reporter: welcome words from chef david kosta. he said he wasn't only busy cooking but busing tables between orders. >> the people coming for the event at the convention center. it is going to be a lot people at the same time. maybe the same hours. it is very good. reporter: friday evening we spotted crowds across the conventions keep surrounding business busy. they bring in more hotel bookings and create more jobs. >> the more business and support we have as an organization and a city to bring these conferences and meetings to san jose, the better it is for the entire community. reporter: back at the convention center, ronny palma expects more event to come back on line. he said the pandemic has forced organizers to find a way to incorporate nostalgia and thenes where you can step back and re-evaluate and pause and say what do we really want from this? reporter: abc7 news. dion: san francisco lit up in blue and gold tonight ahead of the warriors hosting their first playoff game ever at chase center tomorrow. they are playing the

reporter: welcome words from chef david kosta. he said he wasn't only busy cooking but busing tables between orders. >> the people coming for the event at the convention center. it is going to be a lot people at the same time. maybe the same hours. it is very good. reporter: friday evening we spotted crowds across the downtown core. francis wong said large conventions keep surrounding business busy. they bring in more hotel bookings and create more jobs. >> the more business and support we have as an organization and a city to bring these conferences and meetings to san jose, the better it is for the entire community. reporter: back at the convention center, ronny palma expects more event to come back on line. he said the pandemic has forced organizers to find a way to incorporate nostalgia and the new normal. >> this is one of those moments where you can step back and re-evaluate and pause and say what do we really want from this? reporter: abc7 news. dion: san francisco lit up in blue and gold tonight ahead of the warriors hosti