San Francisco proposes 18-month moratorium on new Amazon delivery facilities
for the city. The proposed moratorium would help communities"set the standards" and decide if they want these facilities in the first place, Walton added.a January memorandum of understanding with Amazon to start negotiations for a Mission Creek delivery hub without informing or involving the community. These sorts of agreements are common, but Walton saw this as Amazon trying to enter the city without input from the very people its facility would affect.
There's no certainty the legislation will pass. It's also unclear how Walton and the Board would use any determination that Amazon and other delivery services' facilities would harm San Francisco residents.
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