SFGTV: San Francisco Government Television
0
0.0
May 29, 2024
05/24
by
SFGTV
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
this is very exciting, thank you to every one who made this policy and i'll turn it to sarah dennis phillips with office of workforce gement. development. >> thank you for allowing this to happen. thank you mayor breed. thank you robby [indiscernible] harrington, [indiscernible] these are people that will move these things forward and that's what real economic development looks like, including local business moving forward. we are so excited to take this next step on this part of mayor breed road map to san francisco future:downtown of arts cultural and night life. this is happening on the heels of two programs launched last week, sf live where we have a great line up of outdoor concerts and fee wavers which allows more night markets and festivals and things happening all the time in downtown san francisco. this week at the entertainment commission hosted a night life entertainment summit where we talked how we can move these folks forward, and here we are today talking about two really important moves. this proposed entertainment zone will pilot a idea long in the making opening downtown st
this is very exciting, thank you to every one who made this policy and i'll turn it to sarah dennis phillips with office of workforce gement. development. >> thank you for allowing this to happen. thank you mayor breed. thank you robby [indiscernible] harrington, [indiscernible] these are people that will move these things forward and that's what real economic development looks like, including local business moving forward. we are so excited to take this next step on this part of mayor...
SFGTV: San Francisco Government Television
0
0.0
May 20, 2024
05/24
by
SFGTV
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
then i'll hand it back to sarah dennis phillips for a closing remarks. supervisors just to wrap it up. and so we can get to questions, particularly with everybody that we have behind us, obviously there's some positive signs, but there's a whole lot of work to do. i think one of the things that you've seen through the presentations of the work we've done to date is that we are both, there it's kind of a tale of two strategies here where we need to recognize union square as critical to the city's future. and what do we want it to be for the long term, at the same time, we need to recognize the urgency of where we are now and today and include some short term strategies, really, to get activation and visitors to the area. and so we're looking at both of those to figure out how best to bolster what we've already walked you through. we've been engaging with stakeholders, property owners, building managers, retail brokers, business owners, the union square alliance, obviously labor to understand what the key issues and priorities are that the city should be m
then i'll hand it back to sarah dennis phillips for a closing remarks. supervisors just to wrap it up. and so we can get to questions, particularly with everybody that we have behind us, obviously there's some positive signs, but there's a whole lot of work to do. i think one of the things that you've seen through the presentations of the work we've done to date is that we are both, there it's kind of a tale of two strategies here where we need to recognize union square as critical to the...
0
0.0
May 6, 2024
05/24
by
KTVU
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
welcome to sarah dennis phillips, executive director of san francisco's office of economic and workforce development. thanks for being with us, sarah. thanks so much for having me. of course. so newest numbers i can find show that last year, downtown san francisco saw about two thirds of what it was doing before the pandemic in 2019. from your view, what's the state of downtown san francisco? we're we're still in recovery, you know, our our downtown activity rates and the numbers you cite actually saw the biggest gain from 2022 to 2023, 2023 was a year of strong recovery for us of more people coming downtown, of more people spending more time in the office, that said, we were starting from a pretty low point nationally, we've been very vulnerable because of our strength in the tech sector and the ability of those sectors to work from home, i think as you mentioned, we're also continuing to see a lot of bright spots, and we saw a number of those bright spots last week where we are, where mayor breed's efforts under her roadmap to san francisco's future are bringing reasons for people to b
welcome to sarah dennis phillips, executive director of san francisco's office of economic and workforce development. thanks for being with us, sarah. thanks so much for having me. of course. so newest numbers i can find show that last year, downtown san francisco saw about two thirds of what it was doing before the pandemic in 2019. from your view, what's the state of downtown san francisco? we're we're still in recovery, you know, our our downtown activity rates and the numbers you cite...
SFGTV: San Francisco Government Television
0
0.0
May 22, 2024
05/24
by
SFGTV
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
so i want to say thank you to sarah dennis phillips and katie tang from d and the office of small business, respectively, together with their respective staffs, thank you to the neighborhood stakeholders and advocates who have been patient but persistent in their advocacy. we especially scott rowett's, executive director for the yerba buena community benefit district. raquel diaz, executive director of soma pilipinas. and manuel rodriguez, a noted purveyor of deliciousness at bonchon and more recently, izzy and wicks, which i would encourage everyone to visit at 155 fourth street, once again, chair chan, i can't thank you enough for your leadership on this and the work that your staff has done. this is it really is appreciated. your your commitment to our downtown core and the challenges that the yerba buena community is facing. so thanks so much. thank you, supervisor dorsey. and with that, today we have, office of economic and workforce development here making the presentation. thank you. thank you. supervisor dorsey. and good morning to you all, thank you for the opportunity to present
so i want to say thank you to sarah dennis phillips and katie tang from d and the office of small business, respectively, together with their respective staffs, thank you to the neighborhood stakeholders and advocates who have been patient but persistent in their advocacy. we especially scott rowett's, executive director for the yerba buena community benefit district. raquel diaz, executive director of soma pilipinas. and manuel rodriguez, a noted purveyor of deliciousness at bonchon and more...
SFGTV: San Francisco Government Television
0
0.0
May 19, 2024
05/24
by
SFGTV
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
now we are going to hear from sarah dennis phillips the executive director of the office of economic and workforce development. thanks, sarah. >> hi, everyone. thanks for having me here. san francisco's night life sector has been critical to our city's economy. prepandemic night life generated sick billion in economic impact and employed 64,000. we know you are facing real challenges today. according to the controller's office the hospitality sector remains down over 20,000 jops from the peek of 64,000 compared to before the pandemic. our goal being present here today is to learn from you how we can return to but grow that level impact in the future. make no mistake, your work is vital to the recovery of downtown and all our neighborhoods even the sunset. your venues, bars, upon events and festivals have been one of the big evaluate reasons people come to san francisco not just to visit but live and work. san francisco is changing and adapt nothing ways after the pandemic the importance of night life has not changed. that night experience matters more than ever. residents and visitor
now we are going to hear from sarah dennis phillips the executive director of the office of economic and workforce development. thanks, sarah. >> hi, everyone. thanks for having me here. san francisco's night life sector has been critical to our city's economy. prepandemic night life generated sick billion in economic impact and employed 64,000. we know you are facing real challenges today. according to the controller's office the hospitality sector remains down over 20,000 jops from the...