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The Office of Economic Workforce & Development promotes growth and prosperity through essential programs to support San Francisco businesses and workers.
It’s happening in Downtown Union Square & there’s more to come! 🎉👏

“We’re hoping that we can prove that that is true. We’re already seeing an increase in attendance at the park, more people staying longer,” said Laurel Arvanitidis of OEWD. abc7news.com/post/san-fra...
How San Francisco's Union Square is beginning to see life again
Since February, people have been coming to San Francisco's Union Square to play, learn and stay for awhile. How did that happen? The city turned to a New York-based company for help.
abc7news.com
May 16, 2025 at 8:04 PM
This is great news! Not only are San Francisco night markets thriving, but people are talking about it. Our BeChinatown Night Market, known locally as the Chinatown Night Market, took the number 1 spot as the best night market in the country. www.sfgate.com/food/article...
A San Francisco night market was just named No. 1 in the country
The Sunset Night Market and the BeChinatown Night Market have cracked the top five of USA Today's ranking of the best night markets in the country.
www.sfgate.com
May 15, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Good news! "Intersect Power, a renewable energy company... has opened its first headquarters office in downtown San Francisco after operating for years exclusively as a virtual enterprise with staff in various cities."

Read more here: www.sfexaminer.com/news/busines...
Growing renewable energy firm puts HQ in SF
Intersect Power has raised billions in financing.
www.sfexaminer.com
May 13, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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K-pop, jazz funk, salsa, hip hop and much more! Another great day to get moving at the free fitness dance classes at UN Plaza led by Rae Studios! Classes provided with support from @sfoewd.bsky.social & Mayor Daniel Lurie. Sign up here: www.raestudios-sf.com/neighborhood...
May 12, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Good news! We’re working to make it easier for our nightlife businesses to operate in San Francisco.

www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
First wave of fixes to S.F. permitting red tape would help bars and nightclubs
First wave of fixes to San Francisco permitting red tape would help bars and nightclubs
www.sfchronicle.com
May 13, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Golden Gate Park + Grateful Dead 60th anniversary = live music & a great time!

This celebration with a performance by Dead and Comlany in the very place where the Summer of Love all started, is a real tribute to their legacy and we can’t wait. Read more: sfstandard.com/2025/05/12/g...
Grateful Dead coming to Golden Gate Park — because Lurie said so
Mayor Daniel Lurie announced Monday a plan to deliver a "once in a generation musical celebration." Three Dead & Company shows in Golden Gate Park.
sfstandard.com
May 13, 2025 at 12:38 AM
What's next for Market Street? ULI San Francisco and the Civic Joy Fund are calling for bold, creative ideas to reimagine the future of this iconic corridor in a downtown transformed by pandemic-era shifts.
May 7, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Celebrating AAPI Month in San Francisco!

“San Francisco’s economy has been largely shaped by the work, vision, and contributions of our AAPI communities,” said Sarah Dennis Phillips, Executive Director of the Office of Economic and Workforce Development. www.sf.gov/news-san-fra...
May 6, 2025 at 9:03 PM
We still have work to do, but San Francisco is making great progress & it shows! www.newsweek.com/san-francisc...
San Francisco's great American comeback
Written off as hopelessly broken, the City by the Bay is recalibrating—fighting back against crime, restoring order, and reclaiming its lost identity as one of America's great cities.
www.newsweek.com
May 5, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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Honored to join Vice President Al Gore, Mayor Daniel Lurie and climate leaders yesterday at the Exploratorium to kick off San Francisco Climate Week.

We must keep fighting for solutions to combat the climate crisis with science and justice. Our children’s future depends on it.
April 23, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Good news! San Francisco leaders, including Mayor Daniel Lurie, Supervisor Rafael Mandelman, and the OEWD Joint Development team led by Anne Taupier, are working to establish a new financial district for office buildings converted to homes.

Read more here: www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco...
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April 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Good news! San Francisco’s new Culture Forward creative grant program has awarded over $500,000 to its first cohort of 10 local arts organizations - this how we support and ensure our arts community thrives in San Francisco.

Read more here: www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
S.F.’s new $5 million creative grant fund selects first round of recipients
The Svane Family Foundation's new Culture Forward grant initiative has awarded more than $500,000 to its first cohort of recipients.
www.sfchronicle.com
April 18, 2025 at 9:31 PM
“We want to make this park not just a place where people rest in between other activities, but make the park the activity itself,” said Sarah Dennis Phillips, executive director of The City’s Office of Economic and Workforce Development.

Read more here: www.sfexaminer.com/news/the-cit...
April 17, 2025 at 3:49 PM
With new programming, free concerts and events throughout the week, Union Square is ready to welcome visitors any time of day! Thank you to Biederman Redevelopment Ventures for their help in making Union Square the place to be!

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Discover Union Square
YouTube video by SFGovTV
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April 16, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Happy Birthday San Francisco, we love our City! 💛
Happy 175th Birthday, @sfgov.sf.gov 🥳 🎂 From Gold Rush beginnings to a world-class city of culture, resilience, and innovation, we celebrate and cherish the people and stories that make our City so special.

#SF175 #sanfrancisco #citybythebay #sfgov #happybirthdaysf
April 15, 2025 at 9:32 PM