Midmarket area and to ignite all the commitment. With the recovery act and the partnership with the federal government and the local leaders mayor ed lee is leading the way for prosperity. Today, the recovery is urban finished and incomplete were still putting people back to work and to strengthen our middle class the backbone of our democracy. We have to make decisions about how to allocate resources that just dont build a structure and create jobs that way or a place to work and create jobs that way but to grow the economy in the surrounding area. That is what it makes it a model to the nation and thats what San Francisco is also ready and able to do. As we bring life into the building this is renovated in the Great Recession and now ready for another service hopefully it is something well be calling the great come back of our economy. I think mayor ed lee and everyone here for our leadership all your leadership because its more than a building its more than a workplace or a you mean
Street and we saw Market Street as thirty percent vacancy rate a darkness to it people hurried and look whats happening 3 years later. Ill also reference this is one of our stimulus lettuce projects thats the purpose of that act. We want to demonstrate when you give us a little bit of stimulus we take it all the way in San Francisco laughter this is so appropriate to have the architect and the artists with us. Part of the magic that leader pelosi is referring to say happening with the people that make magic with the artists and the architect. We respect a building things like. I want to see the curved doorway the one i saw and the beautiful office up there. It can only be matched by another rival office across the center laughter and take the history of this building the respect and what it means whether its a coast guard or in the correspondents of the g s a and the other agency that will interact and all the people on behalf of the public i want to congratulate you and to let you kno
The theatres, from the costume shop and their great Arts Foundation burning man they were trying to get some life 90 in the story front and with that risktaking came some attraction but its symbolic with the Publicprivate Partnership we help them and they us. My job and i know nancy pelosi has done it im following here lead to sustain that success to open up those opportunities. This building will compliment what were doing and its going to be sustained. Weve got Neighborhood Investments and ambassadors that are hired from people who live in the district to compliments the workforce. Its now, one of the great streets market street. So i congratulate the g s a youre the new caretakers but those will be our folks to recreate all the pathway for those to visit and to recognize that San Francisco proudly is an International City one that is proud to take every stimulus opportunity and to establish and a sustain it and grow it right now like were doing. Congratulations and thank you very mu
Our country and freedom across the world what a great opportunity to do the work we do in a building that has provided history. And we try to contribute to a better history by building more buildings to deliver the Important Mission to maximize the productively and breaking down barriers and walls to help people Work Together and deliver the services that the American People deserve. Its a fantastic day. Im excited were here to kick this off. Thank you very much clapping. things dan we really appreciate you having us here to celebrate the fantastic headquarters. Mayor ed lee was scorn in as the 23rd mayor. Hes championed balancing the budget to keep San Francisco save and solvent and driving economic innovation. Please welcome mayor ed lee clapping. thank you ruth and thank you nancy pelosi it is wonderful to be here on the Ribbon Cutting day. Thank you for this. I is enjoy g s a its like my agency you know my history the university that u purchaser and the city administrator you know