An ABC News reporter admitted he was advised against filming live in downtown San Francisco for his “Good Morning America” segment over safety concerns in the city.
“But it is worth mentioning that we are not at Union Square or the Westfield Mall this morning because we have been advised it is simply too dangerous to be there at this hour,” anchor Matt Gutman reported on the news that Westfield Mall would be closing downtown.
When Gutman spoke with Mayor London Breed about the amount of businesses leaving and whether San Francisco was considered “dangerous,” the mayor defended the city, saying a good amount of people were also “coming.”
“Well, here’s the thing, San Francisco is a major city and it has challenges. But let’s back up a little bit. You are talking about people leaving the city but not the people who are staying, expanding, coming to San Francisco,” Breed said.
From Fox News:
Westfield Mall’s closing followed several prominent businesses including Nordstrom, Old Navy and Whole Foods announcing that they would be shutting down stores in San Francisco. Twitter CEO Elon Musk remarked on the concerns his own employees have coming to downtown San Francisco for work Wednesday.
