welcome the president and ceo of the san francisco chamber of commerce rodney fong. good morning everybody and welcome to the san francisco chamber of commerce 2025 city beat breakfast. i'm so delighted to have everybody here this morning as we celebrate 175 years in this beautiful space here in san francisco. this is not just an anniversary reflects the history but it's really an opportunity for us to look ahead at the exciting future of san francisco. now things to you may look a little bit different the lapel pins, some coffee mugs on your table, maybe some of this backdrop. we've taken this opportunity to have a transformational moment and rebrand the san francisco chamber of commerce for its 175th anniversary. i want to quickly kind of go back to a couple of things and want to point out a company called general creative which is right over here. give them a big hand. remember that name general creative. >> they really stepped up and helped us rethink what the chamber of commerce means to the city, what it means to you ,what it means to the members and what it me

and to start our day let's welcome the president and ceo of the san francisco chamber of commerce rodney fong. good morning everybody and welcome to the san francisco chamber of commerce 2025 city beat breakfast. i'm so delighted to have everybody here this morning as we celebrate 175 years in this beautiful space here in san francisco. this is not just an anniversary reflects the history but it's really an opportunity for us to look ahead at the exciting future of san francisco. now things to you may look a little bit different the lapel pins, some coffee mugs on your table, maybe some of this backdrop. we've taken this opportunity to have a transformational moment and rebrand the san francisco chamber of commerce for its 175th anniversary. i want to quickly kind of go back to a couple of things and want to point out a company called general creative

. >> rodney fong from the chamber of commerce said if the city can influence a private sector holdouts, it will have a broader impact on san francisco's economy and even the regional economy. >> people up and out and going to work, they're grabbing a cup of coffee, maybe outside of san francisco, taking part in grabbing another bagel on the on the way into the office, having lunch in the office, having drinks after work, lunch with your with your colleagues. i mean, these are all important pieces of the economy of the entire bay area. >> and the latest data from the city that shows that as of last month, about 43% of san francisco workers have returned to their office for work. city leaders are hoping that this latest push in the public sector will influence more in the private sector to return to their offices and repopulate those downtown neighborhoods. we're live in san francisco. christian captain ktvu, fox two news. >> all right, christian, thank you for that. governor newsom also making a push here for a return to the office. a new executive order requires all agencies and depart

. >> rodney fong from the chamber of commerce said if the city can influence a private sector holdoutse a broader impact on san francisco's economy and even the regional economy. >> people up and out and going to work, they're grabbing a cup of coffee, maybe outside of san francisco, taking part in grabbing another bagel on the on the way into the office, having lunch in the office, having drinks after work, lunch with your with your colleagues. i mean, these are all important pieces of the economy of the entire bay area. >> the latest data from the city shows that as of last month, about 43% of san francisco workers had returned to their office for work. city leaders are hoping that this latest push in the public sector will influence more in the private sector to return to their offices and repopulate those downtown neighborhoods. in san francisco, christian captain ktvu, fox two news. >> governor gavin newsom also pushing for a return to the office. a new executive order requires all agencies and departments under the newsom administration to direct their employees to work four days