At a San Francisco tech summit, Mayor London Breed pondered tearing down the Westfield Mall and constructing a soccer stadium in its place.
As downtown San Francisco struggles to reclaim its pre-COVID glory, political and business leaders have been pondering some rather dramatic and imaginative changes to revitalize The City's troubled nerve center.
"Before the pandemic, how people shopped had changed and continues to change, and it will continue to change," Breed said."We can't completely rely on retail in downtown and restrict what happens there anymore." Ex // Top Stories EX//TECH: AI as a manipulation weapon This week's ExTech newsletter is on growing fears that AI can be used to manipulate people in marketing and political campaigns.
Such a move would be quite the makeover for the area, but one Breed said her office has worked to make easier in the face of The City's economic woes.
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