Underproductive locations that will be shuttered. San Francisco Mayor london breed saying for macys, this was not a safety issue, but came down 2 and cents. Macys made a business decision to close 150 stores all over the country, and they are selling the property at union square. The Union Square Alliance released a statement saying the closure hurts, but the head of the Union Square Alliance said she, quote, believes that we should work toward a solution that allows macys to keep this iconic store open. However if that does not come to pass, our expectation is that a new owner for this iconic site will come forward to continue a fresh and vibrant vision at this critical location. The mayor also talking about the possibility of adapting the 400,000ft s of retail space to better fit the citys needs. Our goal is to make sure that we focus on the opportunities and the opportunity to ensure that this space is used for something that will be profitable, that will be a destination that will
Weather for you, daly city and san bruno. 280 by the airport and finally around Mount Hamilton. You could see some snowy peaks tomorrow along with perhaps mount tam is our own local snow levels continue to lower, so far we havent seen a whole lot, but it is a level two system looking for the possibility of thunderstorms and very gusty winds through tonight. And heres a look at the 24 hour rainfall totals from anywhere from 0. 63. In santa rosa, 5100 brentwood, oakland. A third of an inch. And look at these winds 35 to 40 mile an hour sustained winds all over the bay area. Quite gusty, but upper elevations 50 to 55 miles. An hour from the Oakland Hills to mount diablo. So we have our wind advisory throughout the day today. And taking us through tomorrow all over the bay area in the next few hours. Its going to be rainy if youre headed out tonight. The rain continues to sink to the south and were going to see those downpours. Chance of a thunderstorm right on through early saturday, so i
So weve had even this past Holiday Season between november 20th and the end of the year. Weve seen a significant decline in crime. And so we know this has nothing to do with that decision. Its really a larger business decision that macys has made. Macys says the closures are part of a shift in Business Strategy from large stores and malls to more boutique shops. Macys is the latest in the list of iconic union square in Downtown Retail stores to close, including nordstrom and the westfield mall. The mayor says the closure is disappointing, but shes hopeful for change. There are definitely possibilities here. This is not like nordstroms, where they say were leaving, were exiting, the president and ceo of Union Square Alliance shared this quote. I believe that we should work toward a solution that allows macys to keep this iconic store open. However, if that does not come to pass, our expectation is that a new owner for this iconic site will come forward to continue a fresh and vibrant vi
San franciscos landscape. Macys is leaving the city nearly 80 years after opening the doors to its iconic building. And tonight, some questions about whats next for union square. Everythings evolving so quickly in San Francisco, so that im kind of excited to see whats going to go in next downtown is really, really cool. Theres still so much going on. Theres still new businesses coming in. A sad day for some san franciscans, but for others, optimism about the future of union square. Good evening everyone. Im mike mibach and im Claudine Wong. Macys announced today that it will close 150 locations over the next two years. That includes the citys union square location. Macys says a change in the retail landscape has forced it to change its strategy. So instead, the company is going to open 15 new bloomingdales and 30 new bluemercury stores. The San Francisco macys will not close until the company can sell the building, which could take over a year. Ktvu is amber lee joins us now live from
Failing . Our Consumer Team flooded with new complaints. Is a Class Action Lawsuit soon to come . And political candidates tapping into a. I. Because of my experience in combating corruption, i was recruited to Hillary Clintons state department. We speak with an a. I. Powered chatbot being used in a Silicon Valley campaign. Good evening. This is nbc bay area news tonight. Im raj mathai. A lot of impactful stories on this tuesday, including mayor breed firing back at her mayoral opponents. Were going to get to that in just a moment. First we want to get to a developing story on the uc berkeley campus. University leadership condemning a heated protest that shut down a campus event featuring a jewish speaker. You can hear those protesters there pounding on the doors at the zeller bach playhouse. This happened last night. Jewish students invited the guest speaker, an attorney and former member of the israeli military, to discuss the israelhamas war. Officials say about 200 protesters surro