Been successful in reducing the rate of growth in costs. We have a lot of demographic factors putting it higher, but im very proud of the business were in, and the job that hospital its doing as part of the Healthcare System in america today. [applause] well, all these people are really smart. I dont need to ask them probing question. I prefer to let them talk. But i want too ask you i want to take the next step here. And if youre basically the only layman here, and okay, were sort of stumbling in the right direction. Lets posit that. And science is out there, as patrick said, but we have to figure out a way to make it accessible and usable to all of us. Given where we are, either in Public Health or in the Healthcare System itself, the Delivery System, concisely as you can, what do you think the greatest challenges we still face are, and what are the greatest opportunities, one or two of each. I will just give you an example. You mentioned we needed to do more with primary care. There
Trade program to organizations such as the San Francisco chamber of commerce, china, sf. Sfoairport, and the county, Economic Development association or sam seda and the silicon valley, alliance, the redwood city, chamber of commerce. The city of napa and the county of napa and the association, and the napa chamber of commerce, and sf made, a local Manufacturer Association, and also 101 mfg which is another Manufacturer Association that focuses on the highway 101 corridor and the counties. And also, the salano Economic Development corporation as well as the Governors Office of economic and business development, or go bis. We organized and held our own half day Foreign Trade zone seminar in june of 2012. And we also sponsored similar trade events that were hosted by the u. S. Commercial service, and af made, and the Northern California World Trade Center and the Economic Development board. There continues to be strong interest in the ftz programs throughout the area. In 2011, the 2011 t
Based organizations that we have out reached to so far. And there are others out there, that could be included on this list. And it is not a closed list. And there are many opportunities and many Small Businesses out there, we are also working with the office of Small Business and the Small Business commission that also has candidates that would qualify, and the office of economic and Workforce Development invest in neighborhoods which does a lot of funding to these communitybased organizations. And that is my presentation, and im available for questions. Thank you. We have Public Comment . Seeing none, commissioners . Good afternoon, commissioners. I just wanted to thank you. Please state your name first. Adria baker and i am a Community Representative and i wanted to thank you for this opportunity to speak in support of this retail program, targeted at local business enterprises. I want to acknowledge the port for its desire and commitment to create a San Francisco water front that e
Good afternoon, commissioners. I just wanted to thank you. Please state your name first. Adria baker and i am a Community Representative and i wanted to thank you for this opportunity to speak in support of this retail program, targeted at local business enterprises. I want to acknowledge the port for its desire and commitment to create a San Francisco water front that embraces and reflects the diversity of our city. And for staff, thoughtful approach in involving our cbos that work with Small Businesses to assist in the out reach for this opportunity. And to provide ongoing financial, and operational Technical Assistance, which will insure the success of the selected participants, thank you. Thank you. Any other Public Comment . Commissioners . Yeah, i think that it is a great idea. And it is a really nice space and you are not going to need enough of a lot of expenses to get it up and running. And i also think that the reasonably priced and the only, other concern that i would have i
Will be taking a leave from his business and general counsel. No start date has yet been set for his new white house job but white house Spokesman Says he would start soon and the appointment is expected to last for roughly five to six months on the ebola initiative. The New York Times also addressed ron clain and described his background in this story. But is ron klain even a czar . Actually the wall street journal and the washington wire reported that that is the inappropriate title that is not the right thing to call him even though white house critics have been hearing from critics to appoint a czar. Thats not what the white house has done. Heres josh speaking yesterday on why ron klain is the right person for the rob. What kind of person is appropriate to fill this role . The fact of the matter is, this is much broader than just a medical response. The response youve seen from the administration is a whole of government response. To ensure were leveraging the necessary resources t