. commissioner murphy: pam, you spoke about the technology committee. are they made up of city employees? private, outside consultants? >> for the evaluation, all city employees. commissioner murphy: i agree with commissioner mar. i think we definitely need some bids and deadlines. maybe we need to bring someone in from the outside to carry the ball here. the ball has been pummeled so many times, i am afraid it is going to be fumbled again. i will be in the back five years from now, looking at another commission, still talking about this online tracking. it worries me. i have heard nobody come in here and really convince me that they have an understanding, the complete picture of this online system. i have heard people come in from the public, the private sector, who work in this business, and they talk about implementation in three, four months. i am pulling my hair out here. i am not giving you a hard time here, pam. you are delivering the message and i do not need to take my frustration out on you at all. but it is -- is it possible to have a so-called expert, and give us an

work in san francisco. my office convened a working group, working closely with him david -- pam david to write up the findings of the working group. they met at 8:00 in the morning and once or twice a month to come up with a plan for how we would be able to respond to a community problem work being done in san francisco. we fought a new proposal where it now sits. we have revitalization efforts, changing our approach around poverty in san francisco. since that time, in my district, charlie has been involved with that effort that has not existed ever in district 11. there was a conscious discussion about how we are going to involve members of work force development. this is something that is new. we are working with the citizen's committee on community development to make this happen. it is really important to have the continuity of charlie's work on the committee and i like the motion that we add his name and i really hate to say to take out rivera's name as part of the committee. it is about the work charlie has done and that others have done over the years in revitalizing the work i

blum with blum capital, pg&e, the johnson company, and we have an anonymous donor, and i know pam brewster know something about that, so give her a big round of applause. those are our donors tonight. give them a round of applause. i also want to thank the academy of art university, bank of the west, clear channel, outdoor, who has put up all the winners. he might have seen your pictures on all the bus stops around city hall. i want to thank comcast, the fisher family, kpmg, pb, the business times, the san francisco forty-niners, recology, the san francisco international airport. once again, a big round of applause to all our supporters. now, i would like to thank the person who makes all this possible, the executive director from spur. [applause] >> it is great to see all of you here, and that is really sweet of you to calm down for a minute on the talking. when the winners get up, seriously, everybody, try not to talk. it is intimidating to get in front of a crowd of people, and this room is so gorgeous, but you know, it is the acoustics. scott wiener, i'm talking to you. [laugh

, and more. i would like to thank local 261, josh, vince, pam, and all the city build students who are with us today. mayor lee. mayor lee came into office and reaffirmed his commitment to looking after the great

part, catherine howard, golden gate preservation alliance. >> good morning, my name is pam. i am the operations manager of the city segways. i am pleased to to stand in support of the san francisco electric car company and their safe operating practices. we also employed a lot of the same practices that the sf electric or company has. i can tell you, this operate safely in other cities as well and parks. we are in the olympic park in atlanta, grant park in chicago.

preservation alliance. >> good morning, my name is pam. i am the operations manager of the city segways. i am pleased to to stand in support of the san francisco electric car company and their safe operating practices. we also employed a lot of the same practices that the sf electric or company has. i can tell you, this operate safely in other cities as well and parks. we are in the olympic park in atlanta, grant park in chicago. we are also gton, d.c., where we operate on the national mall. we employ many of the same safety practices, operating at a lower speed, when encountering pedestrians, and in parks in other cities. here, we are only at the fisherman wharf, so we are not moving through parks. but we also encounter people at the walkways every day. since 2008, we have had taken out over 9000 people. also, we have an excellent safety record. i really think these guys are doing an excellent job. they had set a high standard for safety and we are pleased to stand with them in solidarity today. thank you. >> thank you, supervisors. jeff sears, blazing saddles. i have run a company simila

, please. >> is this usable? no? my name is pam, i have lived in haight for 35 years. hanc has been an invaluable resource. have concluded that the time has come to terminate 10 employees and close a fully functional service. the recreational recycling facility. for no reason other than to push against the progressive stance, generally. in the eviction of low-income folks, beyond that issues should not be confused. typically the folks that are defecating in our entryways and living in our driveways, lying on our sidewalks, are not those the one -- are not the ones working tirelessly. as a society we need to provide to the homes more affordable housing, solving our mental health service issues. recyclers are tirelessly collecting bottles and cans. they need to be separated. so many people are bumping. we have been at work with homeless people for least 20 years. recyclers are clearly a part of the solution. the closure of the recycling center will clearly cause hardship for the people who, for a multitude of reasons, have come to rely on the meager redemption funds to supplement their i

, and more. i would like to thank local 261, josh, vince, pam, and all the city build students who are with us today. mayor lee. mayor lee came into office and reaffirmed his commitment to looking after the great people who live in our city. one of his top priorities is to stimulate the local economy with jobs and he has empowered me with implementing the new local higher policy. i promised that i would not focus on the process, but on a measurable outcomes in the areas of the employment and job training. i and others in city government are inspired by the mayor's energy and can-do spirit. it's my pleasure to introduce my friend and my boss, mayor lee, the 43rd mayor of san francisco. [applause] san francismayor lee: good afte. i've been going around this whole city and talking about how many promises we make year in and year out as a city and how many do we really deliver on? this is one of those promises that has been talked about a lot. i've had a lot of discussions with a supervisor of lavalos abt the promises we made ever since we started funding these projects. every time we

blum with blum capital, pg&e, the johnson company, and we have an anonymous donor, and i know pam brewster know something about that, so give her a big round of applause. those are our donors tonight. give them a round of applause. i also want to thank the academy of art university, bank of the west, clear channel, outdoor, who has put up all the winners. he might have seen your pictures on all the bus stops around city hall. i want to thank comcast, the fisher family, kpmg, pb, the business times, the san francisco forty-niners, recology, the san francisco international airport