Popular San Francisco food hall closing as 'drug dealing, public defecation' scare off guests: Report
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La Cocina, a San Francisco food hall, is closing over safety concerns after some residents have accused the police department and city hall of not enforcing the law.
"[Bahloul] said the sidewalks outside were too dangerous and unpleasant to lure people to dinner as night fell." Jeffrey Clark is an associate editor for Fox News Digital. He has previously served as a speechwriter for a cabinet secretary and as a Fulbright teacher in South Korea. Jeffrey graduated from the University of Iowa in 2019 with a degree in English and History.
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The Algerian immigrant also related that her husband "recently witnessed a shooting outside La Cocina. Drug use, drug dealing, public defecation and urination and trash are common sights on the sidewalks outside La Cocina before it opens and after it shuts. During operating hours, the block is mostly clear — but only because La Cocina was spending $275,000 a year on security it couldn’t afford."