While the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit is supposed to help boost San Francisco's economy, the extra levels of security in some neighborhoods have store owners worried that it could hamper business instead.
SAN FRANCISCO â The city continues to prepare for the conference, which runs from November 11-17. Residents who live and work inside this perimeter say they continue to have doubts.Manuel Ramirez is the owner of Bonchon, located inside of the Metreon off of 4th Street. 'We been at the Metreon for about 12 years,' said Ramirez.The owner of the family-owned establishment told CBS News Bay Area said they need the city to help them figure out how to keep their business going.
Her response to the concerns left many residents and businesses impacted by the shutdown unsatisfied.On Wednesday, CBS News Bay Area caught up with the mayor to ask what the city is going to do to help them.'There will still be people who are able to come to the area. Whether they are coming for work, whether they live there. But also a lot of the convention goers are going to still be walking around the area, stopping in some of the bars, restaurants, the stores.
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