Posted on 04/04/2024 3:02:17 PM PDT by nickcarraway
When in doubt, blame businesses for closing their doors instead of the crime that has made it unsustainable for them to operate. San Francisco might even do you one better: force the businesses to stay open anyway.
One of the 11 members of San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors is floating reviving a vetoed 1984 law that would force grocery stores to stay open against their will. Supervisor Dean Preston calls it a “good idea” because of the risk of “food insecurity” that comes with grocery stores closing.
The law in question would require stores to give a whopping six-month notice before closing, would force them to meet with community members (i.e. activists who will shame them for being greedy corporations), and would mandate that they “explore” opening a replacement store to make up for the one they are closing. In other words, San Francisco would be forcing grocery stores to stay open while running at a loss and putting their own employees in danger due to crime, all because San Francisco just can’t stomach locking up the criminals causing these problems in the first place.
On the bright side, this may just be a worse idea than Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson proposing government-run grocery stores, moving San Francisco closer to the title of worst-run city in the country. But this is not a solution to the problem. The problem is that crime has made running several businesses unsustainable, whether through the losses that come with rampant shoplifting, the safety of employees being put in jeopardy, or both.
Forcing grocery stores to become charities for six months while a bunch of activists complain is not going to stop stores from closing. In fact, it would make them far more hesitant to open new locations (or the alternative ones the law mandates they consider), knowing that they could be held hostage by the city government for six months if their business becomes unsustainable.
If San Francisco pursues this, it would simply be a punishment levied against businesses that are only responding to the terrible circumstances they have been put in by criminals and by San Francisco’s lax attitude toward them. Forcing grocery stores to stay open temporarily doesn’t actually solve any problems, because it isn’t designed to solve a real problem.
Obviously these Socialist-Commie-Fascist clowns have NO idea how a business runs.
All it would take is the managers to "forget" to order supplies, or "forget" to pay the suppliers to deliver.
Three to five weeks, tops.
I am thinking of running for office. I used to think there was smarts involved, I guess not. Do I have to do any work or just attend meetings? P.S, I am pre-underpaid already.
Directive 10-289, Point #2:
All industrial, commercial, manufacturing and business establishments of any nature whatsoever shall henceforth remain in operation, and the owners of such establishments shall not quit nor leave nor retire, nor close, sell or transfer their business, under penalty of the nationalization of their establishment and of any and all of their property.
I presume that any such law to really be effective would also require the stores be stocked to the city’s satisfaction and charging prices within city guidelines. The same would go for staffing, hours, etc.
I was unaware that cities had that kind of legal power
I bet at least 80% of Freepers’ first thought on seeing the title was “Directive 10-289”.
The Stores that got out early were wise.
The ones that have not closed will make a mad dash to the exits now.
Easy Peasy.
voters need to require performance bonds on local government
Indeed they were.
FReepers are some of the smartest people on earth.
Just keep the store open and don't stock them.
The Socialist Clown Car Brigade in Spam Fransicko is just axeing for food deserts.
Beat them to the punch. Close now.
Yep.
The rest should immediately close
Empty the shelves. “Hey, we’re open, though...”
This is pure insanity.
Any store could “stay open.” Liquidate all available assets and then just don’t pay for utilities and taxes. Go Galt.
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