California’s Recovery – What’s Next?

sf.citi continued our 2021 Lunch and Learn discussion series with newly appointed City Administrator Carmen Chu. We were joined by sf.citi members Airbnb, AT&T, Facebook, Google, Intuit, Lyft, Microsoft, Pinterest, Twitter, Waymo, Zipcar, and more.

City Administrator Chu told sf.citi members about how her office’s priorities tie into the City’s recovery. She outlined her plan to bring back the $10 billion convention industry by providing $4.5 million in rent subsidies to hold conventions at Moscone. The second piece of the recovery is to make City services more accessible and efficient by retooling the City’s cumbersome procurement process. Lastly, City Administrator Chu wants to focus on building out the City’s tech infrastructure, providing the City with the best technology available, and bridging the digital divide.

This Saturday is the country’s newest federal holiday, Juneteenth. Celebrations for Juneteenth, a holiday to commemorate the emancipation of African Americans and the end of slavery in the United States, will be taking place throughout the Bay Area. Whether this is your first Juneteenth celebration or a longstanding tradition, we encourage you to get out this weekend, get involved, and commemorate this historical moment in American history.