THE 12 CHARGES TACKED ON TODAY BRING HIS TOTAL TALLY TO 90. >>> ALL RIGHT, GUM'S DEPARTMENT STORE HAS BEEN IN SAN FRANCISCO FOR 160 YEARS, BUT THIS CHRISTMAS COULD BE ITS LAST. THE OWNER SAYS HE'S FED UP WITH THE CRIME, OPEN DRUG USE, AND SQUALOR ON THE STREETS OF UNION SQUARE. HE JUST WROTE AN OPEN LETTER TO CITY LEADERS AND THE GOVERNOR ASKING THEM TO DO SOMETHING. JOHN CHACHAS WHO ACQUIRED THE STORE IN 2019, BOUGHT A FULL PAGE AD TO RUN THIS LETTER. HE ACCUSES THE GOVERNOR, MAYOR, AND CITY LEADERS OF DERELICTION OF DUTY. HE GOES ON TO WRITE THAT THE CITY ALLOWS HOMELESS TO USE THE SIDEWALKS, OPENLY USE DRUGS, HARASS THE PUBLIC, AND MAKING THE STREETS UNSAFE FOR HIS EMPLOYEES AND UNWELCOMING TO BUSINESS. >> GUMP'S IS A VERY OLD BUSINESS, SO WE HAVE A LOT OF DEDICATED CUSTOMERS THAT COME TO US FOR DECADES. THEY SAY NOW WE REALLY LIKE YOUR BUSINESS AND LOVE THE THINGS YOU SELL, BUT WE DON'T WANT TO STEP FOOT IN YOUR CITY. THAT'S JUST AN ASTONISHING STATEMENT. YOU'LL CONTINUE TO SEE THIS DRAIN OF COMMERCE AND EROSION IN HOTEL OCCUPANCY, CANCELLATIONS OF CONFERENCES, AND YOU'RE IN THIS LOOP. UNTIL YOU CHANGE IT, SO IT'S A LIVABLE, SAFE,
