A new grocery has opened in San Francisco's Bayview neighborhood, where customers can fill up their carts for free. It's the first of its kind in the city - meant to help low-income families who live in a food desert.More than 70 families loaded up their grocery carts at the District 10 Community Market on Third Street in the Bayview Wednesday. They checked out without opening their wallets. So far, 430 households have qualified to shop at the market.
Community members must meet certain criteria to shop here, including live in zip codes 94124, 94107, or 94134, receive public assistance like CalFresh or Medi-Cal, have children, and be referred by a community organization in the market's network. Shoppers must have a grocery card from one of the market's partnering nonprofits to enter. There are limits on quantities of food. Currently, customers can visit once as month. Lucy Lozano moved to San Francisco from Peru a few months ago.