About this episode
This month, Walgreens closed 5 stores in 5 different San Francisco neighborhoods. The company claims it was because of “organized, rampant retail theft,” although available information doesn't quite back that up . These Walgreens locations also got national attention, and became part of heated local debates about policing and a fear of increased crime. And all the while, many San Francisco residents — especially older people and lower-income families — have lost an essential resource in their neighborhoods. Guest: Abené Clayton , lead reporter of The Guardian’s Guns and Lies in America series This episode was produced by Alan Montecillo and Raquel Maria Dillon, and hosted by Ericka Cruz Guevarra. More Reading: 'Walgreens fed my family': inside the San Francisco stores closing over 'retail theft' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices