SPUR weighs in on city staff recommendations for the scope of work for the San Jose General Plan four-year review, which will begin in the fall of 2019. SPUR supported staff recommendations but proposed additional items to be considered by the Task Force. The letter address SPUR's recommendations for consideration by city council.

SPUR supports Stanford’s application to update their permit granting an extension for future campus development through 2035.

SPUR urges the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to support placing this proposed charter amendment on the ballot in order to streamline the review and approval of 100% affordable housing and housing for educators.

SPUR voices concerns about the proposed legislation to create controls on residential demolition.

SB 5 is structured to make significant affordable housing and community development dollars available immediately. Fifty percent of the funding overall and 50 percent of a given local agency’s funding would be required to be spent on affordable housing. SB 5 is an important commitment from the state general fund toward important affordable housing and community development needs across the state.

SPUR supports Assembly Bill 11, which authorizes cities, counties and other districts to create affordable housing and infrastructure agencies. AB 11 would require that at least 30 percent of funding going to the affordable housing and infrastructure agency would be dedicated to the creation, improvement and preservation of low- and moderate-income housing. SPUR sees AB 11 as a step in the right direction.