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#1,642 - Downtown San Francisco Whole Foods Closing a Year After Opening due to crime and safety issues
April 13, 2023 11:00 - 32 minutes - 22.7 MBOne of the largest supermarkets in Downtown San Francisco—the Whole Foods Market at Eighth and Market streets—intends to shut down at the close of business Monday just a little more than a year after the store opened, company officials told The Standard. “We are closing our Trinity location only for the time being,” a Whole Foods spokesperson said in a statement. “If we feel we can ensure the safety of our team members in the store, we will evaluate a reopening of our Trinity location.” A ...
#1,641 - Texas Gov. to Pardon murder of individual with AK 47 at BLM protest by Army Vet acting in self defense
April 13, 2023 10:00 - 24 minutes - 17.6 MBTexas Governor Greg Abbott announced on Saturday that he is seeking a pardon for Daniel Perry, a U.S. Army sergeant and Uber driver convicted of murder in connection to a Black Lives Matter protest shooting in July 2020. According to the governor's Twitter post, he will grant the pardon as soon as a request from the state's Board of Pardons and Paroles reaches his desk. However, he noted that he can only grant pardons on the board's recommendation. The incident occurred in downtown Austin w...
#1,640 - OR, WA among states with horrific increases in homelessness in U.S.
April 12, 2023 10:00 - 24 minutes - 17.7 MBNew data show how much Oregon has been impacted by the homelessness crisis since the start of the pandemic, and how we compare with the rest of the county. According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Pacific Northwest saw some of the highest numbers of people unhoused from 2020 to 2022: nearly 18,000 in Oregon and more than 25,000 in Washington. “Those are lists where you don’t want to rank near the top and seeing Oregon there was sad. I can’t say I was necessari...
#1,639 - Historic Mum's Cafe in San Francisco's Japantown closing after 40 years
April 11, 2023 11:00 - 18 minutes - 13.2 MBIf people like Rohit Singh, who lives in Berkeley, are already planning for Sunday breakfast at Mum's Café in San Francisco's Japantown, it's likely going a big day for restaurant's closing. "I'm coming here for breakfast tomorrow morning," explains Sigh, standing in front of the restaurant Saturday evening. "When I was told about the place I said, 'Let's join the closing history at least.'" After 40 years in business, the Tam family is calling it quits. "My first job there was... making ...
#1,638 - Stabbing death of tech executive unleashes torrent of anger by VCs and techies who 'hate what San Francisco has become'
April 11, 2023 10:00 - 33 minutes - 23.2 MBBob Lee, the 43-year-old founder of Cash App and a former executive at Square (now Block), was stabbed to death early Tuesday morning in downtown San Francisco. Officers responded at 2:35 a.m. to a call reporting the stabbing and found Lee, who was visiting the city after having recently moved to Miami, according to NBC Bay Area. He was declared dead shortly after he was taken to the hospital, per a statement from San Francisco police. No arrest Support the show 🛍️ Merch - https://Store.Re...
#1,637 - Four more Targets closing in Democrat run cities amidst crime and shoplifting spike
April 10, 2023 11:00 - 15 minutes - 11.3 MBSHOPPERS only have a few weeks left before Target closes several stores across the country. The retail giant has shut down several stores across the country as it endures lower sales than anticipated in specific locations. Inflation has lowered customer demand significantly, and many Americans are turning to online shopping for greater convenience. These two factors combined have created what some financial experts are calling the “retail apocalypse.” It is essentially the perfect storm ...
#1,636 - Should you intervene? Recent Portland attacks reflect need for bystander training amidst cratering public safety
April 10, 2023 10:00 - 31 minutes - 22.1 MBSarah Truax had never been to Montavilla Park, so when she pulled into the parking lot just after 4 p.m. on March 15 with her 6-year-old and 3-year-old sons, she made sure to survey the area. Everything appeared safe as another family enjoyed the early spring weather. As Truax and her children headed to a grassy area in the park, she said she felt someone following her. She turned around and a woman who appeared to be suffering from a delusion that Truax’s boys were her own began yelling o...
#1,635 - ‘Schmidt Show:’ Billboard criticizing Multnomah County’s DA goes up in Portland
April 09, 2023 11:00 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MBA billboard criticizing Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt went up Tuesday morning in downtown Portland. The billboard, located at 2nd and Washington Street, reads “PORTLAND IS A SCHMIDT SHOW” next to a large picture of Schmidt. It includes more text that reads “record crime (check mark),” “fewer prosecutions (check mark),” “empty jail beds (check mark).” Many have called out Schmidt’s perceived soft touch on crime approach for months on social media sites like Twitter, Facebo...
#1,634 - Seattle spends a Billion dollars on homelessness but its gotten worse!
April 08, 2023 10:00 - 20 minutes - 14.4 MBThe city of Seattle has spent nearly $1 billion on homelessness in more than a decade, and the number of unsheltered people continues to rise. The city of Seattle’s Budget Office provided the adopted budget amount dating back to 2013 to KOMO News, which includes the amount spent on Human Services Department (HSD) contracts and the citywide spending on the department, including labor costs. The total adds up to nearly $1 billion in the 11-year span. Between 2013 and 2018, the city spent a ...
#1,633 - Aldi's and Walgreens sudden closure in North Minneapolis rocks community
April 07, 2023 11:00 - 17 minutes - 12.7 MBPatricia Bryant stepped out of the cab in front of the Walgreens pharmacy on West Broadway and was greeted by signs announcing its closing. After March 6, her cab rides get longer and more expensive. Shari Brandt felt a similar blow when the Aldi on Penn Avenue North closed for good on Feb. 12. It had been an affordable choice amid the soaring supermarket prices to feed her family of five. The news that North Minneapolis would lose a grocery store and pharmacy came in the same week and, ...
#1,632- California loses 500,000+ people since Pandemic
April 07, 2023 10:00 - 20 minutes - 14.7 MBThey’re no longer California Dreamin’. More than 500,000 people fled the Golden State since 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic began, US Census migration data shows. The exodus of roughly 508,000 residents between April 2020 and July 2022 was spurred by high housing prices, too-frequent natural disasters like wildfires and mudslides, and high crime rates in the cities, the Daily Mail reported Saturday. The largest population declines were in San Francisco county, at 7.1 percent and Lassen co...
#1,631 - Walgreens abandoned San Fran because of terrible policies that promoted shoplifting
April 06, 2023 11:00 - 25 minutes - 17.9 MBEconomics students learn in their 101 classes that basic markets can’t function without a few prerequisites — namely, the protection of private property rights. It’s an introductory concept because it’s almost self-evident: How can people do business if they’re not secure in their property and profits? Yet the furthest-left faction of today’s Democratic Party, which governs in the most liberal bastions such as San Francisco, has abandoned even this most basic lesson. And, just as econ 101 pr...
#1,630 - Fisherman's Warf Safeway Grocery store in San Francisco closes over rampant shoplifting
April 06, 2023 10:00 - 31 minutes - 22.1 MBSAN Francisco has been forced to say goodbye to a popular supermarket after claims of shoplifting and increased competition drove the location to shut down. The community of North Beach is losing its only full-scale grocery store with late-night hours as the local Safeway prepares to close its doors. The store couldn't compete with the nearby Trader Joe's, leaving North Beach with limited options to purchase groceries. Store manager Christopher Benitez told The San Francisco Standard: “Th...
#1,629 - St. Louis Walmart shuts down
April 05, 2023 11:00 - 31 minutes - 22.3 MBWalmart has announced the closure of its location in Cahokia Heights. Robert Arrieta, Communications Manager for Walmart in the North and East, told News 4 there is not a single cause for why a store closes and that the decision is based on several factors, including historic and current financial performance. The store and pharmacy will close on April 21. Walmart’s pharmacy staff will work with customers to transfer prescriptions. “We are grateful to the customers who have given us the p...
#1,628 - Milwaukee Walmart shutting down in food desert
April 05, 2023 10:00 - 24 minutes - 17.5 MBOn Wednesday, Walmart announced that its location on Silver Spring Drive on Milwaukee's northwest side will close its doors by March 10. "I was like, OK, another store closing in our neighborhood," said Diana Vance. The Walmart is located in a food desert, an area of the city without many supermarkets. "I don't drive so this is a lot more convenient," said Bart Luttrell. Luttrell said he walks to the Walmart on Silver Spring Drive for his groceries. "I can walk here. I'll have to get a ...
#1,627 - Seattle sweeps record number of homeless encampments
April 04, 2023 11:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBNew records obtained by Real Change indicate that the city of Seattle oversaw a massive rise in sweeps of unhoused people living in tents and vehicles in 2022. According to the log, the city conducted 943 sweeps, averaging more than two-and-a-half per day. The vast majority of these removals — 771 — were classified as “obstruction” sweeps, meaning that staff were not required to provide any notice to camp residents before initiating the sweep. In 158 sweeps, residents received prior notice...
#1,626 - Woke Disney FIRES 7,000 employees!
April 04, 2023 10:00 - 25 minutes - 18.4 MBWalt Disney Co. has begun its planned layoff of 7,000 employees, with the first round of cuts having started Monday. The axed positions represent 4.2% of Disney’s 166,000 U.S.-based employees. Bob Iger, Disney’s CEO, first announced the job cuts in a February earnings call. The 7,000 layoffs comprise 30% of $2.5 billion that Disney plans to save in noncontent costs. The February call was Mr. Iger’s first since returning as CEO, with his original successor in the role, Bob Chapek, being a...
#1,625 - Longtime Portland Pizzeria "Hotlips Pizza" forced to shut down most of its locations
April 03, 2023 11:00 - 20 minutes - 14.8 MBPortland institution Hotlips Pizza will close three of its five restaurants, effective immediately. The 39-year-old business, known for local ingredients and fruit sodas, announced Monday that it would close locations at Northeast 33rd Avenue and Killingsworth Street, in the Hollywood District and near Providence Park, citing economic and labor issues, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic. “It is with a terribly heavy heart that we must close these beloved stores and have the first layoffs in ...
#1,624 - Woman found in notorious Seattle homeless encampment was strangled, wrapped in tarp for 4 days until discovered
April 03, 2023 10:00 - 28 minutes - 20.2 MBThe death of a 66-year-old woman whose body was found in a Seattle homeless encampment earlier this month has been ruled a homicide. A medical examiner’s report identifies the woman as Annette Barnes and suggests she died four days before her body was discovered in an encampment on Mercer Street in South Lake Union on March 14. The report said Barnes died from asphyxia due to manual strangulation and suffocation. KOMO News recorded drone video of the area on March 13 for a story about fru...
#1,623 - Walmart Closes Trifecta of Stores in Chicago!
April 02, 2023 11:00 - 31 minutes - 22.1 MBWalmart is closing three locations in the Chicago area. The retail giant says it is shutting down its Lincolnwood Walmart Pickup location at 6840 McCormick Blvd. It will close on Friday, Feb. 17. "This decision was not made lightly and was reached only after a thorough review process," Walmart told CBS 2. "As this is a pickup and delivery only location, we have taken what we learned from this location and made it part of how we operate Pick-up and Delivery from our surrounding stores." Al...
#1,622 - Walmart in Honolulu CLOSING!!!
April 01, 2023 10:00 - 32 minutes - 22.8 MBA Walmart on Oahu will be closing its doors for good. According to the communications director for Walmart in the Western United States, a decision was made to close the Downtown Honolulu Walmart location at 1032 Fort St. Mall. As to why the store is closing, Walmart made this statement: “We have nearly 5,000 stores across the U.S. and unfortunately some do not meet our financial expectations. While our underlying business is strong, these specific stores haven’t performed as well as we h...
#1,621 - Longs Drugs in Honolulu Closes ANOTHER Store!
March 31, 2023 11:00 - 28 minutes - 20.3 MBThe last standing Longs Drugs in downtown Honolulu will shut its door on June 10. The pharmacy chain said it is part of a realignment of its national footprint and store reduction, but for neighboring business owners, the store provides a steady stream of foot traffic. The owner of Taco Kabana Daniel Rodriguez said the Longs Drugs is convenient for him and his workers being that the store is across the street from them. But he is concerned the retail space will remain vacant for a long tim...
#1,620 - After massive political battle Seattle's most notorious homeless encampment at Ship Canal Bridge finally swept!
March 31, 2023 10:00 - 28 minutes - 20.3 MBWe checked out the clean-up of Seattle's Ship Canal Bridge homeless encampment on March 27th. Support the show 🛍️ Merch - https://Store.ReasonableTV.com/ 🌟 Go PREMIUM with Reasonable+ for uncensored access to our entire content library: https://ReasonableTV.com/ 💬 JOIN our FREE Discord Community! Share stories, chat with fellow enthusiasts, and stay in the loop: https://discord.com/invite/uJGWFpgDcY 👍🏼 SMASH that LIKE button & SUBSCRIBE for daily videos that dive into the latest news! htt...
#1,619 - Walmart continues store closures in Washington DC
March 30, 2023 11:00 - 23 minutes - 16.5 MBThe announcement by Walmart officials that the H Street NW location will close at the end of March has some District residents concerned about where they will shop for their groceries in addition to the economic well-being of the immediate neighborhood. Terry Lynch, the executive director of the Downtown Cluster of Congregations, said many people shop at that Walmart because its prices are affordable for those who work, live or worship in the area. He said the store’s closure will have a pr...
#1,618 - Target closing Washington Square location in Center City
March 30, 2023 10:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBTarget is closing its Washington Square store in Center City Philadelphia. The store on the 1100 block of Chestnut Street will close for good on May 13. A Target spokesperson says they're taking the action after multiple years of working to improve performance. "To the guests who shopped with us at Washington Square, we appreciate you shopping with us and hope you'll continue to visit us at another location close to you or via Target.com and the Target app," the spokesperson said in a statem...
#1,617 - Amazon to close eight Amazon Go stores in Seattle, San Francisco and New York
March 29, 2023 11:00 - 22 minutes - 15.7 MBAmazon is permanently closing eight of its cashierless Amazon Go convenience stores in Seattle, San Francisco and New York. The eight stores will remain open until April 1, a spokesperson for the company told TechCrunch. The closures mark Amazon’s latest move to rein in some of its brick-and-mortar retail operations. The news was first reported by GeekWire. “Like any physical retailer, we periodically assess our portfolio of stores and make optimization decisions along the way,” a spokespe...
#1,616 - Gov. Kotek wants pods at Portland's sanctioned homeless camping sites instead of tents
March 29, 2023 10:00 - 24 minutes - 17.4 MBPortland Mayor Ted Wheeler said the city is considering using pod structures instead of tents for their sanctioned homeless camping sites after Gov. Tina Kotek told him they would rather the camps have them, and the state can pay for them. We spoke one-on-one with Wheeler about this in a break during Wednesday's Portland City Council meeting. He says in the current form, the plan for mass homeless camping sites wouldn't qualify for any of the $200 million the Legislature just passed. But a...
#1,615 - ‘Why are they closing Walmart?’: Community members are upset over announced closure of store in Brooklyn Center
March 28, 2023 11:00 - 21 minutes - 15.2 MBChampaine Woodruff said she shops daily at Walmart in Brooklyn Center and plans to do so until the doors close. Unfortunately for her, they’ll be closing soon. A sign at the front door of the store located at 1200 Shingle Creek Crossing says it will be closing April 21. It gives no further explanation. Walmart’s decision to leave, another blow to a neighborhood with a large Black population, comes on the heels of Aldi closing a store in North Minneapolis and a nearby Walgreens closing sho...
#1,614 - Walmart Shuts Down Shop: Everett, WA Left in the Lurch!
March 28, 2023 10:00 - 28 minutes - 20.3 MBSad news for shoppers in Everett, Washington, with confirmation that the Walmart at 11400 Highway 99 will close on April 21. It is another blow to residents in Washington, who have faced a number of retail store closures this year, with more set to come. Walmart is closing several stores across the United States as "unfortunately, some do not meet our financial expectations. While our underlying business is strong, these specific stores haven’t performed as well as we hoped.” Local retail...
#1,613 - Public transportation ridership tanks as overdoses, crime and assault on drivers occurs daily
March 27, 2023 11:00 - 26 minutes - 18.9 MBMatthew Morales boarded the Metro Red Line at MacArthur Park as classical music blared over the station loudspeakers. It was rush hour on a Tuesday afternoon, and Morales made his way to a back corner seat and unfolded a tiny piece of foil with several blue shards of fentanyl. As the train started west, he heated the aluminum with a lighter and sucked in the smoke through a pipe fashioned from a ballpoint pen. Doors opened and closed. A few passengers filed in and out. A grain of the opioi...
#1,612 - Skid Row homeless housing nonprofit’s buildings are in shambles in LA. City forced to intervene
March 27, 2023 10:00 - 23 minutes - 17 MBThe degraded state of the Sanborn Hotel Apartments is apparent from the sidewalk. Holes have been smashed in the wire-reinforced windows of its front doors. And one of the latches doesn’t work, leaving the building open to intruders, who roam the halls at night turning doorknobs, trying to get into open apartments. Inside, a rancid smell permeates the hallways, begging for Lysol. The manager’s office is dark and empty, as residents say it has been since the latest occupant left last summer....
#1,612 - Progressive Los Angeles DA George Gascon offering free shuttle service so staff can get to work safely
March 26, 2023 11:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBThe Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office began a program this week to shuttle employees between their cars and workplaces in downtown Los Angeles amid a series of incidents in which some have been confronted by the public, officials said Thursday. On Monday, the DA's office launched the Employee Secure Transport and Escort Program (E-STEP) in an effort to provide free secure transportation for employees assigned to the Civic Center area. "Security incidents involving aggressive ...
#1,611 - San Francisco official who pushed to defund police pleads for more officers in her district
March 25, 2023 10:00 - 34 minutes - 24.1 MBA member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors who previously called for "defunding the police" is outraged after city officials allegedly told her there are "no officers" to send to her district. During a Budget and Appropriations Committee hearing last week, Supervisor Hillary Ronen voiced frustration that the city's police force appeared to be prioritizing retail theft over the safety of the residents in her district. "I've been begging this department to give the Mission what it de...
#1,610 - Walmart in Albuquerque closes down after 708 police calls last year to store
March 24, 2023 11:00 - 22 minutes - 16.2 MBMichael Thomas shopped at the Walmart at 301 San Mateo Blvd. SE in Albuquerque, New Mexico, every week for roughly three years up until six months ago. He began to see more people stealing items from the store. Sometimes, he saw shoppers physically attacked. So when Walmart said last month that it would be closing the store, Thomas wasn't surprised. It's "very sad," he told Insider, because there aren't many retailers with stores in that part of Albuquerque. But it is "expected," he said....
#1,609 - Cracker Barrel closes last 2 Portland locations
March 24, 2023 10:00 - 30 minutes - 21.7 MBCracker Barrel announced Monday that it is closing three of the remaining four locations in Oregon, seven months after it closed its Jantzen Beach store. Employees at the Beaverton, Tualatin and Bend locations were notified Monday that the three stores were closing, effective immediately, the company told KGW. Only one Cracker Barrel remains open in Oregon, the Southern Oregon location in Medford. In a statement shared with KGW, Cracker Barrel cited the pandemic’s impact on the business as...
#1,608 - $5 Million Reparations Per Qualifying Person in San Francisco? Critics Call Absurd
March 23, 2023 10:00 - 20 minutes - 14.9 MBA proposal to give $5 million to every eligible Black person in San Francisco as part of the city's efforts to pay reparations was slammed Wednesday as "preposterous" by critics. It is one of dozens of suggestions, along with a guaranteed annual income of nearly $100,000, a house for $1 and the cancellation of debts, which came from a committee tasked with finding ways to atone for the city's racist policies of the past. It was met Tuesday with a rapturous response from San Francisco's Boa...
#1,607 - Mentally ill Man Charged in Seattle Light Rail Attack Receives Hospital Bed After 299 Days in Jail
March 22, 2023 11:00 - 19 minutes - 14.3 MBAlexander Jay waited for nearly a year behind bars at the King County Jail before being transported on March 3 to Western State Hospital for mental health treatment. State law, as well as federal and superior court orders mandate inmates like Jay who are deemed incompetent to stand trial due to mental illness must be moved to a state psychiatric facility within seven days. In Jay’s case, it was 299 days since King County Superior Court Judge Johanna Bender signed the order for treatment. J...
#1,606 - Portland Sees Significant Drop in Bicycle Ridership Due to Homeless Camps and Aggressive Drivers
March 22, 2023 10:00 - 21 minutes - 15.5 MBData from the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) shows a significant drop in the number of bicycle riders in Portland in 2022, which had the lowest number of cyclists since at least 2006. The numbers have been declining since before the pandemic, and looking at information from the city's Bicycle Counts 2022 report, KATU gathered several factors for why people have stopped commuting by bike. Some of the top concerns we heard are over homeless camps and tents on bike paths and aggress...
#1,605 - Man arrested for arson of Police Precinct during CHOP enters race for Seattle city council seat
March 21, 2023 11:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBIsaiah Willoughby, a man who was charged with arson after setting fire to a police precinct during the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest (CHOP), is officially running for the 2nd District seat on Seattle’s city council. “I am committed to educating the youth to lead and to serve the community, enlightening the minds, developing the region, touching the heart, and aspiring the soul,” Willoughby said on The Jason Rantz Show on KTTH. “The name of my campaign is multiculturalism democracy because, ...
#1,604 - Portland desperate for solutions changes policies to convert office space into housing
March 21, 2023 10:00 - 25 minutes - 18.3 MBTwo new ordinances approved by the Portland City Council are seeking to get more people to live full-time downtown as well as make the transition from office to housing more viable. According to a release by the city, vacancy in Portland’s central business district is up almost 26%, and that rise is expected to continue. ‘Not again’: Bus union calling for greater safety after TriMet driver stabbing “The challenges we are trying to address are a critical shortage of housing supply and our c...
#1,603 - Homelessness authority gets severe pushback on public safety & price for 5-year plan
March 20, 2023 11:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBThe governing committee of the King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA) met Thursday to discuss its work handling the homeless crisis in Seattle and the county. The KCRHA is in the process of revising its five-year plan, which includes bringing together 39 cities and King County into one system to deal with homelessness and has a proposed price tag of nearly $ 12 billion. At Thursday's meeting, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell expressed concerns over how the plan would be funded. “I...
#1,602 - Uptown Minneapolis Target Store closes due to ongoing crime and safety issues in neighborhood
March 20, 2023 10:00 - 24 minutes - 17.4 MBUptown is losing another business, and this one hits a little closer to home. Minneapolis-based Target announced Monday that it will close its small-format store in the south Minneapolis neighborhood because of a lack of foot traffic. Target joins a growing list of national and local retailers that have left the area in the past few years following the COVID-19 pandemic and damage from riots in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd. The store, between West Lake Street and Lagoon ...
#1,601 - How will housing market be impacted by recent Bank Failures?
March 19, 2023 11:00 - 27 minutes - 19.4 MBMortgage rates tumbled Monday in the wake of Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse that has rattled markets. The average 30-year mortgage rate dropped to 6.57% on Monday, according to the latest Mortgage News Daily quote. That’s down from 6.76% on Friday when SVB failed and 7% on Thursday when the bank’s stock got hammered. The rate tracks the 10-year Treasury yield, which has fallen around 30 basis points since Wednesday's close as investors bet the unfolding chaos could persuade the Federal Rese...
#1,600 - Activists plant empty tents to encourage homelessness in Portland, addiction counselor says
March 18, 2023 10:00 - 22 minutes - 15.9 MBOn a sidewalk littered with tarps, bicycles and discarded food containers, one tent sat farther away from the rest. It was clean, with the rain fly removed, showcasing the vacant interior. "This is an empty tent erected by activists to encourage people to live in tents," Kevin Dahlgren said. Dahlgren's day job is reducing homelessness in the City of Gresham, but he spends most of his free time talking to those who live on the streets of Portland. He often posts videos of his conversations ...
#1,599 - Spring Real Estate Market Brings Softening Prices and Serious Buyers
March 17, 2023 11:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBOpen house traffic has been brisk around Western Washington, signaling the start of the spring market, suggested brokers at Northwest Multiple Listing Service. They noted softening prices are enticing some would-be buyers, while others remain on the sidelines hoping fluctuating mortgage rates will stabilize or decline. “It’s a very interesting market, comprised of primarily serious buyers and sellers,” remarked Northwest MLS board member Mike Larson, managing broker at Compass Tacoma. “Rate...
#1,598 - Portland’s massive broken window epidemic: Who’s behind the vandalism and what is going to stop it?
March 17, 2023 10:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MBEvery 42 minutes there is a report of vandalism in Portland — often involving broken windows. Some storefronts have been hit repeatedly. “We’ve seen a lot of it,” said landlord Matt Kaplan, as a repair crew worked to replace the broken glass outside of his Old Town building. It was the fifth time in three years vandals smashed the windows. A few doors down, the dispensary Serra is hidden behind a huge piece of plywood, after its front windows were broken for a sixth time. “People are runn...
#1,597- Companies Scramble to Meet Payroll, Pay Bills After SVB's Swift Failure
March 16, 2023 11:00 - 34 minutes - 24.4 MBThe sudden collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has thousands of tech startups wondering what happens now to their millions of dollars in deposits, money market investments and outstanding loans. Most importantly, they're trying to figure how to pay their employees. "The number one question is, 'How do you make payroll in the next couple days,'" said Ryan Gilbert, founder of venture firm Launchpad Capital. "No one has the answer." SVB, a 40-year-old bank that's known for handling deposits and ...
#1,596 - Portland's pushback against big business was deemed biggest factor in shutting down Walmart stores
March 16, 2023 10:00 - 31 minutes - 22.5 MBRetail industry analysts say that rising concerns over theft may have contributed to Walmart’s decision last month to shutter its Portland stores. But it’s likely not the driving factor. Theft and other crime, the Walmart watchers said, is surely a concern for the chain. But the impact is rarely enough to close an otherwise successful store without warning, and especially without appeals to local officials for assistance. “The decision to close down a store is typically linked to sales,” s...
#1,595 - Why Are Raspberry Rally Limited Edition Girl Scout Cookies Being Sold at a 500% Markup online?
March 13, 2023 11:00 - 23 minutes - 16.7 MBHow much would you pay for an in-demand Girl Scout cookie? That's the question being asked of consumers on secondary selling websites such as eBay, where a flavor of Girl Scout cookies called "Raspberry Rally," is seeing a host of listings, according to news reports. After selling out on official websites, the raspberry-flavor-filled cookie has become a hot secondary market commodity. A listing on eBay is currently asking $29.99 for one box, which is several times what the typical cookie ...
#1,594 - Portland's Woke Organic Green Zebra mini mart out of business after 10 years
March 13, 2023 10:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBGreen Zebra, a Portland-based healthy convenience store, is closing its doors after ten years in business. The three locations will be closed on March 31. The local grocer, founded in 2013, tried to redefine convenience stores. Instead of cigarettes, lottery tickets and sugary drinks, Green Zebra was known to offer fresh produce, kombucha Zlurppees and locally sourced meat. The store cites the pandemic, supply chain and economy as factors in its decision to close down. “We have been holdin...