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Sunday, July 20, 2008

LIVE from Austin: A warm welcome for San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom

Today is the last day of the Netroots Nation Convention. Historically, Sundays at YearlyKos have included Pastor Dan's multi-faith service and the bloggers' brunch, the final part of the event. This year, the organizers have added a closing morning keynote, which will be delivered by Van Jones.

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom just took the stage to introduce Van Jones. He's reviewing some of the environmental protection measures that his city has adopted to curb emissions and improve air quality.

Notably, providing credits for people who install solar panels, converting the taxicab fleet to hybrids, creating greater incentives for recycling, restricting styrofoam, and reusing grease from restaurants as biofuels.

San Francisco is also working on an experimental wave power facility.

"Politicians tend to overstate what they've done," Newsom told attendees with a smile. He reminded the community to look beyond the bragging because actions speak louder than words. "We've got a lot of work to do [if we want to meet Al Gore's one hundred percent goal]," Newsom said.

"This guy is a superstar," Newsom said of Van Jones. "He's going to challenge you...and that's what makes him a superstar."

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