{"id":1556566,"date":"2022-07-15T14:34:07","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T18:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1556566"},"modified":"2022-07-15T14:34:14","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T18:34:14","slug":"starbucks-ceo-blames-woke-elected-officials-for-16-store-closures-in-dangerous-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/starbucks-ceo-blames-woke-elected-officials-for-16-store-closures-in-dangerous-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"Starbucks CEO Blames Woke Elected Officials For 16 Store Closures In Dangerous Cities"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fstarbucks-ceo-blames-woke-elected-officials-for-16-store-closures-in-dangerous-cities%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=1556566&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\/2022\/07\/2845709387_56f499766b_k-e1657904510446.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz placed blame on woke elected officials in Democrat-run cities for the abrupt closure of 16 stores located primarily on the West Coast. <\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, The Wall Street Journal was the first to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/starbucks-closing-some-stores-citing-safety-concerns-in-certain-cafes-11657588871\">report<\/a> that six locations each will shut down in Seattle and Los Angeles, in addition to two in Portland, Ore., one in Philadelphia, and one in Washington, D.C., by August. The company cited repeated safety incidents behind its decision. <\/p>\n<p>Leaked footage of Schultz at an internal meeting, published by The Post Millennial\u2019s Ari Hoffman on Thursday, revealed the coffee-chain executive blaming elected officials for an environment in which it\u2019s too hostile to operate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn my view at the local, state, and federal level, these governments across the country and leaders, mayors, and governors and city councils have abdicated their responsibility in fighting crime and addressing mental illness,\u201d said Schultz, who returned to the company as chief executive in April. \u201cWe are going to have to refine and transform and modernize many of the things we do to meet the needs of our customers in a very changing operating environment in which customer behavior is changing.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"afjh1ULuXdZe3Kir0k4bMBQvT9ywFmzN28EgW5oGs\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Schultz blamed elected leaders of the Democrat cities where the stores are closing &#8220;at the local state and federal level, these governments\u2026 and leaders, mayors &#038; governors &#038; city councils have advocated their responsibility in fighting crime &#038; addressing mental illness. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M8vTJgchCE\">pic.twitter.com\/M8vTJgchCE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ari Hoffman (@thehoffather) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thehoffather\/status\/1547308376765263872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 13, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/stories.starbucks.com\/stories\/2022\/message-to-starbucks-partners-safety-in-our-stores\/\">letter<\/a> to employees on Monday, Debbie Stroud and Denise Nelson, both Starbucks senior vice presidents, outlined reforms to address inner-city safety issues plaguing corporate stores. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe read every incident report you file \u2014 it\u2019s a lot,\u201d they wrote. \u201cWe want you to know that creating a safe, welcoming, and kind third place is our top priority. Because simply put, we cannot serve as partners if we don\u2019t first feel safe at work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In March, employees began to <a href=\"https:\/\/jacobin.com\/2022\/03\/starbucks-baristas-social-workers-union-organizing-nlrb-oregon-stores\">unionize<\/a> after being confronted with a spike in homeless and violent people entering cafes after the company changed its bathroom policy. Following a woke controversy, Starbucks opened its restrooms to all members of the public, even people who weren\u2019t buying anything. Schultz <a href=\"https:\/\/www.restaurantbusinessonline.com\/operations\/starbucks-rethinks-its-bathroom-policy#:~:text=In%202018%2C%20the%20Seattle%2Dbased,access%20to%20cafes%20and%20patios.\">said<\/a> in that June the four-year-old bathroom policy is now on the chopping block.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have to harden our stores and provide safety for our people,\u201d Schultz said last month at a forum sponsored by The New York Times. \u201cI don\u2019t know if we can keep our bathrooms open.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the effort to unionize, one employee complained to Jacobin that Starbucks baristas are doubling as \u201cuntrained social workers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stroud and Nelson said the company will now be offering staff de-escalation, mental health first aid, and active shooter trainings. The pair also highlighted benefits for employees seeking paid parental leave or abortion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe hear the challenges facing you in stores, and we all have a lot more to still figure out \u2014 but we know we\u2019ll get there because YOU have shown us, time and again, that our stores can be a place of hope, optimism and community for all,\u201d they wrote. <\/p>\n<p>The overwhelming rise in violent crime plaguing urban population centers run by Democrats has led voters in some California cities to recall their prosecutors. Last week, L.A. County officials <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7.com\/george-gascon-district-attorney-recall-petition-deadline\/12037137\/\">said<\/a> they received enough signatures, 715,833 despite only 566,857 needed, to place a referendum for District Attorney George Gasc\u00f3n on the ballot pending signature verification. The process follows voters in San Francisco successfully ousting District Attorney Chesa Boudin by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/projects\/2022\/live-election-results\/chesa-boudin-recall\">10-point<\/a> margin last month.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p>\n  Tristan Justice is the western correspondent for The Federalist. He has also written for The Washington Examiner and The Daily Signal. His work has also been featured in Real Clear Politics and Fox News. Tristan graduated from George Washington University where he majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow him on Twitter at @JusticeTristan or contact him at Tristan@thefederalist.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz placed blame on woke elected officials in Democrat-run cities for the abrupt closure of 16 stores located primarily on the West Coast. 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