Mission residents reject American Apparel
CALIFORNIA

San Francisco Chronicle, by C.W. Nevius Original Article
Posted By: NorthernDog- 2/8/2009 11:09:12 AM Post Reply
Congratulations to the residents of Valencia Street. After a rowdy and sometimes misleading campaign, they managed to stop American Apparel - a socially conscious, popular, American-run clothing store - from moving into one of the street's vacant storefronts. (Snip)

It's another through-the-looking-glass moment in San Francisco. They love the product but hate the store solely because there are about 260 of them worldwide. That means it's a chain and unwelcome under any circumstances.

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