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more for the americanized, american-born people. there are people who come through our doors that do not come from that. were trying to get them jobs, too. it is a difficult task with less manpower and money to do it. we aske you to consider our plae and what we do on a daily basis. thank you. [applause] supervisor campos: thank you very much. i do have one question. on the way here, i ran into someone who pleaded with me to ask this question. we have a very diverse community in the mi...

we have organizations in spanish and english. of the last two years, our budget has been cut by 50%. were working with less manpower to do the same job. were always thinking outside of the box about how to do that. we are asking you to think about that and have consideration for that. we talk about safety. i believe that jobs keep people off the street. [applause] my father always said that. with that being said, we have to continue to provide that avenue for people to come through our...

there were a lot of people that put in a lot of work to make this happen. even with all the work, we cannot have got here today without the leadership and backing of the elected officials and the commissioner. i want to recognize a few people at the planning department. they were incredible and spent months seeking feedback for practitioners, hunting to make sure that a zoning code would work for the people. in the mayors office, they shepherded this through throughout. at the departme...

>> it is great to see all of you here, and that is really sweet of you to calm down for a minute on the talking. when the winners get up, seriously, everybody, try not to talk. it is intimidating to get in front of a crowd of people, and this room is so gorgeous, but you know, it is the acoustics. scott wiener, im talking to you. [laughter] he is so tall, i can pick him out in a crowd. for those of you who do not know, spur is a member-supported non-profit organization. any of you who ...

>> [inaudible] management team. having been nominated by trent rohr, head of the human services agency. [applause] >> thank you. i guess i have been in the work force development team for 43 years, and it has taken me that long to get to the oscars. [laughter] thanks to my fellow managers, i would like to say that in these 42 years, this has been the most successful collaborative effort that i have ever participated on. our director tim w. years ago made a presentation where he said wh...

>> i need to get these mraps out. >> my purpose is to get the recruits prepared for the construction training. >> what you do is get a 2 by 6 sitting on the saw horses. we will cut 10 feet. everybody going to get one and you measure up 6 inches. you sure you got 8 feet. >> as a carpenter you have to let them know whats expected and they need to know the stuff to get going on the trades. >> the main thing they need to know is how to carry the stuff on the job and the hussle. >> you cant...

rather than go to the fish market. my job is how to teach them to fish when the fish market is closed. >> this requires i thinking. when you go on the job site they will pay you 20-15, dollars an hour you have to think and figure stuff out and get the jobs done in a record time. >> one of the things we try to teach with the construction trades is your attitude going to work. how employers look on new workers and its about profitability and productivity. its not how much swings it takes...

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do it. >> i feel like, me, as an african-american woman and older woman with children i feel i have to set an example. a lot of people dont know how to deal with anger and conflicts. the kids here look up to me. if i do something and dont set an example then they are going to follow. since ive been a positive roll model, coming to school everyday. some of those kids pick up on that and i see the improvement in them. >> one thing that i knew but the class helped reinstate is that you ha...

that bridge or helped build the building on market street. the most greatest reward for me is i taught that student to work on the bay bridge. taught the student operating the crane that student was in my class. >> our goal is to have a core group of people, we are hoping its over 50 percent of your grads complete and become journey people andup standing good roll models and citizens. the largest public works our city has season in many years going on now the private project that 1 rin...