Home-Run Restaurants and the MEHKO Policy Pipeline

San Francisco's proposed ordinance would allow permitted home restaurants to sell hot food, potentially creating lower-cost entry points for immigrant cooks, pop-ups, street vendors, and regional home-based cuisines. The latest article reiterates the contrast between costly commissary requirements and regulated home-kitchen pathways already used in nearby counties, but adds no change in status: San Francisco still does not allow MEHKOs, and permit, safety, enforcement, and legislative questions remain unresolved.