Have been suffering from fatigue. I felt in the last year or two that their contributions while increasing were not keeping pace with the needed increases. Certainly europe now is very focused on needing to provide more assistance to help the refugees who are in the middle east and are displaced inside syria and also refugees in the surrounding neighboring countries. Then for a couple of years now we have been trying to encourage gulf states to become routine regular donors to and through United Nations appeals. And i would say weve had mixed success on this. We have seen some very large generous contributions but they tend to be onetime only checks written. Theyre not always through the u. N. Theyre nothing you can count on will happen again the follow year. Were very appreciative that kuwait held three annual pledging conferences on the syria crisis, and i attended all of them. That did help to put, you know, real money on the table. And the u. S. And kuwait were the top donors in re
This is just under two hours. I guess i will say first, it is a little humbling and honestly intimidating to follow president bush, but our job is to spend just 10 minutes talking about the collective and collaborative action that has brought us to today. A recap of where we have been relative to implement relative to employment, and what may lie ahead, challenges and opportunities both for our transitioning Service Members and their families, but also for the Employer Community that has been so supportive of this effort. Only because you expect it from me, do i have a grass with a bunch of data and things behind me, but im not going to talk to that and only use it as a way to suggest that we really have accomplished an awful lot over the last 57 years, in particular. Of the private sector and our partners in the Public Sector have made a Significant Impact on the vocational situation of veterans. We have learned a lot in the context of doing this work. Through the coalitions that we h
Be at the front of the line, given all the service that they have provided. American job centers provide expert, Personalized Services to help you find that right career path, to Access Training opportunities and to put yourself in front of employers. We are working hard to make sure that we translate the Core Competencies that you have as a Service Member into the civilian workforce. So often we hear from Service Members, what am i going to do . You have game, theres a lot that you can do. What we are doing is serving as that translator so that employers understand the various skills that you bring to the table, and it is not only the hard skills, but it is a team skills, the essential teamwork skills, showing up on time, understanding how to work under pressure. You know what defcon 1 means, and you translate that working under pressure into the workplace. That is what we do in the workforce system. Now, we are set to become an even more Potent Network because last year in an overwhe
Second, despite advances from toolsa. To develop new and programs, as well as publicprivate partnerships, young servicemen and women are generally not prepared for that transition. How to do even know that planning. Leverage the tools that dakota talked about. That led us to the third question. How do we help them navigate the sea of goodwill goodwill . It is a collective effort. We want young servicemembers to have a guidebook that helps them navigate the process. Points them in the direction of great resources across the space. We did not want a onesizefitsall approach. We did not want to take that, but we saw commonalities between the transition process between all classes of Service Members. Elementis an essential to all servicemembers. We continued to work with the Great Coalition to develop tool we are releasing today. We have worked up until last night, quite frankly, on the tool you have before you. It captures and consolidates the essential steps and processes. There are three
Transportation committee occurring on october 26, 2015 will begin shortly. Good afternoon. I want to welcome you to the regular meet ofg land use and transportation. My name is malia cohen and the chair the committee and to the right is Supervisor Scott Wiener and jane kim will join us. I like to thank sf gov tv, jim smith and [inaudible] to asest with todays broadwast please silence all cell phones and electronic devices. [inaudible] submit today the clerk. Items will appear on the november 3 board of supervisors agenda. The first item is sponsored by supervisor compose [inaudible] 350 university street as a land mark under planic code article 10. I believe we have Shannon Ferguson from the Planning Department to present on this item here today to present on the proposaled laland mark designation of University Mound old ladies located at 350 university street. [inaudible] supported by tall slender columns in a sumestically composed facade [inaudible] of the colonial revival style. It