Westfield announced this week that it will give up its namesake mall in the heart of San Francisco, citing significant decreases in sales and foot traffic.

Westfield San Francisco Centre, which at 1.2 million square feet is the largest shopping center in the city, is the latest of over two dozen retailers who have pulled out of the downtown area since 2020.

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Spencer Otte recently graduated from Cal Sate Fullerton, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism. At Fullerton, he was the news editor and editor-in-chief of The Daily Titan and covered the 2022 midterm elections, the 2021 Orange County Oil Spill and President Biden’s visit to Irvine. This summer, Spencer was selected to be an editing intern through the Dow Jones News Fund.