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40-Year-Old San Francisco Diner Chain Closes All Locations, Cites Economy and Homelessness
Washington Free Beacon ^ | February 29, 2024 | Charles Hilu

Posted on 03/01/2024 11:40:20 AM PST by Twotone

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1 posted on 03/01/2024 11:40:20 AM PST by Twotone
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To: Twotone

Will the last business leaving please turn off the lights.


2 posted on 03/01/2024 11:41:12 AM PST by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA. -PRO-MAX)
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To: Twotone

SF is spiraling baby.........


3 posted on 03/01/2024 11:42:17 AM PST by hillarys cankles
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To: Twotone

More roof of what happens when Democrats are in charge.


4 posted on 03/01/2024 11:42:23 AM PST by From The Deer Stand
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To: Twotone

Interesting. Thanks for posting.


5 posted on 03/01/2024 11:42:30 AM PST by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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To: From The Deer Stand

Nancy Pelosi can only smile with glee. She fulfilled her dream. She probably goes downtown everytime she gets to San Francisco and spends lot’s of money. My last visit to Fisherman’s Wharf, I held my breath and said I would never come back.


6 posted on 03/01/2024 11:47:59 AM PST by rovenstinez
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To: Twotone

Lee’s Diner, back in the day (before Mayor London Breed), was a go-to place for sandwiches and lunch in the financial district of SF. During lunch hour, thousands of workers descended on the streets and jammed restaurants, but you could easily get in and out of Lee’s for a sandwich.

It was lack of action on the Mayor’s part, inviting in homeless, drug addicts, and criminals that forced businesses to vacate. She blames it on Covid, but there is no bounce-back when other problems are not handled to make it safe for businesses.


7 posted on 03/01/2024 11:49:37 AM PST by roadcat
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To: Twotone

Lee’s Diner. Sounds like the anti-American, Cancel Culture Clubbers missed one in San Francisco with flowers in your hair of all places.


8 posted on 03/01/2024 11:49:46 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (I know only one way to piss off the far-left RATSOs. Laugh at them.)
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To: roadcat

Perhaps if they had donated to Governor New-scum they would have received the Panera treatment and received a waiver.

Oh well, may your last meal served be the best!


9 posted on 03/01/2024 11:51:08 AM PST by Bshaw (A nefarious deceit is upon us all!)
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To: Twotone

For decades, Rice-a-Roni proclaimed itself to be “the San Francisco treat.” No more. When you hear the jingle sung during the commercials, the phrase “the San Francisco treat” is omitted. No food product these days would want to be associated with San Francisco—for obvious reasons.


10 posted on 03/01/2024 11:57:23 AM PST by Fiji Hill
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I suspect that the problems included:

* Dine & Dash (people eating, then not paying).

* Homeless coming in off the street just to use (and trash) the rest rooms.

* Customers increasingly afraid to go out in public, preferring the safety of eating at home.

* Rising expenses of food, utilities, insurance, and government fees & taxes.

11 posted on 03/01/2024 12:04:11 PM PST by Angelino97
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To: Twotone

Liberalism kills, Jobs, people and the American dream...whatever that is now.


12 posted on 03/01/2024 12:19:44 PM PST by BigFreakinToad (Remember the Biden Kitchen Fire of 2004)
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To: Twotone

“”Revitalization takes time””

The only ‘vitality’ occurring is the mass exodus of any who can.

The other day there was a video of the new San Francisco transportation hub, a $2 billion fiasco. The ‘dream’ is that all busses, trains, and yes, even the Super Train To Nowhere would use the new terminal. The video was about 5 minutes long. The person was walking up and down, all through the facility. Everything appeared shiny and new. Only one thing was missing.....people. The person filming then walked outside the terminal, and only then do we learn that he is filming the inside of the terminal during the crush of rush hour. Outside are miles and miles of cars. For the moment, it is relatively safe to drive.

Many places in San Francisco have large signs, announcing: Beware - Smash-&-Grab Area. Do Not Leave Anything In Automobile!! There are news articles about residents leaving their car windows down, trying to avoid smashed windows. Some residents are even keeping the car trunk open, showing the homeless and the creeps that there is nothing to steal. I can just imagine a homeless person curling up in the trunk, falling asleep, and going on a trip wherever the drive goes.

My 6 brothers and sisters and I remember a place in San Francisco called Playland At The Beach. Our dad was born and raised in San Francisco. These are very early, joyful memories. Playland had all kinds of old school, amusement park fun, especially Laughing Sal.

No one is laughing now.


13 posted on 03/01/2024 12:20:00 PM PST by Ronaldus Magnus III (Do, or do not, there is no try)
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To: Twotone

I’ve eaten at Lee’s Diner. Big selection, low prices, good food.


14 posted on 03/01/2024 12:20:12 PM PST by GSWarrior
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To: Ronaldus Magnus III
My 6 brothers and sisters and I remember a place in San Francisco called Playland At The Beach.

My sisters and I also had a lot of fun at Playland during the 1960's. Until the race riots made it dangerous. I remember being parked at the Great Highway next to Playland and seeing a gang of blacks attack a white couple, tossing garbage cans from above down on them on the beach - time to leave! A friend of mine worked the Diving Bell ride, and at night we would dive underwater and smoke joints. Lots of fun there, lots of good stuff in SF during the '60s, soon disappeared (when the Democrats flooded in from back east).

15 posted on 03/01/2024 12:28:20 PM PST by roadcat
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To: Twotone

And on another topic related to businesses closing, Macy is closing 150 stores.


16 posted on 03/01/2024 12:30:40 PM PST by SkyDancer (~A Bizjet Is Nothing But An Executive Mailing Tube ~)
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To: Twotone

I can only assume that these empty buildings and blocks of real estate will soon be owned by companies fronting for the Chinese government.


17 posted on 03/01/2024 12:33:49 PM PST by The Louiswu (Pray for Peace in the world.)
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To: From The Deer Stand

Liberals have destroyed many crown jewel historical cities in the USA.

Detroit, Chicago, New Orleans, Atlanta, Boston, Baltimore, San Francisco, Portland and Seattle.

I believe it to be intentional at this point.


18 posted on 03/01/2024 12:33:58 PM PST by Cowgirl of Justice
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Whew! Glad I sent my return in last week and already had my cc credited!!!!!


19 posted on 03/01/2024 12:34:47 PM PST by Cowgirl of Justice
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I didn’t see a post in the media of which stores are closing. It’s been ages since I’ve been to one of their stores.


20 posted on 03/01/2024 12:40:15 PM PST by SkyDancer (~A Bizjet Is Nothing But An Executive Mailing Tube ~)
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