Complete video at:
http://fora.tv/2009/04/09/San_Francisco_Mayor_Gavin_Newsom_Cities_and_TimeSan Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom explains plans to build power-generating tidal platforms 5 miles off of San Francisco's coast, as well as an "inverted wind farm" under the Golden Gate Bridge. "Take the idea of a wind farm and put it underwater and now harness all the energy in that tidal flow," he explains.
-----
Newsom is a strong advocate for sustainable urban planning and green business practices; he lead San Francisco to join the Kyoto Protocol, created significant incentives for solar power installation through the GoSolarSF program, and is working on an ambitious plan to make SF the "Electric Vehicle Capital of the U.S."
In the complete video he discusses his ideas and plans for shaping the growth of cities during these turbulent times.
A Democrat, Newsom was elected mayor in 2003, succeeding Willie Brown and becoming San Francisco's youngest mayor in 100 years. Newsom graduated in 1989 from Santa Clara University with a Bachelor of Arts in political science. His PlumpJack Wine Shop, founded in 1992, grew into a multi-million dollar enterprise. He was first appointed by Willie Brown to serve on San Francisco's Parking and Traffic Commission in 1996, and was appointed the following year as Supervisor. Newsom drew voter attention with his Care Not Cash program, designed to move homeless people into city assisted care. He defeated Matt Gonzalez by 6% in his race for mayor in 2003. Newsom was reelected in the November 7 2007 mayoral election with 72 percent of the vote.
Printer-friendly format
Email this thread to a friend
Bookmark this thread
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
