Local artists, businesses filling downtown SF vacancies with pop-ups 

An uptick in the number of people working from home, a decrease in foot traffic and the relocating or altogether shuttering of businesses, with storefront window signs announcing “closed” and properties without tenants — downtown San Francisco hasn’t been immune to these COVID-19-related effects.

But a revitalization effort, by the nonprofit SF New Deal and its project called Vacant to Vibrant, is underway.