AUSTIN | Project Updates Thread Part II

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Originally Posted by tie_guy

Hmmmm... Not sure how that works, but I was in San Francisco a few months ago and there was for sure a Starbucks in the Castro. Right on Castro St, I believe. I didn't see any in the Mission, however.

Originally Posted by austlar1

Looks like there are at leasrt 60 Starbucks within the city of San Francisco, most of them are east of Twin Peaks. The map is interactive. Scroll to the west and more stores pop up.

http://www.starbucks.com/store-locat...san%20fracisco

Yes, there are a gazillion starbucks in almost every corner... and that's why San Francisco has implemented anti-chain laws and its a very good reason why there are hardly any chains on the Mission, not a single WalMart and only one Target in the city, which opened only recently back in 2012.

http://www.sf-planning.org/index.aspx?page=2839

I wonder how we can incorporate some of that here in Austin. I mean, if there are organizations like DANA who oversee these kinds of things, shouldn't those organizations be pressured to lobby for more local retail? Where are the NIMBYs when you need them? In this case, I feel the urgency to be a NIMBY.