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in the past, district supervisor's have lost sight of the fact that we do represent sanford cisco as need to major in city hall that we are acting policies, laws, and legislation that will of the city forward as a whole. there are a lot of issues like that. i mentioned job creation, pensions. a lot of them are economic, but some of them are more than that, making sure we continue to have dialogue with the 49ers. that is something that is not necessarily economic but something that matters to the city as a whole. it is a big part of what i look forward to doing in city hall. >> what are the specific thoughts you have on how the city can deal with budget issues? >> i think of two things. i'm not one the things that we can raise revenue and that is going to solve out of our problems -- i'm not one who thinks that we can raise revenue, and that will solve all our problems. we need to look at what we do as a city and was services we offer. we have 26,000 city employees. our payroll and fringe benefits for city employees accounts for over 60% of our budget. if we are not willing to look at

be setting up a special process directed towards the projects that serve vulnerable people in sanford cisco, and we hope you will take that into consideration as well. thank you. >> good afternoon. i hear the other comments in public comment. i'm not sure that the language is vague, but i suppose it is potentially vague, and that is important. i supported this original ballot measure that former supervisor yee had proposed and passed. i support in concept the legislation. i think it clarifies some of the requirements that now exist. i think that this needs some additional work to amend the language at a minimum. for example, on 79a.5, the website notice, line 17, shot at a proposed project at the earliest time when the following events may occur -- i think those are triggering events, but the language should say "shall within 48 hours quarter may or three working days or something so that it is more clear what the requirement is. in 79a.7, the actual notice posted and the list of those persons that were interested in the project should be forwarded to the board of supervisors. when there is

prior to his election, while serving as interim mayor, he championed balancing the budget, keep sanford cisco safe, solid, and successful by reforming city pensions, focusing on economic development, job creation, and public safety as his top priorities. they year lee -- mayor lee has worked hard to keep the economy and economic recovery on track, to create jobs for residents, and everything to support a thriving economic climate. during this term, he has said that he will keep his focus on economic development and job creation, taking responsibility for building san francisco's future and making city government more responsive, efficient, and accountable through innovation and technology. .wr? in 1989 as an investigator for the city's first whistle-blower ordinance. he also served as executive director of the human rights commission, director of city purchasing, director of the department of public works, and as city administrator. prior to his employment with the city of san francisco, lee was a managing attorney for the san francisco asian law caucus. he was born in seattle. we know why he