Neighbors Rally To Keep San Francisco YoYo’s Restaurant Open

By Reed Cowan, KPIX

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) –- KPIX 5 viewers are the rationale our comply with up story a couple of restaurant in jeopardy is up and working. We first instructed you the story of Joseph and Lydia at a mother and pop eatery known as YOYO’s on Pacific.

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Their landlord had despatched them a letter for extra money.

For Joseph and Lydia, it was an excessive amount of, having survived the pandemic. Lydia instructed us she could have to shut her doorways. Quick ahead three days later, and KPIX viewers got here ahead to avoid wasting YOYO’s.

“We love them. They’re part of this neighborhood,” one buyer instructed us.

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Lydia says since our story first aired, enterprise has elevated by 40 %. Now, Lydia and Joseph have put up a brand new signal of their window, to say thanks. A type of thanks emotions is attributed to an elementary college on Broadway, the John Yehall Chin Elementary College.

“They despatched a extremely huge order. Virtually $200 of meals for the children tomorrow,” Joseph instructed us.

And the scholars aren’t the one neighbors who’ve stepped up.

KPIX 5 reached out to YOYO’s landlord on the contact data we got, however haven’t had a response.

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Joseph and Lydia say they’re grateful for the change of coronary heart that got here from the information story and the lots of of excellent prospects who consider in neighborhood.