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“Experience economy” may bolster post-COVID downtown San Jose recovery

People gather in Fountain Alley for a downtown San Jose historic district block party.

SAN JOSE — Unique experiences can pave a path for downtown San Jose to fully recover from its coronavirus-spawned economic maladies, in the view of the city’s mayor.

Mayor Matt Mahan offered the assessment Thursday evening while visiting a “block party” in the Fountain Alley section of downtown San Jose’s historic district.

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan smiles while attending a block party in the Fountain Alley section of downtown San Jose’s historic district. (George Avalos/Bay Area News Group)

“We are seeing a real rebound in downtown San Jose, and it’s being driven by what I like to call the experience economy,” Mayor Mahan said in an interview with this news organization during the block party event.

This week’s block party was the first of a series of…

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