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COMMITTEE MEETING
12:30pm
Transportation Committee - 511.org updates
COMMITTEE MEETING
Monday, June 1, 2009 12:30pm
Jim Macrae of the
Metropolitan Transportation Commission will explain the updates to the
new and improved transit information website hosted by 511.or …
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San Francisco, CA 94105-4015
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EVENING SYMPOSIUM
9:46am
The Private City: The Founding Oligarchy of San Francisco
EVENING SYMPOSIUM
Tuesday, June 2, 2009 9:46am
Tuesday, June 2, 6-7:30 p.m.
Nineteenth-century San Francisco went from a rough-and-tumble boomtown to a Victorian city with cosmopolitan ambitions. I …
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San Francisco, CA 94105-4015
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$5 for non-members
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LUNCHTIME FORUM
10:23am
The Bay: shorelines and timelines
LUNCHTIME FORUM
Tuesday, June 2, 2009 10:23am
Wednesday, June 3, 12:30-1:30 p.m.
The Bay's shoreline is a dynamic interface constantly reshaped by erosion, sedimentation, and new – often tempora …
654 Mission Street,
San Francisco, CA 94105-4015
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$5 for non-members
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LUNCHTIME FORUM
10:25am
The Chinese Exclusion Act
LUNCHTIME FORUM
Tuesday, June 2, 2009 10:25am
Thursday, June 4, 12:30-1:30 p.m.
explores a dark theme of
A dark theme of 19th century San Francisco was its racism, including the passing of anti-C …
654 Mission Street,
San Francisco, CA 94105-4015
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Free to members
$5 for non-members
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WALKING TOUR
10:27am
Potrero Point/Pier 70: past and future
WALKING TOUR
Tuesday, June 2, 2009 10:27am
Tuesday, June 9, 3:30-5 p.m. Limited to 20 SPUR members; RSVP to tours@spur.org.
Potrero Point, where Pier 70 sits on the eastern waterfront, w …
654 Mission Street,
San Francisco, CA 94105-4015
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Free to members
$5 for non-members
Okay to bring lunch |
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EVENING SYMPOSIUM
6:00pm
The Private City: The founding oligarchy of San Francisco
EVENING SYMPOSIUM
Tuesday, June 2, 2009 6:00pm
Nineteenth-century San Francisco went from a rough-and-tumble boomtown to a Victorian city with cosmopolitan ambitions. Its development was controlled …
654 Mission Street,
San Francisco, CA 94105-4015
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Free to members
$5 for non-members
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LUNCHTIME FORUM
12:30pm
The San Francisco Bay: shorelines and timelines
LUNCHTIME FORUM
Wednesday, June 3, 2009 12:30pm
The Bay's shoreline is a dynamic interface constantly reshaped by erosion, sedimentation, and new – often temporary – cultural strategies. Histori …
654 Mission Street,
San Francisco, CA 94105-4015
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Free to members
$5 for non-members
Okay to bring lunch |
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LUNCHTIME FORUM
12:30pm
The Chinese Exclusion Act
LUNCHTIME FORUM
Thursday, June 4, 2009 12:30pm
A dark theme of 19th century San Francisco was its racism, including the passing of anti-Chinese city ordinances, and the participation in demonstrati …
654 Mission Street,
San Francisco, CA 94105-4015
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$5 for non-members
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COMMITTEE MEETING
12:30pm
Sustainable Development Committee
COMMITTEE MEETING
Monday, June 8, 2009 12:30pm
Addresses issues related to local and regional climate policy, green buildings, waste and water infrastructure, energy policy and more. Contact Laura …
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San Francisco, CA 94105-4015
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BAY DISCOVERY CRUISE
5:30pm
Bay Discovery Cruise
BAY DISCOVERY CRUISE
Monday, June 8, 2009 5:30pm
In this, SPUR's 50th
anniversary year, we will bring our guests a who's-who cocktail hour,
an elegant dinner, and an insider's tour of the waterfront …
Pier 3, San Francisco
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COMMITTEE MEETING
10:00am
Project Review Committee
COMMITTEE MEETING
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 10:00am
The
Project Review Committee looks at proposals for individual buildings,
evaluating their potential to enhance the vitality of city life in San
Fran …
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San Francisco, CA 94105-4015
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Free to members
$5 for non-members
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WALKING TOUR
3:30pm
Potrero Point/Pier 70: past and future
WALKING TOUR
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 3:30pm
Potrero Point, where Pier 70 sits on the eastern waterfront, was the most important center of heavy industry in the western U.S. for over 100 years. T …
654 Mission Street,
San Francisco, CA 94105-4015
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Limited to 20 SPUR members
RSVP to tours@spur.org. |
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LUNCHTIME FORUM
12:30pm
The San Francisco grid
LUNCHTIME FORUM
Wednesday, June 10, 2009 12:30pm
The hills of San Francisco have always been eccentric – and charismatic – but the streets that cross and climb them are a legacy of 19th century p …
654 Mission Street,
San Francisco, CA 94105-4015
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$5 for non-members
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WALKING TOUR
10:00am
Golden Gate Park: an unnatural history
WALKING TOUR
Thursday, June 11, 2009 10:00am
The nature of Golden Gate Park is deceptive: once an undesirable drift of sand dunes far from town, now the English-style sculpted landscape is one of …
654 Mission Street,
San Francisco, CA 94105-4015
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Free to members
Limited to 20 SPUR members
RSVP to tours@spur.org |
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EVENING SYMPOSIUM
6:00pm
The Reformed City: Progressivism in the wake of disaster
EVENING SYMPOSIUM
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 6:00pm
The disaster of 1906 lent new urgency to existing debates about the future of San Francisco. How would the city grow and compete with rivals? What sho …
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San Francisco, CA 94105-4015
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$5 for non-members
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LUNCHTIME FORUM
12:30pm
The City Beautiful movement
LUNCHTIME FORUM
Wednesday, June 17, 2009 12:30pm
The Progressive Era’s issues echo those of today: government reform was paramount, expansion of public services was stressed, and new city agencies …
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San Francisco, CA 94105-4015
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LUNCHTIME FORUM
12:30pm
The Burnham Plan and its legacy
LUNCHTIME FORUM
Thursday, June 18, 2009 12:30pm
Stephen Tobriner, professor of architecture emeritus at UC Berkeley, explores Daniel Burnham’s 1905 master plan for San Francisco, a vision for the …
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San Francisco, CA 94105-4015
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COMMITTEE MEETING
12:00am
Housing Committee
COMMITTEE MEETING
Monday, June 22, 2009
San Francisco has become one of the most
expensive cities in the country. The cost of living here is driving out
the city's cultural diversity. For th …
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San Francisco, CA 94105-4015
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LUNCHTIME FORUM
12:30pm
The story of Hetch Hetchy
LUNCHTIME FORUM
Tuesday, June 23, 2009 12:30pm
Ever since the movie "Chinatown," Los Angeles has gotten bad press for "stealing" the Owens River to urbanize the San Fernando Val …
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San Francisco, CA 94105-4015
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YOUNG URBANISTS
6:00pm
Young Urbanists Salon Night
YOUNG URBANISTS
Tuesday, June 23, 2009 6:00pm
Join the Young Urbanists for an urban arts salon, featuring work of all media by our city's young "makers": writers, designers, artists, com …
654 Mission Street,
San Francisco, CA 94105-4015
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Free to Young Urbanist Members (+1)
$55 to join
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BUSINESS BREAKFAST
7:30am
SPUR Business Breakfast: Meet David Chiu
BUSINESS BREAKFAST
Wednesday, June 24, 2009 7:30am
For more information on this business member event with Board of Supervisors President David Chiu, please contact SPUR at
Contact SPUR for location information
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Free to SPUR business members
Breakfast served |
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LUNCHTIME FORUM
12:30pm
Saving Chinatown after 1906
LUNCHTIME FORUM
Wednesday, June 24, 2009 12:30pm
The relationship between the City and its Chinese community has often depended on the economic climate. Sue Lee, executive director of the Chinese His …
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San Francisco, CA 94105-4015
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LUNCHTIME FORUM
12:30pm
The Progressive origins of Good Government
LUNCHTIME FORUM
Thursday, June 25, 2009 12:30pm
Charter reform, civil service, and settlement houses are all part of the intriguing tale of how progressive reformers responded to big-city “bossism …
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San Francisco, CA 94105-4015
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EVENING SYMPOSIUM
6:00pm
Beyond the City: Turning toward regional challenges
EVENING SYMPOSIUM
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 6:00pm
True regional planning has been the elusive goal of many generations of Bay Area planners. While the region boasts some great successes – saving the …
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San Francisco, CA 94105-4015
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