Join SPUR for a special learning session on French housing models with SPUR alum Magda Maaoui. The session will explore lessons for California's needs which can be gleaned from the French housing system. We will cover classic and innovative tools, from fair-share mandates to adaptive reuse and infill densification, from old ways of regulating and financing affordable housing to public-private partnerships. In the post-election uncertain context planners, policymakers and housing advocates have to navigate, we will share actionable insights on how the local makes a difference, even in a strong welfare state like France.

SPUR and the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) invite you to an engaging conversation about bold efforts to protect our city’s future. Join us and bring your curiosity to learn how San Francisco is rising to meet the challenges of coastal flooding and climate change.

California is bracing for the impacts of a second Trump presidency. While much is still uncertain, it's time to begin thinking about whether the new Trump administration will maintain these commitments, how might the state or region react to changes in direction at the national level, and what it could mean for transit--particularly in the midst of ongoing fiscal challenges for many transit operators and the state budget.

SPUR's Quarterly Book Club provides a unique opportunity to explore books that intersect with our core policy areas, all while engaging directly with the authors behind the ideas. This winter, we're excited to host transportation expert Jarrett Walker for a lively discussion of his newly updated and expanded work, Human Transit: Revised Edition. Transportation expert Jarrett Walker believes that transit can be simple, if we focus on the underlying geometry that all transit systems share. Join Jarrett Walker as he talked about his new book, Human Transit, Revised Edition and offers guidance to achieve successful public transit that will enrich any community.

Join SPUR and the Partnership for the Bay's Future (PBF) for a discussion on how PBF’s innovative approach—pairing investments with community-driven policy—amplifies impact and housing equity, fostering scalable, durable solutions. Learn from PBF’s outcomes, challenges, and insights, and gain practical strategies to drive equitable solutions in your region.

In November 2024, the Little Hoover Commission released its report, Building a Stronger Home Insurance Market for California, which makes eleven recommendations for reforms intended to help bring stability to the market, reduce the cost of homeowners insurance and increase its availability, including public oversight of catastrophe modeling, the inclusion of mitigation efforts in underwriting models, and the creation of a core set of evidence-based mitigations for homeowners and communities.