SF supes pass ordinance requiring grocery stores to give 6 months’ notice of closure

Supermarkets in San Francisco will have to give the city and residents at least six months’ notice before closing after the Board of Supervisors dusted off a 40-year-old ordinance that was vetoed at the time. 

The effort to revive the legislation was reinvigorated after Safeway said it would close a store in the Fillmore District earlier this year with only two months’ notice. The company and the property’s buyer, Align Real Estate, changed course after an outcry by residents and city leaders and will now close the store in early 2025.