 Yesterday, we explained how San Francisco's relationship with the tech industry has long been fraught. Tech workers weren't always welcome. Then, when the COVID-19 pandemic began, a lot of them left. But on a Thursday evening, organizers of a block party downtown are trying to bring people back. This year, two longtime residents started Downtown First Thursdays to help revive the area. My name is Manny Cutiel, and I'm the executive director of the Civic Joy Fund.