SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS RADIO) – Whole Foods' flagship store in San Francisco abruptly shut down last night, citing safety concerns.
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The front doors of the Whole Foods located at Eighth and Market streets are locked tight. The store said it has closed its doors to keep customers and staff safe. Shoppers told KCBS Radio they are saddened, but not surprised.
One patron, Anthony, explained that he sometimes felt unsafe getting into the Whole Foods, but once inside he felt ok. According to customers, the building is surrounded by drug dealers and transients.
San Francisco Supervisor Matt Dorsey said people who are likely addicted to drugs or are mentally disturbed have been "robbing the store blind."
"There was a time that when the store opened that there were hand carts that people would shop, like any other supermarket. There were 250 of them. All of them were stolen," he stated.
The Whole Foods closure comes in the wake of other high profile crimes across the city. Tech executive Bob Lee, who founded Cash App, was murdered in Rincon Hill last week and a former fire commissioner was brutally attacked in the Marina.
Dorsey told KPIX that part of the problem is San Francisco's lack of police officers to go after crime and open drug dealing.
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