lawyers. this is a labor of love, and i can tell you san francisco is unlike anyplace else where we believe in social justidce, and that does not happen without the leadership you see. most of all, our students, so i look forward to wroking to continue the work we started. i look forward to pushing ourselves to provide a better opportunity. my partner, my wife who is with

me today, thank you for being here. i would have had my children here, but they are in school, but i want to thank the board for this trust you have placed i n me, so thank you very much, and i look forward to this next chapter. [applause] >> i want to bring up our mayor , who is a strong supporter o f f public schools. we are grateful to have him as

co-chair, so our strong partner in public schools, mayor ed lee. [applause] >> thank you. i don't know how someone my age can figure out an escape so easily, but i want to congratulate you, and on behalf of city government, thank you so much for sacrificing. these days you haeear about heas of educational institutions in transition, and there are a lot of people who regard education

as academic. i get a sense carlos was a different person, and he was always different. the first thing i noticed when i first met him, he was not speaking as an academic. he is speaking about kids and how we want them to succeed. he has championed programs and relationships, whether in the school board or toher programs, championed programs that are aimed at making kids first in

our lives. that is what i liked most. it should not be a surprise he is leaving at a time there has been marked improvement. whether it is championing programs, these are programs i learned about, and realizing they are aimed at achievement gaps, and they have made great stridesw while the other children were enjoying the benefits, what has made it different is the special

relationship with our city, one i will make sure continuses to happen. we are never satisfied with the status quo. if we were,w e would have gone baack to when the mayor was suffering. we care for our kids, not just in precious hours of education, but success has to do with education. that is why it has never been about a rainy day fund. we can support what goes on in

and around the schools. we are always experiencing the cuts at the federal and state level, and we are always challenged, and it is not only those cuts beginning in kindergarten. how many express that it is about continuing all the way to college, and then to have carlos working with the dept of public health, or as a member of my

cabinet, so many other departments engaged in the need for our kids to be successful in and out of the classroom. it is those i believe to be mroe successful, and i know richard is going to inherit this as we meet new challenges. we are going to approach them in an enthusiastic way, that is the best way we honor your leadership, to carrry those out in more increased vigor.

we have been funding a ltot of work and going about the business of solidifying a relationship that is created, so thank you for putting kids first. thank you for expressing your love for 37 years, not only for institutions but for people when you can express your love, it gets us into saying i want to join because parents fee ll it, because school board members

feel it. that is what gets me up every day, if i can get kids knowing education is 24/7. everything else has to be successful. we have to have academic foundations. if we can get all the others successful, we can figure out other revenue streams so we are not worried about pinnk slips. we are not going to lay off teachers. this is where we have to go. thank you for the progress. i look forward to this.

thank you very much. [applause] >> we know you want to spend mroe time with family, but i think you want to travel the world. we are going to miss you. we made the decision, there were a lot of people who want to make comments. today is about us moving forward. we have that partnership. we have strong leadership, and i trust we will continue

positive growth. weas of now, i give you an o pportunity to speak to us individually. thank you very much. [applause] >> the next time you take a

muni bus or train, there could be new technology that could make it easier to get to your destination. many are taking a position of next bus technology now in use around the city. updated at regular intervals from the comfort of their home or workplace. next bus uses satellite technology and advanced computer modeling to track buses and trains, estimating are bought stocks with a high degree of accuracy. the bus and train our arrival information can be accessed from your computer and even on your cellular phone or personal digital assistant. knowing their arrival time of the bus allows riders the choice of waiting for it or perhaps doing some shopping locally or getting a cup of coffee. it also gives a greater sense that they can count on you to get to their destination on time. the next bus our arrival information is also transmitted to bus shelters around the city equipped with the next bus sign.

riders are updated strictly about arrival times. to make this information available, muni has tested push to talk buttons at trial shelters. rider when pushes the button, the text is displayed -- when a rider pushes the button. >> the success of these tests led to the expansion of the program to all stations on the light rail and is part of the new shelter contract, push to talk will be installed. check out the new technology making your right easier every day

gosh we are here to take the talk about safety on the transportation system. earlier this year, the board of directors adopted a new strategic plan, and while the mission is to move people around san francisco, the number one goal of that strategic plan is safety. that is because no matter where you were in terms of moving around whether you are on foot, on a bike, driving in a car, riding on muni, you need to be able to do so safely and get where you're going safely. we need to make sure the transportation system is clean, and efficient, attractive. first and foremost, it needs to be safe. thanks to a great partnership we

have with the san francisco police department and the great work they do every day to keep the entire city safe, including the part of the city that exists within our muni system, crime in almost every category is down. almost across the board, every category of non-violent crime is down in the transit system. the the problem is, there is one area where we are going in the wrong direction. that is larceny. it has to do largely with devices like these where people are not being attentive with devices like these and other people are taking the advantage of that. that is the one area, overall, a good story that we have to tell that is left to be addressed. that is what we are here to talk about today. we are launching an awareness campaign.

you will hear from the chief and the commander, being aware of your surroundings. we want to raise awareness for the public, for all of the public in terms of being safe while you're traveling and walking in the street. it is a matter of being aware of your surroundings and trying to keep the transportation system safe and enjoyable for everyone. what you see behind us are some posters that are already up. and we can really raise the awareness of folks that you need to be mindful when you are writing in our system. we want everyone to get where they're going on time and efficiently, but we want them to get there safely. and with all of their personal belongings with them. i want to thank you all for coming and i will turn it over to the great chief of police.

>> thank you. again, if you look at this artwork, this is almost exactly how it goes. this woman is not paying attention, but somebody else is. he has his ipad, not paying attention, someone else is. what we have been telling everyone, i really want to thank the director for his help with this, you have to pay attention to who is around you and who is looking. it seems every time we have a robbery or theft in san francisco, it involves an electronic device. to lose six of these devices a day, it seems like every time we go over the robbery counts, it seems like an electronic devices

involved. as ed said, is important to know who is around you, who is paying attention. you can really draw the analogy when you are looking down and not paying attention, it is like taking $300 out of the atm and touting it without paying attention. please pay attention to these ads, we really appreciate the media covering this today to get the word out and we appreciate muni. we want everybody to be safe, safe as you move across the city. and we want you to keep your belongings and stay connected. >> just to reinforce that, i encourage anyone to look around and see how many people have their heads down and they're looking at their device, seeing

how inattentive they are. you can walk by and accidentally bump people, they are not paying attention. it is easy to get absorbed with the great media we have at our fingertips and block out surroundings. it is dangerous and not worth losing your device or jeopardize in your safety over it. the awareness is very important. the main way that we keep the system safe is through our engagement which and the san francisco police department. -- engagement with the san francisco police department. we are lucky that we have one of the best of the command staff working with us right now. she manages the enforcement arm of the mta including the san francisco police officers that work and ride the buses.

they are largely responsible to be how to be safe when learning how to ride on the system. >> first of all, i really want to thank director for this campaign and putting in j. resources behind it. a little bit of what we do on the mta side of the police department, everybody reports an incident and it comes to us. i read every single related report. it gets disseminated to the district station captains. they look over the constant data and they develop enforcement plans that assist our city in combating crime and

incidents on me. -- on muni. we have officers dedicated solely to the mta. they ride in uniforms and plain clothes. we also have k-9 units. i can't say more, they do with our transit system. we're down 30% in crime and the transit system. as the director said, the only place where we can do a little bit better are larceny crimes. that is what this campaign really is all about. i don't want to beat a dead horse in terms of reiterating this, but we can't say enough.

perhaps don't use the white earbuds. opportunistic people look for those opportunities and no that it means iphone. if you lose one of these devices, and do what you can't disconnect your personal information from these devices. if something is taken from you, don't go after the suspect. just look, pay attention, and get as the description as you can and, in 11. he will be there to take this information and after had the suspect.

>> a pretty straightforward message, grateful for those of you covering this. they provide to my family and friends, everyone in our system and in our city to make sure that they get to where they want to go. they make themselves vulnerable to theft of our system anywhere. will be happy to take questions. thank you all for coming. >> [inaudible] >> i will use an example. just the other day, i was on one of the trains and i got on the trains, it wasn't a very full train. halas of almost 90% of the

people were living out at smart phones are electronic devices. what typically happens is, it is an ihpone. -- iphone. the look for the perfect opportunity, snatched the device and away they go. the worst thing we can do is engage the perpetrator because that leads to a more serious crime. that is typically what we see. they see the opportunity, they seize it. it cannot give criminal the opportunity. >> [inaudible] >> always, i think we can look at common sense with that and really, anywhere right mirador,

for instance. -- near a door, for instance. grabbing the device and exiting the vehicle very quickly. >> would you edifies someone with a smart phone to set elsewhere? >> the middle of the bus would be preferred. my other devices to just not use it. why you're not being attentive, you are creating an opportunity. >> [inaudible] >> as a matter of fact, last week we had a cellphone that was the lead with gps on that. we tracked the phone, got the suspect, and many other items of stolen property in the car that

he was arrested and. the car itself had been boosted, there was a license plate crime. he pretty good case started with the cell phone gps that was trackable. >> if i have a cellphone with gps that is stolen -- >> as best as we can. if we have the staffing available, we are about catching bad guys. >> of the recovery rate of these devices is not good. if you lose your device, you have lost your device. i mean, it is whatever the market will bear. these are a commodity that are traded. being used, the person that was

the owner of the phone could tell that it was taken from them and in use. they do that in australia and we're working to see if we can get something like that locally. >> [inaudible] >> thank you.