so i'm really happy to introduce one of the cochairs, assessor carmen chu. [applause] >> thank you very much, trent. couldn't be more pleased to be here today, and i want to just start off by sharing my deep appreciation for the mayor's leadership in all of this. i know that many of you are aware that it's through her leadership and her vision that brought together businesses small and large, community leaders, and nonprofits to put forth ideas to assist in recovery. i'm joined by awe teen torres from eowd as -- oewd as well as -- joaquin torres from oewd as well as my cochair, rodney san francisco, from the chamber of commerce. through the partnership of our professionals at the department of public health, we've put forward a plan that has been thoughtful and measured, something that has put san francisco apart from the rest of this nation. we're one of the only counties in the state of california to have just recently hit the yellow tier, the least restrictive tier when it comes to the state tiering system. but not only that, we did it in a way that was r

so i'm really happy to introduce one of the cochairs, assessor carmen chu. >> thank you very much, trent. couldn't be more pleased to be here today, and i want to just start off by sharing my deep appreciation for the mayor's leadership in all of this. i know that many of you are aware that it's through her leadership and her vision that brought together businesses small and large, community leaders, and nonprofits to put forth ideas to assist in recovery. i'm joined by awe teen torres from eowd as -- oewd as well as -- joaquin torres from oewd as well as my cochair, rodney san francisco, from the chamber of commerce. through the partnership of our professionals at the department of public health, we've put forward a plan that has been thoughtful and measured, something that has put san francisco apart from the rest of this nation. we're one of the only counties in the state of california to have just recently hit the yellow tier, the least restrictive tier when it comes to the state tiering system. but not only that, we did it in a way that was responsible,

carmen chu needs more space. they can't conduct business in a hedge fund but in a building. this is from a 46 member of the san francisco retirement system. that's then of his comments. >> if you'd like to add public comment dial 1-415-655-0001 and press conference. moderator do we have callers on the line? >> madame secretary, there is one caller on the line. [background noise] >> thank you. caller, please state your name and your two minutes begin with you start speaking. >> caller: thank you very much. [background noise] i'm calling on behalf of the employee of the city of san francisco. we have noted since the end of june and for the last five months that there has been no report on the absolute return and every month we see that there is eye -- a notation next month there will be a return and it's been five months and it's been zeroed out on the reporting pages so it's not calculated apparently. the numbers of our returns and our investments. we're very concerned and are requesting there be a greater presentation than what we have today with regard to absolute returns.

carmen chu needs more space. they can't conduct business in a hedge fund but in a building. this is from a 46 member of the san francisco retirement system. that's then of his comments. >> if you'd like to add public comment dial 1-415-655-0001 and press conference. moderator do we have callers on the line? >> madame secretary, there is one caller on the line. [background noise] >> thank you. caller, please state your name and your two minutes begin with you start speaking. >> caller: thank you very much. [background noise] i'm calling on behalf of the employee of the city of san francisco. we have noted since the end of june and for the last five months that there has been no report on the absolute return and every month we see that there is eye -- a notation next month there will be a return and it's been five months and it's been zeroed out on the reporting pages so it's not calculated apparently. the numbers of our returns and our investments. we're very concerned and are requesting there be a greater presentation than what we have today with regard to absolute returns.

. >> good afternoon my name is carmen chu assessor-recorder i want to wish everything a happy new yearhank you for joining us i want to say. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> (speaking foreign language.) >> i'm proud to be a native san franciscan i grew up in the chinatown, north beach community port commission important to come back and work with those that live in the community that i grew up in and that that very, very important to give back to continue to work with the community and hope e help those who may not be as capable in under serving come back and giv >>> parks and places of communicated and thanks to the mayor and the department of technology and supervisor farrell and google. we had a very very unique partnership that was able to bring wifi to our most heavily used parks and squares. >> parks in particular are really important way of life and quality of life and so is connectivity. bringing those two things together in a project like this is right on target with what san francisco is and wants to be. >> it's all about breaking apart the divide. the people with expensive