>> >> the clerk: a presentation on the energy watch energy efficiency program the speaker is kathleen brian, senior energy specialist. >> thank you for having me. i'm going to focus on our local energy efficiency programs the san francisco energy watch and the bayren program. for the longest running energy running program is called the san francisco energy watch since 2006. as the a local and governmental partnership and we're under pge to do implementation of the program. the 12-year partnership has allowed to us build a strong team in-house of dedicated energy professionals including engineers, environmental scientists and construction folks. the funding for this program, as for other energy programs, is the public goods charge on your build. they provide buydown of the equipment at every stage and san francisco energy watch is the only one serving san francisco with what we call direct install from the beginning to end, audit to installation. we provide reduced cost installation to customers in san francisco, commercial and multifamily. these change over the court reporters over the year

that is what kathleen is talking about. brian: i think america also tells itself to is about these movements that undercuts the kind of work that people were doing. that is all behind the scenes and as far as we understand, these were overnight success stories. this was america's next great civil rights leaders contest and whoever gets on stage wins. [laughter] not that this was something that was built over decades of work. i would like to mention a few books that are out there. rancey's book about ella baker is amazing. and also the book about rosa parks. the mythology has reached an incredible proportion. the degree to which we cut off rosa parks from who she was as an organizer is astounding and does a disservice to all those who are laboring in top conditions, trying to keep at it, seeing no fruit of their labor for years and years and years, and feeling like nothing was going to give. so, to celebrate her accomplishment, when she moves into the time might come up but to forget the decades that aoceeded it also does disservi

brian, you were a little younger. you can tell us last. but kathleen and danny, i would like to hear what you thought your initial impetus was. in reality, the impetus in my case, i had been wanting to join for a long time, but by the time joined ano it, i organization that was in the process of getting committed to black power -- i was -- and i met people involved with the black panther party and ended up november california in afterwhich was 4-5 weeks healy newton was in an altercation and wound up in prison charged with murder, a policeman dead, and he was facing the gas chamber. the leader of the black panther said it is more huey'sant to save yo life. huey out.e have to get the impetus was a man who had started a revolutionary movement was facing the gas chamber, so we said let's do it. let's free huey. didn't have to go anywhere. i was born and raised in san francisco, and i remember specifically the number of 1966, and i had been attending the ,lack panther party of america and i had been attending their meetings that summer and there was a stor