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Unless we want our city to turn into a dystopian landscape, we need innovative solutions for our small businesses — now

San Francisco is coming back to life. Nothing is quite normal, but there is some semblance of normalcy. Businesses are opening up. People are eating at restaurants outside. Once boarded-up retailers are shedding the armor and welcoming back masked patrons. Stock markets and tech companies are bullish again. People are generally more hopeful.

But what we’re feeling is a false sense of security. Trouble is still brewing.

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As a licensed commercial real estate agent who grew up in the Bay…

Erik "Lexx" Katz

Longtime entrepreneur and real estate professional. Founder Circuit Launch, HardwareCON, and Maker Mart. Licensed commercial & residential agent.

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