we have a majority sf city member companies which represent 90% of the tech population in san francisco. there are posting all their new jobs on hire sf. we're using the existing infrastructure. we want to get more companies in san francisco to hire san franciscans. and so we're going to develop initiatives around that. there is a big mismatch in the qualifications of those who are not employed in san francisco versus the jobs the tech community wants to hire and we will job that -- bridge that with job training. we have a plan around that. we think employment will solve a lot of the social ills in san francisco. we're focused on jobs. later this year, sf city will dip its toe in policy initiatives. we're watching closely the proposals that will be coming out of the mayor's office around tax reform. twitter stays in san francisco. it was not a bluff. i am the one who ran to city hall and said, it are going to lose this company if you do not do something. that is how i started the friendship with adlai. i did not know this person at all. -- that is how i started the friendship with ed le

in fact, we created sf city, the citizens' initiative for innovation and technology -- technology and innovation. it is our partnership with technology companies to create job postings and training programs that offer our young and mid-career people an opportunity to get trained in this technology skills that our companies are looking forward to. within one month of announcing that, we have over 100 technology companies that have joined in sf citi. thank you very much for those of you that have done that. we have stronger policy analysis for looking at legislation between the mayor's office and the board of supervisors that will gauge the impact on jobs and for small businesses. we have signaled very strongly that we need to have businesses at our site to evaluate all of the legislation that we do so that we can understand its impact on business. that is the level of commitment that i have made in working with the board of supervisors. i think we have signaled a new way of looking at things. finally, we have invested in the foundations of our city that ensure all of us can live here.

when you learn about the statistics that sf city is sharing with us, if it is jobs for seven siskins, it is worth to get up early for, sacrificing late-night meetings, working on the weekend -- except my golf. [laughter] we are attracting tec, biotech, clean tech. we are supporting local manufacturing. we are going to be making more things. fashion is coming back. technology with passion will be an exciting areas that we can hopefully unleashed soon. i will also tell you this. there are areas that we do not pay attention to that are not only stable, increasing, and wonderful when you hear this, but did you know -- and i got this from the recent reports from our hospital council recently -- did you know that our health care industry in san francisco generates economic impact of over $15 billion a year? our own health care industry. 99,000 jobs. that is a huge contribution to our economy. i do not want them to be silent any more. our health care needs are important, and we will be getting that cpmc job done very shortly, wade. [applause] with our elected officials and board, we need to

hopefully, right around the time that clean power sf gets approved in the sfpuc, which will probably be sometime in the fall, we really need to get on city-wide broadband municipal fiber-optic. that also dovetails with the smart grid we are going to need for community choice aggregation for clean power sf. i want to say that one more time to make sure that is in the queue for the end of the year. chairperson campos: thank you. is there any other member of the public would like to speak on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. colleagues, if we can continue this item to the call of the chair, we will bring this item back as the need may arise. we have a motion by commissioner avalos, seconded by commissioner pimintel. >> item 6, executive officer's report. >> form 700's are done -- are due, and we will be in contact to make sure those are on file. chairperson campos: any member of the public who would like to comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. >> item 7, public comment. chairperson campos: this is an opportunity for any member of the public to speak on any item within the jurisdiction of the local agency formation

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, economic developments, a job creation, and public safety as his top priorities. mayor lee has worked hard to keep the economy and economic recovery on track, create jobs for residents,

in fact, we created sf city, the citizens' initiative for innovation and technology -- technology and innovation. it is our partnership with technology companies to create job postings and training programs that offer our young and mid-career people an opportunity to get trained in this technology skills that our companies are looking forward to. within one nt

technology companies that have joined in sf citi. thank you very much for those of you that have done that. we have stronger policy analysis for looking at legislation between the mayor's office and the board of supervisors that will gauge the impact on jobs and for small businesses. we have signaled very strongly that we need to have businesses at our site to evaluate all of the legislation that we do so that we can understand its impact on business. that is the level of commitment that i have made in working with the board of supervisors. i think we have signaled a new way of looking at things. finally, we have invested in the foundations of our city that ensure all of us can live here. we are investing in infrastructures. this november, we will propose a park spot to make sure that our parks are again world-class and that they serve all of our neighborhoods in the city. we have enjoyed a very lucky vote past november where our paving and streets -- that will produce $240 million of anchor for our streets repaving but also for infr

greening and planning has been made possible by dpw and staff and sf clean city coalition. have accomplished and made possible seventh assata improvements along san bruno avenue. -- seven facade improvements along san bruno avenue. we have had a series of events to promote a neighborhood pride and involvement, such as an night on the portola, chinese leaders dinner, and a pop-up art gallery this past february right there in that space, which is available for lease. this is the site of our future pocket park and hopefully a coffee house right there in that space. [applause] and i wanted to thank others for their efforts and architects for humanity. [applause] thank you for helping us move this forward. i would like to give a very special thanks to oewd who has been instrumental and supportive. this coming thursday at 6:00 p.m.-exact location, we will be having a needs assessment workshops to determine the needs of the neighborhood in hopes of continuing to make the portola of better place. we still have a lot to do. we're confident that with the mayors of the city's continue

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in recent months the foundation program helped launch bio sf, to attract science to the city. goothey have now recruited 13 chinese companies since its debut. thank you to the entire staff. the chamber supported small business growth for our members and provided 250 opportunities for member companies to connect, build relationships, and transact business. our community partners are collaborating more affectively today than ever before to help and build a vibrant economy for 2012 and for decades to come. today at the annual meeting, we are proud to present our new directors for 2012 and recognize the leadership and contributions of the board. let's recognize all of the board directors that have joined us today. please them for a round of applause -- please stand for a round of applause. thanks again to our diverse and talented board that makes the good work of the chamber possible. good at the helm, driving our achievements has been the vice president and group manager and the 2011 chamber board share. please join me in welcoming john. [applause] weed rows is going to help me d

tech sf is the money that was granted to us as a city, and aimed at those entities that helped train kids like you and others to the technology skills so that you can get a job at ibm or twitter or salesforce or wells fargo or bank of america. all of these technology jobs need the skill sets. it is a good opportunity. we are working with entities. that has been putting those skills together. you can get enrolled in these nonprofits and cable brokerage you. you can get job training. i saw some of the kids. they are smiling because they know they have a future with all the these companies. they can move around and choose what it is they want to do. whether it is in the music industry, financial industry, social services industry. all of that will be tech driven. i been spending time making sure the city is safe, making sure we do with our budget. it is an exciting for me because it is the first time i ever did this. i have not been a politician before this. some of this stuff is coming at me in a new way. i have been working for government for 23 years. i try to use that experience in