will you have trouble making task force meetings? i know we have several committee meetings. >> i have worked for the city and county of san francisco. i am retired police officer. there had not been a difficulty. i was always across the bridge. supervisor kim: i just wanted to make sure. >> right. it is not a problem. thank you. >> my name is trevor and maureen burns, and i am currently a member -- supervisor kim: i will open it up for public comment, as want to make sure other any other applicants here today? at this time, we will open up for public comment. please approached the microphone. >> my name is reverend maureen burns and i sit on the medical

cannabis task force, and i wanted to advocate for marquis and the other candidate who as here today. i would like to see the u.s. represented. i have seen them at the meetings, and they have brought a lot to them. -- i would like to see the use -- the youth represented. >> good afternoon, rules committee. ♪ sweet dreams. may you pick a good can of this task force. but in your dreams, whatever your dream, dream a little dream of green ♪ and -- ♪ the city hyatt -- the city tide is high and you are moving

the task force on i want you to pick your number one, the best one year so it just one guy that wants better boards. and fix it up at the cannabis store the city tide is high and you are moving on fix it up, and i want you to pick no. 1 city can of this task force number one -- secant is task force number one -- city cannibis task force number one ♪ supervisor kim: thank you, mr. paulson. >> i am here to speak on behalf of mr. watkins because he is a

great candidate. he has donated time has passed the years taking patients to the cannabis hospices because they cannot get out. he also picks them up so they can have their medication or whatever. i was totally against this because i have nothing to do with cannabis. i did not think it was true that it did what it does for people, but i am totally a believer now, because it does. it helps people feel better, helps them get through what they have to get through because it helped him. it was the only thing that kept me sane when i had to deal with what i had to deal with with him. it kept me from going crazy. i am here on his behalf, and i think he would be the greatest for this job. thank you very much. one more thing -- he has no problem getting in because he comes here three times a week every week. supervisor kim: thank you, mrs. watkins. any other public comment? seeing none, public comment is

closed during my understanding is we will be hearing this item again on thursday, november 17. if you have spoken today, you certainly do not have to speak again. i will not be calling your name. we may have follow-up questions, and then we will be forwarding our recommendation to the full board. thank you so much for being here. i apologize for the continuance. i know there has been a number of conflicts going on currently with the task force, and supervisors have been asked to take sides on the issue. i certainly do not have issues with that. my preference is to move forward thursday, and we will see what happens then. thank you for your time. if we do not have any opposition, if we could continue this to the call of the chair, we can do that without opposition. thank you. madam clerk, can you please call item four? >> item four, ordinance amending

the administrative code to been each reference to the bureau of architecture, bureau of engineering, and bureau of construction management in the san francisco municipal code to be a reference to the department of public works. >> good afternoon. i am the city engineer and deputy director for public works. back in july, a division, which is the engineering division, we organized and merged the three bureaus' referenced in this order it's to create two divisions. one focuses on building and the other on infrastructure. we did this mainly to create integrated teams with diverse experience to deliver projects from beginning to end, including design and construction. in the past, legislation referenced the three separate bureaus, and we intended,

through this vision, to reference in the future of the department of public works instead of each individual bureau. if you are interested in additional information about the organization, i have a power point presentation i would be happy to share with you if you need. supervisor kim: are there any questions from colleagues? i think this is a pretty straightforward item. i did not have questions myself. at the time, we will open up for public comment. thank you. >> ♪ the mayor and supervisors make it happen, and sfgovtv, too don't you remember we built this city we built this city with good management we built this city with good

construction management we built this city on good engineering, too we built this city with good management ♪ supervisor kim: thank you. is there any other public comment on this item? >> i am a senior engineer at san francisco public utilities commission. i was formally -- formerly part of dpw engineering. this is san francisco's history. history has been decimated under the proposal. here is a report from 1923 by the city engineer at the time. the organization does not mean

we have to destroy the history and part of san francisco, okay? i am here to speak for myself and on behalf of local 21 on this agenda item. engineering and construction management, the reorganization proposal would permit the race over a century-old institution of the city from the annals of the department's history. san francisco's dtw has a bureau of engineering and bureau of architecture design and manage the construction of the city's infrastructure and have done that, proudly serving the city's residents. over the years, the bureau's have undertaken not only small and medium but single projects worth over $200 million. in those days, the golden gate bridge, and lots more. that is under the name of the bureau of engineers. the bureau has received national

awards of excellence for some of the projects they have completed over the years from many national organizations like the american institute of architects, the american association of civil engineers, the american association of landscape architects, the public works association, the water works association, and many other local chapters of professional and trade organizations. what is more important than recognition of this national organization than recognition by the city residents to the bureau serves? i remember going to a retirement of a landscape architect, mr. john thomas -- supervisor kim: if you do not mind wrapping up because your time is up. feel free to finish your points. >> it is the history of dpw and five years. its legendary accomplishments can be noted all over the city. there is no need to delete the

name from the history books. they could reorganize and have this integrated delivery of projects, but, you know, it does not have to be at the expense of deleting the history -- supervisor kim: may i ask a question? has local 21 taken an official position on this? >> not yet. supervisor kim: is there any other public comment for this item? seeing none, public comment is now closed. we have a motion to forward with positive recommendation, and i believe we can do that without opposition. thank you for being here today. madam clerk, please call item 5. >> item 5, ordinance amending the administrative code to establish the san francisco sentencing commission, set forth the commission's purpose, powers, and duties, and

establish membership criteria. supervisor kim: the sponsor of the ordinance has asked to continue the item for the thursday november 17 meeting. we will do that, but first, we will open up for public comment so you can comment on this item. >> ♪ go ahead and hate your city neighbor. it will be justified, justified in the end there will not be any trumpet blowing on the judgment city day and you will get it some way ♪ supervisor kim: thank you. is there any other public comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is now close. we had a motion to continue thursday november 17, and we can do so without objection.

madam clerk, are there any other announcements? >> no, madam chair. supervisor kim: thank you. meeting is adjourned.

>> thank you for coming. this is a culmination of a two-

year journey being in stealth mode and finally you releasing our game to the world. i would like to address our ceo, jeffrey hunt. >> thank you, mr. mayor peter i am the ceo of title games. it is an honor to have you and everybody here today to welcome you to our new home. also, today is a very great day that we're celebrating, we closed our latest round of financing of $10 million, which is an exciting milestone for our company. it is a startup founded on a simple principle that quality, creativity, and originality rules all. to us, quality and creativity is reflected in the art, technology, and the entertainment that we craft. our goal is nothing short of revolution many facebook games, but to achieve this, we require the right people and the right environment. when thinking about where to

establish our headquarters, our top two concerns were the ability to find top talent and the desire to surround ourselves with like-minded companies. simply put, san francisco is the nexus of technology and creativity. creative individuals, be they engineers or artists, love living and working in san francisco. what is more to recruit -- recruiting talent from neighboring counties, let alone at countries, is an easy sell since working in san francisco is a lifelong dream for many people we want to be the next great technology success story for san francisco. san francisco deserves more companies like twitter, zynga, a pivotal last, companies that are high-paying at a time when other cities and countries are trying to reinvent themselves. other city in the world competes

with san francisco when it comes to the people that live here. san francisco's vibrant and creative culture makes it the ideal environment for innovative start-ups like this. when you combine san francisco's people with the forward-thinking policies and efforts of mayor lee, there is simply no other choice for a company to call home. thank you very much for your time, mayor. >> thank you. [applause] >> thank you, jeff. now i would like to introduce edward hyatt from pivotal labs to migrate south for company, that will be moving into the building in [applause] a few] >> thank you in shatila for inviting me. we have just least the floor above this, the fifth floor, the whole floor, and we will move in in january. very exciting. we're currently in the bankrupt building over on market street. we have been there about four years. we're busting at the seams right now. there are about 85 employees in

that office. about 150 worldwide. we have seen huge growth over the last two to four years. we were actually founded in san francisco in the late 1980's. we have helped hundreds of local clients, start-ups, small names and big names. we have seen this acceleration in growth in the tech seen in san francisco, especially south of market. we needed a bigger space to move into. the interesting thing about us is that our growth depends on two things. one is enough clients locally to support the growth. in of tech startups. and the ability to hire quality people locally. we are our people as a consult the alleged insolvency. we have seen amazing growth in the tech industry. silicon valley has always been a great place to be. san francisco seems to have really taken off, especially in the local start-ups seecene over

the last few years. it will continue to grow and will continue to exist for five plus years. in terms of hiring, i want to echo the previous statements about the quality of people that we find in san francisco. there is a war on talent with software developers. we continue to find amazing and motivated people. experience and passion you do not see anywhere else. we're confident and comfortable in signing a long lease like this. we used to be in the flood building and then the bankrupt building. and now here. it is an obvious step in our evolution. we're very excited. thank you. [applause] >> thanks, at root canal i would like to introduce victor coleman, the ceo of hudson plaza the, the developer of this great building. >> thank you. good morning, and welcome. thank you, mr. mayor. as a landlord in san francisco,

we're very active landlords. to sit here and have the ability to have time as tenants is pretty gratifying. we will see how the relationships go. but we hope we grow. we hope that we are attentive. i mean to have ideal tenants like this in our portfolio. we're active and aggressive in san francisco. we're a huge landlord now. we believe it. it is only here in soma. we believe in the marketplace and the people. we believe that is why we're here. it is a great way marketplace. our portfolio expertise is throughout california. this is a place that we see the most amount of growth. when we have pivotal tenants like that that want to grow in our portfolio, and makes guys like us to have our day-to-day jobs pretty easy.

the fact a san francisco today is seen the evolution of growth from social media, technology, media entertainment right here in our backyard is really a positive sign for the future growth of employment growth, development growth, and future successful companies coming here. hudson is that it is here for the long haul. we're proud to be the owner of this building and many others in the marketplace. we hope you continue longstanding relationships and bring your friends down here and these more space from us and our properties. the mayor and i would be happy to see that happen. thank you very much. it is a pleasure. welcome to our property. [applause] >> before i entered as the mayor of our great city, a well-liked and let everyone know we will have a brief q&a following his grief talk. if you have questions regarding today's announcement, please feel free to ask. if you have questions regarding anything else, please save that for later. i would like to thank the mayor for coming to our office today. it was very exciting and a huge

deal. it means a lot. our mayor, edward lee. >> thank you. [applause] thanks for being here. you know, jeff, what you're talking about, and edward and victor, this is a reconfirmation that our policy in san francisco is really working. almost on a weekly basis. we have another tech company coming in, taking up space, and creating jobs. our practice has been and our policy in the city that -- has been that we want our tech companies to start here in san francisco, stay here, and to grow with us. we're growing those jobs tremendously. take the gaming company, for example. if you months ago, you were in 5000 square feet summer. here, your 33,000 square feet. you have 63 employees. in 18 months, is what i understand, in the next 18 months, you're going to grow from 63 employees to 185.

that is exactly the type of growth that we need and want to have here. some of the other ones, whether it is play haven or pivotal labs or kiva, which will be able to see because they're knocking out walls already and doing stuff. it is kind of funny, because i was here about a year-and-a-half ago and my favorite pasta place downstairs. we were actually looking at this space when the aquarium was going to relocate back to the academy. we were looking at this as a possibility for our medical examiner's office. because it had laboratories but ultimately, the determination was it was not enough space here. i am glad, because the location is absolutely perfect for technology companies. it is located very close to all the main thoroughfares. people can bike here. the have the public transportation. the have access right across the street to all of our large

conventions when they're in town. it will be easy for them to access as well. i think the tech companies are becoming the largest conventions that we have in the city. it is one of will to see this here. this whole building is going to house some 93,000 square feet already with space up to 625 technology jobs right here in this building. i am excited about this building. but i will tell you, our real- estate experts have told the city there's 40 additional technology companies looking for 1.9 million square feet of space right here in the city. that is equivalent to four trans america buildings put together. so we have in front of us a very big need, but it is one that we're glad to fill. i am so happy that we signaled it would companies like twitter and others that we are a willing city to accept our technology

starters to start up here. and we will revamp the payroll tax, to make sure that as you grow, we're going to be job- inducing, rather than job- punishing. we signal that with the board. we signaled that we're willing to also get the exemption to companies that were just turning ipo to make sure we were not punishing their growth as well. these are reflective of the very business-friendly, very big incentive for investment into our city. that is what the other cities need to learn. if you're going to get these jobs and of these companies here, you have got to be investment-friendly. you have to have policies reflect that. and you have to do the help that our of is that economic development is doing what hutton properties. working together to support not only the real estate part, but i know the technology companies want to focus on their business, focus on the development of their products. so the more help the the property and a real-estate companies can do by way of

connecting them up with great spaces, spaces that can be interactive with the other companies, the more ingenuity their engineers are going to have. this is an exciting time. our policies are working, and i am excited that this is another example. next week, we will probably have another company name it -- moving in that we will get to announce enthusiastically. the social gaming irina, technology, those are the new jobs, along with bio life sciences. they are the first -- they're the 21st century jobs. i'll be working hard with our educational institutions to get our work force is ready. part of my 16-point plan is to also allow people in their mid- career is to be able to learn the skills and make sure they take advantage of our city colleges and change what are underemployed now to new employment opportunities at the technology field will offer. we're doing everything we can to

support this. you see the results here. i know that idle games and pivotal labs will stay here for a long time. there will be hiring great talent, and we are here to support them. thank you very much. [applause] >> as i said, if you have any questions pertaining to today's announcements for either the mayor, jeff, victor, or edward, please ask away. anyone, anyone? do not be idle. [laughter] if not, i guess we will proceed with a tour of the office and check things out. thank you for coming, everyone. really appreciate it.

>> around me what you see is an exhibition bien asian american women artist association. one of my favorites is cheers to muses which is a variety of sculpture, paintings and photographs in which the artists not only show their own work but talk about the muses who inspired them.

coming up we have a variety of exhibitions celebrating diversity and performances and every first thursday we have an opening in our main gallery. >> what kinds of organizations utilize your affordable space progr program? >> there's a huge range. last week des president clinton divas had a drag fashion show. the united states of asian american festival has events here every career as does the national career arts festival. in recent years homies organizing the empower youth had one of their first large scale neighborhood events. >> i think of it as multi-generational i see artists who are emerging and young and community members that may be from in college to, you know, some of the old-timers that have