So, how does this all work? The uber-Leftists in SF make crime, prosecuting criminals, and safety a low priority, along with allowing poop and drug needles in the streets, so stores are getting ripped off constantly and to a point that they are losing money. Customers and employees are in constant danger. And have to watch where they step. And the solution to fix this?
San Francisco proposal would allow lawsuits over grocery store closures
A San Francisco lawmaker introduced a proposal that would require grocery stores in the city to provide six months of notice before closing a store and to explore a replacement supermarket at the vacated location.
Dean Preston, a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, introduced what he calls the Grocery Protection Act – which is based on a proposal the board approved in 1984 that was vetoed by then-San Francisco Mayor Dianne Feinstein.
Preston’s proposal would require grocery store owners to provide six months written notice to the Board of Supervisors as well as the Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD). The store would also be required to post notices at all entries and exits as a means of informing customers and the general public. The rule wouldn’t preclude closures due to a store being unprofitable.
“It was a good idea in 1984, and it’s an even better idea now,” Preston said in a press release. “Our communities need notice, an opportunity to be heard, and a transition plan when major neighborhood grocery stores plan to shut their doors. Meeting the food security needs of our seniors and families cannot be left to unilateral backroom decisions by massive corporate entities.”
The city needs to make the city safe, and, if residents want their grocery stores they need to vote appropriately and demand the city of San Francisco do it’s job. So far, the citizens whining about losing grocery stores have only themselves to blame. Some are closing due to safety and money, some have closed because they had a better offer for the property. If citizens do not like them closing, well, they can buy the store themselves, right?
The bill would also require that grocery stores “meet and work in good faith with neighborhood residents” and the OEWD to find a workable solution to keep groceries available at the location. Those solutions could include identifying strategies and resources to allow the store to remain open, helping residents organize and open a cooperative and identifying another grocery store operator to take over and continue grocery sales at the location.
So, the people who have zero capital invested in the business would get a say? Several grocery stores have closed in SF over the past few years, and lots of little stores have closed. The ones who have stayed open have all sorts of security measures, such as putting items behind locks. SF must be hearing talk that many stores are planning to close. If they do not like this, let the city purchase them and try and run them.
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