shirts were given out to all walkers, and there was an opportunity to carry signs promoting treatment. waianae women in recovery held a special recovery campout for women and children. there were activities for women, teens, children, and families as a whole. a fun and sober time was had by all. (music) well, my passion is really advocacy around treatment and recovery issues. i've had a wonderful career over the past 16, 17 years of being a direct service provider,

being a treatment and recovery advocate, to heading up a large advocacy organization to actually working inside right now. and my primary purpose is to make sure that the next person, that person that's still out there using now, when they do have this ah-ha moment, that the system is ready to welcome them and to embrace them and support them as they begin their journey of recovery. you know, working as a documentary film maker with youth, you know, has taught me a lot. and i have learned a lot, you know, just in the process of giving back and educating myself to other pathways to recovery. you know, i had my experience, my personal experience in my recovery, but, you know, videotaping and capturing other stories has opened my mind to multiple pathways and different ways people recover from drugs and alcohol. i am so grateful-so, so grateful. i am the mother of five children, and i'm also a person who had child welfare issues and substance abuse disorder issues at the same time. and when i look at my children and i see how important i am in their lives and what a difference

my life is now and what an inspiration i am to them. i also have a ministry, and-what i went through, we call it the test that has become the testimony. talking to people and seeing how amazed they are when i tell them my story. and to be able to inspire them and know that i'm able to do that because i'm in recovery. to be able to be there for my mother, who is 92 years old, and to have her depend on me now and to know that she can depend on me, that i will show up, it's a wonderful feeling. when i began getting sober, then i had to understand that i wasn't the only one getting sober, there were 1,000 people like myself, so there was not a problem with the stigma part of it or letting the world know who i was. and the more i did that, that is also a process of helping me stay sober, reminding myself of where i came from, where i've been, where i am now,

repeating that very, very often through the course of a day by helping others or by talking on the radio or what i'm doing right now, it keeps it green in my mind- of where i am and where i could be. so it really, really acknowledges in my mind that i'm doing okay today. that i'm fine today if i keep doing what i'm doing. what recovery has brought to me is an ability to take it to the next level and be vocal about it, not be ashamed, you know, not hide behind a wall because you're afraid, you know, "god, they are going to know that i'm a recovering addict." well, i like to say that i'm in long-term recovery, as opposed to an addict or an alcoholic, because there's more-positive sounding. becasue people still run with, "well, addict? ooo-bad." "alcoholic? ooo-troublemaker." but long-term recovery has a nice twist to it. and if i can't give it back, i will lose it.

how i pay it forward is every day i have a recovering family. my wife is in long-term recovery. we have two children, 19 and 17, that we have to role model today, not tell them how to live but show them how we lead our lives. they've never seen us pick up a drink or a drug in our life. they think recovery is an asset rather than a liability. i sponsor 17 men in recovery and try to role model who i am to them. and now i am involved with intherooms.com, and we have over 80,000 members that i'm grateful to for being on our site, and we're growing every day by hundreds of people, and it's not only getting people together, keeping them connected, but we're saving lives every day. as you can see, thousands of americans participated in a variety of recovery month activities in 2010. i hope this show inspires you to organize

a recovery month event next september. your continued involvement in organizing events and activities in september 2011 is critical. you can get started right now by going to recoverymonth.gov and becoming familiar with the 2011 materials. recovery month events come in all shapes and sizes. one thing they all have in common is that they all bring a sense of hope that people can live healthy, happy, and productive lives. by focusing on prevention, treatment, and recovery we address the need to achieve overall health and well-being for all americans. for a copy of this program or other programs in the road to recovery series, call samhsa,

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celebrate san francisco's deployment and our companies deployment of an electric vehicle charging station. what is significant about today is mastercard. and they are onto something. you can fly into san francisco, rent an electric vehicle, drive around the city, the fresh crab and sourdough bread, shop in union square, and take in a baseball game -- that is worth $7,000, $10,000. however, charging your vehicle on the embarcadero without leaving a carbon footprint is priceless. [applause] i want to thank the port of san francisco and recognize them for their partnership with my company, priority parking. thank you to your staff.

not only do you leave the shipping industry with our -- with power, however, he will now be leaving the parking industry with your electric vehicle parking station. we thank you for your support. [applause] priority parking and its green park initiative, led by my business partner, is not only leading san francisco with the adoption of this technology, but we're leaving the parking industry. this might be the first time where a city does not have to legislate a parking ordinance to compel the parking operators to do something positive. prior to parking offers our customers carbon offsets, free tire inflation, a list of biodegradable car washes, and most importantly, supporting the

infrastructure for zero emissions and ielectric vehicle. the manufacturer has supported us with mastercard on the installation of this mastercard- enabled charging station. i want to introduce our mayor of san francisco, governor elect -- lieutenant governor-elect, gavin newsom. >> it is always great to see so many people at an event like this. i am proud of all of your work and effort to get us to this point. this is really a long-term commitment that we have made in san francisco to address our greenhouse gas emissions, to change the way we consume energy. i have said this for many years because i believe it is true.

it will be cities like san francisco that will determine our future, as it relates to global climate change. at the end of the day, the total emissions in this world is the sum total of local commissions. the vast majority of greenhouse gas emissions are occurring in cities, like san francisco. unless we can right that wrong, unless we can get our arms around it, we are not going to turn the tide. cities like san francisco are demonstrating how to actually get things done. we are demonstrating the capacity to actually move the ball and raise the bar. we do it by making these kinds of announcements. they are small, but in aggregate, the sum total, it is to begin. we are giving cities an example that they can do these things in a way to grow their economy,

create jobs, and at the same time, reduce greenhouse gas emissions. a number of years ago, we had a big press conference. i remember some of the reporters saying that it was a waste of time. we had a bunch of folks from think tanks, and we must have had other people at the city hall, committing to this vision of electric vehicles. we all talked in terms, the day that we converted our taxicab fleet, how we could do a electric car vehicle sharing, how we could eventually provide the ability to recharge your car in less time than it takes to fill up a tank of gas, and we talked about these charge points in the city where you can access. we talked about new technology, including at the time, this

company that nobody could pronounced, and everyone said that is fine, that sounds fine. it is a pretty extraordinary thing from my perspective. only a few short years later, here we are on the heels of the original announcement where we secured -- and this is one of the biggest stories that got lost in the election. we secured a $14 million grant from the mtc to actually deliver on that promise, the first phase, creating four switch stations where you can do exactly what we thought we could do at the time, which is

provide energy for 60 taxicabs in the city that will be an unfettered -- outfitted with batteries. you can switch those batteries out and switch them with a recharged batteries. those dollars are arriving. that commitment is now made real. 60 taxicabs, four switch stations that will have this technology. in addition, we are taking other taxicabs and making them electric. we will be the first big city in the nation to have an electric fleet. that will leverage roughly $30 million of local money, including the partnership's we are announcing today, with companies like mastercard.

all these things today are taking shape in real time, and i just think it is exciting. again, we are in the house business. we are proving how we can get this done. we are proving we can get it done in a business better and create a new opportunity to build the economy in this more sustainable future that we tried to build. i know we are here to announce this partnership, but i am here to celebrate that vision and celebrate that resolve and collective wisdom through our bay area bay quality district, our partners at the pork, -- port, the work of ed lee, the border supervisors, and through these public-private partnerships that we are now developing. this federal stimulus grant provides 4600 of these charge

points by october 2011. $37 million from the fed to do this. and they are doing it in cities that have demonstrated leadership first, and that is why this is the first partnership of its type, were like a clipper card, you can take your mastercard and touched it, be able to take one of these vehicles. i know everyone says, what is the big deal with public policy? leadership matters and it creates new economic opportunities and leverages federal dollars in ways that other cities are not. again, i am just very excited and proud of this. thank you to supervisor dufty for leading the church -- charge. i was working on that line

"charge." >> wait till i get started. [laughter] >> thank you for his work on the board. everybody who went after these grants. the team at the department of the environment who have been real leaders. it is a nice story but it is part of a nicer narrative. we are really proud of the work, and the best is truly a to come. thank you all very much. [applause] now for the next electrifying presentation, supervisor dufty. [laughter] >> great to see everybody. as usual, the mayor cover the waterfront, so to speak, with all the details of this industry and what we hope to see happen. so i can be light-hearted and say that becoming the next mayor

of san francisco is almost as much of a growth. i am sure many will go to sleep tonight dreaming about the possibility of having an electric mayor's vehicle. i think they are already making plans. on a more serious note, i think i am like many people in the bay area. i have been driving my honda for 13 years, i love it, but i have held out thinking about a new vehicle. i think the infrastructure that will be made over the next year will really convince more and more people to make that choice. i think it is really exciting and another demonstration of the lasting legacy of this mayor, in terms of the environment, putting san francisco on the forefront of brain initiatives. i am thrilled to be here. coulomb is an exciting company. it is great to have leaders in clean technology here.

we want to have the technology, have a coming together of clean technologies here. seeing it work in san francisco will make consumers want to have ev's, and hopefully more companies will want to do great work, here in san francisco. [applause] >> i am the ceo of coulomb technologies. the mayor can say it any way that he wants. we appreciate you all being here today. this, for me, is truly a priceless event. i do not get home today if this charcard does not get charged. [laughter] my car has a range of 90 miles an office is 56 miles from here. if i do not charge, i will be stopping at some point.

this is priceless. very important for enabling somebody like me to be part of getting us off of oil. that is what we want to do for you. last year, we spent half a trillion dollars importing oil from companies that hate us. we want you to be part of the solution to get off of that. we do not always have wonderful days like this, when it is beautiful. we do not want to ruin this. we do not want to pollute the air. you ought to be part of the solution. cars like this, other electric vehicles, you will be able to be a part of the solution. with mastercard, is as easy as buying a coke. these vehicles run on about

$0.20 a day -- $0.02 since the day, compared to what you get for gasoline. we are lucky to be getting the mayor gavin newsom. we will miss him here, but sacramento will benefit. we do need that talent in sacramento. this can go from being a great initiative in san francisco to being a great initiative for the state. as the mayor pointed out, we were awarded this $37 million program from the stimulus grant with the government. we had to choose nine cities in the nation, and san francisco was on the list. in fact, it is the place to start. we are happy about that, but we also expect leaders like gavin

to take this further. we also want to thank priority parking. they have really led the effort. we did a similar event in sacramento. they have taken the lead, they have invested in this. aaron has been a wonderful partner. priority parking is making this happen, and he is making it happen with private funds. the city of san francisco has figured it out. people like bob hayden, ed, have figured out how to use other people's money to bring san francisco into the lead. these people i happy to do that. this kind of leadership makes a huge difference. i especially want to thank mastercard. mastercard has seen we need the convenience of their credit card in order to get these things easy to operate. and very secure. part of the reason we are going

with these credit cards is so that you do not have to worry. i have people at coulomb who are trained to keep your secret secret. there are rooms in my company that i am not allowed to go anymore because i am not approved. it will make it easy for you so that you can be part of the solution. we have been extremely fortunate. we have to thank the mayor for the weather. we are thankful to be in san francisco after all these years. thank you. [applause] >> we are going to get a few words now from mastercard. kathleen is the business leader of the u.s. emerging team, director for mastercard, and she will tell you about the weather in new york. >> we much prefer this sunshine.

thank you all and good afternoon. on behalf of mastercard, we are excited that coulomb technologies and their charge points have joined hundreds of thousands of merchants that already except mastercard pay past. we take pride in leading the charge to bring open looked payment technology to new channels, where speed and convenience is critical. nowhere is that more evident than in the whole transportation segment. we have enabled subways, buses, trains, taxis, parking, and now electric car charging stations. with mastercard paypass, all electric car vehicle owners, drivers, municipal fleet workers, all they have to do is go up to the charging station, tap and go with a mastercard paypass card.

it is very safe and secure and makes the experience easy. today, we have over 83 million kurds in the market today. -- cards in the market today. we are making everything more quick and convenient for our consumers. mastercard is thrilled to be part of this " were groundbreaking technology. what better place to launch than here in san francisco, the greatest city in the state. with that, i will turn the podium back over to the mayor and we are going to take a mastercard paypass card and charge away. [applause] >> hold a card right here for a moment. now it is charging. now i get to go home.

>> nothing else? >> tap and go. safe and secure. >> unbelievable. an extraordinary moment. >> give me a sense, how much will this cost? >> i do not know what the policies here will be, but typically, about $2 a day. >> no requirements on the card? are you going to turn it may for just $2? >> no, we do not. >> i have driven his car for over two years and i have yet to go to a gas station.

>> i work with the department of environment and we are recycling oil. thank you. we can go into a refinery and we can use it again. they do oil changes and sell it anyway, so now they know when a ticket to a. hal>> to you have something you want to get rid of? >> why throw it away when you can reuse it?

>> it can be filtered out and used for other products. >> [speaking spanish] >> it is going to be a good thing for us to take used motor oil from customers. we have a 75-gallon tank that we used and we have someone take it from here to recycle. >> so far, we have 35 people. we have collected 78 gallons, if not more. these are other locations that you can go. it is absolutely free. you just need to have the location open. you are set to go.