thank you for your support. >> hello, i am ron conaway. i am not sure jennifer

thank you for your support. >> hello, i am ron conaway. i am not sure jennifer was introduced prior. jennifer is the co-founder of code for america with tim o'reilly. the founder. jennifer is our hostess today and we are very thankful. i was born in san francisco, moved to the peninsula, raised my family there, moved back to san francisco eight years ago. my day job, in addition to civic activities, i am an angel investors. since 1994, i have invested over 600 companies. it is very interesting to see -- and most of these companies are in the bay area. there are about 200 companies that are active today. of those 200 companies, most of which in the bay area, over 52% of our portfolio in sv angel are in san francisco today. what is significant is, in 2005, 75% of our portfolio was in silicon valley, i the south of san francisco. so there is definitely undisputed the migration of tech companies to san francisco, and we want to support that. some of the company that i am an investor in that will lead the charge in san francisco, twitter, ising

i am grateful for everyone here in the room, especially mayor lee, ron conaway, a andjay, who

the conversation that i have had with ron conaway and companies that have registered a tremendous interest, working with john walton and are part of technology. we think it is absolutely necessary to register our interests in innovation by declaring the chief innovation officer for the city. perhaps the first in america, certainly in san francisco. i have tapped the talent jane to my right, who has been working in the department of technology. he has been the leader in open data government efforts in our city. i would like him to now come into the mayor's office and be the point person for us to declare that we want that innovation in the heart of the mayor's office and helping the departments figure out how they can use innovation and how they can be connected with nonprofits like code for america, to get not only their data, but even their business practices more efficient and transparent. he is our chief innovation officer for the city. he will be working alongside me in making sure the mayor's office, working with the board of supervisors, has at its helm, with the proper

without further ado, i want to introduce you to one of our most preeminent angel investors, ron conaway. [applause] >> thank you and welcome. for those of you who do not know me, i am a third-generation san francisco and, for better or for worse. it was a decision my parents made in high school to move to atherton. i ended up staying there until three years ago and have been active in civic activities ever since. it is important to be involved in civic and philanthropic activities. my day job -- and i am still very active in this job -- as an angel investor investing in bay area companies when they are what we call babies. these are start-ups that have two or three people, and sv angels funds those start-ups. one of the starters -- smartest decisions i made was only to invest in internet and software. we have invested in over 600 companies, many of them in the city of san francisco. for sure, today, we have set a record for any city in the country that has rallied and united the tech community to support collective, civic action. this never happened before. we are in the perfect storm w

i have always believed, particularly this last year as interim mayor, working with people like ron conaway, jenn, certainly talking with david chiu, we need to innovate our way out of a lot of these problems. you are going to hear me use that word innovation quite a bit. i think, for our city, innovating ourselves into more transparency to be more customer

i have always believed, particularly this last year as interim mayor, working with people like ron conaway, certainly talking with david chiu, we need to innovate our way out of a lot of these problems. you are going to hear me use that word innovation quite a bit. i think, for our city, innovating ourselves into more transparency to be more customer friendly and transparent, to be more efficient as a government, bringing more services, and meeting the economic challenges that i think are continuing to plague us, is going to be the way we succeed. today, i have two basic announcements. the first is we are forming a strategic partnership. code for america is a nonprofit that has been presenting innovative ideas to city governments, and particularly, for san francisco. i want to expose them to everything we have in terms of direct customer services, challenges we have had for many years, and to ask them to work with the strategically to create, in a competitive nature and a strategic partnership, a relationship where we can have companies and individuals and the entrepreneurs come through co

without further ado, i want to introduce you to one of our most preeminent angel investors, ron conaway. [applause] >> thank you and welcome. for those of you who do not know me, i am a third-generation san francisco and, for better or for worse. it was a decision my parents made in high school to move to atherton. i ended up staying there until three years ago and have been active in civic activities ever since. it is important to be involved in civic and philanthrop

ron paul newsletter. he took credit for them and made money after them. people should read those. to this gentleman from conaway, i mean, you might be attractive by some things that ron paul said. i have totally agree, you shouldn't -- there should be no blackout about ron paul. really preyed up on what ron paul has said over the years and see if you're comfortable with someone who embraces so many conspiracy theories, who plays so fast and loose with facts and has a fundamental view of america that i don't think is what most americans, most conservatives believe. host: michael, democratic line in edmund, oklahoma. go ahead, michael. caller: yes, i'd like to give a comment on what ron paul said last night in the south carolina debate. ron paul, he has his issues too just like everyone else. at the same time ron paul says things that's cut and dry that the american people really can understand. putting those political words -- half of the people don't know what they are talking about. at the same time ron paul is right when he says we need to clean our own back yard. with the military being overseas, that's wher

conaway outside his home. both men face potential charges. but a prosecutor has determined the state couldn't prove a case. the public will have a chance to pay tribute to iconic radio show host ron smith. he died from pancreatic cancer last month. now, a memorial service is planned for anyone who would like to attend. it will be held january 17th, at goucher college. there will be no admission charge. but donations will be collected for cancer research. >>> two maryland politicians will battle for the second district congressional seat, which covers a large part of baltimore and harford counties. and nancy jacobs is counting on an anti-incumbent mood to sweep her into office. mike has more on her showdown with dutch ruppersberger. >> reporter: analysts say this is certainly an uphill battle for her. she believes she can tap into that anger with washington. >> i don't think i have to tell you guys that washington is a mess. >> reporter: republican nancy jacobs is counting on the dissatisfaction with d.c. to give her a seat in congress. a conservative, she served in maryland's general assembly since 1994. and before that, was a teacher, a broadcaster, and a realtor. she hopes to b

i have always believed, particularly this last year as interim mayor, working with people like ron conaway, jenn, certainly talking with david

i have always believed, particularly this last year as interim mayor, working with people like ron conaway, jenn, certainly talking with david chiu, we need to innovate our way out of a lot of these problems. you