Posted on 12/01/2021 3:28:10 PM PST by conservative98
San Francisco’s Union Square, the high-end shopping district at the center of the city, is boarding up for the Christmas shopping season after a string of “mass looting” events that began on the weekend before Thanksgiving.
Normally, Union Square is festive and bright in December. Its giant Christmas tree and menorah attract visitors from across the region, as does its outdoor ice skating rink. Situated alongside the city’s famous cable car, it is an oasis of prosperity in a gritty downtown.
However, this year is different, as the San Francisco Chronicle reports:
As San Francisco approached the critical December shopping month, instead of holiday lights and Santa Claus decorations, dozens of downtown retailers greeted shoppers with plywood-encased storefronts and armed guards in the wake of mass retail thefts in Union Square two weeks ago.
Around a half-dozen stores in the Union Square area were boarded up on Tuesday, including the Louis Vuitton store and others that sustained damage during the robberies. Other luxury stores such as Gucci, which Mayor London Breed said had an existing security gate system and wasn’t damaged in previous robberies, had a guard outside as well.
It’s a stark contrast from previous years when December in Union Square was marked by windows full of holiday ornamentation and the seasonal enticement of products that could fit under Christmas trees.
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Life in liberal America. Dreary, but it’s what they voted for. For decades.
Boarding up store fronts to prevent looting is racist. /sarc
They voted for it.
It’s well past time to withdraw from SF. It’s LOST!
San Francisco Private Police
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Patrol_Special_Police
Most don’t know that it is possible to hire private police, you can in San Francisco.
I was going to say, a lot of black painted boards in those photos.
And nary a plastic straw
Nice
The window displays in the past were a big part of Christmas joy
What are the security guards going to do, hold the door open for the looters, sure as hell ain’t gonna stop them.
Wow! I’m glad I got visit there about 20 years ago.
For years, my wife would take our two daughters to Union Square after Thanksgiving for an annual girls’ get away and shopping trip. It’s only 40 miles from our house, so not a huge get away, but it was always something they looked forward to. Sometimes they’d spend the night at a nice hotel around Union Square.
What a shame the commies and insane libs have done this to SF. They love destroying everything nice.
Welcome to the Gavin California
It’s a Newsom place.
Such a gruesome place.
(with apologies to the Eagles)
10 Great Views of San Francisco’s Union Square at Christmas [During the Trump Presidency]
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https://www.tripsavvy.com/san-francisco-union-square-at-christmas-1479152
Immature, childish libs...”But, but, but...it wasn’t supposed to turn out this way! Can’t we all just love one another and get along?”
I lived in NYC for about 5 years. Christmas was always amazing. Even if you didn’t buy from the high end places, was fun to window shop. SF looks as attractive as Home Depot
They should defund their police department, that would surely help.
It would be interesting to know what the security guards’ “rules of engagement” are.
If anyone has the inside scoop, please post it.
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