93-year-old California bakery forced out of business by high rent, crime in Oakland

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A Taste of Denmark, a 93-year-old bakery in Oakland, California, shut down over the weekend due to rising crime, high rent and catering business losses from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Leronne Armstrong asks the community to let their voices be heard and ask for more resources to support reduction in gun violence on 'Making Money'shut its doors for the last time on Sunday, citing rising crime and the high cost of rent as reasons for its closure.

A Taste of Denmark, originally known as Neldam's, opened in 1929 and served the Oakland community for generations. Employees of the bakery turned it into a co-op and renamed it in 2010. the COVID-19 pandemic. "A big part of our business is the catering business," co-owner Ramon Luna explained to FOX 2 San Francisco. "And so when the pandemic happened it took that whole catering business out of the equation and made it really hard for us to stay open."Luna also said the business had difficulty coping with rising crime and the exorbitant cost of rent in the Bay Area.Customers visited the old-fashioned establishment over the weekend to bid farewell.

"I’ve been coming here since I was 8 years old, and I will be 58 on Saturday," long-time customer Alise Henderson reminisced. The bakery, which specialized in Danish and French pastries, offered popular treats such as cashew curls and vanilla bites. "It’s the best, it really is," customer Jan Novie said. There’s nothing quite like it. It’s old-fashioned and delicious and reliable that way."

 

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When it comes to crime I just can't see how anyone can vote for a regime that promotes it. Almost a century in business and has to close the door. We are closing the door to our future America

It’s mind boggling…where are the Government Officials? Are they supposed to promote/keep businesses? Looks to me that from the top POTUS to the local government, they’re all THUG-FRIENDLY.

When are we going to figure this out?

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