Picture this: a massive, soul-sucking void in downtown San Francisco that’s slowly consuming hope faster than tech bros consume cold brew. We’re talking about the San Francisco Centre, a once-thriving mall that’s now basically urban taxidermy.

So here’s a wild pitch: what if we, the citizens of this tech-obsessed wonderland, just… bought the damn thing?

The Price of Possibility

For a mere $300 per person, we could snag this 260-million-dollar architectural zombie. That’s less than what you’d spend on artisanal avocado toast in a year. The math checks out, and the potential is deliciously chaotic.

Community Ownership, Bay Area Style

Imagine a decentralized ownership model where every San Franciscan gets a vote on the mall’s future. Pickleball courts? Community art space? World’s largest Dave & Buster’s? The possibilities are as endless as the city’s venture capital funding.

From Retail Graveyard to Urban Playground

Instead of letting this prime real estate rot, we could transform it into something that actually serves our community. A collective middle finger to urban decay, if you will. Who says we can’t turn commercial disappointment into collective triumph?

The bottom line? San Francisco has never been afraid of a crazy idea. We invented tech disruption, radical self-expression, and burning giant wooden effigies in the desert. Buying a dead mall? That’s basically a Tuesday for us.