Have in humanity, the faith we have in the fight for civil rights, the faith we have, frankly, as a common family. I consider myself someone who shares the progress of value that need San Franciscos many san franciscans hold dear. I do believe that a majority of this board share the same progressive values, and i think there is a danger and an overly narrow definition of what is progressive. We have to remember that being progressive stance for values of inclusiveness, of tolerance, of acceptance, and we need to think hard about how we characterize various votes of either being within that definition or outside of that. Before i ran for office, i worked in San Francisco as a criminal prosecutor and a civil rights attorney and really got to understand how much of a beacon to the rest of the world San Francisco is for social justice. I also been spent a number of years helping to grow a small business, got to understand the innovative spirit here in San Francisco. At night, i volunteered
The San Francisco Parks Alliance is to inspire and promote Civic Engagement and philanthropy to protect the city and enrich San Francisco parks, recreation, and green open spaces. Today i think that youll find that the and rincon hill is no exception to that. You might know that back in the gold rush era, rincon hill where were standing right now was one of the poshest addresses in San Francisco. This was the place to be ~. And then Pacific Heights took over and rincon hill fell into decline. Then came the bay bridge and rincon hill really for decades was something of a back water. Well, look at it now. Were surrounded by highrise development, the president ial towers, built, getting built, and more of them planned. So, once again, rincon hill is one of the most sought after popular places to live in San Francisco. But where are the parks . Where are the Public Open Spaces . Where are the places where all of these thousands of residents can gather and reflect on the meaning of life and
Take a taxi or muni back. That new website gives us a lot of options. It sure does and we can use it again next weekend when we go to see the giants. There is a new destination section on the website that shows us how to get to at t park. There is a section, and account alerts and information on parking and all kinds of stuff, it is so easy to use that even you can use it. That is smart. Are you giving me a compliment. I think that i am. Wow, thanks. Now you can buy dinner. Sfmta. Com. Access useful information, any the San Francisco Parks Alliance is to inspire and promote Civic Engagement and philanthropy to protect the city and enrich San Francisco parks, recreation, and green open spaces. Today i think that youll find that the and rincon hill is no exception to that. You might know that back in the gold rush era, rincon hill where were standing right now was one of the poshest addresses in San Francisco. This was the place to be ~. And then Pacific Heights took over and rincon hill
Very healthy. Its certainly a balanced budget. Im proud of it. But how we got there was a reflection of a lot of good hard work and a lot of people to thank. I want to take this opportunity to thank the budget staff. They have been working really hard. And kate howard and steve, thank you very much for your leadership. applause and the entire budget staff is here. They continue to be labeled the fiscal geniuses of the city. They works, of course, very closely with our controller and ben rosenfield, your staff have been extremely supportive and helpful. Thank you very much. applause then, of course, our supervisors, the entire board and their budget analyst. Harvey, thank you again for working with us. applause and the entire board. I want to thank each and every one of you because you along with, of course, all of our Great Department heads, but in particular we continue to promise that when we bring this budget forward each year, we have that conversation. Sometimes difficult, sometim
San francisco, particularly those in rincon hill, will be able to enjoy emerald park 7 days a week forever with absolutely no cost to the city or to the people of San Francisco. Speaking for me as well as peter who couldnt make it today, this gift gives us an enormous amount of pleasure. I am also speaking as i rarely do for my wonderful wife, dr. Rio, who is an me. Over the last 38 years, San Francisco has been incredible to us and it is truly marvelous to pay back a little bit of our debt. We love the city and are so honored to be able to help in this small way. Thank you. applause thank you. And now it is my pleasure to welcome to the podium Rosemary Cameron the founding president of the board of the San Francisco Parks Alliance. Rosemary has pep her entire career in the Public Sector working in a regional and municipal parks and recreation, city management, legislative affairs, and communication. She continues to consult on marketing, branding, communication, social media, and fund