my name is melissa mcdermott. i was also hired through the work force development go solar sf program. i'm one of the low-income single moms this program has benefit. i do not need to get into where i was a few years ago, but i can assure you i was not paying taxes and you never find me in a place like this. i needed to get into something and i needed to do it quick in order to save my relationship with my family and be able to progress and make a difference in. my. -- in my life. in turn, i've also seen things from different perspectives professionally. i've seen families be able to install solar on their homes that would never in a million years be able to do that if it was not for this program. they are able to make a difference in their community and teach their children how to respect our planet and move forward in a positive direction. also, many nonprofits have benefited from the program. i have been able to help with some volunteer installations and i have been able to see people in communities be able to

paulie, david, sarah, jacob bear arett, kenneth, angelo, monique washington, and melissa mcdermott. >> good morning, supervisors. my name is janine. i'm co-founder upof san francisco's solar install a. we all work full time for the company. we have grown from about four to five employees to 20 since go solar started. of that, six jobs are for my colleagues that came to us through work-force development. we hired our first workforce development person in august of 2008. we have hired a total of seven and one individual has left us. it a third of our workforce is go solar sf, young community developers and the san francisco conservation corps. i'm going to talk to supervisor wiener's specific issue and i also want to talk about the concept of the companies getting the money. the money goes to san francisc ans that put solar on their homes. we reduced the amount that the homeowner or the organization has to pay to put solar up. that means that we carry that incentive. this allows for low income people in san francisco to get access to solar, which has transformed who gets solar in san fr

paulie, david, sarah, jacob bear arett, kenneth, angelo, monique washington, and melissa mcdermott. >> good morning, supervisors. my name is janine. i'm co-founder upof san francisco's solar install a. we all work full time for the company. we have grown from about four to five employees to 20 since go solar started. of that, six jobs are for my colleagues that came to us through work-force development. we hired our first workforce development person in august of 2008. we have hired a total of seven and one individual has left us. it a third of our workforce is go solar sf, young community developers and the san francisco conservation corps. i'm going to talk to supervisor wiener's specificsu