school kids -- what curriculum do they need to be good at to get to the sales forces of the future, as they come out after college? that is the future of sfcity. in the meantime, i appointed a chief innovation officer for the city of san francisco, that is my connector to sfcity and code for america, a nonprofit of technology companies that does what they call kharkov bonds, -- call hack-a-thons, which they used to help the government look at the way they deliver services, and do business, and use the innovation of the technology world to overlay process with new ideas about how to deliver services more efficiently. with that relationship and through our chief innovation

officer, we have got, i think, the beginnings of a brand new relationship that i think will bring us closer to the business needs of that new industry, but at the same time allow us to change the way we do business so we can be more responsive to that. the first year i did this breakfast, it was willie brown in your seat, jerry brown in your seat, and we had questions about the difficulty of buildings for the stadium in order to retain teams. it feels like groundhog day. how many years on, we are still there. you seem to be in the hot seat. you have three professional sports teams, all of whom could go elsewhere. i know you just approved a $3 million grant from a redevelopment fund to look at the coliseum. is there a reasonable amount of

money within oakland's ability to spend that would guarantee these teams remain here? or do you have to be open to the possibility one or more of them could leave? >> our goal is to keep all three of them. that is one thing i do not want to share with ed, is my sports teams. we will clearly be dealing, i think, with some announcements of around coliseum city. i think we have to wait to see how redevelopment shakes out, to look at some of the other options. i am feeling generally optimistic. the family joke is if i was not so optimistic i would not be mayor. i am optimistic about the teams. we are in discussions with most of the team's i am particularly

excited by the coliseum said the concept. we already own the land there. a lot of studies show a lot of interest and ability to privately finance a lot of that project. it is something that i think i certainly am spending a significant amount of time on, with all of the major news. the thing about being a mayor is you have to be hands on on these kinds of projects, because these are so critical to stimulate the economy in each of those regions of the city. >> is there a team in one of those stadiums that is more important economically than another? >> which of your children do you like? >> that is like choosing among your children. the reason i am holding out to see if i can find a private investment is because baseball brings about 2 million visits to downtown oakland.

at jack london square, the would be a huge boost for a hotel industry that is coming back. it is so close to the city, the vibrant restaurant industry we already have, lead by free shuttles from outside your door. we would like a lake in, jack and square, and uptown in a constant -- that would link the lake, jacklyn squre, and updown in a constant loop. with the convention center and the airport -- it would have the airport connector at the end, less than 10 minutes away. it would be a huge boost the economy. nobody builds a team alone. you use the stadium for a multiplier effect, and how it affects our economy, whether it is downtown or the coliseum.

>> san francisco is doing their part on the warriors, trying to lure them across the bridge to a new arena by at&t park. what is the status of that project, and who would pay for it? i am talking about financially. >> let me put this in perspective. if there is anything i have learned, it is that sports teams are also businesses. they want to be successful as well. there is changes. if you are an observer of the sports business, there have been changes in the business models. the giants have been extremely successful owning their own stadium in san francisco. it is one that i think some francisco has learned a little bit early. owning your own stadium means a lot of infrastructure investment that sometimes we do not have in bad years. the model about the sports

franchises who might consider owning their own stadiums is challenging. it is one i personally support, because it is their private investment that has to be laid out there. for any arena that we build, i think the reason why there is a discussion that was going on between the warriors and the giants, it is because of that very successful model. there are things i cannot say, because i am not privy to all the details. but i am hoping sports teams look at san francisco being a great venue not just for their sport, but if they do decide to invest in their own venue, the venue has to be successful well beyond those numbers of games that might be had there. we are talking about an entertainment arena. the same challenge for the coliseum -- i used to live in oakland and wanted success all

around. you have to have an environment for other things to happen, to have other events that are successful, to make money for all the different investors. you have to have an entryway and transportation infrastructure that supports that. that is what we have in mission bay. the details to follow. i think we are more than just the warriors. i think there are other sports ideas coming forth. with my discussions with the niners, we have ongoing discussions about the legacy of san francisco. they obviously want the name san francisco forty-niners. that means there has to be a constant link with us. what does that economically mean? we are in those discussions as we speak. >> we have time for one more discussion. you were recognized, acquired rightly, as pioneers coming into

office, as chinese american mayors in our regions of two biggest cities. what has that meant to your city? what benefits has a broad backs either of you can take the first crack at that. >> obviously, being the first chinese asian american mayor in san francisco is significant. as mayor quan knows, we have generations of his stories were we had the local laws that literally prevented our population from voting. it is significant for so many fronts that i think are all well spoken of already. having said that, i have been working in government for 22 years. i have seen what it takes for a mayor to be successful. i have supported for may years. i have run five different departments. for me it is good to not only celebrate this historic vote,

but recognize how important it was with communities that have suffered for many years, but to take that and share it with all the other communities of san francisco. we could be a jeremy lin. to be able to lead an open opportunities for african- americans and gays and lesbians to work with labor as strong as other mayors have and to make sure there are linked with the big decisions, to unite the city in the wake -- in a way, as you take the significance of this appointment at election, we could be leaders as well. a lot of asians use to shy away from politics, as you know. we used to -- generations before us, our parents said to not go

into politics. on your own business. be a financial person. the lawyer. you went to moscow. be a lawyer, make money. those were safe things. -- you went to law school. to make sure we can be -- as american as anybody else. shore leadership skills and values and share those values that are looked upon as strong. looking out for everybody. making sure that society is safe for everyone and looking at the whole family, as a whole for everybody. our values that i am lucky to share as the first asian american mayor of san francisco. >> we will give you the last word. >> sometimes people ask me, if being mayor as the first asian-

american or the first woman more difficult? i would say the asian american community has come into its own. we have a few glass ceilings to break. i am proud of that. that is where the chinese exclusion act and all the anti- chinese legislation started nationally and historically. my family and i helped found the society. we have a deep sense of history. to put it in more human terms, the other day, my staff and i were going somewhere and a group of young students stopped by, black and asian. typical downtown oakland and i stopped to take pictures. i said when i grew up i never saw anybody asian on tv who was not a waiter or had a thick accent.

i understand what the symbolism is for hope for young asian americans. in my city because we're so divorce, anybody can become mayor. just as president obama's election was so important for a generation of kids of all colors, breaking the barriers. probably what has been surprising, i did not know as much for ed. when i was elected, i got emails from shanghai and china. recently one of the members of the consulate staff said you are known by more chinese than by more americans. we're in such an intern global economy with the media and internet at the time as we mean personally internationally probably maybe a role we have

not totally on folded. i feel we need to market the california brand in a shut more effectively. we need to do that more collectively. that is an important market for the port of oakland. that is a huge part of our future economy. we play some personal role, oakland and san francisco are the usual stopping places for chinese investors and asian politicians. we play an important role in building that future global economy. that is something i will continue the focus on. not just selling open lines -- wines. representing the state and the economy with the port of oakland being the only port that exports more than we import, we need to build on to that. it helps the region. >> thank you.

thank you to both of you. best of luck in the coming year. [applause] >> let's have a huge round of applause for our great mares. thank you for great job of monitoring -- moderating. i want to thank our sponsors and your partner, city national bank, golden gate university, a kaiser permanente a-- kaiser permanente. we wish you great success individually and collectively. we hope you have great prosperity in 2012. we will see you next year in san francisco.

okay. i know it's a lot going on, but turn your attention to ms. reyes. >> boys and girls, we are going to read grades. we have been talking about the government and upcoming election. so we will read our book. i love the way i see table one. everybody's eyes are on me. what a great job. "grace for president." one monday mrs. barrington rolled out a big post wer all the presidents on it. grace could not believe her

eyes. where are the girls! that's a very good question, says mrs. barrington. the truth is, our country has never had a woman president. no girl president? ever! >> no, i'm afraid not, said mrs. barrington. >> grace sat down at her desk. no girls. whatever heard of such a crazy thing. finally she raised her hand. >> scholars from uc berkeley, we talked about how very special we were. we tell you all the time you are special. the mayor, of all the other

schools in san francisco, chose to come. and uc berkeley. so the mayor will talk to you a little while. all of our attention is which way? >> well, good morning everyone. >> good morning. >> i want to first begin by thanking your teacher, ms. mayes, for letting me come and be part of your class room today. of course your principal for letting us come to be part of your earthquake preparedness day. how many people know what today is? go ahead? what is that? okay. well, yes. [ indiscernible ] >> that is right. we call it the great earthquake drill. yes. we are getting ready. did you know -- let me give

you numbers. 56,000 students in our school district are all participating at the same time. in the cities, 322,000 people are part of this drill, yes. then in the state of california 9.3, from los angeles, san diego, san francisco, all participating in this earthquake drill. that is pretty big large numbers of people that are joining all of you. don't you feel special? yeah, everybody is doing this. i have to my left and right are really important department heads. our chief of police is to my left. he is participating and has a lot of staff to support this effort. we have our fire chief. did you know? you reading from the book,

grace for president, she is our female chief of our fire department. to her right is rob, the head department of our department of emergency management. one of the most important departments that's working with police and fire and connected up with the whole state with our school system, school board, principals and students to organize and make sure we are prepared for the next earthquake or emergency. this is why we have the great california shakeup drill. this is why we are doing it all over the state. we have to be a little better prepared. how many of you think that you're prepared for the next earthquake at home? yeah? do you think you have some emergency supplies ready? everybody has a flashlight?

what do you have to have to make sure the flashlight works. >> batteries. >> that's right! hopefully when you go home ask your parents, your mom and dad in the house do they have extra supplis in case there's an earthquake. how many of you will be willing to do that today when you go home? we greatly appreciate it. that will make you feel safe and your household. you have to have preparations and be ready for things. that is why we do these drills. practice, practice and practice, keep talking to each other. sometimes i may not be here. in a few years might be a new mayor, new chief of fire and police. people, should they forget? >> no. no, they should not forget about being prepared . this is why we do these

every year. we have a lot of events in between to make sure everybody is working. because we want you all to be safe. we want you to grow up. we want you to be really successful, have the best jobs in the world. but we have to take care of things that might hurt us and be prepared. in an earthquake or emergency, it could hurt us or a member of your family, your household if we are not prepared and getting ready to recover right off the bat. is that a good message for everybody to bring back home? will you do that for me? thank you very much. it is greatly appreciated. i want to thank ms. reyes for this opportunity to be with you. our school district and our -- and members of our school board are here too to oversee and make sure we use everything in every class room. by the way, one of the reasons i came to the uc berkeley -- yes. >> like uc berkeley?

>> i like it. i graduated from uc berkeley too. [applause] >> law school. that is where i went. are we ready? >> that was the -- go back into our routine. it may happen when we are doing our regular thing. we will continue as we are and when we hear that, we do what we always do, okay. thank you very much. >> thank you, thank you. we actually maybe will stick around. we are interested to see whether grace does become president. how many know we are voting for president of the united states? >> go obama. >> yeah, i will take a pass on it. thank you very much for all of your attention, for making sure you asked the right question when you go

home tonight. we appreciate that you take responsibility. you will be a great friend to your class mates and good family member and good citizen of san francisco. thank you very much. good job, you did great. >> great in your uniforms as well. >> we are uniforms as well. >> love the stars they are all wearing. >> for third grade, very attentive. thank you for letting us come into your class room. you can ask questions or continue with the story. whatever your teacher would like. >> ask questions if you'd like. this is an opportunity. >> how old are you? >> how old am i? can you guess? >> 95? [ laughter] >> can you not guess! [ laughter] >> only third grade. >> close, close. i'm 60. and she's 48.

>> in between. [ laughter] >> i was -- so you will remember this, i was born in the year of the dragon. >> oh yeah! that is how i have fun when it comes to numbers and it comes to age. >> we all have different jobs. we all have specific things. the fire department puts out fires and rescues people. the police department keeps everybody safe. what my department does is help everybody know what everybody else is doing and kind of orchestrate the whole thing. so we run the emergency operation center. we do a lot of communications. we talk to a lot of people.

>> so he has a special place. >> you know, we all have -- >> duck, cover and roll, yes! good job. ♪

super bowl bid committee, which i'm excited and thrilled to say. [ applause ] >> we were waiting for the nfl's announcement. we got that tuesday. now we can talk more. i want to acknowledge chris kelly, pat gallager, jim wonderman, we are expecting ron conway and mary murphy to join us. i also wanted to turn the microphone over to mayor lee to talk about why we are here. that is to unveil our logo, social media campaign. we will have rich silverstein, the head of this amazing ad agency working the past month to come to this point.

we are going to hear from the ceo of the 49ers, jet york as well. supervisor mark ferrell, who will be our key liaison to the board of supervisors here in san francisco i want to acknowledge mayor reeve and williams weren't able to make it. we are committed to the effort and our theme of bringing the bowl to the bay. that will be important because we can't do this alone. we are excited to work with them as well. without furthered adieu i will ask mayor lee to come up and perform, talk about the first tweet and our social media campaign. >> great, thank you. thank you, daniel. [applause] >> thank you very much for your leadership on this as well. i knew that when we sat down and talked about this kind of little dream we had

that you became the perfect leader for us. it has come out clearly that was not only the correct decision but really enthusiastic, so thank you for stepping up. let me begin by saying there was some vibration this morning. yes, part of it, we were doing the california shake-up drill with 9.3 million in the state of california, but i think there was vibrations. mayor mathews and mayor reed were jumping up and down because i told them we were putting together something that would not only be a great way to work together but something they have also been personally wishing could happen and be led by the city. so today we are of course

unveiling our promotional launch but getting here has been something on my mind. it's been one of those very solid topic that jen and i spent good time together. my office, where i call it inappropriately the man cave, but it is a place where i think we have had a chance to talk about the honest going relationship that the niners, the oldest professional sports franchise in the state of california, that's still here in the state of california. it is wonderful to have this opportunity. we have other ideas we can't talk about yet because they are not matured but this came to us fast. it was an opportunity we have rarely. but to be able to be invited by the national football league to submit a bid and il