The Westfield San Francisco Centre is closing amid plunging sales and foot traffic. The stunning decision comes just weeks after Nordstrom announced its exit from the city center. NBC News’ Miguel Almgauer has more details.
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Wow Westfield stores are closing that means the whole mall is going to be a homeless encampment. 😅😂😊 good for San Francisco!!
I’m surprised the dems haven’t just turned this into a homeless shelter
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As long as there is shop lifting and car break in on a regular basis, SF will become destitute.
It’s what they deserve for gentrifying that town caused the Homeless Situation to begin with….Blame the real estate Corporate groups for falsely inflating property values… along with pure disgusting GREED A HOLICS ruining the Flavor of that city Years ago. SHAFT the SNOBS it’s what they deserve.
You can thank the reddit hive mind, they caused this.
I wonder why tech giants in the area are not pooling resources together to help the city. How would they get top talents to work for them if they neglect the neighborhood. So they’re not helping at all despite making billions? I also noticed downtown San Jose is so dilapidated when I visited. Come to think of it, it’s ironic how Silicon Valley is letting this all happen. Don’t they realize the value of their property will go down, too, if they don’t help? The top 10 companies ther make $1 trillion a year. I read a book about the NY subway system building had Steinway founder (and the piano manufacturer) championing and assisting any way he could in building that subway — no one today wants to step up, even if they’re not obligated to do so?
You got to create a separate city above ground level.
Why is London Breed still a Mayor?
London Breed literally took my favorite city to a dump. So sad
It’s sad watching my city fall apart. My heart is stuck in San Francisco, but I don’t know for how much longer. 5 years ago, I never thought about leaving this city. But wages aren’t keeping up with inflation, the average 1 bedroom apartment is now $3600 a month, and a 1000 sqr ft starter home that needs remodeling and mold remediation is 1.2 million, all in a city where HUD says the poverty line is $82,000 a year. Yes, the homeless have more rights at this point. If you park a meter for too long, you’ll get a $128 ticket. But set up a tent and block a store front and the sidewalk, and nothing happens to you. Heck, I saw homeless guy with working washers and dryers two days ago, illegally hooked up to a fire hydrant and lifted up a PG&E man hole cover to steal power. But If I miss my PG&E bill, they’ll cut my power and take me to court. Yes, the homeless are untouchable, while the average citizen is being milked of every penny so they can keep increasing the homeless budget. Enough is enough.
You voted for it. Stop complaining! ENJOY IT!
Because they know they won’t get blood out of a turnip, that’s why they don’t go after the homeless with fines. But like the comment above me mentioned, it’s time to face the music and change the voting habits, because the status quo clearly isn’t working.
Nothing to do with the economy. Shoplifting and crime waves is the real reason.
San Francisco, you did this to yourself.
It’s a wrap
San Francisco being in California just makes it worse. It’s way more the fact it’s in California. These issues are largely avoidable. That tax base that haa been leaving since the 80’s, now is when it’s really getting unbearable.
Crime will decline as there will be nothing left worth stealing
Perception???
Typical NBC lying
Changing economy? It’s a crime free-for-all
Love how the liberal media downplays and gaslights this incredible issue. The economy is not “changing”, it’s on a fast downward spiral, “doom loop”
Capitalism is the reason businesses are shuttering in SF. These property companies make MORE money with giant tax breaks, when they have empty store fronts, than they do when they can’t lease out their property for INSANE rates. And here’s what all you dingbats don’t get about capitalism, it REWARDS greedy property companies for having empty property. It’s not because of leftists or crime. So many people, no clue what you’re talking about.
The city’s changing economy? The entire city is plagued by homeless, open drug use, trash, used syringes everywhere, crime and empty stores. RIP SF.
London Breed is an embarrassment SF SUCKS
Let’s send another *100 Billion* to Ukraine, that’ll fix the problem 🇺🇦👍
That is why the democrats should all be fired or. Voted out of office
round of applause for the liberals/democrats folks!!!!!
Is it true all the criminals come over from Oakland?
How does robbery go up but burglary go down?
then they nove to texas and vote democrat.
Changed to a Fentanyl economy
Well done SF residents. You are getting the liberal utopia you always wanted. IDK why so many negative comments. This is a wonderful place.
This is the Democratic Party America. Biden wants everyone to be a slave
Only when all the stores are shut down will they realize that they, the parasite, has killed the host.
My local mall was leveled years ago. Now the land sits vacant.
SF Politicians cause this!
HOW DARE YOU TO WANT TO MOVE TO NV AZ ID ND SD TX etc!!! WE HATE YOU PEOPLE!
You freaks in SAN FRAN will still vote for BIDEN and think TRUMP is bad. SO SAD. NPR HAS BRAIN WASHED SO MANY SMART CAPABLE PEOPLE!
It’s crime but the title is misleading
the perception of crime? who are you kidding?
stolen merchandise in sf
Pay people enough so they can afford the outrageous housing. Stop the corruption in for profit health care and bring back insane asylums,in patient mental health care with built in drug addiction care,free comprehensive old people care on and on is IF it was profitable to care for people really, no one would need care period. The desire is all that is missing. For profit health care and insurance companies are evil greedy criminals.
The only people that thrive in that city are thise who hate humanity and actively undermine it, like the transhumanist in Berkeley, or the Pelosi’s, and other cults/frats/sororities
I went to Bloomindales in April there at that mall, same one Nordstrom is exiting. I was the only shopper there in the homewares area, the whole floor, small appliances, pots, pans, dishware, china, porcelain, also bedding, linens on that bottom floor. And there seemed to be only one employee there for the whole floor. I went to find her and and bought a few things she had to go get from “in back.” Such a huge great store but no way it can be kept open.
San Francisco has become the center for Dante’s inferno.
Changing economy in poor performance areas.
How embarrassing.
All part of Amazon’s world domination plan. Muh huh huh huh..
Haha we gotta bounce! 😂😂 just let the drug addicts, homeless and gangs have it. They’ll be moving in eventually anyway.
ABC is turning into Fox
This is not a report all Malls are closing in America…do stop thid Bull 🐂 S reporting PPL are doing more outside Malls like 15;years ago went from outdoors Mall to indoor Malls itbis actrend every so often…so stop 🛑 ABC in my opinion trying to make a Storyline that is negative toward in my opinion tonthe Biden Adm. You think 🧐🤔🧐
Vote Democrat for the win!!!
How much money the government send to Ukraine while people in the US are suffering and very poor.
It’s closing ONLY due to leftist policies. Hahahahha watching leftist cities fall into despair is sooooo enjoyable.
what a state😞😞😞
Excellent! Let the animals run the city, loose all business.
this isn’t a homeless issue, its failure of leadership
If Old navy wants to close, you know they have a problem.
California needs to build more prisons, who cares if they USA has the highest incarceration rate. US needs more prisons to keep entitled people from committing crime. Yes, it is illegal to steal in all parts of the world. California keeps inviting people in who are entitled to other people’s stuff. Many of them don’t have the education to understand what is allowed here, so of course our crime rate is going to go up!
Love the spin NBC.
Maybe they should defund the police and let criminals loose?
So basically the government turned SF into a crap hole and the businesses are leaving. The death of a city in progress.
People walk out with $1,000s in stolen merchandise and staff doesn’t even call the cops because it’s a waste of time. They’re more likely to get sued by the thieves than to get a conviction.
The wisest thing that should be on everyone mind currently should be to invest in different streams of income that doesn’t depend on the govt. Especially with the current economic crisis around the word. This is still a good time to invest in Gold, silver and digital currencies(BTC, ETH…)
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“Changing economy” you mean crime
Maybe drop a neutron bomb 💣
Isn’t that Nancy Pelosi’s area?
Terrible State
Wow. Sf is seriously empty. I live here. There’s like 12 tech companies in the entire city
Who need retailer store these days in 2023 anyway…? Peoples these days just window shopping and look for these best price online! 🤣
Thank Newsom and the Democrats. They have destroyed California 0:01
Thats where i met my wife. Sad to see it close..
Yup, hordes of crackheads, brazen thefts, and punishment for anyone who tries to protect themselves sure can change the economy quick 😅
I finally realized the media didn’t represent what conservatives think when I finally listened directly to them. I was very angry about being lied to about them. There’s the msm media which are biased towards the dems and there’s a very respectable conservative media. Please start listening before the USA is just another sf from sea to shining sea.
Blame California State politician wrote Prop 47 co-author – George Gascón DA
This is very problematic reporting. Crime and homelessness didn’t make this mall close. Online shopping and lack of traffic made this mall close. And guess what? Those same two things are making mall across America close.
Democrat-run policies…soft on crime prosecution. Incompetent mayor is running the decaying city.
Keep supporting criminals like Banko Brown pretty soon there’s nothing left in down town SF.
What’s sad is their city leaders have sat and watched for years, collecting their ill-gotten gains Doing nothing as San Francisco burned!
it is sad to see what is happening to San Frncsico in real time and there is nothing we can do to save it.
The economy is GREAT with the Democrats and Biden in charge. For some people that is!
Good can’t wait all company’s collapse
San Francisco is like Seattle, and Portland. Liberal, Progressive, (weak, and enabling) government ruining these cities. Toughen up people!!! Are you all dumb?!?!?
HAHAH DASURV
When people don’t respect the little laws they won’t respect the big laws.
‘I Left My Thugs In San Francisco’.
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. Enjoy those ‘prizes’, S.F.!
meeerrrrica
Disgusting city. It used to be so beautiful before woke far leftists destroyed it
It seems like the Westfield Mall is going to become a homeless shelter in the future.
Democrat ideology ruins lives and businesses.
The leaders in the government failed.
Lol good thing they’re leaving 😂.. more housing options lol. I’d turn that mall into housing 😂
And. London. Says All. Is. Ok. Boy. Is. She. Wrong. Must. Be. Cool. To. Be. Wrong. And. Wrong. Again. Yet. Pull. In. A. Good. Salary.
Thank you newsom
Get woke, go broke
The “changing economy” lol 😂Maybe they should rename it to Shatfricisco.
Malls are dying everywhere
Go woke go broke…
RIP Mall 😢
Good move.
Perfect place to open a Black Lives Matter office, house the homeless, Texas hopefully will send another 50,000 migrants, and a needle exchange office! I love Democrats and London Breed!