Which means increased downtown traffic, and potential increases for everyone. Ross Blau, of Cotati, is the manager of the Petaluma Starbucks. He declined to even acknowledge the controversy surrounding his store, pointing instead to the positive contributions Starbucks makes to the communities it sets up shop in. Unsold goods are donated to local charities. Used coffee grounds are given for free to local gardeners.
Employees wander the neighborhood picking up trash.
There is an aggressive recycling program, plus enticements to customers who bring their own coffee mugs, and a corporate policy of sending monetary aid to impoverished coffee-growing regions of the world. Clearly, these programs are nothing to throw beans at. But people are people. If you have wonderful people behind your counter, then that's where customers are going to go. This page was designed and created by the Boulevards team.