Them here now 20 years later speaking and talking about how successful those programs have been not only to them as pro firproprietorship and owners ane want to see to continue to improve and expand. I believe this project gives us an opportunity as a community to move forward and to see some stability around that. And then, also, i wanted to say thank you again to oscar james, Linda Richardson and miss scott. And just knowing that we have a legacy of generations in San Francisco and we do still have that historic tie and knowledge still here present and seeing this project go forward with people being able to see that which has been kind of one of the biggest issues with the whole redevelopment agency, as well as cop program. The only comment i have is that i know currently Small Businesses were not included in the october 7, 2008 meeting and i was mainly done for residential, be bu but if thereg in to do moving forward to possibly add in something around cop businesses as the project moves forward, thank you. Thank you, commissioner. Commissioner ros aralis. My comments are brief. I think we studied, listened and heard from a technical standpoint, but what moves me as a commissioner and a San Franciscoan is for the community to tell us what moving this project moving forward at every level. My own experience as a commissioner tells me that i can trust lenar and five point to follow through. Early in my days, when i first heard about this project, i had a you wont say a doubt, but a question, and i wanted to make sure the community was fully backing the plans, that this was not a city thing or that kind of thing and ive been convinced through not just the records that weve heard, the reports wave beeweve been given and thb Development Programming and the Small Business development, the numbers, of course, and making sure the numbers are real. We rely on our staff for all of that and the community to tell us and so im impressed with the work thats been done so far. I think the becauseview community is incredibly resilient. Were talking about folks on this commission that have been experiencing and the room, thiawaiting this moment, if you will, for a long, long time and i am in full support of these items. Thank you, commissioner rosalis. I just want to say that, you know, i was on this commission when and i said this before, when it came to redevelopment. I was appointed by mayor nusome, as a redevelopment commissioner, and i remember the long hours of discussion regarding this project. But i cant believe its happening. And having grown up in the mission, the southeast, part of our city has been historically neglected over and over again. And to see us be able to do something right, i think were still lucky, especially the last few years, you know, weve been working with the lawyers and the chase center and everything we asked them to do, they did. They hired locally. They got local artists. They got local vendors. It was a Community Building and it was a Community Effort and i feel equally as bless ed this weve been working with i cant even they should be lucky to have you, coffey, your passion for running a business but lifting a community, which most people say cannot happen and you proved that it can. Cheer char. And you put a team together. Be proud knowing this is one of your legacies. This project has been able to bring out some of our most incredible leaders. Ann leaders who didnt agree all of the time, like dr. Jackson. [ laughter ] you heard her and never made her feel like she wasnt heard and lifted her up, even when she didnt agree and that says a lot. Of course, we have others that have spoken before us today. And so, i just want to say thank you, thank you to all of you. Thank you to the future workers of this project, to the future janitors, the future residents, to all of you who know that this project has come in a concontinuum of grace, passion, of hard work and this is one of the thingthe thingsill be the. Fellow commissioners, well take these three items, 5b, 5c and 5d as one vote. So being a chair, i cant move this item, but i would ask for a motion, commissioner scott some. Yes, i would love to make the motion. May i have a second motion . I would like to second the motion. Madam secretary, please talk your roll call. Please announce your vote for 5b, 5c and 5d. Pai roll call . Mr. Chair, the vote is four ayes. [cheers and applause] madam secretary, please call the next item . The next is item 6, Public Comment on nonagenda items and we have one speaker card. Oscar james. Mr. James. Oscar james again and you know the last commission, something has been on my mind since that time when i first brought up the mission during the model citys area. Larry decarlos was a director when we started programs in the mission. So thats been on my mind, to get that name to you guys. When you have senior moments, which you guys will be there pretty soon, you will come back to the same first step. You think of something, you go down to your basement and forget and go upstair. This is me coming upstairs, where i had that senior moment. But i want to commend this Commission Like i do several times a year. Your dedication and the cac, their dedication didnt our community to make things happen. Without both of you, things wouldnt be possible. Thank you very much. Thank you, mr. James. Anybody else wishing to speak and if not, ok, im closing Public Comment and well go to item. Auto report of the clear . No report. The next is item 8, report of the executive director madam director. None, ok. The next order of business is commissioners questions and matters. Any questions, seeing none, hearing none. Next item. Item 10, closed session and next is 11, adjournment. A motion to ajourn. I move we ajourn. I second. Thank you. Shop and dine in the 49 promotes local businesses and challenges residents to do their business in the 49 square files of San Francisco. We help San Francisco remain unique, successful and right vi. So where will you shop and dine in the 49 . Im one of three owners here in San Francisco and we provide mostly live Music Entertainment and we have food, the type of food that we have a mexican food and its not a big menu, but we did it with love. Like ribeye tacos and quesadillas and fries. For latinos, it brings Families Together and if we can bring that family to your business, youre gold. Tonight we have russelling for e community. We have a tenperson limb elimination match. We have a fullsize ring with barside food and drink. We ended up getting wrestling here with puoillo del mar. Were hope og get families to join us. Weve done a drag queen bingo and were trying to be a diverse kind of club, trying different things. This is a great part of town and theres a bunch of shops, a variety of stores and ethnic restaurants. Theres a popular little shop that all of the kids like to hanhang out at. We have a great breakfast spot call brick fast at tiffanies. Some of the older businesses are refurbished and newer businesses are coming in and its exciting. We even have our own brewery for fdr, ferment, drink repeat. Its in the San FranciscoGarden District and four beautiful muellermixer ura alsomurals. Its important to shop local because its kind of like a circle of life, if you will. We hire local people. Local people spend their money at our businesses and those local mean that wor people willr money as well. I hope people shop locally. [ ] welcome to the stage, father microcode father michael quinn. [applause] good afternoon distinguished guests, chief nicholson, chief scott, and all the wonderful people of San Francisco and the people from surrounding areas who are here on this wonderful day to ask gods blessing and to really recognize that we have indeed received gods blessing however, we name our god since a terrible day that we remember as the earthquake. On october 17th, 1989. For those of us who were around at that time, remember there was a moment when we didnt know what to do. The bridges were closed. It seems like we were really stuck. What happened is gods spirit within us took over and what happened is communities came together. The communities came together to not only address the immediate issues, but the more farreaching issues. Example, the San FranciscoInterfaith Council was founded as a consequence. Can you imagine that week all of our faith decided we should Work Together as a community of San Francisco and Work Together. Thank you, god. You had to ring the bell a little loud, but we got it. Thank you for the First Responders, many of whom risked their lives. Thank you also for the individuals who are not First Responders, but who stepped out. They let god work in them. They have been blessed since this time since that time with the divine intervention of our god. Our god has given us Civic Leaders who make sure that our rooms are safe. We continue to ask for divine intervention of that god to give us leaders to provide for emergency services, to provide for the welfare and the wellbeing of the citizens and the guests of the city of San Francisco, and we thank god for their continued vigilance to be prepared for all those occasions may god keep us all safe and may the next 30 years be safer than it was 30 years ago on this date now i have the great privilege of introducing maryland and breed. [applause] thank you, father quinn. Thank you so much to everyone who is joining us here today to celebrate how far weve come over the past 30 years, and i remember that day. I was actually a freshman in High School AttendingGalileo High School right here in this neighborhood, and it almost feels like it was yesterday. We know that 30 years ago the loma earthquake struck suddenly, and even though it only lasted for 15 seconds, its impact was tremendous. 12,000 homes damaged, millions of dollars in Property Damage all over the bay area, and sadly , 67 lives were lost before their time. Weve come a long way and we know that there have been significant changes in San Francisco. We all remember the embarcadero freeway. It is no longer there. Pays valley and the central freeway, and we have some hayes valley folks here with us today, it is now this beautiful, vibrant open space. Buildings in the civic centre that have been rehabbed to seismic standards, and of course, so many people who live in the marina. You remember the devastation that existed here which is why it was so important that this city implements soft story legislation to ensure that when the next earthquake hits our safety, we are more resilience. We are more prepared than we were, then. We all know that we cant prevent an earthquake from happening, but in this city, we have taken the Lessons Learned from what we know happened. That was a time where technology was a lot different. We didnt have many cell phones and smart phones and other communication devices. In fact, those of you who were there probably remember when it happened. I ran upside. I was on webster street between fulton and mcallister at a friends house. I felt the ground shake. It had turned upside down. We immediately ran outside and were like, what happened, what happened . We didnt understand what was going on. We heard the bay bridge collapsed, we heard this was going on. There was so much information. We did not have access to electricity. We relied on radios and relied on communication from others. More importantly, we were safe because we knew that so many of our First Responders from the police department, from the Fire Department were out there in the communities checking and making sure that our communities were safe so we are so grateful so we continue to be there for us time and time again. We want to spend out sent send out a special announcement a special shout out to the volunteers. We know when disaster strikes that our Public Safety officials may not be able to get everyone right away, so we are going to need to look out for one another over the years, we have really worked hard to build more resilient communities. Communities where neighbors know what to do, where they look out for one another so that we are the First Responders when our fellow neighbor needs us during these times so that we can continue to keep one another safe and provide support during what we know could be a problematic time in our city. We have come a long way and we are Still Standing stronger and more amazing than ever. San francisco, as we know, even with his challenges, is still one of the most beautiful cities in the world. We will continue to make sure that we make good policy decisions, good investments, and continue to work with all Community Members throughout San Francisco to make sure we are all safe. Today we remember that we have come further in the past 30 years in being a more resilience , a more seismically safe, a better city so that when the next one happens, we are prepared. I want to thank all of you for being here today to really mark this occasion. I also want to take the opportunity to suggest that you think about your Emergency Preparedness kit. You have to access the wreck of the recommendations on the website for things you can use and one of those kids that would last for 72 hours. I was with some kits kids today at Rosa Parks Middle School and they were telling me what i needed to put in my kit. I thought wow, we are preparing the next generation and they are now going to be the ambassadors for their families and for their communities so that we can all look out for one another and to make sure that people are safe and that our city is better and stronger than ever. Thank you all again so much for being here to celebrate. [applause] good afternoon, everybody. Im Catherine Stefani. Im the supervisor for district two. It is such an honor and a privilege to serve district two. Thank you all for being here today. Thank you mayor breed for your remarks. Obviously we are here today to commemorate 30 years of the loma earthquake, witching just 15 seconds rocked our community. I cant believe it was only 15 seconds because what 170 one summer he asked me the other day how long i thought it was, i said, at least a minute. When someone told me it was just 15 seconds, it truly was the longest 15 seconds of my life. We know that it took the lives of 67 neighbors and cost caused over 5 billion in damage. It is, of course, fitting that we are here in the marina, a neighborhood which suffered some of the most extensive damage. The headline of the examiner, in fact, the following day red, s. F. Marina devastated. In this neighborhood, gas mains and pipes burst sparking fires, causing buildings to collapse, and killing four people. I was actually a junior in college. I was in my dorm room at st. Marys college just across the bay bridge when the earthquake struck and my friends and i, you know, we heard about what to do in an earthquake and, of course, when it hits, all of a sudden all of that goes out the window. What we did is what you are not supposed to do, we started running. We ran outside to find a chaotic scene. All of the windows in our library had been blown out, people were panicking, and i was personally touched because my roommate at the time had her little brother here in San Francisco who was recovering from leukemia. It was one of the hospitals here in San Francisco, and we did not know whether or not the hospital was okay, whether or not he was okay, and of course, we were hearing things like that bay bridge collapsed, and based on how bad that earthquake felt, we pictured the entire bay bridge in the bay because it felt like that actually could have happened. And what we learned from this experience is the importance of having a plan in place and be prepared ahead of time. We know that every household should have an earthquake safety kit and a plan for what to do in the event of an earthquake. Having these important conversations now will make a safer in the event of another big one. Just this monday, we had a small earthquake of 4. 7. A reminder we must always be prepared and a reminder we must talk about this with our children. My daughter who is 10 years old had just fallen asleep in bed next to me and was jolted awake, sending her sharp elbowed directly into my jaw and making me perhaps the only injury of the earthquake that night, but really, that was my daughters first time experiencing an earthquake and it was truly scary for her. She had a lot of questions about what would happen if the earthquake had been bigger and she was so on edge that she really couldnt go back to sleep i told her, you know, we turned that nervousness into awareness. We become aware of what we can be doing and then we turn that awareness into preparedness. We are having important conversations about what to do in case of an earthquake, what our family disaster plan is, and where we keep our emergency supplies. I hope that today, on this 30 Year Anniversary of the loma earthquake, families across the city are having similar conversations about how to be prepared. We do not know, of course, when the next big one will strike, but we must do everything we can is a city to make sure our residents and businesses are as prepared as possible. Im proud to have cosponsored the earthquake safety and Emergency Response bond that will be on the ballot in march and if passed, will provide over 600 million in muchneeded funding for Capital Improvements to critical infrastructure, including neighborhood fire stations, District Police stations, the emergency firefighter water system, and other essential facilities and infrastructure. Im also excited to announce today my resilient district two program which started here with the resource fares this afternoon. I will be working with neighborhood leaders and i want to thank neighborhood leaders. So many are out here. Without you, we wouldnt be able to do what we do. Thank you so much for how you do this. Im looking at you gail and patricia and jim and so many other people. Jason, allen, cat, the earth his only people in this neighborhood that rise to the occasion and really help us do what we need to do to be prepared. I want to thank everyone who has joined us today. I look forward to continuing our work to be prepared for the next earthquake, and i want to thank our First Responders. I have so much respect for all of you. All of our police officers, all of our firefighters. What would we do without you . You are amazing. Especially here in San Francisco [applause] with that, i would like to call up San Francisco battalion chief [applause] it is dangerous to give me an open mic. I have limited time. I am a talker. It is an honor to be here today. Thirty years ago the deputy chief and myself were pro bees, we didnt even earn that status. We were in a fire academy and at 504 we were being dismissed. And in the yard, he always had to run in the yard unless you are doing a training thing. We were all running towards that sevenstory at the time and it was a brick building. I saw it go back and forth swaying and swaying. And then all of a sudden you started swaying and the captain told us to hit the ground, cover your head, and we didnt even know what hit us and then we realized. It was going on for a long time. It really was. I mean, it was my anniversary, my 30 Year Anniversary, but we had been doing this for years. No matter where we are, no matter what fatality, what country, we are there for every disaster. It was amazing. Later on i went home quickly, checked on my dog who was hiding , he never did that. I made sure she was all right, went back to station seven and i said, i am a pro be, can i answer phones . Answer phones, get on the rig i got on the rig. I didnt even have a coat, i just put on some oldtimers turn out. We went to south of market. The entire south of market had their horrible collapse on the street. The entire south of market smells like natural gas and it was really an eerie feeling. Then we swooped into the marina where i was dropped off and we have a very special guest a little later that will tell us his story, but i was dropped off after at the marina. Basically what i did was help expand the auxiliary portable hydrant system that you see right here. When it opened the hydrant in the marina, which was a disaster area, it was several square blocks of houses leaning, garages buckling, and then the dramatic threestory building that ended up in the intersection with where the big rescue was. When he opened up the hydrant it just dripped out. One of our chiefs at the time invented this system. We have had the auxiliary system since 1915, but he invented the portable hydrant system. That beautiful fireboat out there was an older one and pumped from the bay into a manifold and we were able to create a hydrant system to put the fire out. Basically i just moved hose and that is what i did, but hopefully he will come up at some point, but he did a terrific rescue while i was moving hose. He was crawling in 35 feet into a dilapidated building, barely shoulder space with a chainsaw. Meanwhile, aftershocks were going on. It smelled of natural gas. He hears a woman calling, yelling for help, he is making his way cutting piece by piece trying to shore up for his own safety, getting in there. He gets close to her, and then finally, i think it was the blade that winter he had to get something, a new chainsaw, he was so scared he would leave and not come back and he promised her. That is promised that he kept in that is a promise we keep to you when we swear in. We will be there and he showed that hand raise and he got back and there, cut more away and got her out. He saved her life. He has done so many awards for that, so many accolades, but the truth of the matter is, it is a twoway street with the community and us. She saved his life. She taught him about better things. How to live better, how to live more sound, and a more peaceful. They became friends for the rest of her life. He will carry that in his heart. Anyway. Im just going to get a little corny for a minute. My dads not alive anymore, but he was so proud that his daughter went to that fire, because that was my first fire, and somehow i ended up in Sports Illustrated. [laughter] you know, this is an old because theres a marlboro ad at the back of it. [laughter] all right. I am a ham, but who knew i was going to be in Sports Illustrated . [cheering] okay, okay. All right. The next day we went down there and worked on the marina, my dad walks into time warner building in manhattan, because he was mre said, thats my daughter, thats my daughter, and they said, yeah , whatever. He said let me get my boss down. Some some boss comes down and says come back in a week and they blew up a big poster of that picture. Anyway, dad, we did it together. He was the one that called and told me the bay bridge collapsed we had a power failing. None of us headphones. He called on a land line. Remember that . Landlines. Who has a land line here . Excellent. Thats pretty good. But on a more serious and, enough with this. I know that our whole careers we have been training and trying to improve. And i know chief nicholson, that is one of her big agendas, is improve the disaster plan. It really is the birth of the organization because it was amazing to see civilians and fire and anybody moving hose to get that system up and running because the marina was so full of natural gas and we had already had an explosion. It was really incredible. I love working with them in training with them and practising. We are here for you. We always will be and we love San Francisco. We are going to pay tribute to the seriousness of what happens that day, but we are also celebrating an earthquake. It is just amazing what San Francisco does. We come out for everything. Anyway, we love you, and when we raise our hands, we really mean it. It is a twoway street. I will introduce jim at maxwell. You have a few things to say. [applause] good afternoon. I just wanted to really briefly thank the mayor and supervisor stefani for putting this event on. Its so important that we continue to remember that 30 years ago, this city and our neighborhood were rocked. We were in shock, but it really galvanized us as a community to come together. As we have heard, the organization was born out of this event and that people came together and Work Together sidebyside with fire to help put out the fires, and we are really pleased that we are starting our resiliency d2 efforts because its that tenacity and the resiliency that will make us strong and be able to bounce back the next time we have to face such an event. I also want to say its important that as communities who come together and we all know each other. These events are great. We need to have more Community Events were you get to know your neighbors and make an effort to say hello to a friend, make an effort to get to know your local merchants as well. The merchant corridors a need to be resilient. They are the ones that will be providing for us in the next big event, and i think everyone remembers how they didnt have power or anything else, either, but a lot of them banded together and somehow provided food, they provided water, they provided a place for us to gather, and we need to remember that Going Forward as we move forward. We have been working on a little neighborhood actually, it wont be in the neighborhood now , but a memorial to the earthquake. That is close to happening. That has been 15 years of grassroots effort. [applause] a number of folks have been involved in putting that together. That finally will happen down at twentytwo at station 35, which is appropriate since it is also to honor the fireboat phoenix i was instrumental in putting out the fires here. As we were putting that together , and artists were talking to neighbors, one of the things that came out of a few Community Meetings that i remember very specifically was, everybodys remembrance of that there was the earthquake, there was the event, and after that there was immediate silence that descended on the city, on the neighborhood, as everyone took stock of their surroundings and what was going on. He was at that point that a lot of neighbors wandered out of their homes, looked to their other neighbors they possibly hadnt even met before, and said , hey, how are you . How are you doing . As everybody okay . That connection was made. We need to keep those connections strong so we can be resilient for our next event. Thank you, mayor. [applause] okay. Our plan was to have enough speeches until we could get to the right time, but clearly we didnt have a lot of politicians speaking today. [laughter] so we will have a fireboat display from the San FranciscoFire Department. There we go. Look to your right, you can see it. Some of us also remember that there was a World Series Game going on between the giants and the as. [indiscernible] come on up, chief. Good afternoon, everyone. I am the chief of the San FranciscoFire Department. [cheers and applause] thank you very much. When battalion chief anita proudly was speaking, she was speaking about our retired firefighter named jury shannon. Many of you have probably seen him in the newspaper of late. He saved a woman named shara, here in the marina and thankfully he has showed up today and welcome. We all look up to you. [applause] thanks. Do you want to say a couple of words . Yes. Im flattered by all of what has gone on since the earthquake and immediately after. I want to take this chance to talk about something that i beg these reporters to pass on, and they would promise me they would and it never happened. I didnt do this rescue. The Fire Department did this rescue and the people out there in the rescue squads, i was a mediocre fireman. These guys were trained way above my pay grade. And what they do on a daily basis, we are in insurance policy for the citizens of San Francisco. It is no big thing when you wreck your car and the Insurance Company comes and takes care of it, but when the fire Part Department does it, for some reason, the bonds that we had since 1900 and sex with the citizens of San Francisco, they feel about us as we feel about them. It is not just a job, and the dedication you realize, 264 guys, people, drove back into the city immediately after the earthquake. They werent on duty and they werent getting paid. What other department in San Francisco can say that . These guys came in, left their families, didnt know what they were going into, would you never do when you respond to an incident. They came back into the city and they worked for 72 hours and they didnt get any accolades, they didnt get any newspaper print. They did it because of the love of the city and the love of the job. I was so proud when they pinned that badge on me in 1970. I wanted to honor it and do something to think that i deserved it. I still, when i see these rubber rings, i still get that same feeling in my heart. Thank you. [applause] thank you. As you can see, the fireboat display to your right. [cheering] that is not the phoenix, that is the other one, right . That is the st. Francis. Named for our great city. I want to ask chief nicholson and chiefs got to join me up on the stage. Supervisor stefani. Are you going to ring the bell . Yeah, we are. A few more minutes. Come on up. Come on up. [applause] you have three minutes. [laughter] just say a few words about the system you invented. It is an honor to be here today and 30 years. Its hard to believe it goes by so fast. I wanted to echo what you said about the Fire Department. And wanted to point out that what happened in 89 we understand the risk of the Fire Department and the support on the developments that we get. We had mayor dianne feinstein. And had a meeting with her and explained to her what the risks were and the equipment that we needed for the portable water system. Mayor feinstein totally understood. It was a classic meeting. We went in, we were told we had 20 minutes, three hours later, we left her office. We had a 50 billiondollar bond issue and a special appropriation for the water system and they were just going to work. We did that and i just want to point out to the dedication of the firemen, that is amazing. It is hard work. We developed the portable possible the portable water system and worked with the fireboat. A lot of training. 189 came, we were ready. We had a plan. I like to point out to you what happens in an earthquake like what happened in 189. We lost all the power in city in the city for three full days. The earthquake hit. It messed all over the city. Just in the marina alone we had 127 water main breaks. We lost all water in the marina. Fire breaks out and we say that when all hell breaks loose, nobody else knows what to do so they call the Fire Department. But an earthquake is the extreme example of that. We have to perform. And what happened, all the water is gone, and only because Goodyear Blimp was in town because of the world series. The Fire Department only knew they had a fire because of several fire alarms. The chief down there was a hairy he had had a drill with the portable water system one week before. He knew exactly what to do. Call the fireboat and the portable water system, and they got there 40 minutes later. We had to this wind today that we had then. We would have stopped the fire. This is an example of what would happen. In that day, there was no wind. It was a good fortune for all of us. A lot of hard work. They knocked the fire down and training, having equipment available, having the mayor and everyone behind the Fire Department, it all came together that day. I can tell you it was a proud day for the front San FranciscoFire Department and also for the people who came in and the offduty guys and it all worked out good. For all of us that were there that day, they were proud of what happened. We did the best we could under the circumstances and it all worked out. Here we are today. Thank you very much. Thank you. Right on time. [applause] again, we want to thank each and everyone of you for joining us here today to commemorate the 30 Year Anniversary of the earthquake. We honor the men and women of the San Francisco police and Fire Department that have put their lives on the line year after year in this city to keep us all safe. Today, as a reminder of our need to do everything we can to build a more resilient city. We have a fair that is supported by district two supervisor Catherine Stefani where you can learn more about the organization and you can learn more about ways to build the organization so we can continue to look out for one another, take care of one another, and make sure that when the next one happens, we are all prepared to be safe and to be secure and to continue to have a strong, more resilient city for future generations to come. Thank you all so much for joining us here today. [applause] last but not least, we have a special treat. An incredible, incredible, incredible opera singer. [applause] [singing] [singing] [singing] [cheers and applause] San Francisco, 911, whats the emergency . San francisco 911, police, fire and medical. The tenderloin. Suspect with a six inch knife. He was trying to get into his car and was hit by a car. San francisco 911 whats the exact location of your emergency . Welcome to the San Francisco department of emergency management. My name is shannon bond and im the lead instructor for our dispatch add academy. I want to tell you about what we do here. This is San Francisco 911. Do you need police, fire or medical . San francisco police, dispatcher 82, how can i help you . Youre helping people in their what may be their most vulnerable moment ever in life. So be able to provide them immediate help right then and there, its really rewarding. Our agency is a very combined agency. We answer emergency and nonemergency calls and we also do dispatching for fire, for medical and we also do dispatching for police. We staff multiple call taking positions. As well as positions for police and fire dispatch. We have a priority 221. I wanted to become a dispatcher so i could help people. I really like people. I enjoy talking to people. This is a way that i thought that i could be involved with people every day. As a 911 dispatcher i am the first first responder. Even though i never go on seen scene im the first one answering the phone call to calm the victim down and give them instruction. The information allows us to coordinate a response. Police officers, firefighters, ambulances or any other agency. It is a great feeling when everyone gets to go home safely at the end of the day knowing that youve also saved a citizens life. Our department operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. This is shift work. That means we work nights, weekends and holidays and can involve over time and sometimes thats mandatory. This is a high stress career so its important to have a good balance between work and life. We have Resources Available like wellness and peer support groups. Our dispatchers of the month are recognized for their outstanding performance and unique and ever changing circumstances. I received an accommodation and then i received dispatcher of the month, which was really nice because i was just released from the phones. So for them to, you know, recognize me for that i appreciated it. I was surprised to even get it. At the end of the day i was just doing my job. A typical dispatch shift includes call taking and dispatching. It takes a large dedicated group of fifrst responders to make ths department run and in turn keep the city safe. When you work here you dont work alone, you work as part of a team. You may start off as initial phone call or contact but everyone around you participating in the whole process. I was born and raised in San Francisco so its really rewarding to me to be able to help the community and know that i have a part in you know, even if its behind the scenes kind of helping the city flow and helping people out that live here. The Training Program begins with our sevenweek academy followed by on the job training. This means youre actually taking calls or dispatching responders. You can walk in with a high school diploma, you dont need to have a college degree. We will train you and we will teach you how to do this job. We just need you to come with an open mind that we can train you and make you a good dispatcher. If its too dangerous to see and you think that you can get away and call us from somewhere safe. Good. Thats right. From the start of the academy to being released as a solo dispatcher can take nine months to a year. Training is a little over a year and may change in time. The training is intense. Very intense. Whats the number one thing that kills people in this country . So were going to assume that its a heart attack, right . Dont forget that. As a new hire we require you to be flexible. You will be required to work all shifts that include midnights, some call graveyard, days and swings. You have to be willing to work at different times, work during the holidays, you have to work during the weekends, midnight, 6 00 in the morning, 3 00 in the afternoon. Thats like the toughest part of this job. We need every person thats in here and when it comes down to it, we can come together and we make a really great team and do our best to keep the city flowing and safe. This is a big job and an honorable career. We appreciate your interest in joining our team. We hope you decide to join us here as the first First Responders to the city and county of San Francisco. For more information on the job and how to apply follow the links below. The renovation of balboa park, the oldest in the city of San Francisco, and now it is the newest part in the city of San Francisco. Through our partnership, and because of Public Investment from the two thousand eight fund, we are celebrating a renewal and an awakening of this park. We have it safer, happier, more joyous. 3, 2, 1, [laughter] [applause] it is a great resource for families, to have fun in the city, recreation. This is an amazing park. We have not revitalized it without public and private investment. The critical piece of the process of this renovation was that it was all about the community. We reached out to everyone in this community. We love this park dearly and they all had thoughts and ideas and they wanted to bring their own creativity and their personality to bear on the design. What you see is what the community wanted. These ideas all came from the residents of this community. As a result, there is a sense of ownership, pride and responsibility that goes along with what is going to be an exciting park