SF business leader says 'it's time' for workers to return as Financial District looks to rebound

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The once-flourishing Financial District could be on the road to pandemic recovery. 'Buildings are ready and safe,' for people to return, says one San Francisco business leader.

pandemic, masks are coming off and other COVID-19 restrictions are going away -- But will office workers ever fully return to downtown San Francisco's once thriving Financial District?Jacques Osaknian has owned a stationary store in San Francisco's Embarcadero Center for eight years. He's still waiting for many customers to return, some of them office workers.

Google announced Wednesday it plans to start a hybrid work model on April 4. Bay Area employees must work three days in the office, the other two from home."There's still a need for face-to-face interaction and creativity, looking forward to those companies coming back to San Francisco employees on the street with small businesses benefiting," said Rodney Fong, President and CEO of San Francisco's Chamber of Commerce.

 

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SF employee renter says 'It's time for: homeless support, addiction support, rent control, housing developments, shit free sidewalks, high speed internet infrastructure, better public transportation, and police to focus on rampant car/garage theft.' Motherfucker.

If anything this pandemic has taught us, it's you don't need to be present in person for creativity. If only, I have seen employees more productive. This is only about real estate and it's valuation.

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