Creating a joy spiral to revive San Franciscos downtown

Published: July 2, 2024, 10:06 a.m.

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Yesterday, we explained San Francisco’s fraught relationship with the tech industry. Tech workers weren’t always welcome in the eyes of many other residents, and when the COVID-19 pandemic began, a lot of them left, taking their dollars with them. But on a recent Thursday evening, organizers of a block party downtown were trying to bring people back. Marketplace\\u2019s Lily Jamali spoke to Manny Yekutiel and Katy Birnbaum about their efforts to revive the city\\u2019s downtown.

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