thank the individuals that have been working with us. people have come in this week saying, i want to be part of this. thank you very much. eric, and we will have you go into the audience. be the oprah. testing. leader pelosi has to leave shortly. she was to hear from our partners. we are not starting at 0, mr. mayor. we will call on ron conway first. >> i am the founder and chairman of an organization called sf city. it is a brand-new organization. we have over 225 tech companies

in san francisco who are members. creating many jobs in san francisco and outpacing the job growth in san francisco versus the rest of the country. sf city is delighted to commit 100 of its member internships 225 member companies. [applause] we are adopting two organizations where we will help place in turns. one of them is the sfpd future grad's program. it is focusing on keeping kids in high school. sf city is dunning $25,000 for scholarships -- donating $25,000

for scholarships for the program. there is a nationwide organization called summer qa camp. that organization is nationwide and places in turns into companies that need qa help. we will place over 25 in turns from 15 other companies who have signed up for summer camp. summer camp was founded -- someone you might recognize, jon bon jovi. sf city has committed to this program for years to come. it is the tech companies who are placing 2, 3, 4 interns this

summer. next summer, they will be placing 20. [applause] >> you are too legit to quit. one of the first company said stepped-up was pg &e. >> i am happy to tell you that he moved be. we did commit $100,000 to support all of you. we will add $25,000 to that. today. [applause] i also want to quickly say my story is not like some of the stories you have heard today. i did grow up lower middle class. i was the beneficiary of a program like this city is introducing today.

i am so thrilled to support the city, the mayor, leader pelosi, in this effort. thank all of you for being the future. thank you. [applause] >> mr. mayor? salesforce. >> thank you so much. we are delighted to be a part of this initiative. we are delighted to join forces with american and united way in support of this movement. -- with the mayor and united way in support of this movement. we knew we had to get involved and do something. we definitely wanted to respond to this all hands on deck moment. i am very pleased to announce that on behalf of salesforce.com, we are delighted

to provide 40 additional jobs for 2012. >> bank of america. >> bankers are in high demand. i will keep this short and sweet. a couple of months ago, we made a commitment to president obama that we would be a supporter of the summer youth initiatives. we will make a $50,000 pledge. we are pleased to be here. thank you. [applause] >> we want you to notice that the thermometer is going up. ups. >> thank you very much. nice to see you, mr. mayor. i have been with ups for 34 years. i will be retiring soon. i would like for, you know, one of the youth to take my place.

we will commit to 15 new permanent jobs over the summer for the san francisco area. >> thank you. [applause] wells fargo bank. >> thank you very much. thank you for being the catalyst for this wonderful program. we believe that strong communities are great for everyone. businesses, the public sector, all of us benefit when communities are strong. we are honored to be able to participate in this program with a pledge of $50,000. thank you very much. [applause] >> at&t. >> thank you for your leadership on this very important issue.

at&t was also one of the initial participants is with the president on this very significant initiatives. we will pledge 20 interns over the summer and a contribution of $25,000. [applause] >> excellent. why is my thermometer not going up? all right, mr. mayor. jamba juice. >> we are very pleased to be here. we have pledged over 2500 jobs across the nation. san francisco, we are hiring 30 over the summer. we will have 13 internships in our corporate office. we will have 200 jobs in the bay area for the summer. [applause]

>> mr. mayor, starbucks. >> hello. good to see you. i represent starbucks coffee company in my home town of san francisco. we are pleased, as you know, we are all over this great city. the stories presented, you inspired us. we commit to 25 jobs in san francisco. not just the jobs, but investing in providing these young adults the training that will help them today in the summer as well as many years in the future. we will also partner with our stores across the bay area to get a commitment from them as well. thank you. [applause] >> those folks are who we knew.

anyone else want to make a pledge? this is that moment to raise your hand. we had a hand. you are? >> thank you for the opportunity. it is very exciting. i am pledging to increase my work force by 10% over the summer. two internships per location. [applause] >> we are growing. >> over 500 merchants in san francisco currently. we are looking to add five jobs for the summer program. [applause] >> hold on one second. rob black.

>> executive director for the golden gate restaurant association. i am so proud of the team that the city has put together to lead this initiative. it has been something we have been working on for several years. thank you for your leadership, mayor. it has made the difference. it is so great to see some of our members stepping up. we will add another 15 internships with our members this year. [applause] >> we would like to pledge five jobs to help increase recycling in san francisco. >> thank you. the fantastic. >> the university of california san francisco. we are pledging 118 summer

internships. [applause] >> that was 118. >> i have worked for over 20 years, we love people grown up with us. we are pledging 15 jobs, not just for the summer. >> thank you so much. >> we partner all year long would it san francisco unified school district on their academy of hospitality. we have at least 15 positions through that program and hotels in san francisco. and also at the hotel council, we have a paid internship. [applause] >> i do not want to skip anyone. >> as a founding member of real

estate for tomorrows youth, we will pledge six summer internship positions. [applause] >> excellent. robert collins. >> i am a part of the tech committed to. we are a small team, eight people right now. we would like to add two more internships for the summer. >> excellent. >> we specialize in constructing a management and public outreach. i want to thank the mayor for during this. it is very critical. i want to make a special call to the small-business community. i want to encourage you to pledge. we are pledging two internships for the summer and one new

position. i want to thank the members of our larger business communities for going the extra mile. [applause] >> i am very proud to be part of this program. as part of this, we will have 15 aninterns this summer. >> we are running out of time. >> thank you for leading this initiative. i was a founder and a veteran. my company -- over the next two years, we are going to create 300 jobs. for the summer, we will commit

to creating 10 internships. [applause] >> thank you so much. right here. >> hello. i am the founder of a small da enim factory. i brought my team here. my apprentice, my business guy. i am offering five internships that will graduate into jobs. >> excellent, excellent. >> good afternoon. i am also a member of the burgeoning tent seen here in san francisco. -- tech scene here in san francisco. we came today initially pledging

three. but we will now double that to 6. [applause] >> how are you doing? we are benefiting greatly from all of the great innovation in the city. we will hire 250 bay area youths. [applause] >> fantastic. >> we are representing air b &b. we have 10 paid internships this summer. >> 10 more.

anymore? we are out of time, actually. anyone else before we conclude? yes, please. >> we have been a great beneficiary of the city's program. we have done a lot of hiring through good will come up san francisco conservation -- and good will,, san francisco conservation. we are very small. with funding being stretched right now, we are happy to commit to one. >> we celebrate one, absolutely. we thank everyone who committed. if you can do more, please do more. we added 813 jobs in the room today.

[applause] 2500. we have a little ways to go, so we can get there. tell your colleagues, tell folks in other companies. inspire them the way you have been inspired today. thank you so much for being here today. we will have a great summer because you were here today. one second. those companies that made a pledge, please come to my left. we want to do a quick photo op. thank you so much.

>> feel like it really is a community. they are not the same thing, but it really does feel like there's that kind of a five. everybody is there to enjoy a literary reading. >> the best lit in san francisco. friendly, free, and you might get fed. ♪ [applause] >> this san francisco ryther created the radar reading series

in 2003. she was inspired when she first moved to this city in the early 1990's and discover the wild west atmosphere of open mi it's ic in the mission. >> although there were these open mics every night of the week, they were super macho. people writing poems about being jerks. beatty their chest onstage. >> she was energized by the scene and proved up with other girls who wanted their voices to be heard. touring the country and sharing gen-x 7 as a. her mainstream reputation grew with her novel. theses san francisco public library took notice and asked her if she would begin carrying a monthly reading series based on her community.

>> a lot of the raiders that i work with our like underground writers. they're just coming at publishing and at being a writer from this underground way. coming in to the library is awesome. very good for the library to show this writing community that they are welcome. at first, people were like, you want me to read at the library, really? things like that. >> as a documentary, there are interviews -- [inaudible] >> radar readings are focused on clear culture. strayed all others might write about gay authors. gay authors might write about universal experiences. the host creates a welcoming

environment for everybody. there is no cultural barrier to entry. >> the demographic of people who come will match the demographic of the reader. it is very simple. if we want more people of color, you book more people of color. you want more women, your book more women. kind of like that. it gets mixed up a little bit. in general, we kind of have a core group of people who come every month. their ages and very. we definitely have some folks who are straight. >> the loyal audience has allowed michelle to take more chances with the monthly lineup. established authors bring in an older audience. younker authors bring in their

friends from the community who might be bringing in an older author. >> raider has provided a stage for more than 400 writers. it ranges from fiction to academics stories to academic stories this service the underground of queer fell, history, or culture. >> and there are so many different literary circles in san francisco. i have been programming this reading series for nine years. and i still have a huge list on my computer of people i need to carry into this. >> the supportive audience has allowed michele to try new experiment this year, the radar book club. a deep explorationer of a single work. after the talk, she bounces on stage to jump-start the q&a. less charlie rose and more carson daly.

>> san francisco is consistently ranked as one of the most literate cities in the united states. multiple reading events are happening every night of the year, competing against a big names like city arts and lectures. radar was voted the winner of these san francisco contest. after two decades of working for free, michelle is able to make radar her full-time job. >> i am a right to myself, but i feel like my work in this world is eagerly to bring writers together and to produce literary events. if i was only doing my own work, i would not be happy. it is, like throwing a party or a dinner party. i can match that person with that person. it is really fun for me. it is nerve wracking during the actual readings. i hope everyone is good.

i hope the audience likes them. i hope everybody shows up. but everything works out. at the end of the reading, everyone is happy. ♪ >> we are very pleased to be meeting here in san francisco. in this facility is named after a distinguished member of the california senate. it is our great honor that the mayor of san francisco is here to address us great mr. mayor, thank you so much from taking time -- is here to address us. mr. mayor, thank you so much for taking time. >> welcome to san francisco. thank you for meeting here. the northern california mlu that

you have before you charts ecorse of our caltrain -- charts a course of our caltrain corridor. i just want to give the nod to the empty seat -- mtc for putting this together. in san francisco, we consider caltrain to be the transit spine that connects the city to san jose and san francisco to silicon valley and all of our partner cities. caltrain electrification has had a broad regional support for many years. caltrain is the most important thing we can do for generations to come. here in san francisco, i am working hard to make sure we continue to be the innovation

capital of the world. cities across this country and other nations are looking at its cities for solutions to everyday problems. transit is our number one concern because we are a growing economy. we cannot increase roadways and airport runways there. that will not be a part of solutions for the future. you have a good solution. it is going to be affordable, it will be faster, and it will be better. i want to welcome you. as i came here this morning, i ran into a lot of great people. i know they represent a lot of generations of people. i hope, as i think many of you

do, i hope to see the trains pulled through all the way from los angeles to our valley, through our peninsula all the way to our transbay terminal. thank you very much. >> thank you, mayor. [applause] i also want to recognize, i appreciated the way you and your staff reached out to ensure that our business plan we are looking at today fully incorporates the service all the way to the terminal. and does not push that to the back of the line. we have tried to embrace that. you certainly have represented the people of discriminative very well. we have tried to listen to that.

>> i do not regard myself as simply the mayor of san francisco. i want to be a mayor that works with all the cities that are also concerned about the way we do this. we will exhibit our collaboration with them. >> thank you. >>