Ledge. I had a thermorest with me and it wasnt as wide as the thermorest so i had to put a rock under the thermorest for my head and reagan slept on top of me. Nights are so solid, you dont move all night. Just to get our stuff out to that ledge, you couldnt actually go with a pack. You had to take your pack off because there is a drop. You kind of have to jump from left to right. So you come up against the wall, you put your foot around and you do that. And then we unloaded our packs piece by piece and then handed each piece across so that then we could set our camp on the ledge and in the morning, we continued down the face lowering our packs until you get down to the next level. And the next level falls out from itself. The ground constantly opening up. You can feel the wind and the water opening the earth as if there was no bottom to this, constantly finding the next route it take you from ledge to ledge to ledge, down through cracks and narrows, chimneys leading down step by step.
Okay, were just about ready to get started here. If everybody could gather round a little bit. My name is olson lee. Im the director of the Mayors Office of housing. And this is a great day, isnt it . Yes, it is. Its a great day. And one of the things about anything that we do in San Francisco is that it does take a whole village, and we have a whole village here. And its about a sense of partnership that we are able to celebrate. And i really want to emphasize celebration, because this is the first phase of the first phase of many projects like this in San Francisco. applause and this is something that is an only in San Francisco development where were rebuilding distressed Public Housing for the current residents, and doing this in a way that is contributes to the neighborhoods. It contributes to the health 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 th
Okay, were just about ready to get started here. If everybody could gather round a little bit. My name is olson lee. Im the director of the Mayors Office of housing. And this is a great day, isnt it . Yes, it is. Its a great day. And one of the things about anything that we do in San Francisco is that it does take a whole village, and we have a whole village here. And its about a sense of partnership that we are able to celebrate. And i really want to emphasize celebration, because this is the first phase of the first phase of many projects like this in San Francisco. applause and this is something that is an only in San Francisco development where were rebuilding distressed Public Housing for the current residents, and doing this in a way that is contributes to the neighborhoods. It contributes to the health 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 th
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Out today. I know its cold, but it feels really, really warm. And as carlos and miguel just showed me ask these are of course the two youngest of the five kids that Alice Gutierrez 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 Franci