tell us what existing city initiatives -- you know, this -- the schering economy working group will interface with or connect with, and how does it fit in with existing strategic goals and plans of the city? >> i think our director of environment in our city has issued a goal for 2020, being mission -- emission free, carbon neutral. that is something that when you think about the economic impact of these new business models, it can contribute quite greatly to that. i am going to answer the question a little bit differently -- i have been inspired by this space considerably. there's a lot more opportunity. cars, so many assets we have in our society. as a city, we own buildings, cubicles, museums, golf courses, so much that we have -- >> yes, but it is our property, right? >> yes. that is a very good point. stewards of these resources, and they are often underutilized resources, so how do we improve access to those? there is a lot to learn from this that could be applied to the public comments. >> thank you. let's open it up. do we have a microphone for people to come to? ok, we will just it o

the diversity of nature that exists in such an urban city, concrete streets, cars, we have this oasis of the natural environment. it reminds us of what the history was. >> there is a section for dogs and plenty of parking. transit is available on the 28 bus to get you very easily. the part is ada -- park is ada accessible. it is also a natural lake. this is your chance to stroll around the lake and let the kids run free. it also has many birds to watch. it is a place to find and appreciate what you -- a wonderful breath of fresh air. come and experience in this park and enjoy the people, picnics, and sunshine. this is a lovely place to take a stroll with your loved ones. in the middle of pacific heights, on top of these hills, it offers a great square, a peaceful beauty, large trees and grass and greenery. it features tables and benches, a playground, restaurants, and tennis courts. there are plenty of areas for football and picnics. it is very much a couple's park. there are many activities you can experience together. stroll on the pathways, bring your dog, or just picnic at one of the many tables and enjoy all that it has to offer

the diversity of nature that exists out here in such an urban city, with concrete streets and cars, who have this oasis of a natural environment reminds us what san francisco originally was. >> plentiful transit on the 23, 28, at 91 bus can get you there easily. the park is accessible. one of the city's few remaining natural lakes, this is your chance to stroll around hand in hand and let the kids run free. the lake also has many birds to watch. is the place to appreciate what you share with great strolls and wonderful breath of fresh air. come and experience lafayette park and enjoy the people, techniques, and sunshine. this is a lovely place to take an afternoon stroll with your loved one's hand in hand. in the middle of pacific heights on top of the the rolling hills, it offers a great sunny square of peaceful beauty. the park features tables and benches of playgrounds, rest rooms and more at the end of the park. lafayette is very much a couples apart and there are a multitude of activities you can experience together. stroll the pathway that take the entire park, bring your dog with the dog-friendly community, or a picnic at one of the ma

the diversity that exists in such an urban city, the concrete, the streets, cars, we have this oasis of a natural environment. it reminds us of what san francisco initially was. >> this is a section for dogs and plenty of parking. transit is available to get you there easily. and the part is ada -- park is ada accessible. there is also a natural lake. this is your chance to stroll and let the kids run free. it also has many birds to watch. it is the place to find some solitude from the city and appreciate what you share with a wonderful breath of fresh air. , an experienced this park and enjoy the peoples, picnics, and sunshine. this is a lovely place to take a stroll with your loved one hand in hand. located in the middle of pacific heights on top of a hill, lafayette park offers a great square a of a peaceful beauty. large trees border greenery. it features tables and benches, a playground, restaurants, and tennis courts. there are plenty of areas for football, frisbee, and picnics. it is very much a couple's part and there are a multitude of experiences you can have together. bring your dog and watch the mean go with the commun

existing work standards that worked well. we're replacing them but trust us, what we're replacing them is going to be very tough. host: first call is from sun city, california. rudy from the democrats line. caller: i agree with you about the welfare. everybody needs to get out and work. the only thing i would like for somebody like you to say is that this is not against any demographic group because, of course, when everybody looks at welfare is either black, hispanic, you know, of minority nature it and really needs to be put out there that this is everybody. guest: absolutely. caller: and i would like for your comment on that. guest: it's absolutely true. the majority of this precip gent in welfare programs in general are not black and they're not hispanics. they're white non-hispanic. what we have to understand is that this program is only one of 80 different programs that the federal government runs to assist poor people. 80 different programs and those -- on those programs, we're currently spending nearly $1 trillion a year. this does not include social security or medicare and of those programs, we have roughly one third of the population