San Sebastián's Mayor, Jon Insausti, and the Councillor for Economy and Local Employment, Ane Oiarbide, presented the initiative at an event held at the Viktoria Eugenia Theatre. Insausti described the project as a "great collective dialogue," a "future process made by and for the people of San Sebastián."

The initiative will involve seven thematic working groups composed of "156 committed individuals." These participants include public servants, citizens involved in neighborhood activities, experts and professionals from various sectors, university and academic referents, and new referents for San Sebastián.

The seven main topics to be addressed by the working groups are: accessible housing in vibrant neighborhoods; the close-by city and essential infrastructure; a strong, innovative, and knowledge-based economy; a city of care and intergenerational dialogue; security, coexistence, and social cohesion; culture, identity, and international positioning; and institutional trust and strategic alliances.

Regarding the initiative's name, Insausti highlighted the word "topera," frequently used by former Mayor Eneko Goia. According to the Mayor, this term combines two concepts: firstly, the ambition to position the city among the best places in the world (Top), and secondly, a new era that invites ambitious thinking about the future (Era).

The project's sessions will commence "tomorrow" and continue until the end of the year. The operational structure will involve each table organizing several sessions, starting with sharing a diagnosis, developing discussions, and concluding with a set of findings. All documentation will be made available on the website for interested participants. The "result of the collective dialogue" will be presented at the year's end.

The working groups aim to "respond to the challenges that the people of San Sebastián face at this time," according to the Mayor: the increasing cost of living in San Sebastián, the intergenerational challenge of housing, the changing needs of the city due to aging, and the need for better care of public spaces, coexistence, and security.

Insausti added that many cities in Europe and worldwide are rethinking their models, citing examples such as Copenhagen (the best city for daily life), Paris (the fifteen-minute city), Barcelona (the city of proximity), Helsinki (the happiest functional city), and Munich (balanced growth).

"The true protagonist of this reflection is not the city in the abstract. It is us, the people of San Sebastián. Our San Sebastián," the Mayor emphasized. "Cities that have successfully built well-being also know that the future is not inherited: it is reconquered every decade by each generation with new ideas and voices."