Posted on 04/12/2023 4:08:15 PM PDT by grundle
One of the largest supermarkets in downtown San Francisco closed its doors this week due to deteriorating street conditions nearby.
Increased drug use and crime near the Whole Foods on Eighth and Market, which opened just one year ago, contributed to the store’s closing, a city hall source told the San Francisco Standard.
“We are closing our Trinity location only for the time being,” a Whole Foods spokesperson said in a statement. “If we feel we can ensure the safety of our team members in the store, we will evaluate a reopening of our Trinity location.”
The news comes after a recent spate of violent attacks upon prominent San Franciscans. CashApp founder Bob Lee was fatally stabbed last week, cycling champion Ethan Boyes died after being struck by a car, and former fire commissioner Don Carmignani was brutally beat over the head with a pipe by a homeless man, surviving.
When a team from CNN traveled to San Francisco’s city hall to report on the crime issue, members of the crew had their bags stolen out of their rental car nearby.
The crime wave that has hit that city shows no sign of abating. San Francisco has been experiencing lower foot traffic due to remote work, which has caused many small business to shut down and street conditions to deteriorate. The city’s ability to deal with its continued problems is compounded by a deficit which has ballooned to nearly $800 million.
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Whole Foods is clearly super mega racist
Big Mike will declare a racist food desert.
Hipsters most affected. I can’t say that’s a bad thing.
In light of all this, you know what would be cool? Let's get the City Council to debate handing out $5 million to each and every descendent of a slave. Of course, that would just be crazy.
This is what California gets for decriminalizing theft.
I would suggest that the Google folks try spam. It is delicious when cooked with pineapple slices and mild syrup. Also, chef boyardee ain’t bad if you are craving italian.
That pig George Soros will get even with Whole Foods for daring to stand up to his evil....
California deserves this and more... what a horrible state.. democrat hellhole...
Why are ANY businesses open in downtown San Francisco?
Are they subsidized? Footing us all for their losses with federal tax write offs?
“California deserves this and more... what a horrible state.. democrat hellhole...”
Except indirectly we are all paying for their stupidity.
Who could have possibly predicted that decriminalizing theft would cause more theft? Hey, at least “crime and arrests” are down!
It’s evidently not very popular in the UK.
Spam may not be popular but other brands of ca,ed ham are.
I was told it was okay to steal from big stores since they have insurance to cover the losses.
Big shout out to the Sandy Franciscans. Phew! Somebody crapped their pants.
Escape from San Fran.
I a year or so, it will read, “San Fransicko closed because of human filth.”
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