maggie thomas. >> thank you for having us. i'm maggie thomas. i'm here on behalf of next gen ameri america. divestment is the right moral thing to do and financial decision. tom stire spent 30 years as an investment professional "the board is tying the fate of public employees to the fate of a dying, dirty fuel industry whose product will wreak destruction on our shores." to date, 130 public and private institutions have divested totalling $6 trillion. it's time for the san francisco pension fund to add its name to that list. >> thank you, maggie thomas. up next, fred sanchez. >> hello. i'm president of protect our benefits, coming before you with a difficult decision to make on divestment. everybody in this room is concerned about retirement and climate change and looking for alternative energy sources. you are award of your fiduciary relationship. rapid time frame is probably the difficult issue. we don't want to see the retirement fund negatively impacted. this board is the number one public pension fund in the nation you've gained the trust

. >> maggie thomas, next gen america. >> good evening. thank you very much for having all of us here today. my name is maggie thomas. i'm here today on behalf of next gen america. a national political organization dedicated addressing climate change. i'm here to speak in support of the resolution you have in front of you. this week the san francisco pension board has an important opportunity to lead and uphold its fiduciary responsibility to san franciscans by committing to divest from fossil fuels. last week new york city made the decision to divest its pension. if they can do it, we can too. divestment is not only the moral thing to do but the right financial decision. next gen founder was an investor and wrote, quote, divestment is the only fiscally responsible decision > > tying the future to the dirty industry that will wreak destruction on our shores. it would cost san francisco employees a lot of money in the long run. climate change is already here. the sea level is expect to the rise by several feet submerging sections of our cit

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