Public servant. Good evening, my name is Jane Campbell. As president and ceo of the United States capitol Historical Society, i have the honor as serving as the master of ceremonies for this event. I want to acknowledge that several of my Board Members that are here, i have to be especially nice to. That they are my bosses. John carlson, a board chair, john perry giles, wave your hand. Thank you very much for all that you do to keep this society going. The Capital Historical Society was founded in 1972 to encourage in the most comprehensive and enlightened manner, as understanding by the American People of the significance of the capital, as the tangible symbol of their representative form of government. We celebrate the capitol every day. Before we get started with todays program, we want to take a moment to acknowledge the passing of my immediate predecessor, former congressman ron harrison, who served as the third president of the society from 2003 2018. His tenure was characterized
Please be seated. Good afternoon. Im rabbi beth singer from congregation emanuel here in San Francisco. It is with such sadness and shock that we are here to acknowledge the untimely death of such a wonderful human being, our beloved mayor, edwin lee. Brianna, tanya, and anita, you can never know how much he will be missed. My hope is that todays service will be a comfort to you. Today, i invoke the phophet, micah, who inquired, what is it that god requires of a human being . Only this, says micah. To do justice, to love mercy, and to walk humbly. Mayor lee exemplified this vision. Here is one story which is just one of the countless examples of mayor lees mercy, just its, h humility. A group of teens asked me to setup a meeting with mayor lee to talk to guns and gun violence. The mayor accepted the i have itation and listened carefully to the teens statements. He shared with us a surprising number of measures he had already taken. I commented to the mayor that i hadnt seen any of this
Please be seated. Good afternoon. Im rabbi beth singer from congregation emanuel here in San Francisco. It is with such sadness and shock that we are here to acknowledge the untimely death of such a wonderful human being, our beloved mayor, edwin lee. Brianna, tanya, and anita, you can never know how much he will be missed. My hope is that todays service will be a comfort to you. Today, i invoke the phophet, micah, who inquired, what is it that god requires of a human being . Only this, says micah. To do justice, to love mercy, and to walk humbly. Mayor lee exemplified this vision. Here is one story which is just one of the countless examples of mayor lees mercy, just its, h humility. A group of teens asked me to setup a meeting with mayor lee to talk to guns and gun violence. The mayor accepted the i have itation and listened carefully to the teens statements. He shared with us a surprising number of measures he had already taken. I commented to the mayor that i hadnt seen any of this
Please be seated. Good afternoon. Im rabbi beth singer from congregation emanuel here in San Francisco. It is with such sadness and shock that we are here to acknowledge the untimely death of such a wonderful human being, our beloved mayor, edwin lee. Brianna, tanya, and anita, you can never know how much he will be missed. My hope is that todays service will be a comfort to you. Today, i invoke the phophet, micah, who inquired, what is it that god requires of a human being . Only this, says micah. To do justice, to love mercy, and to walk humbly. Mayor lee exemplified this vision. Here is one story which is just one of the countless examples of mayor lees mercy, just its, h humility. A group of teens asked me to setup a meeting with mayor lee to talk to guns and gun violence. The mayor accepted the i have itation and listened carefully to the teens statements. He shared with us a surprising number of measures he had already taken. I commented to the mayor that i hadnt seen any of this
Whistleblower ordinance. Then, just two years later, he became director of the human rights commission. He served there for five years, until 96, when he became city purchaser, a position through which he was able to support local businesses and most importantly, local minority businesses. In 2000, mayor willie brown appointed him as director of the department of public works, where he oversaw the redesign of the you nated nations plaza, harding park clubhouse, and the tear down of the central tr freeway. In 2005, the mayor appointed him as the highest ranking nonelected official in San Francisco. There, he oversaw 27 city departments, including the citys new 311 call center and the citys technology department. Now, these werent small jobs. Public works has a budget of hundreds of millions, and the city has a budget of billions. With that record of service and accomplishment, he was thrust further into the spotlight in 2011, when gavin newsom moved to sacramento and ed became mayor. No