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tv   [untitled]    April 9, 2015 6:30am-7:01am PDT

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>> ever wonder about programs the city it working think to make san francisco the best place to work and will we bring shine to the programs and the people making them happen join us inside that edition of what's next sf sprech of market street between 6th is having a cinderella movement with the office of economic workforce development is it's fairy godmother telegraph hill engaged in the
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program and providing the reason to pass through the corridor and better reason to stay office of economic workforce development work to support the economic vital of all of san francisco we have 3 distinctions workforce and neighborhood investment i work in the tenderloin that has been the focus resulting in tax chgsz and 9 arts group totally around 2 hundred thousand square feet of office space as fits great as it's moved forward it is some of the place businesses engaged for the people that have living there for a long time and people that are coming into to work in the the item you have before you companies and the affordable housing in general people want a safe
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and clean community they see did changed coming is excited for every. >> oewd proits provides permits progress resulting in the growth of mid businesses hocking beggar has doubled in size. >> when we were just getting started we were a new business people never saturday a small business owner and been in the bike industry a long needed help in finding at space and sxug the that is a oewd and others agencies were a huge helped walked us through the process we couldn't have done it without you this is sloped to be your grand boulevard if so typically a way to get one way to the other it is supposed to be a beautiful boulevard and fellowship it is started to look
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like that. >> we have one goal that was the night to the neighborhood while the bigger project of developments as underway and also to bring bring a sense of community back to the neighborhood. >> we wanted to use the says that a a gathering space for people to have experience whether watching movies or a yoga or coming to lecture. >> that sb caliber shift on the street is awarding walking down the street and seeing people sitting outside address this building has been vacate and seeing this change is inspiringing. >> we've created a space where people walk in and have fun and it is great that as changed the
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neighborhood. >> oewd is oak on aortas a driver for san francisco. >> we've got to 23ri7b9 market and sun setting piano and it was on the street we've seen companies we say used to have to accompanying come out and recruit now they're coming to us. >> today, we learned about the office of economic workforce development and it's effort to foster community and make the buyer market street corridor something that be proud of thanks to much for watching and tune in next time for
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test. >> good afternoon, everyone wow. first of all thank you, everybody friends, family appointees to our boards and commissions it is my pleasure to join all of you and issue the oath of office but a celebration of more people that share responsibility thank you to our supervisors here supervisor
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breed formerly supervisor and new carmen chu jane kim thank you very much for being here our city administrator thank you for being here and commission thank you and tom hugh and mr. puc guy >> thank you all of you for being here today let me say at the outset we're giving the oath of office for 32 people 118 bodies and commissions that help me deal with the policy challenges but more and more most importantly and the most important thing the commission and advisory bodies do we reach out to people and engage them and bring that diversity of opinion and culture into the way we around government and this is what the exciting to me
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and let me tell you i'm excited today because the 18 different commissioners and advisors bodies are very important to me let's look at who ear appointing people to when we look at our diverse city i have to say and it is not because it begins an organization but art it is important to our city on a local and international level so the arts commissions e commission deals with our diversity and culture and on the eave of the completion of novm the beginning of the maeks the reestablishment of moob and the museums we traditionally have and now a really big opening of community arts that is revienlts has been
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the reason why we've been able to revitalize market street in the tenderloin lead by the arts and the asian arts my name is a big part of that not only because their across the street today but i i think so you have an indulging exhibition it is a sud dusk infection i don't want to talk about that too much but our building inspection commission will be appointed to you don't think them we have serious fires in the city in the past two months over one hundred units of affordable housing we've got to make sure that everybody lives safely in our city and we don't lose housing, in fact, we need to net new build housing in the city to the building inspection commission will make sure that happens
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commission on the status of women and equal pay of advisors board are important nor many, many reasons many of you know you'll be co-sponsors with libby shaft on women's economic empowerment this october we'll bring together all of you and anyone that is have read or interested in making sure that women have no gooblz to economic opportunity and less barriers and those two commissioners will do that i'm excited about the individuals appointed there it is a lot of great talent and high commitment brought to the bodies with respect to equal pay that's a fairly new board they're going to be 4r50k9sd the actual data so we understand what the economic gaps are between men and women in our city and what we need to do that about it and, of course
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the status of women take that data address revolve it through policy oriented discussions and ultimately legislation we need to consider our historic preservation commission and hiv council wow. what they've done to make improvements with the ac a, with 5 hospitals being built with health care being the number one impact driver in this city their incredibly important and wanted to say to you a big that's correct to the health commission they're there day to day to help us with issues of mental health and all kinds of health problems in the community the hiv health services planning council i'm very proud of them we're joining as angle inspire industry to
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make sure we get to zero infections in the city we are about to launch the opening of the wednesday center in the castro this is successful such a great state of the art to help us going get to zero in a short amount of time this year is a one hundred year celebration of our world fair it, of course, allows us to think back a hundred years ago the innovators in our city i mentioned that in a context of this historic preservation commission as part of they're great work to understand and make sure that our city's history is connected to us this building is part of that history but so many other buildings give us that link to the history so it shouldn't
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intries you one hundred years ago people were doing it and how we're doing it today is understood that by our kids that's what the historic preempt will do i told you earlier we're on the ground with making sure we end as much poverty and misery for people as possible we're challenging ourselves by oifsz the 5 hundred most impoverished families in the city and giving them the most intense support to end intergenerational poverty for them i can't do that without the wisdom and guidance of our human services commission and bay the appointee to this commission today george is now going to begin pious o his 40th year on the commission thank you, george for a lifetime worth
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ever work (clapping.) you know my passion important local business when we appoint local business enterprise committee we're making more local businesses to be start and successful to engage in this strong economy we have because for me, the local businesses is really what it is all about and yes we want to grow local businesses to international businesses as well long term care for the couldn't a vital to our ability to delivery services to people that are challenged in the city we need a functioning body to give us the populated considerations whether it's more nutrition and food or more sports for the staffing or the people of the industry that is helping us do
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long-term care retirement board r rent board wow. what a commission but the careful ability to balance between landlord and tenants very, very important to the city it is a sensitive position one we trust of those we appointed to make the right decisions sf that hopefully in most cases is a win-win we can't have strife within landlord and tenants more harmony in the city there is a housing crisis we are doing something about that we are making sure we were the good k345e78gsz going on our conservatism core they're being called up because we video a drought and a lot of open spaces to rehab and change to make sure their drought tolerant work is being done on the open spaces and we also need a conservatism core to help us do that our mta
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advisory committee we invested greatly last year and will continue to do that because the voters said, yes it's important to pass a $500 million bond for a transportation system a great museum is for pedestrian safety the sizing had will help the priorities that vision zero and all the others have as part of our great transportation and walking and bicycle riding city southeast community facilities commission they transition going on in the southeast part of our city i want to make sure the people that little there for generations are directly involved in the future development of that area that's what the southeast sector will do they themselves and their facilities are going on changes we need good leadership to make
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sure the community is directly involved in that that conversation wow. urban forestry council meeting we need to have admonish trees and we need to make sure that is clear who is responsible for them because those trees are commonplace and part of our investment we need to do better as a city we need a you have been talking about council to guide us in the potentially conflicting things we all care about we care when our common place trees your workforce investment in important nowadays people need to sustain for the future we don't want people victimized by the economy and the workforce is required their looking at around the corner and
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understanding the emerging industries making sure we have a workforce that is ready for the industry and finally the most unknown body today is called an oversight board it is kind of like a whistle blower investigator it is a body where former redevelopment agencies are own e organizing to make sure we get it right we're not violating our tax obligations or financial obligations to the public i'm sure that is sun shining something that carmen is interested in; right? carmen see i'm going to catch them all anyway, i went over bayshore's these because their incredibly
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important to the function of our city i again want to say too all he each of the appointees today thank you for your commitment and volunteering rhythm and the love of our city and with that i'd like to ask all off appointees to please stand up and raise your right hand as i say i, i would like each think one of you to say loudly this is the only time you can yell added me after you get sworn in people will yell at you and sigh loudly to the commission you're being appointed and we'll precede with the rest of the oath are you ready? i >> (repeated.) very good
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thank you loudly thank you
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>> i. >> do solemnly swear. >> ( repeated.) >> that i will support and defend. >> (repeated.) >> the constitution of the united states. >> (repeated.) >> and the constitution of the state of california. >> (repeated.) >> against all enemies. >> (repeated.) >> foreign and domestic. >> (repeated.) >> and that i will bear true faith and allegiance. >> (repeated.) >> to the constitution of the united states. >> (repeated.)
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>> and to the constitution of the state of california. >> (repeated.) >> that i take this obligation freely. >> (repeated.) >> without any mental reservation. >> (repeated.) >> or purpose of evasion. >> (repeated.) >> that i will well and faithfully discharge the duties. >> (repeated.) >> and during such time as i hold office. of. >> (repeated.) >> for the city and county of san francisco thank you very much congratulations everyone thank you (clapping) thank you all right..
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>> please turn off your electronic devices may we all rise for the pledge of allegiance and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all madam president i'd like to take roll and please do inspector. >> commissioner president loftus commissioner turman commissioner marshall commissioner dejesus is in route