Dem-run city’s iconic mall teeters on collapse as 93% of stores vacant after crime-wave causes stores to flee

READ MORE: Future of mall favorite's 1.4k shops in the air as buyer swoops in Shops in San Francisco's most iconic mall can't catch a break. The San Francisco Centre, once a shining beacon of economic strength featuring a multi-level golden spiral staircase and ornate Corinthian columns, has been snowballing into oblivion. Shops have been closing for years. Owners have stopped paying their rent. Auctions for the building's sale have been continually postponed. And now, 93 percent of the mall's 1.56 million square feet of retail is vacant. At its peak, more than 200 stores attracted deal-seeking shoppers, but today,...