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and energy to improving the lives -- the quality of life for existing residents and homeowners. this program was created for that purpose, and it has three components to it. one is the private realm where we have provided low-cost loans in order to deal with deferred maintenance issues, or upgrades to do with code issues. the second component has to do with the public realm, and much of what we will be talking about is that. streetscape improvements, traffic calming, dealing with flooding issues, and things like that. the third component really is a kind of bread that runs through ev...

applauding. good morning. there you go. welcome, everybody, to the groundbreaking ceremony for the model block. my name is fred blackwell. i am executive director of the san francisco redevelopment agency. we are going to move through swiftly with our program, but i just wanted to say a couple of things before i introduce some of the folks who are going to say some words to you. the program was established in 2005. the purpose of the program was to make sure that as research and implement a redevelopment program here in the view-hunters point, that we focus on all aspects of redevelo...

spell that out. >> going through the first time with little knowledge and information was difficult. now that we have got our record of how to do this, i think the next clerk and the city will be much informed with having our process and having our archives to look too. >> and that is how san francisco government worked out the kinks, twists and turns, bombs in the road, to select its new interim mayor, ed lee. san francisco's first asian- american mayor. >> this has been an unprecedented and historic transition of power here in san francisco. i am so happy the board of supervisors c...

and implement a redevelopment program here in the view-hunters point, that we focus on all aspects of redevelopment, including making sure that we are committing resources, time, and energy to improving the lives -- the quality of life for existing residents and homeowners. this program was created for that purpose, and it has three components to it. one is the private realm where we have provided low-cost loans in order to deal with deferred maintenance issues, or upgrades to do with code issues. the second component has to do with the public realm, and much of what we will be talki...