Bookshop West Portal was featured in an ABC TV newscast announcing San Francisco's "30-Day Small Business Challenge," in which Mayor London Breed is encouraging all San Francisco residents to refrain from shopping from national chains or online stores for the entire month of May.
Anna Bullard, co-owner of Bookshop West Portal with her husband, Neal Sofman, was interviewed for the story: "We are grateful to the Mayor and the citizens of San Francisco for recognizing the vital importance of small business to the social fabric of San Francisco," she observed. "If everyone redirects their purchasing to local stores and restaurants, it will make a real difference. I hope that this 30-day challenge idea spreads to other communities."