Vancouver eyes San Francisco program to protect cherished community businesses

VANCOUVER — It wasn’t until he announced plans to shut down that Jerry Wolfman learned just how much the outdoor store his father started 70 years ago means to Vancouver.
“It’s like we’re having a wake,” Wolfman said. “Tears in people’s eyes, a hug, people recounting stories of first coming in with their grandparents, their parents, themselves and now bringing their children.”
Wolfman puts much of the blame for the pending closure of Three Ve