San Francisco's biggest mall gets major rebrand

INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CONTACT VALLEJO POLICE. >>> IT COULD BE THE START OF A COMEBACK FOR SAN FRANCISCO'S DOWNTOWN AREA. AT LEAST THAT IS THE HOPE. THE CITY'S BIGGEST MALL, FORMERLY KNOWN AS WESTFIELD SAN FRANCISCO CENTER IS GETTING REBRANDED. >> THE NEW MANAGEMENT SAYS IT IS FOCUSING ON IMPROVING SECURITY AND BRINGING IN TENANTS TO THE ENTERTAINMENT AND CULINARY SECTORS. JOCELYN MORAN JOINS US NOW IN THE NEWSROOM WITH THE DETAILS. >> ALL RIGHT, AUDREY, IT HAS BEEN QUITE A WEEK FOR RETAIL IN SAN FRANCISCO WITH THE NEWS OF MACY'S LEAVING UNION SQUARE. BUT CITIES LEADERS HAVE HIGH HOPES FOR DOWNTOWN AND THIS IS PART OF THE REASON. WHAT WAS ONCE CALLED WESTFIELD SAN FRANCISCO CENTER WILL SOON BE CALLED EMPORIUM CENTER SAN FRANCISCO AND THERE ARE BIG PLANS IN THE WORK. IT IS NO SECRET THAT SEVERAL WELL-KNOWN STORES ORIGINALLY DECIDED TO LEAVE SAN FRANCISCO. LAST SUMMER, WESTFIELD MADE NATIONAL HEADLINES WHEN IT ANNOUNCED IT IS LEAVING DOWNTOWN BEHIND. A DECREASE IN SALES AND FOOT TRAFFIC. THAT STUNNING DECISION CAME WEEKS AFTER NORSTROM SAID IT WOULD BE CLOSING ITS ICONIC STORES IN THE MALL. THEY ARE PLANNING TO REBRANDED IN SAN FRANCISCO. >> I THINK SAN FRANCISCO HAS COME BACK. >> FALLS UNDER SUPERVISOR MATT DORSEY'S DISTRICT. HE HAS HIGH HOPES FOR IT. IT OPENED IN 1896 AS THE EMPORIUM. THE CENTER'S MANAGEMENT HAS PRIORITY FOR THEY WANT TO WORK WITH EXISTING RETAILERS AND RESTAURANTS, ATTRACT TENANTS AND IMPROVE SECURITY WITH MUSIC AND PERFORMANCES. >> I AM CONVINCED THAT PEOPLE STILL WANT THE ABILITY TO GET OUT AND GATHER IN PLACES THAT ARE EXCITING AND WELCOMING TO COME TO. I THINK THERE IS SOME THINGS THAT THE CITY HAS TO DO BETTER. WE DORSEY THINKS THE CITY ALSO HAS TO ADDRESS KEY ISSUES LIKE PUBLIC SAFETY. >> RIGHT NOW, SAN FRANCISCO IS FACING A HISTORIC CRISIS IN POLICE UNDERSTAFFING. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE THERE ISN'T THERE. >> MANAGEMENT SAYS YOU SHOULD START TO SEE THE

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Length: 2min 9sec (129 seconds)

Published: Fri Mar 01 2024