Governance
We believe: The public sector can and should serve the collective good.
• Improve government’s capacity to provide services and address challenges effectively.
• Support voter engagement.
Our Goals
ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅReport
Designed to Serve
San Francisco’s governance structure has evolved to distribute authority and maximize oversight. As a result, policies don’t always meet the needs of the people they intend to serve. ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅoutlines how San Francisco can choose to design a better system.
ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅReport
Designed to Serve
San Francisco’s governance structure has evolved to distribute authority and maximize oversight. As a result, policies don’t always meet the needs of the people they intend to serve. ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅoutlines how San Francisco can choose to design a better system.
ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅVoter Guide
The ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅVoter Guide
The ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅVoter Guide helps voters understand the issues they will face in the voting booth. We focus on outcomes, not ideology, providing objective analysis on which measures will deliver real solutions.
ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅVoter Guide
The ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅVoter Guide
The ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅVoter Guide helps voters understand the issues they will face in the voting booth. We focus on outcomes, not ideology, providing objective analysis on which measures will deliver real solutions.
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Making Government Work
Many of the challenges Oakland faces are worsened by its unusual government structure, which makes it harder for the mayor and other officials to do their jobs well. ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅexplores how the city can adapt its governance structure to better serve Oaklanders.
ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅReport
Making Government Work
Many of the challenges Oakland faces are worsened by its unusual government structure, which makes it harder for the mayor and other officials to do their jobs well. ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅexplores how the city can adapt its governance structure to better serve Oaklanders.
Updates and Events
ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅComments on the Forecast Methodology for Plan Bay Area 2050
Advocacy Letter / ABAG and MTC have worked to improve regional long-range forecasting and modeling in the Bay Area. ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅrecognizes MTC and ABAG’s thought leadership and offers additional research and process considerations as they finalize the forecast methodology for Plan Bay Area 2050.
How Has San Francisco Done on Addressing Housing and Homelessness?
News / Just before San Francisco’s 2018 mayoral election, ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅreleased San Francisco’s Next Mayor: A Blueprint for Change, a policy agenda for the city's next leader. One year later, we took a look back at the progress that Mayor Breed and the Board of Supervisors have made toward those recommendations, specifically on housing and homelessness.
Time to Rethink How Oakland Passes Budgets
News / July marked the beginning of the new fiscal year for the City of Oakland, and with it the end of a rancorous two-month-long adoption process for a new two-year budget. Without a city controller to establish a common set of financial facts, the debate in Oakland is not only over which priorities to fund but whose numbers to believe.
ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅresponds to City of San Jose proposed General Plan Four-Year Review Scope of Work
Advocacy Letter / ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅweighs in on city staff recommendations for the scope of work for the San Jose General Plan four-year review, which will begin in the fall of 2019. ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅsupported staff recommendations but proposed additional items to be considered by the Task Force. The letter address SPUR's recommendations for consideration by city council.
ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅresponds to San Jose Mayor's June Budget Message for 2019-2020
Advocacy Letter / ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅsupports the San Jose mayor's June Budget Message for Fiscal Year 2019-2020 and proposes additional set funding allocations to better support the future of Guadalupe River Park, the need for increased community engagement, dedicated resources to complete an Alum Rock Urban Village plan, and to support the creation of an equity framework.
ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅsubmits comments on Stanford's proposed 2018 General Use Permit
Advocacy Letter / ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅsupports Stanford’s application to update their permit granting an extension for future campus development through 2035.