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SPUR is a nonprofit public policy organization in the San Francisco Bay Area. Through research, education and advocacy, SPUR works to create an equitable, sustainable and prosperous region. We bring people together from across the political spectrum to develop solutions to the big problems cities face. With offices in San Francisco, San José and Oakland, we are recognized as a leading civic planning organization and respected for our independent and holistic approach to urban issues.
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SPUR believes in the power of good planning to create vibrant, equitable cities and communities, and works to make neighborhoods safe and welcoming to everyone. The Community Planning Policy Director leads SPUR’s work on Community Planning, and will build and manage SPUR’s Community Planning Policy team. This role is an opportunity to lead important work at one of the Bay Area’s most impactful public policy organizatio
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What it was like on reopening night at Aunt Charlie s, the Tenderloin s last queer bar
Peter-Astrid Kane
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Aunt Charlie’s Lounge, located at 133 Turk St. in San Francisco, secured enough donations to remain in business amid the pandemic and reopened on May 7, 2021.L L. on Yelp
When was the last time you thought to yourself that you were happy to be standing on aged carpet in a dive bar?
Well, everyone who set foot in Aunt Charlie’s last Friday afternoon seemed to have that exact same thought, as the Tenderloin’s nearly 40-year-old queer bar reopened for the first time since COVID-19 struck, and a year after a crowdfunding campaign rescued it from closure.