he is our san francisco assessor, bill ping. [applause] >> thank you, jan. i ask some other commissioners to join me on stage? i know that commissioners mar and chu are here. if there are other elected officials, if you could join me. our community in san francisco is something we are extremely proud of. frankly, if it was not for all of you i do not think any of us would be standing up here. we are very honored to be representing the community and the richness of our heritage in san francisco. it is not just one community but many communities that come from north asia, south asia, southeast asia, the pacific islands. all of us are here to pay homage to the leaders getting awards but also to thank the heritage committee for all the work they have done. can we call up claudia chang to presenter this proclamation? it was not for her and the committee, this would never have happened. please give her a round of applause. [applause] all the committee members are on page three or four of the handbook. problems, a political system in which to many people have lost

san francisco state university, city jt san francisco, and new york university. she is a4#ñju(uq trainer in public speaking, presentation, and media skills. two&2y candidates for assessorrder. mr.hne ting is with us this evening and will answer questions you submit1si as wells questions that have been submitted to the league of women voters website. he answers will not be . you have many important decision@bd make on november 2. this will give you an opportunity to be heard. xçylet's begin. welcome. o8÷first question, what is your which raises real property transfer tax for properties ÷>> i supported proposition just like the supported the proposition two years ago that raised theu a certain level. ,a>> has the department been abe to handle alli=t the requests fr reassessment of property due to falling property values? >>é)q we did a couple of things. 7xnour constitutional goal is to fairly and accurately assess property by the end of the fiscal year. the obligation to reduce property2y÷ values, to equalize them to what the tax value should be. u0mwe reviewed over 15,000 ñ 15,000 homeowners were reviewed. ódon top of that, we had a 1100 applicationsw%, almost 4000 ho

i was an assessor in the city and county of san francisco in charge of the business division. and i would say that because i am a certified public accountant here in the state of california. i could preface more my analysis in the statement submitted by the taxpayers. or, of course, whatever decision between the taxpayers and then the assessor's office. i can easily determine what will be my -- the result of my concluded decision. and besides, my colleagues are very tactful and very efficient. to their own decisions. and then, oh we always finalize the computation. i love to live here in san francisco because my family lives here. my four children are here. and, of course, you know, with my age like this but system loves -- still loves to work. i always attend seminars, especially regarding assessments through the society of auditor appraisers. and the real estate, those -- every year i thought, oh, they're very expensive, but i like it, i love it. and regarding the community, i'm always helping. especially in the 11 district. and, of course, the knights of columbus. i'm alway

you can go to the assessor's website and bring up a map of san francisco you can search by address andny place in san francisco. you can search by address and find incidents of crime in san francisco in the last 90 days. we have [inaudible] which allows you to click on a map and get nchldz like your supervisor or who your supervisor is. the nearest public facility. and through the sf applications we support from

you can go to the assessor's website and bring up a map of san francisco you can search by address andget information about any place in san francisco. you can search by address and find incidents of crime in san francisco in the last 90 days. we have [inaudible] which allows you to click on a map and get nchldz like your supervisor or who your supervisor is. the nearest public facility. and through the sf applications we support from the mayor's office of neighborhood services. you can drill down in the neighborhood and get where the newest hospital or police or fire station. >> we are positive about gis not only people access it in the office but from home because we use the internet. what we used to do was carry the large maps and it took a long time to find the information. >> it saves the city time and money. you are not taking up the time of a particular employee at the assessor's office. you might be doing things more efficient. >> they have it ready to go and say, this is what i want. >> they are finding the same things happening on the phone where people call in and ask, how d