Oakland, california to discuss a range of issues including health care and the daca program. This is about an hour and 15 minutes. You would think i know how to turn on a mike. Ok, can we start by giving around, a warm round of applause to elizabeth. Where are you, where are you. There you are. [applause] i am so proud of you. That is so wonderful. And supervisor, i cannot thank you enough to read you have been such a leader for oakland and in auckland. Thank you for everything you did. Always. D. C. , walking those halls, always fighting for oakland. Thank you. Hames. Dear reverend he and i have been friends for a long time, and our friendship is based on an ongoing conversation that we have had about how each of us can use the bully pulpit to figure out how we can lift the state up. And do that in a way that has an ongoing commitment to social justice. I thank you for opening this Beautiful House of worship this afternoon to us reared [applause] to us. [applause] harris it is so wond
Held a town hall meeting in oakland, california to discuss a range of issues including health care and daca program. Sen. Harris i am so proud of you. Started at thousand oaks, so look where you will end up. It was so wonderful. You have been a longstanding friend and such an issue in oakland. Thank you for everything you do. Keith comes to d. C. , pounding the pavement, always fighting for oakland. Thank you. Haynes. Dear reverend we have been friends for a long time. Our friendship is based on an ongoing conversation. View how each of us can the pulpit to figure out how we can lift folks up and do that way in a way that is about an on justice. S harris it is so wonderful to be home. I cannot even tell you guys, it is wonderful to be home i am a proud daughter of oakland, california. A proud daughter [applause] so thank you all for being here. You have taken out time from your busy lives and days to be here, to have this conversation. I thank you for that. There is a lot to talk about
The pathways were upgraded, the ada improvements, of course, this extraordinary playground for our kids, the improved lighting which will make it all safer. And im glad, phil, that you mentioned the fact of this epidemic of Childhood Obesity and type 2 diabetes. You know, one in eight of us today will experience type 2 diabetes, but a generation from now that means kids here today, if we dont change course, 1 in 3, there are predictions in every californian will have diabetes by 20 50 which will completely overwhelm our already taxed health care system. So, get out and play is more than just some words. Its something we must do. Its for us to make sure that our little ones have the benefit of parks like these all over the city. So, to carina jones who led the fundraising for the playground and lynn new house seigel who led the fundraising for the friends of the park, and folks at dpw mohammed nuru, phil, your team. Its a thrill to be with my colleagues on the board of supervisors who l
Million parks bond, Neighborhood Parks bond and the 10 million invested into Lafayette Park. I used to live at hyde and geary my first four years when i moved to San Francisco, now 36 years ago, and this was my neighborhood park. And ive loved it ever since. The combination of the palms and the pines and everything in between, this is a jewel of a park. And when i saw the fences go up i got a little nervous because, well, it was going to be closed for a while. And i saw on some of the signs that some trees were going to come down which always makes me a little uncomfortable. But now seeing the result, it is magnificent. And, so, i want to thank all the folks who have invested their time and their efforts to make sure that the Tennis Courts got their renovation and the pathways were upgraded, the ada improvements, of course, this extraordinary playground for our kids, the improved lighting which will make it all safer. And im glad, phil, that you mentioned the fact of this epidemic of C
Already and this is yet another great draw and we have the great investers and they are all rebuilding on the ends of these blocks and mind us, and not only building, but they are also utilizing the programs that we have to ininvolve the local neighborhoods and be great neighbors to be involved neighbor and to be engaged with us. This is going to be a lot of stories about this establishment and while we say that it is temporary, gosh, there is nothing, temporary looking about this and actually it looks like exciting to be here and almost like it is already belong that we are just kind of unraveling this present, for the rest of Market Street to enjoy, and this is literally like a present, and so, i am here to say, thank you, and to also know that myself, and anita when she gets better will be down here eating. And i invite the friends to be here and enjoy the food, and establishment, but also, get a sense that this is part of what we always said Market Street was all about and it is re