that is very noticeable, to your credit, to this culture that you have at levi strauss. this training program is brilliant. new construction is down, so a lot of dust, but competitors and friends behind me -- so a lot of us, by competitors and friends behind the, are working and to retrofit areas. it is a great idea. who doesn't want to do that? we need the willingness to try something new and something different. it is an adventure for all bus that requires leaders to take the first step, which is the commitment to renewable energy technology. macmillan electorate has been and will stay committed to a sustainable solutions, energy- efficient products at all levels. it we were just at date referred -- ribbon cutting ceremony which was the first in the state to get cruise ships off burning diesel fuel and onto clean shore power, to the first lead platinum certified project for the energy foundation, the first lead platinum product in the state. macmillan electric will utilize this as a hiring pool for trained, dedicated people that will help our efforts to contribute to a

welcome to levi strauss headquarters. this place looked nothing like this in february of this year. it was a lot different. it was a great project for us. the space was built in about seven months. it was a typical, high-profile client. they had needs, once, wishes, great ideas, and that budget constraints. imy first task as the electrical contractor was to redesign it while still maintaining the integrity of what they were trying to accomplish, which was energy efficiency and lighting control. through the process of that, we were able to pull out half a million dollars of cost from the job and gain the required leave points which felt the project -- which helped the project. that was a great effort from the entire team. the point being that there are lots of types of energy efficient control systems, based on your actual needs and how you plan on using them. the initial system that was engineered into this job, but we're not going to use to their full capacity. we spoke with some people at levi, spoke with how they would work the system, and we did that and still achieve everything

several nonprofits and developing the mission and it's a incredible governmen gift to from the levi straussoundati foundation. >> and we started with one part time person and four counselors and soon have a antipredatory coordinator. the mission is a gateway for immigrants and most of the i imgrajimmigrants that come to t district have entrepreneur url spirit and that's part of the work and what the responsibilities are. their permits and licenses they will need and really how to loo at their profit and loss and determine what their real incom will be and we do a business an marketing plan for them and we assist them in the running of their businesses. >> this is the district and success story in many other localities and in san francisco it's been slow getting off the ground and union square is able to hire folks in order to provide uniformed guides that make the shopping insuranc expe much better and you have able t accept plement the services for keeping the streets clean and respond to graffiti quicker and marketing. >> and we are sitting in it as we speak and it's one of the only ones