Everyone is on a different frequency. |
I know when I took this job some people had their doubts, but I think we've done quite a lot since I got here, |
I think we are working with a regional approach: whether the dollars flow to San Francisco or to other partners in the region, it will still benefit The City. |
If the region is prepared then so is San Francisco. We cannot handle a massive event on our own. |
It might not all be funded in this particular round, but this identifies the needs of the region. |
The most important thing is to get children stabilized and get them into schools. |
They dropped a bombshell on us. There's less UASI money to be spread around the country, more competition and San Francisco has been consolidated with other areas for funding. |
This is a high-level seminar to talk about very sensitive things. It is closed to the press. We're talking about high-level, very sensitive information. It is not a press event. |
We came together and took a regional approach to determine what our needs were. |
We have to figure out the best system together. Because no matter who gets hit the most by the quake, we will all be calling each other. |
We're taking these 300 whether we get reimbursed or not, |
We're taking these 300 whether we get reimbursed or not. |
We've got a bad-ass team, ... I've put together the best and brightest, and these people wouldn't be working here unless they had confidence in the leadership at the top. |