I wouldn’t take anyone’s word for it. There are too many actors with an agenda and a free political PR machine spewing hate about SF, Portland, Seattle, NYC, e

I wouldn’t take anyone’s word for it. There are too many actors with an agenda and a free political PR machine spewing hate about SF, Portland, Seattle, NYC, etc. Even Walgreens publicly admitted in Jan that they had made far too big a deal about shoplifting as the cause for their SF closings in 2022. I expect there is corporate ass-covering happening by painting bad news as caused by factors external to the company and the market.