that guy, chris. i walk in, and i said, hey, i am here to sign up, i have my papers all in my hand. i want to sign up, and he said to me, that's nice, but i don't think you can sign up because you look like you are late and i said oh, man, i was getting ready to cry ready in the mission hiring hall. gilbert shows up. gill is not here. chris calls over gill, and i had already applied for the apprenticeship out there in pleasanton. he shows up, and he said, oh, you want to be a carpenter, i said, yeah, i want to be a carpenter, he said let me see that paper that you got. he signed it for the apprenticeship? i said, yeah, i sure did. he gets on his phone, takes it out, calls the preapprenticeship , okay, hangs

up the phone, looks at me, and says get looks like you will be a carpenter in about ten years, you are a number 799. [laughter] >> when he said that, my heart falls to my shoes and i said oh, man, i was taking on these waves of emotions, i don't know if anyone has ever been there, but they have those big sliding doors there, and right when he said this, through the door, it was like god was coming, the light shined, in her head popped out and she said you want to work, and she said okay, do you have your license? i said yes, so she goes outside, she comes back in, you have your highs will diploma, i said i sure do. >> she goes out she comes back in, she says, this is where i want you to go. so she told me to go here right

to folsom. mind you, i don't know what i'm going through, i'm just following these people's directions. i'm like, okay, so i go to mission hiring hall, and as soon as i walk in, they said, hey, give me your social security, all this, and i'm thinking, whoa man, on my really doing this right now? i don't even know these people, but everyone all throughout the way, was just so friendly, that is just one thing i have to harp on real big because everybody was so friendly. you could feel the love as soon i walked in at the mission career center with chris, two gill, and to judy. thank you so much because you changed my life. i really appreciate it. [applause] >> so you could feel the love. i got into the mission hiring hall, and i run into omar, i think. he was excited, nice and man, i don't know what you are so

excited about, i am lost right now. is this the right place? i might have stumbled into somewhere else. he said, yeah, we will take your information, we will set you up here, and i said man, i still don't know what i'm doing, and then he introduced me to others. where is she at? over there. i am still giving more information, in mind you, i don't know what i'm doing, i still don't even know if this is the right place. everyone was just so friendly, so i said i guess, okay. you want my social, you want $5, too, i will give it to you all. so i'm giving them my information and soon as i am done, they said we have class. i am all dressed down and we are i'm dressing in slacks and a button up, i think i'm going to an interview. and then when i went around the class, josh walked in. and i said who is this guy?

but he was so excited. he was so ready to learn. i said okay, maybe i am in the right place now. everyone is moving to help me. i am all in. from that moment right there, i was all in, without even going to a city build class or anything. i was all in because those people, they made me feel so loved, just write out the gate. i am a person with big energy, and i can feel the big energy right there in that building. it was just big, so then, to take it onto city build, that was a whole another world. i can't think the liaison, the teachers, the instructors, all of them enough because they were just a fountain of knowledge, with every problem i had, whether it be construction, life

, whatever it might have been going through my head that day, i can reach out for anyone of them and talk to them about it. they would always give me some heartfelt info or advice back, and that is one thing, that is priceless. not to say that everyone is bad or anything, but that was the first time where i was in a group where everybody i felt cared about me, straight up. that made me want to do better. that made me want to change my outlook as a home human, and say , i have to open up more. you have to give back more. you have to push yourself more, and it all started with city build. you to, mom, she was always pushing me. i don't know if she's trying to push me like a house or whatever , but she was pushing.

everybody was always pushing and striving, and matter of fact, the whole class could do better. and even my classmates. they were bigger than classmates i still call them every other day, i still hang out with them, it is a family, even the instructors, it is a family. i am always thinking about you. i just texted you the other day said, hey, i'm just thinking about you, i wanted to say hi. dang, i stole the show, i can't thank you enough. i appreciate all the instructors , my classmates, i love you all. thank you so much. [cheers and applause]

>> thank you so much for your words, nicole and nicholas. thank you. that is why we do what we do here at city build. next we just want to acknowledge a couple more folks in the room, a couple organizations. we have a local 913 union, we have a fisher construction, also bright line defence, as well, local 38, and local 261. [applause] >> this is fun. >> okay. , now are you guys having fun? [cheering] >> we have to keep the energy hi , this is just the beginning. okay, so we want to invite the program manager up who will say

a few words. thank you. [applause] >> how is everyone doing tonight you know, when i first came up here today, i had written out a speech, and i was going to stick to the two and a half minutes i will get in. i will still stick to that, was so much for my speech. i think that i will turn back the? and make this thanksgiving day. and give thanks because without city build academy and without this, none of us would be here. so family members that supported them, thank you. the instructors that supported them, thank you. companies that gave them opportunities, thank you, as well. because without you, we don't exist. it is important we look at these programs and understand it is their day. it is not our day, it is their day. we should give them a round of applause for just being here.

[applause] >> we have all heard the phrase success breeds success, these folks are successful. what does it mean? means they pass it onto their kids, their loved ones, their kids' kids and it becomes a cyclical chain of success. absorb that. it turns cyclical in a negative sort of way. this will be a cyclical change of positive success, and for that, san francisco, be very thankful. i want to give a quick shout out to a couple of employers, a couple of folks who have talked, and then i will done be -- i will be done with this. this is 15 strong, nearly 14 strong, two job offers came in yesterday for them. twenty-five% of the class has already been job placed. what does that mean?

there is not a person in this class that the starting wage is less than $25 an hour. think about that. twenty-five dollars an hour coming out of this program. we would like to say that when your bills are paid, you make better choices. these folks' bills will be paid. they will be able to make better choices. whether it is continuing with education, doing whatever they want to do in this life, better choices are ahead of them. i want to move on to thanking the organization. our guest speaker was nicole. they have already picked her up. she is working for them. they have picked up four people from this class. we cannot thank them enough for what they have done. rick more, i cannot thank you enough for what you have done for this program. i also want to thank city college instructors, wherever you are, hands up for you folks. without your diligent efforts,

these folks do not learn the skills they need to compete at will employment. it's a tricky little thing. it means you can get fired at any time. these folks are competitive. they know how to get to work, they know how to produce, they know the challenges in the workforce, and they are more than ready to rise up to it. i also want to thank the mission campus. this program is held at the mission campus, they have supported it for many, many years and it is important to give a shout out to them. last but not least, i believe we had some people in the house have a training program that the program embraces. it teaches folks big picture view of the construction industry from prebid to close out. this gives them added tools to

once again be competitive. and you have heard meet her -- here the term competitive more than once. that is what it takes. these folks have to get up in the morning, get to work, you have to show your willingness to work and be competitive in that arena. essentially that is all he wanted to say. let me give one last shout out, i want to thank my boss. [applause] >> she puts up with a little bit of my craziness, and has faith i will not drive the program off the cliff. i really thank you for it. with that said, let's get these diplomas going to the folks that have earned them. once again, it is your day, city build academy, it is your day. do not let anyone take it away from you. you have accomplished a lot. thank you very much.

[♪] >> we will begin with the handing out of the certificates. first up is mark arnold. [applause] >> second up will be myrna garden. [applause] >> stephen downey. [applause] >> tina howard. [♪] >> my when. [♪]

>> adrian down off. juliana lara. [applause] >> my lemar sc peter ong. kale so lease.

[applause] >> nicole then how ten -- nicole then -- >> last but not least, wayland wu. this is cycle 19. give them a big round of applause. thank you. >> that was fun. congratulations. we are going to acknowledge a few partners. d.p.w., dixon and associates over there. local 12, local 377, s.f. jay

apc, the architectural foundation of san francisco, herero builders, san francisco building and construction. come on. >> congratulations. now we will have remarks from romero, the city build academy coordinator. >> hello, everybody. i am guillermo and i am the coordinator of city build, of city college san francisco. i would like to acknowledge our faculty.

i am here to turn in all the sick -- certificates for the city grilled -- city build graduates, cycle 30. we will start with james brown. [applause]

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>> congratulations and welcome to everybody.

>> congratulations, city build academy cycle 30. just a couple more shout outs before we conclude this evening, local 483, young community developers, and o.c.i. i. thank you, everybody. we also want to recognize raphael. [cheers and applause] also, all my coworkers from city build and then more people. senator weiner we already introduced him. c.t. build. -- city build.

[calling names] >> emily, chad, nicole,... [calling names] and tonight's m.c. >> thank you for coming and joining us to celebrate us. it is time to eat. let's celebrate. the food is in the back. thank you for coming.

>> we have been without a major seismic event for over 20 years now. will happen at a moment's notice [♪] >> today we are practising the activation of our department emergency operations center. >> this is really an exercise for us to train, and we are using fleet week and the entire -- the italian heritage festival as the exercise. we have four different sections that are working today. there is operations, and operations basically is our contact with people out in the fields. they are finding out how things are going, and if there are problems, they are letting us know and we can identify through our action plan what what

resources are needed and dispatch those resources. they will fill out reports and then the report gets to planning you will identify if additional resources need to be happening over a long-term timeframe and then they will provide for that by talking with our logistics staff. the logistic staff logistics staff is the one that will order labor, materials, they will do that, first of all, looking within our own organization, then if we don't have that within our own organization, they will contact the p.o.c. and then they will look at getting resources to us. and then last but importantly as our finance staff. and they are here to make sure that we first of all fill out all the paperwork so in an actual event, when the federal government will be reimbursing s., then we are following the proper protocol, and they are also making sure the money is there in place. >> today in the field we have the environmental service is following the parade, and doing

the final cleanup of the parade. and an emergency situation, they would likely be doing something similar to this, only with debris. also in the field is the inspectors from the mapping. they are doing some live streaming. >> there is an intersection of beach making sure that everything is safe for our public, our visitors, and everyone participating in the event. >> there will be so many different departments working during a seismic event or any other kind of emergency. they will all have a separate action plan, and we are here making sure that for public works the action plan for that emergency event is actually followed through. >> engineers will likely be doing damage assessment of roads , bridges, overhead passes, architects and engineers as well would be doing damage assessment

of facilities and buildings. building repair it would probably be doing some immediate repairs to make facilities operational, especially things like shelters, street and sewer repair, as the urban forestry crew also has big equipment that can help clear the roadways. [♪] >> we have been without a major seismic event for over 20 years now, so it is important that we are ready, we know the roles that we need to play, and we are able to act quickly because it will happen at a moment's notice so that is one of the reasons why we do this, and again, the more comfortable we feel in our roles, then the better we can respond quickly to emergencies. >> for an emergency planning communication is very important, and so i can't stress enough the importance of figuring out a communication plan for your family, and for the department.

that is why we are practising today how we communicate and interact with each other, how we share information, and how we use that information, and then for the city as a whole, so that the city as a halt knows what is going on as well.

>> i have been living in san francisco since 1957. i live in this area for 42 years. my name is shirley jackson, and i am a retirement teacher for san francisco unified school district, and i work with early childhood education and after school programs. i have light upstairs and down stairs. it's been remodelled and i like it. some of my floors upstairs was there from the time i built the place, so they were very horrible and dark.

but we've got lighting. the room seems lighter. they painted the place, they cemented my back yard, so i won't be worried about landscaping too much. we have central heating, and i like the new countertops they put in. up to date -- oh, and we have venetian blinds. we never had venetian blinds before, and it's just cozy for me. it meant a lot to me because i didn't drive, and i wanted to be in the area where i can do my shopping, go to work, take the kids to school. i like the way they introduced the move-in. i went to quite a bit of the meetings. they showed us blueprints of the materials that they were going to use in here, and they

gave us the opportunity to choose where we would like to stay while they was renovating. it means a lot. it's just that i've been here so long. most people that enjoyed their life would love to always retain that life and keep that lifestyle, so it was a peaceful neighborhood. the park was always peaceful, and -- i don't know. i just loved it. i wanted to be here, and i stayed. better.

san francisco department of environment is a place where climate hits the street. we know that we don't have all the answers. we need to support our local champions, our local community to find creative solutions and innovations that help us get to zero waste. >> zero waste is sending nothing to landfill or incineration, using reuse and recovery and prevention as ways to achieve zero waste. the grant program is a grant program specifically for nonprofits in san francisco to divert material from landfill. it's important to find the san francisco produce market because there's a lot of edible food that can be diverted and they need positions to capture that food and focus on food recovery.

>> san francisco produce market is a resource that connects farmers and their produce with businesses in the bay area. i think it's a basic human right to have access to healthy foods, and all of this food here is available. it's a matter of creating the infrastructure, creating jobs, and the system whereby none of this goes to waste. since the beginning of our program in july 2016 to date, we've donated over 1 million pounds of produce to our community partners, and that's resulted in over 900,000 meals to people in our community, which we're very proud of. >> carolyn at the san francisco produce market texts with old produce that's available. the produce is always excellent. we get things like broccoli,

brussels sprouts, bell peppers. everything that we use is nice and fresh, so when our clients get it, they really enjoy it, and it's important to me to feel good about what i do, and working in programs such as this really provides that for me. it's helping people. that's what it's really about, and i really enjoy that. >> the work at the produce market for me representing the intersection between environment and community, and when we are working at that intersection, when we are using our resources and our passion and our energy to heal the planet and feed the

>> this is regular meeting of the small business commission held on monday june 10, 2019. call to order at 5:32 p.m. small business commission and sfgov tv for televising the media can be views on sfgov tv 2. members of the public please take this opportunity to silence your phone and other electronic devices. public comment during the meeting is limited to three minutes per speaker. speakers are requested to state their names. please place speaker cards in the basket. speaker cards will be called in order. there's a sign-in sheet