Hi, everyone. Im the executive director of the Richmond Neighborhood Center , and i want to welcome you all today. Thank you for coming. [cheers and applause] we are so excited to be hosting this budget signing today. I want to tell you a little bit about the Richmond Neighborhood Center for those of you who might not know. Then Neighborhood Center offers a number of programs for families, children, seniors, and adults in the richmond. We strive to be a hub of resources, providing services directly and working with our partner nonprofits at this location. Whether through our afterschool program, our food pantries, or our community festivals, like our upcoming autumn the moon, we are a center for Building Community and a sense of belonging for everyone. These are the values that our mayor is committed to and has prioritized in her budget, which she will be signing here today. We are excited to continue partnering and working with the city to create opportunities and strengthen our support for all of our Diverse Communities all over San Francisco. Thank you all for being here today. [applause] thank you, michelle, and thank you for letting us use this amazing facility which serves so many young people and families across the Richmond District. Welcome to the richmond, but i know supervisor fewer is also anxious to welcome you here. This is an Incredible Community and i think that sometimes, when we are doing a lot of work in city hall, we forget about so many neighborhoods because we are right there in the middle and we are downtown, and of course, we are in d5 and other areas, and d6, but we dont make it to the west side of the city sometimes. We dont make it to the southeast sector of the city, so michael as mayor is to make sure that we not only spend more time and provide more resources to various parts of our communities in San Francisco that sometimes have been neglected, that we make that right kinds of investments in those communities , and so thats why were here in the richmond today yes, we work with supervisor fewer as the budget chair. This year was absolutely amazing and yes, she fought for this district, but she also fought to prioritize equity and the things that are important to all san franciscans. It was truly a pleasure to work with her and to get this budget done. [applause] when i think back to why i got involved in politics in the first place, i think back to the first time that i advocated for resources for the Western Addition to the board of supervisors. That advocacy, carol was actually on the board at that time, many, many years ago, and a big supporter of the communities and equity, and really fighting for resources both here and in sacramento. We would show up, we would advocate, we would talk about the importance of our issues, and members of the board would answer the call to make the right investment. Yes, we still have a number of challenges in this city, a number of important investments that we know we need to make, in this board of supervisors spend countless hours listening to the public, listening to me, sometimes, but ultimately, putting together what i believe is a very comprehensive budget that is fair, that is equitable, that makes new investments, and that is really focused on accountability, as well. And it was under the leadership of president of the board who had the vision to appoint sandy fewer as the budget chair because he knew that she would not take any mess from her colleagues and they all put forth their ideas, but ultimately, she wanted to make sure that this was a consensus budget, and everyone had something to be proud of. Thank you to both supervisor fewer and president yee for your leadership. Thank you to Rafael Mandel and who is here today. Incredible advocates and supporters for the communities and incredible advocates and supporters for residents of the city. I also would like to thank our budget team and Kelly Kirkpatrick who is the director of the budget. [applause] kelly, stand up, we cant see you. [cheers and applause]. Her countless hours and worker work to get this budget done. Harvey rose and his team from the budget and legislative analyst. Usually the mayor doesnt think them, but as someone who served on the board of supervisors and has a lot of love for the work that they do to really analyse the budget within a short time period, i just want to thank them for their hard work to get this job done was pause [applause]. Thank you to brendan rosenfield for crunching the numbers, him and his team. All the Department Heads, the ones that were grilled hardcore and were able to fight for their resources and get what we needed for the public. I mean, the budget was a battle, but it was a good battle. It was one of the best budget processes ive seen in a really long time, and im not just saying that because this is my first budget as mayor, i am saying it because everyone had an opportunity to make a request and have their voices heard. And so im just proud of how comprehensive this budget is. Yes, it is the highest budget in our citys history, 12. 3 billion, and i dont want people to think we have control over the spending of all these dollars, because we do have enterprise departments like the airport, the port of San Francisco, the Public Utilities commission, but ultimately, we made some new investments because not only did i spend time having a number of budget town Hall Meetings all over San Francisco, i know the supervisors spent time with their various constituents, and we took that feedback to incorporate it into our budget, and i just wanted to highlight a few of the things that i know are some of the most pressing issues that we face in San Francisco. Since ive taken office, about a year ago, we have been able to make over a billion dollars of investments in Affordable Housing throughout the city and county of San Francisco. [applause] we have been able to do that because our unexpected windfall of the funding, because of our investments in our current budget, and because you all are going to pass the 600 billiondollar Affordable Housing bond this fall without raising property taxes. [applause] part of that budget includes not only building new Affordable Housing and providing support for low and middle income families, it also provides preservation of existing Affordable Housing, and so i know that preservation around a small sight acquisition was really important to supervisor fewer because of so many seniors in the Richmond District living in some of these buildings that are up for sale and have the ability to purchase those buildings and protect them for those low income seniors and it is so critical to the longterm stability of Affordable Housing in San Francisco. I am excited about funding for rent subsidies and trying to keep people housed, our rights to civil council, and making sure that people who are facing eviction are not doing it alone. So many amazing investments in housing, and now weve just got to get rid of some of the bureaucracy that gets in the way of housing. Homelessness, which we know as a number 1 issue that we face in tenth in San Francisco. We have Additional Support for more navigation centers, for more shelter beds, because we know we need them and we need them yesterday. Providing 100 Affordable Housing with Wraparound Services for formerly Homeless Individuals is something that is critical to addressing the number 1 crisis in our city, and we made those investments. 53 million to expand our Behavioral Health program and other Health Services in San Francisco. [applause] thank you supervisor mandelman for your support and leadership around Mental Health reform in our city. We have already opened 100 new Mental Health stabilization beds on top of what we already have, and with this additional funding , we will be able to open another 100 new beds by the end of this year. We also have a need for people to use the bathroom, so we are adding more pitstops, we are adding more big belly trash cans , we are adding more targeted street cleaning, and we are using our 311 data to really make those investments strategically in the right places. Were deploying another 250 officers, hopefully, as we get them across the finish line of the academy, so that they can walk the beat in various neighborhoods, talk to merchants , get to know the communities, and help with preventing crime from happening in the first place. We know that our commercial corridor and so many neighborhoods need so much help and support, so we have made investments to support for sought improvement, tenant improvements, pay various fines and fees, and other things that we know Small Business communities face, including seven businesses right here in the Richmond District you will benefit from some of the new Small Business investment our city proposes to make. It is the beginning. Theres more that we need to do to protect and support are Small Businesses, and i have been fighting with my director of Small Business because i want us to cut even more fees for Small Businesses in San Francisco so that its not a burden to them staying open in the city. [applause] through hard work, the minimum compensation ordinance was done. It was brutal, but we got through it, and so many very low income wage earners in San Francisco are going to get a welldeserved raise and have already, in some cases. We have expanded our Cal Fresh Program and our county assistance program, and we know that equity was at the forefront of this budget. And thanks to the leadership of supervisor vallie brown and supervisor fewer, they helped create an office of equity where we are making investments to really try and shine a light on what we know are real challenges around access, education, affordability, and the things that continue to show really Racial Disparity that needs to that we need to take a look at, provide the data, and really make the right investments to turn it around. Opportunities for all, as you will know, is a program that is near and dear to my heart. Making sure that every High School Student in San Francisco has access to a paid internship, and i want to thank all of the city departments for stepping up and providing internships, and now it is time to halt holds the private sector accountable, to not only contribute, because a deafening contributed to opportunities for all, but they need to have more placement for our young people, and that is what im committed to moving forward. Thank you to supervisor mar who is not here with us today. We worked together to fully fund Free City College for San Francisco. [applause] so i just want to say, to all of our senior folks who are here today, you dont have to be a young person to go to city college, you dont have to be a kid living at home with your parents to go to city college. City college is for all san franciscans. So lets take advantage of the amazing classes that they have. In one of the things i want to mention before i turn this over to supervisor fewer, as i know that, as mayor, i dont necessarily have complete control over our board of education, but i went to Public Schools here, and we know that supervisor yee and supervisor fewer also went to Public Schools here in San Francisco, and the challenges that sometimes exist as certain schools versus other schools is something we need to address when we talk about equity. So for the first time ever, this city is making significant investment in addressing what we know are the Biggest Challenges at those schools. And includes Teacher Retention at certain schools in the southeast sector and other parts of the city, we are making a 10 milliondollar investment to provide additional bonuses to teachers in those particular schools to make sure that we try and hold onto them to work with so many kids that have, what we know sometimes are real challenges, but we are also making investments and Wellness Centers in our Public Schools. To make sure that kids have the support that they need when going through what we know can be a very challenging time in their lives. So many great things. Again, 12. 3 million. I could be here all day talking about all of the things that we are doing to make the right kinds of investments, but i just wanted to highlight those few to let you know that in addition to these investments, as i have said from the very beginning, it is important that we understand the value of a dollar. The value of how this city makes investments, and what it means to peoples lives. It can be the difference between a young person ending up dead or in prison or in some terrible situation, and someone ending up mayor of San Francisco. And thats how i see our investments, as an opportunity to make sure that good things happen for people here in San Francisco, and we create a Better Future with these incredible investments. So make sure, all the departments, you spend this money wisely. You dont take pen and paper home that you dont need. [laughter] and you do your very best to show folks in this city that we are the greatest city in the world because we put our money where our mouth is, and because of that, we are able to create a more thriving, equitable, safe, and secure city for all san franciscans. Thank you all so much for being here. [cheers and applause] with that, i would like to turn it over to our budget chair, supervisor sandy fewer. [applause] thank you, madame mayor. Good morning, everyone. Wow. On behalf of my 80,000 residents in the Richmond District, i would like to welcome you to this part of town where our summers look like this every day off mac. But where we are doing good work to strengthen and grow communities. The Richmond DistrictNeighborhood Center is leading that effort with the work on the one richmond initiative, the home delivered grocery program, and is the main provider of active School Programming in the richmond. I would like to thank the executive director and her staff for hosting us today. Thank you all for coming out. I am glad that the budget is being officially finalized today as together to witness the signing of the budget by the mayor, im also appreciative that i was given the opportunity to serve the city in the capacity as budget chair this year. This, is most of you know, is a process that involves the expertise, commitment, and hard work of many, so i would like to take a moment now to recognize and thank them. Chelsea, i know she is here somewhere. My legislative aide who worked tirelessly meeting with community groups, playing and planning and designing the entire budget process and was the go to person with all things budget related. Our interns for the summer helped us tremendously on the budget, working behind the scenes. So many things to jack, melissa, and janine. I must also acknowledge my other legislative aide, angelina, and ian, kept the Office Running at the knees of my district addressed while we were deeply busy with the city budget. I would like to thank the members of the Budget Committee, president yee, supervisors mandelman, stefani, and ronen. After many long hours, shared anxiety, and a lot of learning. It is with a sigh of relief and pride that we are at this point in the process. Many thanks and recognition to the wonderful budget legislative analyst. With whom we work closely with and depended on heavily for guidance and recommendations. I want to thank our controller and his office for all the support, advice, and expertise, and many thanks to the mayors Budget Office and to mayor breed for working so closely with us to ensure a smooth and collaborative process. My deepest appreciation for the Clerks Office and linda wong for keeping me on track. Thank you to john for keeping this legit. Of course, this process would not be complete without the voices behind the 400 milliondollar in community asks. So thank you to Community Advocates who took the time to educate us on how this budget can help supply the need and support for safety net for the most formable in the city. And lastly, i would like to thank the city workers. The backbone of our city that makes the whole machine work to serve our residents. I want to especially thank our Department Heads who fight not only for their budget, but for their ability to serve the people of San Francisco well. Honorable work beyond measure, and most of the time, without recognition or appreciation. Being devoted, dedicated, public servants. [applause] this budget prioritizes the issues of Affordable Housing development, the expansion of beds for homeless residents, and rental subsidies for some of our most vulnerable tenants. It focuses on services and support marginalized communities , including children, seniors, and people with disabilities, immigrants, communities of color, lgbtq communities, low income workers. With an ever growing wealth gap, and inequitable opportunities by race, language, gender, sexuality and more, it is critical we invest in assurance that every san franciscan can thrive. I think this is a budget that reflects those values. This is a budget that says, to those of you who are struggling to stay here, for those of you who are struggling to provide here, we see you. Thank you again to mayor breed, and to president norman you for entrusting me with this responsibility. And now that it is all over, i am not sure, actually, that my colleagues or my staff would agree, but i think im willing to do this for another five years. [laughter]. [applause] i want to thank all of my colleagues at the board, especially board, especially our Budget Committee members for your confidence and collaboration. Thank you to the people of San Francisco who entrust us with the money earned off the hardbacks of hardworking san franciscans. And now lets lets get this thing signed. I like to present the president of the board, norman e. Norman g. President norman yee. [applause] [laughter] im sorry, i cant hide the fact that im freezing. [laughter] welcome, everybody. This district is the most important district in the northwest sector of San Francisco. [laughter] i really want to think them air, your staff, and i know i will be repeating what has been said, but it is worth repeating when people work so hard to put the most important document together for san franciscans. So once again, mayor, your director over there, kelly, thank you very much. Thank you very much to Ben Rosenfield and your team. And the budget legislative analyst. Thank you for putting this budget together. But more importantly, when i became president in january, one of the first things i said was that im going to make this board of supervisors, this set of 11 people, the best that we can ever have in San Francisco. To serve our community, to serve our residents, to serve the most vulnerable, and the most Important Committee to help serve these people is the Budget Committee. And i knew i had to make the strongest Budget Committee that i could think of, so as mentioned, it was really an honor for me to ask supervisor fewer to be chair of the Budget Committee, and i was so happy. She just kept on saying, oh, no, no, i dont know, i dont know. For christ sake, sandy you were chair in the Budget Committee on the board of education, yes, you know how to do a budget. You are as good as anybody on the board of supervisors. So thank you for accepting it. You did a marvellous job. Give her a hand. [applause] but like all of us, one person cant do it all. She needed a team. She needed four other supervisors to help her. That includes supervisor mandelman right here, thank you. [applause] and supervisor ronen and supervisor stefani who were also part of that team. And to really make it special, to make it the best team, i put myself on it. [laughter] in all seriousness, im really glad that this budget was put together the way it was, and it was as transparent as ive seen it over the last 70 seven years. People were engaged, people had a voice. Everybody felt like they had a voice, and that was because of the openness of everybody, not only the Budget Committee, but also the mayors office. Advocates came, we went out into the community, and we put a budget together that has, to me, one of the best budgets ive seen because we are beginning to look at the issues and see what we need to do to solve it. We needed to do things. We needed to be creative and putting the money where it could be effective, and i think people really looked at it carefully with that lens. You know, how do we get equity on this . How do we serve the people . How do we make sure people can be successful whether they are regular people working, whether they are people on the streets that cant work right now, whether its the children that we are talking about that could be great adults, and also, our seniors. I cant say enough that we are the Fastest Growing population in San Francisco is seniors. We need to make investments because, as many of you know, right now over 50 of the people entering homelessness for the first time our seniors. We need to make investments. I think this budget reflects that need. Thank you very much for that. The other thing that i want to say that hasnt been mentioned in this budget is, you know, when families are struggling already, you can barely pay the rent, and all of a sudden they are strapped with childcare, maybe for one child, 25,000 a year, or two children, of the 50,000 a year. A teacher couldnt afford that. Nobody could afford that. So once again, this budget reflects that need. We are really trying to support the low to middle income families so they can raise her children in San Francisco. This is what this budget does. On top of all that, we didnt forget about our infrastructure. We did not forget about our parks, our fire department, our police department, and our department of public works to have more staff to clean up the streets and so forth, so this is what this budget does. It supports the infrastructure, and it also is created to find solutions where we need to find solutions. Lets get it on and signed this budget. Thank you very much [applause] all right, folks. It is time. Lets do this. Supervisors, please join me. [indiscernible] [laughter] thank you. All right, were done. All right. Hello, sunny day. [cheers. ] so, so excited to be here with each and every one of you. I am sorry for those we dont have chairs for. We didnt expect a big crowd, but when you talk about the city budget, i guess everyone shows up. I am so glad to see the residents here. Thank you to everyone who joined us on the tours earlier of the unit. Today we, of course, through the tours saw the challenging conditions that people are living right in this neighborhood, just a few miles from our thriving downtown, and yet a world apart. As someone who grew up in Public Housing, i have lived these conditions. I know these conditions. I dont expect everyone to understand the challenges of Public Housing the way that i do or the way the residents of sunny dale do, but i do expect everyone to put in the time to understand. I wanted department heading and elected officials to come see for yourselves the hard work that we have to do. Thank you to everyone who joined me today, especially the members of the board of supervisors and we have the president with us, norman yee, thank you so much. [applause. ] thank you for being with us. Supervissupervisor per visor gor and earlier we had supervisor safai, and he had to take off. Why arent you in your seat . You know, today is not just about the investments we are making in our up coming budget, it is about the commitment behind those investments. Commitments to communities like s un nydale for those who have been left behind. San francisco is a city with a heart but we also have to be a city with a memory. A memory not only for the commitments we have kept but also the ones we have failed to keep. For too long our Public Housing communities were one of those failed commitments. We are changing that with our programs where we have rehabilitated over 2500 Public Housing units. [applause. ] and through hope sf, which is revitalizing and france forming communities in hunters view and right here in sunny dale and with the reconstruction of the long overdue transformation of the San FranciscoHousing Authority. We are building and rehabbing housing, creating stronger and healthier communities and investing in the people who live there. We owe it to them to keep our commitment and make a difference for this community and those across the city. With every decision we make, i want to make sure that equity and accountability are at the forefront of our minds. We have to be focused on people in all neighborhoods, like the people who live here, who for too long have been living with broken pipes, mold, infestations, dilapidated conditions. People like breanna, a Third Generation resident. She and her Three Sisters have lived through the conditions you saw today. Despite these challenges, breanna is a leader in her community, and she is fighting for the next generation. She has not given up on this community and we will not give up on you. We have to be accountable to the thousands of residents across the city living in Public Housing and our low income communities. Our budget would be accountable to them both by continuing our work to improve the conditions here and our continued commitment to provide funding to keep thousands of Housing Authority residents secure in their homes. Yes, Joyce Armstrong and happy birthday. Also by recognizing that we need to do more to keep people in these neighborhoods safe and supported. For too long this was not a safe community. Families were torn apart by violence, gunfire, crime, tragedy, frustration. This community has lived with that. That is why i wanted to come here to acknowledge the past, yes, but also to make a commitment to a better and brighter future. To make communities like this safer. It is not just about enforcing the laws to make sure we have more officers on the streets. It is about giving people opportunities and investing in changing peoples lives. [applause. ] it is about interrupting the cycle of violence and despair. That starts with doing more for our young people and so that the next generation can transform their futures. Offering stipends to teachers who commit to teach in Public Schools facing those challenges. And fully funding Free City College so that everyone has a path to higher education. [applause. ] we are expanding Public Health recreation and nutrition programs for kids, including mental Health Services to provide support for kids experiencing trauma so that he can build up their lives and thrive. All of our young people, no matter where they live should have access to the amazing opportunities that this city has to offer. applause . And as we work to support the next generation, we also must do more to help those who sadly are living on our streets. In this budget, we are following through on our commitment to add 1,000 new shelter beds by 2020. We are also using our funding to create 820 new units of permanently supported housing over the next two years. However, reducing homelessness means more than just creating places for people to go. We need to do more to prevent homelessness and keep people housed. That is why we are adding 5 million to increase Homelessness Prevention and diversion efforts. We are fully funding our tenants right to counsel so they have a right to Legal Defense when they are threatened with eviction. We are providing housing for transgender who are 18 times more likely to experience homelessness than the general population. We are creating a new five Year Pilot Program to provide rental subsidies subsidies for seniors to keep them secure in housing so that rising rents dont force them out of their home in the first place. With these commitments, we can keep people stable, keep them housed and prevent homeless necessary for ever becoming a part of their live. We are helping those with Mental Illness and Substance Use disorder by adding 10 new behavioral 100 new Behavioral Health beds including 50 at San Francisco general for homeless residents with Mental Health challenges and 50 beds for those suffering both Mental Health and Substance Use disorder. [applause. ] combined with the 100 beds we announced earlier this year, that means we are committing to 200 new beds for our most vulnerable residents. There is the most significant expansion of Behavioral Health beds in a generation. And, chief nicholson, we are expanding the emx Emergency Response crew helping those on the streets suffering Mental Health and substance disorder issues. This will provide coverage 24 7 so the city can help people every day of every minute. These are some of the investments we are making to help our residents today. We have to be accountable to the next generation. We have to have vision and not lose sight of what is going to happen to San Francisco 10 and 20 years down the line. We know the crisis on the street is not just about a place for indoors or Mental Healthcare. It is about housing. The costs of housing are too high. We know these challenges did not develop overnight. It wont be fixed overnight. It is going to take fundamental change. Lets start increasing funding for Affordable Housing. I am proud to be working with so many members of the board of supervisors to place a 6 million Affordable Housing bond on this years 600 million Affordable Housing. Thank you, president yee, for working with me on this. It will be on this years ballot. This is the largest Affordable Housing bond in the citys history without raising property taxes. [applause. ] we are providing support not just for low income households and seniors but also for middle income residents. We are increasing investments in the budget to add over 140 million for the production and preservation of Affordable Housing so we can buy moreland, fully fund more projects and preserve our much greater rent control housing stock. [applause. ] all land through this bond our current budget, our previous spending and other efforts over the first year since i have been in office, we have identified 1 billion in new funding to build, preserve and support Affordable Housing. [applause. ] thank you for your help in building housing. This builds on top of the over 900 million that we already have committed to build and support Affordable Housing throughout our city. However, our support for housing cant just be about funding. If we are ever going to make a difference on housing, we have to make changes to how we build housing. We cant fear solutions that make it easier and faster to build housing. If we say we support Affordable Housing, our actions have to follow our values. We have to cut the red tape to barriers not just for some Affordable Housing and not just for some homeless shelters but for all housing for everyone. [applause. ] and was we build we must expandr transportation and infrastructure to support outer neighborhood goes like here in the southwest. Every neighborhood in our city needs better and more reliable access to public transit, and they need better and safer streets. This budget adds 30 million to fund transit operations, including speeding up the purchase of new light rail trains and modernizing the train control system so we see fewer delays in the subways and so that we know that we can get to where we need to more faster and more reliable. applause . We have also added 2. 5 million for vision zero improvement projects to make our streets safer. We have seen too many traffic related deaths on the streets. This funding will help double the pace of the protected bike lane and make the streets safe are for pedestrians on the most dangerous corridors through the capital plan we will spend 130 million over the next two years to improve our roads. This will get you excited. That means fewer potholes. [applause. ] and smoother rides for buses and bicycles and drivers. You are the one who have given us the potholes. We will invest in strengthening the support for cultural centers, libraries, health centers, Public Safety facilities and improving parks and open space. We will also continue to support improvements to making neighborhoods cleaner, safer and more vibrant. We are adding 12 million to our existing cleaning budget to expand our street cleaning in the tenderloin and soma and chinatown. We are fund being 80 more big belly trash cans and adding new pit stops including expanding the hours so people can use the bathroom with dignity. This is on top of 74 million that we spend every year to keep our streets clean and not only are we going to invest money in keeping San Francisco clean, we are all going to make sure people know we wont tolerate dirtying up our streets. We are supporting our plan to hire more Police Officers to get more officers out walking the beats in the neighborhoods and we are going to continue the work to reduce violent crime, property crime and auto breakins in the city. We are committed to 9 million to support Small Businesses and commercial corridors which builds on the work to streamline the bureaucracy that gets in the way of growing businesses. Our Small Business owners should focus on serving customers not navigating the bureaucracy of city hall. These are just some of the priorities we are funding in this budget. I am proud of the investments we are making and proud of the city we are working to build. I really want to thank everyone who put time into helping with this budget including the budget team and budget option director kelly. Thank you for your hard work and thank you to ben from the Controllers Office and your work. Thank you to harvey rose and the budget afternoon r analyst analyst team who is not going to touch the money i am proposing in the budget. You know, so many people have been working tirelessly day in and day out to get the budget done, and i am so excited about this. I want to end by talking about a young man named wallace pullet. We are so proud of wallace. You know, life hasnt been easy for him. He grew up with the violence i talked about earlier. He faced challenging times, including his own challenges with the law. Unlike so many others, we lost to violence or the criminal justice system, wallace worked through all of those challenges. He is now focusing on doing what is right including raising his daughter right here in sunnyda sunnydale. Now, just down the hill from here is a construction site. It is the first new building being constructed here at sunnydale as part of hope sf. It is a bright sign for the future of this Incredible Community. Wallace is a member of this construction team. He is building up this Beautiful New Community with his hands and with his heart. He is being accountable to himself, his daughter and his community. He is being accountability to the next generation so they have a sunnydale to grow, live and thrive and building a better San Francisco. I am committed to this community. I am committed to this community because people likua like wallae committed. Let us remember our job is to be accountable to everyone in the city, not just those who have time to show up and advocate at city hall. We have to be there for those who have hope, those who need hope, this budget is part of the commitment and represents is very best of our values in this city. By keeping those commitments, we can and we will build a stronger, more resilient San Francisco, a city not just for some, but for all of those in San Francisco. Thank you all so much for being here today. We are celebrating the glorious grand opening of the chinese rec center. 1951, 60 years ago, our first kids began to play in the chinese wrecks center rec center. I was 10 years old at the time. I spent just about my whole life here. I came here to learn dancing. By we came we had a good time. Made a lot of friends here. Crisises part of the 2008 clean Neighborhood Park fund, and this is so important to our families. For many people who live in chinatown, this is their backyard. This is where many people come to congregate, and we are so happy to be able to deliver this project on time and under budget. A reason we all agreed to name this memorex center is because it is part of the history of i hear to name this rec center, is because it is part of the history of San Francisco. They took off from logan airport, and the call of duty was to alert American Airlines that her plane was hijacked, and she stayed on the phone prior to the crash into the no. 9 world trade center. I would like to claim today the center and the naming of it. [applause] kmer i actually challenged me to a little bit of a ping pong the mayor actually challenge me to a little bit of a ping pong, so i accept your challenge. It is an amazing spot. It is a state of the art center. Is beautiful. Quarkrights i would like to come here and join them public take this opportunity to silent your phones and other electronic devices. Public comment, during the meeting, is limited to three minutes per speaker unless established by an officer of the meeting. State your name, completion of a speaker card while optional will help ensure proper spelling of the speakers name and the written record of the meeting. Please place speaker cards in the basket. They will be called in the order they were placed. 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