how i think it should happen. that goes of course, for the rest of our colleagues as well. your independent voice that thinks through everything, but i our mention on this board, which is to educate our 56,000 students, and make sure they get the best possible opportunity, you were right there with us and i appreciate you for that. i appreciate you for believing in me and also giving me the opportunities that you have. i really do appreciate. one of the things that was big for me for coming onto this board and you have worked tirelessly to make happen, was the connection between the board of education and the city and county of san francisco. and that peace is very important because school districts and cities sometimes don't work as closely as we have these past couple of years and we definitely did not do that in san francisco. so that is a big contribution. as we will continue to see as we

do the work within the district and within the city. you are going to be messed. new york is definitely -- new york's gain. this is not goodbye and we will see you again soon. thank you for all of your service and dedication. >> commissioner norton? >> thank you. so i have said some words before the board meeting. i try not to repeat myself. i just want to really appreciate the relationship that you have created across the school district and with funders. we have not always agreed to. we have had our battles, but i really do respect the work that you did to create that very strong relationship between the city and the school district. we are better for it and you are leaving us better for it. thank you for that. >> i just want to recount a few

things where you have made a huge impact. i remember back when mayor newsom invited all of his department heads to mission high school. so many of them had never stepped inside any of our public schools. it was really eye-opening for them to understand why it was so important for your work, as we have said, to bridge the city and the school district. you also helped as yet, not one, but to golden bell awards. given the kind of partnerships that you have forged with the private sector, circled the schools, 100 million salesforce over ten years, those things would not have happened without you. and without your leadership. and i think that the final thing about your legacy is just being

so warm and kind to people who you have interacted with. i think that will certainly carry over into your exciting new job and we wish you all the best. >> commissioner sanchez klee. >> i've just -- i know. i was going to say something negative. no. the only thing i will say is that back when you were first getting the job, you have the job as the liaison. you are working for the mayor and you got the job as liaison and people were saying that would be a conflict. i knew at the time, that it may, and some people's minds be a conflict, but if anyone can navigate the conflict it would be you. your legacy will live long in this district and when the city because you've been able to navigate that so well and people have said already, the amount of

money that this district has garnered because of the work that you have done at the wall that has been broken down between the city and the district is because of the work you have done with others but you have lead that charge. that wall will not go back up. it is a work that you have done that has made us a stronger district and a sock -- stronger city. when i heard that your place in brooklyn was only 600 square feet, i had already invited myself to stay at your place but now i don't know. it is pretty small. [laughter] >> it has been a really difficult year in many ways with the loss of your mother and obviously mayor lee, and it is difficult for the board as well to see you leave. i think there is nobody who can replace you. i think that is all i will say

and i will give you a big hug. >> dr matthews? >> i wanted to tell you how much i appreciate you. i have the opportunity to watch when dennis was superintendent of oakland and jerry brown was mayor. it doesn't benefit the city or the school district when there is conflict and when there is a wall between the two. and the fact that you, you know, with the team, were able to break down the wall and make sure there is good communications and the ability to work together, is really a testament to who you are and what you believe in and the importance of partnerships and doing work in a collaborative manner. i want to thank you. my first introductions were introduction to mayor lee. and a big mickey mouse. i have a thousand mickey mouse is upstairs.

there was that partnership right away. even before starting as superintendent. the opportunity to come in and establish partnerships that will banish it -- benefit the district. finally, i think the biggest way that you have assisted in keeping my household together and not having me throw a brick through the television, is half time of warriors games and i have said, what is wrong with them? and you would say don't worry. the third quarter is coming. and sure enough, you were right. i just want to thank you for all you have done for the young people and families of the city and for me, personally. you talk about a part of coming into the district was believing in myself, and mostly believing that i can do this. one of the things you said is

that you talked about mayor newsom seeing something in you and i just appreciate you seeing something in me. >> very briefly, we don't just know each other here, but in the community. and i remember you coming with your kids, who are at that time, this tall, to the garage sales where i would ask you, when you will -- when will you run for the board? but i do sincerely appreciate our friendship over the years. and sincerely, i wish you every success in the big apple. they are in for a treat. thank you. thank you for our friendship. >> there is no way i will outdo the others.

a lot of you had long-term relationships with former president mendoza. what an incredible expression of a beautiful relationship. i really appreciate how often you showed up for your wife. i am not married, but -- except the single part, i think you know. you know, i actually did not get a chance to meet commissioner mendoza until i started running for the school board. and obviously because she had been a long-term person on the board, i had heard about her work. but i've seen you up close and how diligent you are and how often you show up and how hard you work. it just continues to impress me. being the person with the least

amount of service on the board and the youngest person on the board, i've got an opportunity to learn from all of you. in a way that i deeply appreciate. but i think our relationship really went to another level in china when we got some time to really connect on a personal level and talk about our lives and our aspirations. i've been really impressed from a distance, seeing how you have handled the last year. i know how close you were to the mayor and how hard that was for you. and to lose a parent, obviously, is a great loss. and, you know, and after, the sun rises and you have an opportunity to do something new and exciting in a place that is fast-paced, where obviously someone is pushing very

innovative ideas and pushing against the status quo. so this is as much exciting as it is, you know, bitter for us. thank you for your leadership and i will be calling you. [laughter] >> calling you for advice and suggestions. before i open this up for the vice president, i do want to acknowledge, personally, you know, my family came here in the mid-1940s. my great grandfather came here with an eighth grade education to work for the shipyard at hunter's point. because he wanted a better life for his family and his wife brought his six kids here to move to hayes valley. he ended up finishing his education as an adult at mission high school. so i don't think he ever imagined that he would have a descendent that would be president of the board of

education. so mr harris and his wife amanda , and my daughter -- and his daughter dorothy, who is my grandmother, thank you for all the sacrifices you have put in place, for a promise i continues to benefit for generations to come. i hope to serve with you in mind to make you proud, and also to help inspire a new generation of leaders. people who are growing up in a city like president mendoza did and to take leadership in the city. so, i am excited about serving as president on the board of education. for the rest of the year. and we will see what the future holds. with that, i want to remind the board and the public that this type of -- we have to open it up for the vice president and i will follow the script. i want to remind the boat -- the

board in the public that this type of election is by voice and a second is not needed for nominations and it is permissible for a member to vote for him or herself in this election. i will be clear, nominations are now open for vice president of the board of education for the remainder of the year, 2018 and i have a nomination. i will nominate commissioner mark sanchez as vice president. he has a little more experience than me. this is the second time around and it has been a great honor to watch him work. i think that his approach is very site centred. that he has been a fierce advocate and he is my nomination for vice president. i will now open it up for other nominations.

if there are no further nominations, i declare nominations closed. board members, you will be voting by name. >> and i move that we do this as there are no other nominations? >> yes. [laughter] >> i think that does have to be seconded. perfect. [laughter] >> mark sanchez has been elected vice president of the board of education for the remainder of the 2018 year. [applause] [laughter] >> i will be out the door before you know it. you can't slow me down. [laughter] >> thank you. >> ok.

section g. special business. mi in the right place? -- am i in the right place? >> consent calendar. items removed at previous meetings that are on tonight. section jay, introduction of proposals on assignment and assignment to committee. number 1, public and board comments on proposals. has anyone signed up? ok. [inaudible] >> ok.

six and two. ok. board members proposal 189 developing a community-based assignment system for sfusd commissioners. number 3, board members proposal 1892582 in support of languages. number 4, board policy of 30 to 30, federal grant funds and board policy 290. number 5, board policy 3320 claims actions against the district. number 6 pack policy 3514, environmental safety and board policy 3514.1. we do have public comment on

this item. joshua davidson? >> hello again. josh davidson. we represent the environmental health workers called asbestos worker who are charged with implementing the policies around hazardous materials providing professional development to other stuff that may interact with hazardous materials and overseeing contracts of vendors that remediate asbestos and lead things of that nature. i am glad you are advising and updating the policies around this important work. i would encourage you to fund the department that oversees the work. right now, there are three people in this department. it used to be 16. those three people are literally unable to visit all of the sites

to do things like inventory. it is just physically impossible for them to get all the work done in any given school year. they need more support. during the negotiations, we proposed that we identify a training program. historically, we have trained and promoted custodians to do this work. it is an excellent career path for them and many of them already have expertise with hazardous materials. your negotiators were unwilling to discuss this proposal. i'd encourage you to go back to them and see if there is another venue in which we could have that discussion. now i want to take 30 seconds to mate -- say nice things about hydra. i bring thanks from hundreds of our members who have the opportunity for permanent civil service jobs, health insurance, who have stable lives they can properly contribute to the school communities. because of the advocacy you did at city hall to make sure that

we got through all of the bureaucratic difficulties and actually addressed the underlying issues and needs of the people who worked here and the work they do for us on the school district. we really could not have done it without you. i also want to say i come from a place, i am out of time. thank you for your professionalism and your detail. >> i will jump back up. i see that i have time on numbe. i have marie shut robinson. rwanda for number 2. >> there was a mistake on that card. that should have said hope williams. >> see how they do meekly all right. i am hope -- to see how do me?

all right. it is with a heavy heart that we stand here this evening to address resolution on student assignment that will deeply impact our students and families and that we know, as the organization, a group supported by the school district and board of education, are merely an afterthought in crafting this resolution. along with various other parent groups at sfusd, we are left with many questions and a great feeling of discouragement. we agreed that the current student assignment process has flaws and has not served our african-american families. we also agree that something has to shift in this process. but before we jump ship and switched switch out to one failed process into a potential other, we need to investigate

the systemic issues and practices that have created this mess that we are now trying to work together to save. the conditions of our schools, the misaligned resources, the failure to identify and address the root causes, must be addressed first. we ask that this process be halted until authentic stakeholder engagement and a deeper look at the real problem have been conducted. we stand with the request of the packed that all advisory council are brought to the table prior to moving forward. we also ask the board to recognize the implications of this proposal. and what it would mean for our most vulnerable populations.

as we see it, this resolution is vague. it lacks concrete steps. and where we appreciate you inviting us to the conversation, we would like for you to pause it until we are at the table. thank you. [applause] >> good evening, commissioners. she has already expressed my feelings and i'll express my feelings as a parent. i came to this district in 2013. and even though the lottery system has it's flaws, i could have learned it. i got my son's application in anti- came in mid year eighth grade. i was told that there were no openings but valley middle school. which i quickly learned, that was a process. we got through his eighth grade year and i got his application in early the way i was supposed

to and he got his choice. the lottery system has flaws, but if we educate families on how to use it, it will work and it will work to their advantage. my daughter who is only in the fourth grade, when she heard about willie brown she said mom, you have to get that location because if he gets in, i get sibling preference. so if i am a fourth-grader who can get it, why can't we teach the process to adults. it has flaws but it will work. and history has proven that it will work. all we have to do is educate our families and get out to where families are. when we hosted the roman tonight , we had more african-americans turn in applications because we went to them and we showed them what it is. we explained to them the importance of the first round. that is all it takes. we don't have to slap it and throw it away. it will work if we work at. and hydra, we want to thank you for all the tireless work that you have put in and for me, you

were a tireless advocate at willie brown. i thank you so much. [applause] >> i am here as chair of the community advisory committee to echo the statement and ask as a member of the joint advisory committee, to discuss this resolution before he moves forward. thank you. [applause] >> ok. number 7, board policy 4151 employee compensation board policy 4251, classified employees employee compensation and 4351, administrative and supervisory personnel employee compensation. number 8, board policy 0410,

nondiscrimination in district programs and activities. board policy 5145.9, motivated -- hate motivated behavior. number 9, board policy 3551, food service operations and cafeteria fund. may i hear a motion to second to 189251? eighteen 9252? and policies 30 to 30, 3290, 3514, 3514.1, 4151, 40 to 51, 4351, 0410, 5145.9 and 3555? >> so moved. >> ok. at 5145.3.

-- and 5145.3. >> so moved. >> it is on the board agenda. >> i am referring. >> i moved it. >> second. >> i am referring to 189-2581, the committee of the hold of december fourth and 189-2582 is being referred to curriculum and budget committees. the board policies are being referred to the rules committee unless i hear otherwise from legal council. ok. >> i just wanted to say, i know that we have received e-mails and we heard public comment tonight on the student assignment resolution, are there going to be discussions prior to us discussing as a committee as a whole in december? what is a plan for that? will be discussed it as a community as a whole and how will we have that conversation?

>> as chair of the student assignment, we are scheduling a date for a meeting. there are a number of student assignment related items. we will be sure that that is a widely publicized issue so we can address this at the upcoming resolutions. >> if i may, we are also, president cook and commissioner haney and i are in the process of scheduling a meeting with the advisory committee. we are just looking for a date for that. >> section k., proposals for immediate action. section l, board members reports

rules, policy legislations, october 6th. any reports? >> we reported out all the items tonight during the adoption of the resolution. >> ok. and for budget and business services, september 24th meeting. >> our chair is not here today, but we had a meeting last night and we had one action item, which we voted on tonight which is the charter school resolution and then we had three informational items. will follow up with an update on those at a further date. >> ok. thank you. are there any board delegate membership or organization updates? seeing none, any other reports by the board? ok. the calendar of the committee meetings, buildings and grounds

has a meeting october 22nd, curriculum and program, october 15th. rules, policy, legislation, october first. is there a meeting date on the assignment? >> we are working on it. >> ok. we have an ad hoc committee on personnel matters this thursday, the 27th, at 6:00 pm. and the ad hoc district school district city college meeting is to be determined as well. section m., other information items. there are no staff reports tonight. section n., memorial adjournment there is no memorial adjournment tonight. at this time we will take public comment for those who have submitted speaker cards for closed session items. there will be a total of five

minutes for public comment. and i have baptiste montenegro. >> i do have a request from a member that i audiorecord what i say. i am asking you for that request is that ok? good evening, board members. thank you for your time. i am a rep and i represent 36 elementary schools and i am here to talk about your closed

session subject number 1. i am here to make sure that the due process rights of our members and the members in particular about the case is respected. and i will be the representative representing the members from now on. thank you. >> thank you. section oh, closed session. the board will now go into closed session.

>> we will now resume open session. i have a read out from closed session of september 25th, 2018. the board, by a vote of six yes, approve the resolution of intent to dismiss and suspend without pay one teacher. approved the settlement and the teacher determination case. -- termination case. the board gave direction to general counsel in the matter. case number 2018080745 sfusd versus jm, case number 201808

1029, by about -- a vote of six yes, gives authority to the district to pay a can stipulated amount in the matter of jt versus sfusd, case number 201808785, by a vote of six yes, and one absent. gives the authority of the district to pay up to a stipulated amount. case number 201-8064060. by a vote of six yes, and one absent. gives the authority of the district to pay up to a stipulated amount in the matter of ccsf versus all parties in matters of proposition g. to me, the board gave legal council. i now have -- i will move approval of a vote of

compensation for a represented of management employees. can i have a second? roll call vote, please. [roll call] >> that concludes the board of education meeting. this meeting is adjourned.

>> san francisco fleet week, starting in 2010, began on a mission of taking advantage of the assets that come up during fleet week for the celebrations to partner up with city of san francisco and practice emergency response preparation programs, and it's a very sophisticated program. it's been going on since 2010 with some great results. san francisco, during the time that i've been working on fleet week in 2010 has been very lucky to have mayors that are really tuned into the needs of the community and the needs of the first responders professionals. and mayor lee was especially good with that, and we're not missing a beat with mayor london breed, and i'm so happy to have her here, and she's going to talk about fleet week, and

welcome, everybody. mayor breed? [applause] >> the hon. london breed: thank you. it is so great to be here to kick off fleet week in the city and county of san francisco. and i'd like to welcome all the men and women who serve our country in the navy, in the coast guard, in the air force. it means a lot to have you here and to welcome you here to san francisco. this week, i truly look forward to seeing the blue angels. this is a time honored tradition in the city and county of san francisco, and i've got to tell you, i went to galileo high school, and so sometimes we would be really late to class waiting for the blue angels to fly over our high school and the football field. people look forward to this time of year every single year. people come from not just all over the bay area, they come

from all over the united states just to see the parade of ships, to see the blue angels, to show appreciation to the people who serve our country time and time again. we know that former mayor dianne feinstein and current u.s. senator started this tradition in san francisco many, many years ago. and so we in san francisco have taken the opportunity to take advantage of the fact that you are all here, and we know that disaster can strike at any given time, and so it is important that we use this as also an opportunity to get prepared for any emergency. san francisco is earthquake country, but an emergency, a situation can happen at any given time. in fact, we are right now pushing to rebuild our seawall so that we can be prepared for when the next earthquake comes to protect or city.

and so with that, we are putting out a call to people in san francisco to make sure that we are prepared, to make sure that we are looking out for one another, and preparing at least three days of supplies just in case. and also, an important thing is to get to know your neighbors because we have a lot of seniors who live in our community, people who are disabled, and we are going to be counting on one another in order to basically get the job done. the final thing i want to just talk about is basically how the -- i know that the director of the department of emergency management will be going into specifics about what we can do, but this is a great day for san francisco, an incredible opportunity for us to come together, an incredible opportunity for all of you visiting san francisco for the first time to enjoy our city. we have some of the most amazing food anywhere.

you can't go wrong with any restaurant here in the city and county of san francisco. i'd also like to take this opportunity to thank the men and women of our fire department, the police department, sheriff's department, all of our public safety officials who work hard on the ground in san francisco every day to keep us safe. you all are amazing people because you have chosen the career of public service in order to do what is best, not just for the city and county of san francisco but for our entire country, and we honor you today, and we welcome you to san francisco. thank you all so much for being here. [applause] >> thank you, mayor breed. as i had mentioned earlier, san francisco department of emergency management is a very close partner to san francisco fleet week association, and fleet week, it's called fleet

week, but really, all year-round, the men and women at the department of emergency management are working with their counterparts at the navy, at fema, the state office of emergency services to plan for the next fleet week, and they're going through tabletop exercises and emergencying what scenario needs to rehearsed next and start working on that. and we have the executive director of the san francisco department of emergency management, mary ellen carroll here. mary ellen? [applause] >> good morning. welcome to san francisco. we're so happy and proud to have you here during fleet week. i was so fortunate yesterday to have the opportunity to sail in with many of the service men and women from the navy and the marines.

it was an absolutely perfect -- picture perfect day in san francisco. so proud, and we hope everyone has a wonderful week while you're here. this is -- we learned yesterday, and as we'll see all week, there are so many incredible capabilities that our service men and women and organizations bring to san francisco that we will need in the event of a catastrophic earthquake or other emergency. and it is so important we are talking, practicing, getting to know each other, working out the lod logistics out here. this is not something that's easily doable in a moment without having practiced. i'm thrilled to be able to lean in this week during fleet week, and i want to talk a little bit about the folks that execute it from my team. so emergency management is thinking through and handling the details of a very complicated situation, whatever

that might be. the field draws many talented and committed people, and these people are dedicated to public service and really helping people when they are at their moment of greatest need. it is also a field that is becoming more and more diversefied which i think is great. today's exercise and much of the exercises this week are led by three women. so jill raycroft, diana bartrum, and artie mood are the three women that led the exercise today. [applause] >> and of course, they were supported by many men and women around logistics, planning, and public -- if you belie public affairs. so i want to thank everybody who's here today, and particularly, the exercise team which is not just emergency

management but includes representatives from the departments across the city, and we thank you for your meaningful contributions to the safety, security and resilience of san francisco. thank you, and have a great week. [applaus [applause] >> okay. our next speaker, i met him in 2010, my first fleet week. he was the executive officer of the u.s.s. macon island. to prove if you go to fleet week, you get promotions. he's now the commander of expeditionary strike group three, admiral cedric pringle. >> good morning. well, this is very much like a

home coming for me. i actually did my first san francisco fleet week back in 1988 as a young ensign, so being back in this capacity, being in charge of the navy's largest strike group is a blessing. ladies and gentlemen, good morning. i'm rear admiral cedric pringle. on behalf of commander john alexander, u.s. third fleet, i extend my warmest welcome to you. for 37 years, the city of san francisco has hosted this celebration of the sea services so showcase our people, ships and equipments. i'm grateful for the unmatched display of hospitality, friendship and support that you show to sea services every single day. this week, the navy is represented by the crews of the u.s.s. manchester, which is en

route. we also have my staff, the staff of expeditionary strike group three and our naval support elements. united states marine corps are represented by the marines of u.s. logistics group three. we are working closely with the u.s. coast guard as well as the army corps of engineers. lastly, our crews up north are represented by the canadian cutter h.m.c. vancouver. we appreciate this opportunity to demonstrate our abilities between the sea services community and the local and state first responders. yesterday, i had the opportunity to host some of the first responders on my ship. when we transited into port, and it was great.

i had joanne hayes-white on board, peter marsh from the san francisco police department. i had the chief of the deputy, ken ferrigno on board, and we had a great time. it was not only a great opportunity for me to show off the navy's first responders, because that's essentially what we are. our ships with always ready to go. i always have a ship on hand ready to respond to any type of catastrophic years of service. in my 37 years of service, i think god has got my back because i've survived hurricane operations to being in haiti as a joint task force commander, so i think he's trying to teach me something.

i just don't know exactly what it is, but i will tell you that the san francisco senior leadership seminar and where this fleet week is in preparing for the disaster response is light years beyond just about any other city, any other community, for being able to work through the interoperablity, being able to work through the commander control challenges and logistics challenges. we're certainly the model that a lot of other cities will follow. so thank you. certainly looking forward to sharing this week with you, as you see our sailors and marines that are walking the streets of san francisco, please make sure that you give them a smile and say thank you, and i toell you, they will certainly do the same, as well. so thank you, and may god bless you. [applause] >> thank you, admiral pringle. our next speaker represents the

local military for san francisco, the san francisco bay. his first fleet week, i believe, is rear admiral peter gotier, u.s. coast guard district 11. admiral? [applause] >> well, good morning, everyone. it is an absolute thrill for the coast guard to be participating in the fleet week activities again this year. you know, actually, this is also a home coming for me, as well. i was stationed here as a much more junior officer in the 1990's as the chief of port operations for safety avenues marines san francisco bay. i really enjoyed the hospitalities of fleet week back then as we are going to this week. mayor breed, thank you for hosting this wonderful event here in san francisco. it's really a fantastic opportunity to strengthen the ties between the san francisco

bay community and the sea services that serve this community: the navy, the marine corps, the u.s. coast guard and our international partners. and for the coast guard, we really are members of the community here. their over 4,000 coast guard men and women who live and serve in the greater san francisco bay community. as members of a branch of the u.s. military, as a humanitaran service that responds to disasters not only here in california but nationwide. we are an environmental agency that protects the environment by preventing and responding to oil spills and hazardous materials incidents on our pristine waters. we ensure the economic security of this region by making sure that our port facilities and the ships that call on them every day are safe and secure, that

our water ways are well marked, and that our water ways allow for the free transport of shipping in and out of the bay area and across california. and we're a law enforcement agency that does everything from keeping private boaters safe on a day-to-day basis to interdicting drugs off the shores of the u.s. we're also the members of this kmupt. we're volunteers, we participate in the same organizations that you do. we have kmirn that go to the same schools and the -- children that go to the same schools and the same child care centers that you do, and together, we work to make sure our communities are better every single day. the coast guard is really going to benefit from that, as we do every single year. we want to make sure that we sharpen our skills, that we

increase our proficiency, that we make sure we're prepared more than ever to respond to a disaster here in the san francisco bay area, but most of all we want to strengthen our relationships with the public safety community, with the other agencies, federal state, and local agencies with the government, nongovernmental organizations, and the volunteers and everyone, so that we can make sure that we're more ready than ever if something and when something happens here to be able to serve the people of san francisco. the coast guard is going to be very busy out on the water to make sure that people have fun, that you enjoy the pleasure boating, the blue angels air show, the parade of ships and the other activities that are going to be here. together with our other public safety organizations in the maritime, we want to make sure that you're safe. we ask that everybody wear your

life jackets, there are a few areas that are going to be closed to boating activity. again, also, if you see coasties and other military members walking on the streets and visiting the restaurants and enjoying themselves, it's a great opportunity for this community to meet them and get to know them a little bit better. thanks for your hospitality in advance, and we really appreciate being part of this event. [applause] >> i'm really pleased that the next speaker is here today. for those of you that have gone down to the waterfront and toured the ships over the last few years, you'll always see there is a canadian ship -- royal canadian navy ship in

port, open for tours. it's my pleasure to introduce a very good friend of the city, consul general ronna sacor. >> thank you very much. it's a tremendous pleasure to be here on behalf of canada. this is my second fleet week, and one of the most extraordinary things that you get as having the great pleasure to be here as the consul general is to see the community come together in the way that they do, in the size and scale and the impressiveness. for us, it's an absolute pleasure to be here, not just to be part of the kick off, but also part of all of the festivities. as your neighbor to the north and the only foreign country that is able to participate in fleet week, canada has a unique

role in this, and it underscores. canada and the u.s. enjoy incredible defense relationship, serving shoulder to shoulder and did he fending our values and freedoms -- defending our values and freedoms. as you know, just yesterday, last night, in fact, one of my other sort of roles for the government of canada is i serve on the nafta advisory committee, and we've now concluded

negotiations. we are, by far, one of the greatest economic partnerships in the world, so that gets to continue. but if i can draw one further attention to an announcement this year, is that this is the 60th anniversary of norad, which is the north american aerospace defenses and command, which is an arrangement that the presidents and prime ministers speaks. as prime minister trudeau said recently, norad reminds us all to thank the men and women in uniform who work together to protect the safety and security of both countries. canada's participation in fleet

week reflects our relationship as a whole. we are deeply integrated in the nature of our defense alliance, and more fundamentally, the spoord partnership and friendship that our alliance represents. with this in mind, canada's proud once again to participate in fleet week with the hmcs vancouver to showcase the enduring bonds of friendship. thank you very much. [applause] >> okay. thank you. thank you to all of our speakers. i can't let us go without acknowledging the gentleman who got me into fleet week, and it was the vision behind fleet week and what we have today, and he's sitting in the front row, the chairman of the san francisco freet week association, retired -- fleet week association, retired major general mike maya.

mike thank you for all you've done. and elaine, thank you for hosting all of this today. mayor breed, thank you for coming out. we'll be around to answer questions if anybody has, but otherwise, this press conference is over. thank you very much. >> when i open up the paper every day, i'm just amazed at how many different environmental issues keep popping up. when i think about what planet i want to leave for my children and other generations, i think about what kind of contribution i can make on a personal level to the environment.

>> it was really easy to sign up for the program. i just went online to cleanpowersf.org, i signed up and then started getting pieces in the mail letting me know i was going switch over and poof it happened. now when i want to pay my bill, i go to pg&e and i don't see any difference in paying now. if you're a family on the budget, if you sign up for the regular green program, it's not going to change your bill at all. you can sign up online or call. you'll have the peace of mind knowing you're doing your part in your household to help the environment.

to the september 26, 2018 meeting of the san francisco board of appeals. board president frank fung will be the president. to my left is deputy city attorney brad russy who will provide the board any legal advice this evening. i'm julie rosenberg, the board's executive director. we will be joined by the city