A look at the numbers, though, tells a more complicated story. In 2023, crime in San Francisco, including retail and motor vehicle theft, has decreased in most categories, albeit only slightly. But some crimes, such as robberies and motor vehicle theft, have gone up. Flowers and cards left as people paying tribute to Bob Lee … Read more
The hardest-working police officer during APEC 2023 in downtown San Francisco mans the exit for the gated barrier outside the Target on Mission Street. Silas Valentino/SFGATE The people’s love of Target. As I walked around the APEC security perimeter downtown on Wednesday afternoon — the first official day of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting featuring … Read more
Dreamforce conference attendees depart the Moscone Center at lunchtime in downtown San Francisco on Tuesday Sept. 12, 2023. Charles Russo/SFGATE Dreamforce, the massive tech conference hosted by Salesforce, will return to San Francisco in 2024. Mayor London Breed and Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff shared the news on X, formerly known as Twitter, Tuesday morning, with a selfie … Read more
FILE: Motorists on Third Street crawl towards Howard Street in San Francisco, Calif. on Friday, Sept. 21, 2018. Paul Chinn / The Chronicle 2018 Dreamforce kicks off Tuesday, welcoming up to 35,000 visitors to San Francisco and its Moscone Center. Salesforce’s annual conference is bringing business to downtown restaurants and hotels, but also a few road closures … Read more
People use a new pedestrian walkway above Howard Street during the Moscone Center expansion opening Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, in San Francisco. Eric Risberg/AP Google is the latest company to relocate one of its annual conferences out of San Francisco as the downtown area struggles to recover from the coronavirus pandemic. The company’s Google Cloud … Read more
Salesforce’s Marc Benioff speaks during a news conference, Thursday, May 16, 2019, in Indianapolis. Darron Cummings / Associated Press 2019 For years, Marc Benioff has turned the quest to help San Francisco into a core part of both his political identity and his company’s mission. Now, the Salesforce CEO appears to be worried the city is … Read more