Gov. Newsom touts CA tourism numbers. Here's why they're deceiving as SF businesses struggle
Briefly

Visit California says travel spending reached $150.4 billion across the state in 2023, but that number does not factor in inflation. When adjusted for inflation, travel spending in 2023 was down 14 percent compared to before the pandemic in 2019.
"The Wharf is still not back to where it was, I mean half the restaurants have closed, Compared to 2019 we're down 40-50 percent and the Wharf has comeback somewhat, but it is still not where it was before the pandemic so I think that's kind of an erroneous statement by the governor." - Peter Demarest, GM at The Franciscan Crab Restaurant
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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