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New SF Chamber of Commerce Poll Finds 43% Of Residents Now Believe City is Heading in Right Direction

February 27, 2025 7:45 amFebruary 27, 2025 7:46 am

A new poll released by the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday found that 43% of residents now believe the city is headed in the right direction, up from 22% last year. Previous Chamber of Commerce CityBeat polls were...

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...

Will SF Bay Area Voters Make the Politicians They Elected Pay for Crime Explosion?

September 27, 2023 8:35 amSeptember 27, 2023 8:39 am

Will Bay Area residents and business owners realize the politicians they voted in are responsible for the staggering crime they are now protesting? Target just announced it is closing its Bay Area stores. Walgreens has closed at least 11 stores...

Target Announces Three Locations In SF Bay Area Are Closing Because of Rampant Crime

September 26, 2023 4:58 pm

Retail giant Target announced on Tuesday that three Bay Area locations would be closing because of rampant theft from stores, continuing the growing retail closure trend in San Francisco and surrounding cities. For several years, large chains and small businesses...

San Francisco Loses Another CVS Store As Retail Closures Continue

September 21, 2023 2:30 amSeptember 21, 2023 2:31 am

The ongoing retail closures in San Francisco continued on Wednesday with CVS announcing another closure, and Nordstrom officially ending their time at the Westfield Mall. For several years, large chains and small businesses alike have been leaving San Francisco, either...

San Francisco’s 165-Year Old GUMP’S CEO Scorns Politicians for Crime, Homeless Drug Addicts

August 14, 2023 8:20 amAugust 14, 2023 8:23 am

Gump’s is a luxury American home furnishings and home décor retailer, founded in 1861 in San Francisco, California. Except today, Gump’s is under siege. Homeless drug addicts, thievery, ramifications of COVID policies, harassment of the public and the defiled city...

Former SF DA Boudin Announces He Won’t Run For Office In 2024

May 31, 2023 12:58 pmMay 31, 2023 12:58 pm

Disgraced and recalled former San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced on Wednesday he will not run for office in 2024 and would instead be focusing on his new position as the executive director of the new Criminal Law and...