken from us but the immense problems it has given us in return. Countless co-workers, employees, community leaders, fellow artisans, industry veterans, friends and family have been forced to leave an incredible area no longer affordable to them and with each departure we have all lost a bit of what an absolutely unique and diverse place this City and area used to be. It<U+2019>s time to turn the tide and your decisions today can do just that. Please give the little guys and gals a chance. Please do not make it any harder than it already is for the City<U+2019>s established local artisans and small businesses by granting exceptions to well- conceived laws for companies with ridiculously deep pockets. Please do not worry about the landlords <U+2013> we all know they will be just fine. Please keep jobs for San Franciscans and not create them for robots. Please keep our neighborhoods uniquely San Franciscan and do not let them become just another wing in the great Mall of America. Please do not allow Chestnut Street to become the one hundred and forty first location of a giant, venture capital-backed national formula chain restaurant that does not care in the least about what our City has been and can still be. Thank you for your time and consideration, Sam Josi & Stryker Scales Mamanoko Restaurant Padrecito Restaurant The Tipsy Pig Restaurant Blue Barn Gourmetshow more Sweetgreen at 2040 Chestnut St.Dear Members of the Planning Commission- Please do not approve this project! I just heard about this. This is a big chain restaurant shop and they do not belong on Chestnut St. or any other SF 'neighborhood' street, like Union, Sacramento, Fillmore etc.! Allowing them to open is going to take business away from already existing restaurants in the immediate vicinity. There are already 'salad'… Dear Members of the Planning Commission- Please do not approve this project! I just heard about this. This is a big chain restaurant shop and they do not belong on Chestnut St. or any other SF 'neighborhood' street, like Union, Sacramento, Fillmore etc.! Allowing them to open is going to take business away from already existing restaurants in the immediate vicinity. There are already 'salad' specific restaurants in this area and many other restaurants which serve salads. All of our beleaguered neighborhood restaurants have suffered greatly due to this ghastly pandemic! I do not know how any one of you could approve this project at this time, it would be so unfair, and show a complete lack of empathy. Furthermore, it has been pointed out to me that this location would potentially be a huge traffic problem with delivery people and others coming and going, double parking. It is already congested enough. That corner was already a problem and why they made Mallorca a right turn only onto Chestnut. Plus you have the bank across the street with two driveways , a couple of crosswalks. Please, NO! Please be fair to our existing businesses and the rest of us who don't support this sort of chain restaurant being located in our neighborhood. Thank you- Jess Coopershow more Sweetgreen at 2040 Chestnut StreetTo whom it may concern, I am writing to vote NO to the proposal of a Sweetgreens restaurant on Chestnut Street. I am a resident of this neighborhood and I feel strongly that this would NOT be a good fit for this property. Not only does it go against the mom and pop local businesses that make a neighborhood a neighborhood but it will create a nightmare when it comes to traffic, parking, double parked cars, safet… To whom it may concern, I am writing to vote NO to the proposal of a Sweetgreens restaurant on Chestnut Street. I am a resident of this neighborhood and I feel strongly that this would NOT be a good fit for this property. Not only does it go against the mom and pop local businesses that make a neighborhood a neighborhood but it will create a nightmare when it comes to traffic, parking, double parked cars, safety for our children etc. Please understand that smaller businesses have struggled for the past 2 years to get by and to allow a formula retail store into this space makes my head spin. It is NOT the right fit. Thank you for your time. -- Caitlin Fitzpatrickshow more Sweetgreen at 2040 Chestnut StreetNovember 1, 2021 Dear President Koppel and Members of the Planning Commission, Please do not approve the Sweetgreen application at 2040 Chestnut Street. I am a resident of this neighborhood on Retiro Way and I have deep concerns about the amount of traffic that a new Sweetwater location will create. This company has a long history of serving customers with delivery orders. Based on the company<U+2019>s … November 1, 2021 Dear President Koppel and Members of the Planning Commission, Please do not approve the Sweetgreen application at 2040 Chestnut Street. I am a resident of this neighborhood on Retiro Way and I have deep concerns about the amount of traffic that a new Sweetwater location will create. This company has a long history of serving customers with delivery orders. Based on the company<U+2019>s history, it is fair to expect this one location to generate several hundred delivery orders a day. This will likely result in up to 600 additional delivery cars and other vehicles coming and going from this corner every day. As you know, Chestnut Street is already a very busy street, and can often be difficult and dangerous to cross as a pedestrian. These difficulties have only increased with the addition of many parakeets in front of restaurants over the past year, which have removed already limited parking spaces and have decreased visibility for both pedestrians and drivers. As an older resident that depends upon safe crosswalks for my daily needs, I do not think a restaurant that will produce this much additional traffic on Chestnut Street will be a benefit to the neighborhood. I believe older residents like myself, as well as younger children from the Middle School will be at added risk of danger. I urge you to vote to deny Sweetgreen<U+2019>s application for another location at 2040 Chestnut Street. Sincerely, Sandra Fitzgerald 56 Retiro Way Apt 5 San Francisco, CA 94123show more NO to Sweetgreen at 2040 chestnut st
I firmly vote no to the proposed location.
Letter of Support for Sweetgreen on Chestnut St.Dear President Koppel and Members of the Planning Commission, I am writing to you today with the recommendation that you approve the Sweetgreen application at 2040 Chestnut Street. I currently live in the Marina neighborhood and chose this specific neighborhood for the lifestyle this part of the city affords me. While I understand I pay a premium to live in the Marina, one of the major draws of this area is the … Dear President Koppel and Members of the Planning Commission, I am writing to you today with the recommendation that you approve the Sweetgreen application at 2040 Chestnut Street. I currently live in the Marina neighborhood and chose this specific neighborhood for the lifestyle this part of the city affords me. While I understand I pay a premium to live in the Marina, one of the major draws of this area is the retail along Chestnut Street. Sweetgreen would be the perfect addition to this street as they share a number of the same values that I do (healthy and real food, fair employer practices, sustainable sourcing). I urge you to vote to approve Sweetgreen<U+2019>s application for this location. Warmly, Stephanie Yapleeshow more Sweetgreen at 2040 Chestnut Street
I vote NO on the Sweetgreen proposal to occupy retail space on Chestnut Street. A restaurant chain/wannabe tech company is the last thing that Chestnut Street needs. Sweetgreens' presence on Chestnut will hurt local business owners and detract from the neighborhood charm that makes Chestnut Street such a wonderful San Francisco experience.
Sweetgreen at 2040 Chestnut Street
To Whom It May Concern, I am writing to express my concern about the pending Sweetgreen on Chestnut Street. I feel that this would be detrimental to local businesses in the area and significantly take away from the charm and character that is the Marina District. For the aforementioned reasons, I am voting NO to the proposal of Sweetgreen on Chestnut and sincerely hope you all feel the same. Thank you, Clare Durkin
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All, Please see the attached letter asking you to not approve the Sweetgreen application for formula retail CUP at 2040 Chestnut Street. Thank you very much for your consideration and please let me know if you have any questions or need any additional information. Best, Leslie L E S L I E S I L V E R G L I D E CO-FOUNDER + CEO MIXT <U+2022> SPLIT 415<U+2022>728<U+2022>4715 she / her / hers
Sweetgreen at 2040 Chestnut St.Hello Members of the Planning Commission- I am firmly against the approval of Sweetgreen's application to open for business at 2040 Chestnut St.. Please do not approve this! Leave aside the fact that this enterprise exemplifies the definition of 'formula retail' and go straight to the negative impact it will have on traffic and safety. I live in Cow Hollow, on Webster St., around the corner fro… Hello Members of the Planning Commission- I am firmly against the approval of Sweetgreen's application to open for business at 2040 Chestnut St.. Please do not approve this! Leave aside the fact that this enterprise exemplifies the definition of 'formula retail' and go straight to the negative impact it will have on traffic and safety. I live in Cow Hollow, on Webster St., around the corner from Shake Shack, so I am very familiar with the negative impact that a popular chain restaurant has to a neighborhood...an increase in traffic, double parked cars, cars 'temporarily' blocking driveways and litter. I walk along Chestnut St. on most days of the week, sometimes just for exercise and fresh air, others for dining or whatever shopping needs arise. Chestnut St. is already crowded enough with cars, electric scooters, bikes, buses and pedestrians. Considering that Sweetgreen's business model involves a large scale delivery operation, I can't begin to imagine the traffic nightmare that will ensue if you allow them to open at this location. You are looking at creating a dangerous monster involving delivery people who are on the clock and in a hurry vs. drivers in other vehicles, trying to go about their business, who will get frustrated by the added congestion and double parked cars, and also pedestrians, of which some are undoubtedly going to get hit. On Filbert St., in front of Shake Shack, I have witnessed many drivers speed up to zip around double parked cars, trying to beat out the car coming from the opposite direction. Have you looked at the data re pedestrians getting hit by cars recently? Now add in the fact that there is a school a block away. The scenario is distracted drivers, impatient delivery drivers and a bunch of kids staring at their phones, just waiting to get hit by a car or a motorbike. The bottom line is that Chestnut St., without the addition of this soon to be IPO'd giant, is already busy and dangerous enough, not to mention the fact that I am pretty sure there are plenty of established restaurants already serving 'greens'? I am not anti-business and would be excited to see this proposed Sweetgreen operation open in an appropriate location, befitting its size and scope. Seems to me that someplace like the Ferry Building would be a much safer and sensible location. Is the old Sur la Table space still vacant? Thank you for your time and careful consideration re this issue. Please vote No for the oversized Sweetgreen proposal on Chestnut....it isn't appropriate for this neighborhood or any other neighborhood in the city. Vote Yes for having them open this operation in an appropriate SF location which could safely absorb the traffic. Best regards- Sean Scalesshow more Sweetgreen at 2040 Chestnut StreetHello There, I am writing to voice my strong opposition to Sweetgreen opening at 2040 Chestnut Street in the Marina. As someone who moved to San Francisco from New York, I am concerned that welcoming more corporate businesses - especially restaurants such as Sweetgreen, which has just begun the IPO process - is a slippery slope and threatens the colorful fabric and authenticity of our city in addition to severel… Hello There, I am writing to voice my strong opposition to Sweetgreen opening at 2040 Chestnut Street in the Marina. As someone who moved to San Francisco from New York, I am concerned that welcoming more corporate businesses - especially restaurants such as Sweetgreen, which has just begun the IPO process - is a slippery slope and threatens the colorful fabric and authenticity of our city in addition to severely disrupting the neighborhoods. To be clear, I actually like Sweetgreen. I enjoy their salads and think they have a decent product but I do not think this is a business we need in the city of San Francisco, particularly in the Marina on Chestnut Street. First and foremost, Sweetgreen would unquestionably lead to MORE chaos on and around Chestnut on weekdays, weeknights and weekends. There would be a significant increase in congestion and traffic - by car, bike and foot - on the roads and the sidewalks. There would be more double-parked cars and less parking in an area where it is already borderline impossible to drive and park. All of this would severely impact the other businesses already there not to mention the quality of life for the neighborhood residents. Beyond that, Sweetgreen would directly compete with two beloved San Francisco restaurants - Blue Barn and Souvla - both local establishments that have worked so hard to succeed and cultivate a loyal following, not to mention fought like hell for the past year to keep their doors open. These restaurants know their market and have a fantastic product but I truly believe part of their success is due to the lack of commercial competition in their areas of operation. SF doesn't have a Chop't, Sweetgreen, DigInn or Chipotle on every corner (thank goodness) and where this type of business does exist in the city has typically been concentrated in the downtown business district. I personally hope it stays that way. What I truly love about San Francisco - and one of the many things that makes it unique - is that it's a city that feels like a town. It's not oversaturated with chain businesses and restaurants. We have incredible shops, restaurants and bars that are home-grown, local establishments with CHARACTER. San Francisco is not and never has been a cookie cutter place (and hopefully it never will be...). My biggest fear is San Francisco becoming too commercial and I think a Sweetgreen at 2040 Chestnut Street pushes us in that direction. Thank you for your time and consideration. Sarah Gilstershow more Sweetgreen, 2040 ChestnutWe live at 19 Mallorca Way directly across from the proposed Sweetgreens. Parking has become increasingly difficult to find, and this is before multiple new factors will exacerbate this lack of parking dramatically. Regardless of what you decide with Sweetgreens, there must be a solution to protect our neighborhood from all this coming congestion. Frankly, approving large housing developments without tenant parkin… We live at 19 Mallorca Way directly across from the proposed Sweetgreens. Parking has become increasingly difficult to find, and this is before multiple new factors will exacerbate this lack of parking dramatically. Regardless of what you decide with Sweetgreens, there must be a solution to protect our neighborhood from all this coming congestion. Frankly, approving large housing developments without tenant parking is a major disservice. Hopefully public transportation will be utilized, but don't tell me we won't have new cars looking to park on our block, where we have very limited parking. Pre Pandemic, we could sometimes find a parking space. Now it is difficult if not impossible to find space. Pre pandemic, it was unusual to have someone blocking our driveway; now we can expect it nearly every time. We don't know how much worse it can get, but we suspect we will soon find out. While parklets are great, there is nowhere for drivers to park, or stand to pick up food, and no place for trucks to make deliveries on Chestnut or Steiner. Drivers have little choice but to wait on Mallorca Way. The reason we are headed the wrong way and will soon be much worse: 1 Mallorca Way, at Chestnut, directly opposite Sweetgreen, mostly vacant the past 30 years, now under renovation to add 10+ new housing units, and convert four garages to housing. We will lose four off-street parking spaces and the driveways where drivers have used to turn around, or park while visiting Chestnut and Steiner, will soon be gone. Soon my driveway will be the first one off Chestnut. The Wells Fargo development site, on Chestnut at our intersection, will add 50 housing units and 24,000 sq ft of retail and restaurants; the project will have only limited parking for the commercial businesses, and no parking for the 50 family housing units. Sweetgreens is great, but they intend 800 takeout orders a day. There is no place that their drivers or customers could stop to pick up orders or park. The more successful the business, the more congestion we can anticipate for Mallorca Way. We hope you can find a solution for Mallorca Way's congestion. To date, it has been a nice place to live. Kind regards, Ted Plant 19 Mallorca Wayshow more Sweetgreen at 2040 Chestnut StreetTo Whom it May Concern, I am writing to you in opposition of the proposed Sweetgreen at 2040 Chestnut Street. The basis of my opposition is twofold: 1. Objection to Formula Retail in the Marina (Sweetgreen has 121 locations in the US) with such a high number of direct competitors in the immediate area (Blue Barn, Mixt, etc). 2. A huge concern over the additional parking and traffic constraints that Chestnut Str… To Whom it May Concern, I am writing to you in opposition of the proposed Sweetgreen at 2040 Chestnut Street. The basis of my opposition is twofold: 1. Objection to Formula Retail in the Marina (Sweetgreen has 121 locations in the US) with such a high number of direct competitors in the immediate area (Blue Barn, Mixt, etc). 2. A huge concern over the additional parking and traffic constraints that Chestnut Street is already plagued by. Pre-COVID, Chestnut Street was already impacted by a lack of parking and dangerous traffic conditions for both vehicles and pedestrian traffic. During COVID, with the addition of the many parklets, the parking and traffic problems have grown exponentially. Specifically, the loop from 2040 Chestnut Street, west on Chestnut Street, north on Pierce Street, east on Toledo Street and south on Mallorca Street has turned into a <U+201C>racetrack<U+201D> for cars looking for parking, rideshare vehicles and delivery vehicles (Uber Eats, Doordash, etc). My family and I currently live on Pierce Street @ Toledo Street and the current parking and traffic situation makes a very unsafe condition for us and our children, as well as the other families that live in the neighborhood. My understanding is that Sweetgreen conducts a high volume of digital sales (vs traditional onsite dining), which will ultimately lead to a significant increase in vehicle parking demands and traffic constraints in the neighborhood. At a minimum, there should be a parking and traffic study conducted that can explain the direct impact of Sweetgreen to the neighborhood. Thank you for your time and consideration. Basil Ayoubshow more Re: FW: Sweetgreen at 2040 Chestnut St.On Wed, Nov 3, 2021 at 8:28 PM Sean Scales [email removed]> wrote: Mr. Cuadra- WOW! So, I send an email voicing my traffic and safety concerns re this proposed Sweetgreen location and I get a response from a 'hired gun', lobbyist?! Your reply does not add clarity, but has actually muddied the waters. You sent me a 'project fact sheet'. The following is verbatim.... With more than 11 loca… On Wed, Nov 3, 2021 at 8:28 PM Sean Scales [email removed]> wrote: Mr. Cuadra- WOW! So, I send an email voicing my traffic and safety concerns re this proposed Sweetgreen location and I get a response from a 'hired gun', lobbyist?! Your reply does not add clarity, but has actually muddied the waters. You sent me a 'project fact sheet'. The following is verbatim.... With more than 11 locations throughout the U.S., sweetgreen is considered Formula Retail which requires a Conditional Use Permit (CUP). OK, sure, TRUE statement, but is that the same TRUE statement you're going to use to pitch to an investor or to pump your IPO? Or are you going to go with the equally true, but more ACCURATE statement of With more than 100 locations....? Please clarify, expound on Sweetgreen's definition of what a 'non delivery-focused restaurant' is. I mean, just because -- This location is planned to be a flagship retail store for sweetgreen that will provide ample indoor dining with community tables, booth seating, and proposed outdoor seating with detailed interior finishes to create an inviting dining experience -- this is not going to keep delivery orders from being taken. Are you going to refute that this flagship will be taking ALL comers, whether by in house, phone, on line or whatever? It is a business and as such has a fiduciary responsibility to its investors to maximize their ROI? Please explain what you mean by -- this store has limited capacity to fulfill digital orders ? Why? What are the limiting factors? You provide no data, just feel good statements in order to placate. Just because -- as a matter of practice sweetgreen prioritizes customer pick-up orders submitted through sweetgreen<U+2019>s app versus fulfilling 3rd party orders that are delivered to customers. -- This does not mean that there won't be a high volume of deliveries creating added traffic, double parking, safety issues. How does your 'prioritization' process do anything except maybe create a little longer wait time / delivery time for the 'non-prioritized' orders? Whatever orders you receive are going to be fulfilled. Your flagship is going to service the entire Marina, all of the Presidio, Russian Hill and up to the top of Pac Heights. Based on the data you have from the more than 120 locations....What are your projections for % of in house meals VS. take away VS. delivery? Surely, you have a ballpark for these numbers? Hello Members of the Planning Commission- Now all of my alarm bells are ringing! What exactly is the point of having a No formula retail restricted area? Is it just a disingenuous feel good phrase to placate the neighborhood, create the illusion of a more folksy 'Mom and Pop' business environment? This corporate entity is not a value add to the neighborhood. What about all of the existing restaurants, trying to get back on their feet after this terrible, business killing pandemic? Lastly, I stand firmly on my belief that if this establishment is permitted to open at this location there will be a negative impact on traffic and safety. Attacnement, screenshot from wikipedia. Also, have you all read this article? Please do not permit this project. Best regards- Sean Scales https://www.eater.com/2021/10/28/22750957/sweetgreen-ipo-profit-losses-salad-chain-as-a- tech-company On Tue, Nov 2, 2021 at 4:14 PM Luis Cuadra [email removed]> wrote: Dear Mr. Scales, I<U+2019>m contacting you on behalf of sweetgreen restaurant. The planning department forwarded your email regarding the proposed sweetgreen restaurant at 2040 Chestnut Street and I would like to respond. I want to clarify that this proposed location on Chestnut Street is not a delivery- focused restaurant. This location is planned to be a flagship retail store for sweetgreen that will provide ample indoor dining with community tables, booth seating, and proposed outdoor seating with detailed interior finishes to create an inviting dining experience. Further, this store has limited capacity to fulfill digital orders and as a matter of practice sweetgreen prioritizes customer pick-up orders submitted through sweetgreen<U+2019>s app versus fulfilling 3rd party orders that are delivered to customers. As a result, we expect limited delivery orders out of this store. Considering sweetgreen had two other stores in San Francisco that are larger than this proposed location and centrally located, we expect that the majority of food delivery in San Francisco can be serviced at its existing stores not this proposed location on Chestnut Street. Attached is a project fact sheet with additional information about the proposal. Please let me know if I can answer any questions. Thank you. Luis Cuadra BergDavis Public Affairs T - [phone removed]show more Sweetgreen at 2040 Chestnut StreetDear President Koppel and other Members of the Planning Commission, San Francisco has already lost so much culture and identity, not to mention former residents, to Big Tech and giant corporations. Make no mistake, Sweetgreens is both - a huge corporation that relentlessly employs technology to not only dominate competition and profit from customer<U+2019>s data but to now also try to replace its workers with r… Dear President Koppel and other Members of the Planning Commission, San Francisco has already lost so much culture and identity, not to mention former residents, to Big Tech and giant corporations. Make no mistake, Sweetgreens is both - a huge corporation that relentlessly employs technology to not only dominate competition and profit from customer<U+2019>s data but to now also try to replace its workers with robots. We urge you and the other members of the commission to recall the City<U+2019>s one-time fiercely independent and locally grown spirit that gave rise to such anti-formula retail laws in the first-place - in order to protect individual neighborhood<U+2019>s character and the artisan-driven small businesses that make them, and thus our City, diverse and unique. We urge you to not let Chestnut Street, or any other of San Francisco<U+2019>s vibrant corridors, further become corporate strip malls and approving an application for a company with 140 locations, $670 million in the bank, a whopping 1.87 billion-dollar valuation and in the process of applying for a public offering to double their store count in the next five years will do just that. For what it is worth, my business partner and I own and operate 3 restaurants on the Chestnut Street corridor <U+2013> each one completely unique. We grew up together in Marin and both lived in the City for close to two decades. My grandparents lived in the City until their deaths and that is where my Mother grew up, lived and eventually had me at Children<U+2019>s Hospital. My great ancestor emigrated here from Scotland in 1880 and worked in the steel mill at the foot of Potrero Hill. We were all here, and doing just fine, long before Big Tech and we lament not just all that it has taken from us but the immense problems it has given us in return. Countless co-workers, employees, community leaders, fellow artisans, industry veterans, friends and family have been forced to leave an incredible area no longer affordable to them and with each departure we have all lost a bit of what an absolutely unique and diverse place this City and area used to be. It<U+2019>s time to turn the tide and your decisions today can do just that. Please give the little guys and gals a chance. Please do not make it any harder than it already is for the City<U+2019>s established local artisans and small businesses by granting exceptions to well-conceived laws for companies with ridiculously deep pockets. Please do not worry about the landlords <U+2013> we all know they will be just fine. Please keep jobs for San Franciscans and not create them for robots. Please keep our neighborhoods uniquely San Franciscan and do not let them become just another wing in the great Mall of America. Please do not allow Chestnut Street to become the one hundred and forty first location of a giant, venture capital-backed national formula chain restaurant that does not care in the least about what our City has been and can still be. Thank you for your time and consideration, Sam Josi & Stryker Scales Mamanoko Restaurant Padrecito Restaurant The Tipsy Pig Restaurant Blue Barn Gourmetshow more Voting NO to Sweetgreen at 2040 Chestnut Street
Hello, Writing you to protect our local business and NOT allow Sweet Greens to open shop in the marina and inevitably jeopardize those who fought long and hard to keep their doors open these challenging past two years. Thanks very much, Lee Hollingsworth
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Yes, to sweetgreen!Dear Commission President Koppel and Commissioners, I'm writing to share my support for the proposed sweetgreen at 2040 Chestnut Street. As a resident of the Marina District, I welcome the addition of a new restaurant on Chestnut Street. I appreciate sweetgreen's commitment to serving healthy food <U+2013> creating meals from scratch in its restaurant's open kitchens, using fresh ingredients… Dear Commission President Koppel and Commissioners, I'm writing to share my support for the proposed sweetgreen at 2040 Chestnut Street. As a resident of the Marina District, I welcome the addition of a new restaurant on Chestnut Street. I appreciate sweetgreen's commitment to serving healthy food <U+2013> creating meals from scratch in its restaurant's open kitchens, using fresh ingredients and produce. I appreciate sweetgreen<U+2019>s commitment to creating restaurant spaces that allow the community to come together and share a meal. I wholeheartedly embrace sweetgreen's approach to local sourcing, working with regional farmers to bring as many local ingredients to its restaurants as possible. I am excited to welcome sweetgreen to the neighborhood, and I encourage your support of the project. Best, Kelly Kelly McFadden Stockbridge 4 Embarcadero Center, Suite 3300 San Francisco, CA 94111 [phone removed] | Office [phone removed] | Mobile www.stockbridge.comshow more Re: FW: Sweetgreen at 2040 Chestnut St.Hello, again, Members of the Planning Commission- Happy New Year to all of you! Hopefully it will be a brighter and more prosperous 2022 for all of the struggling businesses on the well established, 'protected' zone in the Chestnut corridor. I recently received this form letter via email from Eric Beegun, who I have cc'd on this email. Mr. Beegun- I fail to see what, if any, relevance your emai… Hello, again, Members of the Planning Commission- Happy New Year to all of you! Hopefully it will be a brighter and more prosperous 2022 for all of the struggling businesses on the well established, 'protected' zone in the Chestnut corridor. I recently received this form letter via email from Eric Beegun, who I have cc'd on this email. Mr. Beegun- I fail to see what, if any, relevance your email has to addressing the concerns I brought up to the Planning Commission last year. Sweetgreen is a deep pocket, formulaic, chain restaurant. As 'director of real estate' for SG you consciously decided to pursue a location which has a well established, well known restriction on your type of business. There is no urgent need for a SG chain restaurant in the Marina. There are multiple restaurants in the area where someone can purchase a 'salad', which I am quite sure you and your business partners already know. If someone really needs / wants an SG product they can have it delivered to their door from your existing location. If SG gets approval then it will be in direct competition with every restaurant / shop that sells salads in the Marina and Cow Hollow neighborhoods. This would be bad enough under 'normal' circumstances i.e. the world as we used to know it, but in the current environment of a lingering pandemic and a mutating virus, your company's continued selfish desire to push its way into the Marina market is both rude and bullying behavior. I use the word selfish purposely because you are a business, with investors and looking toward a future IPO. Everything you mention in your email, 'food ethos, custom community table, welcoming booth seating' adds nothing to justify why SG should be granted permission to open on Chestnut St. in direct competition with the shops that are already in the neighborhood. The shops that have been able to remain in business through this going on two year nightmare. Hey, if this were the first, second or third iteration of SG, then this would be a different story. If the Commissioners allow SG to open in the neighborhood then what, who's next....Jersey Mike's? Best regards- Sean Scales sweetgreen Inbox On Wed, Nov 3, 2021 at 8:30 PM Sean Scales [email removed]> wrote: On Wed, Nov 3, 2021 at 8:28 PM Sean Scales [email removed]> wrote: Mr. Cuadra- WOW! So, I send an email voicing my traffic and safety concerns re this proposed Sweetgreen location and I get a response from a 'hired gun', lobbyist?! Your reply does not add clarity, but has actually muddied the waters. You sent me a 'project fact sheet'. The following is verbatim.... With more than 11 locations throughout the U.S., sweetgreen is considered Formula Retail which requires a Conditional Use Permit (CUP). OK, sure, TRUE statement, but is that the same TRUE statement you're going to use to pitch to an investor or to pump your IPO? Or are you going to go with the equally true, but more ACCURATE statement of With more than 100 locations....? Please clarify, expound on Sweetgreen's definition of what a 'non delivery-focused restaurant' is. I mean, just because -- This location is planned to be a flagship retail store for sweetgreen that will provide ample indoor dining with community tables, booth seating, and proposed outdoor seating with detailed interior finishes to create an inviting dining experience -- this is not going to keep delivery orders from being taken. Are you going to refute that this flagship will be taking ALL comers, whether by in house, phone, on line or whatever? It is a business and as such has a fiduciary responsibility to its investors to maximize their ROI? Please explain what you mean by -- this store has limited capacity to fulfill digital orders ? Why? What are the limiting factors? You provide no data, just feel good statements in order to placate. Just because -- as a matter of practice sweetgreen prioritizes customer pick-up orders submitted through sweetgreen<U+2019>s app versus fulfilling 3rd party orders that are delivered to customers. -- This does not mean that there won't be a high volume of deliveries creating added traffic, double parking, safety issues. How does your 'prioritization' process do anything except maybe create a little longer wait time / delivery time for the 'non-prioritized' orders? Whatever orders you receive are going to be fulfilled. Your flagship is going to service the entire Marina, all of the Presidio, Russian Hill and up to the top of Pac Heights. Based on the data you have from the more than 120 locations....What are your projections for % of in house meals VS. take away VS. delivery? Surely, you have a ballpark for these numbers? Hello Members of the Planning Commission- Now all of my alarm bells are ringing! What exactly is the point of having a No formula retail restricted area? Is it just a disingenuous feel good phrase to placate the neighborhood, create the illusion of a more folksy 'Mom and Pop' business environment? This corporate entity is not a value add to the neighborhood. What about all of the existing restaurants, trying to get back on their feet after this terrible, business killing pandemic? Lastly, I stand firmly on my belief that if this establishment is permitted to open at this location there will be a negative impact on traffic and safety. Attacnement, screenshot from wikipedia. Also, have you all read this article? Please do not permit this project. Best regards- Sean Scales https://www.eater.com/2021/10/28/22750957/sweetgreen-ipo-profit-losses-salad-chain-as-a-tech-company On Tue, Nov 2, 2021 at 4:14 PM Luis Cuadra [email removed]> wrote: Dear Mr. Scales, I<U+2019>m contacting you on behalf of sweetgreen restaurant. The planning department forwarded your email regarding the proposed sweetgreen restaurant at 2040 Chestnut Street and I would like to respond. I want to clarify that this proposed location on Chestnut Street is not a delivery-focused restaurant. This location is planned to be a flagship retail store for sweetgreen that will provide ample indoor dining with community tables, booth seating, and proposed outdoor seating with detailed interior finishes to create an inviting dining experience. Further, this store has limited capacity to fulfill digital orders and as a matter of practice sweetgreen prioritizes customer pick-up orders submitted through sweetgreen<U+2019>s app versus fulfilling 3rd party orders that are delivered to customers. As a result, we expect limited delivery orders out of this store. Considering sweetgreen had two other stores in San Francisco that are larger than this proposed location and centrally located, we expect that the majority of food delivery in San Francisco can be serviced at its existing stores not this proposed location on Chestnut Street. Attached is a project fact sheet with additional information about the proposal. Please let me know if I can answer any questions. Thank you. Luis Cuadra BergDavis Public Affairs T - [phone removed]show more Please vote NO on Sweetgreen on Chestnut St.As a Marina Resident, I<U+2019>m writing to ask you to vote NO on the proposed Sweetgreen restaurant at 2040 Chestnut Street. Sweetgreen operates their restaurants like commissary factories and is a public company worth billions of dollars. They will replace jobs with robots, bring hundreds of cars to the area making it dangerous for the neighborhood and pedestrians, and will ruin the unique, local nature of… As a Marina Resident, I<U+2019>m writing to ask you to vote NO on the proposed Sweetgreen restaurant at 2040 Chestnut Street. Sweetgreen operates their restaurants like commissary factories and is a public company worth billions of dollars. They will replace jobs with robots, bring hundreds of cars to the area making it dangerous for the neighborhood and pedestrians, and will ruin the unique, local nature of the marina. Not to mention, we already have plenty of local restaurants that serve high-quality, healthy, delicious food in the area. Allowing Sweetgreen to come in will only further hurt these local restaurants that have struggled to survive throughout the pandemic. Please vote NO and do not allow Sweetgreen. They are not a welcome addition to the neighborhood. Thank you for your time! Yuri Sierra [phone removed] 22 Cervantes St. Eric Beegun [email removed]> Tue, Jan 18, 7:01 AM (1 day ago) to me Dear Mr. Scales, My name is Eric Beegun, and I am responsible for sweetgreen<U+2019>s expansion in the Western U.S. I am contacting you because you provided comments about our proposed location at 2040 Chestnut Street and I<U+2019>d like to share more information about our plans. We have spent a very long time looking for a location to serve the Marina district and we are very excited for the opportunity to serve the neighborhood. It was very important for us to find the right location, not just a location. The former Gap on the corner of Chestnut and Mallorca was the perfect building for us to serve our customers. We spent many, many months designing this location to ensure that the finishes and dining room created a welcoming and warm dining space. From a custom community table to banquette seating overlooking Chestnut Street, welcoming booth seating for group dining experiences, and bistro tables on the sidewalk, we are confident that this store will serve as a gathering place for the community and bring energy and life to this vacant corner. We believe that as a scratch cooking kitchen who highlights a seasonal and local supply chain, we share a food ethos that is compatible with the lifestyle of the Marina residents. We are excited to be part of this community and look forward to creating a special culinary kitchen and dining experience. Attached below is a sneak peak of our proposed store. Thank you in advance for your help and input in developing your new sweetgreen restaurant on Chestnut Street. Eric Beegun director of real estate - west | [phone removed] sweetgreen the sweetgreen story sweetgreen.comshow more Yes, to sweetgreen!Dear Commission President Koppel and Commissioners, I'm writing to share my support for the proposed sweetgreen at 2040 Chestnut Street. As a resident of the Marina District, I welcome the addition of a new restaurant on Chestnut Street. I appreciate sweetgreen's commitment to serving healthy food <U+2013> creating meals from scratch in its restaurant's open kitchens, using fresh ingredients… Dear Commission President Koppel and Commissioners, I'm writing to share my support for the proposed sweetgreen at 2040 Chestnut Street. As a resident of the Marina District, I welcome the addition of a new restaurant on Chestnut Street. I appreciate sweetgreen's commitment to serving healthy food <U+2013> creating meals from scratch in its restaurant's open kitchens, using fresh ingredients and produce. I appreciate sweetgreen<U+2019>s commitment to creating restaurant spaces that allow the community to come together and share a meal. I wholeheartedly embrace sweetgreen's approach to local sourcing, working with regional farmers to bring as many local ingredients to its restaurants as possible. I am excited to welcome sweetgreen to the neighborhood, and I encourage your support of the project. Sincerely, Tanner Larson 1925 Jefferson Street San Francisco, CA 94123 <U+2014> Tanner Larson [email removed]show more Re:2040 Chestnut street (sweet greens)Good evening SF Planning Department, I was informed of the application for Sweet Greens on Chestnut street, I am in full support of commerce and business development for our city especially after the past two years. If I may offer my input and personal experience living on the same street as a predominantly "to go" establishment. I lived on Filbert and Fillmore street which had the balance of Cow hallow&… Good evening SF Planning Department, I was informed of the application for Sweet Greens on Chestnut street, I am in full support of commerce and business development for our city especially after the past two years. If I may offer my input and personal experience living on the same street as a predominantly "to go" establishment. I lived on Filbert and Fillmore street which had the balance of Cow hallow's lively energy and a SF neighborhood, Shake shack opened on the corner of Filbert and Fillmore ( 80% delivery orders) and the adjacent streets and residence were significantly impacted with the following: 1) Excess of speed from delivery drivers. 2) Congested streets with double parking. 3) The sidewalk on filbert street has been saturated with leaking liquids from waste bins being left out for collection ( 6x to 8x cans daily). 4) Litter discarded along streets and entry stoops.( mostly to go bags and empty drink containers). I have been known to enjoy their burger and chocolate shake occasionally and value the variety of food found in Cow Hollow but I think a delivery driven establishment on the corner of a neighborhood access street has a detrimental impact and does not enhance the neighborhood surrounding Chestnut street. We moved from our Filbert street residence because of the change in the neighborhood and stress of a delivery driven business. I would ask the SF planning department to find the balance of business growth and preserving a SF residential neighborhood. As a resident two blocks from the proposed business I adamantly oppose the application for Sweet greens located on 2040 Chestnut street. Sincerely, Christopher . Image removed by sender. Christopher Lines Founder / Lead Designer Christopher Lines Design Check out our project video Check out our 3-D animation. W: https://christopherlines.design P: [phone removed]show more In favor of Sweetgreen on Chestnut StreetDear Commission President Koppel and Commissioners, I'm writing to share my support for the proposed sweetgreen at 2040 Chestnut Street. I live in Presidio Heights, but my office, bank, gym and restaurants I frequent are all in the Marina on Chestnut Street. I welcome the addition of a new healthy restaurant on Chestnut Street. I appreciate sweetgreen's commitment to serving healthy food <U+2013>… Dear Commission President Koppel and Commissioners, I'm writing to share my support for the proposed sweetgreen at 2040 Chestnut Street. I live in Presidio Heights, but my office, bank, gym and restaurants I frequent are all in the Marina on Chestnut Street. I welcome the addition of a new healthy restaurant on Chestnut Street. I appreciate sweetgreen's commitment to serving healthy food <U+2013> creating meals from scratch in its restaurant's open kitchens, using fresh ingredients and produce. I appreciate sweetgreen<U+2019>s commitment to creating restaurant spaces that allow the community to come together and share a meal. I wholeheartedly embrace sweetgreen's approach to local sourcing, working with regional farmers to bring as many local ingredients to its restaurants as possible. I am excited to welcome sweetgreen to the neighborhood, and I encourage your support of the project. Sincerely, Charlotte Milan 316 Maple Street San Francisco, CA 94118 -- Charlotte Milan C. Milan Communications [phone removed] [email removed] www.cmilancomm.comshow more Chloe Angelis · spoken · 2022-01-20 · support
Project Sponsor Presentation
Yes, to Sweetgreen!Dear Commission President Koppel and Commissioners, I'm writing to share my support for the proposed Sweetgreen at 2040 Chestnut Street. As a resident of the Marina District, I welcome the addition of a new restaurant on Chestnut Street. I appreciate Sweetgreen<U+2019>s commitment to serving healthy food <U+2013> creating meals from scratch in its restaurant's open kitchens, using fresh ing… Dear Commission President Koppel and Commissioners, I'm writing to share my support for the proposed Sweetgreen at 2040 Chestnut Street. As a resident of the Marina District, I welcome the addition of a new restaurant on Chestnut Street. I appreciate Sweetgreen<U+2019>s commitment to serving healthy food <U+2013> creating meals from scratch in its restaurant's open kitchens, using fresh ingredients and produce. I appreciate Sweetgreen<U+2019>s commitment to creating restaurant spaces that allow the community to come together and share a meal. I wholeheartedly embrace Sweetgreen's approach to local sourcing, working with regional farmers to bring as many local ingredients to its restaurants as possible. I am excited to welcome Sweetgreen to the neighborhood, and I encourage your support of the project. Sincerely, Ken Horne 3310 Baker St, San Francisco, CA 94123 Best regards, -Ken Horne +1.[phone removed]show more Eric Beegun · spoken · 2022-01-20 · support
Project Sponsor Presentation
Luis Cuadra · spoken · 2022-01-20 · support
Project Sponsor Presentation
Leslie Silverglide · spoken · 2022-01-20 · oppose
Owner of Mixt Greens
Julio Guerrero · spoken · 2022-01-20 · oppose
Congestion, noise, and traffic
Sean Scales · spoken · 2022-01-20 · oppose
Traffic
Stryker Scales · spoken · 2022-01-20 · oppose
Oppose
Yes, to sweetgreen!Dear Commission President Koppel and Commissioners, I'm writing to share my support for the proposed sweetgreen at 2040 Chestnut Street. As a resident of the Marina District, I welcome the addition of a new restaurant on Chestnut Street. I appreciate sweetgreen's commitment to serving healthy food <U+2013> creating meals from scratch in its restaurant's open kitchens with fresh ingredients a… Dear Commission President Koppel and Commissioners, I'm writing to share my support for the proposed sweetgreen at 2040 Chestnut Street. As a resident of the Marina District, I welcome the addition of a new restaurant on Chestnut Street. I appreciate sweetgreen's commitment to serving healthy food <U+2013> creating meals from scratch in its restaurant's open kitchens with fresh ingredients and produce. I appreciate sweetgreen<U+2019>s commitment to creating restaurant spaces that allow the community to come together and share a meal. I wholeheartedly embrace sweetgreen's approach to local sourcing and working with regional farmers to bring as many local ingredients to its restaurants as possible. I am excited to welcome sweetgreen to the neighborhood, and I encourage your support of the project. Sincerely, Jenny Jacob 979 Greenwich St. San Francisco, CA 94133show more Yes to Sweetgreen on Chestnut St.Dear Commission President Koppel and Commissioners, I'm writing to share my support for the proposed sweetgreen at 2040 Chestnut Street. As a resident of the Marina District, I welcome the addition of a new restaurant on Chestnut Street. I appreciate sweetgreen's commitment to serving healthy food <U+2013> creating meals from scratch in its restaurant's open kitchens, using fresh ingredients and… Dear Commission President Koppel and Commissioners, I'm writing to share my support for the proposed sweetgreen at 2040 Chestnut Street. As a resident of the Marina District, I welcome the addition of a new restaurant on Chestnut Street. I appreciate sweetgreen's commitment to serving healthy food <U+2013> creating meals from scratch in its restaurant's open kitchens, using fresh ingredients and produce. I appreciate sweetgreen<U+2019>s commitment to creating restaurant spaces that allow the community to come together and share a meal. I wholeheartedly embrace sweetgreen's approach to local sourcing, working with regional farmers to bring as many local ingredients to its restaurants as possible. I am excited to welcome sweetgreen to the neighborhood, and I encourage your support of the project. Sincerely, James Smith 3627 Divisadero St. San Francisco, CA 94123show more Sweetgreen restaurantDear Commission President Koppel and Commissioners, I'm writing to share my support for the proposed Sweetgreen at 2040 Chestnut Street. As a resident of the Marina District, I welcome the addition of a new restaurant on Chestnut Street. I appreciate Sweetgreen<U+2019>s commitment to serving healthy food <U+2013> creating meals from scratch in its restaurant's open kitchens, using fresh ing… Dear Commission President Koppel and Commissioners, I'm writing to share my support for the proposed Sweetgreen at 2040 Chestnut Street. As a resident of the Marina District, I welcome the addition of a new restaurant on Chestnut Street. I appreciate Sweetgreen<U+2019>s commitment to serving healthy food <U+2013> creating meals from scratch in its restaurant's open kitchens, using fresh ingredients and produce. I appreciate Sweetgreen<U+2019>s commitment to creating restaurant spaces that allow the community to come together and share a meal. I wholeheartedly embrace Sweetgreen's approach to local sourcing, working with regional farmers to bring as many local ingredients to its restaurants as possible. I am excited to welcome Sweetgreen to the neighborhood, and I encourage your support of the project. Sincerely, Marla McGowan, 2646 Hyde St SF, CA 94109show more Yes, to Sweetgreen!Dear Commission President Koppel and Commissioners, I'm writing to share my support for the proposed Sweetgreen at 2040 Chestnut Street. As a resident of the Marina District, I welcome the addition of a new restaurant on Chestnut Street. I appreciate Sweetgreen<U+2019>s commitment to serving healthy food <U+2013> creating meals from scratch in its restaurant's open kitchens, using fresh ing… Dear Commission President Koppel and Commissioners, I'm writing to share my support for the proposed Sweetgreen at 2040 Chestnut Street. As a resident of the Marina District, I welcome the addition of a new restaurant on Chestnut Street. I appreciate Sweetgreen<U+2019>s commitment to serving healthy food <U+2013> creating meals from scratch in its restaurant's open kitchens, using fresh ingredients and produce. I appreciate Sweetgreen<U+2019>s commitment to creating restaurant spaces that allow the community to come together and share a meal. I wholeheartedly embrace Sweetgreen's approach to local sourcing, working with regional farmers to bring as many local ingredients to its restaurants as possible. I am excited to welcome Sweetgreen to the neighborhood, and I encourage your support of the project. Sincerely, Bianca Gates 2100 Jefferson Street (at Baker), 94123show more Yes to Sweetgreen!Dear Commission President Koppel and Commissioners, I'm writing to share my support for the proposed Sweetgreen at 2040 Chestnut Street. As a resident of the Marina District, I welcome the addition of a new restaurant on Chestnut Street. I appreciate Sweetgreen<U+2019>s commitment to serving healthy food <U+2013> creating meals from scratch in its restaurant's open kitchens, using fresh ing… Dear Commission President Koppel and Commissioners, I'm writing to share my support for the proposed Sweetgreen at 2040 Chestnut Street. As a resident of the Marina District, I welcome the addition of a new restaurant on Chestnut Street. I appreciate Sweetgreen<U+2019>s commitment to serving healthy food <U+2013> creating meals from scratch in its restaurant's open kitchens, using fresh ingredients and produce. I appreciate Sweetgreen<U+2019>s commitment to creating restaurant spaces that allow the community to come together and share a meal. I wholeheartedly embrace Sweetgreen's approach to local sourcing, working with regional farmers to bring as many local ingredients to its restaurants as possible. I am excited to welcome Sweetgreen to the neighborhood, and I encourage your support of the project. Sincerely, Brett Ortiz 3230 Baker 94123show more Yes, to Sweetgreen!Dear Commission President Koppel and Commissioners, I'm writing to share my support for the proposed Sweetgreen at 2040 Chestnut Street. As a resident of the Marina District, I welcome the addition of a new restaurant on Chestnut Street. Their story and their mission are amazing!! Sweetgreen's would be such an incredible addition to Chestnut. I appreciate Sweetgreen<U+2019>s commitment to ser… Dear Commission President Koppel and Commissioners, I'm writing to share my support for the proposed Sweetgreen at 2040 Chestnut Street. As a resident of the Marina District, I welcome the addition of a new restaurant on Chestnut Street. Their story and their mission are amazing!! Sweetgreen's would be such an incredible addition to Chestnut. I appreciate Sweetgreen<U+2019>s commitment to serving healthy food <U+2013> creating meals from scratch in its restaurant's open kitchens, using fresh ingredients and produce. I appreciate Sweetgreen<U+2019>s commitment to creating restaurant spaces that allow the community to come together and share a meal. I wholeheartedly embrace Sweetgreen's approach to local sourcing, working with regional farmers to bring as many local ingredients to its restaurants as possible. I am excited to welcome Sweetgreen to the neighborhood, and I encourage your support of the project. Sincerely, Jodi Daprano 3320 Baker Street San Francisco, CA 94123show more NO to Sweetgreen on ChestnutSweetgreen sent me an UNSOLICITED SPAM email telling me to email all of you to support their project. This is just further evidence of why WE DO NOT NEED sweetgreen on Chestnut, they will use their billions of dollars to buy their way into this community. They didn't reach out to anyone, they just sent emails to all of their customers, most who likely don't even live in the neighborhood telling them to s… Sweetgreen sent me an UNSOLICITED SPAM email telling me to email all of you to support their project. This is just further evidence of why WE DO NOT NEED sweetgreen on Chestnut, they will use their billions of dollars to buy their way into this community. They didn't reach out to anyone, they just sent emails to all of their customers, most who likely don't even live in the neighborhood telling them to spam you to support their project. This project will bring massive traffic and congestion problems to Chestnut and they have no way to control this. Please do not let them ruin Chestnut Street. Thank you for your time! John Cervantes Blvdshow more