we will call on ron conway first. >> i am the founder and chairman of an organization called sf city. it is a brand-new organization. we have over 225 tech companies in san francisco who are members. creating many jobs in san francisco and outpacing the job growth in san francisco versus the rest of the country. sf city is delighted to commit 100 of its member internships 225 member companies. [applause] we are adopting two organizations where we will help place in turns. one of them is the sfpd future grad's program. it is focusing on keeping kids in high school. sf city is dunning $25,000 for scholarships -- donating $25,000 for scholarships for the program. there is a nationwide organization called summer qa camp. that organization is nationwide and places in turns into companies that need qa help. we will place over 25 in turns from 15 other companies who have signed up for summer camp. summer camp was founded -- someone you might recognize, jon bon jovi. sf city has committed to this program for years to come. it is the tech companies who are placing 2, 3, 4 interns this summer.

happy to present the agenda for jobs, received an economics refrain, featuring a panel including ron conway, his a-rod lacey common on the editor and chief not -- sarah lacey, george hugh, and katie jacob stanton, vice president for twitter the road -- now twitter. we will end the program with the mayor's vision of economic growth for 2012 and beyond. 2011 was a year of substantial accomplishment, despite the slow pace of recovery in california, the economic opportunities have helped make sense of cisco a bright spot in california to advancing tax incentives to supporting economy-boosting infrastructure, and the chamber is helping to ensure job creation and steady economic growth in san francisco. the chamber is particularly proud to advance an ongoing pro-business policy agenda in partnership with a coalition of business, labour, and non-profit organizations, and i am pleased that our labour colleagues to join us this morning. geared with our labor colleagues just waved for the audience eminent -- would our labor colleagues just waved for the audience? they are out there. our theme this mo

ron conway has galvanized the tech community to help make these san francisco's worked together. he is one of the most famous angel investors in silicon valley. he was called one of the most influential people and rain 14 and the list of dealmakers. we also have katie and jacob stanton. katie joint witter -- joined twitter last summer. it is pretty important, because 70% of all tweets come from outside the united states. she was appointed by president obama to serve as his director of participation. casey went to my college, so it is a bizarre coincidence. we also have the chief operating officer of sales force. i encourage you to learn more about these guys here regard i want to get right into the meat of the conversation, so let's talk about why san francisco is so important for sales force, because you are one of the first companies that refuse to move to the peninsula. >> we have been a san francisco company since our founding. i have been out the company for 10 years, and san francisco has been a huge differentiator. it is not only a start-ups, but is all of the talent. it i

honored tonight was steven chu and ron conway and uc san francisco chancellor susan december mopped helmond of the commonwealth club i had the honor of serving as the emcee. >> a terrific event. incredibly inspiring.>> speakin, larry beil. >>> amazing pitching by the giants and the a's. it was an epic match up between cane and leo when one run is enough. sports is next. ♪ okay, so who ordered the cereal that can help lower cholesterol and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. that's yours. lower cholesterol. lower cholesterol. i'm yummy. lower cholesterol. i got that wrong didn't i? [ male announcer ] want great taste? honey nut cheerios. want whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol? honey nut cheerios. it's a win win. good? [ crunching, sipping ] be happy. be healthy. can i try yours? pitcher's dual tonight. the giants and phillies locked in a series finales and hits were scarce. there was a one hitter last week and tonight was just as hot. cane and lee buzz through this game. resistance is futile. two on for galvis. a double play ball and crawford and this game is scoreless. on to

i want to add to that ron conway, because i know he is representing many, many tech businesses, which are largely small businesses. while we want to acknowledge corporate america that is participating in a very strong way, and that is very important, and some small businesses, as you mentioned. but the idea that this connection will be made with these young people and small businesses in our community, hopefully they will all grow big, these kids and these businesses but that is really a very important part of the public-private initiative that the president had in mind. certainly a pleasure and a great source of official pride to be with the mayor, with david chiu, with members of the board of supervisors, and of course united way, the official partner the president named. thank you for your leadership, eric. your story told it all. it told it all. what a difference that job made starting when you're 14 years old, and we are all blessed that that opportunity was there and was taken advantage of. i am excited that we're here with carlos garcia, our superintendent. unfortunately not fo

honored tonight was steven chu and ron conway and uc san francisco chancellor susan december mopped helmond. and on the board of the commonwealth club i had the honor of serving as the emcee. >> a terrific event. incredibly inspiring. >> speaking of inspiring, larry beil. >>> amazing pitching by the giants and the a's. it was an epic match up between cane and leo when one run is enough. sports is next.cu >>> good old-fashioned pitcher's dual tonight. the giants and phillies locked in a series finales and hits were scarce. there was a one hitter last week and tonight was just as hot. cane and lee buzz through this game. resistance is futile. two on for galvis. a double play ball and crawford and this game is scoreless. on to the 7th and still 0. no chance. cane goes nine innings and just two hits allowed and struck out four. as for lee, he fools buster posey. 10 scoreless frames. cain is gone. he turns the ball in and just flips it under in time. cabrera and his third hit of the night. line drive. good night, game over. drive home safely. 1-0 giants and 11 innings in under two and a half hou

i want to add to that ron conway, because i know he is representing many, many tech businesses, which are largely small businesses. while we want to acknowledge corporate america that is participating in a very strong way, and that is very important, and some small businesses, as you mentioned. but the idea that this connection will be made with these young people

and angel investor ron conway in particular.g out, for instance, the mayor fought against that air b&b tax and the company is a big investor. conway rather is a big investor in air b&b and big supporter of the mayor. now to be fair, the mayor in detroit probably supports the car industry. the mayor of los angeles probably has a special place in his heart important the movie industry. wall street waiting on word from yahoo after the company may announce thousands of job cuts today. there is no material effect on stocks after a yahoo announcement but it is something to watch for. the fed said it was unlikely to create any more stimulus and that had stocks down yesterday. probably will again today as well. >> all right. thank you very much. >>> hey, if you don't want to buy you can always just rent. even when it comes to husbands. >> there is a start-up company in serbia that says business is actually booming. the agency is appropriately called rent a husband. customers can choose one of seven. they say well-trained husbands that c

i want to give special thanks to ron conaway -- conway. no one has ever called me and angel except my mother. you really are an angel. you went out of your way. we will develop a strong working relationship with sf city, i promise you. now we're glad to end our program this morning with the man who has been the architect of putting tech on the map in san francisco and that is our mayor. please welcome back to the stage john mcnedo. john. [applause] >> thank you. it is now my pleasure to introduce our mayor. edwin m. lee was sworn in on january 8, 2012 as the 43rd mayor of the city and county of san francisco. ed lee is the first asian- american mayor in san francisco history. [applause] mayor lee was elected on november 8, 2011 by the people of san francisco while he was serving as interim mayor. appointed unanimously as successor mayor by the board of supervisors on january 11, 2011. while serving as interim mayor, mayor lee championed balancing the budget to keep san francisco safe, solvent, and successful. reforming city pensions, econo