Giants' MLB postseason run brings back bedlam, joy to struggling San Francisco community

SAN FRANCISCO -- It is almost lunch time, and the streets in downtown San Francisco are deserted. Stores and shops are shuttered. Local restaurants are boarded up with trash strewn in front of their doors.

This was once one of the most lively, fashionable and diverse cities in America, and now there are sections of downtown that look like something out of a science-fiction movie, turning this beautiful city into a ghost town.

COVID-19 has changed the way of life in San Francisco.

The pandemic chased residents away, lucrative companies closed their offices, and many firms have instructed their employees to keep working from home until next year.

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