Transcripts For SFGTV Latin 20240703

Working with diane on as a result weapons ban was one of the proudest moment not only call a colleague but a close friend. And what a loving caring friend she was. When any daughter first moved to San Francisco out of college that september i got a call from diane show asked me does issuing daughter have any where to go for the Holy Services she mind no. Well, shes going to service with me. So fantastic things i miss her ability to win over doubters and there were many not by putting them down but with her el enhance and possess and piercing witness and her dedication thoroughly she was better prepared and informed than about anyone else i cant tell you how many times diane would say let me go home and heed going on o come 40 or 50 or 60 questions the next day ill miss her one the great deal markers was a mallist bit of Common Ground if it meant moving an issue forwarded even on gun safety and womens rights and so many issues she was never afraid of working though she disagreed she was the living person and 6 institutions built by coordination. And finally, i also be ipa debt to diane not just a colleague but. Father and daughter because of diane my daughters grew up in a world that was a little bit fairer and more judge and more accepting of women in leadership. Speaking at Stanford University in 199 three diane confessed never saw this woman in this role or that role she said was to go life to the fullist and accept champion and take risks and always protect youre her integrity so this is a great loss for the senate of california for america. But we give thanks thanks to thank that someone so rare so dedicated and with a diagrams like presence served our country for so many wonderful years clapping . Now id like to read a statement from form senate from the Democratic Party john. Our country california and my hometown of San Francisco has lost a great Public Servant but i lost a friend of 50 years this was a force to be recommended with and she showed up when the chips were down and saved San Francisco during the takeist hour and showed political courage who anyone else did in the as a United States senator. And the loved her for that my heart goes out to her family and especially her daughter educating republican and granddaughter rest in peace from the former chairman of the Democratic Party in california clapping. now, please join me in welcoming the San Francisco girls chorus. clapping singing . Dream the impossible dream. Fight the unbeatable for sorrow to to fight the unfightable wrong to to try when youre too weary to fight the unbeatable song this is my prayer to follow the stars no later than how hopeless no matter how far. To fight to be willing to march into and the world will be better for this. To reach the unreachable stars clapping. now, please join me in welcoming our speaker america the honorable nancy pelosi former u. S. House speaker clapping. good afternoon, everyone. Diane diane all your life you have exchanged everyone to do our best now as was honor youre leadership celebrate your life and express our sorrow are for our passing living up to our standard is quite a challenge hover we started with the president of the United States having his plane carry you, you home we loved you so much he said i wish i could have been on the plane taking her home and raising the america flag beautiful landing in the arms of First Responder and lifting you up her family on saturday. Over the weekend your beloved 49 and great San Francisco giants paid tribute to you at their game and yesterday San Franciscos mayor london breed received you a city hall and we of the you were welcomed by the san franciscans and thousands of people came to pay their respective and into the night the family had to extend it time for people to pay their rights and the blue angels the fleet week will be dedicated to you and now this listen to this clapping. the blue angels will have a missing women forms honoring Dianne Feinstein she flew with them i cant imagine people crying and teams cheering and ships sailing and by angels all honoring Dianne Feinstein so strong a lady so gentle and trail blazing model and a measure of generosity and they come again, while their eco system lets recognition the members of congress who were here the house and senate please stand so we can recognition you all clapping. thank you, you know. From the most vulnerable in our might the mow powerful person in the world diane rathd everyone with respect and thank you, katherine and rick and i whether we think for sharing diane with us. We all smile thinking of diane going going to her first Civic Engagement with katherine in a stroller and years later. It is what diane wants thats what we get and years later with eileen diane called noodle in our honor and noodle in here arms and blue angels in the sky. Diane got strength from you noodle and rick and katherine we drew strength from her i hope that is a comfort to you that so many people mourn your loss and praying for you at this sad time. Diane i ask you to talk personally we seen neighbors and political i should say in the same arena diane loved cultivating people and flowers and cultivated relationships bringing people together officially and diane was a matchmaker now some of you know that and were here with jerry brown and choorlt and george. Quadriplegic my daughter and nancy was tattoo diane and said thank you, diane for allowing us for your presence in the happy place diane corridor forward had a happy place and she challenged us all. Diane cultivated people and loyal to hearsay of commissioners and staff many are here and hear it from you. clapping i have a tshirt and it says many have worn this i survived dianes staff laughter and diane cultivated flowers loved flowers and grew them and showed them and pained them and with drawings and anyone have a mug a dining anything . And neighbors and i knew see from our window that diane had the most fabulous as neighbors and friends diane and i took pride in working in california and ill remember this one time in 2015 diane and i expressed our concern to echt about the Chinese Government and disrespect for the definitely will i los angeles and diane spoke we have gone great advise but the best advise again and again nancy you dont have to be the one on the attack let other people do that why dont you do that . Maam, Vice President thank you for honoring us with had your presence today in honoring diane youre a good friend and official society and senator Chuck Schumer majority leader of the u. S. Senate you spoke so wonderfully about diane and her accomplishment thank you, thank you for your buff remarks of her passing all that you have done to honor her memory and she has a Lasting Legacy from the cable cars to the assault weapon bans and the list goes on and on from the u. S. Capital to San Francisco where Dianne Feinstein is our forever mayor forever mayor. Diane was a commanding mayor for 10 powerful years that when they are term was up and some of the people started to run for mayor, schoolchildren were saying can a man be a mayor of San Francisco laughter i got it. Diane laughter not a mayor . And diane left us this. She left on her own terms she was proud to confirm with one hundred and 45 biden judges. clapping. and chicano she walked on this floor last thursday which would be her last day and walked on to the floor and voted to advance legislation to keep government open for the people. clapping. planes flying overhead . This is just the beginning all weekend she has fleet week dedicated to diane and fly overs all weekend she would like it like that and begin this beautiful contribute for the poem by emerson ill end with that and america anthem regulate them as a of me i believed in sharing the blessing i received and in my heart when my days are through America America i did my best for you. Dianne feinstein, diane we know you did your best for america may you, you rest in peace clapping. thank you, maam speaker. And told the blue angels now theyre given up more energy were excited for the senators legacy though loved her as well. At this time i want to welcome for the final remarks of the day Dianne Feinstein granddaughter grandchild Eileen Feinstein mariano. Thank you, San Franciscos mayor london breed and thank you to everyone in the audience for making this journey out here today and for braving the heat it is an honor to any grandmother. My grandmother will be remembered by those in San Francisco, california and the United States for so many reasons. A number of which have been mentioned today. So san franciscans Dianne Feinstein guided the city and saved our beloved cable cars and created pier three 9 and fought for the Lieutenant Governor community during the pandemic fight for lgbtq. Senator Dianne Feinstein established joshua tree and Beautiful Lake tahoe and money in his California Water system and protected californias deserts. clapping. for those across the country Dianne Feinstein will be remembered for banning a result weapon clapping. creating lifesaving amber alerts and rooting out and banning torture. She will also be remembered across the country for shattering the Glass Ceiling she showed women everywhere they can make an impact and deserve a seat at the table clapping. but to me she will be remembered as the most incredible grandmother. Minutes after i was born they hospital she x proclaimed to my mom and dad oh, wow. She looks like me, you should change her name to diane laughter and from then on quo were streamlining close when i was a toddler i would spend nights at my grandmothers home in San Francisco and taught me to play chess authority she hatred it we would pick flowers from her gaerp and draw them together for dogging making a difference and giving me hair cuts at home not kitchen much to my parents dismay my hair turned out crooked and loved to teach about San Francisco history and why there are not asphalt and the best places in the city to view San Francisco. At the end of the day, we would curl up and watch a moving for our favorite tv show and remember that was time to go to sleep she would sing me the song you are my sunshine and was an unwavering supporting system and never failed to tell me how proud she was of me owe could bring to her any worries or fear and she had a solution a constant unindividually source of love. As i got older started sharing her witch and lessons ill carry with me and work to do something for our entire life something that energize i and inspires and makes the world a better place for the people that live in and why did any grandmother do that she said you have to work hard and put in the hours and work your way up my grandmother do that two it didnt matter how many of these you lose pickup yourself and you keep going no matter was that and should would say to me any ever go out of town didnt no matter if youre going to the city or the desert or beach or is mountains always wear and black pantsuit no occasion you cant wear and black pantsuit. To my grandmother i promise to also work to my long suit to earn my spurs and keep on going and never forget my black pantsuit your family loves you proud of you and miss you and you will always, always be my best friend clapping . Thank you, eileen and kathy republican and your entire family so many Dianne Feinstein staff and colleagues from the Senate People who are coming far and wide thank you to all San Francisco for your love and your support of senator Dianne Feinstein and her family at that time her legacy will continue to live on in everything we could to lead the city and this country this has been an x the record surf we appreciate the Vice President to represent our country who demonstrated the importance of what senator Dianne Feinstein means not just to San Francisco and the state of california but the entire country. It is so meaningful to be here with each and wench everyone and people both held to lead the city you are all in our heaters and prayers we continue it mourn senator Dianne Feinstein but always, always be remembered some e in so many corners of the city and state and in corners of this country and at this time we want to welcome back the girl chorus for the final song for in honor of our great senator senator Dianne Feinstein. singing . San Francisco Open your golden gate. San francisco San Francisco welcome me home again. San Francisco Open your golden gate. San francisco here is your pledging to wonder no more. Love you best. In the golden west. San francisco welcome me home again, im coming home to room room roam no more. It only makes me love you best. In the golden west San Francisco welcome me home again never to roam no more clapping. . Thank you, again. Everyone and thank you for joining us, we really appreciate you being here on behalf of senator Dianne Feinstein family. Thank you for joining us here today nicaraguans for your incredible performance. Muchas gracias. Please, everyone, find your seats. Please help us welcome mary travers allen, who will provide this evenings land acknowledgment. Good evening. Good evening and blessings to all my relatives. My name is Mary Travis Allen and im the advisor board president for the American Indian cultural district, as well as a member of Mission Destino and other committees and councils here in San Francisco. So i am ariana ortega, peace people of nicaragua. From my mothers side and the seneca nation on my fathers side. I was born and raised here in San Francisco and retired in 2020 from a senior manager position with the sfmta to after 32 years of service. But as i mentioned and what im doing now is important work that i am many of you are doing on behalf of our community is that work is never done and should be reflected in all the work you do and all aspects of your lives. We are brought together by our ancestors is to fulfill the prophecy of the eagle and the condor. The prophecy tells of this time when the Indigenous Peoples of the north and the south earth would reunite to renew you and protect our original knowledge, strength and connection to our earth. Mother this is a time of reconciliation. Mission. Reunion education and healing of all the land and all its peoples. In case you dont know the eagles and the California Condors have begun to nest here in the bay area for the they know its time. Im honored to be with you here tonight to celebrate the 2023 latino heritage Month Celebration and Award Ceremony and present the land acknowledgment on your behalf. To the Ramaytush Ohlone people. We that are gathered here acknowledge that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone, who are the original inhabitants of yelamu, which is now called San Francisco. The ramaytush shiloni are the stewards of yelamu, and in keeping with their tradition as they have never ceded lust or forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place , as well as for us and all peoples who reside or work in their traditional territory. We wish to honor and pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors, owners, elders and relatives of the ramaytush community and by affirming their sovereign rights as the first peoples of this land. We are all guests and as such we are to recognize that as visitors, we benefit from living and working on their ancestral homeland. We are reminded that we do not own this land and that our ancestors did not create Land Ownership or borders to separate our people on the land. The land is our mother and we are all relatives as we are to be grateful, all respect and coexist with all the creator has provided for us. Creator we ask for your blessings for all gathered here and all those that we carry in our hearts. We acknowledge that we are unified, tied by our ancestral blood and spirits. That gives us pride and strength and purpose in this gathering here today and every day in all we do. Oh, thank you. Gracias. Mary travis allen for the land dedication. The los pueblos, indigenas del norte de america. Bienvenidos a todos. And welcome to tonights 2023 latino heritage Month Celebration in city hall in San Francisco. Orale, por favor. Before we begin, we just want to take a few moments. It always gets so serious and so quiet when we start. I hope everyones ready for a celebration tonight for extraordinary honorees as we want to make sure that we represent our leaders in labor tonight who are here that i have, that we that we have recognized and some who will recognize a little later on in the program tonight. But, of course, Kim Tavaglione from the labor council, olga miranda from local 87 are elected leaders. Shamann walton, asha safai, aaron peskin and of course, our latina elected city supervisor from district seven, myrna melgar, who our afrolatina District Attorney brooke jenkins. The honorable maria evangelista, thank you for joining us tonight. Leading our elected brass is, of course, our sheriff, paul miyamoto. Thank you to our fire chief and to our police chief for being here with us tonight and serving our communities. Our director of public health, grant colfax, george rivas, who leads our office of Civic Engagement and immigrant affairs. Elmi bermejo , who joins us from the Small Business administration. And our consul generals from so many countries that are joining us here tonight from the americas and elsewhere. Supervisor peskin, i think you know that i recognized you. We come here together to celebrate our shared roles in taking care of our home in San Francisco. Mayor joaquin torres. Im your elected assessor recorder here in the city and county. And my name is larissa lugo, executive director of the Central American Resource Center in San Francisco. We are honored to be your co emcees for the celebration of latino power history fauci influence advocacy , arts, culture, cuisine and community. We want to thank the Host Committee for their work in planning for tonight that showcases our strength in unity and diversity. Tonight we celebrate latinos contribution to our city and affirm our rights to dignity, equity and inclusion. Somos San Francisco. So we are San Francisco. As National Political players seem intent on denying the contributions, dignity and rights of our our community deserves, it becomes ever more important to recognize and reinforce our diverse local Latino Community and the work we do right here at home. When San Francisco stands on the right side of her story, we set the course for other cities to follow. Our city values of inclusion, opportunity, Racial Equity and justice are alive and well, but reflected in the work of tonights award recipient. Tonights host, Committee Members and of course, all of you here to join us in celebrating the Latino Community and our beloved city, a city for all we know that our work is far from done and that the equitable recovery we wish to see for our city requires all of us. And that means you to our city administrator, carmen chu. Together, we work to support our Small Businesses, our vendors, our merchants as we continue to navigate this postcovid reality together, expanding our collective work on on the collective work during the pandemic. The Community Hubs offer bring a right to recover, connecting people to good paying jobs, invest in our leaders and organizations, creating opportunity for our diverse latino constituencies to thrive , creating new Resource Centers to respond to the needs, rights and aspirations of our immigrant brothers and sisters, the very people that fuel the economic engine of our city, our state and nation. I want to take a moment to thank mayor breed and the board of supervisors for your support and investment in carsons new home and community Resource Center here at the intersection of the tenderloin, soma and mid market community. And lets highlight some of our National Significance as well. In 2020, latinos came out and voted. We voted for democracy, for equality, for justice, and for the country that we helped shape and vision and are committed to you. And we will do it again in 2020. Four generations of latinx leaders have and continue to shape the environment that we live in from our pivotal role in the civil rights movement, including the landmark case of mendez versus westminster of the 1940s that began to crack those racist walls of segregation to the organizing years of cesar chavez and Dolores Huerta, whose monumental efforts to bring our communities together in nonviolent since black brown, brown native and api in the name of dignity and respect, remains so significant that we etched their names in the awards that we hand out tonight to the journalists who told our stories is brought us information we could trust and educated our communities. When Mainstream Media refused to do so from the posters you can see. Thank you, Ralph Remington that you can see next door the focus on our advocacy and our fight for rights in our community to the murals that brighten our streets in la mission and tell our stories of pan latino unity and solidarity. We all, in the pursuit of social justice. Tonights award, which depicts a Community Treasure in the carnaval mural on 24th and south venice in the heart of la mision to our commitment to saving lives in our community during a global pandemic. An effort replicated nationally and recognized formally by the white house and current administer station. This is how we show up and deliver for our city, a city for everyone. The city we call home. So was San Francisco. We are San Francisco. And this is what we celebrate. And honor tonight. Our shared power, our shared culture, our shared unity may breed has been that ally for our diverse latino communities all throughout her life, recognizing that our needs are San Franciscos needs, investing in our present and in our future , upholding our city values, ensuring that San Francisco continues to be the sanctuary that our communities rely on and a city we can all be proud of. So supporting us in safety, health, education and Economic Opportunity with investment that that move our Community Forward in the most difficult of times is by stepping up, stepping up for us latino migrants. When the federal government would not or could not because she will knows the disparities that our communities of color face, not only in the context of a global pandemic, but in every aspect of our system. Issues that affect us today. Boleros, ladies and gentlemen, please help us in welcoming our mayor london breed. Thank you, larissa, and thank you so much, joaquin. When they make a Great Dynamic duo, dont they . Happy latino heritage month in San Francisco. Sona san fran cisco. We are San Francisco and im so happy to see so many people here. And let me tell you, im really excited about this years honorees. These are three of the most amazing trailblazers in San Francisco. And william, i am so in awe of you two because of the work that you do every single day to uplift and to support start Small Businesses in San Francisco. I know as a native you love San Francisco, but you love San Francisco and you love your Community Even more. And let me tell you, the work that he did is the way of the future for what we need to address food security. He helped during the global pandemic, make sure that we were making a connection between the community and the people who needed the support and the cultural competent grocery stores. The places that sold the item arms that the community needed to buy so that they were able to make their own decisions and take care of their families. And it was a brilliant model that we need to continue to replicate in this city. Thank you so much, william, and congratulations. And i want to say to carson piedra, who is the first latina to lead and to lead the Teachers Union in San Francisco, let me tell you what i appreciate most in everything that she does. Yes, its important that she takes care of her membership and she takes care of the teachers, but she cares so deeply about the students and their success. Yes. And she is willing to do whatever it takes to make sure that she is fighting for teachers and educators as a whole and that our students receive the kind of education that they need. And deserve, especially after the challenges of a global pandemic. The bridges that shes been able to build with parents and with other people whove had challenges in their various communities, have just really made me develop a profound amount of respect for your work. So congratulations and thank you so much. And let me tell you this woman whos getting the Lifetime Achievement award, she is somewhat of a quiet force now. You see her on telemundo. And, you know, shes reporting shes, you know, giving you the facts. Shes providing the information about the community. But you know, when you dont have some times great journalism, you really cant appreciate and respect all the extraordinary work that she does to make sure that this community in particular is well represented, that the fight and the struggles of this community are shown and documented for over 20 years, shes been in the cameras. In your faces, asking the questions , promoting the stories that would never, ever make it to television. If it wasnt for her. She has been doing this for over 20 years, and she took it even further during the pandemic to make sure working with the Latino Task Force, when we needed to make sure people understood the resources that were available for testing and for vaccinations and our rental assistance and all the work that we did together, she she highlighted those stories and made sure that she helped us get the word out in an extraordinary way. So we are so grateful. Three amazing young people who serve the city and county of San Francisco well, who should make us all proud on a daily basis. We are here to honor you and recognize your commitment and your legacy. But i also want to take an opportunity to go a tad bit off script, because i do think its important to acknowledge someone who was a part of the planning of this event, but who has been a part of planning this event for the past couple of years, who continue to work with the committee, who work with my office to deal with the challenges around Job Opportunities and employment, who was always available to work with the Latino Community and the Latino Task Force, who made sure that there was a relationship that existed with labor. And i understood what was happening on the ground to make sufficient changes to address these issues. Some of you may have heard that josh asked at the end of the month will be taking on a new role and i am so proud of him. Im so grateful for his friendship and his service to the city and county of San Francisco. And i just want to say, josh, thank you for everything that you have done for this city and for the people of San Francisco. We love you. We appreciate you so much. And. It is always so important that we acknowledge people for what they do because these individuals who were talking about. Yes they are doing a job to a certain extent, but theyre also doing what they love for the people. Theyre doing what they can to uplift the history and the latino heritage in San Francisco, to make sure that there is a real connection between what is going on in City Government and how were allocating resources and how were being held accountable and how were making that work for the actual average, everyday people that are living the lives in the communities. We appreciate you all so much and we appreciate so many of our leaders and folks who continue to carry the torch to carry on the legacy to remind us of our history and whose shoulders we stand on and what we need to continue to do to make sure that we are preparing and taking care of the next generation. So that those stories are not lost, so that this heritage is integrated into what San Francisco is. We are a truly amazing, remarkable city, but we are not that without the people, our history, our diversity and our culture. So i want to thank you all so much for being here to celebrate latino heritage month in San Francisco. So. So let the festivities begin. Mayor breed, i know we wanted to welcome the Host Committee to come up and join you for a picture. Before we move on with the remainder of the ceremony tonight. So if we could invite the Host Committee to come up to these steps right now and join the mayor for a picture. Okay, come on. Come on up. Come on up. Okay. I pfizer on the thing right. Okay. Ready. Ready one, two, three. One more round of applause for all the members of the Host Committee who have put in so much time together with a very incredible model. Later. And josh arce, to ensure that we could celebrate the strength of our diversity in unity here tonight. Cesar chavez not only championed the principles of nonviolence in organizing for the dignity of farm workers across this country, but also illuminated the importance of educators in addressing the poverty that lived not only in our pocketbooks, but in our hearts and in our minds. He believed that the loving touch of this most precious Community Resource s a teacher could educate a young heart better than a book could alone, and that they had the power to the advance the lives of our children, our families, us, our communities, and our collective future. Thats why its my honor to introduce our first awardee for this evening, an advocate who has shown true strength in shining a light on what our teachers and para educators need for the benefits of our schools and our students and our communities. Cassandra curiel. You heard it from the mayor, the first latina president of the united educators of San Francisco. For our community, the opportunity gap is no stranger. We saw its disproportionate impact most starkly during the pandemic, and we see it widen when our schools do not have access to the resources that we need for our community. We understand the value of organized labor and having someone at the helm who is not afraid to fight for fair wages, safe working conditions, stable jobs. We know teachers dont choose this profession because they were promised a big paycheck or a short workday. We know they do this for something more for love for the children that they serve. And with respect for how important this role is in molding, shaping and educating all of us, we understand the importance of substantial and significant representation in the classroom in our union halls and in our elected offices and how inspiring is it knowing that in our community and our Educational Needs are represent with a powerful latina in charge. A latina who is a bridge builder, unapologetic in her fight to support those in our city who need our care the most unapologetically latina, unapologetically union to all of our labor leaders in the house, we thank you. And we recognize you together with cassandra for all of your accomplishments. And to you, cassandra, our 2023, cesar chavez labor awardee. We congratulate you. Bienvenido those. Thank you very much. Thank you for the honor of this award. I am a teacher. I am a president. But i am an eldest daughter and a Second Generation Mexican American raised during a time raised during a time in our States History when there was a war on spanish and it hit our schools and impacted my own upbringing. And like that period , our community has had to struggle for every recognition we have won in our city, in our state and in this country, we are in a critical moment now for Public Education and also for the working people, the immigrant and latino people of our city. As just one example, it was heart wrenching today to hear that our sfusd families are sfusd students who were at a press conference are facing homelessness. And i know that this is a serious issue and a long standing issue from personal experience working at Visitacion Valley middle school for 11 years without the available spots or vouchers or support system. We have to draw attention to this particular issue because it affects our work as educators in our classroom and in our schools. Our students learn best when theyre housed, when theyre fed, when theyre cared for. And its just one of the many reasons why were fighting for community schools. If we prioritize the wellbeing of our whole communities, then we will all thrive. I am deeply committed to advocating for these needs and for the rights of our community and all marginalized communities in building unity, we need to build solidarity. We organize, resist science. We defend our rights. And my role as a labor leader and as an educator is in that tradition, in the same tradition as cesar chavez and Dolores Huerta and the thousands of other Community Leaders named here and those in this room who do this work day in and day out. And it is part and parcel of a larger tradition of the Labor Movement and of educator unions that usf led the way in Getting School level access to testing and high quality masks for students. During the 20 2122 covid waves. When we were back in person again when we donated our stimulus checks in an effort initiated by our now executive Vice President , frank lara, when he recognized that our undocumented families and School Community were getting hit hardest during this pandemic, we are proud of our heritage, our heritage of resistance, our heritage of collective strength, our heritage of community, a community built building to be part of the solution. And in accepting this award tonight, i reinstate my commitment to be part be part of that community, be part of our efforts for social justice. Somos San Francisco. Thank you. Frame. This year. Right . Yes, please. Yes please. Yes. Its yours. I have the honor of introducing somebody from my barrio. Our next honoree is a recipient of the Rosario Anaya community award. This award honors an individual who has committed their career and lifetime to the betterment of our Latino Community. The work of commissioner will ortiz. Cartagena will m ortiz. Cartagena. Truly embodies the spirit of this award and the spirit of our beloved carissima Rosario Anaya, whos watching us arriba hes a native San Francisco, an a leader in the mission district, the excelsior and latinos, San Francisco and is the founder of cartagena council, which focuses on uplifting latino businesses, specifically those who were hit hardest during the pandemic. He has a long history of working in Hospitality Industry and, more importantly, of service to the community. Atty. William represents the best of San Franciscos creativity and ability to get the job done. His contribution options are immeasurable. Thank you, william, for your dedication. Muchas gracias and tremendous impact as we embark on the hard job of recovery and making sure that latinos are not left behind , it is an honor to ask you to join us on stage as a recipient of this years Rosario Anaya community award. Hi. Como estamos mi gente woo. I am humbled to represent this. This is a culmination of generous actions of people that stood before me. Rosario herself. I remember running around nlds as a little kid. Venmo borrero and i used to hate being in that building, right . My mom needed a job. Wed be out there. You know . Rosario always give us a snack. So so were all 360. But pero Nuestra Gente in the pandemic, we were the hardest hit. And we put all our pettiness aside and we got together and we helped community. No matter where we rich, poor , it doesnt matter. We were at the Mission Food Hub serving that food in the thick. We ran towards the fire and now our population is actually the only population in San Francisco that actually has grown. Esto es Nuestra Gente. And im here just to thank people, my beautiful family, the sacrifice of the hours i give for community. My mom, may she rest in peace. The homeboys from the streets that keep me always grounded. Love you guys. My team and family at gallica. I love yall. Love yall. All diana, josh, joaquin. I know you an assessor now, but love yall. Roberto. My godmother tracy. Val ill see you. The office of Small Business. Madam mayor. Frisco baby galileo alum. We doing it right. Board of supervisors. And thats the city, the media. The National Media can paint what they want. Or we might not get along. Sometimes but this is frisco. This is San Francisco. And lastly, lastly, i want to give a special shout out to the city of San Francisco herself. She birthed me. She raised me. She nurtured me when my mom was fleeing el salvador, she embraced my mom, undocumented and all. When people didnt believe in me, she did. She gave me second, third, fourth, fifth chances. She introduced me to culture, to she was my economics professor. She instilled in me empathy and compassion in and gave me life lessons that at the time i probably didnt understand. And but she was always just and always fair for that. I appreciate her and i will never stop defending her and i will never stop contribute to her. And if you could ask my kids that were born and raised here, kids say aloud, whats the best city ever. There you go. I appreciate. Thank you, everybody. All right. The recipient of the Dolores Huerta Lifetime Achievement award embodies the principles that dolores taught us that every minute is a chance to change the world, that every moment is an opportunity to organize, is the recipient of this award. Respects the integrity of their profession and leverages the power of their voice and the focus of their storytelling for the benefit of communities. Be our next honoree, pilar nino. Has been and is that trusted voice in San Francisco and the bay area for the immigrant and Latino Community. His through her Spanish Language reporting, she uses her platform to amplify issues that matter the most to us. As a trailblazer in her field, she spent ten years as a sole San Francisco reporter for telemundo and has received multiple emmys for her journalism. But shes not just a reporter. Shes a leader, a leader who knows that a trusted voice matters, that a trusted voice can save lives. Immigration in health care, politics, local and national, lgbtq plus rights, domestic violence. These are just some of the issues that shes tackled so many stories that can and should be celebrated. But id like to take a moment to focus on her coverage of the global covid pandemic working, collaborate safely with our city and our latino leaders in community and at large. Pilar knew intimately that the Latino Community, many of which were essential workers on the front lines, needed information, needed it fast, needed it correct. Needed it right. It needed it from someone they could trust in the dark, early and uncertain days of 2020, when things were real bad. Pilar was right there with us. She saw us. She saw you. So many of you here today in this room. Who stepped up and helped save lives as grandparents, fathers, mothers, daughters, sons, our loved ones. As she brought our stories to the forefront of everyones minds to show that our collective experience and our trauma demanded vital support from government at every level and our greater community. She brought light to the heroic efforts of the ecosystem of latino organizations, leaders and the essential role that migrants played and so much more. The stories of how, again, the very people in this room made it so that San Francisco had one of the highest vaccination rates and the lowest death rates across the country. She. Threw everything that you do, pilar. You put Community First in your coverage in your stories, in your life at home. Pilar were so proud to invite you up to accept the 2023 Dolores Huerta Lifetime Achievement award. Thank you for representing the best of our strengths, integrity and perseverance in all that you do. Good evening. Buenas noches. A todos es tambien. One day when i was about 13 years old and living in my native bogota, colombia, for who . My father asked me. What do you want to do when you grow up . I remembered that i quickly replied. I want to change the world. He smiled at me and said, yes, pilar, at your age, we all want to change the world. What i never imagined is that years later i would end up here in San Francisco. Chico, a city that has in its dna that same objective of to change the world for the better. Some of the stories i have covered during these 23 years in the San Francisco bay area are a good example of that. Lets start with a struggle to allow the matricula consular to be used as a valid form of identification for immigrants. That happened in 2001. You remember today is a reality across the nation. The driver license for undocumented people, the gay marriage. How many times workers want on a strike asking for 50 more cents per hour or 1 after the occupy movement, we saw increases of 3 per hour. The Latino Task Force , a National Model and nationally recognized model of how to serve our community. All these movements that i have covered, if they were not born here in San Francisco, they certainly received plenty of attention, energy and fuel in our area. So a major breed, dear friends and family, the honor has been mine and keeps being mine to be able to witness and report on these issues. In fact, it is San Francisco that saved me from becoming cynical about reality. San francisco gave me hope and more importantly, keeps giving me hope that we can work on the root of our collective problems and find real solutions. Premium. Miss padres estan aqui presentes. I want to dedicate this to my parents here present with me. Gracias. Gracias por las fuertes para volar to my parents. Thank you for giving me strong wings to fly to my brothers, my familia me, my brother, my sister. Thank you for your unconditional support, your love and your patience. Believe me, its no fun to have a sister who is a reporter always asking for contacts, for interviews. Thank you for your patience to my second home, telemundo. Thank you for your trust and for allowing me to be me. Para la Comunidad Latina de San Francisco de la guia de la bahia. Gracias. Gracias por confiar durante todos estos anos sus historias in me. You give me a reason every day to keep fighting to my friends. Where are my friends . This is also for you because we all share the dream of trying to improve the lives of others. To my partner in life, this is for you too. You are my rock to the other life of my life. To the other love of my life. My sweet son mateo, who is currently serving in the us army. Im so grateful to be your mom. Thank you all for this amazing honor with a renewed spirit. I will keep trying