no. 1, i'm a native san franciscoan, i grew up on potrero hill in the early 80's and 90's, i'm raising my family here, i came back here after the law school, i came back here after the marines. another thing to point out was i was in private practice for a couple years before i left to join the marines. in the marine corps from 2004 to 2008, i had a pretty diverse speerbs there, i served as a judge advocate representing service members and advising them on a wide range of interests and at the end of my commitment i also served with an infantry battalion in iraq. after we got back home i eased, received an honorable discharge, came back to cooly which was the law firm i was practicing with before i joined the marines. i think if you look at my application you'll see i have a commitment to public service. that's something that was instilled in my by my parents but also schools here in san francisco, i went to public school, high school so when you look at my application you have somebody really committed to doing something for others and you can see that in my leaving private practice fi

as i mentioned i am a native san franciscoan, i also have diverse experience in the military and i'm committed to public service. and i just you know, personally for me one of the things that got me interested in the commission was not only a broad mandate to advise the board of supervisors and the mayor on the interests of veterans but i had the opportunity to staff a pro bono clinic resource to plow shares last summer and it took me out of my own experience and reminded me that there are other veterans out there who have not been as fortunate as i have, that maybe didn't have the same support network that i had or the same opportunities. it's really a tragedy because i think that the pool of veterans out there have a unique set of abilities that you just can't teach anywhere else and that especially given the operational tempo in the last few years have really forged some leaders that the community should be aware of. and there does seem to be a gap i think in today's society between folks who haven't served and folks who have served and that's a tragedy because i think a lot of bu

our programs help san franciscoans save energy. we've done 15,000 projects over the past 15 years, paid out $40 million in incentives through our department to san francisco residents and business owners, reduced 92,000 tons of carbon emissions which is the equivalent of removing 15,000 vehicles from the road. finally, our programs help san francisco residents live better. i'm going to highlight one of our favorite examples, 81 9th street is a single room occupancy hotel in selma the bay run allowed us to significantly increase the incentives to the customers to finally get rid of their aging boiler. there were significant energy cost savings that were achieved that were ultimately used to improve quality of life of the residents by allowing the owner to install new security doors in the building. the owner was so thrilled with the project that he moved on to do this in his other two buildings. >> question: so you replace an aging boiler with another very efficient combustion boiler? >> yes, all natural gas boiler. >> and i'll have

we san franciscoans love our food and desserts are no exceptions.alize in any and every dessert your heart desires, from hand made ice cream to organic cakes, artisan chocolate and cupcakes galore, the options are endless. anyone out there with a sweet tooth? then i have a great stop for you. i've been searching high and low for some great cookies and the buzz around town that anthony's are those cookies. with rave reviews like this i have to experience these cookies for myself and see what the fuss was all about. so let's see. while attending san francisco state university as an accountinging major, anthony's friend jokingly suggested he make cookies to make ends make. with no formal culinary training he opened his own bakery and is now the no. 1 producer of gourmet cookies in the biarea and thank you for joining us on quick bites. how do you feel? >> i feel great. >> so i want to get to the bottom of some very burning questions. why cookies? >> it was a recommendation from a friend. hard to believe that's how it all started. >> why not pies and ca

this effort is spear-headed by the san francisco youth commission, a group of 17 san franciscoans between2 and 23 years old that advises the supervisors on the issues. 16 and 17-year-olds can drive, work, pay tax, they can be tried in adult court but cannot vote. these teens have some big public figures behind them including sf public defender jeff addachi. >> i think by giving young people the right to vote we can encourage adults to vote and exercise their rights. >> democracy! >> we want our young people to step up and be leaders for the future of our city and we want that to start right now. >> reporter: this would need majority vote by the board of supervisors, 6 of the 11, to put it on the ballot. two other states passed that in 2013 and one did just in january. the town of fairfax in marin county is also considering this shift so this is something we may see more of. live in san francisco, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." >> very interesting, thanks a lot, steph. >> encouraging civic engagement, always a good thing. lot of people will be engaged today in another way, celebrati

issues are personal as well as extremely critical to the health and life and vitality of our san franciscoans. i have attended many events in support of the veterans community. i have spoken on many different occasions about the contributions that veterans have made to our city and overall to our world. so with that i just wanted to acknowledge every person that's ever signed up to serve our country. it can never be overstated enough to say thank you for your leadership and your service. i also want to compliment those that had some kind of influence or relationship with the opening of the new veterans memorial. absolutely gorgeous and i think it's a beautiful way to commemorate those that have lost their lives. i also want to recognize the representative from swords to plowshares. you guys do a tremendous great work in san francisco and should be modeled across the entire country and it is absolutely incredible to attend your events, your annual gala events, and see how you are having an impact on people's lives in a very, very positive and meaningful way. ironically that is the reason why m