Office of Mayor Edwin M. Mayor Lee Announces Selected Startups for Entrepreneurship-In-Residence Program. Birdi worked with the San Francisco Department of Public Health on air quality and health issues. Birdi is a smart device startup whose smart air monitor is more than a smoke detector. It tracks emergencies like fire and elevated carbon monoxide levels as well as air quality, providing recommendations to improve individ.

The need for innovation in government has never been greater, and we must work with our greatest resource our human capital to find new solutions to old challenges. Mdash; Mayor Edwin Lee. Our office champions new ideas, tools, and approaches in government, making our City more accountable, accessible and responsive to change. We choose ideas that make the biggest impact for the lowest cost.