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2011 HOUSING HERO AWARDS

Each year, the SFHAC bestows its Housing Hero Award on remarkablel individuals recognizing their commitment to creating, advocating, and promoting housing solutions for all San Franciscans.  Thank you for all who participated and helped make the 2011 Housing Hero Awards a success!

The 2011 Housing Hero Awards went to:

• Supervisor David Chiu
• Craig Hartman, SOM Architects
• Seth Mallen, Parkmerced Investors Properties LLC
• Chris Meany and Kofi Bonner, Treasure Island Community Development
• Michael Yarne, Mayor's Office Of Economic and Workforce Development

The Housing Hero Awards honor the exceptional contributions made by key players in the Treasure Island and Parkmerced projects, two of the largest and most ambitious developments in SF's recent history. The approval of these landmark projects will truly advance "the creation of well-designed, well-located housing, at ALL levels of affordability, to meet the needs of San Franciscans, present and future."

2011 HOUSING FORUM

This year's housing forum, After the Fall: Stimulating New Housing Production took place at PG&E's auditorium. The SFHAC hosted a moderated panel discussion that examined how to get housing moving again after the recent economic crash. The panel was comprised of:

• Oz Erickson, Chairman, Emerald Fund
• John Rahaim, Director, San Francisco Planning Department
• Dr. Ted Egan, Chief Economist, San Francisco Controller's Department
• Doug Shoemaker, Director, Mayor's Office of Housing
• Cynthia Parker,  President & CEO, Bridge Housing
• Moderator: Dan Murphy, President & CEO, UrbanGreen Devco LLC

Thank you to our wonderful panelists, moderator and attendees for making the 2011 Housing Forum a great success and we hope to see you at next year's event!

2010 HOUSING HERO AWARDS

Each year, the SFHAC bestows its Housing Hero Award on exceptional individuals recognizing their commitment to creating, advocating, and promoting housing solutions for all San Franciscans.

This year's Housing Hero Awards honored the enormous contributions made by three exceptional members of the housing community that turned the Hunters Point Shipyard project, one of the largest and most ambitious in San Francisco's history, into a reality. The recent approval of this landmark project by the Board of Supervisors means we can now turn our attention from an idea to actual construction, thanks to the extraordinary efforts and teamwork of Kofi Bonner, Michael Cohen, and Supervisor Sophie Maxwell.

2010 HOUSING FORUM

Last year's housing forum, Crisis and Opportunity: New Housing Solutions for SF’s families and middle class took place at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. The SFHAC event featured national and local experts discussing the silver lining of the current economic crisis, affordable housing for SF’s middle class, and new ways to create livable neighborhoods. The panel was comprised of:

• Jeffrey Lubell, Executive Director, Center for Housing Policy Washington D.C.
• Supervisor David Chiu, President of the SF Board of Supervisors
• Brad Paul, Housing and Community Development Consultant
• Lydia Tan, Senior Vice President, BRIDGE Housing
• Christopher Meany, Partner, Wilson Meany Sullivan

2009 HOUSING FORUM

The 2009 housing forum, After the Fall - Charting a New Course for Housing took place at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. The SFHAC hosted a panel discussion that examined the current economic crisis and the impact on development in San Francisco. The panel was comprised of:

• Michael Cohen, Director, Mayor's Office of Workforce and Economic Development
• Michael Covarrubias, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, TMG Partners
• Steven Fayne, Managing Director, Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
• Jon Haveman, Founding Partner, Beacon Economics
• Cynthia Kroll, Senior Regional Economist Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley
• Michael Novogradac, Managing Partner, Novagradac & Co. LLP

2008 HOUSING HERO AWARD LUNCHEON

Thank you to everyone who came out for the 6th Annual Housing Hero Award Luncheon on Wednesday, July 16th. We had a great turnout to honor this year's housing heroes: David Baker and Daniel Solomon.

2008 HOUSING FORUM

This year's housing forum, A New Generation of Housing Leaders in San Francisco, took place Wednesday, April 2, 2008 from 7:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. at the Mission Bay Conference Center. The SFHAC hosted a panel discussion with four new City leaders, moderated by Larry Rosenthal, Executive Director of the Berkeley Program on Housing and Urban Policy. The panel was comprised of:

• Fred Blackwell, Executive Director of the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency
• Michael Cohen, Director of the Mayor's Office of Economic & Workforce Development
• Isam Hasenin, Director of the Department of Building Inspection
• John Rahaim, Director of the Department of City Planning