The characters of the hilarious and smart new comedy series “The North Pole” have ingenious solutions to rising rents and climate change, and so do our panelists as they introduce a few sustainable public policies and innovative design solutions that are poised to positively impact San Francisco and Oakland, and adaptable to other communities.
Panelists
June A. Grant (Moderator)
Architect/Principal, blink!LAB architecture
Josh Healey
Writer & Producer, “The North Pole”
Reyna Amaya
Actress/Comedian, “The North Pole”
Olson Lee
Former Director of Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development, City of San Francisco
Antje Steinmuller
Associate Professor of Architecture, California College of the Arts
Bryan Wiley
Director, Producer & Photographer, “Oakland Here & Now”
Films
The North Pole
USA | 2017 | 70 mins. | Directed by Yvan Iturriaga
The North Pole is a political comedy web series about three best friends born and raised in North Oakland, CA, who struggle to stay rooted as their neighborhood becomes a hostile environment. Across seven outrageous episodes, Nina, Marcus, and Benny fight, dream, and plot hilarious schemes to save the place they call home. Facing both gentrification and global warming, they combat evil landlords, crazy geoengineering plots, and ultimately each other.
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