>> commissioners, jason eliot does need to be. if there are any questions you have of him, now is the time, or we can bring him back up a little bit later. >> any questions for jason? >> ," one question. what was the reason for moving from revenue neutral to revenue generation? >> thank you, mr. president. that is a good question. one that we grappled with for a while. the mayor initiated this process to be revenue neutral. we were going to replace the tax structure. to answer the question, one of the other major priorities the mayor has is the housing trust fund. without getting into too much detail, i won't even start trying to explain the trust fund. in general, they have set aside $13 million to pay for affordable and low income housing. initially, through another stakeholder working group, they suggested the transfer tax on properties. it would generate an average $13 million per year. but filling the hole the general fund set aside. there have been many, many, many hours. the mayor put forward an idea, actually raising revenu

jason eliot is in the back, from the mayor's office. the education and family services member is here. naomi kelly, our city administrator, is also with us. who did i miss? i know i missed somebody. >> donald leavitt. >> thank you so much. we also have someone from the department of youth and families. we have the director of neighborhood services in the back. [laughter] [applause] what we would like to do -- the mayor is going to make opening comments. we are literally going to have a conversation about what is happening nationally and locally. we want to hear from our interns. we're going to prioritize that, if you do not mind. >> i want to first of all think eric mcdonald. he is a mover, a shaker, but obviously the great partner locally, on behalf of the united way. a pro-youth enthusiast for san francisco. thank you for your wonderful work. eric and i started this with a number of others. secretary, i want to welcome you here, and thank you for your visit here. this is a great occasion, not only to welcome you back, because i know y