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- ↑ "Supermarket Street Sweep". Supermarket Street Sweep. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
- ↑ San Francisco Food Bank - "THOUSANDS RALLY TO MEET INCREASED NEED"
- ↑ "Prop. L: Precinct data contradict sit/lie opponents"
- ↑ The 5th Annual Supermarket Street Sweep - "RACE DAY RESULTS!"
- ↑ First Giving - "The 5th Annual Supermarket Street Sweep"
- ↑ "The 11th Annual Super Market Street Sweep!: Thank You for Another Great Year!". December 2012.
- ↑ "The 11th Annual Super Market Street Sweep!: Thank You All for Another Great Year!". 7 December 2013.