EPISODE · Jan 29, 2026 · 14 MIN
SF's GIANT MALL SHUTS EARLY — Doom Loop DESTROYS Westfield Centre!
from News For Reasonable People · host Sean Reynolds
San Francisco's largest mall just closed its doors—a day early, no less—after nearly 20 years of slow-motion collapse. What started as a 1.5 million square foot retail destination plummeted from $1.2 billion in value to a pathetic $133 million credit sale that nobody even wanted to bid on. We're talking about a mall so bad that human waste in the elevators increased 400%, Panda Express was literally sued to leave, and shoppers chose Amazon over risking the experience. This video covers the entire saga: the foreclosure nobody bid on, Westfield handing back the keys, and Mayor Lurie's uphill battle to figure out what to do with this massive monument to failed progressive policies. The conversion-to-housing dreamers clearly haven't done the math—retrofitting 1.5 million square feet of interior retail space with no windows makes zero economic sense. So what's next for this albatross? A soccer stadium? A permanent reminder of what happens when policy ignores reality? Drop your predictions below and subscribe for updates as this disaster unfolds. Is anyone surprised a mall known for elevator excrement couldn't compete with online shopping?
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San Francisco's largest mall just closed its doors—a day early, no less—after nearly 20 years of slow-motion collapse. What started as a 1.5 million square foot retail destination plummeted from $1.2 billion in value to a pathetic $133 million credit sale that nobody even wanted to bid on. We're talking about a mall so bad that human waste in the elevators increased 400%, Panda Express was literally sued to leave, and shoppers chose Amazon over risking the experience. This video covers the entire saga: the foreclosure nobody bid on, Westfield handing back the keys, and Mayor Lurie's uphill battle to figure out what to do with this massive monument to failed progressive policies. The conversion-to-housing dreamers clearly haven't done the math—retrofitting 1.5 million square feet of interior retail space with no windows makes zero economic sense. So what's next for this albatross? A soccer stadium? A permanent reminder of what happens when policy ignores reality? Drop your predictions below and subscribe for updates as this disaster unfolds. Is anyone surprised a mall known for elevator excrement couldn't compete with online shopping?
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SF's GIANT MALL SHUTS EARLY — Doom Loop DESTROYS Westfield Centre!
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