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Supervisor Preston urges Safeway to reverse plan to close Fillmore store; residents and leaders warn of food‑access impacts
Summary
Supervisor Dean Preston introduced a resolution on Jan. 9 asking Safeway to reconsider its planned March closure of the Fillmore Safeway at 1335 Webster St. Community speakers and supervisors described the store as the neighborhood's only full‑service grocer, pharmacy and bank and said the closure would create a food‑access gap.
Supervisor Dean Preston introduced a resolution on Jan. 9 calling on Safeway Inc. to reverse plans to close the Fillmore location at 1335 Webster Street, a store he and residents described as the neighborhood's only full‑service grocery, pharmacy and bank.
Preston said Safeway announced the planned shutdown and a sale of the 3.68‑acre property to Align Real Estate with less than 60 days' notice and without community outreach. “Safeway's choosing to close and sell the property without holding a single community meeting with Fillmore Neighborhood residents regarding closure plans,” Preston said. He said city departments reported they were unaware of the…
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