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Now the Metreon Is Up For Sale Too, In Latest SF Real Estate Shocker

Another signature San Francisco mall is up for sale in the Metreon, but in this case, the sale is not being forced by owners surrendering the property to a lender, and the place has a bustling 92% occupancy rate.

New California Bill Would Eliminate or Severely Curtail Self-Checkout, In Hopes of Reducing Shoplifting

A SoCal state Senator is pushing a new bill that would eliminate self-checkout from many stores in California, under the reasoning that self-checkout is responsible for a whole lot of shoplifting, and to keep more human cashiers employed.

Plea Deal Falls Through for Serial Stonestown Target Shoplifter Accused of Stealing $40K In Merchandise

The $40,000 in allegedly stolen merchandise from Target is just one of the many SF shoplifting cases against Aziza Graves, who is not in jail, but instead back in court for hearings that have dragged on for nearly two and half years.

Sure Enough, Shoplifting Was Not the Reason For the Closure of Target at Folsom and 13th Streets

When Target announced they were closing an SF store in SoMa, they blamed “theft and organized retail crime.” Uhh, turns out that Target had the least reported crime of any Target store in the entire Bay Area.

Target Will Permanently Close Its Folsom and 13th Streets Location, Plus Two East Bay Locations

Big-box retailer Target announced the closures of nine stores nationwide on Tuesday, and one of them is the Target at Folsom and 13th Streets, while two of the others are in the East Bay.

Daly City Target Store Damaged In Suspected Arson Fire

A fire broke out at the Serramonte Center Target store on Thursday, and it is being investigated as a case of arson.

Tuesday Morning Topline: Prolific Target Shoplifter Arrested Again After Being Freed By Judge

Aziza Graves, the woman arrested on 128 counts of stealing from the Stonestown Target, was arrested again for theft; Contra Costa County has a lot of complaints about restaurants not checking vaccines; the drive-thru Dickens Fair was a mess over the weekend.

Half of All Reported SF Shoplifting Incidents in One Month Came From the Metreon Target

Shoplifting incidents reported to SFPD doubled in September! But the increase all came from one Target store, then the spike completely disappeared the next month, and what can we even believe anymore.

Friday Morning Constitutional: SF Target Stores Closing Early Due to Crime

The six Target stores in SF are now closing at 6 p.m. due to a spike in crime, the Oakland A's are blasting BART for not running later trains after their fireworks show tonight, and gas prices in the Bay Area are the highest in seven years.

Target Griping Might Kill Masonic Boulevard Whole Foods

Fears of Amazon competition might kill San Francisco's eighth Whole Foods location before it even has a chance to open its doors, as the battle between big box and online retail spills onto

Target, CVS, And Starbucks To Rise Across The Street From Rainbow Grocery

Oh, what a difference five years makes. It was five years ago this month that San Francisco's first Target store opened to much pomp and celebration in the faux-Vegas splendor of the Metreon.

Upskirt Photographer In '420' Shirt Allegedly Menaces Target Shopper

Police are seeking a man who allegedly creeped on a woman inside a Bay Area Target, taking photos under her dress when she bent over as she shopped. According to a press release

Masked Gunmen Storm Oakland-Emeryville Target

A group of masked men robbed a popular East Bay Target store this weekend, and police say that as of Tuesday, the suspects remain at large. KRON 4 reports that the crime went

Have You Seen This Alleged Target Fraudster?

It's been months since the suspect in a downtown fraud case committed his alleged crimes, but that doesn't mean the dogged investigators at the San Francisco Police Department are content to let the

Video: Robot Roaming Aisles Of Downtown Target Confirms Underwhelming Future

It seems that Target has chosen San Francisco (so blessed) to test out its newest potential replacement for human labor. Say hello to "Tally," a shelf-scanning robot that Fortune reports the company is

Time to Riot: Target Is Selling A 'San Fran' T-Shirt, In San Francisco

Target stores in the city of San Francisco are selling a t-shirt by a brand ironically called Local Pride that no local would be caught dead in. It says "San Fran" on it

Local Mom On The Run After Dumping Kid At Serramonte Target

Police are seeking an Oakland mother after they allege that she used her child to help her shoplift from a Daly City Target, then left the child behind when she was caught. Daly

Arts & Entertainment

[Update] Porn Audio Plays Over Target PA Systems In Northern California

Target shopper Gina Young was with her twins in the chain's Campbell, California store Wednesday when someone began playing the audio from a porno over the store's PA system. She recorded it for

Three Of The Rainbow Girls ID'd Via Surveillance Video After Brazen Theft At Target

The Rainbow Girls, now named the Rainbow Crew because two males have joined their ranks, have been terrorizing retail establishments around the city for five years now, and none have yet been arrested.

Arts & Entertainment

New Teeny Tiny Target Store To Open In The Financial District

It appears that Financial District workers will soon have a new place to pick up stuff like eco-friendly cleaners, lip balm, and that pasta with the bunny on the box, as Target announced

Target To Open Three New Express Stores In Bay Area

Target announced a plan to expand its San Francisco Bay Area presence with three new mini-stores opening in 2015, reports the San Francisco Business Times. There’s no word yet on where the

If You Shopped at Target Since Thanksgiving, Your Credit Card Was Probably Stolen

The data from some 40 million transactions at Target stores nationwide was stolen by cybercriminals in the last couple of weeks. As this security blogger first reported, the investigation is underway but it

Silicon Valley Exec Found Guilty Of Stealing LEGOs

Thomas Langenbach, a VP at software giant SAP's Palo Alto lab, has been convicted of running an elaborate scam to steal LEGO toys from local Target stores. It is quite possibly the white

What We Talk About When We Talk About Formula Retail

Formula retail. You know: chains. They're a hot topic in S.F. right now, especially in The Mission where a beloved used bookstore is becoming a Jack Spade, and in the Castro where

Meanwhile, At City Target On Black Friday...

We took a break from digesting to report on the presumed bloodbath happening at City Target at the Metreon, where we expected to brave hordes looking for Black Friday bargains. Alas, no such