my grandfather came to san francisco from sicily. he got his very first job at eight years old lighting street lamps at fisherman's wharf. he eventually bought himself a boat and by the time of the great earthquake in 1906, he had several fishing boats. when the fire began to destroy san francisco, he loaded neighbors on to the bow. it was on that last boat he was introduced to my grandmother as he led her into the fishing boat for safety. my grandfather met my grandmother, and together, they tried to rebuild a city. san francisco has given my family so much opportunity and i would like to make sure our city continues to be a city of opportunity for everyone. san francisco is a place for history and we honor our past. we have also always looked forward to the future. what was once a gold rush town -- we became a center of finance and business, and when technology became a driving industry in the world, we became a center for people looking to launch new companies and new ideas. as a supervisor, i've focused on a future and saw the ne

of san francisco, san francisco state and i became masters of communications there. i received my doctors of jurisprudence in 1974. i put myself through school by selling see to torres at san francisco is fisherman's wharf. i became a juryman -- german printing press man. i was hired as a assistant district attorney and during the next 20 years, successfully prosecuted cases in san francisco. i tried every case from from driving to petty theft, child molestation, sexual assault and homicide. for the last 14 years as assistant d.a., i tried homicide cases exclusively. i successfully prosecuted some of the most dangerous and violent criminals in san francisco's recent history. i was a trailblazer in the successful prosecution of domestic violence and hate crimes. my experience was both real and intense. i was and am passionate about the job. for more than 15 years, i've been a prominent and successful defense attorney in san francisco. experience is the difference. i'm the only candidate who has prosecuted a case in the san francisco court room. having experience as a

for the san francisco symphony, alfred hertz would make all the for the san francisco symphony, alfredld make all the difference. >> narrator: under hertz, the san francisco symphony built a reputation for quickly using the latest technology to bring music to audiences beyond the concert hall. >> and through the remarkable achievements of modern electronic recording, a performance like this may be enjoyed in our homes whenever we please. >> narrator: in 1925, the symphony made its first recording with the victor talking machine company. [ orchestral music plays ] >> now, that violin solo was played by louis persinger, who was the concert master. it's a very impressive achievement given that the recording technology wasn't really up to that. but it is the san francisco symphony. [ orchestral music plays ] >> narrator: a year later, the symphony debuted on radio with the first weekly series presented by any orchestra in the country -- a program that ran for 30 years, reaching its height under music director pierre monteux, who conducted the symphony from 1935 until 1952. >> tonight, we g

declaring this to be san francisco symphony in day in san francisco. [applause] free parking is what he asked for. of all things. and of course,

taping it to show san francisco voters during this election season. thanks also to our moderator for formulating the questions asking tonight. he has met with several people to develop questions that will hopefully help you determine how the vote in the november 8 election. many thanks also to the criminal justice advisory council who helps with creating the questions and putting the event together, and also many thanks to the committee of the bar association of san francisco and its share, who also help put this event together. i would first like to introduce cynthia foster, the first vice- president of the league of women voters of san francisco. she is the executive director of the hillsborough will foundation and is former president of the junior league of san francisco. as a member of the junior league -- junior league of california's state public affairs committee, cynthia held promote the passage of bills to fund critical services for low- income breast cancer patients and domestic violence victims. her advocacy has led to her placement as stat

i've lived in san francisco. i have worked hard to assist the often overlooked, the disenfranchised, pork, limited english-speaking population in san francisco. because this group is not in the popular voting bloc, it is not easy for them to access city hall or other nonprofit organizations. i can proudly say my hard work has resulted in these individuals who can now help themselves. i created jobs for struggling musicians in chinatown to promote their talent and bring truth back to chinatown and in all speech. i promoted the rich cultural music here in return for my efforts, i have become their leader. i can say that i have helped in a small way. small businesses because of the art and music from within the community. it has been a win-win situation for the artists, community residents and merchants. there are many issues equally pressing women of color, care, and is equally pressing in all the complexities surrounding it, to be frank. none of the other candidates are mentioning any of these important issues. i

what an exciting day for san francisco. reminded of our traditions and the courage of our first responders. i'm so excited to be here with the fire chief. he's been remembering how the fire department helped us out of the earthquake some few years before coit tower was built and also of course with our fire chief remembering the important role that the first responders play. telegraph hill has always been a place that our citizens gather in san francisco, the beautiful vantage points over which christopher column buss looks out. as an italian american i take special pride in the fact that columbus is here. and over the years i took my children and more recently visitors and members of the congress to telegraph hill to see this incredible monument to love of san francisco. to see the murals inside which are a tribute to the working man. some find that controversial. i don't and i think it's time to remind ourselves of that at this time and to remember that those were projects of the w.p.a. but they were also projects of the

i've lived in san francisco. i have worked hard to assist the often overlooked, the disenfranchised, pork, limited english-speaking population in san francisco. because this group is not in the popular voting bloc, it is not easy for t

the first four start-ups in san francisco are these. those are the four companies that have started. every three months, they're going to name four new companies to get the advantage of their common not only space, their introduction to angel investors and capital investors. i will be there in december when these companies make their first financial pitch to investors. they have some great ideas and some very serious marketing ideas that we're going to want to support. a company called china synergy. at the conference in july of this year, i announced that china synergy, which is a major chinese solar firm, decided to locate their north american headquarters in san francisco's financial district of this marks the fifth chinese solar company to locate in san francisco. that success for that organization that has been so collaborative, one that gavin newsom started and i get to continue, called china sf, an ambitious initiative focused on attracting the north american headquarters of chinese companies entering the u.s. market. tioga energ

and whereas the san francisco carnaval is produced by the san francisco cultural arts tradition, a nonprofit that strives to make multiculturalism a -- tangible reality by uniting people in celebration with music, dance, artistry and food and these endeavors continue to be a significant contribution to the vitality of our communities. whereas the theme of this year's san francisco carnaval, live your fantasy, i think that's what i'm doing, celebrates the magic of life in the san francisco bay area and our city's legacy of acceptance, tolerance and equality for all people. and whereas california's largest annual multicultural celebration, the san francisco carnaval, will take place in the historic mission district for its 33rd year to showcase the very best of latin america and the caribbean cultures and traditions. now therefore be it resolved that i, ed win lee, along with the board of supervisors, in recognition of the celebration of our diversity, proclaim may 28 to 29, 2011, as carnaval weekend in san francisco! >> so, greetings. i would get to follow the mayor. well, of course let me st

you will hear from the five candidates for san francisco district attorney. all will have a chance to present their views on issues affecting the city and to answer your questions and those of the committee of the bar association on issues. to submit questions for the candidate, look for a volunteer who will be collecting index cards you find on your table. we are privileged to have as our moderator tonight peter king. he is a professor of law at golden gate university school of law, former chief assistant san francisco public defender, was president of the bar association of san francisco in 1989, and also served as vice president of the state bar in california. he's an internationally known legal analyst and provides regular legal analysis on cbs television and radio here in san francisco. he offered san francisco's handgun control ordinance and proposition 190, amending the california constitution & reforming the state commission on judicial performance. peter is a well known and expected -- respected leader in the community and a perfect person to moderat

it is -- san francisco fire department. it is our great honor to introduce to you the chief of the san francisco fires department, miss joanne h air. kwhite. >> thank you and -- haiswhite. >> thank you and good afternoon. i would like to say thanks for the great coordination effort. rosie did a great job and the director plinlal. -- blumenthal. it's a great honor to be standing here before you,, a native daughter. what did you think of the 65-foot ladder race? pretty incredible. i would be certainly remiss if i didn't introduce personally each member. most of them are not working today and they volunteered their time to come here. just like the sheriff's department and police department that play a large role in the city, we're part of this -- the fabric of this great estimate so engine company 41, operating a rig under the direction of o'neill, and i would like to introduce each and every one of the members. it's a 10-person lift that made the demonstration. first, ramon simone. kevin walsh. julio delucchi, dave cites. dou

because san francisco is so young. -- because san francisco is so young, it is riddled by faults. i have a map that shows the faults across the bay area and san francisco. the granddaddy of all of these is the san andreas fault. it is the longest. it can generate the greatest earthquakes. >> it is just south of san francisco. it goes offshore down here. >> from my house to the fault is about 3 miles on average. >> the closest area in san francisco to the fault is this area here in the southwest part of the city. people said that the closer you are, there are conditions that exacerbate issues. >> the fault's effect on development depends on the fault type and soil component. the san andreas is the main fault. there is the hayward fault. the difference between the two is that the san andreas is predominantly offshore. the hayward fault actually crosses beneath populated areas and poses a larger threat. as we speak, there is a 67% probability of a major earthquake on one of these faults in the next 30 years. it is of major -- high probability. it is a magnitude 6.5. the 1906 was 7.9.

welcome to our san francisco structures forum. i do not remember which one it is, but we're always said a delighted. i kind of see everyone in the business here. it is great to see all of the. what a great energy we have in this room. we need to sort of transmit this out there into the world today. i am the publisher of san francisco business times, and along with our partner and title sponsor, and other sponsors, we're so delighted to be your host this morning for discussion, our annual look at the future of our magnificent city of san francisco. today, we're going to hear from our major and from san francisco's planning director and from a group of developers, leaders, stakeholders who will discuss the bold vision and projects and policies that are shaping san francisco's future. while the headlines of the past few days are unsettling, this morning included, the financial market news is grim, but you know, our country is stumbling and stuttering through a weak recovery, but it seems like san francisco has been a continued bright

please, let us continue san francisco to build our san francisco with the values that we all honor and pass supervisor campos's legislation. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> my name is rebecca king murrow. i'm a registered health and public health nurse. i'm here on my own time. when i'm not here i work at san francisco general and la gunedia honda hospital and i'm part of that safety net where patients end up. i'm going to look at the safety net from a different perspective. the safety net is more expensive than the preventive care. 36 years as a nurse, so i have worked on almost every unit there is. i haven't done burns and i haven't done psych. but every other unit i have been there and i have done it hands on. when a patient ends up in the emergency room, they're costs are so much greater which really sort of government and your excel spread sheets. but the costs are greater because they're subject to a bad outcome. because they waited for something that could have been prevented and now it's an emergency. and the reason i take my time to testify about the importan

so, some people move in or out of san francisco.could certainly look at historic trends, building them into the equation. it would just be based on not being able to project adequately and accurately what enrollment would be in that particular medical home at the end of each fiscal year. so, we would have a little room. supervisor kim: the numbers overall go up and down throughout the city. is it per health care provider? >> it is more per individual, who will select their own medical homes. for example, if you have individuals who are primarily -- they may have children enrolled in health the san francisco. as a result of a pregnancy, they may be in the program. that is a change in the need of the population, but more their financial status has changed as they are eligible for public insurance. we have to look not only at enrollment, but this enrollment. we are meeting the attention target. an excess of 54% of the peoples they enrolled in the program. it is just that people's situations and circumstances change. supervisor kim: my

our road to san francisco is taking place now. our first taste, the first glimpse we will be able to share with everyone as august next year. we will be here for the america's cup world series. that event will take place over nine days to six weeks. there are table below events planned. we did not have the final date scheduled yet, but it will be announced shortly. after 2012, we will be back again in july of 201340 louis vuitton cup. you think of the america's cup world series almost as the regular season. the america's cup itself is the final that will take place over the three weeks in september. with the only caveat being that in america's cup sailing, the winner, the defender is automatically in the finals, so the united states will be in a final no matter what. we cannot get kicked out early, which is nice. [laughter] again, part of our strategy about bring this back to the masses into the public is again for the first time in history, we are able to have the racing in front of people. the san francisco amphitheater is our s

of power here in san francisco. i am so happy the board of supervisors came together to select an outstanding choice along many outstanding candidates to lead us over the next several years. >> over the past several months when this issue has come up, it had been agonizing. the board has been put into a difficult situation. there are a lot of differences of opinion on how to run the city, how to mass make a decision, who should be in place, 11 people to agree on that is a challenging thing. i think we have done the best we can do in the process, considering the difference of opinions. >> the people of san francisco can now choose their mayor, the direction they want to go. that is why this decision was so appropriate. >> the other big shock is that the moderates seem to have won this round. people thought, progressives have themselves on the board. there is no reason that they will not get together and take a noted leader who is a progressive to be interim mayor, and then stayed there for another term. the great thi

i am a resident of san francisco. a recreational swimmer and a san franciscan. i value the presence of the america's cup here. however, there are aspects that are concerning. one is aquatic park. it is a venue for kayaking, family outings, picnics, other things. is the only swimming and waiting beach in san francisco that is safe for children and is home to a vital senior citizen'' center, a maritime museum, and boating clubs, all of which are used by the local community. the draft eir does not take any of this into consideration. primarily in the area of the bay between the golden gate and the bridges -- the swimmers are important to many of the area of residence. -- residents. provisions for traffic and parking are vague at best. de -- they lack sufficient -- they are not specific. [laughter] last week, a giants game was letting out. there were no traffic cops. stoplights were not coordinated. it was a time and gas-consuming nightmare. is this a harbinger of the america's cup? the power system for cruise ships is deeply disturbing. what are we doing? the bette

it was shot entirely in san francisco. when they landed at the san francisco airport, they climbed up outside of the tower, and they continued around the city and ended up -- it was candlestick park. that is a lot of eyeballs seeing our fair city ensure we get off in a really positive, a good way. although we only shot for a morning, literally, it employed over 100 people locally. the ipad hotel rooms for a least a week before with a lot of people. take the money and run, which i also worked on in january, have roughly 4 million eyeballs on the premiere episode, which was one of the ones shot in san francisco. it employs people like me who was a homeowner and -- in property-tax fair in san francisco. it keeps our business alive. employes people within the industry, which we have had so much attrition in the past year that it is unfortunate we of lost rental houses, talented people, crew, and etc.. the more information we can get, the more talent we can keep in the war industry we keep here, the better it is for the entire

we're doing our part here in san francisco. san francisco is proud to be a transit-first city. we favor using public transportation or walking or riding bikes to get around town. our transit-first policy promotes public health, build community, and because of 100% of our public transportation system is powered by either carbon-neutral electricity or by a diesel, is significantly reducing our greenhouse gas emissions. we're also building the infrastructure necessary to put in place state of the air public transportation such as high- speed rail and electrified caltrain system, expanding or subway network and bus rapid transit. high-speed rail, as many of you know, needs to be a part of our transportation future. many of you are already under way with high-speed rail projects in your respective countries. in california in san francisco, we're trying to lead the way. this issue is critical to me as mayor, because our economic future depends upon people being able to move throughout our state with ease on roads, rails, and in the skies. currently, nearly one-third of all of our air