assembling a very important group of people who are going to help me get the job done. and you ve seen some of these people already. they are malia cohen, london breed at the board. they have to face all the different politics. but i know they re going to be great partners with me because we ve got the right objectives to happen. we want everybody included in the city. we have naomi kelly, harlan kelly, mohammed nuru, rhonda simmons heading upstreamly important departments. and i ve got to say this. if we can t get the job done with these people in these important positions or some tremendous progress, i don t 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 ha
sued the housing authority to improve the standards of living for public housing tenants. and he also sued the fire department so women and people of color could get equal opportunity. as the director of this city s human rights commission, he expanded contracting opportunities for women and people of color. and today as mayor, he makes sure our city government reflects the diversity of this great city. on monday we were together, as i mentioned earlier, i college track on 3rd street in bayview where the mayor give his state of the city address. his administration s focus is on creating jobs, making sure that all of our residents have access to those jobs,st and from local hireness and job readiness, training and placement, we are moving towards equality for all with the mayor s leadership. ladies and gentlemen, i d like to introduce the 43rd mayor of san francisco, mayor edwin lee. (applause) good afternoon, everyone. all right. welcome to city hall and happy black history
they have to face all the different politics. but i know they re going to be great partners with me because we ve got the right objectives to happen. we want everybody included in the city. we have naomi kelly, harlan kelly, mohammed nuru, rhonda simmons heading upstreamly important departments. and i ve got to say this. if we can t get the job done with these people in these important positions or some tremendous progress, i don t 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 w
important positions or some tremendous progress, i don t 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 we re already seeing it happen. yesterday i was at the luncheon for t
believed in an idea that we re all created equal and that we re willing to risk and that we re 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 it s 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 love s 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. it s triumphant because love, brotherhood and togetherness bind us together as americans. it s who we are as america. it s in our dna and those who are not part of this plan, who are not part of our constit