Gaining regulatory approval can be difficult, as with KitTea of San Francisco.[77][78][79][80] Starting the process in November 2013,[81] KitTea's design was finally approved in August 2014[82] after extensive negotiation with San Francisco's Health Department. Oakland's Cat Town was the first cat cafe to open its doors to customers, signing a lease in July 2014 and opening just months later in October.[83] These timelines highlight not only the regulatory hurdles for cat cafes that prepare food on premises, but also differences between local governments that are mere miles from one another.