https://www.siliconvalley.com/2023/10/23/san-jose-downtown-economy-jobs-store-restaurant-build-home-covid-tech/

SAN JOSE — New research suggests downtown San Jose has posted one of the nation’s strongest rebounds from coronavirus-spawned economic maladies, offering hope the city’s urban core can escape a “doom-loop” scenario.

The report from University of Toronto researchers measured mobile phone activity in urban cores across North America to determine to what extent downtown districts are experiencing rebounds in their post-coronavirus activity and visits.