Senior Preservation Planner
San Francisco Planning Department
San Francisco, CA
Alex Westhoff, AICP, is an award winning, San Francisco-based planner with fifteen+ years public sector experience. Professional focuses have included climate resiliency, historic preservation, current and long range planning, and public involvement. Since 2019 he has served as a Senior Preservation Planner for the San Francisco Planning Department reviewing development proposals for both new and historic properties, plus historic resource evaluations and landmark designations. From 2014-2019, Alex co-spearheaded Marin County's sea level rise adaptation program, including co-authoring two Vulnerability Assessments, an Adaptation Plan, co-creating the Game of Floods, and coastal hazard mitigation planning. Holding a joint Master of City Planning/Master of Landscape Architecture from UC Berkeley, his Master’s Thesis proposed the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta as California’s first National Heritage Area leading to enabling congressional legislation. Prior to working for Marin, he spent seven years with the Delta Protection Commission, focused on establishment of the Heritage Area in addition to environmental planning.
Beyond the Rainbow Crosswalk : LGBTQ+ Preservation
Monday, April 15, 2024
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM CT