regina benjamin united states surgeon general. go to cdc.gov and learn how to make our next generation tobacco free. i'd like dr. cheryl perry to join dr. coe and i and we'll be happy to take your questions.

economic and workforce development, ed harrington from the san francisco public utilities commission, regina from the small business office, bevon from sf hope, and revitalizing our commercial corridors has been near and dear to mayor lee's heart since his days as director of dpw and as city administrator and down as mayor. whether it did the dpw community corridor program, ambassador program, or the challenge grant, the mayor is always asking us how can we strategically deploy our resources to revitalize these aboard commercial corridors in areas that need it the most? with that, i would like to introduce mayor edwin lee. [applause] >> thank you, city administrator. good morning. welcome to the portola neighborhood. that is the pronunciation that i learned many years ago when we were picking up garbage in these little pockets all over this san bruno avenue. and we learned that very quickly, because the neighborhoods fell that we were not door to make investments in our neighborhood, and if we did not, it would go downhill very quickly. so we started with a number of debra agencies to work t

now i'd like to turn over the podium to surgeon general regina benjam benjamin. regina? [ applause ] >> good afternoon and a very special thank you to secretary sebelius for her exceptional lead eership in this critical issue. she has to leave for another commitment. she's really been very involved in this initiative from the beginning. you know, being here today is personal to me. as many of you, it's also personal to you. as i mentioned when i took this position, my mother died of lung cancer from smoking. when she was young, she started smoking because she was a girl, she wasn't allowed to smoke like her twin brother was and she said as soon as she got to be old enough, she would. and she started smoking as a teenager. it took her life. and i then watched my uncle buddy, her twin brother, a world war ii prisoner of war survivor sit tide to an oxygen tank struggling for each breath because of smoking-related em fees e-maila until just a few months ago when his lungs just simply gave out. i don't want anyone else to have to suffer the loss of a loved one due to a preven

regina benjamin, surgeon general and dr. tom friedman who heads the centers for disease control and i want to thank the individuals who are here, some of whom you're going to hear from the former smokers, whose real life story inspires this effort and outrage. we're here today to announce the latest step this administration is taking in our fight against the number one cause of preventable death in america. we have a new ad campaign that we're launching that will feature some of the most moving and attention grabbing stories about smoking's devastating effects. these stories really haven't ever been seen in popular media. and we expect it will lead to more than half a million smokers seeking out the resources they need to quit. now, when we look back on just a few decades to the days of smoking on airplanes and elevators, it can be easy to focus on how far we've come since then. it can be easy to be lulled into a sense of complacency and start to think tobacco use is a problem that will go away on its own. but unfortunately

and i want to apologize to regina -- and i'll get to this. but regina and i were in a meeting just now dealing with small business impact for the new -- not new but payroll versus gross receipts tax that's being floated around. so thank you all for accommodating us and scheduling this meeting an hour late. that's it. >> all right. >> president? can we ask the new commissioners to tell us something about themselves. president adams: absolutely. thank you, commissioner riley. commissioner bhite: i'm owner of 1300 on selmore. we've been in business four years, going on five years this october. we have approximate 35 employees, our spraunt -- restaurant is american cuisine with a southern influence. i am a native san franciscoian and i've been here my whole life so i've lived and worked here in san francisco and am very excited to be here. president adams: thank you. commissioner ortiz-cartagena: i'm the founder of gentle parking, a parking management here in san francisco. i, too am a sfrns native and employ 50 employees around the community and

and our flight to turn over the podium to surgeon general regina benjamin. regina. [applause] >> good afternoon. in a very special thank you to secretary sebelius for his exceptional leadership in this critical issue and as a public health issue. she really regrets to have to leave for another commitment because she's really been very involved in this initiative on the beginning. unit, being here today is personal to me. as many of you, it's also personal to you. as i mentioned when i took this position, my mother died of lung cancer from smoking. when she was young she started smoking because she was a girl, she wasn't allowed to smoke like her twin brother was, and she said as soon as she got to be old enough she would, and she started smoking as a teenager. and it took her life. and i then watched my uncle, her twin brother, a world war ii prisoner of war survivor, sit tied to an oxygen tank struggling for each breath because of smoking-related emphysema, until just a few months ago when his lungs simply gave out. i don't want anyone else to have to suffer the lo

how do we get our office of small business -- regina is here today, to get their programs out where needed, and to lecture the commissions are paid attention to all of the different corridors. this all has to do it collaboration and a coordinated effort. when we announce the $1 million this year and the $5 million small business loan program, it is in the context of a very good collaboration that we have from agencies like the puc. ed harrington is here today. dpw, community ambassadors program, muni, our police department, and cdbg, our mayor's office of housing. it is all part of the way in which we should do business, getting collaboration as well. so that when we meet with neighborhood leaders here, they know they have got connections to every single agency. when we work with sf ci5tty and quarter and eight permits online. when we do things like an event parklets and make those successful and accessible. or use money to create an even better coffee shop that will come here to san bruno. it is going to come very soon. we have leadership in place. we have coronation. funding is in the wo

how do we get our office of small business -- regina is here today, to get their programs out where needed, and to lecture the commissions are paid attention to all of the different corridors. this als

. >> reporter: regina stevens is relieved her husband is on the mend. surgeons at st. mary's medical center in san francisco, replaced mike stevens' separate thumb, with his own big toe. the surgery is amazing. and so is the stevens' journey to california. it started when a bulldozer blade severed stevens' thumb in mississippi. surgeons in alabama told him he would never be the same. >> told him he could do it. but he would need his index finger there. but it wasn't a guarantee. that would mean like a double-loss to us. >> reporter: regina knew her husband was devastated. >> he works. that's what we do. we have a family that we take care of. and that's what we have to do. and if we were going to rely on everybody else, they would have settled for mike being disabled. and that was not an option. >> reporter: she started e-mailing surgeons. dr. charles lee answered that e-mail in november. and operated wednesday. >> it looks pretty good right now. and it's going to function even hopefully better. >> reporter: lee honestly admits he spent hours in the o.r. at a reduced ra

regina benjamin, surgeon general, go to cdc.gov. learn how to make our next generation tobacco free. [ applause ] >> so i would look to ask dr. cheryl perry to join dr. koh and i. we will be happy to take your questions. i understand we have time for only several questions. but we would be delighted to take some now. >> yes. my question is for the surgeon general. what role do you see as primary care providers, primary care physicians playing in all of this? >> i think primary care physicians and any physicians are well respected by their patients and they listen to their patients. i ask patients to talk to their doctor. and as far as doctors we need to always talk to our patients about smoking and, ways to quit smoking. particularly in the primary care arena when we are dealing with adolescents and this age group. we can have very strong effect there. >> other questions from the audience? going once. okay. thank you very much for being here. >> thank you. >> thank you. >>> up next on c-span 3 a house oversight committee hearing on

thank you, regina. for those of you looking to contact these organizations, you can find their contact information in the program you should have picked up when you sign in. for those of you who are prospective entrepreneurs, if we could limit the acronyms and talk more about what those acronyms mean. >> sounds good. thanks, mark, virginia, and leader pelosi for putting on this event, and for all that she has done -- thanks mark, regina , and later pelosi. we have been able to access resources through the sba and the cdfi fund which helps get money to small businesses in this time of need. opportunity fund is not a bank or a government agency. we are an independent nonprofit organization with a mission to provide capital to working people to help them earn, say, and invest in the future. we focus primarily on businesses that are not yet bankable. most of our clients are themselves low or moderate income people or working in low or moderate income neighborhoods. but not exclusively. we will look at any b

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right, regina? does it track better clothes in your closet to wear next week maybe? hey, i have that right. i'm a host. you get your own show, you can say things just like that. then there's a garmin fitness segment which showed 17% growth in the last quarter, and would have done even better if not for the delay of a key product launch. here garmin makes -- just a second. i'm sorry. okay. here garmin makes fancy touch screen gps watches for athletes and runners that track every element of your training from your heart rate to the amount of miles logged. it's like a personal trainer that you can strap to your wrist. oh. they've got also these products for bicyclists, including a much anticipated one coming out just this month that measures the power you're putting into each petal. the petal to the metal can be measured. the marine segment, where they make gps systems for boats ask ships, they also had a strong quarter, and their aviation division, which serves business jet makers like cessna and helicopter makers like bell, it's always been good, but it's going to hav

regina benjamin, u.s. surgeon general.th each cigarette, you have to ask yourself: "is this the one that will cause a heart attack?" if you really want to quit smoking, call 1-800-quit-now. >>> breaking news out of san francisco. police get a call of a body on the street. they are now investigating this as a homicide. i'm christie smith. i'll have that story in a live report. >>> we'll take you live to morgan hill where

regina is board president our lady of pompeii and the oldest italian american church in this city, this is the day in which italians honor their faith in their community but parishioners celebrating this holiday feel mayor rahm emanuel maybe this honoring them by ending the holiday tree before columbus day within its eps. >> children can identify with their heritage and be proud of it. >> the pulaski day holiday is the other holiday mayor emanuel wants to skip and both polish people and many italians are wondering why the mayor seems to be picking on them. >> it's the only thing we have and we should have it. we should have our day. cbs officials have released the following statement: the italian people in the city sometimes get a bad report from the past but that has nothing to do with what we are today. i am italian and i am proud of my heritage. emails spokesperson has said mayor emanuel honors the contribution that the thais have made to the history of the city and that schools will plan to devote less time on that day to the history of christopher columbus. >> visits to the cook co

regina apologizes that she was not able to be here. i have a brief statement on her behalf. the office of small business and small business commission have been supporters of nightlife economy and we're pleased to hear the results of this economic study. just as we hear about innovation in this traditional economy, we need to remind ourselves that the the other nine-five economies are equally debated. after today we find out it is overall important to the economy here. we remain committed to working with the entertainment commission, to promote, advocate, and support this sector. as permitting is under the purview of this sector, there are a number of areas where the office place a supporting role about employer mandates, permitting, planning and other areas of city in the street. recently, we worked with the entertainment commission are pleased to hear that businesses are taking advantage of this exciting new kind of permit. but look forward to other opportunities to partner with the commission -- we look forward to partnering with the commission on similar opportunities. i

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, building codes, small business month fee waiver program and we have a presentation by, actually regina dick-endrizzi was scheduled, but we do have a representative from the supervisor's officey. and in your packet is a copy of the legislation. >> evening commissioners, katie tang on behalf of supervisor char men chu. she has introduced legislation that would provide fee waiver for two different things during small business month. we celebrate small business week in may. we decided to extend this for the entire month. so the first fee waiver that we are seeking, for the board's approval is regarding awning replacements this is not for new awnings but to encourage small businesss to change out existing awnings that may be in poor condition. the rationale behind this is in working with a lot of our merchant corridors and also the office of economic and workforce development, we have been working very hard to try to energy businesses to maintain their storefronts, make it more attractive and make it a more friendly place for the community to shop. and so we have actually done a few pilot p

regina benjamin, the surgeon general you will hear from, dr. david sacher, former surgeon general involved in this effort for a long time. [ applause ] dr. howard koh, my assistant secretary for health, who you will also hear from. we have key members of the office of the assistant secretary of health staff leadership, wonderful team here from cdc, dr. perry who is the author of this report, who comes from texas to be with tuesday, and lots of you who have been involved in this effort for a long time. since the first surgeon general's report on tobacco was published in 1964, the good news is we have seen a percentage of americans who smoke steadily decline. in 1965, over 42% of americans smoked. by 2004, it had fallen to just under 21%. and that's very good news. but, for all the progress we have made tobacco use remains the biggest single threat to american's health. it kills an estimated 433,000 every year, 433,000. and every tobacco related death is replaced by two new smokers under the age of 25. today's report brings more troubling news. i