tv League of Women Voters SFGTV October 7, 2022 8:00am-9:01am PDT
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>> 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 the planet i want to leave for my children and other generation, i think of what contribution i can make on a personal level to the environment. ♪♪♪ clean power sf is san francisco's key way of fighting climate change by renewable energy and offering it to san
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francisco customers. i'm from the san francisco public utilities commission. the program came about with state wide legislation in 2002 to enable people to take more control over supplies. i first heard of the program when the organization was advocating to launch clean power sf. what i'm most excited about, it's going to bring 100% renewable energy to my home and reinvest into renewable energy infrastructure and jobs. i had gone to a lot of street fairs and heard from the staff at the san francisco public utilities commission to sign up for clean power sf even before it launched. >> we learned about clean power sf because our sustainability team is always looking for clean
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operations. linkedin is the largest online network. there are about 530 million members using our site. in this san francisco office there's about 1400 employees working in roughly 400,000 square feet. >> after signing up for the program we heard about the san francisco program and learned they had commercial rates and signed up for that. i'm the co-owner of the new wheel electric bike shop. we opened this store in 2012 and the new wheel sells and services electric bikes. 11 people work here in san francisco and our store is about 2,000 square feet. electric bikes are fantastic for transportation in the city, they're clean and green and you get places faster than any other form of transportation. it amplifies the power, it doesn't replace it. it makes it easier to get places
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by bicycle and it's so enjoyable and environmentally friendly way to go and more convenient in san francisco. >> clean power sf requires two products, green, 40% renewable and competitively priced with pg and e. for those who want to fight climate change more, 100% renewable at $0.02 per kilawatt. >> i decided to go with the super greens, after finding it only to cost about $5 more a month to have super green, that's a no-brainer, i can do that. >> we were pleased that clean power sf offers the super green 100% for commercial entities
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like ours and residents for the city of san francisco. we were pleased with the package of services for linkedin and now encouraging our employees who have a residence in san francisco to sign on as well. >> clean power sf buys its power from renewable plants that feed the energy directly into the grid. >> there's a commitment to sustainability throughout the entire organization and this clean power opportunity reflects that. >> one of the wind farms we use is the shilo wind farm and that is large enough to be able to provide energy for up to 200,000 homes. >> our mission is sustainability, even though our bikes are minimal energy use, it still matters where the energy comes from and part of our mission in sustainability is how we run everything -- run our
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business. having the lights come on with clean energy is very important. >> the sunset reservoir has solar panels that take up about four city blocks covering the reservoir and the solar power generates energy for city resources and clean power sf for residents participating in the program. >> it was easy to sign up for the program, i went online to cleanpowersf.org and i started getting pieces in the mail letting me know i was going to be switched over and it just happened. when i pay my bill, i still go to pg and e and i don't see any difference between now and a year ago. >> sign up online, just have your account number ready and it takes about two minutes and there's nothing to install. no lines are getting connected to your home. all the power goes through the
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existed power grid. >> we haven't had any problems with the switch over to clean power. >> it's super easy to sign up. our book keeper signed up online, it took about 15 minutes. nothing changed but now we have cleaner energy. >> we see clean power sf as a key strategy to meet renewable energy goal, we have a goal of 50% renewable energy by 2020. currently we have enrolled about 86,000 customers across the city. about 20% of what we hope to serve in the future and in the next two years we'll offer service to all san francisco electricity customers. >> an easy way to align your environmental responsibilities and goals around climate change and it's so easy that it's hard to not want to do it and it doesn't really add anything to the bill. >> joining clean power sf is one
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of the easiest ways to fight climate change, receiving cleaner energy at low and stable rates, you're helping to support a not for profit that helps influence the energy grid and produce more production. >> i would encourage any business to seriously convert to the clean sf service. it's good for environment, business and the community. >> you can sign up online our call and the great thing is, you'll have the peace of mind that you're doing your part in your household to help the environment. ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪
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active. >> food and drinks. there is a lot for a lot of folks and community. for us, it started back in 1966 and it was a diner and where our ancestors gathered to connect. i think coffee and food is the very fabric of our community as well as we take care of each other. to have a pop-up in the tenderloin gives it so much meaning. >> we are always creating impactful meaning of the lives of the people, and once we create a space and focus on the most marginalized, you really include a space for everyone. coffee is so cultural for many communities and we have coffee
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of maria inspired by my grandmother from mexico. i have many many memories of sharing coffee with her late at night. so we carry that into everything we do. currently we are on a journey that is going to open up the first brick and mortar in san francisco specifically in the tenderloin. we want to stay true to our ancestors in the tenderloin. so we are getting ready for that and getting ready for celebrating our anniversary. >> it has been well supported and well talked about in our community. that's why we are pushing it so much because that's how we started. very active community members.
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they give back to the community. support trends and give back and give a safe space for all. >> we also want to let folks know that if they want to be in a safe space, we have a pay it forward program that allows 20% to get some funds for someone in need can come and get a cup of coffee, pastry and feel welcomed in our community. to be among our community, you are always welcome here. you don't have to buy anything or get anything, just be here and express yourself and be your authentic self and we will always take care of you.
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since returning to pursue public health in 2017, upon wing at a variety of opportunity resource and retention centers i realized that city college plays a role in addressing health desparities this predate covid-19. i was elected to the board as a student trustee to fight unsound community health compromising instructional plan and budgets down size our college. are put our educators out of work and robbery blk and brown communities of access to social economic opportunity. as trustee i will champion investing unspent soon to expire funding from the american rescue plan on registration and infrastructure that our trauma and accessible for community of color. committed to organizes to reverse policy this is under fund public education. >> combat racist policy this is
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seek to down size our college. as an sprjsed community organizer, i have a plan to restore fiscal and community health to the college and our city. visit chung for college board to learn more and join the san francisco log of women voter s and vote vishg chung on or before november 8. hi i help to earn your vote for municipality college boofrmd ccsf suffered i decade of serious financial mismanagement and incompetent oversight with strong responsiblesed guidance can regain financial stability,
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resteb reputation and endure as an important educational and economic engine this serves our community. i bring the perspective of 24 years of leadership. including 9 years on the [inaudible] my familiarity with the effective governors and funds raising and academic snougzs including twoft top university in thes westerlied cereal when is needed successful low over come the many challenge the. failure is a crisis for all of san francisco. electing the same type of canidates, approximately tigzs behold annual to stake holders over and over will yield the same out come. i hope you chos to row more me i'm independent reclinedal offers of consideration for endorsement to focus on dog had is right for ccsf i have board experience where i also piloted
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i curriculum. only candidate raised 42 million dollars and will bring creative funding ideas and opportunities. i will not add parcel taxes to hide mismanagement. final low i'm the only chaired the audit and finance of a fiscally fit within 50 million dollars gentleman organization. i'm an 8 generation san francisco approximationate about the trans formative power of sxejz i believe ccsf is a gem that must be preserved. il being you were independent and responsiblesed voice on the board. thank you so much.
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>> i'm danielle land row a candidate for trustee board of city college. as a native of san front growing up i went to public schools and lived in low income houses facing poverty and dealing with quality of life,. it was difficult it focus on education as a teen without proper resources and support which is necessary and important on your journey toward higher learnings a youth. working in san front for 29 years and believe education is a human right and protected in addition, some of my past experience include wing as an assistant teacher for the san front educational service in 95. helping to craft prop f fordable housing for bay vow in 2008 and a member of the restoration board to the nest in 2009. i'm the executive director of san francisco cats academy and the human right's commission
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task force committee. if elected my priors to support stounts and teacher need, mandate fitsical over site for budget of minnin that and expand tuition fro enroll am program and ensure ccsf keeps accreditation restore lost class and faculty competence bringing back credit and nun credit courses for students. i believe if we want to stroll line enroll am. we must stop politic dps elect the peep not [inaudible] i will be honored serve and i respectful low ask for your vote on november 8 of 22. thank you. clear clear
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>> hi i'm am [inaudible] running for reelection for trustee of city college of sudden front. i am prutd to have been the president and city college had we implemented free stele and increase the enrollment by 25%. we hoired a permanent chancellor who is cpa and have balancedor budget for the first time in i language time. hai want to do moving forward is make sure this we keep that balanced budget and get reacredited. i was here 7 years ago when credited i will make sure we get it again. i want to grow enroll am. i'm a marketing out reach and communication professional. i want to use those skill its make sure we grow our students and lost 30% of enroll am during covid and with the grouth we grow our program and grow
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faculty and staff. i want to continue to work on our transit pass. we other only higher education institution in know fran without one. i'm working with students, leaders when are working the transit tome to get a pass for communal college. we gotten a private developer to give us 400 thousand dollars to w on that come pain and i have been part of the tome this got 100 plus units of husband to diversify the faculty endorsed by scott wiener by cohen, lieutenant governor and matt hane upon hene and all of trustees i serve you in and 6 different supervisors i would be honored get your vote this november. thank you.
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>> 30 years ago i earned my degree at city collegeful left year i earned my recent degree in middle eastern. i am city college. with my candidacy for i seat on the board of trustees for city college my history speaks. as a student, counciling intern and councillor before i retired as chair. in 2021, working parliament time at city college i have served as a councillor at san francisco state university working with transfer students. as a former student and chair of
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city college for 20 years i understand the workings of the school from the perspective of a stun to low are management. my experience at city college provided mo with knowledge required to be an effective board member to address issues that city college has endured the last 10 years beginning with the credit crisis and the financial predicament. i would bring in thor perspective to the board while making decisions with policies and dj budget decision this is make city college a strategy and are sought after educational institution. keeping it a commune college. my platform consists of rehiring instructors, adding more classes, grow being programs such as nursing and bring back the airport program. while. keeping the commune in our
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colleges of san francisco. i'm jill yooe i have experience at city college as a 10 year faculty department chair approximate know academic deanful city college is facing 2 over arching problems. one it must balance the budget and learn to live within its means. 2, it must address the declining enroll am. 3ing more machiney at a problem is in the the a. it enables the unrealistic expectation that the college will always be rescued by
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taxpayers. from the self inflicted wound. more money for more classes to hire more teachers does not magically produce more students. but tell funds more low enrolled classes to cope upon nerve place. it is build and than i will come approach was tried and failed. resulting in deficit pending this caused the layoffs of last semester. my plan is it rebuild the college strategically in the blind low fun everything. the college needs to cultivate other funneling strolls by one, aggressively pursuing grant funding. 2, would stronger business and community partnerships. and foible low doubling down on vocational program this is will be a pipe line to living wage
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jobs. i know i have the deep institutional knowledge needed to move the college forward. voters have a choice. either to continue bailing out the college or final low hold it accountable and stand on its own 2 feet. >> thank you. >> everyone has a right to own body and fir chance at [inaudible]. our country restrives for equity men get left behind. i believe city college will be fro for all of an fran. because gives everyone a chance to fight. no merit their become ground, age or history.
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removing barriers to education is the way to help people out of the poverty electronic. to accomplish this city college needs to meet diligence it is in the a destination it is a step to the rest of your life. investments of academic and students service are key and support staff such as advisor. many people don't have an idea had they want. having machine to guide them willrous the time spent there and more on enjoying a life after. i intend to keep city college free for san francisco forever and also. stroll line requirements 99. professional low i'm a data engineer i hold a bachelors in mechanics from beshg low and [inaudible] i republican for san francisco board in 2015. since then i travelled the
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counsel row and returned hem in 2021. through faith i responsiblesed poverty during the pandemic living helpful a year out of my car it is difficult to comp henldz that the tools are in the there for people to fight out. you can look yourself behind the mc donalds counter or stay homeless. education is a third option. >> hi. i'm alita fisher running for san francisco board of education buzz i'm a former foster paraphernalia now adoptive parent and in the past 17 years 4 children attended 8 sudden fran schools. i have been an active partner at each one. mom and grand mother were teachers i loved school.
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i was that kid who came home and played school with my toys it was nile journey identifying my children's disabilities that trance formed me to parent activist and school was nots set up for everyone to succeed. now i'm a special education advocate by profession. daily, meeting after meeting i fived fight with families to get passport to help children succeed in school. i see how society marginalizes people who think and learn different low i can proviedz educationar all students and help everyone succeed. i'm a policy [inaudible] a data nerd and more then and there 10 years serving on district level committees. i served on work fwroup and task force. i have been a collaborative partner and coalition builder. work with teachers, districts and city leaders and more to increase funding for schools and
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improve out come for all students. now more than every we need commissioners with a proven track record of collaboration on behalf of most marginalized. endorsed by teacher's union. labor council, democratic party, many democratic club and elected officials and hope you will join me in voting them in voting for me on november eighth. thank you very much. hello i'm karen fleshmachine i'm running for board of education unified sudden fran for know fran unified. as a mom to 2 students daughter of retired edindicatored. public school graduate and
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voltory in my kid's school. i demly value public education and community service. i'm not a politician. i'm a paraphernalia and community development practical tigzer committed to rolling up slows and vesting in our public school silence. if elected, i will priorize investing in educators and students social emotional well being and academics. providing budget trans paraphernalias and accountable and prosecute meeting collaborative decision make. il use my 20 years of experience wing for local gentleman and nonprofits to help young people succeed in college, careers and life. and 10 years of experience helping immigrants become u.s. citizen. shifting w accomplice and school community culture to be safer and positive for everyone. i will bring all this experience
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to support curriculum and programs and strengthen per inship this is prepares stounts for college and liveable wage careers. on november 8 vote karen fleshmachine for cool board. >> hi i'm ann sheur the immigrant and business person on the san francisco school board and running this november. i spent 25 year work nothing high-tech as a professional and entrepreneur running my own companies. i don't got involved in school approximately ticks during the pandemic had nightmy sons enroll in the public schools disengage friday learning doing zoom school. they were playing video
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gameless. watching net flex and talking with friends 15 hours a day every day. i also found a school board playing politics inside of addressing issues. this got me angry and worked with parents cross san francisco to successful low recall 3 school board members. after mayor breed a pointed mow to the school board in march i worked with clothes to accomplish a few person tasks. first we hired a students focused superintendent. we passed a balanced budget and rescinded all layoff notices. then restored criteria admission policies to lower high school and dropped the wish wash lawsuit pel that would have cost half million dollars. and we restored jrotc to high schools. there is more work to do and that is why i'm running for election in november. i will prioritize students
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achievement and academic excellence for all students. safe schools physically and e megzal for all students. and develop and operational excellence for our district. time to reform sfusd and stop the politics. time to focus educating students i'm counting on your preponder in november. >> hello i'm gabriela lopez running for the board of education. my background is rot in the education. dating back over 13 years. starting off as a pair educator
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builted fundation to become a bilingual teach upper. work nothing schools, i learned the importance of union work and became the union building representative and i member of the school counsels. i was the art's coordinator and participated in districted with ment for for success program. become the youngest woman elected to the board of education a was feature advocate and elevate voices, concern and priorities of the people often left out of the spaces. during the pandemic, i med sure our district protected teachers, students and families. on the ground every day helping communities knight providing educational materialings. supplies and workshops that helped parents learn to navigate. i continued to be advocate for sxejz working at university of
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san francisco appropriating edindicatoreds for this role many in sf schools i'm dedicated to this critical work and when it is like to work for our city serving on the board of education. i learn friday this, grown and red to continue advocating for all of us to better serve our students. >> i'm lainie and i was ash pointed in march of this year on the bell on the this november. i would love your support. i'm focused on ensuring student success and building trusted. last 6 months i hoired a new intrnlts. billionsed the budget and focussed on had students need. whether you have kids in public
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education or not a well functioning public education system is necessary for a community to retain young people and felless in the city and public school graduates prep exclude red for futures. i have been a parent in the district for a decade. both my mom and step dad are retired teachers. had i join third degree district i pitch in how i can. involved in pta. school councils andvilletory nothing schools in ways i could be of most help. 4 years ago appointed to budget committee devices on millions begin to the district from the city. the service gave mow insight in district funneling and student priors and awe a need for more transparency and honest conversations about what is working for our city councils, what is not and what our educators and schools need to serve students. no matter what school they
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attends. draw on experience from state gentleman in regulation and policy. business experience in tech untiling and program management and my nonprofit board experience i novemberigate added vocating needs of students and our district. i'm running as a parent and language time advocate for quality education because i love our city. i'm running because i want sfusd to be a world class public education system all families have a great option for children. let's do this together i'm lainie and i love your support in november. >> i'm lisa worried i was ash
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pointed the board of education in much of this year. i'm product of public schools if circumstance-law scoop i understand and benefitted from quality public education. i'm sociality director ofim grant [inaudible] the job i have 2 rolls royce attorney hat i representative individuals facing deportation. wearing the educator hatted i teach and mentor law students. teach about growth minds set and critical discourse, consensus building and talk to others using a trauma informed lens. because of my worky appreciate the value of starting conversations from a point of community rather than a point of difference. but i'm a mom a paraphernalia to 2 children. an honest torto be appoint third degree spring i accept today i
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know and experience first handled as a paraphernalia how body low the trust is broken with the school board and public i focus to rebuild the trust sxf equity for all. in 6 months we have been busy. passed a balanced budget. staff layoff notices. hired a new intrvenlt bring new revenue. created a community driven framework to improve high schools and enengage intensive w to improve our presses to focus on improving student out come in closing the opportunity gap. i have the skill this is will move us forward for the quality education this all students deserve i want my kids and yours and niches to have the best education possible. thank you.
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