initiative ~. and we are working to even better our san francisco energy map so that everybody else can use it and we can spread this to now more than 30 cities across the world that are using similar energy maps to map out their solar installations. we've paired this bold strategy and leadership with smart economic development strategies that drive the growth of our clean tech industries in san francisco. in fact, march of last year, the clean tech group named san francisco the clean tech capital of north america because we had made our aggressive push in the renewable energy, particularly in solar. (applause) >> thank you. and we want other cities to win that title as well. we're not satisfied being the only city in north america that earns that title. we want other cities to earn that as well because that will up the competition, and we like competition in this area.

we also passed a business tax exclusion for clean tech firms in our city. we've taken advantage of our position as being in the center for business and innovation to become a hub for international clean tech firm. our historic strength and our city has been in finance, and, so, solar firm are moving here to san francisco to be close to their financial partners and to major utilities and government agencies such as pacific gas and electric, our san francisco public utilities commission, our california public utilities commission as well as the environmental protection agencies. we are now home to more than 35 solar companies and five of the top 10 solar module manufacturers in the world have their offices here in san francisco. we're home to energy major developers and installers,

including sun run, sun edison, teetion energy, basse electric, [speaker not understood]. so, to the solar companies already here in our great city, thank you for investing in our great city. ~ teague as those who are not yet located in san francisco, we welcome you. ~ with open arms. (applause) >> please consider joining your great colleagues in being part of the world's most innovative and dynamic solar clusters in the world. we continue to be a great city. we're very proud of our partnerships and our solar companies and our service providers, out of their work. we're not stopping here with these milestones. we're going to heed the call of our governor. we're going to get to goals yet to be imagined, and i thank you for being here in our world class city to kickoff this inter-solar 2013. thank you for being here in san francisco. (applause)

... >> on december 28, 1912. san francisco mayor, sonny jim rolph stared into the crowds of those who have gathered. a moment in history. the birth of a publicly own transit system. san francisco municipal railway. muni as it would become to be known. happy birthday, muni, here is to the next 100 years. the birth of muni had been a

long-time coming. over the years the city was disjointed privately owned companies. horses and steam and electric-powered vehicles. creating a hodgepodge of transit options. none of them particularly satisfying to city residents. the city transit system like the city itself would have changes during the san francisco earthquake. the transition that will pursue from this aftermath would change san francisco's transportation system once again. facilitated by city boss, abe ruth, ushering in the electric city car. the writing was on the wall. the clammer had begun for the

experiment including public transit people. owned by the people and for the people. the idea of a consolidated city-owned transit system had begun traction. and in 1909, voters went to the polls and created a bond measure to create the people's railway. would become a reality three years later. on december 28, 1912, mayor sonny rolph introduced the new geary electric streetcar line and the new san francisco railway. that he said would be the nucleus that would host the city. and san francisco gave further

incentive to expand the city's network. a project by way of tunnel leading into chinatown by way of north beach. in december the first streetcar was driven into the tunnel. just two years after its berth, muni had added two lines. and k, l and m lines that span out from westportal. in 1928, the j line opened heading west to the beach. in 1944 san francisco voters finally approved muni take-over of the market street railway. by then motor bus and trolley bus improvement had given them the ability to conquer san francisco's hills. after the war most of the

street-car lines would be replaced with motor or trolley bus service. in 1947, the mayor recommended replacing two lines with motor coaches. and it appeared that san francisco's iconic cable cars had seen their final days. entered mrs. cluskin, the leader to save the cable cars. arguing that the cable cars were a symbol of the city, and she entered a charter placed on the november ballot. it passed overwhelmly. the california street cable railway was purchased by the city in 1952. there were cut backs on the cable car system and in 1957 only three lines would remain.

the three lines that exist today. in 1964 the cable car's future as part of california's transit system was sealed when it was proclaimed a national historic landmark. in february, 1980, muni metro were officially inaugurated. in that same year, muni received its first fleet of buses equipped with wheelchair lifts. in 1982 when the cable car had a shut-down, they added an alternative attraction to the cars. the festival was a huge hit and would continue for the next four summers in a permanent f-line

that would extend all the way to fisherman's wharf, by 2000 the f-line was in place. and in 2007 muni extended the third line to the southeast corner and returning to third street. for the first time in 60 years. in the course of last 100 years, muni's diverse workforce forged by men and women of innovation have reflected the many cultures that flock to the city. muni's ground-breaking antidiscrimination has guaranteed equal opportunity for all. the city's policy mandates the course for the future, as they work diligently to increase options and increase

multialternatives, and deduce -- reduce the carbon footprint. it continues to improve the systems. during this sen -- centennial year we reflect on the transit system. system. driven not

[music] hello, i am ivette torres and welcome to another edition of the road to recovery . today, we will be talking about our military service members, veterans, and their families; and providing support for

their substance use and mental health problems. joining us in our panel today are: jennifer crane, operation enduring freedom veteran, outreach assistant, give an hour, coatesville, pennsylvania; dr. barbara cohoon, deputy director, government relations, national military family association, washington dc; dr. mike haynie, executive director and founder, institute for veterans and military families, syracuse, ny; a. kathryn power, samsha strategic initiative lead for military families and regional administrator region 1, substance abuse and mental health services administration, u.s. department of health and human services,

boston, massachusetts. kathryn, there's approximately 2.3 million active military men and women and about 22 million vets. um, talk to us a little bit about why military families are important to our national security. well, i think that one of the most important reasons that we are paying attention to the military family is because we know that this particular conflict is taking a major toll on military service members and their families. i think it's mrs. obama who uses the statistic, saying that 1 percent of the people are doing 100 percent of the fighting. and i think that statement really resonates with all of us across the united states who really want to understand and help, um, the military family members who have served in the defense of our country to come back into their communities and to really be fully integrated and fully reintegrated into their communities.

and i think that we all carry a sense of ownership and a sense of responsibility about that community. and no longer are military families isolated. and no longer should people who have served in the military only be either in military communities. we really have to embrace them as a national community: in our neighborhoods, in our schools, and, in that way, i think, we show our respect for the work that they have done. and, in fact, we want to embrace and be joyful about their service. and, at the same time, help them become the civilian members as they leave the military, the civilian members of the community that they can. i think it's all part of our national defense, it's all part of our national security. excellent. barbara, and broaden for us the definition of what a military family is. in the past, we looked at military families as being the spouse of the active duty military service member and their families, but now it's so much more broader.

i mean, because we have a lot of our service members, both active duty and reserve component, are single or about 50 percent. and, so, therefore, we are looking at mom, dad, stepmom, stepdad, siblings that are involved as well. and, um, we also have communities that also are very, um, engaged. i mean, when their service member or their guardsman or reservist goes off to iraq or afghanistan, we have found the communities wanting to be very involved as well as kathryn had mentioned. so, we consider them, too, as far as being part of the broader that, um, takes care of our families. a lot of parents are being more and more engaged. i mean, one of the things that we hear is how engaged they are-especially with our wounded, ill, and injured. so, um, our family or definition of family has really expanded. and traditionally, we thought of even the wife, the husband, the children, and now it really it goes, it's more complex

than that for the immediate family of, of the military service member. correct? oh, definitely, because we have partners: those that are together, um, no, not necessary in marriage but are living together. and 'course, now, with the passage of don't ask and don't tell, we have that particular partner going on as well. and so, they are also embraced as far as being part of the, uh, the family as well. and even the veterans administration, i think, is looking very carefully at their definition of family even now, and trying to determine what is the best way to capture those individuals who are, are in a person's life who have an emotional attachment and who are so important for their support. and, i think, the unique circumstances of the past decade at war, in terms of the nature of the conflicts, has also sort of, really pushed that, that issue to the forefront with regard to military members, um, are often married to other military members. so, when you have, um, multiple deployment, sometimes

both parents deployed, um, really the definition of who is assuming a lot of these family roles is changing. it can be other members of the community, um, very often it's children that are assuming a lot of the parental responsibilities, if you will, um, in the face of both parents being deployed or one parent being deployed. um, so i think that the nature of these conflicts has really pushed the boundaries of how we define what a family, what a military family is. so, jen, let's start talking about, giving those parameters, what happens, what are the dynamics that happens in that military family, and what do we need to begin to look out for? um, it's a very isolating feeling, for not only for the service member but also for the family. and, and, in my case, i'm not only a veteran but my brother is also a veteran. so, i got to be on both ends of the spectrum. and, also i'm married now, and my husband was not with me when

i deployed-we were just friends. but, he is actually getting to feel the repercussions of my deployment even though we weren't together when i was overseas. so, um, the span is huge, you know, it goes not only from the people who you are with and a part of your life then but is the aftermath and the people who are with you years later. so, we not to forget about that as well. um, for me, when i was deployed, you know, the being taken away from the family aspect, and it being another part of my life was, like i said, isolating. very, very isolating-you feel kinda, very lost, but you have your military family to fall back on. so, in some way, it was actually easier for me because i had those people that loved and supported me and that i knew that my life depended on. my family, on the other hand, spent, you know, every minute of every day wondering where i was and what i was doing and if i was ok. so, um, it's extremely stressful during the deployment, but the aftermath of it is probably the hardest part.

you mean when the person comes back actually and, and what does a member, kathryn, experience once they come back, could they have some issues related to post-traumatic stress, depression, traumatic brain injuries, or all of the above? well, i think with the case of the current conflict, and certainly, over the last 10 years in iraq and afghanistan, anyone who has been in theater has experienced, i'm sure, some level of trauma. i mean, i don't think any military member could be deployed, and in that environment, and not experience some level of trauma. and, so, from our perspective, we've begin to take a look at, that's a realistic issue and everyone needs to face that. personally, the service members of course are facing it, but the families and the communities need to be ready to understand what that means. so, the universality of trauma, i think, is a very important part of understanding what this community might have, in terms of their conditions.

but, in addition to the fact that they are in trauma, or that they have been exposed to combat, they have also been exposed to other forms of violence or have witnessed violence in ways that are really not normal. i mean, that it is a very abnormal situation. so, therefore, how each individual adjusts to that, to being in combat, to being in a warrior environment is very unique individually. certainly, the military trains people to be prepared for that. certainly, military service members are tremendously resilient. they have very strong resiliency skills. and i, frankly, that is why they are in the military because they have good resiliency skills. but given the nature of this conflict and, particularly, the nature of multiple deployments, they take their toll. they take their toll emotionally, they take their toll behaviorally, and it is very difficult then to come back into the civilian community. to readjust because there is really now what is known as a new normal. and mike, what does a family need to look for because

oftentimes the symptoms that the military service member might feel are not visible to the family or not visible to individuals who may even be conducting an assessment of their situation. yeah, this is a really complex issue because, i think, not only you know, we talked about experiencing trauma in the context of war, but, i think, an issue that is, that is underappreciated in the context of the challenges facing, um, many of our veterans is this idea of transitioning from a military life to a civilian life. the military is really good at, um, using artifacts, symbols, ceremonies, things like that, to sort of intertwine my individual identity with that of being a military member. "i am a marine," you know, to illustrate the point, um, you know, a young marine who was wounded and then because of his

injuries had to transition out of the military. and in talking to him about that transition, he said, "you know, one of the things that i really struggled with is, while i was in the marine corps, i would introduce myself to people, you know, my name is john, i'm a marine," and he said that "all of a sudden, i realized that this moment in time that i'm not a marine anymore," and he said, "i stopped introducing myself to people because i didn't know what to say. because i didn't know how to define who i was." so, his entire identity... ...was wrapped up in being a marine or being a ranger or whatever it is, and i think that this really is a discontinuous transition from military life to civilian life. and, um, as a consequence of that, that you really do feel, feel, um, isolated, you want to withdraw, um, not so much because you know, you don't want social interaction, but,

you're not exactly sure where you fit for a period of time. and i, i think, um, that is a challenge that we don't talk about enough. and when we come back, i wanna be able to talk to jen because you've had experiences that were quite unique when you returned and we are going to start talking a little bit about substance use and, um, some mental health issues. we'll be right back. [music] samhsa has a strategic initiative specifically focused on military families; the reason for that, is that, at this point in history, we have more people and their families who are either in deployment currently or who are in national guard or reserves or who are veterans than ever before.

and we know more and more these days about what that toll is, what that takes, on the individual and on their families. we know that they struggle with, um, separation, they struggle with constant movement, and they just struggle with extra pressures and, um, because of what happens to people in deployment sometimes, they have post-traumatic stress disorder or they have substance abuse issues or their family members and children struggle with, um, their school work. and lots of issues going on. we need to support those families. they need our help with their behavioral health issues, but frankly they just need our help to support them, um, because they've supported us. one of the key issues associated with the training of veterans' families is that the families need to understand something about the returning veterans experience but also their own experience. that veteran has been away. they've worried, they've been concerned, they've had to deal with some of the day-to-day issues of reality without

the father or the mother or the spouse being around and then when the veteran returns, there is this, shall we say rosy expectation that everything is going to go back to normal right away, and that often does not happen. so, the family needs to be prepared to adjust to the returning veteran's presence, but also to readjust to their own emotional reaction to, to having the veteran back in the household and dealing with some of the tensions that the veteran may be experiencing, but they may be experiencing, also. i like to think that our nation owes an obligation to the veteran, but also our nation owes an obligation to the family members 'cause they both served this nation in times of war and we need to make it clear to the family that we recognize that, that sacrifice that they have made- it has been a major sacrifice.

and that that transition back to, normal as it were. put quotes around that word "normal" transition back to a more harmonious working family relationship may take some time. i felt broken, i needed help for my addiction and depression and help was there. i found support as i rebuilt my life, piece by piece. with the help of my family and recovery support community, i'm rebuilding my life; and through recovery i am whole again. join the voices for recovery. it's worth it. for information on mental and substance abuse disorders, including prevention and treatment referral, call 1-800-662-help. brought to you by the u.s. department of health and human services. [music] i think it is important to point out how many vets are going

through substance abuse problems and a lot of that is being due to the depression, the anxiety, the post-traumatic, the tbi, you know, the loss of limbs, all the things that we've seen and done while we were overseas. it's important for vets and their families to know that they are not alone, that this is more common than we like to admit and that the help is out there. all you have to do is reach out and realize that you are worth it. jen, you previously were alluding to some of the issues that you had upon your return from, from your deployment. do you want to cover some of those for our audience? absolutely. first, i want to go back to what mike was saying, he was talking about, you know, that kind of loss of identity. and that was a huge factor for myself and for my brother and many of the veterans that i've met. as to what we go through when we come home, because all of a sudden you're not a soldier, you are put back in the civilian environment where not only you don't understand

where you belong but society doesn't understand where you belong either. so, it, the dynamic is very interesting when you are watching it. it kinda feels like you are in a bubble all by yourself and you really don't know where you belong. when i came home from overseas, i was very sick. that was the first thing that i lost a ton of weight while i was deployed from dehydration and bad nutrition and everything else-i just really didn't have the time for it quite frankly. and i came home and i had already begun to have nightmares and flashbacks. and i had already isolated myself from my family. i began that process actually while i was deployed. so, when i walked in the door, my family saw me, everybody was happy and crying and i was just very numb. i, i didn't feel anything. i did not want to be there. i wanted to be back overseas-that was where i felt i belonged. and i didn't know-i no longer belonged in my own life back in the united states. so, i very quickly decided that i was going to figure out a way to get rid of the nightmares. i was going to try to figure out where, where