Investing millions and millions of dollars and i say okay, if we help you establish your business here, i want you to employ local people. Warriors, when you build your stadium i want you to have local hire. Ucsf, will wh you build a new hospital, i want you to reach out to our programs and get local people hired. Tech companies, i want you to fly out with all wrour poky mon stuff, get some of those jobs for our kids and open up making sure we train our kids in the technology and jobs of the future. So, even though you see a lot of success going on, there are many of us day too dai day saying, keep the door open for somebody else, support our non profits, support our school district, support our Community Serving associations. Think about communitys always because that will always be the most important thing you could do and when you get a good education and good degree and good reputation, quite frankly that may be your goal, but it doesnt mean a lotit means 10 times more when you apply that to building a Strong Community from which you came from. So, im about rebuilding all Public Housing in San Francisco because i grew up in Public Housing and i never want Public Housing residents to be called Public Housing residents. I want them to be the citizens and residents of San Francisco. That means everybody gets quality housing and we will put the entire direction of our economics of our city to make sure that happens. Good paying jobs, 21 st century jobs, that is what we want everybody to participate in. That is why we work hard to raise minimum wage and end discrimination squl work hard to erase the barrier jz even if people made mistakes they cant suffer their entire life from those mistakes, they need to recover. Recover so we dont end in a place where people cant grow and move forward. That is why the city is so graitand took up the crazy responsibility to mayor of San Francisco. Who would want tobe mayor of peebals republic of San Francisco . There are so many view jz so many things that have to be done but i took up the challenge because i have a lot of friends that said they would help make the city great and they are doing so and there is something we can get done as a city if we Work Together and support each other and make sure we never think about communitys in isolation, we are people that can help each other. Tell you a story and it is one im proud of because it has to do with my own community. In a few weeks hid ruand i will also add about 16 more scholarships. I had friends in chinatown who were part of these Family Associations. For years if you know chinatown and it is made up of a lot of different associations. Some of these associations were created way back in the 1800s because there were a lot of discrimination of chinese so had to form own groups called Family Association to pull the money together because no one would hire them to do work. They had to borrow money from their own people because the banks wouldnt lend money. They wouldnt let them buy property. Sound familiar . Didnt happen just to chinies but did happen to chineties. The Family Associations over many decades helped themselves. When i became the mayor 5 years ago the Family Association said mayor, will you bless us with your presence . For many decades the Family Associations gave scholarships to our kids and we are proud of that. Chinese, we love education and love our kids to succeed. I said i think that is a good idea but have one condition. They said, what is that because we didntyou are the First Chinese america mayor, can you come help announce the scholarships . I said im proud you are doing scholarships but also say as the First Chinese american mayor im proud to do that and also proud if you open up the scholarships. They said, what do you mean. This is a time be agchinese american i can show we support all youth that need scholarships as well. If you were to open up that would be a big message to have other kids not just chinese kids be recipients of the scholarships and now we are in our 4th year where they opened up their scholarships. We have 10 non chinese coming in to be part of the overall scholarships they fund. The point being, our communities have the same values, we want the same levels of success for our kids but we are part of a Larger Community of San Francisco and can help each other out. If we just open the doors of opportunity and im proud that our Chinese Community said to me, we would be willing to open that up because now during the scholarships, the fmlies come and have dim sum after the scholarships and they are experiencing each others culture and it is amazing what you can do when you ask people, dont just think of yourselves, but think the Larger Community. We understand the history of the Chinese Community. We need to bring everybody together. I want to share that with you because these are Life Experiences that you will all have and i just say that the stronger person will be the one that says i remember how i got to where i am and i will pay it forward and keep that door wide open for other people so other people can experience what we are experiencing about being embraced by your community. Final word, it is a scholarship but also want to thinkwant you to think of it as a investment. Youre my investment. Im investing in you and these days that is a powerful statement. When someone says i invest in you they are looking at the ipo and you to succeed so the money they put out there can say it was really worth it. That you did what that moneywhat investments ought to do. You took it and grew it and made Everything Possible that you can make out of it. Sthis what an investment does. I think the highest praise is you are our cities investment so you is a lot more people that will suroun you for that success. All the more to you and to say again on behalf of the city, i thank you for your accomplishment and leadership and have a lot more people when you are throw with the education we are identifies jobs so come and work with the city or companies that work with us being in San Francisco. I know i will take a look at the other wonderful cities in the country but you are always know that the warriors are in San Francisco. Congratulations scholars. Investments and good luck to you and let us know how we can all help continue your success. Congratulations. [applause] thank you so much mr. Mayor. So, at this time we will have the mayor come up and have tracy and summer come up from brown and cauldwell and ch 2 m. They will give each of the scholars a city pin for florence will share with ourwe have a certificate of honor for each of our recipients and this is a opportunity for you all to take a picture. Im going slide my way out of here. Im sorry, i didnt get a chance to introduce myself, im hide rumendoza and surge on education and family source squz elected member of board of education. This is my favorite time when we do investments that really commit to the community. During a time when it is really tough out there now we have to invest in our young people. Thank you mr. Mayor for doing this every year for the last 6 years. We had to move our venue to a larger space because he is growing the pot and getting more and more students. Grow the pot alright thats the other way to grow the pot. Alright, i will call your name and if you please come on up and take a quick shot and can get families. We opened a ill isle and have a lot of space. Start with mony hewert from project rebound. We have jason bell receiving on his behalf. Mony tweent George Washington high school and going to San Francisco State University. Alright. It will take a minute to coordinate the photo stuff, right . Alright. Our next recipient is alejandro martinez. Going to San Francisco state. Our next recipient is alexandria brown from college track. She is graduate of Laurel High School kboeing to university of santa cruz and her mother is here to receive the award on her behalf. Thank you for being here an twuinate, we are really proud of your daughter. Our next recipient will be aleana cor dorfba, a graduate of [inaudible] Jordan High School for equity. Cal state east bay our next recipient is alfaundsonocblack Student Union and he is going dillered university and his sister is here. Thank you for being here on behalf of alfonzo. Similar some student have left for college or on summer trip before they head off so really appreciate the family support. Arina [inaudible] Galileo High School graduate going on to oxburg college and michele is here on behalf of her daughter. [inaudible] from San Francisco youth fund. Graduate of San Francisco International High school going on to Cal State University in channel island. Our next one up, brenda wu, from Lowell High School going uc santa barbara. Congratulations, brenda. Next is breechaun phillips from San Francisco alliance of black school educators, [inaudible] High School Graduate going on to spellmen. Spellmen in the house very nice. Dar lean is next from filipino educators of San Francisco and graduate from George Washington high school milem. Eagles she is going to cal state long beach. Give it up for long beach. Our next is dayrea [inaudible] masons of california graduate from Galileo High School going to San Francisco State University. Give it up gators our next two graduates are twins and destiny is already on her way somewhere. She is doing something fun, she left her twin brother behind. Destiny is going to hampton and dexter is going to milem, uc berkeley give our best to destiny, dexter. [inaudible] lowell High School Graduate heading off the humbolt state. Alright. And then genesis vas cz went to San Francisco International High school and going to San Francisco State University. We have pilar from lasa accepting on her behalf. Thank you, pilar. Pilar is president of latin American Teacher association. Thank you, pilar. You take a quick picture for us . [laughter]. [inaudible] from blake Student Union, mission High School Graduate. Morehouse. Hichem was the president of black Student Union. The next scholar is [inaudible] graduating from john ocaunl high school on his way to San Francisco State University. Irene [inaudible] college track, Galileo High School graduate going to exaveier university. Evon [inaudible] john oconal high school heading to San Francisco State University. [inaudible] from Mission Economic development agency, john oconal high school, university of california , Irvine Jennifer soto from lasa, Thurgood Marshal high school heading to city college of San Francisco. Heading right here and staying at home. Next up will be jerry johnson, mason scholar from abrumam Lincoln High School going to san mateo and histsister is here on his behalf. Thank you deja. [inaudible] subrina tan graduate of Lowell High School going to uc san diego and [inaudible] is here on her behalf. Jocelyn garcia, a mason scholar from John Oconnell high school heading to San Francisco State University and her cousin is here. Thank you graceia. Jolean [inaudible] from meto, john oconal high school, San Francisco State University oconnell high school, San Francisco State University [inaudible] San Francisco International High school heading to San Francisco State University juan garcia from lasa, graduate of Mission High School on behalf laura [inaudible] is here and juan is heading to Lawrence University cion thomas glack School Alliance from Balboa High School. Where you going man . [inaudible] congratulations. These guys are going to rock it at warhouse, it so scary. Kaona lopez, mason scholar, International Cities academy, San Francisco State University. San Francisco State university. Lena chong from Lowell High School, [inaudible] university. Linda len from Lowell High School heading to uc berkeley there it is mr. Mayor, you need it know about linda is she was part of the sales force summer program, so sales force partnered with us and brings in a lot of kids over the summer. Linda headed up part of that program. Congratulations linda. [inaudible] from cac Galileo High School going to university of california dave davis [inaudible] melody lee from cac from Balboa High School heading off to ucla this is [inaudible] on her behalf. Nia [inaudible] college track, Lowell High School, San Francisco State University [inaudible] from San Francisco alliance of black school educators, George Washington high school. Eagles bailor University Regina graceen, fillphillip and [inaudible] going Cal State University los angeles alright. Richard [inaudible] couldnt be here tonight but he is from abraham Lincoln High Schoolyou are here. San diego State University Richard Richard participated with several other young people here tonight in a forum with San Francisco police chief and mayor talking about the environment that we are in now. Richard, thank you for being part of that. Really really important. Sally wong from mason scholars, lowell High School Graduate. Call poly, san lewis o bispo. [inaudible] lesley from George Washington high school heading to city college of San Francisco travon [inaudible] heading to San Francisco State University tyler [inaudible] from college track, city arts and tech high school, San Francisco State University vioni sanchez from Galileo High School, San Francisco State University bound isnt here but we have josh from mason scholars, thank you for accepting this on belandfall of vioni. [inaudible] for equity. Heading to San Francisco State University yeni [inaudible] from San Francisco International High school heading to uc berkeley. [inaudible] is here on behalf ofthere he is. Thank you for being here. [inaudible] academy of arts and sciences heading to ucla you are going to berkeley, that is even better uc berkeley. [inaudible] from abraham high school, uc davis last but not least, evon ngo from John Oconnell high school heading to San Francisco State University alright. We will now ask all of our graduates to come up and for a big group photo so we can memorialize our new leaders in city and county of San Francisco, please give it up for the 2016 mayor, i am the fuper Scholarship Award recipients well get a couple in the front and do a little kneeling action. music herb theatre,open rehearsal. Listen to the rehearsal. I think it is fun for them, they see our work process, our discussions, the decisions we make. It is good for us. We kind of behavior little bit when we have people in the audience. Msk music we are rehearsing for our most expensive tour; plus two concerts here. We are proud that the growth of the orchestra, and how it is expanded and it is being accepted. My ambition when i came on as music director here it was evident we needed absolutely excellent work. Also evident to me that i thought everyone should know that. This was my purpose. And after we opened, which was a spectacular opening concert about five weeks after that the economy completely crashed. My plan and im absolutely dogmatic about my plans were delayed slightly. I would say that in this very difficult timefor the arts and everyone, especially the arts, its phenomenal how new century has grown where many unfortunate organizations have stopped. During this period we got ourselves on National Radio presence; we started touring, releasing cds, a dvd. We continue to tour. Reputation grows and grows and grows and it has never stopped going forward. Msk music the bay area knows the orchestra. You maybe take things for granted a little bit. That is simply not the case will go on the road. The audiences go crazy. They dont see vitality like this on stage. We are capable of conveying joy when we play. Msk music any performance that we do, that a program, that will be something on the program that you havent heard before. String orchestra repertoire is pretty small. I used to be boxed into small repertoire. I kept constantly looking for new repertoire and commissioning new arrangements. If you look at the first of the program you have very early, young vibrant mendelson; fabulous opener and then you have this fabulous concerto written for us in the orchestra. Is our gift. Msk music and then you have strauss, extraordinary piece. The most challenging of all. String orchestra work. 23 solo instrument, no violin section, now viola section; everybody is responsible for their part in this piece. The challenge is something that i felt not only that we could do , absolutely could do, but i wanted to show off. I cant tell you how aware i am of the audience. Not only what i hear but their vibes, so strong. I have been doing this for a long time. I kind of make them feel what i want them to feel. There is nobody in that audience or anywhere that is not going to know that particular song by the fourth note. And that is our encore on tour. By the way. I am proud to play it, we are from San Francisco. We are going to play that piece no matter where we are. Good evening and welcome to the San Francisco General Hospital the presiding officer is commissioner honda and hes joined by commissioner sanchez. Commissioner Bobbie Wilson and commissioner rick swig we expect our Vice President commissioner fung to be here and trust fund is thomas owen for legal advice and at the controls is gary the boards legal assistants snimdz were joined by representatives were joined by representatives from the city departments that have cases before this board. And in the front row amanda