San Francisco’s population has not recovered since the pandemic exodus, according to a new report.  “ San Francisco metro area’s population failed to grow again in 2025, despite a swelling boom in AI,” The San Francisco Chronicle reported in March. “Unlike in almost every other major metro in the country, that’s left the region’s total population well below its 2020 level, according to newly released U.S. census estimates.” “The number of residents in the San Francisco metropolitan area, which