San Francisco Begins Next Phase of Giving Businesses Free Rent

More San Francisco businesses are getting help to stay open.  The city is expanding its Vacant to Vibrant program beyond the Bayview neighborhood.  It started last September and received over a thousand applications, giving three months of free rent to 17 pop-ups.  The second phase kicks off this week with eleven businesses in eight different properties.  The goal is to help downtown recover amid all the vacancies, so shops extend their stay