Mayor Bates Outlines Sustainable
Berkeley Vision in Fifth State of the City Address
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On February 13, Mayor Tom Bates delivered
the 2007 State of the City Address (PDF), calling
for building the City's economy around innovative and green business,
the arts, and our unique and independent retail.
In the speech
before the City Council and a capacity crowd at Old City Hall, he also
outlined his agenda for implementing the bold greenhouse gas reduction
effort adopted by voters with Measure G in last November's election.
Mayor’s
Vision For City Is Green And Prosperous, San Francisco
Chronicle, 2/14/07
Bates
Stresses Role of Culture, Innovation in City Economy, Daily
Californian, 2/14/07
