SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco saw signs of workers returning from a pandemic year of remote work to their downtown office buildings.
Salesforce welcomed a portion of employees back to the Salesforce Tower south of market. Restaurants and small businesses are beginning to see lunch- and after work- crowds slowly come back.The pandemic, however, has many companies re-thinking the need for sprawling office spaces and the costs of commercial leases.Salesforce is reportedly allowing some two-thirds of workers to remain home and has canceled a lease for space in a proposed new building at the Salesforce Tower site.It is one of many tech companies downsizing.Airbnb announced this week it is looking to decrease its office space in the South of.