California Advances Bill To Help Shoplifters Steal Easier

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California Advances Bill To Help Shoplifters Steal
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Jun 09, 2023
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Shoplifting in California may get a lot easier, after the state Senate passed a controversial bill on May 31 that would make it illegal for store employees to confront thieves.  SB 553, authored by Democrat Senator David Cortese (San Jose), requires employers to maintain violent incident logs, provide active shooter and shoplifter training, and to discard policies requiring workers to confront suspected active shoplifters... According to Cortese, the bill is intended to "help employers keep employees safe at work." The bill, which passed the Senate by a vote of 29 to 8, is pending further review by state Assembly committees. According to the California Realtors Association (CRA), the bill will apply to all industries - not just retail...  Read more ...

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https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/california-advances-bill-help-shoplifters-steal

[Br.IanVonTurpie]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12174693/The-200M-year-cost-San-Francisco-business-exodus.html?ico=related-replace

San Francisco stands to lose hundreds of millions of dollars a year through a business exodus triggered by crime, homelessness and a failure to bounce back from the covid pandemic,

Top retailers like Nordstrom, H&M and Gap have withdrawn from the city in recent months and earlier this week the owner of two major hotels, including the largest in San Francisco, announced it will also quit the city..

Companies have blamed concerns for the safety of staff and customers in the 'deteriorating' downtown district, where drugtaking and crime is rife.

The situation is compounded by data which reveals footfall in the city's struggling downtown is at just 32 percent of pre-covid levels. The public transport network is also on the brink of a catastrophic failure as passenger numbers remain similarly dire, according official forecasts.

Leaders estimate the situation will contribute to a budget shortfall of $1.3 billion in five years. The decline in property tax revenue alone could cost nearly $200 million per year, according to a worst-case scenario drawn up by the city's chief accountant.

Park Hotels & Resorts announced on Monday that it will default on a $725 million loan on the Hilton San Francisco Union Square - the city's largest hotel - and the Parc 55. The hotels have a combined 2,945 rooms, accounting for nine percent of the city's total.

A statement from Park's chairman and CEO, Thomas J. Baltimore, said the city's 'path to recovery remains clouded and elongated by major challenges' including 'record high office vacancy, concerns over street conditions [and] lower return to office than peer cities'.

The statement was a nod to the bleak homeless camps and open drug taking that is rife in some areas. DailyMail.com has repeatedly highlighted these grim hotspots and their devastating impacts on communities.

Park's decision was followed by news 30 more hotels also have loans due on their properties across their next two years.

That comes amid a retail crisis that deepened om May when Nordstrom announced the impending closures of its flagship store and Nordstrom Rack. In a statement, the company made a diplomatic reference to the 'dramatically' changed 'dynamics' of downtown San Francisco, 'impacting customer foot traffic... and our ability to operate successfully.

See the lawless Utopia these Liberals wanted? They got their "free for all". This is supposedly the Richest nation in the world with biggest GDP and this town is the most expensive to live in! The bums, druggies and non-White scum turned the oasis into a desert!

[Br.IanVonTurpie]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12185831/Tourists-workers-shoppers-abandon-San-Francisco-leaving-homeless-drug-addled.html

Edward Liu, 49, a local resident and hospital worker told DailyMail.com: 'A lot of the stores are closing, a lot of hotels are shutting down. 'You don't get the numbers in downtown anymore because a lot of people are working from home.

'The homeless don't make people want to stay for sure – it's just not very appealing.

'They defecate, they urinate on the street. They do drugs on the street. The mayor isn't doing anything and it's been like this for a very long time.'

Commercial realtor Mark Ritchie told DailyMail.com that San Francisco had suffered particularly badly from the rise of remote working which has decimated footfall in the financial district and Union Square areas

Another article about how Junkies, bums and illegals have turned SF into a desert!

I am glad I got to see it before it got this bad! Sounds like a dangerous place now!  Bring the jobs back, kick the bums out, repatriate the illegals.

I think there should be public toilets, I couldn't find any! You had to go to a restaurant or pub but then you had to buy something or else you couldn't use it.