
Michael Lane
@michaeldlane
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State Policy Director @SPUR_Urbanist | SPUR = Ideas + Action for a Better City | Capital of Silicon Valley | *The Valley of Heart's Delight 🇺🇸🇲🇽
San Jose, CA
Joined June 2011
Michael Lane, state policy director at the San Francisco based urban policy think tank @SPUR_Urbanist called the legislation “a historic breakthrough for housing in California.”.
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RT @the_transit_guy: There’s no major city denser than Barcelona and they have turned a dozen major intersections into public space. We don….
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"As the local public policy organization @SPUR_Urbanist has documented over the past year in a series of high profile reports, San Francisco’s bloated governmental structure is holding back the city’s recovery.".
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Sujata Srivastava, chief policy officer for the think tank @SPUR_Urbanist, that advises the region’s governments, said the key to revitalizing post-pandemic downtowns is to diversify.
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RT @BillFultonVta: Although the rollback of #CEQA wasn’t a total overhaul , it’s the beginning of the end of #70s #environmentalism – @jon….
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RT @berkie1: The significance of walkable places in our daily lives is grossly underappreciated.
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RT @mnolangray: @CSElmendorf AB 2097 is a clean prohibition on parking mandates for all uses, nearly everywhere these mandates are likely t….
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RT @ArmandDoma: California should just ban parking minimums, period. There is zero public policy reason for why the government should make….
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RT @EricLevitz: Democrats must judge policies by how much they advance the public's needs, not how little they offend the party's allied in….
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RT @CSElmendorf: CA deserves its moment in the sun, but journalists should be paying more attention to the amazing Abundance policies -- an….
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RT @TernerHousing: Career opportunity: We’re seeking a Deputy Director of Policy to help promote evidence-driven research that informs hous….
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RT @DRand2024: @CSElmendorf Yes. This bill is now more critical than ever. It’s going to Senate Local Gov on 7-16 and I am worried about t….
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RT @SPUR_Urbanist: Mayor Lurie's Family Zoning Plan reimagines zoning regulations to better meet the housing needs of all San Franciscans—a….
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👊🏾BIG week! @SPUR_Urbanist-sponsored housing bills passed by policy cmtes.:.✅SB 79 (Wiener) upzone for TOD. ✅AB 610 (Alvarez) limit governmental constraints. ✅AB 1050 (Schultz) modify restrictive covenants. ✅SB 328 (Grayson) cap DTSC fees for infill housing. ✅SB 358 (Becker).
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RT @CSElmendorf: I will say this, confidently: the number will be bigger & better if the Leg also passes AB 1294 (standardized development….
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RT @bilalmahmood: Across California, the housing crisis is pushing families to the brink. Here in San Francisco, we’re taking action. The….
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Former Governor Jerry Brown once described reform of the California Environmental Quality Act as “the Lord’s work." . Thank you @CAgovernor @Scott_Wiener @BuffyWicks and the California State Legislature. Sincerely,.The Lord.
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RT @HousingOC: Huge shout out to Asm @QuirkSilvaCA for your support on #SB79 from your #YIMBY supporters in OC! Let’s enable more homes nea….
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RT @SPUR_Urbanist: SPUR Provides Input on Cap and Trade Reauthorization to Expand Transit Funding
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RT @jayparsons: All the articles portraying California's CEQA rollback as a blow to environmentalism inspired me to look for egregious exam….
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