Mayor Lurie Announces Fire Commission Appointments: Marcy Fraser to Remain on Commission, Allan Low to Join

SAN FRANCISCO – Mayor Daniel Lurie today announced two new appointments to the San Francisco Fire Commission, continuing to deliver on his top priority of keeping the city safe. Mayor Lurie is reappointing Marcy Fraser, an RN and San Francisco native who has served as president of the commission since 2022, and appointing Allan Low, an expert in affordable housing and committed community leader in Chinatown and the Asian American community.

These appointments follow Mayor Lurie’s selection of Dean Crispen—a San Francisco native, second-generation firefighter, and 34-year department veteran—as the 27th Chief of the San Francisco Fire Department. In his first month in office, as San Francisco sent firefighters to support emergency response efforts in Southern California, Mayor Lurie has also encouraged San Franciscans to prepare for emergencies. He participated in an emergency preparedness exercise, testing the city’s high-pressure fire hydrants and St. Francis Fireboat, and joined a Neighborhood Emergency Response Team training to encourage residents to “get prepared, get involved.” San Franciscans can access emergency preparedness resources at SF72.org.

“Public safety has always been my top priority, and I am proud to appoint two leaders today who share that commitment,” said Mayor Lurie. “Marcy Fraser has served capably as the president of the Fire Commission, and Allan Low brings the background and skills to be a great addition. I look forward to working with them and to their partnership with Chief Crispen to keep our city safe.”

Marcy Fraser was appointed to the Fire Commission in May 2022. She is a proud San Francisco native and a registered nurse. She is a graduate of San Francisco State University in nursing. At the beginning of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, she was part of the first team of nurses who volunteered to work on Ward 5B at San Francisco General Hospital, the world's first AIDS inpatient ward. During her career, she took full advantage of her education to work across the spectrum of health services, including home care and hospice, public health, cancer, clinical research, quality improvement, and mental health.

In order to be a more effective advocate for health care and services, Fraser returned to school and completed an M.B.A. She worked as the executive director of an HIV health services nonprofit in the Tenderloin and served on several health and medical mayoral advisory committees. Her community work includes as a member of the Board of Directors of the National AIDS Memorial, OpenHouse, and the Ryan White/HIV Planning Council.

Known as “Chinatown’s lawyer,” Allan Low is a native San Franciscan who previously served on the Recreation and Park Commission for nine years. He is an expert in real estate and construction finance, guiding project sponsors and property owners through the purchase and sale of single assets and portfolio transactions, including office, retail and industrial leasing, lease amendments, and lease restructuring. He advises property owners on subdivisions, easements, and other land-sharing arrangements, as well as on zoning amendments, special-use districts, variances, conditional use permits, obtaining and defending issuance of permits, and other land use entitlements.

Low has worked for more than 30 years with nonprofit affordable housing organizations and lending institutions to develop and finance affordable housing projects, as well as to preserve neighborhoods and keep residents in their apartments. Outside of his legal practice, he is active with Chinatown and Asian American organizations.