, and if they have any time, 200 judges will be required for the state championship, so to see the top of baker's -- top debaters, improvisation folks, congress, you will not be born. please go to the website for the california state debate championship, and finally, just two teacher-oriented events, this friday they are holding a scholarship dinner, and latin american teacher association is having their scholarship dinner

on may 4 at the vocation school to regard >> commissioner mendoza. >> a couple things. friday was frisco day, and seniors took part in three wonderful events that included the mayor, superintendent, and many others who came and spoke. we had about 1300 k. thikids whd the afternoon there. we have about 500 kids there. gooat st. mary's we have about 0 kids there. we are excited we were able to host the second annual one. this friday at the masonic auditorium is the 16th annual

team poetry slam, and if you have never been to this event, i encourage you to attend. they are amazing, and that is going to be at the auditorium. i have the pleasure of attending robert corrigan and his wife's retirement luncheon this afternoon. president corrigan is retiring this year, and his last commencement is going to be saturday, may 19. the national college fair was this weekend as well, and sfud has played a role alongside many independent schools, so there were hundreds of colleges are there and kids who came down to learn about various colleges.

last week we did a summer matters announcement. we did our briefing with our after-school for all initiative. and we did a press conference with the superintendent, both carlos garcia and the mayor about the importance of summer learning and the gap that happens during the term, and on saturday the 28 is last budget town hall. this is going to be for districts 10 and 11, which i think are crucial nein terms of budget support, and it is going to be at the city arts high school, and on wednesday there will be one other opportunities for the budget and town hall,

and this is for district 1 and district 5, and that is going to be at golden gate park. >> thank you, of president lee. i have one announcement. cleveland elementary school will be holding up a silent auction this coming saturday at 5:00, and it will be a 16th and rhode island, so if you want tune in -- if you want to support the parents at cleveland elementary school that are trying to raise money to pay for computers, come on down. >> i want to say frisco day is

cool, especially when one student was able to get a free laptop. there were a lot of students out there, and they were engaged in terms of the workshops but were offered, so i feel like it was a really successful event at city college. let's move on. superintendent garcia? parks since you mentioned city college, frisco day and bridge to success would not be possible if it was not for the outstanding exemplary work by chancellor don griffin, and i know he is not doing well, and i want to wish him good health,

and he really loved a great imprint here, but every student has the right to attend city college, and it could not have happened without your help commoso thank you very much. >> report on closed session action. readout of april 24 closed session, existing litigation matter, by a vote of four ayes and three absents. the board by six ayes approved

the contract of one chief curator -- 1 chief. item u, and other informational items. posted on the agenda is the staff report on personnel action. item adjourned. meeting adjourned.

but the anniversary of the great earthquake was remembered. >> i would like to ask for a minute of silence. >> let's have a moment of silence. >> they meet for the annual

reflating ceremony. he was joined by winnie for an afternoon celebration. we are here to commemorate all that it signifies. at each anniversary the leaders meet to prepare for the next great quake.

bob welcome everybody to the anniversary. i got to say, the mayor gets it done. gooa round of applause for our e chief's wife.

you look terrific. do we have sydney close five? -- close by. we will pass the microphone to the mayor for a couple of quick words. we have a fire chief and the police chief. >> good morning, everyone. 106 years since our earthquake.

we do have a grandson? she was with us in 2009. goopublic works is here. this reminds us of the 3000

people but passed away in 1906 from the devastating earthquake, but the rebirth of our city is with us. i have been in all of these other positions where we are always prepared. and we are already engaged in recovery efforts. we were there with a whole staff. we have six we assure you that when the next big event happens, that water system will be there for us to deliver water with that 24 hours. a huge change from depending on

this fountain. we are handing it off to generations of youth in the city to understand -- make sure they're prepared. go to our website, it tells you all the things there. iti is about having those items prepared.w we will survive. that is how we get ready and celebrate and honor the people who left us and make sure our city is ready. thank you for being here. congratulations to our survivors. >> very nice job. behind me is a good friend and a great firechief. you go back 106 years.

braxton morning. -- good morning. one of the survivors could not be with us. those are amazing changes. it does give us the opportunity to remember what happened. we commemorate those who suffered losses in their lives and hardships. we also celebrate the city that was nearly swept from the map. the fires raged for three days and caused rates -- great devastation. we take the opportunity to educate everyone. it is a pleasure for me to work under the direction of mayor lee. he is a public safety championship. he is a prepared as champion. he lives it. i have seen his kids and his

workplace. it is all about teamwork. i am proud to be working with chief suhr. and scott weiner, it is a pleasure to have you out here. we appreciate it. it is a great team. thank you to the people who are out here. and also our partners with the american red cross. who are here this morning. thank you for being here. it has been a tradition for many of us out here. i hope you have a great day and you remember what happened 106 years ago. it is great to be a san franciscan. >> a nice hand for the chief, everybody. i have seen this other chief speaking in the last couple of

times. a nice hand for chief suhr. >> good morning. our fire chief said it. we're lucky in san francisco. we have a mayor who has moved through the tears of prepared as an goddess ready to go. we get a little more prepared every day. god bless to the survivors. >> thank you. >> it is a minute of silence at 5-11. -- 51:11 p.m. let's have a moment of silence for a minute right now.

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>> i think the fitting way to end this germany first of all, -- this ceremony first of all. there will be playing. everybody have their words right here? i will give the countdown.

as we hang the reece, i will give you a count here. have a look at me. 1, 2, 3, 4, 1. ♪ [singing] ♪ ♪

>> a great day, everybody. thank you. the san francisco chornicle. and the history association. and the neighborhood emergency response team. the american red cross. and thanks for making this happen. i want to invite everyone to go to 20th in church or -- and church. and we will meet up.

we may skirt the law and serve something before 6:00 a.m. the bookmobile, where are they? >> i have my cheat sheet here which i cannot find. the library has been here after great disasters. there has -- is a special book that won an award this year. here is the book. i downloaded it on my kindle. it can check out copies of the book mobile. nex>> thanks for being here.

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rec and park. a great way to get out and play. >> for more information, >> the public wants to access particular information about your house or neighborhood we point them to gis. gis is a combination of maps and data. not a graphic you see on a screen. you get the traffic for the streets the number of crimes for a police district in a period of time. if the idea of combining the different layerce of information and stacking them on top of each other to present to the public. >> other types of gis are web based mapping systems.

like google earth, yahoo maps. microsoft. those are examples of on line mapping systems that can be used to find businesses or get driving directions or check on traffic conditions. all digital maps. >> gis is used in the city of san francisco to better support what departments do. >> you imagine all the various elements of a city including parcels and the critical infrastructure where the storm drains are. the city access like the traffic lights and fire hydrants. anything you is represent in a geo graphic space with be stored for retrieval and analysis. >> the department of public works they maintain what goes on in the right-of-way, looking to dig up the streets to put in a

pipe. with the permit. with mapping you click on the map, click on the street and up will come up the nchgz that will help them make a decision. currently available is sf parcel the assessor's application. you can go to the assessor's website and bring up a map of san francisco you can search by address and get information about any place in san francisco. you can search by address and find incidents of crime in san francisco in the last 90 days. we have [inaudible] which allows you to click on a map and get nchldz like your supervisor or who your supervisor is.

the nearest public facility. and through the sf applications we support from the mayor's office of neighborhood services. you can drill down in the neighborhood and get where the newest hospital or police or fire station. >> we are positive about gis not only people access it in the office but from home because we use the internet. what we used to do was carry the large maps and it took a long time to find the information. >> it saves the city time and money. you are not taking up the time of a particular employee at the assessor's office. you might be doing things more efficient. >> they have it ready to go and say, this is what i want.