>You also have to remember tourists, which have actually picked up pretty well post-pandemic. The red areas in around Union Square and in SoMa between 2nd and 5

>You also have to remember tourists, which have actually picked up pretty well post-pandemic. The red areas in around Union Square and in SoMa between 2nd and 5th contain a large fraction of the city's hotel rooms. That's not permanent residents, but it's still a lot of people. Tourism *in San Francisco* has not recovered. From <https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/two-s-f-s-largest-hotels-given-owner-18136504.php https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/two-s-f-s-largest-hot...>: >Park Hotels said San Francisco’s convention-driven demand is expected to be 40% lower between 2023 and 2027 compared with the pre-pandemic average.