Scheme of plastic, so plastic wrap, plastic bags, you know, its great to say we should all use glass but we know whats used out there is plastic, and its reusable, you can come up with all these ways to avoid it but theres plastic everywhere and its accessible and cheap, so plastic wrap gets used a lot, there arent that many alternatives that can do what plastic wrap does, i dont use a lot of it and its harder to store things longterm and same question applies for the freezer, its easier to put things in a freezer bag. So, a little tip for that is i do admit to using plastic bags, i reuse them and if something is not i dont use them for liquids and if something isnt somehow already kind of like a solid or whatever, parchment paper around that and then use the plastic just as the thing that keeps it from leakproof or if im taking soup to work, i have my soup in a glass jar but i will throw it in plastic because i dont want it all over my backpack and theres also more stainless steel opt
Well, good morning, good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us. Here in the outer sunset on a, what is looking to be a beautiful day, my name is joaquin torres, with the Work Force Development lead intion mayor lees program look tog coordinate city resources both existing and new to serve our neighborhoods in need and to serve our Small Business commercial corridors. One of the things that has been so important to the mayor is making sure that were attentive and listening to the streets and there is certainly no one better to know that than mayor lee who has been both our director of public works, then moved on to being city administrator, and now our mayor of our city. So, to make the announcement of this new program that will benefit merchants and Small Businesses up and down corridors like the one were here on today, id like to invite further direction, mayor lee. Thank you, mayor. applause thank you. Its great to be out here in sunset out in irving street. I should come o
This is smack in the middle of the tenderloin neighborhood where there are 50,000 people within walking distance. You see the kids that are using whats provided, but there is so much opportunity for this to be a stronger, more welcoming, healthier, cleaner, safer place for the people in this community to play. There are going to be new green areas, a fullsize basketball court, Outdoor Fitness equipment, community gardens, a brandnew clubhouse. Its going to be a much more welcoming spot for a neighborhood that really needs it. Man when i need you i just close my eyes and im with you and all that i so want to give you its only a. Announcer you dont have to be a hero to be a hero. When you adopt a child from foster care, just being there makes all the difference. Well, good morning, good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us. Here in the outer sunset on a, what is looking to be a beautiful day, my name is joaquin torres, with the Work Force Development lead intion mayor lees pro
Think the 8 or 9 months that we have in the current years salary budget. And the third factor is the Youth Commission. Staffing. As a Pilot Program, the department is l telling the coordinator of Community Outreach and Civic Engagement youth position. We will continue to do that through june of 2013 at which case we will be able to demonstrate the positions impact. We intend on collecting data. Well be able to provide information to the committee about the efficacy of this position beginning in the spring 2013. If there arent any questions about the current budget, i can move to the action items that are before you. I have put it up on the overhead. There are about four questions there. There is a Committee Support drafting 1314 and 1415 in your budget a approved in june 2012 as a baseline to start from. Budget analyst the committee can authorize me to bring it inhouse or to rfp the services. Contemplate the third a position and annualizing the salary and fringe for those positions and
Going to be here. So the ability to make Technology Accessible is there. Those of us charged with doing this have a really important role. We have to be able to provide the tools for the technology in ways that the people can hear. I am happy to be your speaking with you because i think this is an incredibly important topic. This afternoon, there is a workshop on addressing multiple barriers for accessing technology, and it will be a brainstorming session where someone from my office and a couple of other people will be leading a discussion of what issues people run into and how you deal with them. I think it is a really important topic and i think it is probably one of the most important things people could be talking about now. For all of us, technology is here and going to be here, and we all need it. Thank you very much. [applause] thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I am really pleased to be up here well, not really, but youre so pleased to be able to tell you about two things before