public works, who was supposed to monitor the sidewalks and streets. mainly these stores in stockton, they use the street as a storage area. they put boxes. many of those stores, they put the band's to facilitate their business. certainly, the goods are away from the premises. >> [inaudible] >> everyone is listening. we have many seniors walking the streets and buying this stuff. they are forced to walk on these

streets to get by. mainly, mother with a baby carriage, also have to go out on the street. so, this problem, everybody know it for years. but the enforcement is due. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. we have time for one more, then we are really out of time. >> thank you for this meeting. it has been very informative. i'm glad i am last because i hardly dared to bring up my subjects. i wanted to come to question the department of public works about at an urban myth that i hear that there is a line item in the state budget mandating every year that a certain amount of money goes to urban center

cities every year for the undergrounding of utilities. i bring that up because it is my wish list. i hate to bring it up with homelessness, hunger, crime, prostitution, but in the bond russian hill. half of russian hill is underground. the other half is really third world. so, some if there is a good deal of money, i would think that we could put it to good use there. thank you for this opportunity. >> thank you. [applause] i know the you have not all been heard tonight, but there will be plenty of budget hearings and discussions in the future. these people have been away from their -- they have been at the office all day and i think they have done a great job. i am going to leave this with david mr. mayor?

>> let's give a hand to team up for her wonderful job tonight. thank you. thank you, latina. no pies were thrown. not yet. i want to thank everyone here that has joined. i took extensive notes, and it was worth it, because there were so many issues reflected in districts two and three. just because we could not give you an instant answer to your question does not mean we are not thinking about it. some of the questions are hard to answer in one setting. i know that one of you out there ask a question about whether we were thinking of new and additional revenues. because all the services that had been asked for and demanded

tonight will cost more than what we are taking in right now we will have to think about some ideas of revenue. i wanted to let you know that i had been thinking about revenue ideas, along with these members of the board, on an ongoing basis, which is why i have been such a big supporter of local jobs. any company that wants to come here, if they are building were doing things, i want them to hire as many san franciscans as possible. if they get jobs, they will spend locally, which is how we support the local economy. i want you to know that i am a big fan of sf made. i want more things manufactured in the city. whether it is chocolates, fashion, accessories, things that we can sell. the more that we can manufacture in the city, we have lost blue-

collar, we do not have that anymore, but there are other things that we can manufacture, including technology that has a chance for international markets. the other thing i am trying to do is make sure that our city appreciates the international status that we have. so that the more tourists who come here and take up the different events, be it the america's cup, or the fisherman's wharf, we have a chance to sell technology overseas and make that much more money. we are also thinking about how our economy can be better stabilized if we reorganized our whole payroll tax and make sure we are not punishing job creation in that we are creating the ability to have our own revenue stream even more sustained. so, these are just some of the ideas we are thinking about in

terms of revenue generation. having said that, a big thank you to all of you coming out. i know that we will resonate much of the richness in the testimony tonight in the decisions that make. thank you very much, you definitely have our attention. [applause] >> i wanted to take a moment and thank you all for coming out tonight. i wanted to thank the mayor and the department heads for funding the priorities of district two and three. i wanted to talk about how the budget process and what it would entail. crafting the proposed budget for the fiscal year, the mayor will present this on june 1, and then the budget is in the hands of the board of supervisors. during the month of june we will have many hearings of the board of supervisors with the budget

committee, led by my colleague. i should mention that for the next two months we will be holding hearings in preparation for the various decisions that we know will be coming down from the various departments. that is when we will hear from you and department heads and the budget committee will be making recommendations to the full board of supervisors. in the month of july, we will vote on the budget. for folks that want to receive more information about this, feel free to sign up to the newsletter's. feel free to visit our website, sfgov.org. i know that the mayor and supervisor farrell, we have office hours. i do about six over the course of every month in every single neighborhood in this district. i want to thank the neighborhood

associations represented here. not just for working with my office, but for the work you do in the community. i wanted to hand over the microphone for a final word from my colleague, supervisor farrell. >> thank you, everyone. thank you to the department heads for coming out tonight, and especially for our colleague, who had to go home to her family. in san francisco right now i think we are feeling a bit better about the economy, but the job that we have in front of us this year again, the reality is that our budget deficit is still close to $200 million. despite the fact that over the last year, since the mayor has been in office, unemployment has dropped by 2%, it is a great thing that we need to tout and be proud of in the city as it relates to the rest of the country, but this is still a

time of closing budget gaps and dwindling resources. to echo what the mayor and the supervisor said, it is so important to hear from you tonight. for those of you that submitted but did not get to speak, we will be taking them back to city hall and it will all be read. thank you all for coming out tonight. two of the department heads. lastly, i will hand it over to our great moderator, tina. [applause] >> you all have gotten a lot of thank yous. thank you, from me. all of you, it is terrific you are coming out, being collaborative and having your voice is heard, because they are listened to. those cards will go right back to the appropriate department heads. thank you, like the mayor said,

for not bringing i and throwing them. i have one announcement. doyle drive will be closed on april 27 through monday. april 27 -- my glasses. 27, 28, and 29, reopening of 5:00 a.m. on the 30th. this is just a heads up. they are bringing in heavy artillery things that will make a lot of noise. i hear that some of the equipment is coming from new york? new york. maybe it is a good weekend to stay in the city or whenever you want to do. that is a heads up. thank you for coming. good night. [applause]

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senior dance class is from sf rec and park. a great way to get out and play. >> for more information, >> thank you for joining us tonight. i am the government policy director at spur. it is my distinct pleasure to welcome such an amazing panel as well as the mayor of our fine city. this is the innovation mayor, mayor ed lee. [applause] >> thank you. can everyone here me? welcome to spur. i enjoy being here because every time i come here, some part of my brain wakes up that has not been woken up before. i am here to welcome you.

earlier, i had a wonderful opportunity to exchange with our panel members about what they are doing and how they're doing it. . i think these panel members are here as part of their own entrepreneurial spirit. they own companies but love the city. they know the spirit of the city is one of innovation, that invites peoples and views, and smashes them -- meshes them together to see if we can make an even better san francisco. we have two other supervisors who may be coming later. we're all part of the initial group of policymakers at city hall who want to hear news views and ideas on the new collaborative economy. we're interested in it because it has aspects that have piqued

our interest, about hoour environment, how to improve life for more people, how to make an expensive city more affordable to more people, how to utilize the strengths of the city as a great tourist city. how we can get more folks to come and experience the wonders of the city. maybe they will make their stake here. these panel members have decided to make their stake here. they risked reputation, may be small amounts of money. if they had a lot of money, they may not have had to start this. they have also done it for the right reasons. they want to experience the city in a different way, but one that is in the tradition of san francisco and is reflective of mine, welcoming more people to share in the economy.

hopefully the right reasons will create more jobs and get more entrepreneurs involved. i have often said this can be the city for the 100%. everybody can have a chance to fulfill their dreams and make sure they can have a stable income for themselves and their families. i think we are on the verge of discussing things that would invite other members of our city family, department heads, those who work in planning or land use, to be involved in an ongoing discussion that would potentially invite and open up our economy and modernize it even further. a year ago, david chiu and i did not know what the outcome might be, but we were afraid a company called twitter might leave our city and that thousands of jobs will leave this behind.

we took a risk and suggested we might be able to revamp our tax code for the benefit of job creation. little did we know a year later, that invitation has caused over 125 companies to locate in our city, creating thousands of more jobs, creating an environment that will be welcoming of the new economy, technology, and innovation to reinforce what we have been saying. we are the innovation capital of the world. with your help and involvement. we would like to have the rest of the city picked up and be part of it as well. we think we can have that conversation. we will need your help. we will need you to represent the new industry. these companies are here to keep the dialogue and collaboration at a high-level going with us. it is the ongoing dialogue like the one we are reading about a

new tax structure for the city that does not punish the inventiveness we want to have. i would like to open with that introduction, welcome all of you here. i think he will see and hear an exciting introduction of these new companies. they're going to raise questions we do not have the answers to yet, but i do believe we have the spirit in this city to welcome solutions with your involvement. we will have the ability to do this on line as well is in these forums. i will be part of the ongoing discussion. i want to see all of you interact with the city and make sure it is reflective of what you believe the city can be. one that our policy makers and american in dade in which you on thank you for being here at spur. [applause]

>> thank you. i think we will also year from supervisors got -- supervisor scott wiener. >> this turnout's shows how significant this is to the future of the city. we were with a smaller group earlier. i will stress that san francisco is a city with a dichotomy going on. in many ways, we are a cutting edge city in terms of technology, food, transportation, there are all sorts of things where we are ahead of the curve. we attract a lot of people like you who are forward-thinking and want to do things in a different and more innovative way. we're also a really old school city. the change is challenging.

david and i talk about this a lot. we're trying to do things differently. we get a lot of reflexive push back, whether you are talking about cars sharing on streets, or changing zoning to create new housing to make the city more affordable and inclusive. you have those kinds of difficult conversations. so much of this is about educating the city as a whole from all generations and perspectives. our housing policies and transportation systems are not always sustainable. if we want to remain a cutting edge and diversity that draws all sorts of people here, we're going to have to change. we're going to have to consider new ways of doing things the

year or two ago we may not have been comfortable thinking about. there is a big education process that has to occur. i know we will work together to make sure that happens. i know we can move in the right direction. i look forward to that work. thank you. [applause] >> rounding out the to affect the -- trifecta is our own board of supervisors president, david chiu. >> if you are like me, you did not come here to hear from elected officials. i look forward to hearing from the innovators. i wanted to join my colleagues in assuring all of you that we are looking forward to working with you to figure out how we create san francisco as the capital of innovation and the new economy.

before i joined the board of supervisors, i started a web 1.0 company. what makes our city special is that everyone of you have ideas that will change our city and change the world. our mayor is responsible for managing the 50 plus executive- branch departments that will be interfacing with many of the policy areas you impact. scott and i and our colleagues are in charge of legislating and adapting to new technologies you have that are changing the way we all live. one thing we like to say at city hall is that as goes san francisco, often times so goes the rest of the country. as goes the rest of the country, so goes the world. i believe we're starting something special today that will do that for the entire

planet. thank you for being here. i am looking forward to working with you. [applause] >> welcome. my name is ontario smith. i volunteer is a member of the board of directors. i would like to welcome you for the dialogue on the shared economy. spur is a non-profit organization. we support good planning and government research and advocacy. we put ideas and action together to make a better city and region. please raise your hands if you are a member. one hand, actually. they keep your support. it means a lot to us. if you did not raise your hand -- thank you for your support. it means a lot to us. if you did not raise your hand, i encourage you to become a member. members receive our publication and get into all the events free or with the members' discount. tonight will be recorded for

distribution on the website. this will include the audience question and answers section. i would like to invite you to two upcoming events this week. tomorrow at 12:30, the history of proposition 13. on thursday it 12:30, the city budget and regional calendar. now to our panelists and moderator. the first panelist is just gonna scorpio -- jessica scorpio of get around. it creates a marketplace for peer to peer car sharing. she completed the inaugural graduate studies at a new school that focuses on inspiring leaders to understand and fulfill [unintelligible]

to adjust humanities' grand challenges. next is molly turner. joe could not make it. she is the director of public policy. next is leah of taskrabbit.com in market place where you could outsource small jobs and tasks. it is a pioneering service network, a concept she conceived and has evangelized. service networking describes the productive power of a web based social network community. since its founding in 2008, she has grown to more than 40 employees and has expanded to boston, chicago, los angeles, new york city, portland, san francisco, and seattle, with several more markets to come. under her leadership, it was named one of the next big things

in tech by the wall street journal, the start up to watch by ink magazine. please welcome leah. jamie wong is the co-founder and ceo of viable.com. her vision of a more open world and exchanges through travel is the driving force. her commitment to bringing travel experiences to the world by making it easier to find, create, and book provides a platform for the community. she is a dynamic creative and leader with a passion for bringing ideas to market the change the way people live. finally, jay. in his girl as the chief innovation officer, he is

working with the tech community and public to bring the government into the digital age. a partnership announced in 2012 will open the doors of government to our tech community to drive new solutions and businesses. if you have ideas for innovating services for government, please send him a tweet. finally, our moderator. he is the co-founder and publisher of an online magazine. i will let him begin the program. >> what a turnout. this is amazing. thank you, spur.

i want to make a quick announcement. a wise person told me that if you want people to come to your revolution, through the best party. i am headed over to thursday -- thirsty bear after we experience the hospitality of spur. drinks are on me. [applause] yeah! i want to echo the comments of david chiu. i think this is a big moment. i want to celebrate. mayor lee's working group can make a great city even greater. other cities are watching san francisco. what we do here will influence them, and that could change the wo