Phil Matier and Andy Ross of the San Francisco Chronicle share their thoughts on the rapidly changing political landscape in San Francisco. With a new group of elected officials and increasing budget pressures, what will the next year hold for the city and region? Matier and Ross weigh in with their predictions for 2012.

Ed Reiskin, the new executive director of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, discussed the challenges and opportunities facing San Francisco's transportation system. What has been working well with MUNI and what areas need improvement? What are the most important changes that need to be made? And how will San Francisco's transportation system accommodate our growing population in the coming years? Please contact us about…

A conversation with the 43rd Mayor of San Francisco, Edwin Lee. In January 2011, Mayor Lee, the first Asian-American mayor in the city’s history, was appointed unanimously as successor mayor by the Board of Supervisors to fill the remaining year of former Mayor Gavin Newsom’s term. The Mayor gave an update on some of his top priorities and answered questions regarding November ballot initiatives. …

A discussion about the future of San Francisco’s police department with the new Chief of Police, Greg Suhr. Chief Suhr has been lauded for his transformative work in the Bayview and 30 year tenure on the force. Suhr discussed his strategies for the future, and his plans to cut costs, reduce crime, and improve our streets, while keeping the community engaged. For more…

Mission Bay is the Bay Area's growing hub for biotechnology and has enjoyed great success in attracting entrepreneurs and innovators of all sizes. Terry Hermiston, Vice President of Biologics Research and head of the US Innovation Center for Bayer Healthcare; Regis Kelly, Director of the California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences (QB3) and former vice chancellor of UCSF; Gail Maderis, BayBio President and CEO; and Todd…

A conversation on the impending threat of sea level rise and its implications for the Bay Area’s coastal redevelopment projects. Insights from Chris Meany, partner at Wilson, Meany & Sullivan and leader on the Treasure Island redevelopment; Michael Ghielmetti, CEO of Signature Development Group and partner in the Oak to 9th neighborhood redevelopment in Oakland; and Laura Tam, SPUR’s sustainable development…

Alan Mark, one of the country’s leading experts in real estate marketing and development consulting, offered compelling insight about the lessons learned from the Great Recession, and how to position residential projects for the future. For more information about SPUR's Business Breakfast Series please contact, [email protected].

Phil Matier and Andy Ross of the San Francisco Chronicle shared their thoughts on the rapidly changing political landscape in San Francisco. With four new additions to the Board of Supervisors and a new mayor (or two) in the works, Matier and Ross talked about what 2011 would hold for our city and region.

SPUR business members joined us for a conversation about the future of San Francisco real estate with Alan Collenette and Tony Crossley, the managing director and senior vice president of Colliers International, San Francisco. Alan and Tony shared their take on how local real estate markets and investment sales have improved since the market bottomed out in fall 2008 — and where they're likely to…

Business members joined us for a conversation about the future of the University of California, San Francisco with Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann, MD, MPH. UCSF is the second-largest employer in San Francisco and the fifth-largest in the Bay Area. Sue shared insights about the impact this powerhouse has on the entire Bay Area — recently reported to be 39,000 jobs and an estimated $6.2 billion in…