Use the hashtag artist places. Fire up your smart phones if you get a chance. I am mark muro, senior fellow at the metropolitan policy program and my privilege to kick off todays auspicious event. I say our event today is auspicious for several reasons. It is always auspicious to welcome and help launch a book into the world, given it is a red letter day for fred bacher whose excellent book the smartest places on earth is just out and if i do say so, rush to pick up a copy, we have some out beyond the back, on the way out please do that. Also two experienced economic observers focusing not on the standard inside the beltway with spin cycles, and at brookings, the most fundamental elements of national wellbeing, r d and stem worker advanced industries from aerospace, Regional Technology clusters, Regional Technology ecosystems, critical, that is part of their focus, and collaborations they accelerate. The fact that cities and regions themselves can become incubators of growth. They trav
Has the kind of discipline, the kind of intellectual rigor to unpack the complexity of the industries and then figured out what the Public Policies needs to flow from. My question is this. I used left fairly often and what i find depressing is often the guy thats driving is very highly qualified but hasnt to me the operationalization of what youre talking about here is how to get people educated with the right tools so they dont become to janitors in West Virginia but they become contributors to this new economy. Have you thought about that i have come its called the most important job youll ever have and the most important job youll ever have is being a parent. I wouldnt pretend to be a parenting guru and my children here today would remind me. But what i do is take the voices and perspectives of the people in the book and i ask them all the same questions what will todays kids need to make it in tomorrows economy so theres a full treatment of that. Now that of course doesnt relate to
Including budget hearings. I want to acknowledge the bis busty schedule and have him speak on a item before it is called. Supervisor. Thank you commissioner low and i can call you acting president. Commissioners thanksgivings for having me. I have to run we are actually in 5 minutes starting the budget deliberations for the fiscal year including the rec and Park Department this year so have to get back to that. I want to speak on the item with fran cisco park [inaudible] this is an agreement two years in the make and i want to thank the staff. [inaudible] in particular who has been instrumental making this happen so want to thank everyone. They are going to give a generous gilf to our city to construct the park we talked about a few years ago and appreciate all your support for that. Bh the time came to vote on those matters we all know the need fo open space and this will be a incredible highlight for our entire city when it is built. Im incredibly excited and this shamilestone in the
Their worries about it raise their family an this lovely street with a wonderful life in San Francisco thank you very much. Is there any additional Public Comment . In support of project sponsor. Dr requester a two minute rebuttal. Each. Good evening, commissioners my name is john on may 6, 2015, whether asked about the demolition versus the addition the planner nicholas said this concept is abused this project is unclear at this point he had not reviewed it, in fact, not review them until this afternoon were not inclined to take his opinion by will look at an informed assessment with our expert. Our dr position any twaergs should be within the existing envelope after all the work youre thinking is evolved but no response from the folks two of the 3 levels have no views this is not about views but our modest in relation to an outside use and fine to talk about density but looking at each other it crows the line as an invasion of the privacy at the preapp meeting when everyone are sprer
Do not call me mr. President. What i do want to acknowledge that we have the honorable mark farrell in our Commission Room and i know he has a very packed schedule and has many important things to do today including budget hearings. I want to acknowledge the bis busty schedule and have him speak on a item before it is called. Supervisor. Thank you commissioner low and i can call you acting president. Commissioners thanksgivings for having me. I have to run we are actually in 5 minutes starting the budget deliberations for the fiscal year including the rec and Park Department this year so have to get back to that. I want to speak on the item with fran cisco park [inaudible] this is an agreement two years in the make and i want to thank the staff. [inaudible] in particular who has been instrumental making this happen so want to thank everyone. They are going to give a generous gilf to our city to construct the park we talked about a few years ago and appreciate all your support for that.