please welcome jim gardner, managing editor of the san francisco business times. [applause] >> thank you. and thank you for spending at least the first part of valentine's day with 700 of their nearest and dearest. i apologize for remaining preoccupied for just a moment here, but i would like to be able to put the -- as much as you would like to put the occupied incident beside you, and many in the bay area would like to do the same, is it fair to regard occupy as something in the rearview mirror, or are you expecting further disruption at the port and elsewhere in the city? >> i think the bay area has a group of anarchists. with the oakland occupiers, two years ago, we had the bank demonstrations in san francisco. i think it is a very similar group. you had a lot of broken windows and demonstrations. everybody was wondering if -- this was after seattle, the international monetary fund meeting. everyone wondered if they would leave there. they came over and seemed to hang out in oakland for a while. i think we have a particular political element in the bay area th

also joining us this evening is jim gardner, who among other duties, oversees the presidential librarysystem for the national archives. a nation reveals itself by the men and women its produces, jfk once stated, and in jacqueline kennedy, this nation produced a most remarkable woman. among the many compliments one can bestow on this new book is that it is truly revelatory of her extraordinary life, keen wit, and historical accomplishments. as maureen dowd noted in a recent column, who else could read "war and peace" during the wisconsin primary? persuade the french to lend the mona lisa to the u.s., the only time it has ever left france. and encourage white house chefs to serve french cuisine at state dinners rather than irish stew. in its editorial, "the boston globe" praised caroline for publishing this history and dedicating her trust in the public. she is, for many of us, our own gallant knight, still astride white star, galluping through these troubled times on behalf of the causes her parents believed in, not the at least of which is an appreciation of history. much is revealed,

jim gardner will moderate a discussion. he has a number of questions. i remind you, if you have questions, hold your cards up. we will gather them. think of the now, and we will get them up to jim. each mayor will speak for a few moments, and then jim will lead the discussion. since oakland is the host city, mayor quan is gracious enough to allow mayor lee to go first. please welcome gregory adams, president of tiger foundation -- kaiser foundation health plan, a highly respected leader in health care. greg adams. [applause] >> thank you, mary. just a few modifications to your statistics. kaiser permanente in northern california actually has 65,000 employees, 21 medical centers, and we actually have about $700 million a year in our community benefit programs. also, i just wanted to note that one of the eliminates -- eliminate -- the lemonades in open was the new kaiser permanente part, and if you have not had an opportunity to see it, you really should. kaiser permanente is pleased to be partnering with the san francisco business times, the host of this