Item 6 introduction of new and Unfinished Business by Board Members. First happy new year and thank Internal Revenue leader ed reiskin for a fabulous 2015 we really feel the agency has accomplished so much and seeing a result often the streets with and know how much hard work we appreciate if very much and it is is mark of a great leader ed and the leaders and his Leadership Team theyve moved forward hiring the right people supporting them and getting fabulous results happy new year and thank you to you and youre Leadership Team i dont see very many of you today but thank you. Id like to add that the agency is so well served by every level we see it all the time basically continues very supportive and the ambitious we get a well thought out and advanced on behalf of the people of San Francisco and this board thank you very much and director reiskin thank you. So as just one more thing id like to request we adjourn in the memory of mary brown a city Family Member a brick coalition perso
You can you and i clapping thank you. God bless you all. Meet us back here february 14, 2014, well be rising in one against violence against women. Thank you very much for coming. Be safe hi, im with building San Francisco. And we have a special program of stay safe today where were going to talk about what you can do to your home after an earthquake to make it waterproof and to be more comfortable. Were here at spur in San Francisco, this wonderful exhibit of safe enough to stay. And this is an example of what your home might be like after an earthquake. And we have today with us ben latimer from tvan. Thank you for joining us. Thank you. Well talk about things you can do you dont have to be a professional contractor to make your home more livable after an earthquake. I want to talk about things a homeowner can do. We have comfort and we have things like a little bit of maybe safety if your front door is ajar and waterproofing if you have a leak in your roof, or if you have broken gla
Structural and nonstructural losses. The structural losses, a lot of times, arent going to be that bad if you prepare. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Get in there and get your property assessed and figure it out. So, what is a nonstructural issue that might cause losses . Well, you know, pipes, for instance. Pipes will whip around during an earthquake. And if theyre anchored in more numerous locations, that whipping wont cause a breakage that will cause a flood. Ive heard water damage is a major, major problem after earthquakes actually. It is. Thats one of the big things. A lot of things falling over, ceilings collapsing. But all of this can be prevented by an expert coming in and assessing where those problem areas and often the fixes are really, really cheap. Who do you call when you want to have that kind of assessment or evaluation done . The Structural Engineering community is great. We have the Structural Engineers association of Northern California right here
Were going to begin build open it. In this space weve got the supermarket orange will a new theatre and front of the of that it will be a 2 hundred seat black box theatre and a double story lobby. Great coffee we promised. To really welcome the neighborhood and to light up this block. Part of what gives me joy is expanded the story of kc e t. This city helped us donors and trustees people that work here and they helped to rebuild gary and we knew that c e t are here. A lot of the students raise your hand. The merge theatre folks standing here weve got educational proomz programs. Were deeply involved with this neighborhood and we incubate a lot of newark. Its such a beautiful cathedral of a spates. In the another way for us to partner with the community. This this space we hope to produce newark and engage new and local and old after the. We hope to share this space. In the a neighborhood filled with arts. A lessons king and luggage store. Were privileged to be part of this community.
Officer when you mention the generations and investigators not engaged with this media and no dont know my book or face space and when you have to look at youth culture. We talk about texting and sexing and omg and i didnt text anything to you. I spoke to and part of the language and how they engage so until we look at the culture of young people and how do we Impact Todays 20th Century Media culture we cant make a huge impact in regards to bullying or electronic aggression or whatever name we want to place on it and is affecting the students and i am excited youre addressing this issue and its a crucial time for this generation and if we dont take serious this conversation today and action tomorrow we will see more and more issues arise. [applause] and im going to cap it up and i totally agree with that and one of the resources i want you to point is out is the Family Institute on line and platform for good a couple days ago. Anne was there for the launch in dc and the goal of this wh