Office of Economic and Workforce Development

San Francisco Begins Latest Program to Attempt Bringing Back Retail

April 17, 2023 6:31 pmApril 17, 2023 6:31 pm

A new program by the city of San Francisco to revitalize it’s empty downtown to give free rent and grant money for pop-up businesses was started on Monday, with applications now available. Since 2020, around the start of the COVID-19...

San Francisco To Reallocate $3.75 Million From SFPD Budget to Black-Owned Businesses in City

May 7, 2021 2:36 amMarch 22, 2022 11:39 am

San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced on Wednesday that $3.75 million of the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) budget would be redirected to black-owned businesses in the city. The reinvestment by the Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD) and...

Gov. Newsom Proposes Statewide Unemployed Artist Funding

January 13, 2021 9:21 pm

Earlier this week, the California Arts Council portion of Governor Gavin Newsom’s 2021-2022 budget proposal was released, detailing a plan to create a $15 million artistry program that would start a COVID-19 outreach and safety encouragement campaign. According to the...