Micro-Business and Pop-Up Shop Startup Streamlining
At a glance
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What: Resolution 260552, sponsored by Councilmember Nina Ahmad, authorizes hearings on how the city can streamline the process of starting a micro-business or pop-up shop.
Where it stands: Hearing held October 14, 2026 with testimony and public comment; no vote or follow-up action was recorded.
Log
2026-10-14 - Committee on Commerce & Economic Development
Commerce staff reported assistance figures, market and advocacy groups and business owners described fragmented permitting, repeated applications, fees and appeal problems, and asked for a one-stop navigator and a single application. Health Department and Licenses and Inspections staff were not present; Ahmad said they would receive the transcript and recording.