2011–2012 Ideas and action Annual Report for a better city What it means to live here San Francisco was once the biggest city in the region; today it makes up less than 12 percent of the Bay Area’s population. The city’s dense, walkable neighborhoods provide a model of urbanism for the rest of the region as it grows. 7 million people live in the San Francisco Bay Area. By 2040, the region will grow to 9 million.

Our economy, our environment and our quality of life depend on where this new growth goes and what form it takes.

SPUR Annual Report 2011–12 3 Mount Diablo and the hills of the East Bay. Growth management measures have protected more than 2 million acres of natural and agricultural land in the Bay Area.

4 SPUR Annual Report 2011–12 The natural environment is a defining feature of life here. To keep our open spaces undeveloped, we must concentrate growth within existing cities.

The new Transbay Transit Center in downtown San Francisco will create a regional hub for employment and a new residential neighborhood at the center of the city. SPUR advocated for the project for many years.

SPUR Annual Report 2011–12 5 San Jose City Hall, designed by Richard Meier, is a symbol of the city’s ambitions. The San Jose 2040 General Plan directs new development into walkable, transit-oriented “urban villages,” a national model for how to retrofit suburban neighborhoods.

6 SPUR Annual Report 2011–12 Real change happens at the local level. It is city leaders, not regional governments, who handle the big planning decisions that determine how the Bay Area will grow. We must think regionally but act locally.

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee speaking at the 2011 Silver SPUR Awards luncheon. SPUR works closely with elected officials to improve our systems of governance.

SPUR Annual Report 2011–12 7 BART is one of 27 separate transit operators in the Bay Area. SPUR works closely with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the larger operators to improve these systems and make sure they will remain financially viable in the future. We made a visionary investment in transit after World War II, when the rest of the country focused on the automobile. Yet in the 50 years since, we have not kept pace. The time has come for a new vision and new investment.

SPUR brings people together to roll up their sleeves and solve problems. Our series of workshops on Stockton Street explored improvements to one of San Francisco’s key transportation corridors.

SPUR Annual Report 2011–12 9 The Port of Oakland pioneered container shipping in the early 1960s and intermodal shipping in the 1980s. Investments like these helped make the Bay Area a principal player in the global economy.

10 SPUR Annual Report 2011–12 This is a place of unparalleled opportunity. But to compete with other regions around the world, we must strengthen the foundations of our economy: quality education, up-to-date infrastructure and a public process that supports progress rather than hindering it.

SPUR’s research includes lessons from cities around the world. Last year, our study trip to Shanghai examined China’s regional approach to economic development.

SPUR Annual Report 2011–12 11 The bay at night, from the Berkeley Hills. SPUR honors the region’s rich history by working to ensure its future. We benefit from the foresight of previous generations. They built our cities, invested in our transit systems, protected our open spaces and developed our economy. SPUR works to live up to this legacy, to make decisions that will lay the foundation of a better region for generations to come.

Through events and exhibitions at the SPUR Urban Center, we educate Bay Area residents and involve them in the processes that shape our region.

SPUR Annual Report 2011–12 13 Our Regional Plan

The Launch of SPUR San Jose

Though founded as a San The same holds true for jobs. Most of of the region, we need the capacity to Francisco civic group, SPUR the growth in the Bay Area is happening impact the decisions of its central cities. has always worked on issues in other parts of the region. Many of that matter to the greater the major opportunities to promote the 3. SPUR’s core competency lies in urban Bay Area region. planning values SPUR cares about will policy. We know how to work at the city take place outside San Francisco. level. We assisted in the planning of BART, After 100 years working in San Francisco, helped form the San Francisco Bay 2. Most regional decisions are actually we understand the complexities of Conservation and Development made by local governments. neighborhood planning, political Commission and were instrumental in Regional agencies have very limited coalitions, public agency structure and establishing the Golden Gate National purview and almost no authority policy issues from budgeting to transit Recreation Area. Today SPUR promotes regarding land use. The big region- planning. But we think about the regional compact growth patterns and transit- shaping decisions — in particular the context for every local decision. The way oriented investments at the regional level. decisions about where and how to grow high-speed rail trains make their way Our work on sea level rise, water supply — are made by local governments. In through neighborhoods in San Jose and and food systems is inherently regional. order to influence the evolving shape San Francisco is both a local issue and

As our regional focus grows, we have Three Cities Lead the Bay Area in Population and Growth asked ourselves how we might work San Jose, San Francisco and Oakland are expected to accommodate a combined in other Bay Area cities to support an 2 million new residents by 2040. urbanist agenda. In 2011, we came to a 1,400,000 major decision: to open a SPUR office ¦¦ Focused Population Growth, 2010–2040 ¦¦ Population, 2010 in San Jose and lay the groundwork for 1,200,000 doing so in Oakland in the future. This 1,000,000 decision reflects our perspective on how our century-old organization can become 800,000 even more effective in the next 100 years.

600,000 Our thinking behind this major step is as follows: 400,000

1. San Francisco contains a declining 200,000 share of the region’s population. San Francisco represents less than 12 Vallejo Antioch San Jose Oakland Fremont Hayward Concord Fairfield Daly City Berkeley Sunnyvale Richmond Livermore percent of the Bay Area population, a Santa Rosa Santa Clara San Mateo San Francisco

gradual decline over recent decades. Source: Sustainable Communities Strategy “Focused Growth” scenario, Association of Bay Area Governments

14 SPUR Annual Report 2011–12 a statewide one, and we approach it as Beginning in San Jose SPUR San Jose’s such. Our niche is urban policy with a We believe both Oakland and San New Director regional perspective. Jose would benefit from an urban civic Leah Toeniskoetter joins SPUR as the organization like SPUR, but we are director of our San Jose office. 4. The most important locations for starting in San Jose thanks to a unique forward-thinking urban policy are set of circumstances and opportunities. In the region’s three largest cities — San 2010, SPUR took a study trip to San Jose, Francisco, Oakland and San Jose. where we met with the City of San Jose San Jose, San Francisco and Oakland and the nonprofit 1stACT Silicon Valley, a represent 30 percent of the region’s San Jose–based civic organization with current population and 34 percent of its widespread local partnerships. From current jobs. With the right investments, the strength of the relationships forged they could represent a growing share of on that trip, 1stACT Silicon Valley and the region’s population and jobs by 2040. SPUR began discussing the possibility of These three cities are much larger than all working together in the South Bay. the other cities in the Bay Area. They have well-developed infrastructure and the After many discussions between greatest capacity to accept growth. They the boards of 1stACT and SPUR, we have enough variety and scale for policy committed to a strategic partnership Special thanks to the experimentation and enough similarities based on our organizations’ shared founding funders of our work to share lessons learned. beliefs in: in San Jose: • The importance of good urban planning, 1stACT Silicon Valley Based on these observations, we design and place-making; Cisco Systems, Inc conclude that SPUR would be most • The need to invest in the public realm; The City of San Jose effective by remaining an urban civic • The significance of compact, Clarence E. Heller Charitable Foundation group but expanding our focus to work environmentally sustainable David and Lucile Packard Foundation with San Jose and Oakland. In short, we neighborhoods; John S. and James L. Knight Foundation have arrived at a central city approach to • The value of collaboration across the Morgan Family Foundation regionalism. Getting these three cities to region’s central cities; and Pacific Gas and Electric Company speak together with a strong voice will • The benefits of nurturing an active, Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation strengthen the Bay Area and reinforce well-informed citizenry. William and Flora Hewlett Foundation a region that is urban, dense, walkable, transit-connected and economically Our goal is to effect positive change in a competitive. way that is guided and embraced by San Jose’s unique culture and outlook.

SPUR Annual Report 2011–12 15 Community Planning

Our goal: Allow Bay Area cities to www.spur.org/community_planning www.spur.org/central-corridor-study grow and change while retaining and www.spur.org/after-redevelopment enhancing the qualities that make www.spur.org/mid-market them great.

Sansome

Steuart Four Plans for the

Kearny

Powell Californiaa forni Taylor Transit Center Future of San Francisco District Plan Bush ␣1 San Francisco has completed an

1st The Embarcadero The llvvd GearyGe y Blvd 2nd enormous amount of planning work 800 3rd in the last several years. The next t St Turk 4th rkeket big rezoning efforts will take place MarketMMar St 5th downtown and along the waterfront. 6th ␣2 Central Corridor Mission 7th Plan The Transit Center District Plan (1) 8th focuses growth around the future 9th 10th Harrison ␣3 Seawall Lot 337 terminus of high-speed rail and Bryant and Pier 48 Plan 3rd Caltrain, while the Central Corridor Townsend King Plan (2) proposes job-generating

South Van Ness Mission

De Haro Illinois uses around the Central Subway. 16th Pier 70 Plan Two major port-owned sites are also

2802288080 undergoing planning. Sea Wall Lot 10101 ␣4 337 (3) is proposed as a mixed-use

22nd2nd hub, while plans for Pier 70 (4) are still in the works.

The Central Corridor Plan Caltrain rail yards at Fourth and King Our Big Loss: The End of In 2011, San Francisco initiated the Central in our 2007 paper A New Transit-First Redevelopment Corridor Plan to determine future land Neighborhood. We followed this with In 2011, the California Legislature and the uses around the new Central Subway our 2009 paper The Future of Downtown California Supreme Court shuttered all where it will pass through the South San Francisco, a more in-depth look at 400 of the state’s local redevelopment of Market neighborhood. This is a key the central corridor as the best place to agencies. Despite its checkered past, area for future growth: Already rich with locate new jobs. The Central Corridor Plan in recent years redevelopment served regional transit (Caltrain to the south, provides us with an opportunity to think as the major source of funding for BART to the north), the central corridor comprehensively about public space, affordable housing and the financing will host the new subway connecting historic preservation, urban design and tool we used to undertake projects the Bayview neighborhood with Union transportation, in addition to the “big such as Mission Bay. It was a critical Square, Chinatown and North Beach. move” of putting new growth in a transit- tool for city building, because it allowed SPUR explored the potential of the rich location. for taxing mechanisms to fund major

16 SPUR Annual Report 2011–12 infrastructure improvements such as Seeking a Better Market Balancing Preservation and parks, roads, sewers and transit. While Street Growth redevelopment was not perfect and was This was an important year for San Historic preservation is essential for sorely in need of reform, it solved an Francisco’s Mid-Market Street area. maintaining the urban fabric that important collective action problem for The city developed a Central Market people love. But while we preserve our many cities in California: It got multiple Economic Strategy, which calls for past, we must also make sure that we property owners in a blighted area to creating an arts district, improving public encourage positive change by building simultaneously invest and benefit from safety, reducing vacancies, encouraging housing and jobs near transit, improving each other’s investments. Without development and improving the public the walkability of our neighborhoods redevelopment, these areas will be much realm. And, for the first time in years, and renovating our open spaces. SPUR harder, perhaps impossible, to rebuild. the city passed a payroll tax exemption works hard to serve as a balancing voice SPUR spent 2011 working with various for companies locating in Mid-Market that believes in both preservation and coalitions to reform, rather than eliminate, in order to bring major employers to the need for new growth. In 2011, we redevelopment. Now we are looking for the area. Meanwhile city departments worked on implementing Proposition J, ways to replace the important services — including the Planning Department, which created a Historic Preservation that redevelopment once provided. We’re the Department of Public Works and Commission in San Francisco. We also looking forward to figuring out the next the Municipal Transportation Agency — began an effort with our partners at chapter, informed by what worked, and began work on Market Street itself as part San Francisco Architectural Heritage to what didn’t, during the previous one. of the Better Market Street plan. SPUR develop a joint approach to guide future has been very involved in supporting preservation work in San Francisco. these efforts through targeted advocacy. In 2011 we also partnered with the Studio for Urban Projects on an exhibition, Reclaim Market Street, which encouraged visitors to radically rethink Market Street and provided examples of the building blocks of a great street.

SPUR Annual Report 2011–12 17 Disaster Planning

Our goal: Make our cities truly resilient www.spur.org/disaster_planning www.spur.org/safe-enough by taking steps now to help them www.spur.org/lifelines remain safe and usable after a major www.spur.org/esip earthquake.

Making San Francisco’s Homes Earthquake Safe

When a major earthquake strikes, owners and residents take now to what a residential unit that is much of San Francisco’s housing ensure that homes will be safe to “safe enough” might look like will be too damaged to live in occupy? This year we completed a and illustrated the services that while it’s being repaired. This puts major policy report to answer these neighborhood support centers will the city at risk of losing its most questions. Safe Enough to Stay need to provide in order for people important asset: its people. How defined what the city needs to do to stay in their homes. SPUR’s much of the city’s housing could, to enable residents to live in their Resilient City initiative remains a in its current condition, provide homes in the months after a large key focus of our work. shelter after an earthquake? What earthquake. The accompanying steps can city government, building exhibition showed visitors exactly

18 SPUR Annual Report 2011–12 Securing Our Lifelines Strengthening Seismic Learning from Disasters in Based on a recommendation from Standards Other Places SPUR’s Resilient City initiative, in 2009 In 2011, the City of San Francisco released 2011 was a year of major earthquakes. the San Francisco city administrator the Earthquake Safety Implementation The magnitude 9.0 To¯hoku earthquake created the Lifelines Council to develop Program (ESIP), a 30-year plan to update and tsuami roiled Japan, leading to nearly and improve collaboration among utility building codes, retrofit privately owned 16,000 deaths and a series of nuclear providers following a major disaster. buildings and prepare for postdisaster meltdowns. In New Zealand, a February In 2011, the Lifelines Council began recovery, all with the goal of making 2011 earthquake (magnitude 6.3) caused work on an interdependency study to San Francisco as safe as it can be before major damage in Christchurch, just better understand how recovery of one the next earthquake hits. The ESIP months after a previous earthquake lifeline, such as communications, might draws on the work of the Community rattled the region. These events followed be hampered by the failure of another Action Plan for Seismic Safety (CAPSS), the massive magnitude 8.8 earthquake lifeline, such as electricity. Since lifelines which provided recommendations off the coast of Chile and the magnitude — including water, power, transportation to improve San Francisco’s privately 7.0 Haiti earthquake, both in 2010. While and communications — depend on owned buildings. One of the key all of these disasters have had enormous each other in order to function, it is recommendations of both is to create a costs, economically and socially, they critical to identify and address potential mandatory retrofit program for larger, are also opportunities for the Bay Area vulnerabilities so that San Francisco and multifamily “soft story” buildings. These to learn important lessons about how the region will be able to recover rapidly. buildings have multiple ground-floor to become more resilient. In 2011, SPUR We look forward to helping support this openings such as garages or storefront board members traveled around the important work in 2012. windows, which can make them world to study the ramifications of these vulnerable. SPUR has endorsed both the major earthquakes and bring those

RepoRt 01/2012 CAPSS recommendations and the ESIP lessons home. and is now working to pass a mandatory Safe Enough retrofit program. to Stay

What will it take for San Franciscans to live safely in their homes after an earthquake? A significant amount of housing may be too damaged to live in while it’s being repaired. Residents may leave. And that will put the city’s recovery at risk. Here’s how to prevent San Francisco from losing its most important asset: its people.

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SPUR Annual Report 2011–12 19 Economic Development

Our goal: Build the foundations www.spur.org/economic_development www.spur.org/urbanwork of a prosperous, equitable, growing www.spur.org/payroll-tax job base. www.spur.org/economic-outlook-2012

Greater Density, Stronger Economy

Even as companies filled vacant proposed a set of policy and the region’s economic growth office spaces in San Francisco’s planning remedies. We argued that through zoning restrictions and South of Market neighborhood in increasing job density near transit parking requirements. Through 2011, long-term data still showed provides many benefits — not just a series of charrettes, workshops that the Bay Area’s urban centers for the environment but also for and interviews, SPUR developed were losing jobs to less densely the economy. Greater density puts 20 recommendations for how the developed parts of the region. workers and companies in closer Bay Area can strengthen economic SPUR’s policy report The Urban proximity, which can increase competitiveness through increasing Future of Work explored the productivity, idea sharing and employment density and locating paradox of urban growth and innovation. We also argued that jobs around existing transit stations. continued decentralization and local governments often limit

20 SPUR Annual Report 2011–12 Annual Economic Outlook Early Signs of a Boom Fixing San Francisco’s Briefing In the depths of the recession, San Business Tax In cooperation with the San Francisco Francisco real estate broker Daniel As the economy coughed and sputtered Controller’s Office, SPUR hosted the Cressman identified a coming boom in its way to recovery in 2011, cities across Annual Economic Outlook Briefing. social media employment during a talk the country worked to crack the code The briefing brings together experts to he gave at SPUR. He surprised listeners for job creation, and San Francisco discuss economic trends that affect the at the time, but since then we’ve seen a was no exception. Mayor Ed Lee and city budget. This year’s briefing featured huge growth in technology employment the Board of Supervisors passed two significantly more optimism than in all over the region as Silicon Valley critical pieces of legislation that enable recent years: Property tax revenues booms. By the end of 2011, it became companies to stay in the city as they are stabilizing, sales tax revenues have clear that the region had switched from grow. A seven-year payroll tax exemption improved significantly and both hotel grappling with the pressures of recession for stock compensation helped to retain occupancy and hotel taxes are trending to grappling with the opposite problems companies such as Salesforce, Zynga and upward. Many signs are pointing to a of economic growth: rising rents and others. And a payroll tax exemption for nascent boom. SPUR hopes to see job a scarcity of space. SPUR has worked companies that locate in the Mid-Market growth follow suit in 2012. throughout the year to convene business neighborhood created new energy and leaders and policymakers to focus on activity in a long-stagnant corridor of strengthening the fundamentals of our the city, with companies such as Twitter, economy — and to look for ways to make Zendesk and CallSocket moving in and sure that the benefits of growth are Shorenstein Co. rehabilitating the long- shared as widely as possible. vacant SF Mart building. SPUR has long advocated for business tax reform, and we RepoRt 01/2012 hope to see a permanent solution in the near future. The Urban Future of Work

How denser, more urban workplaces will strengthen the Bay Area’s economic competitiveness

SPUR Annual Report 2011–12 21 Good Government

Our goal: Promote an effective, www.spur.org/good_government www.spur.org/recpark well-managed public sector and www.spur.org/november-2011-voter-guide nurture a climate of civic engagement.

A Funding Plan for San Francisco Parks

San Francisco’s parks have led positions, the Recreation and decline in funding for the city’s a precarious existence in recent Parks Department is in jeopardy. parks and identified 11 strategies to years, caught in the crossfire The department has restructured stabilize the department’s revenues between local politics and operations to conserve funds and create a sustainable funding economic uncertainty. With nearly and redoubled efforts to sustain model through a combination of 25 percent of annual funding important community programs public finance, philanthropy and diverted to other departments — but these steps alone are not earned revenue. The report helped in the last five years, labor enough to fill the gap. In a major to structure a ballot measure to costs increasing more than 34 2011 policy report, Seeking Green, stabilize parks operations, which percent and the loss of 150 staff SPUR analyzed the systematic will appear on the ballot in 2013.

22 SPUR Annual Report 2011–12 Good Government Awards Solving the Pension Crisis Empowering Voters SPUR’s annual event recognized the In 2011 San Francisco achieved some SPUR reviewed and analyzed eight exemplary achievements of City of consensus around the city’s ballooning San Francisco city measures for the San Francisco employees and teams: pension costs with the passage of November 2011 ballot, including bonds Harlan L. Kelly, Jr. of the Public Utilities Proposition C — and became the first for both schools and road improvements, Commission, Jocelyn Quintos of the major city in the country to negotiate a two competing pension reform measures Department of Public Works, Steven solution to this growing problem. The and an increase to the city’s sales tax. Castile of the Recreation and Parks measure’s success relied in part on its SPUR’s voter guide continues to be an Department, the SFPark Pilot Program development through a consensus- essential resource supporting direct team and the Municipal Tax Automation based process between city staff democracy in San Francisco. team. It was also our distinct pleasure to and the business, labor and nonprofit

San Francisco Planning and SPUR Urban Research Association honor the lifetime achievements of San communities. While Prop. C will not

Prop. A School bond Francisco Public Utilities Commission solve the full extent of the problem, Yes

Prop. B General Manager Ed Harrington, who will The successful measure should yield an Voter Streets bond Yes

Prop. C retire after more than 28 years of public average of $100 million in annual savings City pension and retiree health care reform service in the summer of 2012. over 10 years. This collaborative effort Guide Yes Prop. D City pension reform sets the right tone for heated battles in November 2011 No ballot analysis and recommendations Prop. E Initiative other cities, although by some accounts it amendment reform Yes only scratches the surface of what could Prop. F Campaign consultant disclosure be the largest financial challenge facing Yes Prop. G 0.5% sales tax San Francisco. increase No

Prop. H School assignment policy No position RepoRt 09/2011

spur.org/voterguide photo by Flickr user brotherM Seeking green

Funding public parks in a challenging financial climate

SPUR Annual Report 2011–12 23 Regional Planning

Our goal: Focus regional growth into www.spur.org/regional_planning www.spur.org/scs-rtp center-oriented land-use patterns www.spur.org/mtc linked by excellent public transit.

The Next Regional Plan Throughout the past year, SPUR infrastructure funds. The SCS more people will commute from was deeply involved in developing and the accompanying Regional the Central Valley. Constraints on the Bay Area’s first combined Transportation Plan offer the Bay growth are political, not physical. Sustainable Communities Strategy Area an opportunity to focus Jurisdictions that plan for high- (SCS) and Regional Transportation scarce transportation funds on quality development and a public Plan, a set of state-mandated supporting more concentrated realm that supports transit and plans that each region in California growth patterns, particularly in pedestrians should be rewarded must undertake to match its places where we can shift travel with resources. Finally, SPUR transportation investments with its away from dependence on cars. We succeeded in reframing the policy population growth projections in believe the SCS should inspire the debate about regional planning order to reduce driving. Throughout region and its local governments to include much greater emphasis this planning process, SPUR has to collectively plan for good on the geography of jobs and argued that the most powerful development and accommodate the strategy of locating jobs near tool regional policymakers the Bay Area’s full need for new regional rail stations as a way to can use to shape growth is the housing as our population grows shift more commuters from cars to allocation of transportation and rather than simply assuming transit.

24 SPUR Annual Report 2011–12 Restructuring Regional Land Use and High-Speed Providing Regional Governance Rail Leadership For years, the City of San Jose and Santa After releasing a major policy report last Our staff members serve in several Clara County have argued that they are year on how high-speed rail can reshape regional advisory positions. In 2011, SPUR underrepresented on the Metropolitan land development in California, SPUR Regional Planning Director Egon Terplan Transportation Commission (MTC), the worked with the state assembly on a was elected vice chair of the Metropolitan 19-member body that makes regional bill to require comprehensive master Transportation Commission’s Policy transportation funding decisions. In 2011, planning around future high-speed Advisory Council. In that role, he made a state assembly member from San Jose rail stations. The bill also proposed the case for tolls on regional highways as introduced a bill to add seats on MTC ways to implement these master plans a way to fund continued infrastructure. for the cities of San Jose and Oakland. by eliminating the vote requirement He also raised concerns about the MTC’s SPUR testified at state hearings on the for Infrastructure Financing Districts, implementation of the regional Express bill and presented our analysis of the a California tool that allows local Lane Network, as the program offered history of regional governance to the governments to finance new public no funds for transit and maintained Bay Area’s Joint Policy Committee. Our works projects with bonds backed by investments in new lanes at the region’s report Reforming Regional Government diverting a portion of the property tax edges. This year, SPUR also maintained analyzed the makeup of MTC and from other uses. Although the bill did not a seat on the Association of Bay Area argued that the underrepresentation become law, SPUR continued to educate Government’s Regional Planning of two central cities, and of the Bay audiences at conferences and other Committee and its committee revising Area’s largest counties (Santa Clara settings on how to better incorporate the methodology for the Regional and Alameda), is significant enough to land-use planning into the development Housing Needs Allocation process, where warrant adding new seats. Additionally, of a statewide high-speed rail system. In individual communities are given housing we made the case that a more equitable 2012, we will continue to focus on how to production targets based on their fair approach for the long run would be to integrate land-use planning with the high- share of regional growth. also institute weighted voting for major speed rail system, with a particular focus funding decisions. on the types of land uses at stations.

SPUR Annual Report 2011–12 25 Sustainable Development

Our goal: Implement high-efficiency www.spur.org/sustainable_development www.spur.org/food-systems-and-urban-ag energy, water and materials flows into www.spur.org/oceanbeach and out of our cities to reduce our www.spur.org/policy/climate-adaptation ecological footprint.

Unveiling the Ocean Beach Master Plan After a two-year collaboration Meanwhile, it protects critical of the highway, a more flexible with AECOM and a host of wastewater infrastructure from system of coastal protections partner agencies, advocates and severe erosion, which will increase and a new coastal trail will offer community stakeholders, SPUR as climate-induced sea level rise a major upgrade of the city’s released the Ocean Beach Master sets in. Highlights of the plan beleaguered gem. SPUR received Plan. The plan charts an ambitious include the incremental closure of a second round of funding to vision for improving open space, the Great Highway south of Sloat pursue implementation of the plan’s habitat and access conditions on Boulevard, rerouting traffic behind recommendations and will continue San Francisco’s western shore. the San Francisco Zoo. In place this work in the coming years.

26 SPUR Annual Report 2011–12 Thought Leadership on Taking on Urban Food Evaluating San Francisco’s Climate Adaptation Systems Ecological Footprint SPUR’s policy report on planning for The combination of the Bay Area’s In the 1970s, the rate of human demand climate change, Climate Change Hits passion for food and its unique political for ecological resources began to Home, received significant attention climate make the region a perfect place outpace the rate at which nature could both within and beyond the Bay Area to explore how cities can catalyze the provide them. We know this because this year. Featured in local and national development of urban agriculture, of new mathematical models that can media — from KQED’s Forum to The New healthier communities and a stronger calculate our “ecological footprint,” a York Times — our work hit a chord as it regional food and farming economy. measure of natural resource consumption gave local governments a road map for SPUR launched its Food Systems and as a function of goods and services preparing for climate-related disasters Urban Agriculture program in June with purchased. Last year, SPUR partnered such as severe heat waves and sea the goal of making policy change at both with Oakland-based Global Footprint level rise. Our adaptation work was also the city and regional level. Guided by an Network to measure San Francisco’s featured in a new book published by the expert policy board, we launched our footprint. SPUR assembled a steering Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Resilient first project, on the use of public land for committee to provide input and data to Coastal City Regions, and in a white paper urban agriculture. In the coming year, the footprint model, and Global Footprint published by the American Planning we will pursue policy related to food Network completed the analysis. Our Association. distribution infrastructure, reforming work revealed some universal principles school meals programs and supporting about footprints as they relate to other the economic viability of Bay Area geographic variables such as urban farmers. density and average income.

SPUR Annual Report 2011–12 27 Transportation

Our goal: Make it easier to move www.spur.org/transportation www.spur.org/tsp around the Bay Area, and make it www.spur.org/hsr-business-plan a joyful experience to be out on the streets, spending time in public.

The Grand Central Station of the West Located in the heart of downtown San Francisco, just two blocks from the SPUR Urban Center, the Transbay Transit Center will be a national model for transit-oriented development. It is designed to accommodate AC Transit, Caltrain, Golden Gate Transit, Greyhound, Muni, SamTrans, WestCAT, Amtrak, and high-speed rail between San Francisco and Los Angeles. The center will also provide a people mover connection to the Embarcadero BART/Muni Metro station. This “Grand Central Station of the West” has been a top priority of SPUR’s for many years, and in 2011 construction finally began. Phase 1, the construction of the Transit Center building, is fully funded, and we expect to see it open in 2017. Securing funding for Phase 2 — bringing Caltrain and high-speed rail into the center’s underground level — is now our major focus. SPUR Executive Director Gabriel Metcalf serves on the board of the Transbay Joint Powers Authority, the public agency responsible for designing, building and operating the project.

28 SPUR Annual Report 2011–12 High-Speed Rail Gets Real Securing the Future of Bay New Muni Contract Takes We continued our long-term support Area Transit Effect for a California high-speed rail system. Bay Area transit costs are growing faster SPUR was instrumental in the November In addition to providing a much faster than revenues, even as ridership and 2010 passage of Proposition G, which and environmentally cleaner way to speeds in some places are declining. changed the San Francisco City Charter travel between Northern and Southern Turning this around is key to establishing by eliminating a salary formula for California, a high-speed rail system could a financially sustainable transit Muni operators. As a result of SPUR’s also act as an armature for how the state system. Throughout 2011, SPUR was a efforts, Muni operators will negotiate shapes future population growth and leading civic voice on the Metropolitan their labor contract through collective economic development. During 2011, we Transportation Commission’s Transit bargaining, as other labor unions do. advocated for a “blended” solution for Sustainability Project, a multiyear study A new three-year contract with Muni high-speed rail on the peninsula, which analyzing performance and costs across operators was negotiated last year would involve switching Caltrain from all Bay Area transit operators. SPUR and went into effect July 1, 2011. San diesel to electric power so it can share reviewed each step of the analysis and Francisco Municipal Transportation tracks with high-speed rail. This approach made recommendations on how to Agency management estimates that has the benefit of keeping most of the improve transit without cutting funding the new contract will save the agency new tracks within the existing right of where it is most needed. We landed more than $41 million over three years way. In early 2012 a deal was finalized to on a principle: Transit funds should because of improved scheduling make the electrified system a reality. The be distributed in a way that motivates provisions, changes in miscellaneous pay California High-Speed Rail Authority’s operators to deliver better performance. provisions and a complete revision of the new business plan, released in early The commission has adopted some of discipline, grievance and accident-review 2012, makes incremental investments to our recommendations in its proposal for procedures. These resources will now be existing rail lines throughout the state implementation, and we will continue to available for improved Muni services. and over time upgrades them to serve as work to guide this document in 2012. high-speed rail.

SPUR Annual Report 2011–12 29 SPUR Income and Expenses

2011–12 Income fiscal year Special events 1,158,014 36%

Membership 1,037,328 33%

Grants 738,054 23%

Legacies & bequests 14,613 1%

Earned income 241,781 7%

Total $ 3,189,790 100%

Expenses

Policy, programs & publications 2,108,158 68%

Development 428,901 14%

Urban Center 286,782 9%

Administration 280,960 9%

Total $ 3,104,801 100%

30 SPUR Annual Report 2011–12 Letter

What does it mean to be a regionalist?

Our last annual report explored We believe that most of the what it means to be an urbanist — challenges cities face today — to love cities and believe that they from transportation access to job are the answer to serious problems. creation to adapting to sea level That perspective remains at the rise — can benefit from improved heart of our work as we celebrate regional cooperation. We know the opening of SPUR’s first branch it will take years to build our office, in San Jose. This year, we knowledge base and relationships take our urbanist agenda beyond in these new cities. (As of now, a San Francisco and ask, “What does SPUR presence in Oakland is only it mean to be a regionalist?” an intention.) But we also believe that our deep understanding about Those of you who have been SPUR how to make change at the local members for a long time know that level puts us in a position to work we have always promoted urban for a broader urbanist agenda in planning in a regional context the Bay Area’s central cities. — from our advocacy to create BART in the 1950s to our work At SPUR, we bring people together on establishing the Golden Gate to develop solutions to the most National Recreation Area in the difficult urban policy problems. late 1960s and early 1970s. But our This annual report highlights focus has been on cities, specifically some of our most important San Francisco. We have worked to accomplishments over the past bring a regional lens to bear on the year. While change can be slow — challenges the city faces, drawing and some of the biggest planning from the core insight that in order problems will take decades to to protect undeveloped open space solve — we are living through a at the edge of the region, we must time of remarkable ferment. We direct new growth into existing feel tremendous hope about the urbanized areas. progress being made on the big issues facing Bay Area cities. Over time it became clear to us that our regionalist values demanded All of this work is made possible by stronger action. We decided to you — our members and donors. put our money where our mouth is We are grateful for your trust and and build the capacity to work in support. the three central cities of the Bay Area: San Francisco, San Jose and Gabriel Metcalf, Oakland. Executive Director

SPUR Annual Report 2011–12 31 SPUR Annual Contributors

We acknowledge John S. and James L. Knight Degenkolb Engineers Foundation Dignity Health the generous The Koret Foundation Forest City Development The Laney Thornton Foundation MJM Management Group contributions to Lisa and Douglas Goldman Fund Pacific Gas and Electric Company SPUR’s operating Morgan Family Foundation PB National Endowment for the Arts Recology funds made by The Oram Foundation San Francisco Business Times Pisces Foundation San Francisco Examiner the following Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund Shorenstein Company LLC organizations and S.H. Cowell Foundation Wells Fargo & Co. The San Francisco Foundation Westfield San Francisco Centre individuals in 2011. Seed Fund of the Studio for Urban Projects Bank of the West We apologize for any omissions or inaccuracies Urban Land Institute BRE Properties Inc. to this listing and will publish any corrections U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Charles Salter Associates in a future issue of The Urbanist. This list Department of the Interior Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. represents gifts made between January 1 and Wallace Alexander Gerbode Comcast December 31, 2011. Foundation Cox Castle & Nicholson, LLP The Walter and Elise Haas Fund First Republic Bank William and Flora Hewlett Gensler Foundations and Foundation Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP Grant Support Yerba Buena Community Benefit Golden Gate University District Google Institutional donors supporting SPUR through Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction Co grants, membership or event sponsorships Urban Infrastructure Lend Lease 1stACT Silicon Valley Council Lennar Corporation Blum Family Foundation macys.com California Cultural and Historical AECOM MBH Endowment ARCADIS Malcolm Pirnie, Inc. McKesson Corporation The California Endowment Arup Microsoft Corporation Clarence E. Heller Charitable CH2M HILL San Francisco Waterfront Partners Foundation PB Parkmerced Investors Properties Clif Bar Family Foundation Turner Construction Company Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP The Coastal Conservancy Swinerton Builders ROMA Design Group Columbia Foundation Webcor Builders San Mateo County Health System The David & Lucile Packard Seifel Consulting, Inc. Foundation Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP Friend Family Foundation, Robert & Organizational Members Tishman Speyer Properties Donald Friend and Donors TPG

Gaia Fund Private, public and nonprofit entities U.S. Bank Northern California Gladys and Ralph Lazarus supporting SPUR through membership and UCSF Foundation event sponsorships Union Bank Golden Gate National Recreation Wilson Meany LLC AT&T Area California Pacific Medical Center Hellman Family Foundation Cisco Systems, Inc.

32 SPUR Annual Report 2011–12 Academy of Art Nibbi Brothers BergDavis Public Forell/Elsesser Meyers Nave LLP Seligman Western University General Affairs Engineers, Inc. Mithun Enterprises, Ltd. Allen Matkins Leck Contractors Bingham The Fremont Group Morrison & Shartsis Friese LLP Gamble Mallory NRG Energy Bingham, Osborn & Fritzi Realty Foerster LLP SHN & Natsis LLP Center Scarborough LLC GenOn Energy, Inc. MPA Design Simpson Gumpertz Archstone Perkins + Will Boston Properties GreenLeaf Northern California & Heger Inc. Bank of America PIER 39 / Blue and BRIDGE Housing Grosvenor Carpenters SKS Investments, Beacon Capital Gold Fleet Corporation Americas Regional Council LLC Partners LLC Brown and Handel Architects, Northern California SmithGroup The Boldt Polaris Group Caldwell LLP District Council Solomon Cordwell 2011 Organizational Members & Donors Company Prado Group The Buck Institute Hanson Bridgett of Laborers Buenz Buchalter Nemer Public Financial Build, Inc. LLP Office of Charles F. SSL Law Firm Cahill Contractors Management, Burr Pilger Mayer, Hargreaves Bloszies, Ltd. Strada Investment California Inc. Inc. Associates Ogden Contract Group Academy of Related California Carmel Partners Harsch Investment Interiors, Inc. STUDIOS Sciences Reuben & Junius, Carpenters Union Properties Old Republic Title Architecture Cannon LLP Local 22 Hastings College of Company Target Constructors Safeway Inc. Cathedral Hill the Law Jackson Pacific Turnstone North, Inc. San Francisco Plaza, an ADCO Hawkins Delafield Ventures, LLC Consulting Cassidy Turley BT 49ers Company & Wood LLP Perkins Coie Corporation Commercial San Francisco CCI General HKS Architects, Plant Construction UCSF Campus Coblentz, Patch, Giants Contractors Inc. Company Planning Duffy & Bass, Sedgwick, Detert, CGI HNTB Corporation Port of San Universal Paragon LLP Moran & Arnold, Charles Pankow HOK Francisco Corporation Deloitte LLP Builders, Ltd. Howard S. Wright Presidio Bank University of San EHDD Architecture Sheppard, Mullin, Chinatown Constructors Presidio Trust Francisco Emerald Fund, Inc. Richter & Community Hunt Construction Project Walker/Warner Farella Braun + Hampton LLP Development Group Management Architects Martel LLP Stockbridge Real Center Hyatt Regency San Advisors, Inc. Wilbur-Ellis Flood Building Estate Funds LP Christiani Johnson Francisco Rincon Ventures Company Flynn Investments The Swig Company Architects IDEO L.P. Woods Bagot FME Architecture + TMG Partners CHS Consulting The J. David Rutherford and Architects Design Tom Eliot Fisch Group Gladstone Chekene WRNS Studio LLP Gerson Bakar & URS Corporation City CarShare Institutes Saint Francis YMCA of San Associates WSP Flack & Kurtz City College of San J. E. Roberts- Memorial Francisco Herrero Francisco Obayashi Hospital ZipCar Contractors, Inc. A. R. Sanchez- City National Bank Corporation San Francisco Jackson Pacific Corea & Colliers Jacobs County 2CV Ventures Associates International Japantown Task Transportation 400 Paul Wave The John Stewart Adobe Systems Crescent Heights of Force Authority Exchange LLC Company Incorporated America JP Morgan Chase San Francisco A&B Painting Jones Hall Atkins Daniel Solomon Kennedy/Jenks Design Center Ad Valorem Solutions, KMD Architects AvalonBay Design Partners Consultants The San Francisco LLC KPMG LLP Communities, Daniller Consulting Kwan Henmi Housing AGS, Inc. Architectural Luce, Forward, Inc. David Baker Architecture/ Authority Resources Group Hamilton & Avant Housing + Partners Planning San Francisco Argonaut Hotel Scripps LLP ** Avila and Architects Minami Tamaki LLP International Arnold & Porter LLP Millennium Associates DPR Construction, Lurie Management, Airport Arroyo & Coates Partners Consulting Inc. LLC San Francisco Commercial Real Mission Bay Engineers, Inc. DZH Phillips MacKenzie Municipal Estate Services Backstrom Eastdil Secured Communications, Transportation Development Barnes Mosher Inc. Agency Group, LLC McCarley Berry & Economic & Whitehurst Lauter Moscone, Co., LLC Planning Mark Cavagnero San Francisco State & Partners Emblidge & Baldauf Catton Systems, Inc. Associates University Bay Area Air Quality Sater, LLP Von Eckartsberg Environmental The Mark Company San Francisco Management Nelson/Nygaard Architects Science Market-Turk Travel District BAR Architects Associates Company Sasaki Associates, Bi-Rite Market Barbary Coast Flad Architects McCarthy Building Inc. Birmingham ** Now known as McKenna Long & Aldridge Consulting Companies, Inc. Development, LLC

SPUR Annual Report 2011–12 33 BitMover, Inc. Equity Community Keyser Marston Roth Construction Wallace Roberts & Bogdan & Frasco Builders Associates, Inc. Royston Hanamoto Todd Bohlin Cywinski Equity One Kilroy Realty Alley & Abey William McDonough + Jackson Field Paoli Architects Corporation San Francisco Partners Borel Private Bank Fine Arts Museums of Larkin Street Youth Apartment and Trust Company San Francisco Services Association HKIT Architects Fisherman’s Wharf Leddy Maytum Stacy San Francisco CAC Real Estate Community Benefit Architects Marriott Management District Lightner Property Sherwood Design

2011 Organizational Members & Donors Company, Inc. Fort Mason Center Group Engineers CB2 Builders Gelfand Partners LSA Associates, Inc. Solem & Associates Chancellor Hotel Architects Mark Horton/ Spring Ventures LLC CirclePoint GFDS Engineers Architecture St. Patrick’s Church CMG Landscape Group I Mechanics Bank Stein & Lubin LLP Architecture Gruen Gruen + Moffatt & Nichol Steinberg Architects Coalition for Better Associates Mosaic Financial T.Y. Lin International Housing HDR Engineering Inc. Partners, Inc. Theatrical Stage Continental Heller Manus Moss Adams Employees Union Development Architects Murphy Burr Curry, Local 16 Corporation Hill Physicians Inc. Tim Kelley Consulting Cresleigh Medical Group Network For Good Top Vision Development LLC Hornberger + Nishkian Menninger Development LLC Cumming Corporation Worstell Northern California Transbay Joint D. R. Young Hotel Council of San Community Loan Powers Authority Associates Francisco Fund Treadwell & Rollo, A D.N. & E. Walter & Co. Howard, Rice, Orrick, Herrington & Langan Company De La Rosa & Co. Nemerovski, Sutcliffe LLP Urban Real Estate Domus Development Canady, Falk & Pfau Long Advisors Duane Morris LLP Rabkin, PC *** Architecture, Ltd. Urban Mapping, Inc. Ellis Partners LLC Hugh Groman POLLACK Urban Realty Co., Inc. ENGEO Incorporated Catering Architecture The Vanmark Group, EPIC Insurance Kay and Merkle, LLP Ratcliff Inc. Brokers Renne Sloan Walker Parking Holtzman Sakai LLP Consultants *** Now known as Arnold & Porter

Alexa Arena

SPUR Board Member impact; but it requires an integrated Senior Vice President and Head of Northern approach to make sure we achieve the best California Office, Forest City outcome without unintended consequences.

What current SPUR project are you most Tell us about your favorite urban place and passionate about and why? your favorite open space — and recommend The Urban Future of Work. There’s something one good way to get to know the Bay Area. really exciting about the alignment between Urban place: 22nd Street in Dogpatch, smart growth, economic development and especially Rickshaw bags, Piccino and workplace environments of our future. American Can — a brilliant example of how a landlord can facilitate a creative hub. What qualities define the Bay Area to you? Open space: Dolores Park. It just has so much Openness, entrepreneurship, human- life to it. centered thinking and creativity. Recommended: The murals in the Mission — they represent voices that often go unheard What do you see as the biggest policy and express one of the critical challenges challenge facing the region in 2012? of our time: How can cities ensure that their The overlapping of major issues like climate evolution improves, rather than displaces, change and the shrinking middle class the lives of the people already living there? creates opportunity for great constructive

34 SPUR Annual Report 2011–12 Benefactors George & Leslie Hume Claude & Nina Gruen Sean Johnston Maud Hallin Individuals providing core support for SPUR’s Ron & Barbara Kaufman Jan O’Brien & Craig W. Hartman work through a generous annual contribution Patty Lacson Arden Hearing John Madden Alfred & Ruth Heller Anonymous Ezra & Carol Mersey Patrick Hobin Andy & Sara Barnes Beverly Mills Jonathan Holtzman Michael Painter Thomas Horn Mark Buell & Susie Tompkins Buell 2011 Individual Members & Donors John J. Parman Mark Horton Boris Dramov & Bonnie Fisher Jay L. Paxton Steven Kay Linda Jo Fitz Bill & Mary Poland Michael Kelly & Monica Finnegan David A. Friedman & Paulette J. Gordon H. Price David & Barbara Kimport Meyer N. Teresa Rea John Kirkwood Anne Halsted & Wells Whitney Toni Rembe Lisa Klairmont & Harold Kleiderman Warren* & Chris Hellman Toby & Sally Rosenblatt Patricia Klitgaard Mark Schlesinger & Christine Russell Michael H. Kossman Vincent & Amanda Hoenigman John Schlesinger David H. Kremer John Kriken & Katherine Koelsch Victor Seeto Jude & Eileen Laspa Kriken Chi-Hsin Shao Roderick Laubscher Richard Lonergan Luke Swartz Toby & Jerry Levine Dean Macris & Ruthe Stein Roselyne C. Swig Ellen Lou Jacinta McCann & Joe Brown Bob Tandler & Valli Benesch Alastair & Celine Mactaggart Janet McKinley & George A. Miller Elizabeth & Martin Terplan Michael & Sande Marston Terry Micheau & Rob Evans Robert A. Thompson Lloyd Kirk Miller Irene Lindbeck Tibbits JaMel Perkins Larry Nibbi Michael Alexander & Dianna Waggoner Nick & Leslie Podell Sergio Nibbi John D. Weeden Chris Poland Bill & Dewey Rosetti R. Wallace Wertsch David Prowler Paul Sack Mrs. Alfred S. Wilsey Kirby Sack Charles & Trudy Salter Jack & Betty Schafer Lynn & Paul Sedway Alvin H. Baum, Jr. Gene Schnair & Abby Sadin Schnair Elizabeth (Libby) Seifel Robert Baum Glenn Shannon Vivian Fei Tsen & Wayne Lew Natalie Berg John Sias Jennifer & Doug Biederbeck, Bix Martin Skea Barbara McMillin & Richard Smith Urban Leaders Forum Restaurant Alan Billingsley Robert Mittelstadt & Lynda Spence Edward M. Stadum Individuals making a generous contribution to Annette L. Billingsley Ruth & Alan Stein SPUR’s membership and event sponsorship A. Lee Blitch Jan Blum John & Gussie Stewart Stuart & Lisbet Sunshine Alexa Arena Jonathan Bulkley* & Lisa Baker Lydia Tan Leslie & Buzz Burlock Michaela Cassidy & Terry Whitney Michael Teitz, Ph.D. & Mary Comerio, Ph.D. Jim Chappell Claudine Cheng Laney & Pasha Thornton A.W. Clausen Julienne M. Christensen & Gregory H. Smith Will Travis Gia Daniller-Katz Madeline Chun Jeffrey Tumlin Lynne Deegan-McGraw Mrs. Joyce & Dr. Robert Corrigan Steve Vettel Steven & Roberta Denning Emilio B. Cruz Mr. & Mrs. Brooks Walker, Jr. Brooke L. Facente Robert Davis George & Sally Williams Gary & Jane Facente Oscar De La Torre Michael & Inja Wilmar Bill & Sako Fisher Delia F. Ehrlich Cynthia Wilusz-Lovell & Jeff Lovell John & Laura Fisher Oz Erickson & Rina Alcalay, M.D. Dennis C. Wong Robert & Elizabeth Fisher Rod Freebairn-Smith & Janet Crane Jacqueline L. Young & Robert Young Mort* & Frannie Fleishhacker Donald Friend Jean Fraser & Geoff Gordon-Creed Robert Friend John & Marcia Goldman Robert Gamble Lisa & Douglas Goldman Gillian Gillett & Jeff Goldberg David & Jane Hartley Derek Gordon Stanley D. Herzstein & Lynn Altshuler Jennifer Gridley James C. Hormel * deceased

SPUR Annual Report 2011–12 35 Legacy Society Individual Members Melinda Richter and Donors Barbara & Richard Rosenberg Individuals who have made or pledged a life John M. Sanger estate gift to SPUR Lewis Ames Margaret V. Sheehan Anonymous Faye Beverett Richard Sheng Michael Alexander & Dianna Chris Block Jay Sholl Terry Gamble Boyer & Peter Boyer Michael Simpson

2011 Individual Members & Donors Waggoner North Baker* Thomas Brutting Margaret Swink & Robert Saliba John P. Behanna* Kit Colbert Meredith Trauner Jim Chappell Elizabeth L. Colton Frances Varnhagen Eunice Elton* Edward & Nancy Conner Brooks Walker, III John M. Erskine, M.D. Mark Conrad Carol Watson Rob Evans & Terry Micheau Mary Durbin Charles M. Weiss, Ph.D. Jean Fraser & Geoff Gordon-Creed Thomas L. Frankel Kate White Diane Filippi Launce Gamble John O. Wilson Mort* & Frannie Fleishhacker Amit Ghosh, Ph.D. Douglas Wright Anne Halsted & Wells Whitney George C. Giles Roger & Ruth Wu Vincent & Amanda Hoenigman Brett Gladstone Donald Wyler Toby & Jerry Levine Allen C. Haile Samuel L. Scarlett* Clayton Harrell Anonymous Peter Tannen & David Strachan Tom & Cherlyn Hart Craig Adelman Brooks Walker, III Scott Haskins Kelley Amdur Robert C. Herr Michael J. Antonini, D.D.S. Ted Holman Sam & Mary Ann Aronson Dennis Hopkins Constance Goodyear Baron Catherine House Doris G. Bebb Caryl Ito Terry Bergeson Timothy Kelly Ila Berman & Mona El Khafif Burton Kendall & Sally Towse Bruce Bernhard Craig Kenkel Ron Blatman & Emerald Yeh Gary Kitahata Lucian Robert Blazej Stephen Koch Bruce Bonacker Paul S. McCauley & Joan A. Kugler Douglas A. Booth Robert Lawrence Didi Boring Jim & Ann Lazarus Joseph Boss Debra Leifer Judith A. Boyajian John B. Lowry Kittie & Eugene A. Brodsky Abigail & Terence Meurk Mike Buhler Amy Meyer Lynn Bunim Byron Meyer Laurence Burnett Caryl & Peter Mezey Micah Bycel Brandon Miller Marilyn Campbell Linda Mjellem Jim Chace Bob & Kay Moline Carmen C. Clark Tomiquia Moss Adele Corvin Jeanne Myerson Wayne Costa Joyce Newstat Gretchen Cotter Charles R. Olson Lawrence Cronander Regina Phelps Charmaine Curtis Rose Phung James Curtis, III Mark Pierce Ben Davis * deceased Janet Reilly Bart Deamer

36 SPUR Annual Report 2011–12 Richard E. DeLeon David Hobstetter Jeanne Milligan & Peter Dewees* Buck E. Delventhal Harold M. Isbell Karl Mills Deborah Diamond Michael & Megan Janis Chuck Morganson Richard Dreyer Mark Jensen Sandy Mori Stuart During Mrs. George F. Jewett, Jr. Richard De Long Morley Jennifer Estes Eric Johnson Dick Morten William D. Evers Masakane Kawai Clare M. Murphy 2011 Individual Members & Donors Adele Fasick Linda Kendall Bonnie & James Nelson Kathleen Fischer Ken Kirkey Douglas Nicolson David & Vicki Fleishhacker Robert C. Kirkwood Martin Nolan Manuel Flores, Jr. Nora R. Klebow Paul Okamoto Daniel Frattin & Hunter Gatewood Laurence Kornfield & Catherine Lester Olmstead-Rose Robert C. Friese Bauman Tony Pantaleoni Kate Earle Funk Steve Kuklin Brad Paul Sharon Gadberry Richard Kunnath Roslyn & Lisle Payne Martin Gellen Wells Lawson Gary Peck Gail Gilman Brian Liles Chris Pemberton Jerry Goldberg Tom Lockard Luke A. Perkocha Ben Golvin Greg Lunkes Neil Poling Amy Gottlieb Ann Lyons Lauren A. Post David Gould Matt Macko Ken Rackow Sallie & Dick Griffith David J. Madson Helen Hilton Raiser Michael Grisso Andrew Mann J. Stoner Lichty, Jr. & Darryl L. Raszl, Allen Grossman John Marx M.D. James Haas Leonard Mastromonaco Terry Reagan Aysha Handley Peter McDonnell David Reddy Katy Hearey Mary Anne McGuire-Hickey Paul & Louise H. Renne Jeff Heller Dana Merker Ben Rigby Adrienne Hirt & Jeffrey Rodman Abigail Michelson-Porth & Jason Joel Roos John E. Hirten Porth William M. & Joan Roth

Chris Block

SPUR Board Member, Co-Chair of SPUR San What do you see as the biggest policy Jose Advisory Board challenge facing the region in 2012? Chief Executive Officer, American Leadership To look at problems in all of their complexity Forum - Silicon Valley rather than simplifying them.

What current SPUR project are you most Tell us about your favorite urban place and passionate about and why? your favorite open space — and recommend SPUR San Jose. This effort to join with one good way to get to know the Bay Area. another of the region’s leading cities to Urban place: My favorite street is Fountain promote urbanism will give SPUR even more Alley in San Jose because it epitomizes the energy and will play a critical role in San cross section of people that defines great Jose’s urban future. urban spaces. Open space: Yerba Buena Gardens in San What qualities define the Bay Area to you? Francisco It’s a place willing to ask the tough questions Recommended: Come to San Jose and enjoy and answer them in a creative and forward- our beautiful downtown, particularly the area thinking way. around Cesar Chavez Plaza —a unique blend of urban edge and tranquil open space.

SPUR Annual Report 2011–12 37 Alan E. Rothenberg Tamaira Witherspoon Dave Alpert Barbara Sahm Gary Wong Glen Altenberg Warner Schmalz Luba Wyznyckyj Ana Alvarez Mary Noreen Ambrose Rich Shrieve Lee & Peggy Zeigler Ravi Anand George Slack Bill & Margery Zellerbach David Anderson Josh Smith Gretchen Anderson Mark Sopp Anonymous PJ Anderson 2011 Individual Members & Donors Michael J. Sullivan John Abell Renee Anderson Peter B. Sullivan David Abercrombie Robert Anderson Raymond Sullivan Carlos Abreu Greg Andreas Justin Ackerman L. Thomas Tobin Donald Andreini Luby Aczel William Andrews Jeffrey Truesdell Cheryl S. Adams Millicent Anglin Robert R. Tufts Daniel Adams Susan A. Anthony Chuck Turner, Jr. Gerald Adams Stephen Antonaros John Updike Gillian Adams Adrienne Antonini Patrick Valentino David Addington Joshua Arce James Walbridge, A.I.A. John Addison Pedro Francisco Arce Dan Affleck Peter Walker Steve Arcelona Kristine Agardi Allison Arieff Jack Wang Bruce Agid Chris Armentrout Felix M. Warburg Valerie Agostino Cynthia Armour Rube Warren Steven Aiello Annie Armstrong Christopher Wasney Susan Aitken Phil Arnold Paul Webber Bruce Albert Claudine M. Asbagh Jonathan Weiner Peter, Libby & Tony Albert Eileen Ash Kevin Westlye Mike Alexander & Mircalla Wozniak Howard Ash Virginia Alexander Ian White John Ashworth Dan Aljoe Yosh Asato Lori Wider Ruth Allen Eva Auchincloss Kay A. Wilson Colin Alley Daniel B. Avery Marcel Wilson Peter Almlie Katherine Ayabe Jane Winslow Booka Alon Renee Azerbegi

Anne Halsted

Executive Vice Chair of the SPUR Board of Directors Commissioner of the Bay Conservation Tell us about your favorite urban place and Development Commission and the and your favorite open space — and Metropolitan Transportation Commission recommend one good way to get to know the Bay Area. What current SPUR project are you most Urban place: the Embarcadero passionate about and why? Open space: Jack London State Historic Park Making SPUR regional to advance the in Sonoma County prosperity, sustainability and overall well- Recommended: Walk from the Golden Gate being of the broader Bay Area. Bridge all the way to the Ramp restaurant by Pier 70 in Dogpatch. What qualities define the Bay Area to you? Caring for the bay and for quality of life in the region.

What do you see as the biggest policy challenge facing the region in 2012? Meeting transportation, education and housing needs with fewer resources.

38 SPUR Annual Report 2011–12 Robin Azevedo Dan Berryman Brotman Garrett Chan Kevin Colin Catherine Dauer William P. Bacon Simon Bertrang Amy Brown Jennifer Chan Susan Coliver Christian John Lawrence Badiner Bill Bessey Keith Brown Julia K. Chan Joelle Colliard Dauer Drew R. John Beveridge Mollie Ward Brown Mei Mei Chan Chris Collins Jessica Davenport Bagdasarian Frances Beverly Robinson O. Brown Tammy Chan Christopher M. John Davey Adah Bakalinsky Lisa Beyer Suzanne Brown Tien-Tien Chan Collins Amy Davidson Ann Baker Karthikeyan Timothy Brown Tim Chan Eileen Collins John Keay David Baker Bharath Kumar Sarah Brownell Joseph Chance Joseph Collins Davidson 2011 Individual Members & Donors Virginia A. Balogh Neelu Bhuman Jonathan Bruck Hui Chang Li Randy Collins Darolyn Davis Joe Bamberg Rene Bihan Anthony Bruzzone Terri Chang Robert Collins Donald Davis Joya Banerjee Deborah Bishop Andrew Bryant Tilly Chang Bruce Colman Michael W. Davis Alonso A. Mathew Bittleston James Buckley Marcial Chao Joelle M. Colosi Regina Davis Barahona David Black Louisa Bukiet Dylan Charles Kent Colwell Linda Day Jerry Barclay Rob L. Black Paula Bungen Charles Charnas Neal Conatser Dustin Daza John Bardis Nancy Blair Dan Bunker Sean Charpentier Valerie Concello Mary Liz De Jong Anthony Bardo & Rob Fram & Jeanne Ian Burgess Phil Chart Jeff Condit Marianne Quarre Keith Wicker Blamey David Burness Paul Chasan Jeffrey H. Congdon Dean John & Joan James Blomquist Richard L. Burnett Amy Chastain Sybil Conn Michael Dear Barkan Robert Bluhm Catriona M. Burns Marian Kate Conner Bernard T. Deasy Christopher Lucy A. Boas Julie Burns Chatfield-Taylor Michael S. Connor Amy Deck Barkley Roger Boas Rena Burns Kevin Chavous Sean Connor Joe DeCredico Julie Barnard Joseph E. Bodovitz Robert Burnside Debbie Chaw Jane Connors Jim DeGolia Norm Barnes Claire Kyla Burson Shirley Chen Christine Conway Fred DeJarlais Roger Barnett Bonham-Carter Shirl Buss, Ph.D. Masha Chernyak Edward S. Cooke, II Tessa DelaRea Lindsey Barnhart Joseph Bonk Cindy Bustamante Linda Cheu Joshua Cooperman Jacqueline A. Cory Barringhaus Tim Bonnemann Bernard Butcher Thomas Chiang Brian Coppedge Denning Peter Bartelme David Bonowitz Dale M. Butler Eunice & Alfred Ilse Cordoni Peter Denny Dennis Bartels Joan & Barry Lewis H. Butler Childs Anibal Omar Ann Deotte Cheryl Barton Boothe Gerald K. Cahill Willard Chin Cortez Laurice Der Robert Barton William E. Borah Nico Calavita Tanya Chiranakhon PJ Cosgrove Bedrossian Kristi Bascom Gary Borden Joan Caldwell Beverly Choi Michael Costa Judith Lynn Alec Bash Roy Borgonovo Kenneth Caldwell Avery Chope Elizabeth Costello deReus-Orsini David Bates Nancy Botkin Corinne Calfee Jamie Choy Adrian Cotter Raj & Helen Desai Robert Battalio Cathy Bowers Joshua Callahan Mary Claire Jeanine Cotter Deanna J. Desedas Adrien Baudrimont Dione Bowers Daniel Callaway Christensen Kevin Cottrell Mary F. Donovan Richard Bauman Steven Bowles Joanna Callenbach Pat Christensen Robert Couly Jeff Dewey Jenny Baumgartner Nate Boyd George Calys Chuck Chung John V. Covington Tamara Diamond Brandon Baunach Marsha J. Boyette Barry Campbell A. B. Ciabattoni Robert Craft, Sr. Lynette Dias Markley Bavinger Shelley Bradford John Canfield Frank A. Cialone Fatema Crane William C. Diebel Katherine Baylis Bell Jamileh Cannon Robert Cirese Laura Crescimano Michele Difrancia Kevin Beauchamp Don Bragg Zeenat Capek Jay W. Claiborne Karen Crommie Grant Din David Becker Charles Brandau Christine & Kimberley Clancy Cathy L. Croshaw Darin Dinsmore Robert Becker J. Richard Braugh Jonathan Carey Ann Clark Grace Crunican David Dion Teri Behm Dana Brechwald Michael Carney Kevin Clark Tim Culvahouse Earl Diskin Thomas G. Beischer Conrad D. Breece William Carney Noa Clark Jessica Jeff Dodd Peter Bejger Lynn Carol Breger Shelley A. Carroll Rebecca Clark Cunningham Brian Dodge Linda Belden Sheryl Bregman Barbara Cartier Stephen Clark Matthew Currie Shannon Dodge Dan Bell Robert Bregoff Simon Casey William Clark Jamison Hyde Stephen Doherty Victoria Bell Kim Brennecke James Castle John Clawson Curry Tim Doherty Marguerite Bello Paul & Claudia Michael J. Castro David Clore Melanie Curry Diane Dohm Ralph Belton Bressie Lowell Caulder Andrea Cochran Joseph Curtin Steven Doi Dena Belzer Mary Breuer Jane Cee Kate Coffaro Kerry P. Curtis Margaret Mary Richard Bender Michael Breyer Patricia Centeno Amy Cohen Terra Curtis Dolan Todd Bennett Alison Brick Terry Cerrato Stuart Cohen Mallory Cusenbery John Doll Tara M. Benney Teresa Briggs Kyungho Cha Martin Cohn Naomi Cytron Paul Dombowsky Katharine Berg Tangerine Brigham Manish Champsee Ronald E. Cole, Lindsay D’Andrea Sarah Dominsky Brian Bernard John Britton Douglas S. Chan D.D.S. Denise D’Anne Ken Donnelly Sandy Bernhard Zelda Bronstein Eva Chan John A. Coleman Nathan Dahl Julie Donofrio Lucy Bernholz Martin & Farron G. Chan Tim Colen Reuel Daniels David Dore

SPUR Annual Report 2011–12 39 John Doremus Lesley Ewing June Fraps Joy Glasier Hadden Architect Matt Dorsey Susan Exline Kim Fraser Taylor Glass-Moore Liza Hadden Ronald Heckmann Deborah A. Dory Jackson & Peggy Douglas Frazier Ray Glickman Erin Hafkenschiel Richard W. Hedges Juan Doubrechat Fahnestock Robert Frear Jessie Godinho Sue Hagan S. Shepherd Heery Jack Douglas Peter M. Fairbanks Elsa Freud Jude Gogan Frank W. Hailey & Elizabeth C. Scott Dowdee Michael H. Fajans Justin Fried Jack Gold Dean Halfacre Heery Janice Dowling Don Falk Deborah Frieden Jeremy Goldberg Ed Hall Jennifer Heflin Joan Downey J. Timothy Falvey Clare Friel Mark R. Goldberg Kristen Hall James Heid 2011 Individual Members & Donors Richard B. Draper Eric C. Y. Fang Mark Friend Gail B. Goldman Laura Hall William Heidel Mark Dreger Ted Fang Steven Frisch Adam Goldstein Roger L. Hall Richard L. Tamsen Drew Jose Farran Peter Finley Fry David Goldstein Steve Hall Heidelberg Douglas Brendon Farrell John & Cheryl Marc Goldstein Robert Hamaguchi Edward Helfeld Drummond Paul Farrell Arnold Frykman Owen Goldstrom Jeffrey L. Hamilton Mark Helmbrecht William Drypolcher Julia Fasick Andreina Fuentes Gail Goldyne Chad Hamilton Carolyn M. Helmke Geoffrey B. Sasha Fedulow Seiko Fujimoto Kristin Gonsar Imani Hamilton Megan Hemmerle Dryvynsyde Mara Feeney Kaya Fujiwara Irving Gonzales Mark Hamilton Jason Henderson Sebastien DuBois George M. Feiger Vinny Fung Victor Gonzalez Sandra Hamlat Kevin Heneghan Victoria Duggan & Robert Feldman Michael Futterman Rick Gooch Patrick T. Michael Henn Tom Bahning Lisa Feldstein Maureen Futtner Pam Goode Hammons Jana Henning Derek Dukes Thomas & Ann Emily Gable Jeff Goodwin Del A. Handy Todd Henry Corina S. Felter Nani Gadd Julie Heidbreder Robert W. Hanley W. Dean Henry Dumitrescu Scott Ferguson Alea Gage Goodwin Douglas Hanlin Kathleen G. William Philip Jay Ferm Kate Gaidos Martin Gordon Julia H. Hansen Henschel Duncanson Donna N. Ficarrotta Eden Gallanter Mary Gourlay Olof C. J. Hansen James H. Herbert, Peter & Jeanette Carol & John Field Morgan Galli Catherine Gowen Janet C. Hanson II Dunckel Malcolm Fife Sean Gallivan Vinita Goyal Peter G. Hanson Amy Herman Jen Dunn Katherine Fines Alexandra Galovich Gretchen Grant Steven Hanson Robert Herman Zach Dunn Jennifer Fink Rene I. Gamboa June Grant Justin Luis Herrera Zoe Dunning Lisa Finster Jen Garber Thomas E. Graul Hanzel-Durbin Robert H. Hersey Laura Diane Fischer Cristina Garcia John Grcina Nathaniel Harnish Patrick Heryford Dwelley-Samant Lisa Fisher Jeff Gard Marjorie Greene Jay Harper Don Hesse Mark Dwight Erin H. Fitzgibbons Kevin Gardiner Sharon Greene Edward Harris Tim Hickey Rebecca Dyas David J. Fix Andrea Gardner Ron & Gloria Dana Harrison Jessica Hickok Angela Eaton Elizabeth Flack Keith Garner Greenwald David Harrison Charles Higueras Hogan Edelberg Brian Flaherty David Gartner Eric Greenwood Jordan Harrison Lyn Hikida Jennifer Diane Dan Flanagan Marcos A. Garza Maurice W. Gregg Thomas Harry Andy Hill Eden William W. Gerald Gast Abby Gregory Eliza W. Hart Bert Hill Steven Edwards Fleishhacker Brian Gatter William Gregory Kevin Hart Claire Hill Susan Lucas & Chris Flescher James & Margaret Wylie Greig Thomas Hart Monty Hill Daniel Eesley Shaun S. Flinn Gault Gerald Griffin Peter Hartman Shane Hill Chandra Egan Katherine Florio Igor Gavrilov Kevin Griffith John Harvey Gretchen Hilyard Michael Ege Michael Fogel Megan Gee Ian C. Griffiths Richard Hashimoto Ephraim Hirsch Don Eichelberger Jim Fong Robert J. Geering Richard Grosboll Peter & Helen Justine Hirsch Eric Eidlin Norman Fong Jerilyn Gelt Paul Groth Hasselman Lizzy Hirsch James V. Elias Victoria Fong Michael Gemmill Christopher Grubbs G.L. Hastings Burt Hirschfeld Ann Eliaser Mary & Tom Foote Janice Gendreau Jeff Gubitosi Stefan Hastrup Zachary Hirschfeld Colin H. Elliott Stephanie Forbes Steve Gerhardt Jaime Guerrero Emunah Hauser Matthew Hobbs Kyle W. Elliott Chris Hodges Ford Julie Germain Caroline Guibert Linda Hausrath Jeff Hobson John Ellis Thomas Ford Andrew Getz Mohit Gupta Kimberly Havens Dan & Tatiana Scott Ellsworth Ed Forman Jeffrey Gherardini Greg Gurren Byron Hawley Hodapp Greg M. Endom Raymond C. Fort Luca Giaramidaro Cheryl Guyer Drake Hawthorne Kit Hodge Callie Engstrom Thomas Fortier Irwin & Marion Elizabeth Guzman Stanley R. Hayes Wolfgang Howard Epstein Allegra Fortunati Gibbs Jee-Hee Haar Douglas Hayward Hoeschele Paul Epstein Jean McLean Foss Mark Gibson Farris Elizabeth Hazard Sharon Hoff Michael T. Estoup Lisa Collins Foster David Giesen Christopher Haas Daniel Healy David Hoffer Alison Ettel Jenn Fox Charles T. Gill Mimi Haas Mark Heath Mark Hoffheimer Saul Ettlin Aaron Foxworthy David Gill David J. Habert David Hecht Rebecca Hoffman Robert C. Evans John M. Francis William Gimpel Kimia Haddadan Craig Heckman Mark Hogan Tyler Evje Julie Frankel Carol Glanville David & Sara Landscape Joshua Hohn

40 SPUR Annual Report 2011–12 Patricia Holden Victor Husary Rebecca Jewell Fred Karren Yeon Tae Kim Charles Kridler Maria Holder Richard Hutson Loretta Jimenez Angelia Karrer Anthony King Adam Krivatsy Deborah Holmes Sacha Ielmorini Ellen Joslin Johnck Thor Kaslofsky Cynthia King Joern Kroll Melissa A. Holmes Jim Illig Alicia Johnson Jennifer Katell Steven King David Kroot Bill Holt Anthony Imhof III & Carla Johnson Frank Kawalkowski Max Kirkeberg James Krotzer John L. Holt Ellen McLean Claire Johnson Ken Kay Paula Kirlin Paul Krupka Seung Yen Hong Alex Ingersoll Doug Johnson Maura Kealey Nancy Kirschner Haiping Kuang Thayer Hopkins Sayaka Inoue Karl Johnson Kevin Kearney Rodriguez Gina M. 2011 Individual Members & Donors Roger Hoppes Lauren Isaac Ken Johnson Kate Keating Natalie Kitchen Kuhlenkamp Charles Hornbrook Marlo Isaac Marta S. Johnson Michael Keating Kimanthe Kithika Susan Van Kuiken Theresa & Richard Michael Isaacs Chris Jones Ellen Keith Mark Klaiman Skot Kuiper W. Horrigan Robert Isaacson Glen Jones Matthew Kelemen David Kleiman Aydan S. Kutay Rachel B. Horsch Jennifer Isacoff Michael C. Jones Greg Keller Frederick J. Byron & Elizabeth Walter Horsting Zaif Ismail Theodore F. Mark Kelley Klemeyer, Jr. Kuth Ayse Hortacsu David Israel Jonsson Laurel Kellner Alisa Klevens Amy C. Kwok Inge Horton William Issel Susan Jordan Megan Randall Kline Wei Ching (Mei) Obrie J. Hostetter Darton Ito Joshua Simon Kelly-Sweeney Donald E. Klingbeil Kwong Fiona Hovenden Josh Jackson Dee Joyce Brett Kelly Heather Knape Joe E. LaClair Richard Howard Shirley Jacobs Daniel S. Jurafsky Mark Kelly Walter Knoepfel Maureen Ladley Rob Hranac Lawrence Jacobson Ruth S. Kadish Nathaniel Kelso Martha Knutzen Anne Laird-Blanton Fiona Hsu Stephanie Jaeger Nik Kaestner Noah Kennedy Jesse Koehler Rica Lakamp Steven Huang David Jamison Kelley Kahn Patrick Kennedy Anne Koeller Robert Lalanne Jonathan F. Paul S. Jamtgaard Marie Kahn Owen Kennerly Rebecca David LaMacchia Hubbard Claudia Jasin Edward Kako Keary Kensinger Kohlstrand Laura Lambert Hugh Huddleson Cathy Jeffries Russell Kalmacoff Martha Ann Kessler Karen Kong Katie Lamont Estacia Huddleston Chris Jensen Kenneth Kao Diana Ketcham Ioanna Korneeva Nathan Landau Jessica Huey Herbert Jeong Niraj Kapadia Allison Kidd George Koster Bette Landis Shirley Huey James Jeong Edward Kaplan Miro Kielbus Kristoffer Koster Jason Alec Hughes Todd Jersey Sarah Karlinsky Donald H. Jacob Kraemer Langkammerer Melissa T. Hung Bruce Jett Jordan Karp Kieselhorst Chris Krahn Hans Larsen Ellen Huppert Clayton Jew Rick Karp Seth Kilbourn Daniel Krause David J. Larson William Hurrell Linda Jewell Douglas Karpa Kevin Killen Shani Krevsky Norman T. Larson

Victor Seeto

SPUR Board Member, Ballot Analysis cities do not want the burden of housing — Committee but it is a necessity if the region is to grow. Retired housing developer Tell us about your favorite urban place and What current SPUR project are you most your favorite open space — and recommend passionate about and why? one good way to get to know the Bay Area. I am impressed by SPUR’s efforts to promote Urban place: As a native San Franciscan, sustainable development. The adaptations I have a special place in my heart for we champion provide examples for the rest Chinatown. I have lived in the same house of the country to emulate. since I was 3 years old. The places, people and institutions that I have relied on my What qualities define the Bay Area to you? whole life continue to sustain me. The population is educated, diverse, tolerant, Open space: I visit Crissy Field a lot. The open minded, innovative, energetic, liberal views are spectacular, the facilities are well and cultured. designed and the effort of converting this space back to its former natural condition is What do you see as the biggest policy nothing short of amazing. challenge facing the region in 2012? Recommended: Take the cable car from the Achieving equilibrium between housing and Powell Street turntable to Aquatic Park. The jobs. Cities want jobs because they create cable car is unique, and the ride through the tax revenue, but housing eats revenue in the city is thrilling. form of infrastructure and services. Most

SPUR Annual Report 2011–12 41 Anna LaRue Andy Levine Amanda Loper Doug MacLean Nathan Marsh Dave McCormick Susan Lassell Jon Levine Chip Lord Amie MacPhee Richard Marshall Kurt McCulloch Amie & David Fred Levinson Sean Loughran Mark Macy Richard Marshall Wesley McCullough Latterman Nancy Levinvon Jeff Loustau Sean Madden Lawrence Martin Thomas McDonagh Angela Lau Jake Levitas Cliff Lowe Ian Maddison Megan Martin Lenore McDonald Casey Lauderdale Robin Levitt Kenneth Aidan Joen Madonna Paige Martin Melissa Irene Lauren Alexander R. Lew Lowney Larry Madsen Sebastian Martin McDonough Rodney C. Leach Eugene & Ellen Lew Kathie Lowry Richard Magary Connie M. Martinez Kathleen McGinley 2011 Individual Members & Donors Zachary Leach Matthew Lewis Louise Lowry William Maher Katherine Martinez Anna McGrath Michael Learned Lawrence Li Richard S. Lowry Eric C. Mai John Martoni Jen McGraw Kristen Lease Wenlin Li Thomas Loynd Mimi Malayan Dave Massen Nan McGuire Nancy Leavens Catherine Liddell Nathan Lozier Gary E. Malazian Nicolette Phyllis McGuire Andrew Lee Eva Maria Sara Lu Richard Mallory Mastrangelo Daniel McHugh Olson Lee Liebermann Karl & Ann K. Barbara Maloney Jackie Matsumura Todd McIntyre Peter L. Lee Bruce Liedstrand Ludwig Michael Lauren Mattern Jeanne McKinney Richard Lee Ted Lieser James J. Ludwig Mandelbaum Michael Matthews Jack McNulty Richard & Patricia Bonnie Sherk Jialin Luh Rafael Mandelman Daniel Matthies Jenny McNulty Lee Alice Light Jennifer Luks Jeanne Mangerich Karen David Mealy William W. Lee Tim Lillis Alex Luna Dave Mangot & Mauney-Brodek John Means Janet Lees Florecita Lim Ti Lung Peggy Grigus Lawrence Maxwell Michael MeCey Christy Leffall Cynthia G. Lima Leslie L. Luttgens Suzanne Manhire Adam Stuart David Meckel Jennifer Lehane Angela Lin Norman Luttrell Gordon Manings Mayberry Linda Meckel Debra Lehtone Pontus Lindberg Donald Luu Laurie Manuel Gree Mayer Susannah Meek Brad Leibin Norbert Peter Lydon Jonathan Manzo Jennifer R. Mayer Yan Mei Myong Leigh Lindenberg James Lynch Gordon Mar Steve McAdam Stephen Melikian Christian Lemon Lucy Ling Julia Lynton Emma Marchant Michael McCabe Jonathan Mendoza Karen Leonard Thomas Little Eleanor M. Bruce Marcucci Michael McCarthy Edward Meng Rachel Leonard Qiao Liu Hollander Lawrence Marcus Mark McCaustland Val Joseph Menotti Charles Leoni Kathleen Livermore Stephanie C. Melvyn Mark Benjamin Wallace D. James Lesko Kimball & Lourdes MacColl Gail Marks McCloskey Mersereau Steve Letterly Livingston Briggs MacDonald Suzanne Marr Nancy McClure Gabriel Metcalf & Niko Letunic Jennifer Liw Donald MacDonald Daniel Marroquin Michael McCone Elizabeth Sullivan Christel Leung Jan B. Longwell James MacGregor John-Paul Mars Nini Charles Julian Metcalf James G. Leventhal John A. Loomis Robert W. Macke Merideth Marschak McCone Michael Metiu

Ontario Smith

SPUR Board Member is to develop better regional public transit Senior Government Relations Representative, and facilitate a housing policy that supports Pacific Gas and Electric Company infill development and increased density.

What current SPUR project are you most Tell us about your favorite urban place and passionate about and why? your favorite open space — and recommend SPUR’s Resilient City initiative is a critical one good way to get to know the Bay Area. policy investigation to ensure that the Bay Urban place: Hayes Valley in San Francisco. Area is able to not only survive but thrive As a native San Franciscan, it’s been great to following the next natural disaster. watch the area evolve. Open space: Muir Woods. Hiking from Mill What qualities define the Bay Area to you? Valley up the Dipsea Trail and into the The physical environment is a series of redwoods is an awe-inspiring reminder of the beautiful contrasts, and the people of the Bay amazing natural resources in our backyard. Area are driven by a strong sense of activism. Recommended: Take public transportation. You’ll get a much better sense of the Bay What do you see as the biggest policy Area and its cities that way. challenge facing the region in 2012? Given fuel prices and land costs, the days of sprawl are ending. The subsequent challenge

42 SPUR Annual Report 2011–12 Paul Meuser Krista Murphy John T. Noguchi Johanna Partin Jeanie Poling Genelle Relfe Alex C. Meyer Mark Murphy Suzanne Nolan Courtney A. Pash Fred Pollack Amy Ress William T. Meyer Mary L. Murphy David Nolley Greg Pasquali Richard Pollack Carolyn Revelle Robert M. Meyers Andrew Murray Joe Nootbaar Annette Patch Sharon Lee Polledri Alexa Rhoads Jaime Michaels Danielle Murray Michael Norelli Neal Patel Benjamin Pollock Dave Rhoads Michael Michaud Elizabeth Murray Rachel Norton Bobby Reich-Patri Tatjana Polyakova Jeffrey David Chris Miers Karen Murray Gregg Novicoff Tito Patri Natalie Popovich Rhoads Ron Miguel Kristin Murtagh Catherine Nueva Joshan Paybarah Michael Poremba & Erin Rhodes 2011 Individual Members & Donors Marc B. Mihaly Matthew Myers Espana John M. Payne Anna Moniuszko Michael Rhodes Olga Milan-Howells Maxwell Myers Mattia Nuzzo Bowen Payson Karolina Ken Rich Barry Miller Simin Naaseh Ronald A. Nyren Michael A. Pearce Pormanczuk Andrew Richard Courtney Miller Jumana Nabti James O’Brien Barry Pearl Patricia Sanderson Ellen Richard Gregg Miller Kathy Naff Katie O’Brien Holly Pearson Port Peter Richards Jeff Miller Edwin C. Nagel Frank O’Connell, Jr. Sarah Peck Ross Portugeis Stuart Rickard Mary Anne Miller Mark Nagel Margie O’Driscoll Christopher Ryan Potvin William Riddle Walter Miller Andrea Nagelson James O’Malley Pederson Joseph L. Powell Eric Ridenour Tim Milliken Paul Nagelson Luis Felipe Obando Alfredo Pedroza Dera-Jill Pozner Matthew Ridgway Leslie L. Milloy Julia Nagle Kim Hoving Julia Pellegrini Judy Prejean John Riley Katharine P. Minott Pam Nagle Obstfeld Laurence Pelosi Megan Prentiss Caterina Rindi Ellen Miramontes Keiko Nakagawa Daniel G. O’Connor Kurt Pelzer Bruce Prescott Christopher Roach Chris Mitchell Chiaki Nakajima Gail Odom R. Perez Michael Preysman Deborah Robbins & Alexander Mitra Hazel Nakamura Andrew Oglesby Charles Perl Gail Price Henry Navas Daniel Moberly Ross Nakasone Maria T. Ojeda Brian Perlman Steve Price Angela M. Robbins Jonathan Fred Naranjo Newton Oldfather Lori Perlman Matthew Priest Gerald Robbins Moftakhar Tanya Narath Vicki Olds Stephen Perreault Mark A. Primeau Page Robbins Gretchen Mokry Andrew B. Nash Douglas Oliver Steve Perry Jay Primus Kevin Roberts John A. Kimberly Nash Christina B. Olson Anne Peskoe Damir Romano Mitchell Roberts Montgomery Anu Natarajan Tom Opdycke & David Peters Priskich Deborah Marci Montgomery Saied Nazeri Carol Brost & Rhonda Leslie Pritchett Robertson- Greg Moore Mitchell Near Larry Orman Rubinstein Tom Proulx Christman Jim Moore & Linda Thomas Osborne Richard Peterson, William Purcell Nick Robinson Kathrin Moore Zimmerman Diane Oshima Jr. Charles Purvis Samantha Spencer W. Moore Amy Neches Amy Felix Georgana Blake Judy Quan Robinson Susana Morales Andrea Nelson Ossenbruggen Peterson Nii-Akanu Quao Taylor Robinson Konishi Charly Nelson Bruce Osterweil John Peterson Meghen D. Quinn Michael Rocco Anson Moran Chris Nelson Calla Rose Rachel Peterson Caesar Quitevis Luis Rodriguez Jamie Moran Jesse Nelson Ostrander Sylvia Petta Michael Rabanal Susan Roegiers Megan Moran Mark Nelson Patrick Otellini Cali Pfaff Jessie Raeder Alice Rogers Toni Moran Steph A. Nelson Robert Otsuka Man Phan Michelle Railsback James Rogers Rebecca Morehiser Tim Nelson Gay Outlaw Pamela Phan Al Ramadan Mark Rogers Kazuko Morgan Alison Nemirow Doug Overman Gina Phelan Sean Ramirez Thomas H. Rogers Nicholas Morisco Brent Nettle Deems Padgett April Philips Joel Ramos Venetta Rohal Leroy M. Morishita Bryce Neuman Elvin Padilla, Jr. Chelsea Phlegar Leena Randhawa Apollo Rojas Mia & Robert Alicia V. Neumann Sandra Padilla Paul Picciani Walter S. Rask Rochelle Roldan Morrill Joseph Newfield Amar Pai Catherine W. Peter Rasmussen Nicolas Romano Amy Morris Stephen Newhouse Carli Paine Pickering Gerald Ratto Jessica Romm Aoife Morris Walter & Ellen M. Ayse Pamuk Morgan Sutherland Brendan Rawson Ben Rosenfield Charles Morse Newman Eric Panzer Pierce Diane Rea Jeanne Rosenmeier Ai Lin Morten Alice Nguyen Dennis Paoletti Maxwell Pike James & Nancy James Douglas Stewart Morton Betty Nguyen Antonio Pares Jill Pilaroscia Ream Ross Willett Moss Lily Nguyen Ryan Park Emily Pimentel Annabelle Reber Jim Ross David Mueller Sheila Gretchen Parker Donna Pittman Marcus Rector Steve Ross Pete Mulvihill Nickolopoulos Taylor Brenda Pitts Tiffany Redding Barbara & John Julian Munoz Janice Nicol Andrea Parker Christopher Pizzi Robyn L. Reed Rosston Jack Munson Sally Nielsen Cheryl Parker Katherine Pluim Joanna Rees Anita Roth Colin Murdoch Debra Niemann & Richard Lee Parker John C. Plytnick Arlene Reiff Nan & Nathan Roth Daniel E. Murphy David Brodwln Steven Parker Wendy Poinsot Devan Reiff Renee Roy David Murphy Ron Niewiarowski Daniel Parolek Elizabeth Polana Michael Reilly Karen Roye Joseph Murphy Adam Noelting Jessica Partch Joyce Polhamus Richard C. Reisman Santiphap

SPUR Annual Report 2011–12 43 Ruangsin James Seff Leah Skahen David Sternberg Hiroe Takeuchi Therese Trivedi Les Rubenstein M. Thea Selby Nikolai Sklaroff Heather & Paul Barbara Tam Judson True Jasper Rubin Linda Seltzer Andrew Slaton Sterner Wilson Tam Holly Trytten Gayle Rubin, Ph.D. Robert Semper Jason Smart John Steuernagel Yew-Hoe Tan Jonathan Tsang Dorek Jamie Rusin Christopher Libby Smiley Marlene Stevenson Andrew Tang Daniel Tsui Rosanna Russell Sensenig Michael J. Smiley Peg Stevenson Neal Taniguchi & Paul Tuan Robert Sabbatini Jason Betty K. Smith Julia Stewart Emily Murase Suzanne Tucker Stacy Sabol Serafino-Agar Howard Smith Therese Stewart Peter Tannen & Ben Tulchin 2011 Individual Members & Donors Dana Sack Milt Seropan H. William Smith, III J. Lee Stickles David Strachan Gregory Tung Joanne Sakai Jennifer Serwer Jesse C. Smith Jim Stickley Sophia Tao Thomas Tunny Lynda Lawrence Tim Seufert Jordan Hill Smith Tracy M. Stigers Riaz Taplin Peter Tuozzolo Salinger Amirah Shahid Ken Smith Katherine Stillwell Tisha A. Tasaki Elizabeth Jean-Paul Samaha Leah Shahum Kimberly Smith Brian Stokle Michael Tauber Turnbloom John F. Sampson Aaron Shapiro Mary-Ellen Smith Allison Stone Sharareh Jay Turnbull Mary Beth Sanders Agnes Shapiro Matthew Smith Brenda Stone Tavafrashti Andy Turner Ana Sandoval Richard Shapiro Steven H. Smith Victoria Stone Adam Taylor Mark Turner Michael D. Sanger Stephen Shapiro Michael Smithwick Frederic Stout William Taylor Molly S. Turner Cristian Susan Shargel Connie Smyser William Stout Marc Teixeira Paul Turner Santesteban Charu Sharma Dave Snyder David Strain Meredith Tennent Brian Ulaszewski Leo Sauceda Marilyn Shaw Mathew Snyder Marilyn Straka Laura Tepper Kirby Ung Helen Sause Christine Shen Jennifer Sobol Gary Strang Egon Terplan Serena Unger Carol Savary William R. Shepard Linda Sobuta Michele D. Stratton Fritz Terplan Bernardo Urquieta Kat Sawyer Zachary Shepard Kate Sofis Peter Straus Leslie Terzian Jerry Vail Michael Scanlon Callista Shepherd Diana Sokolove Kim Stryker Markoff Mark Valentine Mark Scaroni Debbie Shepherd Brian Soland Cathie Adam Tetenbaum Zabrae Valentine Deborah Schatten Matthew Sheridan Mark Sole Stumpenhaus Gladys Thacher Janet & Jean Jeremiah Schaub Bonnie Ora Sherk Don Solem David & Barbara Sven Thesen Michel Valette Betsey Scheiner Alyssa Sherman Marilyn Solloway Styles Holli Thier Diana Valle Heath Massey Daniel Sherman Ethan Solomita Richard A. Sucre Michael Thomas Tom Valtin Schenker Sandy Sherwin Juliana Choy Kimberly Suczynski William S. Thomas Gordon Van de Phoebe Schenker David L.R. Shiver Sommer Kathleen Sullivan Gerald Thompson Water Robin Schidlowski Robert Cartier Karen Sommerich Alioto John Thompson Linda Van Fossen Serena Schiller Shurell Charlene Son Rigby Andrew Sullivan Michelle Thong Julie Van Nostern Gary Schilling Betty Shurtleff Matthew Charles Sullivan Douglas Thornley Judy Van Soldt John Schlenke Donald Sibbett Soursourian Dennis Sullivan Mary Tienken Martin Vanderlaan David Gast & Elena Daria Siciliano Peter Spear Ed Sullivan Gerald Tierney & Patricia Post Schmid Richard Sideman Matt Spencer Mimi Sullivan Gretchen Till Robert & Susan Robert E. Schmitt David Siegel Raphael Sperry Sean Sullivan Jeffrey Till Vanneman Abby Sadin Schnair Sue Siegel Steven Spickard Ben Sun Richard Tilles Kay Vasilyeva Marcia Schneider William Siembieda Michael Spiegel Chip Sutherland John Tillotson Ann-Ariel Vecchio Gabriel Schnitzler Stephen Silberstein Elisabeth Sporer Peter Sutherland Judy Tisdale Anthony Veerkamp David Schonbrunn Jonathan Richard James R. Sutton Alan Tom Camille Venezia Chris Schroeder Silverman Springwater Lucille Sutton Derek Lindner & Joel A. Ventresca Jeffrey Schroeder Larry Simi & Janet Janna Stacey Karl Sveinsson Rena Tom Susan Verba Elliot Schwartz Rogers Kate Stacy Eric Swagel Leslie Tom Jason Victor Matt Schwartz Kathryn Simmonds Nathan Stalnaker Eric Swanson F. Jerome Tone Rene Vignos Michael Schwartz Michael Simmons Michael Stanton Alexandra Sweet Mark Topetcher Ernesto Vilchis Bernie Choden & Noelle Simmons Emily Stapleton Michael Sweet Joaquin Nava Jessica Viramontes Lois Scott Beau Simon John Stark John Swiecki Torres Deirdre Visser Kathy Scott Lynn Simon Robert F. Starzel Paul & Gail Switzer M. Christine Philip Vitale, Jr. Peter Scott Kent Sims Eric Staten Lynn Sywolski Torrington Noel Vivar Cynthia Scully Eric Simundza Karen Steen Julia Szinai Elmer Tosta Carsten Voecker Dana Seabury Robert Sindelar James Stefanski Gioia Taber James Touchstone Julie Vogel Jeffrey J. Seastrom Krute Singa Robert Steinberg Stephen & Sarah Julie Trachtenberg Dean Volker Brian Sebastian Mayank Singh Alice & Kevin Taber Don Trainor Dmytro Voytenko Dewey & B.Q. Jamie Sinz Steiner Arturo Taboada John Tregenza Timothy Vrabel Seeto Zander Sivyer Greg Stepanicich Matthew Taecker Beau Trincia Willem Vroegh Warren Quin Seeto Keith Sjöholm Jonathan Stern Paulett Taggart Mark Trinidad Susannah Vukosa

44 SPUR Annual Report 2011–12 Kelvin Vuong Alex Werth David Winslow Matthew Zapruder Megan Allison Steve Wertheim Tim Wirth Margaret Zeidler Wade Louis Wertz David Wishart Brennan Zerbe Charity Wagner Judy Wessing Mark Wolfe Irma & Arthur Zigas Kim Walesh Dylan Westhoff Andrew Wolfram Jess Wendover Debra Walker Bruce C. Westland Howard Wong Zimbabwe Tonia Wall Perry Wexelberg Sharon Wong Lisa Zimmerman Jay Wallace Laura Weyl Sarah Woock Nicolas C. Zitelli 2011 Individual Members & Donors Russ Wallace Amin A. Elmallah Jeffrey S. Wood Yves Zsutty Kimberly Walz Dan Wheeler George Wooding Sara Zumwalt Kristy Wang Nancy Whelan Lorraine Qing Wang Anne Whitacre Woodruff-Long Tracy N Wang Darryll White Alexis Woods Gerald Warburg & Jeffrey White Corinne Woods Joy Jacobson Joseph White Nancy Woodward Jennifer Warburg Wallace Whittier Paul Workman Elaine Casey Rudi Widmann Heather World Warren Randy Wiederhold William A. Janine Watson Jan A. Wiegel Worthington Stanley Watson Scott Wiener Christopher Wright Michael Webster Joshua Wiese Sarah Wright Jane Weil Wade Wietgrefe Cindy Wu Peter Weingarten Peter B. Wiley Lori Yamauchi David Weinzimmer Lawson Willard Jeffrey Yasskin Sarelle T. Weisberg Stacy Williams Ming Yeung Mark Weisman Michael Willis Sam Yockey Adam Weiss Nancy Willoughby Jon Yolles Charla Welch William Willson Ying Ying Yong Fran Weld Evelyn Wilson Betsy York Sherry Weller Monica Wilson Ashur Yoseph Ann Wendler Nathan Wilson Annie Young David Werdegar, Peter Winch Leon Yu M.D. J. Peter & Barbara* Rachel Zack Paul Wermer Winkelstein Shar Zamanpour * deceased

James Tracy

SPUR Board Member What do you see as the biggest policy Community Organizer challenge facing the region in 2012? How to protect communities from the What current SPUR project are you most whims of the market, so that they can chart passionate about and why? their own paths to grassroots economic I’m excited to see where Tomiquia Moss development. takes the Community Planning policy area. Tomiquia’s leadership combines a unique Tell us about your favorite urban place understanding that change is inevitable and your favorite open space — and with iron-strong progressive values of recommend one good way to get to know social justice. She knows that growth is the Bay Area. only worthy if everyday people, especially Urban place: The Drs. Julian and Raye those excluded from decision-making, will Richardson Apartments, which house 120 benefit. formerly homeless people in Hayes Valley Open space: The Tenderloin National Forest What qualities define the Bay Area to you? is a municipal gem. There have always been enough people Recommended: Take one of Shaping San here working to make the Bay Area a better Francisco’s walking or biking tours. Get to place to live. know what has come before you.

SPUR Annual Report 2011–12 45 San Francisco Business Times p16 map, Shawn Hazen Inkind Donors p17 top, Jeremy Brooks (CC BY-NC 2.0); bottom left, Noah San Francisco Examiner Christman (CC BY-SA 2.0) ; bottom right, Farsid Assassi, San Francisco Bicycle Coalition MBH Architects 1stACT Silicon Valley Savor/SMG Catering p18 view of exhibition, Noah Christman (CC BY-SA 2.0) AECOM p19 top, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Stag Dining Group Division; bottom right, Ofunato, Japan, Chief Petty Alicia’s Tomales Melinda Stone Officer Daniel Sanford (CC BY 2.0) ARC p20 Hub, © Eugene Chan Studio for Urban Projects Better Market Street Project p21 top, Doc Searls (CC BY-SA 2.0); bottom right, David Tacolicious Peters (CC BY NC-ND 2.0) Blueprint Studios p22 Palace of Fine Arts, Scott Beale/Laughing Squid Sergio de la Torre Chris Carlsson (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) Chris Treggiari p23 top, Good Government winners, Jennifer Paschal, Clear Channel Outdoor Urban Table Farmers’ Market © SPUR CMG Landscape Architects p24 map, Mark Shorett Yerba Buena Community Benefit District p25 top, California High-Speed Rail Authority; bottom Comcast right, Josh Mazgelis (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) Exbrook, Inc. p26 ©David Lloyd, AECOM The success of SPUR is due in large part to the significant made Foreign Cinema p27 top, Richard Kay (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0); bottom right, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Noah Christman (CC BY-SA 2.0); bottom left, Noah Google Christman (CC BY-SA 2.0) Ben Grant Editorial concept and design: p28 Project Architect: Pelli Clarke Pelli. Rendering EXBROOK, Inc., exbrook.com courtesy of the Transbay Joint Powers Authority. Hog Island Oyster Co. Photography: p29 top, The West End (CC BY NC-ND 2.0); bottom, Noah Hugh Groman Catering All photos are copyright and used with permission or Christman (CC BY-SA 2.0) licensed under a Creative Commons agreement as noted p29 portrait by Winni Wintermeyer Liz Keim below. p34–46 SPUR board member portraits: Noah Christman, Richard Lonergan and Marilyn Manning Photo retouching: (CC BY-SA 2.0), except Anne Halsted by Joe Budd and Daniel Furon, furon.net LRE Catering Chris Block by Chuck Revell Magnolia Brewery cover © 2012 Google Maite Catering & Events p2 view of San Francisco, Gunther Hagleitner (CC BY-SA 2.0) McCall Catering p4 view of Mt Diable, D.H. Parks (CC BY-SA 2.0) Microsoft p5 construction, Daniel Hoberd (CC BY-NC2.0) p6 San Jose City Hall, Coolcaesar (CC BY-SA 3.0) Nicholas de Monchaux p7 Mayor Lee, Scott Wall, © SPUR Onigilly p8 BART, Nick Fisher (CC BY-ND 2.0) p9 Work session, Noah Christman (CC BY-SA 2.0) Pear & Pepper Catering & Events p10 Port of Oakland, © Michael Layefsky Rick Prelinger p11 Shanghai, Nelson Wu (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) p12 view from Indian Rock, Berkeley, D.H. Parks (CC BY-SA Rebar 2.0) Salesforce p13 SPUR entry, Noah Christman (CC BY-SA 2.0) Salt House p15 San Jose, Kyle Flood (CC BY-SA 2.0) p15 Leah Toeniskoetter, © Patrick Tehan

Cindy Wu

SPUR Board Member What qualities define the Bay Area to you? Vice President, San Francisco Planning 1.) Diversity, 2.) physical beauty, and Commission 3.) immigrants and innovation. Community Planning Manager, Chinatown Community Development Center What do you see as the biggest policy challenge facing the region in 2012? What current SPUR project are you most This continues to become a region of the passionate about and why? very rich and very poor. With the dissolution Recently, Chinatown Community of state redevelopment agencies, we Development Center and SPUR partnered must figure out how to continue to fund to produce a series of walking tours and and maintain the affordable housing and bilingual workshops on the Stockton Street comprehensive community development Corridor in San Francisco’s Chinatown. strategies that have been successful. Stockton is the densest neighborhood corridor in the city, and its wonderful Tell us about your favorite urban place and mixed-use nature causes myriad challenges. your favorite open space — and recommend If we can figure out the right balance of one good way to get to know the Bay Area. infrastructure, housing, retail and open space Urban place: Ross Alley in Chinatown for Stockton, we have a model for other Open space: Baker Beach in the Presidio neighborhoods that are seeking to grow. Recommended: Take in the beautiful view on a hike at Land’s End. Then reward yourself with dim sum in the Richmond.

46 SPUR Annual Report 2011–12 Chair Jacinta McCann Our Board Linda Jo Fitz Chris Meany Ezra Mersey Executive Vice Chair Terry Micheau Anne Halsted Mary Murphy SPUR owes Vice Chairs Jeanne Myerson Alexa Arena Adhi Nagraj its success to Emilio Cruz Brad Paul the significant David Friedman Chris Poland Bill Rosetti Teresa Rea contributions of Lydia Tan Byron Rhett V. Fei Tsen Wade Rose its volunteer Victor Seeto Secretary Elizabeth Seifel board of directors. Mary McCue Carl Shannon We thank them for their dedication to Treasurer Chi-Hsin Shao good planning and good government in Bob Gamble Ontario Smith the San Francisco Bay Area. Bill Stotler Immediate Past Co-Chair Stuart Sunshine Lee Blitch Michael Teitz Advisory Council Co-Chairs Mike Theriault Michael Alexander James Tracy Paul Sedway Will Travis Jeff Tumlin Directors Steve Vettel Carl Anthony Debra Walker Andy Barnes Cynthia Wilusz Lovell Veronica Bell Cindy Wu Chris Block Larry Burnett San Jose Advisory Board Michaela Cassidy Teresa Alvarado Madeline Chun Andy Barnes Charmaine Curtis Chris Block Gia Daniller-Katz J. Richard Braugh Kelly Dearman Larry Burnett Oz Erickson Brian Darrow Manny Flores Gordon Feller Gillian Gillett Karla Rodriguez Lomax Chris Gruwell James MacGregor Dave Hartley Connie Martinez Aidan Hughes Anu Natarajan Mary Huss Mohammad Qayoumi Chris Iglesias Robert Steinberg Laurie Johnson Lydia Tan Ken Kirkey Kim Walesh Dick Lonergan Jessica Zenk Ellen Lou Janis MacKenzie John Madden

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