The owner of a luxury San Francisco department store took out a full-page ad to bash the city’s leadership — warning that rampant homelessness and drug abuse could force it to shut up shop ...

But for those who have been around awhile, 2023 was not the first time San Francisco’s obituary ran somewhat prematurely. The world was eagerly, and somewhat justifiably, pondering the end of ...

In addition, several attention-grabbing videos of store robberies in San Francisco have garnered national attention and calls for stricter policing in the city. While violent crime statistics in ...

Tourists curious about San Francisco’s “urban decay” of abandoned shops, open-air drug use and homeless encampments can get a guided tour of the whole thing. A street-savvy guide fed up with ...

Half of the stores in the downtown hub have closed since 2019, one study showed. The slew of closures of retail stores in San Francisco in recent months doubles as a roundup of well-known shopping ...

In many ways, San Francisco’s downtown is in dire straits. The city’s Union Square neighborhood — once bustling with shoppers, diners, and tourists — has suffered from declining foot ...

Giulia Carbonaro is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. Her focus is on the U.S. economy, housing market, property insurance market, local and national politics. She has previously ...