2021 Union Square robberies – California Globe

Three More Major Retail Locations Announce San Francisco Closures

March 7, 2024 5:49 pmMarch 7, 2024 5:49 pm

Several stores San Francisco announced on Wednesday that they would be closing this month, including cosmetics companies L’Occitane and Sephora at San Francisco Centre and outdoor equipment company The North Face at Union Square, becoming the latest casualties in the...

Newsom, CHP Announce Increased Retail Theft Operations, Arrests In 2023

December 19, 2023 3:18 pmDecember 19, 2023 3:42 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Tuesday that the California Highway Patrol (CHP) will be setting new records in combating organized retail theft in 2023, including making more than 1,000 arrests through their Organized Retail Crime Task Force (ORCTF). Since the...

Flash Mob Robberies Continue Despite Ramped Up CHP Policing Efforts

November 23, 2023 2:28 amNovember 23, 2023 2:29 am

A massive flash-mob style robbery occurred at a Nike store in Los Angeles earlier this week, with 17 robbers stealing around $12,000 worth of merchandise within minutes, despite the California Highway Patrol saying that they had increased their presence around...

San Francisco Sees New Burst Of Robberies, Retail Closures Since Monday

October 13, 2023 2:30 amOctober 13, 2023 6:21 am

The decline of San Francisco continued this week as several high profile robberies, store closures, and attacks have occurred since Monday, sparking new concerns over the ongoing serious crime and compromised economy in San Francisco. Crime in San Francisco, which...

Half Of All Americans View San Francisco As Unsafe New Poll Finds

August 25, 2023 12:38 pmAugust 25, 2023 12:38 pm

According to a new Gallup poll released this week, only 52% of Americans rate San Francisco as safe anymore, freefalling from a previous poll only 15 years ago when the city scored one of the highest ratings and was viewed...

Old Navy is Latest Chain Store Chased Out Of San Francisco’s Downtown

May 30, 2023 2:30 amMay 30, 2023 2:31 am

Over the Memorial Day weekend, Old Navy announced they will be leaving their Market Street location on July 1st, becoming the latest retail chair store to lave the city’s downtown in recent months. For several years, large chains and small...

T-Mobile, Williams-Sonoma Latest Stores To Close In San Francisco

May 8, 2023 7:08 pmMay 8, 2023 7:08 pm

San Francisco’s Union Square faced two more major losses on Monday following the pull out of T-Mobile’s flagship store at 1 Stockton Street and the closure of Williams-Sonoma at 340 Post by the end of the year. The Globe has...