Issue 497
SPUR's 2010 Ballot Analysis
November 2010 Voter Guide
Analysis and recommendations for the November 2010 ballot
Includes SPUR's analysis of 15 city propositions on the November 2010 ballot.
Urban Field Notes: Eight Bay Area Landmarks Make the Case for Concrete
When I was growing up, anti-urbanists spoke about concrete as if it were the material of the devil: "concrete jungle" or "ribbons of concrete" or "cold as concrete." But a few architects were able to celebrate the material's plasticity and create new kinds of spaces that were warm and even inviting. In the Bay Area, there are a number of fine midcentury landmarks worth exploring.