HOW LOW CAN BLUE CITIES SINK? [merged threads]

[TBoneTX 45,241]

Goodbye, Minnesota

 

I was born in Minneapolis, graduated from the University of Minnesota and have lived in the Twin Cities essentially my entire life.  So when I sold my business and took early retirement in 2017, planning to get away from the Minnesota winters, I always thought I'd remain a resident of the state I love that had provided me so much.  [...]

 

https://m.startribune.com/goodbye-minnesota/600277235/?clmob=y&c=n&clmob=y&c=n

[Boiler 45,439]

 

[TBoneTX 45,241]

Another big retailer is closing in San Francisco and you'll never guess why

 

[...] last week another major retailer announced it was closing up.  Old Navy will be shutting down its San Francisco store this summer.

 

https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2023/05/30/another-big-retailer-is-closing-in-san-francisco-and-youll-never-guess-why-n554389

[TBoneTX 45,241]

Just Another Day in LA: Violent Criminal Let Loose by Woke DA George Gascon Kills His Neighbor

 

https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2023/05/30/just-another-day-in-la-violent-criminal-let-loose-by-woke-da-george-gascon-kills-his-neighbor-n753947

[Dashinka 24,476]

On 5/27/2023 at 1:21 AM, TBoneTX said:

Goodbye, Minnesota

 

I was born in Minneapolis, graduated from the University of Minnesota and have lived in the Twin Cities essentially my entire life.  So when I sold my business and took early retirement in 2017, planning to get away from the Minnesota winters, I always thought I'd remain a resident of the state I love that had provided me so much.  [...]

 

https://m.startribune.com/goodbye-minnesota/600277235/?clmob=y&c=n&clmob=y&c=n

Paywalled on the Star Tribune, but found it elsewhere.

 

I found this interesting.

 

"created a new deliveries tax"

 

So Minnesota was the second state (Colorado, maybe @Boiler will weigh in, is the first) to tap into this new tax revenue stream.  I suspect other Tax and Spend Democrat run states will be following suit.

 

This was also quite interesting.

 

"Minnesota legislators are studying a new “wealth tax” on unrealized annual appreciation of assets owned by the wealthy."

 

Taxing unrealized gains.  No wonder people that can are getting out.

 

Socialism only works until you run out of other people's money.

Edited May 31, 2023 by Dashinka

[TBoneTX 45,241]

Oakland residents are sick of rising crime in a 'failed progressive utopia' (Update)

 

About 200 residents gathered in north Oakland last night to express their frustration with city officials about rising crime.  Robberies are up 22% compared to last year and recently the area had 100 robberies reported in a single week, fifty of those happened in a single weekend.  The crowd who gathered last night quickly got animated.  [...]

 

https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2023/05/31/oakland-residents-are-sick-of-rising-crime-in-a-failed-progressive-utopia-n554608

[TBoneTX 45,241]

Due To High Crime, Mafia Closes Its Chicago Office

 

CHICAGO, IL — Today marked the end of an era, as the Mafia announced it was officially closing its Chicago branch due to the rising wave of violent crime in the city.  [...]

 

https://babylonbee.com/news/due-to-high-crime-mafia-closes-its-chicago-office

[Boiler 45,439]

 

[TBoneTX 45,241]

Yes -- see also Hotair.com report a couple above.

[TBoneTX 45,241]

Walgreens debuts new-style anti-theft store in Chicago

 

Walgreens, which has closed about 750 stores in the last few years, just debuted a theft-resistant format in a redesigned store in downtown Chicago.  [...]

 

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/06/walgreens_debuts_newstyle_antitheft_store_in_chicago.html

[Boiler 45,439]

 

[Boiler 45,439]

 

[Boiler 45,439]

 

[Dashinka 24,476]

11 hours ago, Boiler said:

 

Yes, CA all but legalized shoplifting which of course has the consequence of moving into some sort of organized realm.

[Boiler 45,439]

Downtown San Francisco has been dealt another blow after an investor in one of its largest hotels said it would stop paying its loans.

Park Hotels and Resorts, the investment firm that owns Hilton San Francisco Union Square and Parc 55 hotels, said Monday that is has ceased payments on a $725 million loan as looks to reduce its presence in the city. The hotels have nearly 3,000 rooms, combined.

In a statement, the firm’s CEO, Thomas Baltimore, Jr., said that San Francisco’s “path to recovery remains clouded and elongated by major challenges” including office vacancies caused by companies letting employees work-from-home, a “weaker than expected citywide convention calendar” through 2027 and “concerns over street conditions.”

 

https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/06/business/san-francisco-hotels-loan/index.html?iid=fw_con-hp-3

 

Can see a snowball effect