San Francisco Suspends Vacant Storefront Tax Until 2022

San Francisco’s vacant storefronts tax will be on hold through the end of 2021, as businesses grapple with the pandemic.

The Board of Supervisors voted 11-0 Tuesday to defer enforcement of Proposition D, which imposed a $250 per street-facing square foot tax on spaces vacant for more than 182 days in a calendar year. Prop. D, which was supposed to go into effect next year, passed in March with about 70% of voters’ approval.

• San Francisco’s March 16 shelter-in-place order closed nonessential businesses, some of which remain closed to indoor sales, services, and dining.
• The tax will ...