San Francisco

May 28, 2014

Bill Witte on Housing Affordability: A Supply and Demand Problem

Bill Witte, president of Related California, talks real estate, affordable housing, and a squeezed middle class with The Planning Report.

May 7, 2014

US Cities Leading the Way: Milken 2014 Global Conference

The Milken Global Conference panel “US Cities Leading the Way,” featuring Gavin Newsom and Kathryn Wylde, considers opportunities and challenges particular to the local level.

June 29, 2012

Lessons from Los Angeles’ Century of Growth and Reinvention Shared with SPUR Delegation

David Abel, 'Beyond Chinatown' author Steven Erie, and LA Times architecture critic Christopher Hawthorne discuss how LA's urban and infrastructure development in the late 19th - early 20th century set the city on a trajectory unique from San Francisco.

June 29, 2012

High-Speed Rail Authority’s Dan Richard Argues for California’s Business Plan

Dan Richard, Board Chair of the California High-Speed Rail Authority, makes a compelling case for why high-speed rail is a prudent economic infrastructure project for California.

February 3, 2026

A City Now on the Rise: Mayor Daniel Lurie’s State of the City Address

In his State of the City address, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie described the city as a “city on the rise” while outlining an agenda focused on making recent progress durable and broadly shared. Highlighting declines in crime, a strengthened police pipeline, expanded treatment capacity, and a coordinated recovery-first approach to fentanyl and homelessness, Lurie tied improved street conditions to signs of economic resurgence downtown, increased tourism and conference activity, and major global events ahead.

February 20, 2018

Lessons Learned From 2017 Disasters in Mexico City, Houston & California

At VX2018, global resilience leaders convened to share their experiences dealing with 2017 events such as Hurricane Harvey and the Mexico City Earthquake.

October 26, 2017

SF City Administrator Naomi Kelly's Vision of a Resilient San Francisco

Naomi Kelly elaborates on San Francisco's long-term, integrated resiliency projects, as well as the city's new Office of Cannabis and Digital Services Office.

April 20, 2016

Eaken on CEQA Reform: SB 743’s VMT Metric Is Right for San Francisco and California

Amanda Eaken gives her take on the significance of San Francisco’s VMT action and supports statewide adoption.

December 21, 2015

San Francisco PUC Built State-of-the-Art Sustainable Headquarters

Harlan Kelly shares how “one of the greenest buildings in the nation” came to be.

August 7, 2015

San Francisco's Chief Resilience Officer Prioritizes Earthquake, Housing & Sea-Level Preparedness

Patrick Otellini, the first public servant to hold the CRO title, describes San Francisco's specific challenges and the collaboration across jurisdictions to tackle infrastructure issues.

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