California Restaurants Say They’re Nearing ‘Extinction’ Because of Rampant Lawlessness

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California Restaurants Say They’re Nearing ‘Extinction’ Because of Rampant Lawlessness
Story by Rachel Askinasi •
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California Restaurants Say They’re Nearing ‘Extinction’ Because of Rampant Lawlessness
Restaurateurs say that fear of carjackings and other crime is keeping people from dining out in Oakland

Restaurateurs in Oakland, California, are saying crime rates — and the publicizing of crime rates — are tanking business and contributing to closures.

Fear of theft and carjackings in the area has led to a decrease in diners going out to eat, according to SFGATE, and recent crime statistics show that those fears are not entirely unfounded.
 
According to the Oakland Police Department's citywide crime data, motor vehicle theft was up 5% in 2022 from 2021, carjackings were up 1% and commercial burglary was up 76%.

While crime has been increasing over the past five years, according to the datasheet, SFGATE points out that some of these rates are still lower than they were pre-pandemic.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/california-restaurants-say-they-re-nearing-extinction-because-of-rampant-lawlessness/ar-AA1gXE0N?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=96694f126dd9407ca241a780f4e7a6ed&ei=20

[PeteS in CA]

Oakland restaurants say they’re on the brink of extinction

https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/oakland-restaurants-crime-closure-18373900.php

It’s a sunny Thursday afternoon in downtown Oakland, and restaurant doors are wide open.

LED signs flash, advertising Vietnamese and Japanese fare, while the faint buzz of a tattoo gun reverberates from Temple Tattoo across the street. Nearby, a man loads his trunk with trays of gaudy pink and chocolate pastries from Happy Donuts while the punk-chic baristas at Timeless Coffee pour espresso, steam milk and settle into their usual cadence.

On the surface, this commercial corridor has all the characteristics of a vibrant, walkable Oakland neighborhood. Though most people are aware that the city is beleaguered by property crime, few probably realize that many of the same businesses on this block — which always seem to be brimming with customers — are now begging state and local governments to help them combat theft, restore plummeting revenues and essentially clean up the city’s negative public image. The situation has become so dire, Oakland restaurateurs say it’s pushing them to the brink of collapse, and it’s unclear whether the city will be able to save them.

"Will be able to save them"? It would be more to the point to say, "Willing be able to save them"! Because the thefts and violence are mostly being committed by Prog sacred "victims".

[Cyber Liberty]

Oakland restaurants say they’re on the brink of extinction

https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/oakland-restaurants-crime-closure-18373900.php

"Will be able to save them"? It would be more to the point to say, "Willing be able to save them"! Because the thefts and violence are mostly being committed by Prog sacred "victims".

Modern day Small Businesses are becoming the Kulaks of the days of yore.

[libertybele]

Modern day Small Businesses are becoming the Kulaks of the days of yore.

Sad. So sad.  Small businesses helped to make this country great. Slowly dwindling into non-existence.