The Bay Area is a place where powerful levers of change are constantly converging—from the shifting of tectonic plates to the lightning-speed iterations of Silicon Valley. As two regional planning agencies thought about what the future could look like, they wanted to hear from the people who would experience the next few decades firsthand. In…

In the last 15 years, we’ve experienced several substantial shifts in healthcare. We’ve seen our government playing a more active role by promoting health IT and incentivizing physicians to adopt new care models. At the same time, traditional healthcare organizations have been making sizable investments in community initiatives, like housing, to improve healthy living outside…

Here’s what we’ve learned about how civic agencies and tech vendors can work together, leveraging the SF Tier 3 Marketplace. Please note that the information here is based on our own experiences. This blog post is not affiliated with or commissioned by the City and County of San Francisco Office of Contract Administration. 1. How…