For initiating this project too. It is the undeniable truth that transbay has been the catalyst for this city. I look forward to working with everybody here for the future success of this program. Thank you very much. [ applause ] thank you, director kim, supervisor kim for those words. Our final speaker is one who has been in integral to this community. Mike has been at my side for the last 15 years helping to make this project a reality along with all the members of the labor community, the carpenters, operating engineers and everybody. Mike has been a member of the Workers Union since 1985 and has represented the workers from san mateo and marine and other counties. He has been voted by his peers and elected the treasure since 2005. Hes been with us since the beginning. The transit project labor unit has been a model for other projects for success. All 20 units signaturary have signed on and we have been able to work with mike to create a program to mentor our youth both students ra
Im nicole and lindsey, i like the fresh air. When we sign up, its always so gratifying. We want to be here. So im very excite ied to be here today. Your volunteerism is appreciated most definitely. Last year we were able to do 6,000 hours volunteering. Without that we cant survive. Volunteering is really important because we cant do this. Its important to understand and a concept of learning how to take care of this park. We have almost a 160 acres in the district 10 area. Its fun to come out here. We have a park. Its better to take some of the stuff off the fences so people can look at the park. The street, every time, our friends. I think everybody should give back. We are very fortunate. We are successful with the company and its time to give back. Its a great place for us. The weather is nice. No rain. Beautiful San Francisco. Its a great way to be able to have fun and give back and walk away with a great feeling. For more opportunities we have volunteering every single day of the
Francisco. Were home to energy Major Developers and installers, including sun run, sun edison, teetion energy, basse electric, [speaker not understood]. So, to the Solar Companies already here in our great city, thank you for investing in our great city. ~ teague as those who are not yet located in San Francisco, we welcome you. ~ with open arms. applause please consider joining your great colleagues in being part of the worlds most innovative and dynamic solar clusters in the world. We continue to be a great city. Were very proud of our partnerships and our Solar Companies and our Service Providers, out of their work. Were not stopping here with these milestones. Were going to heed the call of our governor. Were going to get to goals yet to be imagined, and i thank you for being here in our world class city to kickoff this intersolar 2013. Thank you for being here in San Francisco. applause . Youre watching quick bites, the show that is San Francisco. And today youre in for a real tre
Foundation, dr. Sandra hernandez and tessa rivera, [speaker not understood], Senior Program officer for immigrant rights and integration, walter and alise fund, also known as the haase senior fund. Pam david, the Wallace Alexander gabode foundation, stacey ma and thomas, concerned with immigrants and refugees represented today by felicia barto, deputy director. Also present today are commissioner canali vicechair of the San Francisco immigrant rights commission, city librarian, luis herrera, [speaker not understood], and clementine of the african advocacy network. So, let me provide first of all just a little bit of background on the initiative. In 2008 while serving as city administrator, mayor ed lee created the office of Civic Engagement and immigrant affairs, one of the first such offices in the nation. The intention was to better communicate with and engage our City Residents while providing opportunities for meaningful participation and particularly for under served and vulnerabl
Environmental issue, but even water bottles, even if you leave them in a cold environment, you dont know where theyve come from or theyve been in ship holds which is really hot, just as a number one rule, if you smell something plastic dont drink out of it. Thats good advice. I have two questions, theyre a little bit unrelated but the first one goes on the 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