SFs Sunset Night Market Wont Happen This Summer. Is Local Politics to Blame?

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News Summary

  • The Sunset Night Market in San Francisco will not take place this summer.
  • Organizers and city officials are blaming funding disputes instead.
  • Last year’s market drew more than 10,000 attendees and featured over 100 food and retail vendors spread across seven blocks in the Outer Sunset.
  • Some residents have speculated that the event was called off because of ongoing tension between Supervisor Joel Engardio and community members calling for his recall.
  • The city is now in conversation with local partners to figure out alternative events for later this year, and $100,000 has been allocated for future activation.
After the last night market in September 2024, the Sunset Night Market Collaborative wanted to learn from the previous events and improve and enhance any future night markets for our Sunset communit [+2790 chars]

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