Nearly a dozen San Francisco bookstores received a special gift from the city this week $103,000 in total grant money to help them through a time when books can be delivered to one's door at the click of a mouse.
And that's exactly why the funding is so important, says Joaquin Torres, the director of the Office of Economic and Workforce Development. "There's nothing online that can recreate the experience of walking into a bookstore the art you see on the walls, the performances that take place, the cultural conversations," he said...
The money is part of the Bookstore SF Program, a pet project of the late Mayor Ed Lee, aimed at funding bookstore "revitalizations" that emphasize their roles as social hubs rather than simply places to purchase reading material...
And that's exactly why the funding is so important, says Joaquin Torres, the director of the Office of Economic and Workforce Development. "There's nothing online that can recreate the experience of walking into a bookstore the art you see on the walls, the performances that take place, the cultural conversations," he said...
The money is part of the Bookstore SF Program, a pet project of the late Mayor Ed Lee, aimed at funding bookstore "revitalizations" that emphasize their roles as social hubs rather than simply places to purchase reading material...