we know the demand on your schedule. i am the vice-president and general manager for northern california northern nevada for our consumer markets. the demand on your time is a lot like our customers. that is why we have spent the time and made investments in a store like this because we know the demand is on their time. when they come into our store, they have earned a smart, friendly, fast service that we want to deliver. the technology that you will see today is changing and aerospace. so our customers expect us to be knowledgeable. at&t means a lot, our brand means a lot. we are going to help them enhance their life with all the products and services. friendly. that is self-explanatory. in this business, a smile goes a long way. we need to make sure we are friendly for our customers, and all the tourists coming to san francisco. and we have to be fast.

we used to have a window seals over here. people would be sitting in them. it was too small of a store and we were not meeting their demands. we least the store next to us, which i will show you, which has some really neat things. before people used to have to drive out of town to get their devices worked on, or mail them in. today, we have a device support center. they can come in, sit down, let some people work on their own, possibly exchange, and that up front, we have a go phone section. number one, this helps our prepaid customers, and it also does a lot for tourism. we get a lot of tourists who come here and we do not need them in the store. we want them out supporting the community. this gives them the chance to get a cell phone working so that they can do what they want to do.

what they want to do is take pictures of this beautiful city and send them back to their friends and families. or they want to take pictures, whether it is text messages, letting people know -- what we want them to do is be proud of the city and see the great sights. this is a world-class city. we need to deliver world-class service to them. i am telling you, it is so busy right now. we have to look at whether we need -- have enough space for them. we want them out in the city adding to the economy the investment we are making in the city, this is one store. we have another store down the street. we are doing the same thing on market street. that is a lot of our business customers. they have been in a spot -- small store that have not met our standards. there will be another flagship

store similar to the spirit our investment in the city, $200 million in networking. the executive director will talk about that in a little bit. a lot going on in the city. we are proud of it. and people. walt disney said it best. you can dream, create, and build the most wonderful place in the world, but it takes people to make that dream come true. we are hiring people and adding jobs into the city, and we have about 40 employees in the store. we are about to add others. there is a lot going on. we are thrilled about the investment we are making in the city. we are thrilled about the activity of our customers are enjoying with all of these great innovative devices. great, innovative devices. so, a lot going on. thank you for coming today. i want to introduce you to the regional president.

i want to introduce ken mcneely. his team does wonderful things in the city. ken, i think he may have a guest. >> this is a primary example of at&t rethinking possible. this is our flagship store in san francisco and it is one of the biggest stores at&t has in the nation. besides experience -- creating this wonderful experience for our customers, we are creating job opportunities. we are expanding from 24 employees to 44. we will be expanding another store down the street, again, creating this wonderful experience for our customers. this is the first store in the nation to combine our retail experience with the support

center, a payment center, and our store for prepaid customers, which is one of the fastest growth areas we're seeing in the wireless market. we are also excited to showcase our new uverse product, which we are going to start building in the city of san francisco, and we think the leadership of the board of supervisors for continuing to invest in the city and create jobs. we have talked a little bit about at&t's dedication to san francisco. we have a few public servants here. also years and years of dedicated service for the city as well. i am proud to have mayor ed lee with us today as well as the president of the board of supervisors david chiu. >> good morning, everyone.

i am here to make sure the new and additional customers of at&t to what i think is really important -- they all call the giants'. at our at&t park. i want to thank ken and kerry for inviting me your. i am excited about this flagship store. they are doing it the right way. we have so many companies looking at how they can meet their corporate philanthropy and responsibilities. at&t has done that correctly. they all worked very closely with our board. i congratulate david chiu and the board for their decisions. they recently allowed at&t to launch their uverse.

many customers have said, i want an alternative to what is happening, and so they have cut that alternative. they will be helping the best they can and balancing that with neighborhood policies as well. i know at&t will do that. they have promised to do it. it will be a good product. i also want to thank at&t because being such a good company to work with, they have done other things for our city. in addition to increasing employment here, offering service, making sure they were a global company, and global visitors here that's terry and ken mentioned. they are looking for things to partner up with us. one of the leading things it is

a hand-held mobile phones for them in emergency services. all of those have been donated by at&t, because of their recognition of increasing community policing, working with these ambassadors to speak eight different languages in our neighborhoods, and helping them prevent crime, making sure the community is safe. they have invested in that as well. that just reflects another good, local corporate philosophy and policy that is consistent with the values of the city. i want to think at&t for not only doing those types of things, putting your name on the greatest sports team that we have, making sure it is up there, but also being such a positive company to work with, and also making sure all the things we do our modern and we have a place to recycle funds, where there is better battery technology, all these

deficiencies modern san franciscans have to use and -- effeciencies moderate san franciscans have to use and companies that do use. let's see what that uverse is all about as well. >> president chiu? president chiu: welcome, everyone. san francisco is on the edge of entrepreneurship. i know that in recent years, we have had a lot of discussions about the role of technology in our city. i want to thank you for your commitment to work with the board, our neighborhood to make sure your technology fits in well with the rubric of what we are doing here. and 11 years ago, i started a

tech company. part of the reason i came here this morning is i needed to see the latest and greatest of all the gadgets you have here, all the pieces of technology that ensure we are at the forefront of all urban areas in the united states, being on the cutting edge of technology and injuring what communications is about, ensuring what digital technologies and cable are about, and making sure we are fully integrated in the community. i also want to echo merely -- mayor lee's as. you are a central part of making our neighborhood say. thank you for what you are doing. >> thank you, thank you president chiu. now we have a ribbon to cut. >> let's go outside. >> innovation.

>> alright. >> are you ready? ready? [cheers and applause] hello, and welcome to the department of elections ranked-choice voting instructional video. this video is part of the department of elections' ranked-choice voting outreach campaign and is designed to educate san francisco voters about ranked-choice voting.

today we will learn what ranked-choice voting is, and who is elected using this new voting method. we will also talk about what the ranked-choice ballot looks like and how to mark it correctly. finally, we'll see how the ranked-choice voting process works and show you an example of an election using ranked-choice voting. so, what is ranked-choice voting? in march of 2002, san francisco voters adopted a charter amendment to implement ranked-choice voting, also known as the instant run-off voting. san francisco voters will use ranked-choice voting to elect most local officials by selecting a first-choice candidate in the first column on the ballot, and different second- and third-choice candidates in the second and third columns respectively. this makes it possible to elect local officials with a majority of votes, more than 50%, without the need for a separate run-off election.

in san francisco, ranked-choice voting applies to the election of members of the board of supervisors, the mayor, sheriff, district attorney, city attorney, treasurer, assessor-recorder, and public defender. ranked-choice voting does not apply to elections for local school board and community college board members, nor the election of state or federal officials. ranked-choice voting does not affect the adoption of ballot measures. when voters receive their ballot, either at a polling place or as an absentee ballot in the mail, it will consist of multiple cards. voters will receive cards that contain contests for federal and state offices, as well as for state propositions and local ballot measures. for ranked-choice voting contests, voters will receive a separate ranked-choice ballot card. the design of the ranked-choice ballot card and the instructions to rank three choices are new.

the ranked-choice ballot is designed in a side-by-side column format that lists the names of all candidates in each of the three columns. when marking the ranked-choice ballot, voters select their first-choice candidate in the first column by completing the arrow pointing to their choice. for their second-choice, voters select a different candidate in the second column by completing the arrow pointing to their choice. for their third-choice, voters select a different candidate in the third column by completing the arrow pointing to their choice. voters wishing to vote for a qualified write-in candidate for any of their three choices can write in a candidate's name on the line provided and they must complete the arrow pointing to their choice. keep in mind a voter should select a different candidate for each of the three columns of the ranked-choice ballot card.

if a voter selects the same candidate in more than one column, his or her vote for that candidate will count only once. also, a voter's second choice will be counted only if his or her first-choice candidate has been eliminated and a voter's third choice will be counted only if both his or her first- and second-choice candidates have been eliminated. we have talked about how to mark the ranked-choice ballot. now let's look at how ranked-choice voting works. initially every first-choice vote is counted. any candidate who receives a majority, more than 50% of the first-choice votes, is determined to be the winner. if no candidate receives more than 50% of the first-choice votes, a process of eliminating candidates and transferring votes begins. first, the candidate who received the fewest number of first-choice votes is eliminated from the race.

second, voters who selected the eliminated candidate as their first choice will have their vote transferred to their second choice. third, all the votes are recounted. fourth, if any candidate receives more than 50% of the votes, he or she is declared the winner. if no candidate receives more than 50% of the votes, the process of eliminating candidates and transferring votes is repeated until one candidate has a winning majority. in this example, we have three candidates: candidate a, candidate b and candidate c. in this example, we have three candidates: candidate a, candidate b., and candidate c. after all the first-choice votes are counted, none of the three candidates has received more than 50%, or a majority of the first-choice votes cast. candidate a has received 25% of

the votes, candidate b has received 40% of the votes, and candidate c has received 35% of the votes. . because no candidate received a majority, the candidate who received the fewest number of first-choice votes, candidate a, is eliminated from the race. voters who picked candidate a as their first-choice candidate will have their vote transferred to their second-choice candidate. of the voters who picked candidate a as their first choice candidate, 15% chose candidate b as their second-choice candidate and 10% chose candidate c as their second-choice candidate. these votes are then applied to candidates b and candidate c and the votes are recounted. we see now that candidate b has 55% of the votes and candidate c has 45% of the vote. candidate b now has more than 50% of the votes and is determined to be the winner. thank you for watching. we hope that you have learned more about ranked-choice voting and who is elected using this method.

you have seen the ranked-choice ballot, learned how to correctly mark it, and learned how the ranked-choice voting process works. if you have any further questions about ranked-choice voting, please contact us at: department of elections, city hall, room 48, 1 dr. carlton b. goodlett place, san francisco, california 94102. call us at: 415-554-4375. visit our web site at: ww

>> welcome to culture wire. we will look at the latest and greatest public art project. recently, the airport unveiled the new state of the art terminal. let's take a look. the new terminal service and american airlines and virgin america was designed by a world- renowned architecture's firm. originally built in 1954, the building underwent massive renovation to become the first

registered terminal and one of the must modern and sustainable terminals and the united states. the public art program continues its 30-year legacy of integrating art into the airport environment with the addition of five new commissions that are as bold and dynamic as the new building. >> this project was completed in record time, and we were able to integrate the artist's early enough in the process that they could work with the architect said that the work that is completed is the work that really helps complement and instill the space as opposed to being tucked away in a corner. >> be experience begins with the glass facades that was designed with over 120 laminated glass panels. it captures the experience of

being under or over clouds when flying in a plane. depending on the distance or point of view, it can appear clear for more abstract and atmospheric. the subtle colors change gradually depending on the light and the time of day. >> i wanted to create an art work that looks over time as well as working on in the first glance. the first time you come here, you may not see a. but you may be able to see one side over the other. it features a couple of suspended sculptures. each was created out of a series of flat plains run parallel to each other and constructed of steel tubing. >> it is made up of these strata. as the light starts to shift,

there is a real sense that there is a dynamism. >> it gives the illusion that this cultures might be fragments of a larger, mysterious mass. >> the environmental artwork livens it with color, light, and the movement. three large woven soldiers are suspended. these are activated by custom air flow program. >> i channeled air flow into each of these forms that makes it move ever so slightly. and it is beating like a heart. if-0 when as of the forces of nature moving around us every second. >> shadow patterns reflect the

shapes of the hanging sculptures. the new terminal also features a children's play areas. both of the market the exploratory n.y. -- exploratorium. the offer travelers of all ages a playful oasis. using high quality plywood, they created henches shaped like a bird wings that double as musical instruments. serving as a backdrop is a mural featuring images of local birds and san francisco's famous skyline. >> in the line between that is so natural, you can see birds and be in complete wilderness. i really like that about this.

you could maybe get a little snapshot of what they are expecting. >> it is an interactive, keck sculpture that is interacted with by the visitor. >> they are a lot about and they fall down the belt. it moves the belt up, and if you turn that faster, the butterflies fall in the move of words. >> the art reflect the commission's commitment to acquiring the best work from the bay area and beyond. in addition to the five new commissions, 20 artworks that were already in the airport collection were reinstalled. some of which were historically cited in the terminal. it includes major sculptures by the international artists.

as a collection, these art works tell the story of the vibrant arts scene in the early 1960's through the mid-1980s's. the illustrate san francisco's cultural center and a place of innovation that is recognized and the love throughout the world. one of the highlights is a series of three left tapestries. they are on view after being in storage for 20 years. these tapestries representing various gardens. from his years of living in san francisco. hydrangeas, chrysanthemums, and whilst dahlias in rich, deep shades as they make their way to the baggage area. they can access behind-the- scenes information and interviews with the artist

through an audio to work. it features archival audio as well as interviews with living artists. he can be accessed on site by dialing the telephone numbers located near the artwork or by visiting the commission's web site. the public art speaks volumes of san francisco as a world-class city with world-class art and culture. for more information, visit