San Francisco crime – Page 6

Despite New District Attorney, SF Police Commission Operates Like Boudin Agents

July 8, 2023 2:30 amJuly 8, 2023 8:46 am

“Crime hasn’t fallen, I told you so.” Such is the oft-repeated criticism by loyalists of ousted former District Attorney Chesa Boudin. Across the city, not a day goes by that I haven’t heard claims to the effect that the recall...

One Year Out Of San Francisco: How Leaving Has Affected Former Residents

June 29, 2023 2:30 amJune 29, 2023 2:31 am

With San Francisco experiencing everything from high crime to continued high rents to businesses fleeing the city the last several years, many residents have left the city. From 2020 to 2022, 65,000 fled San Francisco alone. Some went to nearby...

The Cashless Ban: San Francisco’s Continued Folly

June 24, 2023 2:45 amJune 27, 2023 5:24 am

Back in 2019, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed an ordinance banning nearly all “cashless” stores, or those that only accept credit cards, debit cards, and other virtual payments while not accepting cash. The Board said that such brick...

Mayor London Breed Proposes San Francisco Centre Mall Be Torn Down For Soccer Stadium

June 24, 2023 2:30 amJune 24, 2023 2:31 am

During the Bloomberg’s Technology Summit in San Francisco on Thursday, San Francisco Mayor London Breed proposed that the rapidly declining San Francisco Centre mall be completely replaced by something else, going as far as to say that it be torn...

AT&T Announces Closure Of San Francisco Union Square Flagship Store

June 16, 2023 12:51 pmJune 16, 2023 12:51 pm

AT&T announced late on Thursday that their flagship store in Downtown San Francisco, the largest such store for the telecommunications company on the West Coast, is to close on August 1st, becoming the latest business closure to occur in the...

San Francisco’s Latest Business Exodus: Cinemark Announces Closure Of Theater

June 15, 2023 2:30 amJune 25, 2023 3:52 pm

The exodus of businesses leaving San Francisco expanded on Wednesday when, only a day following the announcement that shopping mall operator Westfield would revert ownership of the San Francisco Centre mall back to the bank, movie theater chain Cinemark said...

Westfield Announces They Are Handing San Francisco Mall Back To Bank

June 13, 2023 6:14 amJune 13, 2023 6:15 am

Shopping Mall operating company Westfield announced on Monday that they would be handing back the ownership of the San Francisco Centre mall back to the bank due to a massive decline in sales, occupancy, and foot traffic. In a statement,...