To the Members of the 乌鸦传媒,
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This year has been tough for San Francisco. Our economic core has been slow to recover as employees are hesitant to return to the office and tourism听hasn鈥檛 yet reached our pre-pandemic highs.
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Today, we all are concerned, frustrated, and worried. But San Francisco is improving rapidly, and I am confident with hard work, investment, and concentrated willpower we will rebound. We live in a world-class city -the talent is here in San Francisco, the funding is here in San Francisco 鈥� we top the charts in venture capital funding across America.
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I believe that a certain amount of turmoil always makes us better in the end.听We have an opportunity to听evolve into a听more听unified听city, one that is less divisive, even more sustainable, and resilient. The biggest lesson from Covid听that we learned is that听everything is connected: housing, transit, street cleanliness, poverty,听wealth听and we must carry this lesson with us into a reimagined San Francisco.听
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The past year, the Chamber of Commerce has been at the center of advocating for a city that works better for all of us. We鈥檝e successfully pushed for additional听police officers to keep our city safe, increased transit to bring workers back downtown, and funding for downtown recovery in this year鈥檚听city budget. In 2023,听we鈥檒l continue to ask policymakers to stay focused on these priorities.听
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We will also keep pushing in the short term听for clean and safe streets – our听residents and employees should feel safe in their homes and at work. And听in the听long term we听have to听imagine what will be the next best version of San Francisco听and be aggressive in rebuilding a more inclusive and resilient city.
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A key part of that resiliency lies with sustainability initiatives.听In 2040, just 17 years from today, we have goals to address seawall challenges around the Embarcadero. A monumental feat, structurally as well as financially.听The city has approved a听Climate Action Plan, with very specific goals to reach net zero emission goals by 2040.
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Let鈥檚 come together to make our 2040 goals San Francisco鈥檚 North Star, to come together around innovation, clean energy, sustainable entrepreneurship,听and听housing affordability. As I look to the year to come, I hope we can use this 2040 goal to imagine a Downtown 2.0, examine what industries we can use to diversify and grow our economy, and keep San Francisco the world-class city that we all love so much.
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As we start a new year, I invite you to听
join听and听听the 乌鸦传媒 as we embark together into the next chapter of San Francisco.
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Respectfully,
