People We Meet: Amesia Doles

San Francisco CA

05 June, 2022

6:51 PM

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By Yujie Zhou, Mission Local June 4, 2022 Amesia Doles, 45, like many others, lost her small business at the height of the pandemic. Nevertheless, a subsequent government loan has turned her into an entrepreneur of plants. "I think, kind of weirdly, the pandemic gave me an opportunity to have money that I would never have asked for," said Doles, a longtime bartender, as she sells a Chinese evergreen from a van overflowing with plants. For nearly a year, two or three days a week, Doles parked this pop-up plant emporium at 18th and Valencia streets. For both the humans and puppies that pass by, the temptation of getting closer to these lively green things is hard to resist. To read the full article, click here. Mission Local covers San Francisco from the vantage point of the Mission, a neighborhood with all of the promise and problems of a major city. You can support Mission Local here.