Loading ...Crime-Ridden San Francisco Wants To Punish Grocery Stores For Fleeing Said Crime
Under the ‘Grocery Protection Act’ introduced by city Board of Supervisors member Dean Preston (Democratic Socialist), stores that want to flee all the crime and other increased liabilities will have to provide the city with six months advanced notice, and make efforts to find a replacement supermarket for the location being vacated, Benzinga reports.
The move comes after While Foods shut down its flagship store in San Francisco after being open for just over a year, citing employee safety concerns. Nearly 570 emergency calls were logged from the location, including one call with desperate pleas to the police saying “male [with] machete is back,” and “another security guard was just assaulted.”
proposal would allow anyone impacted by a noncompliant store closure to initiate legal proceedings.