Our beautiful, iconic D3 neighborhood is facing some serious challenges.

Come be part of the solution and discuss how we can revitalize small businesses in our district, reinvigorate Union Square, and hold local leaders accountable for real change.

With crime and grime running rampant on our streets, D3 residents are not visiting local shops, restaurants, or businesses. Union Square and the entire neighborhood are hurting.

Is retail dying in the City? What can we do to take back our iconic shopping area and support local stores?

JOIN US FOR A COMPELLING CONVO WITH FEATURED PANELISTS:

Lieutenant Mark Moreno, SFPD

Marisa Rodriguez, CEO of Union Square Alliance

A representative from Original Joe's

Moderated by Erica Sandberg, Journalist

MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED

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Union St. Address Provided Upon RSVP

Join us for a conversation that will explore bridging the growing gap between two points of view: one arguing for the best clinical outcomes for the drug-addicted, and another seeking to balance the interests of small business owners and families through a greater focus on recovery from drug addiction.

Register HERE — https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYsdu6srzMjH9105MRt38MXCNK2Z4kkVAzd#/registration

SPEAKERS:

Maia Szalavitz is a contributing opinion writer for The New York Times, whose work for decades has centered around addiction and 'harm reduction'. She is the author, most recently, of “Undoing Drugs: The Untold Story of Harm Reduction and the Future of Addiction.”

Erica Sandberg is a financial journalist who has been published in Forbes Advisor, MSN, Daily Mail, USA Today, CNBC, New York Post, SFGate, U.S. News & World Report, Yahoo Finance, Chicago Tribune, and more. She lives in San Francisco and through her Substack, The Sandberg Times, chronicles the city’s most pressing social issues, in particular, open drug use and street homelessness.

John Rothman, author, lecturer, professor, and former KGO Radio talk show host, will moderate this important discussion.