The return of San Francisco

I had an amazing and full weekend with friends and family. On Friday we hung out with my sister and family for a few hours before seeing friends for dinner. On Saturday we had our going away party and was able to see over 20 of our closest friends here in SF. And on Sunday we had a nice picnic on Angel Island to celebrate my good friend’s wedding.

It’s these moments that I’ll definitely miss while we’re back on the East Coast for a few years. There’s definitely a lot of FOMO right now especially as San Francisco is making a huge comeback.

I received a note this morning from one of the local city groups that I follow and there’s a ton of positive developments. Crime fell to it’s lowest point in 23 years and car break-ins dropped by 54%. Our newly elected Mayor has been doing a ton of great work in the city convincing cities to reinvest in San Francisco.

The road back from the lows of the pandemic have been especially hard for San Francisco, but I haven’t been this optimistic for the city in a long-time. I predict that when I finally do get back home, San Francisco is going to feel much like the bustling times of the 2010s rather than what we’ve seen from the first half of the 2020s.