[singing roar] [ ] [ cheering and applause ]. Mayor breed hello, everyone. Im San Francisco mayor london breed, and i am so excited to be here today. Hello. First of all, i love katy perrys version, but i will buy that single if you guys to upload it. Beautiful. Thank you so much to the amazing choir that burton has been traditionally known for every since i was in high school, which wasnt actually that long ago. Burton always had an incredible choir and was an incredible force in this city for academics and so many things. So it really is an honor to be here, because this initiative, opportunities for all, is something that is near and dear in my heart. I am so fortunate because when i was in high school, you know, there was not really a lot of opportunities to learn and to grow and to figure out what i wanted to do in life. I grew up in the western edition in the philmore community in Public Housing where my grandmother raised me. It was so easy to turn to some of the negative activi
Manufacturing in cities creates this perfect platform for people to earn livelihoods and for people to create more economic prosperity. Im kate sosa. Im cofounder and ceo of sf made. Sf made is a Public Private partnership in the city of San Francisco to help manufacturers start, grow, and stay right here in San Francisco. Sf made really provides wraparound resources for manufacturers that sets us apart from other Small Business support organizations who provide more generalized support. Everything we do has really been developed over time by listening and thinking about what manufacturer needs grow. For example, it would be traditional things like helping them find capital, provide assistance loans, help to provide Small Business owners with education. We have had some great experience doing what you might call pop ups or temporary selling events, and maybe the most recent example was one that we did as part of sf made week in partnership with the city Seas Partnership with Small Busi
U. S. China, the changing relationship between the u. S. And china and ongoing trade tariff. The u. S. Economics Security Review Commission is a host of the event. With taiwan and hong kong. The commission began the hearings this year, we marks the 40th year of u. S. China diplomatic relations. By examining the external and internal ability to sustain growth, project power and spread its influence on the globe. This year has been one of extreme volatility between the u. S. And china. Chain and insta they thought it would be to visit and explore key topics. There is an increasing amount of commentary in the Foreign Policy community, con jebbibbij con jebbi conjecturing. And this commentary further characterizes china as a rival, having upgraded it from a competitor. The word enemy is less frequently used, but is not absent. The previous assumptions underlying u. S. Policy, such as the Current International order benefits china and capitalism brings with it democracy have been shattered
In particular. But all of you to the hearing, as we are galloping toward the need to the act. Cities and localities are looking to us to see what we are to do. I met with a group this morning and congress. It is in the most difficult we have had to do. The issues havent waited for congress to catch up on revenue. After and in the using other methods. To get rid of congestion and to bring us into the 21st century. On transportation. In todays hearing, we will look at some of those questions. The nuances of federal towing policy and congestion pricing. Off technology solutions. To address congestions or congestion and many other Transportation Needs today. While congress failed to solve the revenue question, is negatively attacked and affected the constituents as never before. Not to mention, the quality of air we breathe and failure to deal with Climate Change which was not even discussed at the time of the last reauthorization, to indicate just how far time has moved and how much congr
Thank you for your service past and present to the country and to fellow veterans. We are honored to work alongside you. That is exactly what we will do over the next few days. We will be working together. Not in a typical way and not our daytoday work. You will have an opportunity to pause and take a step back from the day to day grind and challenges. All of those things we struggle with every day and think about what we are doing and why. Are going to think about what we know and what we dont know. Those of you know me know that formal remarks are not my specialty. I want to show hands, how many of you that when we set it will be data, where like all. A show hands. It is okay. I am a selfprofessed data geek. I had that feeling to. I want to talk to you about why data is important. Sometimes it feels abstract and disconnected from reality. Sometimes it is dry and boring. Not really connected to the veterans we serve every day. We are here to serve veterans but data can help you we can