won't have taught me i started questioning religion to the way that people served food at the parts women are unusual first in high school i looked at college it wasn't a topic to discuss when you younger because we never really it was just nothing we really talked about we just want went to school i don't know what the a through g you requirement i did not know why they were important. throughout any high school experience there were many people dropping out my switching schools and people dying because the violation in the neighborhood. although those things are going on around me i didn't give up i

didn't have much academic support because that my mom didn't know how to help me. but thankful will i i learned how to reach out i took every opportunity given to me and now 12 years later - >> (clapping) >> i'd be able to overcome obstacles and challenges and become a role model for my 3 siblings i'm also one less statistic and in the fall i mean, i'll be tending ucla

(clapping.) thank you. >> wow. well, that was really what it is all about but you're the star. because you did that. you did it thank you very much thank you very much. we have i believe the presentation of the certificates by superintendant guadalupe gerrero >> just him (clapping) okay. >> good morning, everyone as depth superintendant i'm filed with pride anytime we get to recognize our students and today, we get to recognize and

celebrate our graduates congratulations on meeting this millstone on behalf of our superintendant our befgs and sandy draw fewer and commissioner mendosa mcdonald will help me to hand out certificates you've shown not only hard work and dedication i've heard a couple of examples but shown incredible persistence and many counterparts are calling grit you've living and relied on it you'll needing need to continue to rely on it as. >> pursue our next steps i too want to thank families and friends who have supported you yourself our students are going to rely open you, you're not

stopping here marcus is correct your future is bright do not give up that sense of hope and obama open tim frye we have as prirsz for you so we're so absolutely proud to recognize you here today (clapping) i'd like to start by calling up angela martinez (clapping) marcus (clapping) marcus i wanted to get the last

name correct. esmeralda rodriguez (clapping) delay roses (clapping) next please come up

(clapping) june may chin

(clapping) and our last graduate james please come up (clapping.) congratulations >> all right. congratulations to our graduates. (clapping.) see everybody is happy

everyone's happy the parents and the chief he didn't have to worry about you everyone is happy i tell young people when you are willing to do right people are willing to help you and your oversewed this right here we have a representative i believe from dianne feinstein's office to present a letter to you (clapping). >> hello. thank you for inviting us the senator expresses her sympathy for not coming. dear graduates it's with great privilege i i did not think mayor ed lee as well as our families and friends today it honors our academic achievements

and community members the opportunity to celebrate those accomplishments you've distinguished you yourself with the goals achieved. at the united states senator representing the people of california congratulations for best wishes and success in the years to medical cannabis. congratulations again and thank you for having us i have this for ms. smith. congratulations thank you (clapping) >> scott is scott adams here from coming cast you didn't come for me my bill is paid. >> thank you so much. wow. what on amazing event i was going to read some prepared remarks but i've been inspired

and moved by your stories and accomplishments and really on behavior of coming cast we congratulate you, you you know the previous speakers talked about in you've stepped over a major hurdle in life and need to take time to reflect how important that is you've had our struggler and use what you've learned here the blue print for the future phases and remember what it feels like to accomplish and to challenge those. you know, our company the mayor said it takes a village and our companies has been incredibly honored to be part of this village and the community of san francisco and just as many of the speakers said we have to do our part we'll continue to do that on behalf of you and your families and the residents of this city to invest in community

groups around education and diversity and economic development so there coming cast or cable in the classroom partners implementing our interject essential the most expensive and home affordable computer and training. the technology and skills training is so important and no where in san francisco i know here the center the technical world it's that important so again on behalf of coming cast congratulations and thank our family we're honored to be in your presence and rooting for you and looking forward to you being out in the workforce

congratulations (clapping.) okay. we've just about reached the conclusion we have when it is over we have a resource fair back there and maybe more importantly we have refreshments over there. but she's not going to like me doing that don't say nothing to put those things on there's a lot of people behind the scenes that are is engine christen and the mayor's office of neighborhood services christen she probably wants to acknowledge all the other people see i told you. thank you, dr. marshall and congratulations to the graduates yes wanted to say thank you to the extraordinarily partners all the city dwp's departments and

community associations or organizations and dpw and h s a europe and oewd office of economic workforce development the former department i came from david and randy thank you, thank you. it's just been oh, dpw and depth of environment it's been a great experience to put on this event this is any second year to cooperate that thank you for the community support to show the graduates how much we care about their success again, thank you enjoy all the retirement thank you supervisor cowen and supervisor chiu and a dr. marshall huge shout out to both of you for the great work and hydra mendez and thank you, thank you everyone for all the great support. have a great event

(clapping) >> okay. it's over you can run and jump in line. thank pxyou.

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you're ready to go arrest hello engineering it has all the tools that a contractor small or large can come here. i can't say enough about the center it's a blessing. we do business all over the country and world and a place like the contractor center to identify the business in san francisco >> the reality is you need training and that's what the center is here to train and make you better qualified to go work with the city and county and to be successful at the end. >> that will give people the competitive edge e edge at receiving contracts with the city. >> we have krafshth services

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>> roll call, commissioner adams. >> here. >> brandon. >> here. >> woo ho. >> here. >> approval of minutes for the may 27, 2014 meeting. >> so moved. >> second. >> public comment. none? commissioners comment? all in favor. >> i. >> thank you. item 3, public comment under executive session. no one is here at executive session. >> so moved. >> second. >> all if favor, i. >> i. >> public comment. >> [inaudible] closed session. >> sorry, yeah. she read number three. >> no comment on executive session. >> we did that. >> we okay on that? >> okay,