i want to thank you for that, mr. mayor. [applause] you'll be hearing from mr. and supervisor wiener and also members of the community from the strychnine and district eight. the thing about drafting a budget is the budget cannot be drafted and be a budget that totally reflects the values that we have as a city unless we have the opportunity to hear directly from the citizens about what your priorities are. that's why this meeting is so important and it's so important that we are having the meeting not in city hall, even though it's important, but that we come out to the neighborhoods and we hear directly from people what is important to them and what their priorities are. from what i can tell you, even though there are many wonderful things happening throughout the city and many wonderful things happening here in district 9, it is also important to recognize there are specific people, specific groups throughout the city that have certain needs that need to be addressed. we want to make sure the budget is a budget that takes care of everyone. that's why this disc

[applause] >> thank you, mr. mayor. we have a few more introductions to mate. our counsel general has had an experienced international career. i believe bangkok and london and seoul. no doubt san francisco is your favorite assignment. [laughter] it is not often the departments get to work so closely with the council general's office. they have done a great job planning this event with you and your staff. they have had a lot of fun doing it. there is a great report between our offices and our staff. it has been delightful. >> thank you. i did not know that you were such a good mp. i am pleased to be here. at the tea garden. i want to thank mayor lee. as always, for your support. also, creating a park. we are here for the planting. cherry trees are near and dear to the hearts of japanese people. japanese people curate cherry blossoms each year. there are festivals to stick together with family and friends. i am sure most of you have enjoyed the cherry blossom -- the cherry blossom festival the past weekends. we are planti

so thank you, mr. mayor, and all others. [applause] and all others who have helped make this a reality. let's capture the memories of every single person who papers and -- parities updates and sees the summer of raising on the bay. let's encourage them to remember that this is the best america's cup ever. let's encourage them to remember this as the san francisco america's cup. thank you very much. thank you. [applause] >> the san francisco cup, i like it. i was just thinking back about the comment i made about your success in california over the years. in 1995 in san diego when the cup left, i think you won that one, too, didn't you? one of them, yes, a good success. thanks, russell, terrific stuff. mr. mayor, jennifer, now we have got a special treat for all of you. we got a special treat and i would like to invite up here a colleague from oracle racing, the team coordinator who is going to show you the game called america's cup speed trial on ipads live and in color on the tv screens. please welcome ian burns. [applause]

i was thinking about this, mr. mayor, he has had particularly good success in california thinking about the olympics in 1984, but the competition -- thanks jennifer, the competition is exceedingly tough. this may be the highest quality field of challengers ever. team new zealand for sure. the italian sure, the swedish team, the french are very strong as well and we'll see how the chinese and the koreans do. >> i'll give them all my number. >> what are you looking for, economic development or some other kind of development? [laughter] >> ok, that wasn't in your script either, adam. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the c.e.o. of oracle racing, the winningest skipper in the history of the america's cup. [applause] >> well, thank you, sir mayor and thank you jennifer. some of you may recall the america's cup when dennis connor was king. he was mr. america's cup, winning it, actually winning it twice, then losing it and then finally winning it again. and i remember something he said. he said the america's cup is a game of

think you, mr. mayor >> the public wants to access particular information about your house or neighborhood we point them to gis. gis is a combination of maps and data. not a graphic you see on a screen. you get the traffic for the streets the number of crimes for a police district in a period of time. if the idea of combining the different layerce of information and stacking them on top of each other to present to the public. >> other types of gis are web based mapping systems. like google earth, yahoo maps. microsoft. those are examples of on line mapping systems that can be used to find businesses or get driving directions or check on traffic conditions. all digital maps. >> gis is used in the city of san francisco to better support what departments do. >> you imagine all the various elements of a city including parcels and the critical infrastructure where the storm drains are. the city access like the traffic lights and fire hydrants. anything you is represent in a geo graphic space with be stored for

think you, mr. mayor >> the public wants to access particular information about your house or neighborhood we point them to gis. gis is a combination of maps and data. not a graphic you see on a screen. you get the traffic for the streets the number of crimes for a police district in a period of time. if the idea of combining the different layerce of information and stacking them on top of each other to present to the public. >> other types of gis are web based

mr. mayor, please join us. mayor lee: good morning, everyone. welcome to san francisco. thank you for being here. wonderful place to be. as i just was listening to brad, you have an awful lot on your agenda today, but it is exciting to be here. exciting to be the mayor of san francisco when we are on the verge of working so well with our technology companies. it is very appropriate for you to be here in san francisco, evil and digital media and blending that with marketing and advertising. i think you have the the right place to be here, and i hope to be here for another 16 years. for this conference to be here and for me joining, whether i am the mayor or not, i think it is exciting to be part of this effort. i have been the mayor for a very short time, but i learned very quickly how important and how valuable the technology world is to how we do business in our city. not just because i announced it during my campaign and put out the 17-point plan and economic growth plan for our city that involved an but right there the technology and innovation world for our city to s

mr. mayor, for having that program. we have an intern, miles, i love him. he is great. we are hard at work of the training in technology and arts and green business and we would love to have people invest in district 11 and invest in our summer programs where we are training youth to have appropriate job skills for the future. we are working hard and right now i have look 100 applications on my desk. i will have to turn away about 60 students for summer internships in the arts and technology. the parents here in district 11, we have programs for them and we want to work with them. we need affordable housing in the district because we have the lowest median income in district 11. we need workers rights and outreach programs. we are working on that but we need an investment from the city to build the program strong are and build capacity and help us serve more residents and have better outreach programs. we are doing this work and we would love for you to come to our community meetings. we have a

it does, dear mr. mayor. my name is timothy edward doyle, social security number [unintelligible] in the ccap county adult limited assisted person recipient. my question is -- why has the fiscal figure not been tied to inflation or increased in the past 14 years? waxman name is richard. earlier i turned in a speaker card. >> ok. >> thank you. i want to have the department's attention. there are more smoke pot and flowers -- smoke pots than flowers in the square. recently the spacing was not fixed or replaced for the last week. i was going to speak about the congestion of traffic in stockton, but lots of speakers touch the subject. i went to the department of public works, who was supposed to monitor the sidewalks and streets. mainly these stores in stockton, they use the street as a storage area. they put boxes. many of those stores, they put the band's to facilitate their business. certainly, the goods are away from the premises. >> [inaudible] >> everyone is listening. we have many seniors walking the stree

first of all, thank you, mr. mayor supervisor farrell, and supervisor david chiu for providing this opportunity to hear our voice. sekula, thank you to the mayor's office and the board of supervisors for your profound division and wise decision to provide funding to workforce development in the high tech field, health care field, and youth programs. but, please, do not forget to provide funding to workforce development in some very basic vocational skills. skills training, such as housekeeping, gardening, a culinary, and other hospitality programs for those very limited english proficiency immigrants. please do not forget to provide funding to vocational skill training to seniors who are the most reliable work force in this society. let's work together to help those limited-english proficiency new immigrants live a happy and healthy life in america. let's work together to help seniors retain their dignity in this community. let's work together to make this community a better place to live. thank you for your consternat