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Thank you to our Event Chair Levi Strauss & Co. for generously sponsoring the 2024 Silver SPUR Awards. There is still time to support the Silver SPUR Awards — coming up on Thursday, October 24 at the Blue Shield of California Theater at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts! Pledge your support and join?elected officials, prominent business leaders, civic influencers, and urbanists in celebrating our honorees and their contributions to the region. Pledge today: spur.org/silverspurpledge

Join SPUR this Transit Month as we celebrate the role of public transportation in our communities and the Bay Area’s economic, social, and cultural vibrancy. Check out our great lineup of Transit Month events: ?? 9/03 | Digital Discourse: "Making Transit Work" Watch the recording: https://bit.ly/3Mybqsw ?? 9/07 | Tour: "A Cable Car is Born" Register to attend: https://bit.ly/4ecPIpV ?? 9/10 | Book Talk: "Killed By a Traffic Engineer" Register to attend: https://bit.ly/4ea50vn ??? 9/10 | Panel: "Gendered Perspectives of Bay Transit" Register to attend: https://bit.ly/3Xb16M2

Meet Tomiquia Moss — the third and final amazing honoree being recognized at this year's Silver SPUR Awards on October 24. Listen as Tomiquia shares her perspective on how we can re-imagine the systems that shape housing in California. For more information about attending or sponsoring the Silver SPUR Awards, visit spur.org/silverspur More about Tomiquia Moss: Tomiquia Moss was appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom as the Secretary of the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency in November 2023, and sworn in on February 14, 2024. She oversees 12 entities responsible for housing, homelessness, consumer protection, and civil rights in California. With over 20 years of experience in the nonprofit and public sectors, Tomiquia is a leader in housing, homelessness, public policy, civil rights, and community development. In 2019, she founded All Home, an organization focused on addressing homelessness and poverty in the Bay Area. Under her leadership, All Home developed regional plans, implemented new programs, and secured policy changes and funding for housing and economic security initiatives. Previously, Tomiquia was CEO of Hamilton Families and held leadership roles under the mayors of San Francisco and Oakland. She directed the HOPE SF Initiative and the San Francisco Community Justice Center. In 2022, she was appointed to the California Interagency Council on Homelessness and now co-chairs it as BCSH Secretary. Tomiquia holds a Master’s in Public Administration from Golden Gate University and lives in Oakland with her family.

What is the state of San Francisco? How are we Spatially and Socially? How are we Physically and Metaphysically? What do we, as a City, have to celebrate? What are we looking forward to? What work are we most urgently advancing? And what efforts do we need to redouble? This interdisciplinary panel session extends the conversation on Architecture and the City to incorporate Landscape and Urban Design perspectives, as well as Physical Planning, Policy and Community Advocacy. The program progresses a broad vision for the Center for Architecture + Design, San Francisco — one that advances Design Thinking toward its most expansive and inclusive horizon. Join Center for Architecture + Design, San Francisco Board Chair and city planner, Allison Albericci, in conversation with landscape architect Patricia Algara, urban designer Geeti Silwal, policy expert Sujata Srivastava, architect Julia Weatherspoon, and artist/activist Ramona Laughing Brook Webb. https://lnkd.in/giDFmC7W

Excited to help organize the Gendered Perspectives of Bay Area Transit Event Series! Starting off with a panel on transit agency governance featuring BART Director Lateefah Simon, AC Transit Director Jovanka Beckles for CA Senate 2024 and VTA Director Cindy Chavez-- to be moderated by SPUR's Laura Tolkoff! Register to tune in here: https://lnkd.in/gWVvXvY7 The event series is a deep dive into the intersections of gender and transit featuring leaders in the field of transit. From governance of transit agencies; to the day-to-day operations of buses, trains, and ferries; to advocacy & activism -- the way we all get around the Bay Area is not gender-neutral. Tune in to learn how transit shapes people’s experience in a gendered way and how by incorporating different gender backgrounds into transit work, we can make a transportation system that works better for everyone.?

Meet Chip Bergh — another of three incredible honorees being recognized at this year's Silver SPUR Awards. Listen as Chip shares why he and Levi Strauss & Co. are committed to San Francisco for the long term. For more information about attending or sponsoring this year's Silver SPUR Awards, visit spur.org/silverspur More about Chip Bergh: Chip Bergh is the former President and CEO of Levi Strauss & Co., having retired in January 2024. Over his 12-year leadership, LS&Co. saw a remarkable turnaround, reentering the public markets with a successful IPO in March 2019 and achieving sustained business performance. Its products are sold in over 110 countries through various retail channels, with 2023 net revenues reported at $6.2 billion. Before joining LS&Co. in 2011, Chip spent 28 years at Procter & Gamble (P&G), where he managed iconic brands, led global teams, and spearheaded the launch of Swiffer and the turnaround of Old Spice. His last role at P&G was group president for global male grooming. In July 2017, Chip became the non-executive chairman of the board of HP Inc. He has also served on the boards of VF Corporation, the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), and the Levi Strauss Foundation. Named one of the World’s Greatest Leaders by Fortune in 2019, Chip is known for his advocacy on climate change, gun-violence prevention, and social justice.

I am looking forward to participating in a Comparative Urbanism: Learning from Jakarta event tomorrow August 23rd at SPUR with University of San Francisco (https://lnkd.in/dAWBnpW7) with a great group of colleagues and co-panelists organized by John Zarobell. I had the pleasure of visiting #Jakarta in January 2023 as part of a University of San Francisco student trip and learning exchange with Universitas Tarumanagara (attached are some photos from that trip). This event tomorrow is a continuation of that work and includes Regina Suryadjaja Nadia ayu lestari and Kemal Taruc. There’s a long history of “learning from” trips and conferences where practitioners across cities compare notes and share approaches. At SPUR we would regularly visit cities throughout the world to meet with practitioners and bring lessons back to apply regionally (See: https://lnkd.in/dTDVZccf). At first glance, the #SanFrancisco #BayArea and #Jakarta, #Indonesia are obviously different — in size and scale, form, and economy. The Bay Area’s population hasn’t yet hit 8 million while Jakarta is the world second largest urban region (>35 million), just behind #Tokyo. Yet, as we will see on Friday, there are indeed opportunities for learning and sharing - Jakarta is well-known for its successful bus rapid transit system - the first #BRT system in Southeast Asia (albeit in a region like the Bay Area still largely dominated by the car). The city is sinking and facing rising seas. And in part to respond to #sealevelrise (as well as to spread economic opportunity) the region and nation are embracing new cities, including a new national capital on an adjacent island (Borneo) and several new towns on the edges of Jakarta. If you’re around #downtownSanFrancisco, join us tomorrow from 1 to 5pm for the event and discussion. Panelists include: Abby Thorne-Lyman Keally McBride Margot Rose Lederer Benjamin Grant Brian Jencek Ned Resnikoff Mitchell Schwarzer Grace Jiyun Lee John Zarobell Adrienne Johnson Tanu Sankalia Pedro Lange-Churión https://lnkd.in/dAWBnpW7

Meet California State Senator Scott Wiener — one of three honorees at this year’s Silver SPUR Awards. Listen as he shares his perspective about the future of downtown San Francisco. For more information about attending or sponsoring the Silver SPUR Awards, visit spur.org/silverspur More about Senator Scott Wiener: Elected to represent San Francisco and northern San Mateo County in the California State Senate in 2016, Senator Wiener's leadership and tireless efforts to address critical state issues in housing, transportation, civil rights, criminal justice reform, clean energy, and poverty alleviation exemplify the qualities of a Silver SPUR Honoree. Senator Wiener chairs the Senate Budget Committee and is Co-Chair of the California Legislative Jewish Caucus. He is a past Chair of the California Legislative LGBTQ Caucus and the Senate Housing Committee. Before his election to the Senate, Senator Wiener served as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, representing the district previously represented by Harvey Milk. He also chaired the San Francisco County Transportation Authority. Before taking public office, Senator Wiener practiced law for fifteen years, including nearly a decade as a Deputy City Attorney in the San Francisco City Attorney's Office. He also served in a number of community leadership roles, including co-chair of the SF LGBT Center and on the national Board of Directors of the Human Rights Campaign. Senator Wiener has lived in San Francisco’s Castro neighborhood since 1997. He received degrees from Duke University and Harvard Law School and was a Fulbright Scholarship recipient in Santiago, Chile.

Have you ever worked somewhere for a decade, left that place, had some time to reflect and rest, and then get to interview all your old coworkers and support the writing of a report on what could be done to improve that place? I have! Dream project. So grateful to get to partner with the Controller's Office of the real world in SPUR. Alicia John-Baptiste is still a great leader just like she was back in the day when she was Chief of Staff at MTA and I was a policy analyst supporting her work on the Transportation Task Force 2030. Grateful to have gotten to know the wonderful, smart, and collaborative Sarah Karlinsky and Nicole Neditch through this project. And of course grateful to the EQ team and getting to work with other CCSF experts in Marisa Pereira Tully and Sami Iwata. I wish the CCSF all the best and hope to see many of these recommendations implemented. I know there are still so many wonderful, hard working folks there and I'm so appreciative many of them were willing to speak to us for this scope of work. All policy nerd friends - check this report out! #goodgovernment #eqcollab

Excited to share SPUR's latest report with ideas to improve how government works in San Francisco. Really appreciate the collaboration from the many leaders and practitioners we worked with to develop this! https://lnkd.in/gP6H8_ZD SPUR