Posted on 09/09/2024 10:07:44 AM PDT by Vendome
Retail stores are fleeing San Francisco in droves as the California city collapses under the weight of rampant crime and theft. And rather than deal with the crime problem, city leaders instead want to punish the stores trying to leave.
The so-called “Grocery Protection Act,” introduced by city Board of Supervisors member Dean Preston (Democratic Socialist), says stores that try to leave San Francisco would have to provide the city with six months’ notice, allowing city leaders time to look for a replacement retail tenant.
This bill was introduced not long after Whole Foods Market closed down its flagship San Francisco store after just a year of being there. Crime was so rampant at Whole Foods that the store was losing more than it was selling, prompting it to vacate the premises.
Not only that, but workers at the now-closed Whole Foods location were routinely threatened with weapons as vagrants flooded the store. Homeless people would throw food at staff and provoke fights, with some even defecating on the floor, creating a health hazard.
An astounding 570 emergency calls were logged at the now-defunct location, all of these occurring in just a single calendar year. One of the calls involved an employee reporting that a “male [with] machete is back,” and another in which “another security guard was just assaulted.”
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File for bankruptcy and let a federal judge grant permission to close?
Better read the fine print when you check into the Hotel California.
Bull.! Rather than paying the city and paying for the loss due to theft for six months, use that money and hire a good lawyer (that may be a misnomer) and make them pay for anything and everything you can think of..
The city doesn't own the property or the business..
Moved to get away from the ghetto? The government will move the ghetto to you!
Change the name so it does not hurt your brand, don’t restock, change hours so you are only open 30 minutes per day. Go Galt.
>> Well, Karma showed up... <<
In fairness, it got even worse since Karmala Harris left.
The remaining business owners in SF need to go Galt, and shut all their stores for one week as a demonstration. No groceries, no gas, no restaurants, no nothing. They need to get organized and fight back.
But then again, the communists know that it will take forever for some poor guy who refuses to comply to make it's way to SCOTUS. By then, he's financially ruined beyond repair.
I’d put my notice in now regardless of condition.
So basically, the stores are threatened with jail if they don’t remain open so the thieves, who are not jailed, can continue to steal.
Hollywood couldn’t make this up.
How would they enforce this?
Bring back Freedom of Association. Let stores put up signs saying, “Due to theft, only whites and asians are allowed entry.”
No different from all these banks that refuse service to conservatives.
I’m guessing fixing the root problem has slipped past them.
and Atlas shrugged...
“Point One. All workers, wage earners and employees of any kind whatsoever shall henceforth be attached to their jobs and shall not leave nor be dismissed nor change employment, under penalty of a term in jail. The penalty shall be determined by the Unification Board , such Board to be appointed by the Bureau of Economic Planning and National Resources. All persons reaching the age of twenty-one shall report to the Unification Board, which shall assign them to where, in its opinion, their services will best serve the interests of the nation.
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Unlawful detainment. This is so illegal, just leave and tell them to stuff it.
I have a company with 100 employees in the state. I want out but am hamstrung by this tax. 100 employees for six months is a pretty penny. So, I lay off all but, say, two employees six months before I plan to shut down operations for good. I give the notice and must pay the tax. But six months of two employees' wages is a lot less than six months wages for 100 employees. In the meantime, the 98 laid off employees are a drain on the state.
Exactly.
What has Texas insurance rules got to do with San Fran businesses?
In other news, SF has decided to fine everyone who refuses to open a business in their city.
Lol.
“How would they enforce this?”
Good question. Do the shoplifters rob you piecemeal, or the does the government rob you wholesale? Only way out is close up quick and run.
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