Plans for fans: Mayor ‘excited’ about plans for limited fans at Chase.

San Francisco Mayor London Breed suggested Tuesday that the Warriors soon could host spectators for games at Chase Center.

Breed, speaking at a news conference as the city moved to the orange tier, talked of finalizing the Giants’ plans to have a limited number of fans at their home opener April 9. Then Breed acknowledged city officials also are working with the Warriors on a similar arrangement.

“Once we finalize those plans, they will be made public,” Breed said, “and I’m really excited about that.”

Her comments marked the most optimistic yet from a city official about the Warriors’ attempts to bring spectators back to Chase.

In November, San Francisco’s Department of Public Health rejected the team’s ambitious plan to host more than 9,000 spectators at games. That plan included coronavirus testing for all fans in attendance, at a cost of about $30 million to the Warriors.

ThenHealth Officer Tomás Aragón’s letter to the team raised the possibility of allowing 25% capacity (about 4,500 people) if San Francisco reaches California’s yellow tier. The yellow tier is one level less restrictive than orange.

After Tuesday night’s matchup against Philadelphia, the Warriors have 15 home games remaining this season. They have two home games at the end of March; a fourgame homestand starting April 6 against Milwaukee; a threegame homestand starting April 23 against Denver; and then a seasonending, sixgame homestand starting May 6 against Oklahoma City.

“That would be huge,” guard Damion Lee said of fans potentially returning. “Obviously, fans are what this league is about . ... We understand fans bring the revenue and also the enjoyment. Playerfan engagement is huge, so hopefully we’ll have fans back sooner rather than later.”