Madam clerk, are there any announcements . Please silence all electronic devices. And items acted upon today will be on the next before meeting. Please call item one. Its a reliability of the street light plan. Okay. Thank you and i called for this hearing today on the state of San Franciscos street lights and strategies going forward. Street lights are a critical part of our industries utility and Public Safety infrastructure. Our street light system helps, of course, light up our roads and sidewalks and plays an Important Role from our cities quality of life. Role in Public Safety of our neighborhoods because of well lighted street is safer than a dark street. And also allows for more vibrate night life for people out on the street whether its with their neighbors or in a commercial area. Our street lights in San Francisco have been challenging. To put it mildlyly. We have too many street lights that are are burntout or otherwise see 0 unlikely the infrastructure is old and it at tim
To see disorder, particularly in key parts of the world as were seeing now in the middle east. Second reality that we face is that oftentimes states that democratize can become democracies, may become less close partners of the u. S. In security matters, specifically the case if the u. S. Had supported an authoritarian regime that preceded it, then a new regime comes in and they seek to distance itself to a may not seek to doubt the full panoply of u. S. Security agenda. With the difficulties in our National Security establishment in being able to reconcile a commitment to the longterm which is to have spread of democracy and then realizing that shortterm impacts of democratization may not be supportive of the u. S. Security interests. We, of course, have seen this in parts of latin america, parts of the middle east we have seen in some parts of asia and then across the eurasian space. Then, of course, we come back to the question, well, what about our model in Eastern Europe, central
But at a lower level than recommended and so we arent able to restore outlining all the funding within the puc budget for all Program Areas and when i say Program Areas im talking about the Infrastructure Improvements in our Generation Assets of country im talking about our Energy Efficiency and renewal programs in San Francisco and im talking about street lights. Those are the Program Areas that are in consolidation for Street Light Fund our net operating fund are what we are and have to be allocated among the responsibilities can you help us under and the board of supervisors would have to agree when you talk about the general offhand thats other city departments they pay for electricity and if the full increase is granted would that be significant. Its an opportunity yes. What are i wouldnt tell but there are plans for improvements that have to be deferred. Id be interested in knowing what that goes up to its speculative you know, i could envision a scenario where theres increases i
Be on the next before meeting. Please call item one. Its a reliability of the street light plan. Okay. Thank you and i called for this hearing today on the state of San Franciscos street lights and strategies going forward. Street lights are a critical part of our industries utility and Public Safety infrastructure. Our street light system helps, of course, light up our roads and sidewalks and plays an Important Role from our cities quality of life. Role in Public Safety of our neighborhoods because of well lighted street is safer than a dark street. And also allows for more vibrate night life for people out on the street whether its with their neighbors or in a commercial area. Our street lights in San Francisco have been challenging. To put it mildlyly. We have too many street lights that are are burntout or otherwise see 0 unlikely the infrastructure is old and it at times is taking two along to fix the street lights that burn out in addition, we our street lights in San Francisco a
Well be joined shortly by supervisor chiu. I want to thank sfgovtv for broadcasting today jonathan and supervisor yee i didnt. Madam clerk, are there any announcements . Please silence all electronic devices. And items acted upon today will be on the next before meeting. Please call item one. Its a reliability of the street light plan. Okay. Thank you and i called for this hearing today on the state of San Franciscos street lights and strategies going forward. Street lights are a critical part of our industries utility and Public Safety infrastructure. Our street light system helps, of course, light up our roads and sidewalks and plays an Important Role from our cities quality of life. Role in Public Safety of our neighborhoods because of well lighted street is safer than a dark street. And also allows for more vibrate night life for people out on the street whether its with their neighbors or in a commercial area. Our street lights in San Francisco have been challenging. To put it mil