i think you are one speaker away from the main attraction so i promise to be brief but i want to say first of all congratulations to the california academy of sciences, the board, and the staff. congratulations to the city of san francisco and the arts commission. congratulations to maya for bringing all of those thoughts and images and connections that this project has gone through to fruition here in this megaphone. it just occurred to me sitting right over there that endangered species and extinct species and threatened ecosystems and migrations around the world that are in peril of being lost because of the human endeavor, they all had a megaphone at this point. congratulations to the city of chicago for having this. what occurred to me is that this is pointed straight at the north american continent. it is broadcasting to the citizens of the entire country and it is carried out all over the world. what we have in store, we hope, the reversal that has begun over the past
things are going to be pretty successful. midnight basketball, there are 200 people in the gym but they re not shooting at each other. we understand that s part of the territory. poll community could get together and realize we could be in the same room together and have a good time. those are some of the efforts we want to focus on and that s the preventative arm of the work that we do. that preventative arm works closely with the crisis response and the reactive peace we do as well. i want to open up for questions around what we do and how we operate. supervisor avalos: thank you for your presentation. i would like to thank the speakers. everyone knew heard to date public safety remains one of the highest priorities here for san francisco. it s really important for this hearing that you guys put on today, the presence that was here in terms of individuals talking to you and were here today for the hearing with that department heads, the san francisco police department a
can tell you that we are thrilled to have a portal to the earth on our east terrace. what is missing is a subject that lies at the very core of the research of the institution. we are about documented and describing the diversity of life and this portal allows you to experience that directly. our research centers about going to the far corners of the world which we have been doing for 150 years. we can offer a perspective on life which is our foundation and knowledge. in short, academy sciences have been for well over a century [inaudible] we will feel the pulse. this transforms the idea of a dry list of many species that have gone extinct into an emotional experience of how small our fish has become, how few great migrations there are. how great is the darkness of our night sky. we emerge recognizing that we are on a trajectory and what is missing allows us to understand what the scope of that trajectory is. if we look just from what is around us, the scope does not look as
francisco. friendly, free, and you might get fed. [applause] this san francisco ryther created the radar reading series in 2003. she was inspired when she first moved to this city in the early 1990 s and discover the wild west atmosphere of open mi it s ic in the mission. although there were these open mics every night of the week, they were super macho. people writing poems about being jerks. beatty their chest onstage. she was energized by the scene and proved up with other girls who wanted their voices to be heard. touring the country and sharing gen-x 7 as a. her mainstream reputation grew with her novel. theses san francisco public library took notice and asked her if she would begin carrying a monthly reading series based on her community. a lot of the raiders that i work with our like underground writers. they re just coming at publishing and at being a writer from this underground way. coming in to the library is awesome. very good for the library to show th
rest room and find your own way. thank you. feel like it really is a community. they are not the same thing, but it really does feel like there s that kind of a five. everybody is there to enjoy a literary reading. the best lit in san francisco. friendly, free, and you might get fed. [applause] this san francisco ryther created the radar reading series in 2003. she was inspired when she first moved to this city in the early 1990 s and discover the wild west atmosphere of open mi it s ic in the mission. although there were these open mics every night of the week, they were super macho. people writing poems about being jerks. beatty their chest onstage. she was energized by the scene and proved up with other girls who wanted their voices to be heard. touring the country and sharing gen-x 7 as a. her mainstream reputation grew with her novel. theses san francisco public library took notice and asked her if she would begin carrying a monthly reading series based on