Be along to explain how that may clear up this saturday morning. Im mike me back and lets bring in rosemary now. I liked claudines word, it might clear. There may be areas that wont clear today. It will be a cool to mild weekend. Well see sunshine inland. We have a view of the sunshining for our inland communities, well have a look at how widespread the fog and the clouds are inside the bay northeast and south, weve got cloud cover and overcast sky to start the day. Now, because of it, were warmer in many areas. Santa rosa, up by seven degrees, 7 degrees warmer than we were and sfo up 2, the clouds act as blanket overhead helping to lock in some of the heat from yesterday. Fairfield reporting a 12 Miles Per Hour breeze, and concord reporting 10. Its a light breeze and that afternoon sea breeze will be with us once again. 53 degrees in oakland and 51 in San Francisco, and you go into the south bay, 54 for you san jose, its starting at 54 as well. As we get into the afternoon, these clou
We got something out of it, which was to potentially relocate. They responded by signing the lease and we gave them a six year exemption. We also said that we would have dialogue, continue to discuss with them and other Technology Companies what it is we reading they need to stay in the city. They indicated strongly there were about 30 of us to meet they really had to look at the long term. What could we do to not punished job creation . So we have had a very robust discussion with all the different elements of our business community. We are at the cusp now of making some longterm decisions about replacing our payroll tax with some ideas of hybrids and gross receipts. I want to follow up on that. What surprises did you hear when you met with all those businesses . They wanted to be engaged. That was the numberone thing that they said. The city, if you wanted job creation, innovation, you had to create an ongoing dialogue. We listened carefully and acted on it. We created a whole techno
Certainly provide me support and provide me the motivation to get up and come to work every single day. This is an opportunity to thank and praise the people that call me stop, that email me, find me on facebook, send me a twitter and pick, found me on next door. I tell you, this is your day. Put your hands together. Hang in there, were almost done. But this is the day that we get to celebrate applause im calling it the neners. You know whats interesting . Ive been around city hall long enough to watch the nen awards grow and mature into what it is today. So, i also want to give a special shout out to daniel homesy who is the originator of this. Thank you, daniel. applause also i want to acknowledge his right hand christina palone, the new director, mon, Mayors Office Neighborhood Services over there in that corner. applause and for those of you that dont know, i represent district 10, thats the southeast neighborhoods. Thats bayview, thats potrero hill, visitacion valley, its a little
Very active, quiet, kind of a greyhaired mentoring culture that helped people do what they do. I do not see that anywhere else. People give up their time, give of themselves. It is just a spectacular way to foster innovation. I want to talk about innovation in the bay area for a moment. This is for all of you, but i will start with you, mayor lee. How would you describe the state of innovation in the bay area right now . Are you concerned instagram comes to mind about a bubble . We have been trying to analyze that question with financial people and people in the industry. I do think there is more maturity with the companies. I get a chance to go out and talk to one new company week, when i get out of my city hall prison to meet the innovators. They introduced me to their employees. I get to have a direct dialogue with the employees and ask them what they need to stay. They say they really like being in our city because of the night life, the culture. They want education, they want a be
Very active, quiet, kind of a greyhaired mentoring culture that helped people do what they do. I do not see that anywhere else. People give up their time, give of themselves. It is just a spectacular way to foster innovation. I want to talk about innovation in the bay area for a moment. This is for all of you, but i will start with you, mayor lee. How would you describe the state of innovation in the bay area right now . Are you concerned instagram comes to mind about a bubble . We have been trying to analyze that question with financial people and people in the industry. I do think there is more maturity with the companies. I get a chance to go out and talk to one new company week, when i get out of my city hall prison to meet the innovators. They introduced me to their employees. I get to have a direct dialogue with the employees and ask them what they need to stay. They say they really like being in our city because of the night life, the culture. They want education, they want a be