May 2026
May
21
Thu
San Francisco
In-Person Forum /
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The State of Affordable Housing in San Francisco
As part of Affordable Housing Month in May, SPUR and the Council of Community Housing Organizations are co-hosting a panel on the state of affordable housing in San Francisco.
May
26
Tue
San Francisco
In-Person Forum /
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When San Francisco Gets It Right: Change Management Lessons from the City
When San Francisco’s city and county government fails, everyone hears about it, but when it succeeds, we rarely do. The result is a persistent story that the City can't change or get things done. This program pushes back on that story and examines three complex, high-stakes transformation efforts in which SF navigated tough organizational change and delivered measurable results for residents.
June 2026
Jun
2
Tue
San Francisco
In-Person Forum /
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Dispatches from the Housing Continuum
This program examines how the current funding and political climate is being felt across the housing continuum and reflects on operational best practices for quality supportive housing on the ground.
Jun
4
Thu
San Francisco
In-Person Forum /
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Downtown San Francisco: Open for Business
Learn how San Francisco is implementing the seven strategic interventions from SPUR’s "Small and Mighty" report in 2024 through collaborative policy reforms and funding initiatives designed to revitalize the city's small business sector.
Jun
16
Tue
Online
Digital Discourse /
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The Livable Communities Initiative and the Importance of Housing Aesthetics
Join Lindsay Sturman, co-founder of the Livable Communities Initiative, and Christopher S. Elmendorf, Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law at UC Davis School of Law, for a multi-faceted discussion of urban planning and architectural design and their implications for housing advocacy and approval.
Jun
23
Tue
SPUR Member Event
San Francisco
In-Person Forum /
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How Tech is Reshaping San Francisco Yet Again
Hear from SPUR CEO Sean Elsbernd in conversation with Jonathan Weber, author of City on the Edge, about how the rise of the technology industry changed San Francisco politics and culture. After the discussion, there will be a member social.
Auxiliary Services
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