. >> it saves the city time and money. you are not taking up the time of a particular employee at the assessor's office. you might be doing things more efficient. >> they have it ready to go and say, this is what i want. >> they are finding the same things happening on the phone where people call in and ask, how do i find this information? we say, go to this website and they go and get the information easily. >> a picture tells a thousand stories. some say a map >> welcome to sfvotes 2011. we're bringing you statements by 14 of candidates for mayor of san francisco. >> my name is jeff adachi and i am running for mayor. i've served as elected public defender for nine years. i spent my entire career in social justice, and shrink the civil rights of all san francisco and are enforced and respected. my parents and grandparents were in turned during the war. from their experience came a passion for justice. i spent seven years working to free an innocent man from death row. over the past nine years, i've transformed the public

eight other city is possible. -- another city as possible. >> the league of women voters and sfgovtv has partnered to give you statements from 14 people running for mayor. >> i am david chiu, president of the board of supervisors. my story is not differ from the hundreds of thousands of san francisco not born here. i was born in cleveland, raised in boston, the son of immigrant parents who sacrificed so my brothers and i could receive a grade education. in my mid-20s, like thousands of san franciscans, i came to our city for the reasons whole world loves us. our diversity, our commitment to social justice. by worked as a civil rights attorney and criminal prosecutor to protect these qualities of our city. i delved into another part of what makes our city special, our innovation, are entrepreneurialism, and i founded and ran a small business for nine years. i decided to run for board of supervisors because for much of last decade, city hall was not as functional as it should be. i am proud that during my three years as president of our board, we are in a different place. our board of

the city needs to recommit ourselves to the values that our city was named after. st.rancis believed in compassion for those who have less -- had less than others. those of us with opportunities have to give back. part of that entails taking care of the most important among us, the folks who have need, including our homeless. >> let's talk about the transportation situation in your district. you mentioned that transit could be better. how is parking and traffic? is there enough muni service now? >> you are talking to the one member of the board that does not only car. i get around my district by muni, bicycle, or hailing a cab. our transit system is truly challenge. our bosses are late one out of four times. -- our buses are late one out of a quarter times. they're still not as clean and safe as we'd like. we can do better and investing in our muni system. we need more taxicabs on the streets. is difficult to obtain a cab. i support the concept of centralized taxi dispatch systems so you know who you can call to get a cab. i am a big believer in pedestrian bicycling as

most city advertising agreements require companies to remit to the city of higher of a minimum annualuaranteed or percentage of gross revenues of least 40%. however, the agreement between dpw and the company only requires 7% advertising revenues to be permitted to this city. this next slide is a chart that illustrates the differences in revenue generated by different contracts. in 2009, clear channel generated a net annual revenue of $7.6 million wear asjc d ececuax -- the airport received $6.7 million whereas the department of public works only received half a million dollars. therefore, -- supervisor campos: that is 7%? >> there's a base pay -- there is a base payment plus 7%. therefore, we recommend the department of public works actually try to negotiate amendments to the existing agreement and include some kind of incentive because they're obviously making money and may now want to remit some much money to the city, but if we increase the number of commercial kiosks' they can install, we could increase revenues to the city. supervisor farrell: you have obviously been working with

of alcohol on city-owned properties. during the audit, we found the real estate division was not clear on what the city's policies were and assumes that when the outdoor advertisements policy agreement would expire this year that they cannot replace it. but with clarification from the commission, we found they could enter into a new agreement because they are not increasing the number of advertisements on city-owned buildings within the city, just replacing one agreement for another. but, because of the restrictions on alcohol, it is likely the real estate division will not see the same high monthly revenues from the new agreement. one of the war exemplary advertising agreements we found during the audience -- one of the more exemplary advertising agreements we found was the agreement with clear channel. we found this advertising agreement had a high minimum annual guarantee, which is 70% of gross revenues. it also generated consistently higher revenues annually. we also found that it had inappropriate advertising conten

we talked with over six dozen cities around the world on what sustainable cities really focus on. they focus on three key areas -- strong communication systems which are data driven, strong mobility systems, and a focus on energy efficiency. when you have those three things together, and land use falls under the energy and mobility side, you have a sustainable city. what this means for us in san francisco and today is integrating our modes, practices, and policies. we have reams of data. we are not good at sharing that data. that is what we're going to be focusing on. part of that data analysis is looking if the city is going to grow with jobs and housing at the modest scenario, what is the best mode for us to focus on? we did an analysis of the carbon dioxide per mile of our system. we look at some of the infrastructure emission, the vehicle emission, and the top three are a bicycle and, walking, and public transit. this is the most efficient way to move people around. bicycling is more efficient than walking, which does not make sense to some people. but there is little connecte

it remains the hub of our city's finance and professional services. but it is also growing to include the coleen tech sector. san francisco is home to 225 clean tech and green tech businesses. a high concentration right in downtown san francisco. san francisco is home to leading cluster of solar firms, which include more than 45 companies representing the top solar companies, developers, and installers. downtown is already home to suntech, sun run, photo washeo renewable, and others whose names i cannot pronounced. yet, this past year, that trend has continued. just recently, earlier this week, as you may have heard, i announced a launch of green star, the first green tech accelerator in san francisco. i love that word, accelerator. we do not have time to waste, not only when it comes to job creation, but when it comes to our environment and reducing co2 emissions, we do not have time to waste. we've got to get those emissions down. i cannot think of a better way to do it than to have a clean tech accelerator attract and stimulate the real new ideas t

welcome to city hall, your city hall. i wanted to make sure -- i know supervisor mirkarimi is here. supervisor jane kim is also here. they are both here because i know both have a strong commitment to our youth in san francisco. i want to welcome all of you here tonight for two reasons. one, i know we are going to give some awards out for our youth leaders, but the other reason i wanted to make sure you had a good invitation to come to city hall tonight was because we have been waiting for one of you to register, wondering if you are going to run for mayor or not. there is a vacant seat for youth to lead the city. i think you can take this job and run with it. this city needs to be more kid- friendly, more youth-oriented. i think you could have a big input to make sure that what we are doing will be there for you to raise families as well. i want to congratulate all the nominees tonight. all of you who have been participating in this competition for the fellowship have been doing great work. i have been reading through some of the accomplishments that you are a part of. i got to mee

it is about us and our city. i want to make sure that you know that as you deliberate and recommend to me and the board of supervisors, the police chief, hydra, know that it is no longer a recommendation for the city. we are in international city. your recommendations will be viewed around the world, not just in san francisco. it will be around the world in hundreds of difference of languages -- in hundreds of different languages. we realize we're not just a city of san francisco in the state of california. we are san francisco, known throughout the world to provide leadership and hope to provide many other countries in the world. what you say will be heard around the world. note that. please stand and raise your right hand. police say your full name and repeat after me. i, full name, do solidly a firm that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california against all enemies foreign and domestic, that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the const

connects every corner of the city, a city that uses 100% renewable energy, a city that provides health care for every san franciscan. i have been representing the city for over 23 years. i kept my promises, and i have delivered results. i would be honored to be your mayor and honored to have your vote. thank you. >> election day is november 8, 2011. that is the last date to vote in person and the deadline for receipt of vote by mail ballots. for more information about the november 8, 2011 election, this it sfelections.org or ♪ >> hello, and welcome to the department of elections right choice voting instructional video. it is part of the department of elections right choice voting outreach campaign and is designed to educate san francisco rig franciscoht choice voting. today we will learn what it is and who is elected using this voting method. we will also talk about with the ranked joyce l. looks like and how to market correctly. finally, we will see how the ranked joyce voting process works and to you an example of an election using ranked choice of voting. so, what is ranked joyce vo

hurwitz: currently, city tunnel 1 and city tunnel number 2 would be feeding each half of the city. so you'd lose half the city if you didn't have a replacement. narrator: without half of its water supply, the city would shut down. for nearly 40 years, new york has been in the process of constructing a solution. man: this project is water tunnel number 3. we started on this project in 1969. i'm a sandhog. i've been a sandhog for 37 years. narrator: sandhogs are the men of local 147, who work deep below the city. they began building the infrastructure of new york in 1872. from the subways to the sewers, the water tunnels to the highway tunnels, new york city thrives because of their work. ryan: you got one little hole in the ground, and nobody knows we're here. see the empire state building, right. that's 1,000 feet. so you figure, you go down 1,000. how high that is -- that's how far we go down. narrator: stretching more than 60 miles under the city, tunnel 3 is taking generations of workers to complete. ryan: i don't even want to imagine what my father had to go through. when we fi

in these vehicles, managing the projects in this city, thanks to our city engineer. different departments under our acting city administrator, including, interestingly enough, animal care and control. they will be caring for stray animals, making sure they are safely transported, and the day from our streets and into shelters, and so forth. the puc, police department, real-estate department, a multitude of some 14 departments, that will have the chance to use these trucks and the way in which they operate. the very essence of city fleet operations. so i want to thank chrysler for allowing sanfrancisco to experiment with our department of energy, and also while we are experimenting with this, we have uc-davis as a partner. we have the director of our plugged in demonstration project. working together with the transportation electrification institute here. with their corporations, getting the data about how these vehicles are used, how they are tested, whether they can go up hills as efficiently, bringing up the cargo and animals and tool that dpw will use, various dep

this is still a great city. walking together with senator feinstein to the white house, we had that talk about how great the city was, when she redid that investment in the cable car system, used the compassion of the the city to recover from low market death. we have the same challenge in front of us. i want to make sure that you know every day my commitment will be to make sure people's investments, whether it is families they create here, whether they bought a house that is more expensive than any part outside of new york, or whether you invested in a small business or medium-size business, or part of a larger investment, or you want to tap the great work of course we have here, we need to make good decisions in this city. we need to focus and concentration on economic stability. we need job growth and job creation. you have my 100% commitment to do this every day diamond office. thank you. [applause] supervisor campos: good morning and welcome to the september 22, 2011 meeting of the board of supervisors gov

connects every corner of the city, a city that uses 100% renewable energy, a city that provides health care for every san franciscan. i have been representing the city for over 23 years. i kept my promises, and i have delivered results. i would be honored to be your mayor and honored to have your vote. thank you. >> election day is november 8, 2011. that is the last date to vote in person and the deadline for receipt of vote by mail ballots. for more information about the november 8, 2011 election, this it sfelections.org or>> of the s and sfg tv have brought to bring you statements by all four candidates for sheriff. >> my name is chris cunnie and i'm running for san francisco share of. i grew up in san francisco and i have been working to keep san francisco unsafe for just about my whole life. we're facing a critical moment for safety right now because of the progress -- a process call realignment that the state plans to send hundreds and maybe even thousands of prison inmates back to our city. that means keeping san francisco safe right now is going to require a lot of diverse skill

that is a wonderful contribution to our city. the commitments being made from the tech companies to be part of this great city served as an economic foundation for our whole approach to welcoming technology companies. in addition to twitter and zendesk, we have autodesk. i have been meeting with them every six months because every six months, i think they are going to expand another 25,000 or 30,000 square feet. he wants to expand the product he has with the new three- dimensional use by literally everyone in the entertainment industry as well as the building industry, making the product completely successful. that adds to zynga and mozilla and all the other tech companies moving in, so i am convinced that tech -- san francisco remains the industry leader. of the 4.6 million square feet of office space that was least in the last eight months, in 2011, 1.6 million square feet of office space was leased by technology firms alone. these include twitter, zendesk autodesk, dropbox and kabam. technology is also an important driver in o

of the city. ladies and gentlemen, my dear friend, please join me in welcoming the 43rd mayor of city and county of san francisco, mr. edwin lee. [applause] mayor lee: thank you. thank you very much. welcome to the people's hall in san francisco. i want to first of all say -- i have always wanted to say this. the commissioner is such a wonderful person, and she has been our commissioner on immigrant rights commission, but you could see her when we walked in. she was hustling around getting everybody settled, doing what we needed to do to have a successful event, but she has been a wonderful adviser to me for so many years and a great asset to the city. i want to give you a round of a free shares applause. -- appreciative applause. thank you so much. it is my personal pleasure to welcome all of you here to celebrate nowruz. this has been something that supervisor mirkarimi and i talked about for so many years, to make sure we on this day and make sure all of you feel so warm and welcome, so, we are

i have always loved this city. i think that san francisco is -- it represents the best of what this country has to offer. it is a place that welcomes people from all over the world, from all over the country, and is a place that not only tolerates, but actually increases diversity. it is a place that is forward thinking in terms of how it looks at issues, and it has always felt like home. as a gay latino man, i felt this was a place where i could be happy. >> why did you get involved? supervisor campos: i think a lot of the past to do with my being an immigrant. i am very grateful for all the opportunities this country has given me. only in this country could someone like me have an opportunity to go from having nothing to go to stanford, harvard law school, and to be an attorney. it really is a way of giving back. i really believe that when you are blessed with the opportunities that this country gives you, that you have an obligation to give back. i really believe in public service. i could be in the private sect

we also represent the whole city. any district supervisor that focuses on the district without addressing the citywide issues is not doing his or her job. every day, i make sure i am working on the major citywide issues and the district issues. i try to be disciplined about that. >> how will you approach the tough choices? >> i think we have to start by looking at the most critical city services that we cannot do without. what are the ones that if they deteriorated, we will pay the price on? public safety falls into that category as a basic critical service. transportation, making sure we have the functional muni is critical. core public health services like dealing with mental on this on our streets -- with mental illness on our streets. if we do not provide services, we will pay the price. it works out from there in terms of budget priorities. >> with your plans on dealing with homelessness? >> it is homelessness in general and behavior on the streets. we need to make sure people have access to services. i was a sup

no, we are an innovative city, a city of of entrepreneurs.tarted today, with the startup battlefield that is going on this afternoon, with the hack-a- thon occurred earlier this week in, all part of the ability for technology companies to take advantage of the innovation we have here. what i will keep doing as the mayor, working closely with the board of supervisors is to pay attention and have -- and have constant engaged in dialogue with the companies. because you'll be joining the very stable companies like salsforce, treader , , zynga, as they want companies to engage with them. as you see all of the company's living into mission bay, you also engage with the biotech, the life sciences, the green at technology companies coming into the city. they also want to be engaged, and all of the new innovations and new entrepreneurs and the spirit of our city. our cities the success will be depended upon our constant engagement with the technology companies, the companies that you represent, small ones. and if you can start here, then you'll grow h

as a result, the city of los angeles, in order to protect future flooding in the city, they decided to take the los angeles river and make it a flood control channel. they concreted the walls of the river in order for water to get to ocean much faster. narrator: cities throughout southern california converted natural rivers to these concrete channels, part of their storm drain systems. this allowed expanding development without the need for large flood plains. kharaghani: the los angeles river is approximately 51 miles. concrete reduces the size of the river that you need to carry the water because it speeds up the flow of water. if you'd like to remove all the concrete and to have natural system to carry the water to protect you from flooding, you need to have almost one mile on each side of the river set aside for transport of rain. so in order for the city to have use of those lands around the river, concrete made it possible to have minimum land so the water can be carried to the ocean in the fastest possible way. but, unfortunately, because of population growth and poor housekeepi

>> you have got city budget style that is what the city says i know you will bring it back today and i want it reached now there is something else i want to say you will fix it up with an geomatrix all over the city you will fix it up with geometrics all over, all over the city now supervisor chu: thank you. any other members of the public that wish to speak on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. i have a motion to send the item forward with recommendations, we can do that without objection. next item please. >> item 7. ordinance amending the san francisco administrative code by amending section 10.82 to authorize the controller to establish cash difference and overage funds for the use of any county officer or department head or judicial district handling judicial funds; to increase, reduce, or discontinue the funds; require any county officer or department head using such funds to report to the controller; and require the controller to annually report to the board of supervisors regarding the cash difference and overage funds. supervisor chu: thank you. for this item,

this is still a great city. walking together with senator feinstein to the white house, we had that talk about how great the city was, when she redid that investment in the cable car system, used the compassion of the the city to recover from low market death. weav

rebate is really wonderful, because we're one of the few cities that does offer a city rebate. i think we can make it more attractive by expanding this to documentary's and unscripted television programming, otherwise known as reality programming. the main thrust of this is we want to bring more jobs to the city and more jobs to the local economy. what happens is when these productions are shooting here, they do have a certain amount of people that stay in hotels. they use local production services, and they ultimately bring or exposure to san francisco, which helps bring more tourists. we would really like to expand this to documentary and unscripted television programming in order to attract more of the productions. we have recently had a number of documentary series that have called us and son are we eligible for your rebate program? at this point we have not been. that was one of the reasons for considering adding documentary's to the rebate. we also have had more and more very high-budget reality programs interested in shooting in san francisco, some of which we got of som

i hope they can help us in city government to think about how we can create a 21st century city government that provides services to our citizens the way that the private sector does. we may not be using ruby on rails or the various back end technology that you have, but it is my hope some day that our own help desk and service connections will parallel the types of things this company is doing. i love the international dimension to the story of this company. he was talking about how he was first inspired to create a company like this during his time here in san francisco. i want to mention to all the cyclists here in san francisco, last year we set a goal for the set of 20% of our trips by bicycle. the inspiration came when i was biking in copenhagen last year. that is a country that has a biking culture. it actually addressed to the economic success of denmark. when you have employees who are healthy, when you have employees, who are getting to work on time, who are actually enjoying their trips, they help to move forward a workforce and the successes of the local economy. it is my hope,

great walking city on flat ground. i do not want to be a sweaty mess, walking over russian hill or telegraph hill when i am dressed up, because i am trying to go downtown. new york is a lot flatter. you can walk further. there are times for exercise, but there are also times when you would rather not do strenuous exercise. thank you for what you are doing. commissioner borden: a lot to think about. commissioner antonini can talk to his republican friends in congress about giving us more funding for subways, but without federal funds i do not see it happening. we have dedicated bus lines in some places. in others, we do not have dedicated bus lanes. the bus gets into the bus stop zone, and nobody wants to let it back onto the road. one car with one person thinks they are more important than a bus with 50 people, which is mind blowing, but whatever. around the transit effective this project, i wanted to hear with where that is installed and how the goals here fitansit effs projects -- >> currently, we are about to go thr

great city of san francisco. thank you and congratulations. [applause] >> you have touched on many aspects of your work as commissioners. you have acknowledged your family's supporting you as well. i want to say thank you for your service. thank you for taking on this leadership role. it is not just looking at your future. it is about looking at what your present is like. that is a huge commitment you are making to your peers and generation. that is knowledge can bring to us to help us make decisions at city hall. i think it is a great idea whose time has come. the work the youth commission did last year working with community organizations and youth from around the city was exceptional and worthy of action on our part to make sure it gets done. i wanted to say thank you for that. i want to acknowledge other folks who have gone on to public office from the recent youth commission. jesse is on the city council berkeley. exceptional things are going on that you will have access to in terms of government service. it

but it ends with the whole city's world-class status.nd we could not do this without everybody feeling the same y. they are part of the work force, some 26,000 people that served in the city, and they are part of a world-class standard. so, i want international tourists to be visiting this restaurant and to know that it was part of sf shines, part of a program at the neighborhood level, but they have world class people to serve them better part of our revelation of businesses along the first street corridor, and i am so proud to be down here to kick this program off with supervisor cohen, knowing that it has the world-class touch to let. we have been feeling isolated, disconnected. we do not want that to happen. we want to make sure that those on third street feel a part of the. we did this with the renovation of the t-line. it is an old promise, being led by new leaders like malia cohen. thank you for all the departments of come together on this. we have been talking about this for many months. especially last year when the budget had t

the city. s.p.a. is just now rolling out a program for r -- will be the case by the summer. let me get one last point and on the question about relationships to lenders. the question was, do have to have an account with a bank in order to get a loan? may answer is no, but the real answer to it is certainly want to do that. one of the things we see as an important thing for you, as a small-business person to establish a relationship with a lender on a variety of levels before you look for funding. part of that is opening an account with them, letting a lender know about your business, understand your business, talk to them as you are growing your business. when the economy is strong, all lenders are shopping for transactions. in times are tough on credit, you want to rely on those deeper liberation ships with your lender. you want to develop a relationship with a lender. it is the case where you want to open up an account, while to have another bank services that you want to have a relationship

after five years as planning director for the city of seattle. all i hear is that was a good higher, so i am not going to get heavily into his biography. he is at work on a series of comprehensive neighborhood plans, city-wide historic resource survey, updates on the general plan and, of course, always ongoing environmental reviews and development reviews. so please welcome the planning director. [applause] >> thank you. good morning, everyone. that is a tough act to follow. you kind of covered my stuff, and i really appreciate that. i will say, though, that i will apologize to you because i was not planning on presenting the results of the eir for america's cup. i will say and i will maintain my promise to you and the port and others that we are on track to get it done in november and planning commission is scheduled to act on that in december. i think in a record time. i am very proud of that. it is one of those things we do on a daily basis that i know drives many of you crazy. as the mayor said, we're working on a number of initiatives, and i

i am not sure, madam city attorney. should we adopt this minutes before the hearing, or should we adopt them after

workers who work for the city. with that, i would like to read our findings. we have five findings. the first finding, under the traditional class-based testing, an applicant has the right to appeal to the commission at almost every point during the examination process. an applicant taking a position based testing can appeal only three points in the process. these differences can be confusing to the applicant. recommendation one, on all job applicants -- applications, there should be a single link or a single sheet of paper outlining in plain english under what conditions the job application can appeal to human resources and ultimately to the civil service commission. finding two, dhr is not always in forming applicants of their rights to appeal decisions of the hr director to the civil service commission. recommendation two, dhr should establish tighter procedures to ensure that all letters sent to applicants and denying their appeal are mailed properly. where appropriate, they should apply applicants of their rig

this is such an amazing city. every single day when you hear the fire trucks and see the firefighters saving lives, i cannot be more proud to be a fire commissioner then i am when i see this great department saving lives. you are coming into a wonderful department. there are people here representing the department whether you are in or out of uniform, you are always a representative of this great city. i am so proud to be here on behalf of the commissioners who are here and those who cannot be here. we're here to serve and work with the city. we are here for you. thank you so much for being part of this great department. we're looking forward to meeting you and working with you in the future. [applause] >> thank you, fire commissioner. the chief of the department, joanne hayes-white, would now like to say a few words. [applause] >> good morning, everyone. welcome to our beautiful division of training 21 years ago, i sat in those seats and was a proud member of the 1978 recruit class. we're here to celebrate your h

the city responded. you want to thank and lee, now mayor ed lee, and our supervisors for their big ship and support. many hours were spent collaborating. not only amongst advocates and service providers, but the residents themselves. every day we hear from residents the openly -- they openly expressed their struggles being limited in this profession and how difficult language is to services and knowing their rights. language access is critical, and we will continue to work to make the city as accessible to all residents. now it is time for our communities to heal. we know that when communities come together to work toward positive change, the more understanding results. as a city, we can not become complacent. it is through programs like the community ambassadors that neighbors get to know when each other, where children and families do not live in fear when they step outside their homes. all residents deserve to be safe, respected, live with dignity, no matter what they but they are from. we call on the

this is 25% of the land area of my city. -- of our city. it occupies more land area than the other streets combined. this plan that was adopted by the board last year actually creates a template and a guide for how we create better >> i think we're approaching an interesting new era in the city's history pit of the projects that you will hear about today are projects that truly represents a new era in the city's history. i am also seen, almost four years here, we're also seeing an interesting new dynamic in the city and in city government that i have to mention. my colleagues here, monique, ed, jennifer, and others have really formed a partnership to recognize the benefits and the value of working together. as was said earlier, all things are connected. it is my job to make sure that we connect those things that we are all working on and making sure that, at least through stronger growth, more equitable and sustainable growth for the city for the future. i am optimistic. and i think i would like to ask you all in -- you all to join a sign t

i have invited the deputy city attorney, if the deputy city is here who has been working with us. it is based on the federal court weighing in on this. if deputy city attorney kaiser could speak to what occurred through the chair. >> there are two lawsuits against the city brought by advocates. both lawsuits challenge the ordinances that are being amended to include legislative findings. the reason this is necessary is because in light of the court's ruling and how supervisor mirkarimi explained, these are more likely to be subject to judicial scrutiny and constitutional review. in this case the court took into consideration the board of supervisors considered and adopted in support of continuing these ordinances. it gives the court something to look at. supervisor mirkarimi: the influence of events especially with our public safety challenge and the gun advocate lobby going after modest gun safety laws, the dreadlocks and the ban on lethal ammunition, enhancing lethality like hollow point bullets, the conclusions of those events weighing in yesterday only justifies that much more

we draw our inspiration from being a diversity, a beautiful city to live in, and an international cityit is a place where people come to discuss and nurture new ideas. we are important people, always working to make things better. it is in that spirit that i want to talk about our efforts on central market. i made revitalizing central market a signature economic development initiative, and the keystone is the central market payroll tax exclusion. the payroll tax exclusion incentivizes companies to both invest in midmarket and create jobs. i want to recognize supervisor kim and board president david hitchiu for their work with me. this is part of a broader strategy that includes redesigning the street and sidewalks for the better market street initiative. that is a streetscape overhaul that will result in a more attractive, walkable, and business-friendly corridor. the project is in its planning phase right now, and it will be implemented from the ferry building two octavia boulevard in 2015. and the street is -- when the street is repaid. public safety enhancements along market street.