PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
From his humble Midwestern origins, through a successful career in Hollywood, and on to the highest offices in his state and country, Ronald Reagan lived the California dream.

On this 101st anniversary of his birth, we remember not only his most celebrated achievements–his successful diplomacy with Mikhail Gorbachev and the economic recovery that occurred under his presidency. We also remember the turbulent years of his governorship, during which he proved his ability to manage the affairs of the state, and earlier, the talent and the skill he brought to his work in one of our state’s most renowned and beloved industries.

Above all, we remember the man: his irresistible optimism, faith, and good humor. As a way to honor his memory, I recommend that Californians give as generously as they can to the Ronald and Nancy Reagan Research Institute.

NOW THEREFORE I, EDMUND G. BROWN JR., Governor of the State of California, do hereby proclaim February 6th, 2012 as “Ronald Reagan Day.”

IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of California to be affixed this 6th day of February 2012.

EDMUND G. BROWN JR.
Governor of California

ATTEST:

DEBRA BOWEN
Secretary of State.

The heritage month themed “Stepping Back Into The Future,” began with a ceremony inside Council Chambers and also recognized the 20th Anniversary of the Pan African Film Festival and the work of Our Authors Study Club.

“The City of Los Angeles is proud to recognize three uniquely talented individuals whose lasting contributions have left a mark on both the African-American community and our broader society,” Mayor Villaraigosa said. “We recognize those whose spirit and accomplishments embody this heritage month and inspire the next generation to achieve greatness.”

The Spirit of Los Angeles was awarded to Sheryl Lee Ralph – the original DREAMGIRL, a role which earned her a Tony Award Nomination and a Drama Desk Award Nomination for Best Actress. Her career includes an award-winning body of work in film, television and the Broadway stage. Walter Mosley, a critically acclaimed and award-winning New York Times-bestselling author was honored with the Dream of Los Angeles award. Mosley’s books have been published around the world and translated into twenty-three languages. The Hope of Los Angeles honoree, Dr. Keith Black, is an internationally renowned neurosurgeon and scientist. Dr. Black is Chairman and Professor of the Department of Neurosurgery, Director of the Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute, and Director of the Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. Brain Tumor Center at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

During the event, Mayor Villaraigosa unveiled the 2012 African American Heritage Month Calendar and Cultural Guide produced by the Department of Cultural Affairs. The ceremony was followed by food and live entertainment at the Triforium, a public sculpture in the Los Angeles Mall Civic Center Complex adjacent to City Hall in Downtown Los Angeles.

African American Heritage Month launches a month-long calendar of cultural events and a Poster Contest open to all Los Angeles County students (grades K-12) that encourages the creation of original artwork based on their interpretation of the 2012 African American Heritage Month’s theme. Poster competition winners will be announced February 29, 2012 (tentative).

A list of all activities and events is available at www.culturela.org. For more information, call (213) 922-9762, or follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/HeritageLA.

Michael Bradbury, 69, of Ojai, has been appointed to the 31st District Agricultural Association, Ventura County Fair Board, where he has served as a member since 2004. He was a partner at Alston and Bird LLC from 2002 to 2010. Bradbury served as district attorney for the County of Ventura from 1979 to 2002. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Bradbury is a Republican.

Leta Ciavaglia, 58, of Sanger, has been appointed to the 21st District Agricultural Association, Big Fresno Fair Board. Ciavaglia has held multiple positions at Penstar Group since 1984, including president since 2011. She is a member of the Clovis High School Scholarship Committee. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Ciavaglia is a Republican.

Leslie Cornejo, 56, of Oxnard, has been appointed to the 31st District Agricultural Association, Ventura County Fair Board, where she has served as a member since 2008. She has been owner and manager of Santa Paula Travel Service since 1988. Cornejo is a founding director of the Santa Clara Valley Bank. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Cornejo is a Republican.

M. Cecilia Cuevas, 48, of Fillmore, has been appointed to the 31st District Agricultural Association, Ventura County Fair Board. Cuevas has been a senior financial advisor for Merrill Lynch since 2004. She was director of development and communications for the American Red Cross of Ventura County from 2002 to 2004 and development director for the Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence from 1997 to 2002. She has served as mayor pro-tem for the City of Fillmore from 2006 to 2008 and city councilmember from 2000 to 2006. Cuevas is the immediate past president of the California Coalition Against Sexual Assault. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Cuevas is a Democrat.

John Dunbar, 48, of Yountville, has been appointed to the 25th District Agricultural Association, Napa Town and Country Fair. Dunbar has served as mayor for the City of Yountville since 2010 and city councilmember since 2004. Additionally, he has been a senior graphic designer for the University of California, Berkeley since 1990. Dunbar is currently the president of the League of California Cities, North Bay Division, where he has been a member since 2004. Dunbar is a member of Native Sons of the Golden West. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Dunbar is registered decline-to-state.

Kenneth Flower, 80, of Atherton, has been appointed to the District Agricultural Association 01A, Grand National Rodeo, Horse and Stock Show. Flower was director of business development for the Golden Gate Bank from 1989 to 1999 and was west coast manager for Westinghouse Broadcasting from 1987 to 1989. He served as vice president of marketing, advertising, politics and community affairs for the San Francisco 49ers from 1977 to 1986, was owner of Ken Flower Comms in 1976 and was vice president of sales and marketing for National Football League Films from 1969 to 1976. He served as an officer for the United States Air Force Reserve from 1954 to 1957. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Flower is a Democrat.

Leah Lacayo, 70, of Newbury Park, has been appointed to the 31st District Agricultural Association, Ventura County Fair Board, where she served from 2001 to 2008. Lacayo served as an account clerk for the Conejo Valley Unified School District from 1990 to 2001. She is a member of the California State University, Channel Islands Alumni and Friends Association and Oxnard Downtown Center for the Arts. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Lacayo is a Democrat.

Daniel Long, 54, of Ventura, has been appointed to the 31st District Agricultural Association, Ventura County Fair Board. Long has been a commercial painting contractor since 1978 and owner of Daniel Long Painting since 1991. He has also been an art instructor with the Ventura County Superintendent of School’s Artist-in-the-Classroom Program since 1992. Long is vice chair of the City of Ventura Planning Commission, where he has been a member since 2007. He has been a volunteer for the Ventura County Fair since 1989. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Long is a Democrat.

Armando Lopez, 56, of Oxnard, has been appointed to the 31st District Agricultural Association, Ventura County Fair Board, where he has been a member since 2003. Lopez has been owner of the Armando Lopez Company since 1984. He is a member of El Concillo Family Services, the Carnegie Art Museum and St. John’s Regional Medical Center Foundation. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Lopez is registered decline-to-state.

Mara Sikaters Kopp, 68, of San Francisco, has been appointed to the District Agricultural Association 01A, Grand National Rodeo, Horse and Stock Show, where she has been a member since 2005. She held multiple positions at the City of San Francisco, Department of Public and Mental Health from 1968 to 1992, including clinical director. She is a member of the board of directors for the Salesian Boys and Girls Club and Good Government Alliance. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Kopp is a Democrat.

Mark Salvaggio, 62, of Bakersfield, has been appointed to the 15th District Agricultural Association, Kern County Fair Board. Salvaggio was a field representative for County Supervisor Michael Rubio of Kern County from 2005 to 2010 and was a teacher for the Arvin Union School District from 1972 to 2004. He served as councilmember for the City of Bakersfield from 1985 to 2004. Salvaggio also served as a board member on the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board from 2000 to 2003. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Salvaggio is registered decline-to-state.

Jim Salzer, 69, of Camarillo, has been appointed to the 31st District Agricultural Association, Ventura County Fair Board. Salzer has owned and operated Salzer Record and Video since 1996. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Salzer is a Democrat.

Bonnie Weigel, 44, of Ventura, has been appointed to the 31st District Agricultural Association, Ventura County Fair Board. Weigel has served as president and chief executive officer of FOOD Share, Inc. since 2008. She was executive director for the California Strawberry Festival from 2005 to 2008. Weigel was a consultant for Weigel Enterprises LLC from 2000 to 2005. She is a member of the Center for Community Engagement Advisory Board and the Ventura County Community Foundation. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Weigel is a Republican.

He was president of the district academic senate for the Peralta Community College District from 2004 to 2009 and president of the academic senate for Berkeley City College from 2005 to 2009, after serving as co-president from 2003 to 2005. He was an articulation officer at Vista Community College from 2000 to 2004. Bielanski received his doctorate in education from Saint Mary’s College. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Bielanski is a Democrat.

Lisa Davidson, 47, of Redondo Beach, has been appointed to the State Council on Developmental Disabilities, Area Board 10. Davidson is a team manager at State Farm Insurance and has worked there since 1987. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Davidson is a Republican.

Brian Leahy, 55, of Sacramento, has been appointed director at the California Department of Pesticide Regulation. Leahy has served as assistant director for the California Department of Conservation since 2006. He was a partner at EcoFacilitation in the Netherlands in 2006, and served as executive director for the California Association of Resource Conservation Districts from 2004 to 2006. He was executive director at the California Certified Organic Farmers from 2000 to 2004. Leahy was owner and operator of Cherokee Ranch Inc. from 1980 to 2003 and also a farm operator for Ackerlund Farm Incorporated from 1992 to 1993. Leahy earned a Juris Doctorate degree from Creighton University School of Law. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $142,965. Leahy is a Democrat.

April Lopez, 45, of Yorba Linda, has been appointed to the State Council on Developmental Disabilities. Lopez has been the owner of Stadium Chiropractic and Sports Medicine Rehabilitation since 1998. She received her doctorate of chiropractic from the Los Angeles College of Chiropractic. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Lopez is registered decline-to-state.

Tom Quinn, 67, of Marina del Rey, has been appointed to the Milton Marks “Little Hoover” Commission on California State Government and Economy. Quinn has served as president of Americom Broadcasting since 1982, chairman of the Reno Media Group since 1998 and chairman of City News Service, Inc. since 1981. He was a California representative on the bi-state Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Board of Governors from 1992 to 1995 and served as chairman of the California Air Resources Board from 1975 to 1979. Quinn was the campaign manager for Brown for Governor in 1974. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Quinn is a Democrat.

Donald Saylor, 58, of Davis, has been appointed to the California Commission on State Mandates. Saylor has served as a supervisor for Yolo County since 2011. Saylor was mayor of the City of Davis from 2010 to 2011 and he served on the City Council in the City of Davis from 2004 to 2010, where he was mayor pro tempore from 2008 to 2010. He was a trustee on the Davis Joint Unified School District Board of Trustees from 1995 to 2003. Saylor is chair of the Yolo County First 5 Commission and has served as chair of the Yolo County Children’s Alliance. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Saylor is a Democrat.

Chad Skopp, 42, of Oak Park, has been appointed to the State Council on Developmental Disabilities, Area Board 9. Skopp has been a composer at Sound Approach Music Publishing since 1998. Skopp is a member of the advisory board of directors at PAUSE4kids. He received his doctorate in music composition from the University of California, Santa Barbara. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Skopp is a Democrat.

Sandra Smith, 57, of Sacramento, has been appointed to the State Council on Developmental Disabilities, Area Board 3. Smith has been the office manager at Visiting Angels since 2007. She was a consultant for California Services for Technical Assistance and Training from 2000 to 2011. She served on the Governor’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities from 2004 to 2011. In 2004, Smith was an executive assistant for former Sacramento City Councilmember Lauren Hammond and she was district director for Sacramento City Councilmember Bonnie Pannell from 1998 to 1999. She was a teacher at Merryhill School from 1996 to 1998 and a special education teacher for Grant Joint Union School District from 1992 to 1996. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Smith is a Democrat.

He was vice president of Witt and Associates from 2003 to 2011, deputy director for the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services from 2000 to 2003, a federal coordinating officer for the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency from 1997 to 2000 and deputy fire chief for the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services from 1988 to 1997. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $175,000. Ghilarducci is a Democrat.

Michael Dayton, 41, of Sacramento, has been appointed undersecretary of the California Emergency Management Agency. Dayton has been acting secretary for the California Emergency Management Agency since 2009. He was chief of staff for the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security from 2003 to 2008. He worked for Congressmen Gary Condit from 1990 to 2003 in multiple positions including chief of staff for the Washington DC office. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $136,368. Dayton is a Democrat.

Eddie Cuevas, 40, of Los Angeles, has been reappointed to the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, where he has served since 2011. Cuevas has taught government and economics at West Adams Preparatory High School in the Los Angeles Unified School District since 2007. He has served as a Western Association of Schools and Colleges co-coordinator at West Adams Preparatory High School since 2010 and was the social studies department chair from 2008 to 2010. This position requires Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Cuevas is a Democrat.

Fred Dickinson, 56, of Hughson, has been appointed to the Rehabilitation Appeals Board. Dickinson worked in multiple positions at the Disability Resource Agency for Independent Living in Modesto from 1989 to 2008, including director of services and interim executive director. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Dickinson is a Democrat.

Fred Dominguez, 73, of West Covina, has been appointed chair of the Rehabilitation Appeals Board. Dominguez has been a consultant for Administrative Solutions and Resources since 2004. He was interim executive director at Southern California Rehabilitation Services from 2010 to 2011. Dominguez worked at the Department of Rehabilitation in multiple positions from 1977 to 2004. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Dominguez is a Republican.

Lawrence Yee, 63, of Ojai, has been appointed to the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board. Yee held a variety of positions at the University of California Cooperative Extension from 1975 to 2008, including director of the University of California Cooperative Extension in Ventura County from 1986 to 2008. He was director of the University of California Hansen Trust,established to sustain Ventura County agriculture through research and education, from 1993 to 2008. Yee received a Master of Business Administration degree from the Santa Clara University. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Yee is registered decline-to-state.

Mockler, 54, of Martinez, has served as an assistant public defender in the Contra Costa County Public Defender’s Office since 2009 and was a deputy public defender in the office from 1985 to 2009. Previously, she was a deputy public defender in the Solano County Public Defender’s Office from 1984 to 1985 and a deputy public defender in the Tulare County Public Defender’s Office from 1983 to 1984.

She earned a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Berkeley. She fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Peter A. Berger. Mockler is a Democrat.

The compensation for this position is $178,789.

Smiley, 44, of Oakland, has been a court commissioner for the Alameda County Superior Court since 2007. He served as a deputy public defender in the Alameda County Public Defender’s Office from 1997 to 2007 and was an associate adjunct professor at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law from 2004 to 2007.

He has been on the board of directors for the Wiley Manuel Law Foundation since 2005. Smiley earned a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Berkeley. He fills the vacancy created by the resignation of Judge Paul D. Fogel. Smiley is registered decline-to-state.

The compensation for this position is $178,789.

Each governing board, also know as a designated local authority, consists of three county residents responsible for winding down the affairs of dissolved local redevelopment agencies. This work will include: paying existing bond debt and following through on pre-existing contractual obligations, maintaining reserves, enforcing former redevelopment agency rights to protect and benefit bondholders, disposing of former redevelopment agency assets, managing properties until contracted work has been completed and preparing an administrative budget and obligations payment schedule.

Appointees will work closely with former redevelopment agency staff to accomplish these tasks. They will be overseen by a seven-member Oversight Board consisting of representatives of the taxing agencies in whose boundaries the redevelopment agencies were located.

Los Angeles

Timothy McOsker, 49, of San Pedro, has been appointed to the designated local authority for the former redevelopment agency in Los Angeles. McOsker has been a partner at Mayer Brown since 2008. He was chief of staff for the mayor of Los Angeles from 2001 to 2008 and chief deputy city attorney for the City of Los Angeles from 1997 to 2001. He received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law. This position does not require Senate confirmation. McOsker is a Democrat.

Nelson Rising, 70, of La Cañada Flintridge, has been appointed and designated as chair of the designated local authority for the former redevelopment agency in Los Angeles. Rising has been the chairman of Rising Realty Partners since 2010. He was the president and chief executive officer of MPG Office Trust from 2008 to 2010, chairman and chief executive officer of Catellus Development Corporation from 1994 to 2005, and a senior partner at Maguire Thomas Partners from 1983 to 1994. Rising is a former chairman of the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. He received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law. This position does not require Senate confirmation. Rising is a Democrat.

Mee Semcken, 54, of San Marino, has been appointed to the designated local authority for the former redevelopment agency in Los Angeles. She has been the president of Lee Consulting Group LLC since 2004. She was a partner at Garcia McCoy and Lee Consulting Group from 2003 to 2004, senior vice president at Marathon Communications from 2002 to 2003, and vice president of real estate development at Douglas Emmett, Inc. from 2000 to 2002. Semcken was vice president of corporate real estate and public affairs at Warner Bros. from 1992 to 2000 and served as the city council liaison for the Community Redevelopment Agency of Los Angeles from 1991 to 1992. She received her Juris Doctor degree from Southwestern University School of Law. This position does not require Senate confirmation. Semcken is a Democrat.

Merced

Robert Carpenter, 70, of Merced, has been appointed to the designated local authority for the former redevelopment agency in Merced. Carpenter has been a partner at Leap Carpenter Kemps Insurance Agency since 1971. This position does not require Senate confirmation. Carpenter is a Republican.

Mike Gallo, 61, of Merced, has been appointed and designated as chair of the designated local authority for the former redevelopment agency in Merced. Gallo has been the owner of Joseph Gallo Farms since 1972. This position does not require Senate confirmation. Gallo is a Republican.

Ralph Temple, 71, of Merced, has been appointed to the designated local authority for the former redevelopment agency in Merced. Temple has been a partner at the Law Offices of Ralph Temple since 1966. He is a member of the board of trustees for the University of California, Merced. This position does not require Senate confirmation. Temple is a Democrat.

Stanislaus

Paul Baxter, 67, of Modesto, has been appointed to the designated local authority for the former development agency in Stanislaus. Baxter was a consultant for Stanislaus County Capital Projects from 2002 to 2007. He was the interim clerk recorder for the County of Stanislaus from 2001 to 2002 and deputy city manager for the City of Modesto from 1989 to 2000. This position does not require Senate confirmation. Baxter is a Democrat.

Wendell Naraghi, 69, of Denair, has been appointed and designated as chair of the designated local authority for the former redevelopment agency in Stanislaus. Naraghi has been the owner of Wendell Naraghi Farms since 2006 and the owner of the Naraghi Group since 2000. He was manager of H. Naraghi Farms, a family-run farm and real estate company, from 1967 to 2006. Naraghi has served on the California State Food and Agriculture Board and the UC Hastings Foundation. Naraghi received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. This position does not require Senate confirmation. Naraghi is a Republican.

Walter Schmidt, 65, of Hughson, has been appointed to the designated local authority for the former redevelopment agency in Stanislaus. Schmidt has been a partner at Crabtree Schmidt since 1971. He received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. This position does not require Senate confirmation. Schmidt is a Republican.

Ventura

Rodney Diamond, 69, of Newbury Park, has been appointed to the designated local authority for the former redevelopment agency in Ventura. Diamond has been the principal of Diamond Consulting since 2010. He was the secretary-treasurer of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 770 from 2002 to 2010, and he held multiple positions there from 1971 to 2002. This position does not require Senate confirmation. Diamond is a Democrat.

David Maron, 53, of Camarillo, has been appointed to the designated local authority for the former redevelopment agency in Ventura. Maron has been the chief executive officer of Maron Computer Services since 1979. This position does not require Senate confirmation. Maron is a Democrat.

Sidney White, 60, of Ventura, has been appointed and designated as chair of the designated local authority for the former redevelopment agency in Ventura. White was the manager of the economic redevelopment division at the Community Development Department for the City of Ventura from 2002 to 2011, manager of the economic redevelopment division for the Community Development Commission in Los Angeles County from 1995 to 2002, and was a partner at Economics Research Associates from 1986 to 1994. This position does not require Senate confirmation. White is registered decline-to-state.

For more information, visit: www.dof.ca.gov/assembly_bills_26-27/view.php.

“Today we break ground on this key Port infrastructure project in our City’s preparations to host the 34th America’s Cup that will bring thousands of new jobs and nearly a billion dollars in economic impacts,” said Mayor Lee. “The Cruise Terminal is a great example of how San Francisco is leveraging the resources and energy of the 34th America’s Cup for jobs and long term economic benefits for the City. The hard work by our partners across our City from City staff to the America’s Cup Event Authority and Race Management to the America’s Cup Organizing Committee with the community ensures that the 34th America’s Cup will be exciting, sustainable and successful series of events in San Francisco history and leave a legacy along our City’s waterfront for generations.”

Studies have put the economic impact to San Francisco from the 34th America’s Cup events in 2012 and 2013 at more than $1 billion, including spending and jobs across the visitor, hospitality, construction and transportation industries.

“We are excited that the Board of Supervisors upheld the EIR and we can really begin the hard work of preparing for the races later this year and in 2013,” said America’s Cup Race Management CEO and Regatta Director Iain Murray. “We are committed to delivering the best sailors on the fastest boats and showcasing the Bay Area on the world stage, and thank our partners at the City and the Port for sharing that commitment.”

“The James R. Herman Cruise Terminal at Pier 27 allows the Port to provide a gateway to San Francisco for cruise passengers befitting the City’s prominence as a world class destination,” said San Francisco Port Commission President Doreen Woo Ho. “This new cruise terminal, and the world attention that the America’s Cup will bring to our waterfront, will benefit our local and global visitors, as well as our tenants and local businesses, for decades to come.”

In September 2007, Mayor Newsom formed a panel that recommended that the Port of San Francisco develop a new, primary cruise terminal to meet the increased demand for cruise ships. The panel selected Pier 27 to be the primary site because it would be the most cost-effective and strategic location on the San Francisco waterfront. The site is located at the intersection of The Embarcadero, Lombard Street and Battery Street.

Designed by KMD Kaplan McLaughlin Diaz, Pfau Ling Architecture JV and with Turner Construction as the contractor, the Cruise Terminal project budget is estimated at $92 million, with approximately 600 jobs for various trades throughout construction. The terminal, an 88,000 square foot two level facility, is slated to achieve LEED silver certification. The Department of Public Works will manage construction of the project.

“We’re excited to begin the transformation of Pier 27 into a vibrant cruise terminal and public plaza,” said Department of Public Works Interim Director Mohammed Nuru. “We appreciate the public support and the vote of confidence by the Board of Supervisors as we work in collaboration with the Port to deliver a complete, efficient, functional, and operational facility within the targeted quality, budget, and schedule goals of the project.”

The cruise industry in San Francisco generated almost $40 million in 2011, with an average contribution per home-ported vessel call of $1.2 million. The cruise industry supports San Francisco’s robust top tourism industry but also maritime industries such as tug and tow operators, bar pilots, ship suppliers and longshore workers.

“The vote to endorse the EIR is a testimony by our City’s leaders to the importance that the America’s Cup races will have on San Francisco’s future as a world-class city,” said America’s Cup Organizing Committee Chairman Mark Buell. “I applaud the Supervisors and all our community members, for recognizing the high-quality work that has gotten us to this point in a very timely and transparent process. I also thank our partners at the America’s Cup Event Authority and America’s Cup Race Management, for their hard work in helping us get to this point. These remarkable achievements will be reflected in the events as well as the legacy projects, such as the cruise terminal, for San Francisco.”

The America’s Cup World Series races will be held in San Francisco from August 11 – 19 and August 27 – September 2, 2012. The Louis Vuitton Cup, the America’s Cup Challenger Series, will be held in San Francisco from July 4 – September 1, 2013 and the America’s Cup Finals will be held September 7 – 22, 2013.

About the America’s Cup:
One hundred and sixty years old, the America’s Cup is the oldest trophy in international sport. The America’s Cup has evolved into one of the world’s leading sporting competitions – featuring the best sailors on the world’s fastest boats, the wing-sailed AC45 and AC72 catamarans. The inaugural America’s Cup World Series season runs August 2011 – July 2012. In the summer of 2013, the 34th America’s Cup begins with the Louis Vuitton Cup July 4-September 1, followed by the America’s Cup Finals September 7-22. For more information, go to: www.americascup.com.