online."So many gyms are smaller than our gym, so 10% capacity means being able to pay the bills," said Dave Karraker, who with his husband, Glenn Shope, owns MX3 Fitness on upper Market Street in the LGBTQ Castro district.They are part of the San Francisco Independent Fitness Studio Coalition, which came together earlier this year to advocate on behalf of its nearly 100 small studios across the city.
The coalition members together employ more than 800 people and provide health and well-being services to more than 25,000 residents.In recent weeks it has raised alarms about the city still restricting such businesses from being open and threatened seeking legal action if the restrictions were not eased.