Sitting on the dock of the bay wasting time. Ah whistle along with me, yall. [whistling] yeah [whistling] thank you. applause [cheering and applauding] other than that, how about a San Francisco welcome . [cheering and applauding] now, a few words about otis redding and that absolutely gorgeous song. Can you think of a better song for this great wharf . As you probably know, otis redding was in San Francisco to perform at the fillmore in the summer of 1967 and he found himself for a week on a sauselito house boat. On the bay came the inspiration for this incredible song. A couple months later he recorded the song and tragically passed 2008 way in a plane crash in 1967. This song became the last recorded song by otis redding. It is an incredible song, it is so befitting and it is something we thought would inspire everyone who comes to this wharf, not just today, but ongoing. And the otis redding family has graciously allowed us to use some of his famous lyrics here at the wharf. They w
88. We are at Mount Davidson and it has the highest point of elevation in San Francisco hitting a whopping 928 feet. Mt. Davidson provides a peaceful 30acre owe ace and great hiking trails. The spectacular views offers a Perfect Place to watch the sunrise or suffer sun set with someone you louvre, wear sturdy shows to conquer the stone trails and denly inventory advantage gives you hikers the sensation of being in a rain forest its quite a hike to the top here at Mount Davidson but the view thank you, supervisor farrell, for being here this morning, and also for your Great Partnership with the board of supervisors. Carmen chu, youre helping us bring in the money already, thank you. Assessor chu. applause london breed, thank you very much, supervisor, always a pleasure to work with you as well. All of you, friends, spouses, family, people who are just enthralled with this wonderful great city of San Francisco like i am. Thank you for all being here to witness and honor and thank the peo
Whistle along with me, yall. [whistling] yeah [whistling] thank you. applause [cheering and applauding] other than that, how about a San Francisco welcome . [cheering and applauding] now, a few words about otis redding and that absolutely gorgeous song. Can you think of a better song for this great wharf . As you probably know, otis redding was in San Francisco to perform at the fillmore in the summer of 1967 and he found himself for a week on a sauselito house boat. On the bay came the inspiration for this incredible song. A couple months later he recorded the song and tragically passed 2008 way in a plane crash in 1967. This song became the last recorded song by otis redding. It is an incredible song, it is so befitting and it is something we thought would inspire everyone who comes to this wharf, not just today, but ongoing. And the otis redding family has graciously allowed us to use some of his famous lyrics here at the wharf. They will be permanently engraved at one of the marker
Ironically, with a small little abandoned swath of land that has grown up to become the cuseda garden. And its the thought child and the physical manifestation of hard work, of a few Community Leaders that got together and rolled up their sleeves and got to work. And tonight i have the honor to introduce one of the cofounders, his name is jeffery betcher. Where are you . Get up here. And jeff is going to introduce to you as he escorts ms. Annette young smith to the stage. This lady, ladies and gentlemen, is a Lifetime Achievement award winner. Please, please welcome her to the stage. applause i cant think of a more deserving woman. Thank you. Come on in. Jeffery, i love you. I love you, too. Hello, neighbors. Good evening. You know, first i have to say that i heart the portola, i really do. [laughter] this is an amazing win frankly for the whole southeast sector, from Progress Park down, and its a wonderful night. Great to be here with all of you. My name is jeffery betcher. I am the e
Lot. The scare you part is that commissioner arce, youre absolutely right. They could set the not to exceed rate next week. They could move forward with a Shell Program and no other program, which as i said is only less than 4 of what we envision. So, but with that said, the reason that advocates have recently voted and said to the sfpuc and to lafco we would like them to proceed with these not to exceed rates is because they are now competitive with pg e. Especially if you compare it to a pg e green rate. And what ms. Malcolm proposed to us tonight are rates that will probably be even more competitive, even competitive with pg es brown power rate. The issue with the shell contract is that whether we like it or not, the local buildout that we all want is no longer tied to the small phase 1 part of the program. Its no longer tied to the shell contract. So, the reality is now that the shell contract is going to have competitive rates if the sfpuc sets competitive rates next week, now tha