With the return to the office not being as immediate as many might've hoped, downtown San Francisco businesses have been struggling.
Leonid Plotkin has worked as a barber in San Francisco's Financial District for 33 years. But the last few haven't been easy.KPIX 5 met him about a year ago as he tried to figure out how to stay afloat until pandemic-related hybrid work faded away, and he'd get his typical Monday-Friday client base back. However, that hasn't really happened.Hybrid work seems to be here to stay, which means fewer people are in downtown San Francisco on a daily basis.
It works well for her. However, she says she knows the trend may cause challenges for businesses that historically have relied upon the office crowds.Plotkin says a sense of consistency will help him adapt. For the restaurants in the Financial District, he says the inconsistency is,"a huge financial burden."
Plotkin still thinks he can make it work with people going into offices 2-3 days a week, but says an extra day a week would really help him and other business owners out.
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