Posted on 05/07/2023 3:53:23 PM PDT by george76
Retailers abandon downtown San Francisco in droves. Nordstrom is the latest, signaling the death of the area.
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Nordstrom closes two stores and Saks Off 5th says goodbye as well.
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Walgreens and Whole Foods Leave
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San Francisco’s Dying Downtown
The San Francisco Standard says Nordstrom’s Exit From San Francisco Calls Downtown Mall’s Future Into Question
The Nordstrom at Westfield will close at the end of August, the company confirmed on Tuesday. The retailer’s exit will leave a gaping vacancy that could be very difficult to fill: the store sprawls across 312,000 square feet and five floors. A Nordstrom Rack across the street is also slated to close in July.
Less than a month ago, a nearby Whole Foods abruptly shuttered, citing employee safety concerns. The Whole Foods had made regular emergency calls since it opened in March 2022 for a mix of medical crises, assaults and other incidents; in September of last year, a man fatally overdosed in a bathroom at the grocery store.
Last week, a Walgreens store next to Westfield mall was the scene of a fatal shooting after a private security guard allegedly shot a shoplifter.
So far this year, police have responded to 74 reports of petty thefts, 54 fights and 30 grand thefts in the area.
Call Out the Guard..
Gov. Newsom Activates National Guard And Highway Patrol To Combat San Francisco's Drug Crisis
Gov. Gavin Newsom has called up the California Highway Patrol and the California National Guard to combat San Francisco's out-of-control open-air drug market as parts of the progressive-run city descend into chaos.
According to ABC7 News, CHP officers will be deployed across Tenderloin and South of Market neighborhoods, while guardsmen will run intelligence analysis operations behind the scenes. The governor brought the two agencies together as the drug-related deaths in the city jumped 41% in the first quarter.
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"It’s been completely surreal watching a major city like San Francisco become a ghost town in real time. Tons of restaurant and business closures. Way less commuters. Empty buildings everywhere. All the tech companies bounced and people got priced out. Just a hollow city now."
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and why don't people want to live there?
A. Crime.
B. Poop.
C. Homelessness.
D. Cost .
E. Woke policies including lack of police.
F. All of the above and more.
That magical high speed rail will save the day!
Liberals, aka DEMONRATS RUIN EVERYTHING they are in charge of!!
San Francisco drug deaths jump 41%.. Fentanyl and other drugs kill one person every 10 hours .
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4151198/posts
That was quick. San Francisco was thriving. But now it’s going to be the next Detroit.
The high-culture people will only use the high-speed rail as a means to escape the dread horror that San Francisco has become. As the obscenely wealthy depart, the city is engulfed by the low scum and the cast-off debris of society that cannot fit in elsewhere, continuing to compound and exacerbate the decay and ruin, carrying the seeds of dystopia from San Francisco all across the other municipalities of the region, some of which are already rather advanced in their own ruin. It has become a huge no-go zone.
This is to be expected after they decriminalized shoplifting over $950 and let criminals practically off the hook with no consequences!
Along with Denver and Minneapolis!
Those so called leaders are just selfish bat rastards!
Deserts! Or is that just desserts?
Are they still claiming they’re going to build that boondoggle?
I was downtown 5 years ago - it was already zombie town. Now it’s going to be the next Detroit. There’s nothing requiring many of the tech businesses to be there. This isn’t 1980’s or 90’s. I predict a complete exodus, it’s only just beginning. The tax savings some of these companies can get by moving out of CA will get ever more appealing as the financial belts tighten. Without the tax base CA, not just San Fran, will collapse.
Question. Will they continue to tax the individuals and businesses who get the hell out of san fran freako to avoid being taxed to death to pay for reparations?
Or will SF demand the money from the state, which will then go begging to the federal government for reimbursement?
Where is London Breed? We need a statement from her to reassure everyone that all will be OK. Relax and be calm.
They are indeed sir.
Tech layoffs in 2023 above 190,000 - less than half the year- , surpassing the 2022 total of 165,000.
Total tech layoffs since 2022 are now at 355,000 employees from 1,700 companies.
It is all part of the plan of the elites.
Breathtakingly beautiful. to my mind, having traveled extensively, SF and Boston succeeded more than any other major US cities the worst devastation of soulless modern architecture. The bridges, City Hall, the Opera House, Coit Tower, etc etc absolute jewels. Yet libs can’t help crapping their own beds. It’s heartbreaking. And they’re working hard to do the same to two other beauteous cities, Seattle and Portland
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