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BCLI Featured Speakers
The Boards and Commissions Leadership Institute Issues and Advocates Panels have featured an impressive roster of speakers from policy advocates, legislative and executive leaders from throughout the S.F. Bay region. See links below.
Environmental Health (Archive)
Archived Campaigns and Projects on Environmental Health
Precautionary Principle
The June 2005 passage by the City and County of San
Francisco of the nation’s first precautionary purchasing ordinance was
historic. For more information, see the pdf attachment below.
UH Program Archives
Urban Habitat has been contributing to the campaigns for equity in the Bay Area for decades and has worked on many important and historically interesting issues. The material in this area of the website is no longer actively maintained or updated but is made available for research and educational purposes. For information on Urban Habitat's current programs please visit: http://urbanhabitat.org/uh/programs
2010 Alumni
| Jemahl Ämen (nominated by PolicyLink) is the California Director of Outreach for the Center for Responsible Lending. He has worked for several California Speakers and the State Legislature and has knowledge and experience related to planning/community economic development issues. He was a Coro Fellow from 1997 to 1998. He currently lives in Oakland. Urban Habitat Welcomes Allen Fernandez Smith as New Executive Director For just the third time in its 22-year history, Urban Habitat has a new executive director. Allen Fernandez Smith took over leadership on May 2, 2011. He succeeds Juliet Ellis, who left at the end of October 2010 to become the Assistant General Manager for External Affairs at the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, and Carl Anthony, who co-founded the organization and led it for its first 12 years.“I’m delighted to pass the torch to Allen Fernandez Smith,” Ellis said. “He will bring vision, practical experience, passion and commitment to an organization that is moving on the key issues of equity in the Bay Area and beyond.” A Chicago native, Fernandez Smith graduated from the University of Illinois and the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard. After moving to the Bay Area, he coordinated the first-ever citywide initiative to improve San Francisco’s after-school programs, and served as a senior community development specialist in the San Francisco Mayor’s Office of Community Development. “Fernandez Smith was our point person in Bayview Hunters Point, where he brought city agencies, community leaders, and business owners together to develop an economic strategy for the neighborhood,” said San Francisco Redevelopment Agency Executive Director Fred Blackwell. “With his ability to work with diverse partners on complicated issues, he’s well prepared to take Urban Habitat to the next level—and Urban Habitat is clearly ready to go there.” From the Board of Directors As the Board Chair of Urban Habitat, I am pleased to welcome Allen Fernandez Smith as our new executive director. Al brings the vision, management skill, content expertise, and commitment to social justice, Urban Habitat needs to continue as a leading voice for regional equity. He understands the synergy of policy and action, the importance of building strategic alliances among non-traditional partners, and the interconnectedness of our ongoing fights for social, economic, and environmental justice. Al’s core values shine through when you meet him, as does his strong personal commitment to building power in low-income communities and communities of color. His engaging and direct communication style combined with his expertise in the areas of economic development, education, and leadership development resonates well with Urban Habitat’s mission, goals, and strategies. We are excited to see how his fresh eyes and leadership will strengthen and guide the organization as we enter our third decade. Al joins the organization as its program areas are logging significant accomplishments. Highlights of our recent work include: The Boards and Commissions Leadership Institute (BCLI), dedicated to increasing the representation of low-income people and people of color on public boards and commissions throughout the Bay Area, graduated its second class in January and has just closed the nominations for the third. BCLI alumni are now serving on local boards and commissions in San Francisco, Oakland, and Richmond. RP&E Issue areasSign up for email newsletters!
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