But we need to give applause to the contract officer. clapping. and what an honor to move into this building and to demonstrate evidence in order to have Strong Partnership you need to have strong collaboration when you have a chance to walk around the building youll see we created open spaces for people to collaborate and, breakdown the hierarch so we can recognize the innovation that mayor ed lee and this Incredible Community has demonstrated. I also learned by Walking Around the building this symbolize some ways of understanding our past and a future. Here on the overview of veterans day titus it make sense toy vitality and open this building. I have an opportunity to look at the history a retired admiral gave me the history. Hey i didnt know we have another oral office now i do laughter but after helping us to protect 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 h
With the talent of the people in g s a. Weve wanted to work outside of our bureaucracies. This is the new government were producing here locally and we want to match that we have great partner like our libraries and museums and were going to compliment that. We can only do that to embrace the opportunity not only to make mistakes but better sufficiency and involve more people and housing and economic opportunity. This is what Market Street isal about its our main corridor in San Francisco. And thats why for so many years even before the Companies Technology came to be there were those artists from a. C. T. , from 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 opportunitie
The Second World War ii you, you know, 50 nations came together to find the United Nations. At the as accident aid epidemic ladies and gentlemen of the jury, people came together here to make sure the crisis would not be go Forward Holding a decadelong vigil in the names millions with hiv and aids. This is the place where the struggles and poster of many of our fellow americans lived through this. Im excited to be here not because of the un laughter but its since the Great Depression this Historic Building stood empty. Once again in dark and Uncertain Times this nation invited in our times and its a massive commitment by president obama to put people back to work and reclaim our future. The recovery act modernized this structure providing seismic ubtdz u upgrades and a having more focus sustainable designs to meet the pat numb design. And soon nearly after 6 empty years eyed nations will bring federal workers in the midmarket area and to ignite all the commitment. With the recovery act
Historically on the United Nations first its be packed our country with the rest of the world. 24 is history and to them showcase this building respectfully and to see the plaza this g s a building compliment the work were doing with Center Market street and right now 3 years later after the groundbreaking we have 15 companies to relocate here we have 5 thousand residential unit being built in the 3 block radius and a 26 percent of them are going to be affordable. We want to create opportunity to work and live in the city to be creative and to be include in the Economic Opportunities here. So im working with anyone else Technology Companies but companies that decided to move into midmarket even without the innovative of a Tax Exemption and 3 of the companys said were coming because of the talent here in the city. I know theyre to be matched with the talent of the people in g s a. Weve wanted to work outside of our bureaucracies. This is the new government were producing here locally an
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 i love g s a and to hear pittsburgh its role it refers to our clients as customers. I went through those years trying to recreate those agencies given the opportunity and the high privilege of re13wi7b9 government and making us not only relevant but at the value for everything we must accomplish. I will add to the appreciation of president obama and his stimulus packet. I was here years ago i broke this ground with the architect and we were happy to before a break ground with leader pelosi and we looked at across Market Street and we saw Market Street as thirty p