Williams-Sonoma To Close at San Francisco, as Residents Debate Whether the City Is in a ‘Doom Loop’

‘Our cops aren’t getting out of their cars, the governor has called in the National Guard, graffiti is everywhere.’

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Florida is cracking down on homeless encampments in hopes of not ending up like San Francisco (picured here). AP/Jeff Chiu

News that Williams-Sonoma is the latest San Francisco business to announce it will be shuttering its downtown flagship store is prompting a debate over whether the city is in a “doom loop.”

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