[craigs]

Almost every major US downtown has fewer office workers today than in 2019. Some have really tanked, like San Francisco, while others have fared especially well, like San Diego--and LA is somewhere in the middle of the pack. We would do well to incentivize non-office uses downtown, like housing, hotels, and entertainment--but the economy is still wobbly due to various reasons, and there's no way for the city to force developers to build out, renovate, or convert buildings if they are reticent to act.