in the bay area as a whole thinking about sustainability. we have been a leader the country across industries in terms of have a learn approach. that is what allows us to be>> what's wonderful is you have so many peop here and they are what i call policyd whether it's banning plastic bags, recycling composting all the different th the environment. we really champion. we are at recycle central, fail on san francisco pier 96. every day therecycling

from the blue bins bring 50 # o tons of bottles, cans and paper here to this facility andinside recology's recycling company, into aluminum cans glass cans, and different s making efforts to send less materials to the re materials for recycling. other cities are observing this and san francisco's robust recycling program. it is good for the env but there is a lot of low quality plastics and plastics and candy wrappers and is difficult to recycle that. it is low quality material. in most to landfill. >> looking at the plastics y is the main producer of blastics. and as we have been trying tot fossil fuels transfer stream this is the isn't recycled and goes into the

waste streamortunately in the stairry step there will be more plastic ifish. >> we can recycle again and again a but plastic, maybe you can recycle it once, maybe. even that process it downgrades into a lower quality >> it is cheaper for the oil industry to creat so they have been producing more and more our ab793 we have a bill that really has a goal of getting our o be made of more recycled content so by the tim around t recycle content in a coke bottle pepsi bottle water bottle will be up to 50% which is higher tha union and the highest percentage in the world.ctually feel confident that what you're drinking will actually become recycled. now, recommendation is don't use to plastic bottle to begin w they are committing to 50% recycledest thing we can do is vote with our consumer dollars

if you can die something no packaging and find loose fruits and find in packaging and glass metal and p easily recycled. we don't want plastic. we w awe what you we do l program to think disposable and work one on one to pr assistance to swap out the service to reusables and we have funding available to support that so that way to get them off there. and i believe now is thee solutions come on the market and come on really logistics company and what we offer to containers that they can order so we came from about aoint that a lot of customers feel which wills a lot of waste withd deliver, even transitioning to plastic it is still and to dream about reusing this one to beented and

cost delivery and food takeout. we didn't havelways. most people used to get delivered to people's homes and then the empty milk conta were put back out when fresh milk came. customers are sts excited that we have this available in o restaurant and came back and asked a excited about it and rolled it outomers gain awareness understanding what it is and how it works and integrate it into their life. >> and they have always done i usually that is a way sustainable and long-term to what makes good financial e specially as there are shipping issues and material issues and we see that will potentially be a way that well. and so i think making that case ll really help people adopt this. restaurant

we converted,000 packages and the impact and impact they have in the community and we have been really encouraged to see restaurants cooperate this. we are big re-ecology does in terms of adopting new systems the current system is broken. when people come to the fac how much waste they see and the volume of the operations andology we have dedicated to sort corre led 25 tours and for sand they wanted to make this is sorting in the waste stream they do every and they can take ownership of and make a difference with.

fortunate that i getsent san francisco in the legislature and allows me to envelope and it is because of the people the city attracause of the eco system of policy thinking that goes on that we are constantly seeing san francisco leading the way. know there's a lot of environmental issues that they are facing. will be impacted by the impact of climate change. they will hav be in charge and make change and make the decisions in the future. >> we are re-inventing the way the planet does garbage founded in the en ethic and hunger to send less to landfills. this is so many wonderful things hapi feel very fortunate and very humble to live here part of this wonderful place.

>> i don't think you need to be an expert to look aroun the increasing frequency of throughout california. they are continuing at an er we all know, the drought continues and huge shorta right now. i don't think you have to be an expert to see theimpact. when people create greenhouse different activities like burning fossil fuels and letting off carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and we alsoth food waste. when we waste solid food and leave it in the it puts methane gas into the accelerates

the rate at which we are warming our planet and makes all the climate change worse. the good news is there are a lot particularly composting and the added benefit is whenlly applied to the soil, it has to reverse climate change bye atmosphere and into the soil and the t radios. is breaking right now around that. >> in the early san francisco hired some engineers to analyze the material san francisco was sendinglandfill. they did a waste characterization study and that san francisco was sending to landfill could be composted. scraps coffee grounds and egg shells and sticks and leaves from gardening. together re-ecology in san franciscoposting program and we were the first city in the country to collect food scraps separately from other trash and turn them it turns out it was one of the best things we ever did.2.5 million tons of material out of the landfillautiful

nutrient rich compost that has gone on to hundre orchards and vineyards. so in that you can manage your food scraps and produce far less t is part of the solution. that gives people hope that g something to slow down climate >> i have been into organic farming my whole life.n we started planting treestural to have compost from y. compost is how i work and the soil microbes feed the plant and our job as regenerative farmers is to feed the microbes with compost and they will feed the plant. much like in business where you say take care of your employe employees will take carolinas of your take care of the soil microbes and soil life and that willhe plants. >> they love compost because it rich soil amendment. it is food for the soil. that isphotosynthesis. pulling carbon from the atmosphere. pushing it back into the soil whe and the roots exude carbon into helping turn a farm into

a carbon sink. it is an . delegations from 135 countries have come to study and it actually helped inspire a new law ibill 1383. requires cities in california to reduce the am compostable materials they send to landfills by75% by 2025. and san francisco helped inspire this and this is a nation-leading policy. >> because we have such immature relationship with nature and the natural cycles and the carbonep in and protect the commons, which is soil, ocean -- forest and so fors. that our largest corporations are a significant percentage of carb and that the corporate community play in reducing carbon emissions.ly, we have no idea and no requirement disclose anything about the carbon core operation and sp360 stands the basic notion that large corporations should be transpa footprint. it makes all the sense in the world and veryut

is controversial. any time you are proposing ao make real change and that will change behavior know that when corporations have to disclose and be have that kind of on. >> we have to provide technical assista comply with the state legislation sb1383 which a food donation program. we keep the edible food local.ng it because we don't want to compost edible food. food to get eaten within san francisco and feed folks it is very unique in tícisco we have such a broad and expansive education program city. but also that we have partnnonprofit that are dedicated to this work. at unified school district, we have a sustainability office and educators throughout the science department that are building it into the curriculum. teach about this. we work together to build a pipeline fnts so that when they are really young in pre-k they are just learn and wonder

and beauty of nature and they are connecting to aings they would naturally find love andet older concepts that keep them engaged like society and eeonomics. experiencing many years of dr that is really hard on farms and is really challeost helps farms get through these difficult times. compost is a natural sponge that attracts and r when we put compost around the roots of holds any moisture there from rainfall or irrigation. farms make that corner and that helps them grow for food. you can grow 30% more food in times o farm naturally with compost. farms and citiese very hip now to this fact that creating compost,g compost to farms helps communities survive and get through those dry periods. >> here is the soil health climate health human healthconversation. if we grow our food differently

we all that excess carbon in the atmosphere and store it in unlimitede soil, that will create nutrient dense foods that will taker civilized diseases. so it's one conversation. people have to understand that te. we started prowling the high plains in the 1870s 60 year, we turned it into a dust s l. like when you don't pay attention to nature. bats last. so people have to wake up. wake >> it is re get frustrated because we have this you have to be completely sustainable your life. it is not about being perfect. change there in your life. maybe saying you know i don't have to drive to that particular place today. today i am going to take the bus o walk. it is about having us is stainable in it is about having sustainability in mind. that is how wt have to be perfect all the time. >> san francisco has been greener cities because there are communities who care about protecting a special

and habitat. thinking about the history of native and indigenous people who are stewards of to now with the ambitious climate action plan we just pane the goals we have, i think we have a dedicated group of people who see the impo place. and who put effort into btually makes it possible. >> we have a long history starting with the gold rushti-war activism and that is also part of the environmental movement. and of course earth day in 1970 i feel very privileged to work for the city because we are environmental issues and we get calls from all over really to get information. how do citiesams like they do in san francisco. we are looking into the few innovation. we want solutions.

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>> we like [♪] [♪ >> so i grew up in cambridge massachusetts and i was very fortunate to meet my future wife while we were both attending graduate school at studying urban planning. so this is her hometown. ell in love and moved to her city. [♪] >> i waso this part of town while working on a running for mayor. i was one of the organizers out i met the people and i fell in love with them in the neighborhood. so it a in the city that at the time that i could afford to wanted to own my own home. this is where weany people in this neighborhood and we started our family and this is we are going to be. i mean we are the part of san francisco.

it's the two neighborhoods with the mostof 18. everybody likes to talk about how not family-friendly there are not a lot of children and families. ave predominately single family homes. as i said move here to buy their first home, maybe with multiple family members or multiple families in the same home and they laid down their [♪] >> it's different because again, we little small storefronts. we don't have space or space where you can buildigh-rises or large office buildings. so the tech boom will our neighborhood in that way when it comes to jobs. >> turkey cheddar, avocado, lettuce and m and little bit of mustard. that's my usual. owner born and bred in the neighborhood.

he the drugstore forever. he saved his money and opened spot. we're always going to support home grown he spent generationsf town, focusing ont and people feel at home. it's like a lit gathering spot. >> this is the part of the city with a lot of mom and pop businesses a lot of family businesses. there is a conversation on ould come in. i think there are some people that would embrace that. i think there are others that would prefer that not beyond that conversation. i think where we are we really want to enhance and embrace and businesses and small businesses that we have here. in mom and pop style business. i think at the end of what we're really trying to do is encourage and diversity and enhance that diversity of businesses we

already have. we're thpervisor in the city that has a permanent district office. folks use cafes or use offices or places but to raise money and open up a spot that we could pay have that. >> hi good to see you. hi hi to the owner see how h everything okay? >> yeah. >> good. >> we spend the day in the district so we constituents and talk to small ne-4 the budget so you guys could be out ike a commercial corridor so they focus on eets and it made a significant impact as see. what an improvement it has made to have you guys here. >> for sure. >> we have arse neighborhood and population. so i think that's the richness of the mission has

been. it's what made me fall in love with this nt so much. good afternoon. good now 1:06 p.m. my name is doctor carolyn ransom scotteeting of the commission on community investmentr tuesday, august 20th,