In this Oct. 1, 2018 photo, Sunshine Powers, owner of the store Love on Haight, right, hugs Christin Evans, owner of The Booksmith, outside of Powers' store in San Francisco. A measure on San Francisco's Nov. 6 ballot would levy an extra tax on hundreds of the city's wealthiest companies to raise $300 million for homelessness and mental health services. It's the latest battle between big business and social services advocates who say that companies such as Amazon, Google and Salesforce can afford to help solve severe inequities caused by business success. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
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