Was Super Bowl 60 an economic boon for the Bay Area?

On Saturday night before Super Bowl 60, crowds of football fans packed The Brit Sports Pub & Patio in downtown San Jose, overflowing to the sidewalk until the early hours of the morning.

“This is the time to make money,” said bar owner Jasbir Singh, who saw business jump 250% above normal last weekend.

Across the Bay Area, the Super Bowl at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara is estimated to have pumped hundreds of millions of dollars into the region’s economy, as thousands of visitors booked hotel rooms...