If you're overwhelmed by expensive grocery store prices these days, shop at Safeway on Friday to take advantage of its $5 deals. Here's how it works.

The Safeway grocery store at 2020 Market Street is a case study, not just for the recent concerns regarding retail theft in San Francisco, but issues around food accessibility, policing and poverty.

Supermarket chain Safeway is set to permanently close a Colorado location. Its Lakewood store at 9160 W. Colfax Ave., near West Garrison Street, will shutter by Saturday, August 9.