introduce betty yee, the 2014 candidate for controller. john, maybe you could give her some advice. [applause] good evening. as we celebrate the contributions of some very important figures in our history, who have contributed to the development of our country, every state, of this great city, as we honor the achievements of the congressmen, ongoing contributions, and our mayor in san francisco. each of us could not be doing the work we are doing, that we have done, without the doors of opportunity having been opened for each of us. making sure we are developing the leaders of tomorrow as part of the integral programs of leadership development and civic engagement. the internships program is designed to prepare college students to become our future leaders. by providing them with the opportunities to work with government agencies, they develop their leadership skills, public policy experience, and broaden their civic engagement. they have demonstrated a dedication to the co
captain paul chignell, along with officers tastings ahastingd lopez. good evening to you all. my pleasure to introduce richard hastings and that lopez. matt lopez. saturday, july 16, 2011, officer richard hastings and asked matt lopez were on duty and in uniform. their primary assignment was to be on a fixed post detail on the imminence of a railway platform on third street between oakdale avenue and plu avenue. this platform and the surrounding areas are notorious for high incidence of robberies, aggravated assaults, indiscriminate shootings, gang activity, illegal firearm possession, as well as a multitude of quality of life cripes. the bayview station has dedicated a high-level police resources to this area, particularly to a recent rash of robberies on and adjacent to the platform. well on the platform, officers tastings and lopez contacted the subject later identified as kenneth harding jr.. he was on the railway vehicle. the officers determined the suspect was rid
good morning, everyone. i am the president of the board of directors of the golden gate bridge highway and transportation district. it is my absolute pleasure to welcome all of you here this morning. thank you so much for coming out. as caretakers of this magnificent bridge, all of us here in the district know how treasured this landmark is and we know that each of us sees this bridge as our very own. it has its own personal meeting, its own history, and even its own emotional pull. that is why we celebrate this 75th anniversary with the theme bridging us all. since its inception, the golden gate bridge has had the power to connect us, and we happily share this bridge with the city, the bay area, state, nation, and even the world. to kick off our celebration today, it is only fitting that we are joined by so many special guests, the people, organizations, and public agencies that have been absolutely instrumental in helping us kick off this anniversary celebration. fir
we had to get a general fund cut of about 10%. that means that you guys lost 50 hours. you went down to 450. if we are living within our means, that means our office living within our means, but also helping you to live within your namemean spirit i think tht is an effective way to rationally manage their resources that you have and what the policy priorities are. we continue to do that, and hopefully my lawyers are keeping all of you advised about the wherwhere you are at on a fairly regular basis with respect to the budget. that is something that i think it s been an invaluable tool. i have had discussions with some of you, and i will work with you. i do not want to compete you from doing your good work, and we will never do that. supervisor kim: i want to appreciate that the increase looks like it is only about $3.3 million in the next fiscal year. in the report, it said you expected increases from police, fire, and public works, along with the board of supervisors. is tha