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title: "Franchising and Coronavirus: San Francisco Mayor Shuts Down City"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/ee980ab5-b1d5-4ec9-bc28-fc036994c623
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/franchising-and-coronavirus-san-francisco-mayor-shuts-down-city-2712531
category: "Franchisors"
industry: "Franchise Industry"
segment: "Franchisors"
topics: ["Regulation & legal"]
published: 2020-03-16T23:18:50.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:02:20.811Z
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# Franchising and Coronavirus: San Francisco Mayor Shuts Down City

**TL;DR:** San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced a three-week curfew due to the coronavirus pandemic, allowing restaurants to remain open for delivery and takeout. The curfew restricts residents from leaving home except for essential activities like doctor's appointments or grocery shopping.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2020-03-16. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/franchising-and-coronavirus-san-francisco-mayor-shuts-down-city-2712531).*

## Story

According to the TMZ story , Mayor London Breed announced what she calls a "defining moment" in U.S. response to the pandemic. Beginning at 12 AM, all residents within the city can only leave home for doctor's appointments or runs to the grocery store.

The curfew will last three weeks, however, the silver lining for the restaurant industry is that restaurants can remain open, but only for delivery and takeout.

This news could mean that other cities and/or states soon follow.

This is an opportunity for brands that haven’t considered this as a possibility to do so. Now is the time to prepare for what could be coming to other cities around the nation.

This week, 1851 will be co-hosting a special Franchise Community Webinar on the Coronavirus and Franchise. Register here:

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Franchise Industry (sector)
- regulation (topic)
- San Francisco, California (location)
- coronavirus pandemic (topic)
- delivery and takeout (topic)
- curfew (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/franchising-and-coronavirus-san-francisco-mayor-shuts-down-city-2712531). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/ee980ab5-b1d5-4ec9-bc28-fc036994c623).