to be routine by the san francisco public utilities commission and acted upon by a single vote. there will be no discussion unless the public questions in which it will be removed from the calendar and considered as a separate item. >> i'll move approval. >> second. >> second. >> discussion? public comments? all in favor. >> aye. >> opposed. pass passes. no closed session. do we have any other new business from the commissioners? with that, this meeting is adjou adjourned. thank you.

. >> well, welcome, everyone to

this fabulous rooftop of a monumental announcement. my name is debbie raffel, and i am the director of the san francisco department of environment. and today, i am joined by president london breed and by don falk, the ceo of the tenderloin neighborhood development corporation, affectionately known as tndc. and with us we've got representatives some of the dozens of community partners, we've got the library here, we have our light bulb company manufacturer -- not manufacturer, but seller here. so we've got the whole system on the roof today to celebrate this amazing event. i have the fabulous job of

being in a department, leading a department that takes big idea and makes sure those big ideas are translated into action on the ground. and we're here because of one of those big ideas. last year, the department of the environment set an ambitious goal. we wanted to get 100,000 led light bulbs into the hands of the people who need it the most, and it's just like this one that i happen to have here. when many of us look at this, we see a light bulb, nothing spectacular looking in that. but our goal was to get this gem into hands of residents who are low income, formerly homeless, disabled, receipt vans, disabilities, we wanted everyone in san francisco to have the opportunity to benefit from this seemingly small action. we didn't only want to deliver bulbs to people, we needed to make sure that they were actually installed. it does no good to give somebody a beautiful bulb and

have them put it in their storage closet until later. we needed to make sure they were put into place. this project of this scale had never been tried anywhere in the united states. 100,000 bulbs is certain bei ambitious. facts about led: they use one sixth of the energy. they cause less to power because they're so energy efficient. they reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and they last 25 times longer. those are some impressive facts. so what are the facts for residents? that means that for a person who puts an led light bulb in a

fixture, they need 25 less light bulbs that they're ever going to have to install because these last so long. and that difference gives tremendous safety and opportunity for people, especially for those who are mobility challenged. picture your elderly grandmother and a light bulb goes out. how is she going to change that light bulb, or a person with a disability that has a light bulb go out? what are they to do. it also means our most vulnerable will not be left in the dark because these light bulbs are so long lasting. and even more and equally impactful is that the quality of the light who are so much better, so people who have a hard time seeing all of a sudden can see. so something as simple as a light bulb can actually transform somebody's sense of well-being, their sense of safety, and their ability to enjoy life. and what does this mean? what are the facts for the affordable housing providers? it means if they don't have to change a light bulb, that it's reduced cost for operations and maintenance. it frees up thousands of hours

in terms of bulb replacement, so that those maintenance people can work on delivering on services. it doesn't mean that they're sitting there playing solitaire, they are incredibly busy people. so not having to change a light bulb means they can tend to all sorts of needs in the buildings that they work in. so these sorts of actions have all sorts of ripple effects, ripple effects that affect our communities in all sorts of different ways. and today i'm proud to announce that we have 60,000 light bulbs that have been distributed. we are making history today. we are saving energy, we are saving the climate by reducing our grun house gas emissions, we are delivering benefits to those who need it most, and we are improving the quality of

life for all californians. and i am incredibly honored to introduce somebody to you and welcome somebody who truly gets it in every bone of her body. this is a woman who cares about vulnerable communities every day of her life. she understands that environmental benefits must be available to everyone in san francisco. president london breed has championed initiatives like safe medicine did i see posal, clean sf, and she's continued to champion these initiatives, especially ones that protect the environment as well as health and safety. so please, let's welcome president london breed. [applause]. >> president breed: thank you. thank you all so much for being here today. thank you, debbie, very much for this initiative. i'm really excited to especially be on this property because this was a part of rad

phase one, where we have been able to rehabilitate thousands of public housing units all over san francisco. so some of you may know, i grew up in public housing. i lived there more than 20 years of my life without showers, with rodent problems and other challenges that exist with no help on the way. when i first became a member of the board of supervisors, i told the mayor, mayor lee, that public housing was my number one priority, and he believed me, and he supported me. and we worked together with so many nonprofit organizations who help with housing, like tndc and don falk to rehabilitate public housing. so the site we stand on is connected to another site. and because of the work we've been able to do, 60 residents, 60 units which include over 100 residents, they now have a clean, affordable, safe,

rehabilitated place to call home. and i'm so proud of the work that don and tndc has done to make that dream a reality, so thank you so very much. [applause]. >> president breed: you know, we are doing in san francisco what we do best: to fight climate change, and as debbie has said, we and through ourests at the board of supervisors that i've been so fortunate to lead, we have basically introduced -- or we have passed legislation with the toughest styrofoam ban in the city. we have passed legislation for our safe medical dispose i can't believe which keeps tons of unused and expired medication out of the bay and landfill. we're getting to zero with waste and in reducing the amount of waste in the black bins and focusing more on recyclables as well as our green bins, which i know sometimes don't smell very good, but it's saving the

planet. and we have passed, after 12 years of fighting cleanpowersf, the single most important thing we can do to combat climate change. san francisco has been an environmental leader all over the country. so this is why i'm so excited about this program and what this will do. it's a greater initiative to trying and make sure, especially in our most vulnerable communities where you know seniors are on a fixed income, where they can't always afford to not only purchase light bulbs on a regular basis, but sometimes they have challenges with replacing those light bulbs. and so i'm really excited for this incredible opportunity to not only make sure that we are providing these free of charge to our most vulnerable residents, but we are also taking it a step further. and so i know michael lambert is here from the san francisco public library, and so i am really, really excited that the library is our partner in this effort. and as a result of the work

done by the department of the environment and the san francisco public library, we are announcing that there will be free light bulbs -- there will be free -- oh, i'm supposed to grab this box. there will be the opportunity for residents of san francisco to pick these up at any public library in san francisco while supplies last. and let me just say this: there is one catch. you've got to have a library card. so sign up, check out a book, return the book, get your light bulb while supplies last. i mean, what -- this is like one of the best things that san francisco can offer to its residents. the goal is, of course, we want to combat climate change. but more importantly, we want to make sure that these bulbs and access to things like that

that are usually typically expensive, that all san franciscans have the benefit of accessing them whether they're able to pay for them or not. and so there are how many libraries in san francisco? >> 28. >> president breed: 28. i know the western addition is one of my favorites. we have one on larkin, our biggest in the city, and main branch and other locate the communities, stop by, use your library card for this great opportunity. and let me just say that these light bulbs make a difference, as debbie mentioned before, because i know mya is an artist, and for ten years didn't have the light that he needed to paint. and so that's one of the stories i've heard about as a result of the changes in his light bulbs and the briethnegh in his home, he's able to paint again. so i think as someone who ran an art center and understands those kinds of needs, what an

amazing change that a light bulb can do in somebody's life, as well as young people. getting young people excited about the opportunity to take these bulbs home to their parents to try and use those. so i just think this is an incredible program. i'm excited about this opportunity. i'm so glad that there's so many people here today, and hopefully, we can get the word out to residents all over san francisco that this is an incredible opportunity. san francisco is a step further in addressing climate change. we will continue to do all we can to address this particular issue with bold, creative initiative that's will continue to allow us to be a leader in the environmental issues throughout the country. so thank you all so much for being here today. [applause]. >> thank you, president breed. that was wonderful, and totally inspires and motivates me to think about what is possible when we have bold leaders like

president breed to put us out there and so thso we can be on the cutting edge and continue to move forward. there are many of you out there today that are part of our community story. we partnered with 45 community organizations and city agencies. so would you please raise your hand if you are part of our community of communities and -- so right now, raise your hand. high. oh, wonderful. let's give you -- thank you. thank you for your support and partnership. [applause]. >> and we're at a very special place today, and with a very special person, as well. don falk of tndc. tndc has been a phenomenal partner, and don and his team have blown me away with not only their commitment to the mission of supplying housing,

but their willingness to work with us to help us as a city agency make things even better for their residents. it's truly a partnership, and i think we each elevate each other as we get to know one another, community and government together. the mission of tndc is completely aligned with sustainability and environmental stewardship, and it's understanding the importance of that intersection that is going to enable this planet to heal itself. nothing -- we can have nothing less than an understanding that it's everyone's role to think about these issues day in and day out. and tndc has already installed 2,400 led light bulbs, so they are -- they are committed, don's staff is committed. so let's welcome don falk.

[applause]. >> thank you for that warm introduction, and thank you president breed for your leadership on all of these issues. let me start with a few words about tndc. we're a nonprofit developer, owner, manager, and service provider with over 3600 homes in the tenderloin and throughout san francisco. over 80% of our tenants have incomes under $1,500 a month. in san francisco, under $1500, and nearly 25% entered our housing coming out of homelessness. every day, our staff of 400 people is working with san francisco's most vulnerable and marginalized people. 951 eddy street is former public housing, but under the leadership of london breed and the late mayor ed lee, tndc now operate these buildings. in this building and next door

live 100 seniors and people with disabilities including many medically frail people. in 2012, tndc enters the national better buildings challenges, we we committed to reduce energy consumption in our portfolio by 20% in the following ten years. we are well underway to meet this goal, and the department of the environment has been a critical partner in the work. since 2016, we have converted five properties to 100% led lighting. these five properties represent over 1,000 homes in which with the support of the department of the environment, we installed ov installed those 2400 led bulbs. in support and in partnership with the department of the environment, in 2018 we will install bulbs in another seven properties. and of course, it's the impact on people of the work that matters most, and it begins with the idea that led bulbs last 25 times longer than

incandescent bulbs, so that saves money for tenants who need every single dollar. every dollar matters. it also reduces maintenance staff hours spent on light bulbs, because think of of these old buildings, because to replace a light bulb here requires two people and a ladder. so it makes the affordable housing more affordable, both for us as operators and fore tenants, and those cost reductions are permanent. and it's important not to overlook that led bulbs are brighter, which is especially important for older people. these bulbs make a daily difference in the quality of life for our tenants. this project delivers all of that without even talking about the environment. so the project represents the kind of public private partnership that is a win-win-win. financial savings to low income

people, better lighting and visibility, and of course a more environmentally responsibly way of operating. and how great to be making this announcement during april, earth month. so before closing, i just want to acknowledge and recognize and encourage you to seek out after our event here three of the people who were instrumental in bringing this about: ruchi, cynthia and paris of tndc staff. on behalf of them and on behalf of all of tndc, we're grateful to the city's support and proud to be of service to our community and stewards of the environment. thank you. [applause]. >> wow. thank you don, thank you, paris, thank you, sin that you, thank you, ruchi. amazing team at tndc. i want to give a few other shout outs to people who aren't here. cristin from community outside. we have the sfriesk unified

school district, and we're working with them to distribute 20,000 of the bulbs, and we're not making it easy on those students. we're making sure they have understanding of what we are giving them. so when they get a box like this, it comes with a curriculum and it comes with a homework assignment. make sure you install this back at home. explain to your parents what a treasure this box is in terms of improving the quality of life at home. so thank you, san francisco unified school district. i also want to mirror president breed thanking the libraries. michael lambert, who is the acting city librarian, and his staff are phenomenal partners. not only are they allowing us to distribute at their 28 libraries and book mobiles, they're allowing us to store the light bulbs as we figure

out how to get them through the city. and i want to say it's not only earth month, but it turns out it's national library week this week, and even more amazing, it is national book mobile day. so when you go down stairs, and you see the book mobile, give the driver a little bit of extra love, because it is national book mobile day, and we are distributing light bulbs in book mobiles, too. and i'm told the theme this year of national library week is libraries lead. and of course i'm sure they spelled that l-e-d. so as president breed said, it's while supplies last. so people, go out, bring your library card and get some wonderful light bulbs. i also want to acknowledge a very important partner to us, and that is pg&e. the way pg&e came into this story is they issued a challenge to san francisco. they said if you can step up and bring tremendous benefits

of energy efficiency to at least 600 businesses in a small amount of time, we will give you a prize, an award. so of course we're competitive people. we took that challenge, and of course, being the overachievers that we are in the san francisco, that 600, we beat that by quite a bit, and we made significant benefits to our businesses -- small and medium sized business community. we are taking that money and putting it back in the community. so there is a tremendous cycle of benefits to the businesses and the benefits to the residents. we're taking that money and we're using it to improve the lives of all san franciscans, so thank you pg&e for that belief in us and for allowing us to prove ourselves again. i want to thank my team, luke and becca, raise your hands. so they are intrepid passionate, tenacious

professionals. the distributors are here, as well, from smith buchols. they are important partners, because not only did we say to them, can you please bring the price way down, we also said, can you please redesign the box because we want to be able to hold it, and then, can you put this image on the box because we want people to be able to know what to do with them. and they said yes, yes, yes, and they were able to do it. i want to truly thank our president london breed, for her belief in and inspiration in o

department. i want to thank tndc and all the organizations who made this a reality. our future is brighter with led's. thank you for joining us today. [applause]. light for our city streets illuminating our ideas and values starting in 2016 the san francisco public utilities commission is xhoefl that light with new led with the did i audits for better light for streets and pedestrian and they're even better for this vitally lasting longer and consuming up to 50 percent less

energy upgrading takes thirty minutes remove the old street light and repeat 18 thousand 5 hundred times while our street lights will be improving the clean energy will remain the same every san francisco street light is powder by 100 percent godfathers hetch hetchy power in one simple word serious as day turns >> want to wish you a pleasant good morning as we commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 1906 great san francisco earthquake and fire. before we get going, with all the great dignitaries and all

the stories about the earthquake and it's only fitting to have the salutation from the imperial hine emperor norton, ladies and gentlemen. [applause] thank you, all very much. it is splendid to see you all here bright and early as we are every year. i have a special announcement to make today, as many of you know, we've been working on an effort through the san francisco history association and the last couple of years to raise the money place a plaque to the building on the right and as an official memorial for 1906 earthquake and fire and thank you to a $5,000 grant from the alliance we have met our goals. [applause] so hopefully next year we'll see that plaque right there on this day. thank you all to the donors and everybody who made it happen. >> the emperor, ladies and

gentlemen! give it up. >> as we always do before we bring our dignitaries, i am a native for generation san francisco. it's great to be here. and once again, you hearty, crazy folks have come together at this ungodly hour to remember those who survived being tossed from their beds 112 years ago this morning at 5:11, or 5:12 or 5:13. 112 years ago, powerful seismic waves roared across the prosperous city of san francisco. experts statement the earthquake was around 7.9 on the modern magnitude scale. bit end of the first day the city by the bay would suffer 26 after shocks and succumb to a ranging inferno show no mercy to its citizens for 74 hours. the following is say brief timeline of the events. the residents of san francisco faced during the harrow days.

i'd like to give you a moment by moment description of what happened to our city and its citizens on this morning 112 years ago. later, i will introduce you to our fellow san franciscans who work every day to make sure we will all be surviveddors of the next big one. wednesday, april 18th, 1906. 5:12 in the morning. a great shock is felt through out the san francisco bay area. some 20 to 25 seconds later, san francisco residents are awakened by a tremor of 45 to 60 seconds long. measuring 7.9 on the modern magnitude scale. the first causalities from the quake occur when the south of market district collapse. hundreds are killed and liquefied grounds swallows their homes. more victims are added to the death toll as collapsed structure catch fire and prevent rescue attempts. the man we would need most to fight the fires, the chief dennis sullivan is wounded

during the earthquake fatally and die four days later when a tire of the california hotel collapses on to his fire station home. due to severe earthquake damage, telephone and telegraph communication within the city is impossible. a few messages are haven't around the world but before that line too failed. 6:00 a.m. san francisco mayor eugene schmidt is unaware of the severity of the quake until city officials a arrive at his door. he leaves the safety of his home and heads downtown to see for himself the enormous scale of the disaster. 6:30 a.m., all available tips are ordered to report to the mayor at the hall of justice some 1700 soldiers come to the aid of both residents and firefighters. 8:14a.m. a major after shock strikes and causes many of the damaged buildings still standing to collapse. throughout the day, the city suffers 26 after shocks, each one slowing the over stretched rescue efforts. fires rage and spread throughout the city.

they're not stopped until 74 hours later. many of san francisco's buildings collapse. firefighters begin dynamiting buildings to create fire breaks. 1:00 p.m. in the afternoon the hospital set up outside city hall is abandoned due to the impending fire break. the sick and injured are forced to evacuate to camps throughout the city and in parks on the edge of town. 3:00 p.m. the mire supports the committee com pricing the prominent cities and businessmen. hearing looting in the streets the mayor orders a shoot to kill proclamation begins any looters. 8:00 p.m. in the evening, hopes of saving downtown are dashed as a blaze break out and shifting winds push the fire towards the heart of the city. 9:00 p.m., firefighters make a stand at union square on powell street but the fire reaches the battle line and continues up knob hill. thursday april 19th, 2:00 a.m., california governor a arrives at oakland to assess the damage. san francisco's three main

newspapers the call, the chronicle and the e examine prit a special joint edition. 6:00 a.m., responding to a wireless telegraph message that u.s.s. chicago arrives in san francisco bay to help in the relief efforts. the great fire reaches van he is avenue. facing the decision to blow a city to pieces or watch it person the mayor agrees to let the army create a massive fire break in the hopes that it can stop the raging inferno. the decision means abandoning city walks, many of them filled mansions to the fire. the rich spectators who have spent the day watching the fire from knob hill realize their homes won't be saved and will soon burn. friday, april 20th, 5:00 a.m. the fire break holds and the progression of the inferno is halted. the mayor claims victory in the battle. 18 sea men from the u.s.s. chicago rescue, 20,000 refugees

and unprecedented evacuation by sea. saturday, april 21st, 1906, 7:1e been extinguished and the mayor declares the fire over. sunday, april 22nd, cable cars run again on market street. april 18th, 2018 to the present time today, no one knows when the next great quake will come but san francisco is doomed to relive the horrific events of 1906 because the san an dress he is fault never rests. it may strike tomorrow or not for a hundred year but it might strike as the city sleeps tonight. let's have a good time from here on in right now. [applause] >> thank you, very much. i'd like to welcome people before i start bringing them out. we're going to bring out the mayor mark ferrell and joanne haze white, bill scott and we even have a presentation featuring wife of former mayor

ed lee. we want to thank people as well. john from john's grill. a fab ulis place up on ellis street. they supported this commemoration. the fire, police and sheriff's departments for their support. guardians of the city charged with the preservation of the city jimmy lee and company my good friend my buddy dave eberle who is like the guy that sweeps up behind the elements at the zoo he makes everything seam less. we have ron ross and the san francisco history association. lilly hitchcock played by donna huggins. lilly turns 175 this year and she looks damn good. all right. the san francisco examiner calls a p.r. from making this happen for over 25 years. give him a nice hand. [applause] and now as we approach our time of 5:11 or 5:12 we pass the mic to our great city folks.

our six-month mayor is say great guy, welcome to the podium mayor mark farrell, ladies and gentlemen. [applause] >> good morning, everybody. so first of all i want to con great late everybody on waking up this early and getting here. as i understand from lee, this is the longing running flash mob in san francisco history. 99 years that people have been coming here to celebrate this event at 5:00 in the morning on this amazing day. you know, a few things, first of all, we're here to remember the 1906 earthquake and we have gotten the full timeline of the 1906 earthquake this morning. really, i want to make sure we remember those thousands of lives that were lost here in the city of san francisco. many generations later we still have families living in our city that lost loved ones. we want to remember everything that happened as a city, the destruction and years later the rebuild. and second of all, we want to

remind ourselves this morning and today that the next big one in san francisco it is not a matter of if, it's a matter of when. that we need to be prepared as a city. as mayor of this city, as residents of this city, we need to be prepared for the next big one to hit here in san francisco. so it is so incumbent upon us, i want to thank our safety department. can we get a separate round of applause for our fire, police, sheriff's that are here today. [applause] these are the men and women that keep us safe every single day in san francisco and put their lives on the line for us. and our 9-1-1 dispatchers. everybody that keeps us safe in our emergency system, today is say day to thank them and remind ourselves as residents to reengage with our 9-1-1 services with our emergency services to make sure as families and individuals we are prepared for the next one here in san francisco. and lastly, i would like to take

a moment our late mayor ed lee, a friend to so many of us this morning but also it was a stalwart at this event. he did not miss a single one during his time as mayor. i just want to make sure we take a moment, first of all, to thank mayor lee's wife, anita lee for being here. [applause] and we take a brief moment to remember mayor lee and his legacy and especially for his dedication here at this event. thank you everybody. have a great morning. it's a pleasure to be here. >> thank you, mayor. mayor mark farrell doing a great job. i hope your singing voices are in shape because before we ring the bell we're going to sing a little san francisco and i will need some help. it's a tough key. ok. coming up next say personal

friend and a great administrator and great, great gift to the city, she's terrific. would you please welcome our fire chief joanne haze white. ladies and gentlemen! [applause] good morning, everyone, all right. welcome once again as we do three things, we commemorate today, we celebrate today and we take the time to educate today and and it gives me great pride and make it a very special event and several generations and the family is here and several murphies that have agreed and all the men and women safety and

for the and we want to commemorate what happened today on this morning. there was seismic activity and there was fires that swept our city from the maps and it was because from our resilient community then and now that we are the vibrant city that we are san francisco. there are four people that i'd like to just reflect upon that we've lost. one, who i became friends with, he died in january of 16 at the age of 110. he was one of our last survivors. i meet with his niece yesterday at the john's grill lunch in they had. bill del monte was a great san francisco an and i want to acknowledge him. he lost michael, he had great love for this city and captured many photographs of our city and

particular public safety departments. i know we have an under sheriff here. sheriff hennessey couldn't be here today. i'd like you to keep her thoughts and prayers. she lost her husband jim, a 34 year veteran of the san francisco police department over the weekend. i want to thank mayor farrell, it was an honor and privilege to work for mayor ed lee. today is bittersweet in that this is the first water fountain that he has not participated in. not only was he tremendous leader, a great advocate for public safety and a true team player. he became really a mentor to me and also a friend and it was an honor for me at 4:30 to pick up his wife, who has joined us here today. my thoughts and prayers are continuing to be with the lee family. thank you for coming out. i'd like to pay a huge tribute to mayor edwin lee. thank you.

[applause] joanne, making it happen this morning. all right. we have a few more folks to bring up before we do our singing and we hang the wreath here. our newest edition of law enforcement in the city, i got to meet about this time last year when he first arrived in town, our police chief bill scott, everybody! [applause] >> good morning, everybody. so, i too would like to thank all of our public safety partners but i also would like to thank the other members of the city family that always is shoulder to shoulder with us and that -- they're right behind me. we have a great team in this city. so let's give them a round of applause as well. [applause] >> when you talk about resilience, when you talk about being ready for the big one, i know you guys see us first, police and fire, we're in

uniform and we get the first call but we can't do what we do without the team of people that i just mentioned and many others that make this city great. we got some great people until this city and we are resilient. so let's take this moment, not only to remember all of the people that we lost in 1906, but also remember what it takes to survive when we have the big one or a catastrophic incident. be ready. sf72. 72 hours, be ready to take care of yourself for 72 hours. stock up on your water, your food and i can't approach that enough because in times when the big one hits, it might be a while before we can get to you. we always have to be ready and let's be resilient so thank you for being here and again, be ready and stock up. thank you. [applause] that's why i'm here, all right.

chief scott, let's hear it one more time for him! [applause] >> well it's not my pleasure to bring up who we used to call the mayor. he is a real big city mayor and great force in this town. he almost purchased a designer vest for his comments about changing the lotta's fountain. he reconsidered after learning lotta's smoked cigars. here he is. he can fog anybody and do anything he wants up here, welcome our former mayor willie louis brown, ladies and gentlemen. [applause] >> i only have a couple of minutes before all the bells start ringing and the horns start going off. commemorating the time in which the quake actually hit san francisco. it was some time ago when the first, serving as mayor, that you suggested somehow this

fountain should really work. we worked on it and put out a lot of money but we had one great leader doing the job of making sure this fountain ultimately worked. and that was ed lee. he is been referenced by several people. when they've come to say words but there's no way for this city to thank ed lee, except every time we pause, just at the time the bell starts to ring, we must remember the water is flowing because of ed lee. the mayor of san francisco. it's interesting that that would be the case because at the time, in 1906, the chinese, who were harmed just as the quake hit, were not permitted to use the quake. in the conversation with ed lee about the restoration of the quake, we had that in mind and

so on this morning and on this day, i am just delighted that we are pausing to say thank you to a chinese brother who helped put the water back in here for all of us in this to yo true spiritn francisco. please, thank you ed lee. [applause] over the years i've had a great relationship with ed lee. he worked with me, he worked for me, he worked in every capacity he was ever called upon by this city and by you and he did an excellent job. it was because he had an incredible help mate and she's here this morning, you know, i don't know, i think she works as an uber driver part-time. so i'm just going to ask her to step up here. this is anita lee. [applause] ed's widow and next to him is

the mayor of san francisco, and we are about to put a wreath. >> are you ready. >> i'll grab it. >> ladies and gentlemen, we dedicate this death in honor of 43rd mayor of san francisco and to all those who perished during the great earthquake and fire in 1906. and it is possible to get anybody else on this stage. is that possible? [laughter] how about a hand for all the guys and gals you see up here.

our two mayors, our fire chief, police chief, our new mayor, give lee another hand. he is doing a great job. is and we have she we do it no. perfect. our timing is perfect. this is how many people can get into a phone booth. wow, this is like an accident waiting to happen. it's called a fire chief in here to make sure we have too many people on the stage. bring one of your inspectors over. it's about 5:11, 5:10, what do you say right now we ask for a minute of silence to remember those who perished and those who survived the san francisco earthquake. let's start the minute right now.

>> thank you, very much. it's 5:11. [ siren ]

[ fire truck siren ] >> it is now 5:12, what do you say we all start san francisco. let's do it together. >> all right. >> 1, 2, 3 -- ♪ it only takes good timing ♪ ♪ this great big world to make a place ♪ ♪ you love ♪ my home upon the hill ♪ i find i love you still ♪ i've been away but now i'm back ♪ ♪ to tell you ♪ san francisco ♪ open your golden gates

♪ you'll let no stranger wait ♪ outside your door ♪ san francisco ♪ here is your one ♪ staying a wonder no more ♪ other places only make me love you ♪ ♪ tell me you are a heart of all the golden west ♪ ♪ san francisco ♪ welcome you home again ♪ i'm coming home to go wandering ♪ ♪ no more >> give yourselves a big hands, san francisco, we survived another day! and now it's time to invite everyone to go to 20th and church street for the golden hydrant painting. let's go. thank you, everybody! >> make sure you follow me up to the hydrant and i want t to congratulate you for knowing all

the words. hello welcome to public works tv. i'm miguel and i will be your host today. before we go on, let's look at our past week. this past week, we gathered at jean parker elementary school in chinatown to unveil a street scape that keeps traffic safety tips to students. speaking of safer san francisco, our crews installed concrete island separators on upper market streets. we were honored to participate in the mayoral for pit stop

worker who recent low helped save two lives in one day monitoring one of the pit stop in the tenderloin. did you know that public works runs the city's subdivision and mapping division in this week we're hanging out with bruce, the city and county of san francisco surveyor who leads the team that keeps s.f. in line and on point. let's look. my name is bruce and i am the city and county surveyor for the city and county of san francisco. i've had this position for 13 years. the city and county surveyor is in charge of processing all the subdivisions within the city as well as trying to do most of the field work for all the additional agencies. >> what is a survey? >> in the early development of the country, there were a lot of surveys not only provided mapping but they provided geographical information and

soil samples and things like that. the sort of the seat of the pants definition is the art and science of locating lines and points on the surface of the earth. and now of course it's three dimensional so it's off the surface of the earth. >> how precise are these surveys? >> there's 25.4 millimeters in a inch and we can survey down to a couple of millimeters. we can survey less than an eighth of an inch. >> why is surveying important? >> just about everything you see out on the street has been surveyed and the curb, gutter, sidewalk, streets, the building are laid out by surveyors. san francisco has a fascinating history and virtually all of it was laid out by surveyors. >> are there any famous surveyors? >> farrell street is the first city surveyor. eddy street was the second

surveyor. look at mount rushmore, the only guy up there that wasn't fifth surveyor was roosevelt. washington, lincoln, and jefferson was a surveyor. >> is a monument? >> this is a monument. this is for part of our high precision network. these are monuments that similar to what they set out of mer said. this is a plastic cap that has a license number and this goes on top of a rebar. there's monuments everywhere. anything can be a monument. mount die ab low is a monument and it defines the public lands and most of the public lands in california and all of nevada. >> has surveying changed through the years? >> so we went from what they traditionally they called it a chain that was steel tape we measure with. we went to e.d. m., and then we moved into g.p.s. and the

g.p.s., when i was in school in the late 80s, you had to plan your g.p.s. observations over when you knew that the constellation of satellites would pass over your spot. but there's 35 or 40 up there and they keep adding more and more and more. >> can i be a surveyor? what do i need to know? >> you have to know math and you have to know some unusual math. you know, you need to know how to add and subtract angles in your head. there's plenty of judgment calls that aren't strictly math. there's a lot of people who think that you can open up a book some place and the answer is there. or you go up to their house and you look at a book and map and say oh, it's right there. it's not like that at all. you have to look at their deed, the a joiners deed, you have to look at whole block. you have to analyze stuff. you have to be able to write a legal description of a piece of property so that someone 100 years from now can go out and

resurvey it and find it on the ground. there's a lot of our work will be examined over and over and over again for hundreds of years. >> what do you like about being a surveyor? >> so many things appeal to me. you can get dirty and do hard, physical labor all daylong. hard, hard, physical labor. swinging a hammer, pounding things into the ground, out in the heat and out in the dirt. so that appeals to the kid in me and being in the sand box. today, we have these machines, we have these state of the art toys that are phenomenal that have blue tooth capabilities. we have drones that can fly over and provide you accurate information in a very short

period of time. we have a laser scanner that can take several hundred thousand survey grade shots in minutes. we did a laser scan all of market street and i think there was three billion points taken in that survey. thank you for watching public works tv. thank you, bruce. we hope you enjoyed this episode. if you did, give us a thumbs up or leave a comment bell below. you can follow us on facebook, twitter and instagram. until next time, thank you for tuning into public works tv. hello, my name is bob and i'm a junior administrative analyst. we are review issue permits to the city to ensure compliance and maintenance of the public right of way. i am public works. >> together we are