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it is up to all of us collectively to talk about how we deal with this and create a more profitable policy around dealing with very serious crimes, and i welcome the opportunity for having been here today. thank you very much. [applause] >> jeff adacci has a few closing remarks. >> i am a public defender. >> good afternoon. i am with the d as office. >> in closing todays program, we want to first of all thank all of you for being here and being part of this discussion. no doubt, we ach...

>> it is time to start our official press conference. this involves city officials and it is about the citys commitment to grain transportation. without further ado, i want to introduce the honorable mayor ed lee of san francisco. [applause] >> thank you, everybody, for being here this morning. it is a joy for me to be here with you today at yellow cab to celebrate an accomplishment that i think the city will be proud of. i have been this city administrator for quite a number of years...

in civic and philanthropic activities. my day job -- and i am still very active in this job -- as an angel investor investing in bay area companies when they are what we call babies. these are start-ups that have two or three people, and sv angels funds those start-ups. one of the starters -- smartest decisions i made was only to invest in internet and software. we have invested in over 600 companies, many of them in the city of san francisco. for sure, today, we have set a record for ...

>> good morning, everyone. i am one of the founders of foundersne end. this is a space for more entrepreneurs, technology and innovation. supporting it is near and dear to our heart. we are happy to welcome ron and mayor lee here. founders and that is almost one year old. we have had 40 companies come through here to raise over $40 million in venture-capital. without further ado, i want to introduce you to one of our most preeminent angel investors, ron conaway. [applause] >> thank yo...

time to this -- to distribute the crime-prevention information. again, happy new year. [applause] >> now i would like to ask robert to speak. >> thing that made the sun go away. well, thank you very much. it is a privileged to be here today. i think the mayor said it best bit of good public safety comes from not just reacting, the being proactive. the community comes together, law enforcement comes together as a unified front to protect the citizens of the city but of the director of t...

hour, and we felt like we meant some headway, and we must have, because he is here. it is not a coincidence -- it is a coincidence, that the tech community it is following the example that warren hellman has set for this community. warren hellman and i were very close friends, and i think upstairs right now, he has a huge smile on his face. he cared as much about san francisco as any of us. he loved the tech community. a majority of his investments were in tech. he really gets what we ...

homes will be considered part of the existing environment. if they are not constructed yet and there are proposed -- proposals for new development depending on how large the development is and what type, it could trigger a larger review for a larger portion of the block or the entire block. there are different types of scenarios, it is hard to get at everyone. this is a high-profile area. this has been going on for some time. i feel like the affordable housing and the ceqa issue is goi...

left and the smaller one on the far right middle. they are doing really well. they seem to enjoy the paddock. they are currently under quarantine, which is why you will not see them with the females we have from the old herd. we anticipate when they go to quarantine. there should not be any issues. they have already been looking at each other through the fence very curious and kind of just waiting to go. i also took a couple of pictures of the capital reinvestment that recreation and p...

we have put an irrigation in the park to approve the meadows. -- to improve the metals. we love the park. unbeknownst to you, i have felt it was hellman hollow over the last 15 years. this man, the giving. this man still thinks it is a gift to him, the festival. and knowing that the city could acknowledge this -- i do not know how many of you know that hot dog is the best to get out of him. his biggest claim is hot dog. if you get two hot dogs, it is the moon. if he hears that this goe...

accomplish a lot. ed lee, as interim mayor, stepped up for the tech community, he kept twitter in san francisco, got private stock option tech abolished, with the help of david chiu, and convened last april the ad hoc council, which i know he plans to reconvene as mayor. it was not easy to get ed lee to run for mayor. warren hellman and myself, and i know dianne feinstein and mayer brown as well, helped convince the end lead to run. it is one of the best meetings that warren and i have...