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Well, good morning, good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us. Here in the outer sunset on a, what is looking to be a beautiful day, my name is joaquin torres, with the Work Force Development lead intion mayor lees program look tog coordinate city resources both existing and new to serve our neighborhoods in need and to serve our Small Business commercial corridors. One of the things that has been so important to the mayor is making sure that were attentive and listening to the street...

This is smack in the middle of the tenderloin neighborhood where there are 50,000 people within walking distance. You see the kids that are using whats provided, but there is so much opportunity for this to be a stronger, more welcoming, healthier, cleaner, safer place for the people in this community to play. There are going to be new green areas, a fullsize basketball court, Outdoor Fitness equipment, community gardens, a brandnew clubhouse. Its going to be a much more welcoming spot for a nei...

Think the 8 or 9 months that we have in the current years salary budget. And the third factor is the Youth Commission. Staffing. As a Pilot Program, the department is l telling the coordinator of Community Outreach and Civic Engagement youth position. We will continue to do that through june of 2013 at which case we will be able to demonstrate the positions impact. We intend on collecting data. Well be able to provide information to the committee about the efficacy of this position beginning in ...

Going to be here. So the ability to make Technology Accessible is there. Those of us charged with doing this have a really important role. We have to be able to provide the tools for the technology in ways that the people can hear. I am happy to be your speaking with you because i think this is an incredibly important topic. This afternoon, there is a workshop on addressing multiple barriers for accessing technology, and it will be a brainstorming session where someone from my office and a coupl...

Well, good morning, good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us. Here in the outer sunset on a, what is looking to be a beautiful day, my name is joaquin torres, with the Work Force Development lead intion mayor lees program look tog coordinate city resources both existing and new to serve our neighborhoods in need and to serve our Small Business commercial corridors. One of the things that has been so important to the mayor is making sure that were attentive and listening to the street...

Have been out, i have been hear more about mobile retailers. I saw something on tv and it wasnt in San Francisco, but its in other cities and my gut feeling was a few years ago when mobile food trucks came out, oh, that wont affect us here, but guess what, that is affecting us here. You are starting to see them pop up. There was the rubber person selling the rubber stuffer out the truck and they vanished and i havent seen them around. I have seen a small truck with clothes in the commission and ...

Are big sports sponsors in the city. And the reflected by the toy train that you see on the side. You will see the caboose, led by golden state warriors. Followed by the 49ers. [ applause ] and then twotime world series champions, San Francisco giants. [ applause ] they give us all of this inspiration and i know that we are looking at some of future players on these teams right here in front of us. So thank you everybody. If i may, during these happy times, when we are thankful for the things th...

The goal. And to have education, to have free access assessment being done. And then to followup by those that are challenged economically, to have loans and to have grants that are made available to have all of them participate in this program is incredibly good for the city. And i think it will help many of the Small Businesses understand their obligations to respond to these better, but also help them get into compliance better. So, im glad to launch this program here on irving street with su...

What the state and federal government does. On the local level, i would love for us to figure out what we can do, because this is the heart of San Francisco. As i said before, they provide 70 of the jobs here. Most people do not realize that. Small businesses are what provides jobs here. They provided locally and the hon not going to go, they are not going to offshore their jobs any time. I think were in a very difficult city. We have tons of permits, tons of different apartments to go through. ...

Lending loan programs that are available to these businesses so they can make the corrections in an affordable way. This is our citys attempt, it is fully supported by the board of supervisors, and this program i think now has its ability to be launched and have really meet these access challenges in a positive way. So, were not just avoiding lawsuits. I think we do want everybody business to be compliant, as they should be. But were caught up sometimes with businesses that change hands. People ...