For more than a month, Target has been experiencing "a significant and alarming" rise in theft and security incidents at San Francisco stores, a Target spokesman told Fox News. "With the safety of our guests, team members and communities as our top priority, we’ve temporarily reduced our operating hours in five San Francisco stores." Walgreens has closed 17 locations in San Francisco over the last five years citing this sort of theft, the San Francisco Chronicle reported in May. Walgreens spends 35 times more on security in San Francisco than other areas where their stores are in operation. We have to figure out a way in San Francisco for law enforcement and local officials to work together."

Source: Fox News July 12, 2021 15:16 UTC