John stewart, john is right here being led with his development team. We have howard here as well. You have the ridge point, which is i think the most mature of the housing managers here, ridge points been around since 68, right . Thats right. And all of you amassed together with the Mayors Office of housing with hope sf, with the Housing Authority to make sure this dream comes alive. And, so, im just here today to say this is just the first of many announcements. Weve got three phases just at hunters view. Now, hunters view was seen only as a Pilot Project. And if you see the smiles on this familys faces and the other 25, its working. This Pilot Project is working. Its working not just because of the physical rebuild, but the care that hope sf has is about the lives and improvements of those lives. We had residents of hunters view involved in every stage of this project, looking for job training, looking to be part of this, looking to help move in and being part of the establishment.
Has. Thank you very much. [cheering and applauding] alice, you and the family know better than i do that the bunkers that were built in the 50s that represented hunters view for many, many years were actually built for the military housing back in those years. They werent really meant for longterm dignified respectful housing that this community deserves. And, so, you are part of the first of 25 families that are in this initial phase of a whole 107 units that will be completed in may. And thanks to all of our partners as olson continues to repay. I just want to emphasize this is the first phase. Supervisor malia cohen and i are going to be working hard with many of you here today for a long time. This is something weve dreamed of and i know you dreamed of it just in terms of being able to live in San Francisco, afford it here. Your kids are so happy to see their rooms and all their giants posters and the views of the bay. But we also want to assure you that were just beginning to comp
Important positions or some tremendous progress, i dont know where else to look because this is a great start. Yes. applause but we also have tremendous help from people who are helping us create the policies and the accountability in all the different departments. Melva davis, kim brandon, willie adams at the port, chuck collins, [speaker not understood], the reverend amos brown, denise tyson, linda richardson, sonya harris, patricia thomas, veronica honeycut, these are just the names of a few of our commissioners who are heading up those very important divisions of our city. And they are joining with me and with the supervisors and with the Department Heads to do what mrs. Obama asked us to do. Whenever we occupy these public positions throughout the city or throughout the state or throughout the nation, we do the right thing, we keep the doors of opportunity open and enriched for everybody else. And were already seeing it happen. Yesterday i was at the luncheon for the boys and girl
And welfare of the existing families and invites new families and creates complete neighborhoods. And only in San Francisco are we willing to take on this task to really change the lives of the current residents and preserve Affordable Housing for all future residents so that we in San Francisco have a diverse community. So, we have a very Short Program today to acknowledge many of the people who have participated in this development. It has been a partnership, as we have talked about. It is a partnership of many city departments. Its been a partnership of many nonprofits and a partnership of many individuals. And its been a partnership with the residents. And, so, i would like to start the program by introducing mayor lee, who is responsible for, among many things, the housing e trust fund which will ensure the work we start here today will continue into the future. Mayor lee. applause thank you. Thank you, olson. And thank you for your leadership and work on this as well. Everybody,
Believed in an idea that were all created equal and that were willing to risk and that were willing to risk their life in the purchase soul of a lofty promise in america. Today we celebrate black History Month and the catalyst to progress that the emancipation proclamation as well as the march on washington provided us. We are familiar with the incarnation, whether its the work of gandhi, mother theresa, or nelson mandela, people who have carried the torch of love and equality into the dark caves of tyrany and emerged bloody, but unbowed, they are examples of loves true limitless potential. Thank you. applause and even, and even in the face of institutional hatred, the legacy of their work is a beacon for the world that loves will triumphant at the end of the day. Its triumphant because love, brotherhood and togetherness bind us together as americans. Its who we are as america. Its in our dna and those who are not part of this plan, who are not part of our constitution will eventually