It’s just too dangerous in San Francisco.
According to a report from The Daily Wire, Whole Foods is temporarily closing one of its San Francisco locations because the store can’t guarantee the safety of its employees.
From The Daily Wire:
The number of arrests in San Francisco has fallen significantly over the past three years amid calls from prominent officials, including San Francisco Democratic Mayor London Breed, to defund law enforcement. Whole Foods will shutter a location at Trinity Place at Eighth and Market Streets over rampant drug use outside the store.
“We are closing our Trinity location only for the time being,” a spokesperson for Whole Foods said in a statement to the San Francisco Standard. “If we feel we can ensure the safety of our team members in the store, we will evaluate a reopening of our Trinity location.”
A source in San Francisco City Hall told the outlet that drug use and criminal activity from individuals near the store played a role in the closure. The downtown portion of San Francisco has also suffered from declining foot traffic in the years since government lockdowns sequestered employees in their homes and apartments.
The Whole Foods location, which opened at the beginning of last year, was meant to be the flagship store for the brand in San Francisco and feature a variety of food products endemic to northern California, according to a press release from the organic grocery chain. The store’s design included “nods to classic San Francisco” architecture, such as the Golden Gate Bridge and the former Crystal Palace Market.
More over at The Daily Wire:
San Francisco’s Flagship Whole Foods Closes After Only One Year Due To High Crime: Report https://t.co/Piei7tBDly pic.twitter.com/JUiQXDtKFc
— Daily Wire News (@DailyWireNews) April 11, 2023
