Whole Foods says its Civic Center location closed over safety concerns. That’s not the whole story

OPINION Nuala Bishari, Soleil Ho April 25, 2023 (SFChronicle.com) When the Whole Foods Market at San Francisco’s Civic Center suddenly announced a temporary closure on April 10 due to unspecified safety concerns, national political pundits were swift in seeing this as a telltale sign of the city’s apocalyptic doomscape. San Francisco Supervisor Matt Dorsey responded… Continue reading

Former Civic Center Whole Foods Employees Say Store Didn’t Close Just Because of Crime

Former Civic Center Whole Foods Employees Say Store Didn’t Close Just Because of Crime

25 APRIL 2023/SF RESTAURANTS, FOOD & DRINK/JAY BARMANN (sfist.com) Much like Walgreens before them, Amazon-owned Whole Foods may be scapegoating San Francisco’s petty crime problem and feeding into a narrative in order to avoid talking about the economics of the store they just shut down. I don’t think anyone will… Continue reading

WHOLE FOODS CLOSURE IS EPIC FAIL FOR SF

by Randy Shaw on April 10, 2023 (BeyondChron.org) Drug Dealers Killed the Market “San Francisco must take urgent action to revitalize its Mid-Market and Tenderloin neighborhoods. There is no more time to waste.” Randy Shaw, “Urgent Action Needed for SF’s Mid-Market and Tenderloin,” August 1, 2022., The “urgent action” many of us sought… Continue reading