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Nov 26, 2008 8:11 pm US/Pacific

Bay Area Cities Urge Local Holiday Shopping

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Sherry Hu
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OAKLAND (CBS 5) ― Most retailers are expecting a grim holiday season, and that's bad news for local merchants. Now several cities are urging to keep their holiday shopping at home.

Businesses in Oakland have joined the "Shop Oakland" campaign to buy gifts in town during this make or break time of year. Elsewhere in the Bay Area, San Mateo is spending nearly $250,000 to promote downtown businesses while Lafayette merchants are also launching a buying local campaign.

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