Hardaman. Fire chief. And San Francisco jim lathermyth. And San Francisco made we have katie and sarah from spur. As well as many of our neighborhood leaders, i saw mike bishop from the southern waterfront. And katie from the central waterfront. And the commerce advisory committee. And of course all of you who i hope are not just only San Francisco giant fans but fans of homemade beer here in San Francisco. And its my great honor to introduce entrepreneurial spirit. Mr. Gregor was born and raised in the united kingdom. He then moved to singapore at the age of nine. Hes lived in amazing cities around the world. So he brings with him an international spirit. But also a passion for San Francisco. He and his partner, tony foglio are known for building up the best brands and keeping them both emerging but honoring their roots. So i cant think of a better tenant and partner for this historic pier 48 than anchor brewers and distillers. Join me in welcoming keith gregor. [applause] thank you.
That makes this announcement more exciting. Anchor has been a part of San Francisco and potrero hill for decades. Its a Great Partnership to have have it here in pier 78 pier 48, you are welcome. You sense the competition, maybe just on my part, i dont know. Nonetheless its very fortuitous that we are here today. I want to say thank you to keith gregor, and for the giants, larry, thank you for your leadership. And mayor, go giants. All right, thank you. Arent they great . Thank you, supervisors to be here and huddle together to stay warm. And lastly i want to introduce the president of the Port Commission, maureen woo ho. Join me in welcoming president woo ho. Good morning, and since i am standing here before your tasting, i wont be here long. I have been on the Port Commission for two years. And i want to acknowledge that i had fellow commissioners working on this project in this part of San Francisco. And in 20006 2006 there was effort of the port and the community and with the Mayor
Good morning, i am so excited to be here, and this is district 6, and if we were in district 10, there will be sun. But at pier 70, district 10, there will be sunshine, i promise. I too share the ports excitement and supervisor kims excitement. To stand here with the giants, and one of San Franciscos oldest business, anchor breweries, to make this announcement. I cant make the bold statement that its my favorite. I wasnt play favorites. Because we have another brewery in bayview. But i want to key on when we talk about development of the city and the southeast neighborhood. They are talking about it in terms of attracting new businesses and new projects. What is unique about today, we are emphasizing the expansion of a San Francisco business that is based here today. And already is growing and expanding. That makes this announcement more exciting. Anchor has been a part of San Francisco and potrero hill for decades. Its a Great Partnership to have have it here in pier 78 pier 48, you a
Mayor ed lee. [applause] supervisors carmen chu, jane kim, and malia cohen. C. E. O. Port Commission President , and former commissioner michael hardaman. Fire chief. And San Francisco jim lathermyth. And San Francisco made we have katie and sarah from spur. As well as many of our neighborhood leaders, i saw mike bishop from the southern waterfront. And katie from the central waterfront. And the commerce advisory committee. And of course all of you who i hope are not just only San Francisco giant fans but fans of homemade beer here in San Francisco. And its my great honor to introduce entrepreneurial spirit. Mr. Gregor was born and raised in the united kingdom. He then moved to singapore at the age of nine. Hes lived in amazing cities around the world. So he brings with him an international spirit. But also a passion for San Francisco. He and his partner, tony foglio are known for building up the best brands and keeping them both emerging but honoring their roots. So i cant think of a
Welcome you back to the San Francisco port. And this historic pier 48. Pier 48 as you may know was one of the last piers built right before world war ii. It was built in concert with pier 45 and Fishermans Wharf in the changes of technology in cargo movement. Those changes were stimulated by the fact that we had two bridges opening up here in the bay. And our opportunities to move cargo changed by vessel and rail to also by truck. Pier 48 as you can see is much like all the other piers you are familiar with. It has a great large and long apron for cargo to be shipped and stored and out into distribution. The difference of pier 48 than others you know. On this side is a second transit shed with another apron. In the middle is a long divide. Thats where the rail cars and the trucks came in to pick up the cargo. Across the way is seawall lot 337. That was filled in by the santa fe railway. In order to create a new headquarters for their train movement. That would go down the peninsula and