travel, joe d'alessandro. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, mayor, and thank you, chief.is a very exciting announcement for san francisco's recovery from the pandemic. we're grateful for the leadership of mayor breed, chief scott, and the san francisco police department. tourism is san francisco's number one industry. proceed covid, san francisco welcomes over 25 million visitors who spent over $10 billion a year in our accommodations, retail, small businesses, restaurants, and cultural institutions. our city employed -- industry employed over 86,000 people in san francisco. due to covid, we saw a 95% decrease in tourism to the city and a 76% decrease in employees in the industry. i applaud this effort. it's going to go a long way to make sure that san francisco's economy rebounds strongly, and that the tourism industry rebounds with san francisco strongly. the number one thing that people want to feel when they go to a destination is safety and security, and this will enable people to feel safe, and san francisco will make a difference, and this will make our city a safe

travel, joe d'alessandro. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, mayor, and thank you, chief.y exciting announcement for san francisco's recovery from the pandemic. we're grateful for the leadership of mayor breed, chief scott, and the san francisco police department. tourism is san francisco's number one industry. proceed covid, san francisco welcomes over 25 million visitors who spent over $10 billion a year in our accommodations, retail, small businesses, restaurants, and cultural institutions. our city employed -- industry employed over 86,000 people in san francisco. due to covid, we saw a 95% decrease in tourism to the city and a 76% decrease in employees in the industry. i applaud this effort. it's going to go a long way to make sure that san francisco's economy rebounds strongly, and that the tourism industry rebounds with san francisco strongly. the number one thing that people want to feel when they go to a destination is safety and security, and this will enable people to feel safe, and san francisco will make a difference, and this will make our city a safer place

travel, joe d'alessandro. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, mayor, and thank you, chief.ery exciting announcement for san francisco's recovery from the pandemic. we're grateful for the leadership of mayor breed, chief scott, and the san francisco police department. tourism is san francisco's number one industry. proceed covid, san francisco welcomes over 25 million visitors who spent over $10 billion a year in our accommodations, retail, small businesses, restaurants, and cultural institutions. our city employed -- industry employed over 86,000 people in san francisco. due to covid, we saw a 95% decrease in tourism to the city and a 76% decrease in employees in the industry. i applaud this effort. it's going to go a long way to make sure that san francisco's economy rebounds strongly, and that the tourism industry rebounds with san francisco strongly. the number one thing that people want to feel when they go to a destination is safety and security, and this will enable people to feel safe, and san francisco will make a difference, and this will make our city a safer plac