The November 2026 SPUR Voter Guide

This year’s ballot is a beast. We did the research for you.

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Bumper to Bumper

How potential transit service cuts could affect Bay Area traffic, affordability, and carbon emissions

SPUR's Guide to California Housing Laws

A comprehensive analysis for planners, housing advocates, project sponsors, and community stakeholders

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The SPUR Annual Report

Learn about our impact

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Permitting Progress

How charter reform can help San Francisco speed delivery of housing, transit, new businesses, and more

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Balancing Oakland's Budget

Closing the city’s structural deficit to move toward fiscal solvency and economic growth

Fossil-Free Heat

Policy Brief / May 1, 2024

In an effort to improve air quality, Bay Area regulators have passed regulations to phase out the sale of gas heating in buildings. SPUR and our partners in the Bay Area Clean Air coalition created this toolbox to enable policymakers and advocacy groups to identify strategies and action that will support the transition to zero-pollution, both in the Bay Area and in other jurisdictions seeking to move away from gas heating.

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Welcome 2024–25 SPUR Board Directors and City Advisory Board Members

News / April 18, 2024

This month, 12 years after SPUR's regional expansion, the organization ushered in a new board governance structure. Our smaller, 30-member Board of Directors will provide fiduciary and strategic leadership to the organization in partnership with our three City Advisory Boards, which will support SPUR’s local research and advocacy efforts. These new appointees bring extensive knowledge in planning, housing, transportation, good government, economics, and sustainability and resilience.

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SPUR 2023-2024 Annual Report

Annual Report / 2023-2024

The 2024 SPUR Annual Report celebrates the work we moved forward this year. Thanks to our research and advocacy, housing is becoming easier to permit and build, residents are phasing out their use of fossil fuels, and the vision to convert offices into homes is moving closer to reality.

SPUR Sponsors State Housing and Transportation Legislation

News / April 9, 2024

SPUR is co-sponsoring a number of state bills this year and lending advocacy support to many more. Our focus this legislative session is on designing safer streets and addressing California’s housing affordability and availability crisis. Here’s a look at the legislation we’re sponsoring.

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Small and Mighty

Policy Brief / April 3, 2024

San Francisco’s small businesses face multiple challenges: a notoriously complex regulatory environment, rising costs, and a slow economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The challenges are even more acute for small businesses in the downtown area, which has still not recovered its office and visitor customer base. SPUR identifies seven interventions to support the small business sector in San Francisco.