it was the carpenters union, it was the laborers, bright line defense. there were contractors, asian contractorsant latino contractors, contractors large and small to make this legislation happen. it was that kind of unity that really was successful in creating this great change. that was just one part, though, was creating legislation, getting it past the board of supervisors was one part. the greater part of it has been making sure the implementation happens and mayor lee, rhonda simmons, naomi kelly get so much credit in making that happen. we would not have been that successful as we have been without that great effort. so we're seeing now what the goal was for this past year was 20% local hire and we're actually at 34%. that is a remarkable achievement and that is the testament of the great work and great involvement of this administration to make local hire happen and i give great credit where credit is due in that process. i also wants to thank all of the trainees for city build that were part of this program. [applause] >> and mayor lee is absolu

it was the carpenters union, it was the laborers, bright line defense. there were contractors, asian contractorsant latino contractors, contractors large and small to make this legislation happen. it was that kind of unity that really was successful in creating this great change. that was just one part, though, was creating legislation, getting it past the board of supervisors was one part. the greater part of it has been making sure the implementation happens and mayor lee, rhonda simmons, naomi kelly get so much credit in making that happen. we would not have been that successful as we have been without that great effort. so we're seeing now what the goal was for this past year was 20% local hire and we're actually at 34%. that is a remarkable achievement and that is the testament of the great work and great involvement of this administration to make local hire happen and i give great credit where credit is due in that process. i also wants to thank all of the trainees for city build that were part of this program. [applause] >> and mayor lee is absolu

. >> president chiu, supervisors, local 22 carpenters union. the question now is the eir. this appeal, is it a weak one or a strong one? that is the question before you tonight. we have heard everything from a to z. good report from the staff. excellent. you guys did a very good job. here is the question, is this project a bad one or a smart one? i think it is a smart one. with your approval. thank you. president chiu: next speaker, please. >> i am here today wearing two hats. the first is on behalf of the ferry building area merchants who support the proposal of having more residents in the area in addition to more parking. they have signed a petition and you have it here today. i am also here on behalf of the private developer, san francisco waterfront partners, who has been working on the project for nearly seven years. i would like to submit these binders of letters of support, articles supporting the project, and a list of supporters in district 3 and citywide who support the project. i'm sure this is just what you guys want right now. but i have all of these to hand

carpenter or what have you. we have students from many of our union halls as construction manager shadows in the school district construction sites. you see we work very closely with connected in berkeley, using their technology for our logging purpose. last year, throughout all of our industry sectors, we had 224 compensated internships. we even had four or five students who were volunteer. they did it compensation through their credit that they received. they were well aware they were volunteering. we had more than 200 jobs shadow opportunities. last year, we had our industry fare. -- industry fair. students did on-site informational interviewing to again reinforce what it takes. they developed reza maze -- resumes, cover letters. they came out very well dressed. dressed for success. director kim: before you go on -- and actually, i think we can see all of that. is actually a great presentation on the program itself. is a curious. i would love to get the breakdown on demographics. when i was on the school board, and no one of the challenges, we had very few african-american and latino students that were eligi

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his name is pat mulligan, he is from the carpenters union. [applause] >> pat, congratulations. i know you're going to use your years of experience in helping us get this done. we're excited that you're aboard because you have not only the experience, you have performance under your belt as well. i know you're serious about helping us creating more hope with more people. that is going to be a continuing story of his leadership and his involvement along with everybody else to complement. nobody is leaving the table. everybody is bringing more people in because i think the best thing is people smell victory. it's like being in the final four, you know. it's not about bringing less people to the table, it's about