Not just in SF, it's a relatively recent CA-wide thing, has happened in LA as well. Some blame Prop47: "Proposition 47 was passed by California voters on Nove

Not just in SF, it's a relatively recent CA-wide thing, has happened in LA as well. Some blame Prop47: "Proposition 47 was passed by California voters on November 5, 2014. It made some 'non-violent' property crimes, where the value of the stolen goods does not exceed $950, into misdemeanors. ... Under California law, though, if two or more person's conspire to 'cheat and defraud any person or any property, by any means which are in themselves criminal' they can face no more than one year in county prison, a fine of $10,000 or a combination of the two." It wouldn't surprise me if this just accelerates the total disappearance of retail businesses. Next up: smash and grab the Amazon warehouses.