Supervisor Ahsha Safaí said on Twitter that the Market Street Safeway’s reduced hours fuel concerns about retail theft in the city that “I have been ringing the alarm about. Walgreens announced plans in October month to close five stores in San Francisco in November, citing concerns about “organized retail crime.” A recent Chronicle analysis of SFPD data found that the five Walgreens stores scheduled for closure averaged less than two recorded shoplifting incidents a month since 2018, though not all shoplifting incidents are reported to police.Ĭheck the water shortage status of your area, plus see reservoir levels and a list of restrictions for the Bay Area’s largest water districts. The changes at the Market Street Safeway follow an intense debate in San Francisco about theft and crime at big-chain retail stores that has attracted national attention.

In a statement reported in Hoodline, Safeway spokesperson Wendy Gutshall attributed the location’s reduced hours of operation to “an increasing amount of theft at the store.” The store also no longer has self-checkout stands near its entrance and earlier this year moved all its shopping carts inside after 160 of them were stolen, according to Hoodline. It’s unclear when the new store hours at the Market Street Safeway took effect, though it now operates from 6 a.m. No other Safeway locations in San Francisco appear to be affected by changes in operating hours. The changes to the store’s operating hours were first reported by Hoodline.

Mandelman and a Safeway spokesperson did not immediately respond to inquiries Saturday.

This store is one of few affordable grocery options for people living in and around the Castro. I am convening a meeting with the SFPD and District Attorney’s office to see what is currently being done to deter theft at Safeway, and to figure out a plan to do better. has been “out of control” and that he recently met with Safeway representatives “to better understand the issues at this store.” He said he also planned to meet with the San Francisco Police Department and the office of San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin “to see what is currently being done to deter theft at Safeway, and to figure out a plan to do better.” Mandelman said theft at the Safeway at 2020 Market St. “A reduction in their operating hours will make it harder for working people to get groceries for themselves and their families, and will have a huge impact on the lives of the store’s employees whose hours will be cut,” Mandelman said. In a series of tweets Friday afternoon, Supervisor Rafael Mandelman, whose district includes the Market Street Safeway, said the store “is one of the few affordable grocery options for people living in and around the Castro.”

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