to local businesses to participate in the $877 million project. on time, in budget. yes, very important to do. we are going to be increasing the capacity of hospital beds. we will almost triple the size of the trauma emergency center. why? because we love the people here, the residents. we have theรง capacity to grow. we have great corporate partners, and all of them that are here today, and there are many more that are not, but they are part of the building of the hospital. i want to say to you, i look forward, with extreme in patients, to opening up those doors in 2015, the brand-new hospital. to get back to the theme of hearts and a final invitation that you have after today and after we sing these songs, i invite all of you next tuesday to join our protocol officer charlotte schultze, me, mayor willie brown, frank jordan, and everyone else, to welcome tony bennett, and to sing along in our favorite song, 50 years old, where were you want to leave your heart, you can come
good morning. are you awake? [laughter] i like to welcome everyone for coming to market is very important day for the city and its infrastructure. i am from the department of public works. our agency is responsible for the care and maintenance of the city infrastructure within the city right of way. this includes streets, sidewalks, curb ramps, and all of the connectors for residents and visitors. we are also responsible for maintaining and insuring that our roads and right of ways are safe, accessible, and enjoyable for everyone. this all happens with incredible support that we get from our mayor, the board of supervisors, and other agencies. that includes our valued customers and community partners all working together. we have representatives from walk san francisco, the san francisco coalition, members of the local 261 who work hard with us from getting the bond pas sed, san francisco capital planning committee, the office of the city administrator, norman kelly is here
in there. the officers moved further into the residence risking their own lives. the officers located officer august and began a systematic search of the residence. the first searched the middle level where they located a gun on the dining room table. the officers secured the gun in his shirt. the middle level was cleared as they moved to the upper level. they saw another gun lying on the bed. they moved to the lower level. they heard movement coming from an unknown area. they identified themselves as police officers and observed a woman walking towards the with a kitchen knife in one hand and a cell phone in the other. a woman was trembling with fear and told them she was the one who called police from the closet. when she dropped the knife on command of the officer who could have confused her with another suspect, the officers continued their search in remembered someone else live in the rear cottage. they quickly moved to the backyard area. chorizos a movement behind the t
francisco but throughout the bay area. it has been a very hard thing to do a hard sell. the people of san francisco understand that we as the country have failed in maintaining our infrastructure and investing in that. we see the consequences of that with bridges and public transportation and roads. people are beginning to understand that we have to invest in our infrastructure. our roads and sidewalks are a key part of that. i am so proud of the people of san francisco for understanding that and giving us the 2/3 that we needed. my counterparts around the bay area and elected officials from other areas of the county, their jaws dropped because they have never been able to do it. it is a great thing for san francisco. we will make significant improvement to our infrastructure. the day after the election, he should have been lounging in the wadi, in hawaii, but he called me into his office to get to work right away. it has been amazing the team effort to move this forward an
it will evidence as we go around all these projects that the $240 million will pay for, and as we work on long-term infrastructure funding that does not increase property taxes but honors what people pay through their taxes to get stuff done in the city. i am looking forward to working on this desk for many years to come. thank you very much. [applause] next, i would like to introduce the supervisor who was a strong supporter of the bond. he led the charge and built many bridges. he brought many community groups together. he was there working hard with us. it is only appropriate that we launched this bond program in his district, supervisors got leaner supervisors go scott wiener. i want to welcome you to the oldest neighborhood in san francisco. i am proud to represent it. it is about to get new road surfacing. i am very excited about that. 17th street is a major thoroughfare for cars and bikes connecting the castro close to san francisco general hospital. it is a very