transportation commission. but personally, i am delighted to be here today, and i want to extend a warm welcome back to the bay area to be administrator therese macmillan. in doing that, i am not only welcoming a distinguished guest but ab the bay area has just reached the end of an extensive two-year effort to develop the region s first combine regional transportation plan and to sustainable community strategy, effectively linking, i would say for the first time, land use and transportation through investment and infrastructure to concentrate new growth in areas which can effectively be served by transit. this is something that therese is no stranger to. for many years, she advocated for that locally, and now she is doing that very effectively as part of the obama administration. this is an administration that understands that a country cannot move forward without due investments in its infrastructure, particularly its transportationmn which is the lifeblood of the urban cen
here in san francisco. we are privileged to manage the western edge of this magnificent urban corridor, world class urban corridor. and, mayor lee, i appreciate your shout out for the importance bird. our former superintendent on current superintendent reiterates what our former superintendent said, that it all begins with a vision. i think the ocean beach master plan constitutes a magnificent vision for this corridor. we, too, look forward to moving on into the implementation phase and bringing some reality to this. but it has been our honor and privilege to work with ben and the excellent team at spur that he has assembled with our colleagues, from the business sector, from the cadres of wonderfully elected officials we have, our colleagues with rec and park, and public works and the other agencies here in san francisco. it has really been almost a poster child for a collaborative effort, and we re honored to have been part of it. we cannot wait to get into the exciting ne
look at the changes in our economy and how these impact the communities. this is something that i was partnered with on the ground, organizing the community response to what was happening in the late 90 s and early last decade. this was very powerful, and the changes that we see in this city demographics, and so many friends or families i know who have left the city, and gone to the east bay. this is something that we explored at the revenue coalition to report this measure. we affirmed that these are the conditions that many of us experienced and are experiencing again, and we thought that also, we wanted to look at not just generating revenue, but also how we do the business tax structure, we would tax something different, with a much more progressive with the changes that we see in san francisco. we go into this eyes wide open. the supervisor does remind me about this there is a real estate transfer tax and i have this right down to the department of elections, i will
treatment plant has broken. this is a little more difficult. we definitely do appreciate your direction. we will be revisiting the levels of service. i.t. people, can you put that thanks. we will be revisiting the levels of the strategy that were discussed today. and at some point where the greens green kind of overlap. the green/green kind of overlap. did you have any suggestions for that overlap? somewhere in between, i like maximize and integrate. i like maximize. it is a noun. what are we maximizing? i would even go for maximize green infrastructure to manage storm and minimize flooding. i know your concerns. i heard them earlier around what the implications of that are. we are not that far off. we typically do not get into maximization processes. we do not usually have that option. we do trade-offs. one of the more useful tools that we are in the process of developing to make those trade- offs is the bottom line analysis. i would welcome language that bas
you will be competing in the food and truck challenge. appetizers, entrees, and desserts. make a cohesive mill. the winner will get the title of the feed truck challenge chompians. ready, said? whether you talking to get out there. i am with the founder of off the grid. how would you describe it? global food trucks in the bay area. we put them into need urban settings. we get people to come and try the great food. what inspired you? i was helping people launch mobile food trucks. they were asking where we could park together. there was no process that enabled that. we started the first location at 14th and center. from there, we expanded locations. why our food trucks growing in popularity? three reasons. the high cost of starting a the rises social media, and trucks can be easily located. food trucks offer a unique outdoor experience that is not easily replaced by any other sitting anywhere else in san francisco. how would you describe the relationship san francisc