Principles which you cant jason , exude on a daily basis. That trip was one of the date best expenses of my life and made more special because i was able to share with you. Thank you, jason, for your continued service to our city as neighborhood leader, Human Rights Commissioner, member of the nonprofit communities, and as a wonderful and very dear friend. Usually we give flowers to our honourees, but i got you a basket of italian goodies from look at delhi on Chestnut Street with an italian flag and rainbow flag, and they disarm hate button for your backpack to add to your backpack of buttons. Happy pride, jason, i love you so much, and i would love for you to have the opportunity to say a few words. I do want to say a few things thank you so much for this recognition. It truly is a very special night i want to thank all of the people who before me stood up and fought for equal equal rights. Many gave their lives to a cause that paved the road so i could stand here today. I never imag
Happy pride, jason, i love you so much, and i would love for you to have the opportunity to say a few words. I do want to say a few things thank you so much for this recognition. It truly is a very special night i want to thank all of the people who before me stood up and fought for equal equal rights. Many gave their lives to a cause that paved the road so i could stand here today. I never imagined growing up in an Italian Catholic family and an environment where i did not feel comfortable being myself. One i wasnt sure of my path and that one day i would be recognized for my work, especially during pride month. San francisco is my home and will always be my home. I am excited to see where it goes. It is such an honor and a pillage to call this place our home and i look forward to the future. Happy pride. [applause] okay. Next up will be supervisor more mar. Thank you so much for this opportunity to acknowledge begin work for pride month acknowledge meghan work. While San Francisco ha
Merchants that rely on sale to support their family. I am happy that supervisor walton said well have a working group and i would love to be a part of that, because i think district 5 and i think district 3 has the most of those mom and pop stores that sell this and so, i want to be at the table. For every adult that uses ecigarettes to stop smoking or cut back on nicotine, dozens of children start and that stopped me cold because when i think that if we would have taken a stand, the city would have taken a stand, 50, 30, 20 years ago, we took a stand against big tobacco, we might not have had a lot of adults that are struggling now to try to stop smoking, to try to stop taking nicotine. And also their health issues. So im here with my colleagues to take a stand with big tobacco because we should not let them look for other, especially the union, be able to let them get them addicted and think of the health costs and what will happen to our youth. It is unacceptable. So thank you for b