{"id":1015855,"date":"2021-11-15T16:28:49","date_gmt":"2021-11-15T21:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1015855"},"modified":"2021-11-15T16:28:52","modified_gmt":"2021-11-15T21:28:52","slug":"severe-rat-infestation-shuts-down-san-francisco-walgreens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/severe-rat-infestation-shuts-down-san-francisco-walgreens\/","title":{"rendered":"&#039;Severe Rat Infestation&#039; Shuts Down San Francisco Walgreens"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsevere-rat-infestation-shuts-down-san-francisco-walgreens%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1015855&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Rats-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">A Walgreens in San Francisco\u2019s Noe Valley area was temporarily shut down recently due to a \u201csevere rat infestation,\u201d SF Gate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/bayarea\/article\/rat-infestation-Walgreens-San-Francisco-16616360.php\">reported<\/a> Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The location was not scheduled to reopen until it was able to pass inspection, according to the San Francisco Department of Public Health.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The report continued:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"11\">\n<p>Inspectors visited the store at 1333 Castro, near 24th Street, on Nov. 8, and ordered immediate closure of the store due to \u201cimminent health hazards that could not be immediately corrected.\u201d A report from the inspector noted that food was \u201ccontaminated and\/or adultered\u201d by vermin on the sales floor and in an upstairs storage area.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"paywall\" class=\"content-wrapper\" readability=\"35\">\n<blockquote readability=\"13\">\n<p>\u201cObserved containers of noodles, flour and other food products gnawed and with vermin droppings on and around them,\u201d the report said.&nbsp;Droppings were found on the sales floor, on shelves, on and around food products and on top of storage area, the report said. One dead rat was spotted on a glue trap.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Officials said the store will remain closed until the health hazard has abated and the building is reinspected.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe department is requiring the store to hire a licensed pest control operator, clean and sanitize affected areas, seal all holes and gaps and install traps,\u201d the SF Gate article read.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>There were no similar violations reported at the location during the previous five years, the department noted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the only Walgreens in San Francisco currently closed because of an infestation,\u201d according to the SF Gate article.<\/p>\n<p>Video footage taken outside the store <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cbarcotv\/status\/1459624734962765828?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1459624734962765828%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kron4.com%2Fnews%2Fbay-area%2Fsan-francisco-closes-walgreens-on-castro-street-due-to-rat-infestation%2F\">showed<\/a> a sign that read, \u201cDue to technical difficulties, we are closed until further notice\u201d:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.949404761905\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Walgreens at 1333 Castro Street in SF is closed until further notice.<\/p>\n<p>A sign taped outside the store reads it is closed due to technical difficulties.<\/p>\n<p>But SFDPH tells <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kron4news?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@kron4news<\/a> the site is shut down because of \u201crodent infestation and food adulteration.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C3W9X0KHPi\">pic.twitter.com\/C3W9X0KHPi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Camila Barco (@cbarcotv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cbarcotv\/status\/1459624734962765828?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 13, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile, the ongoing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/economy\/2021\/10\/13\/walgreens-closes-five-bay-area-stores-amid-shoplifting-surge\/\">shoplifting<\/a> surge forced Walgreens to close five additional San Francisco stores as law enforcement did almost nothing to curb the problem, Breitbart News reported in October.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShoplifting has skyrocketed in San Francisco recently, likely a result of Proposition 47, which dictates stealing would not be a felony in California if the item stolen did not exceed $950,\u201d the outlet said.<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Walgreens Closing 5 San Francisco Stores Citing Chronic Robberies\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LEuoSmW4DRw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p>In Orkin\u2019s list of top ten rattiest cities, San Francisco <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/health\/2021\/10\/21\/democrat-run-chicago-heads-orkins-top-50-rattiest-cities-list\/\">ranked<\/a> number five, with Chicago coming in at number one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Walgreens in San Francisco\u2019s Noe Valley area was temporarily shut down recently due to a \u201csevere rat infestation,\u201d SF Gate reported Friday. 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