The Avoidable Downfall of San Francisco

Macy's is just the latest San Francisco store closing. In recent years, retail employees in the city have faced a man with a machete, threats of rape and murder, and in one case, an attempted stabbing. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ %2F%2Fdailysignal.com/1/0102018e135e4312-aefff115-40ae-41b8-99bc-f15c86abb338-000000/FuR7k7fT8Ews0Zm_QDO-buvfkCE=364 [The Avoidable Downfall of San Francisco](%2F%2Fwww.dailysignal.com%2F2024%2F03%2F05%2Fthe-preventable-downfall-of-san-francisco%2F%3Futm_campaign=morning-bell%26utm_medium=email%26utm_edition=202403061000%26utm_source=newsletter/1/0102018e135e4312-aefff115-40ae-41b8-99bc-f15c86abb338-000000/1N5UcSVO67upyOFyzEii9Whf3V4=364) [The Avoidable Downfall of San Francisco](%2F%2Fwww.dailysignal.com%2F2024%2F03%2F05%2Fthe-preventable-downfall-of-san-francisco%2F%3Futm_campaign=morning-bell%26utm_medium=email%26utm_edition=202403061000%26utm_source=newsletter/2/0102018e135e4312-aefff115-40ae-41b8-99bc-f15c86abb338-000000/qg_dVgi05-2QWNCc3eM2qPjDFao=364) Macy's is just the latest San Francisco store closing. In recent years, retail employees in the city have faced a man with a machete, threats of rape and murder, and in one case, an attempted stabbing. 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Jamie Raskin, D-Md., says he is working on a bill that would create a pathway to disqualify candidates. 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