commissioner joanna wald. commissioner sarah wan vice chair here. next item on the agenda welcoming remarks by deborah rafael and discussion item. should thank you, monica and good evening everyone. how is everyone doing tonight? we are beyond excited to be here tonight in the portola. to be with the community. it s something that we really are proud of what we do at the environment commission. one of the things we want to write out of the gate was to introduce some very special folks were providing translation tonight. so, can we please get around warm round of applause for oscar- [applause]. and monica wong. [applause] and julie barrios. if you want to give-thank you, joe. if you want to get a quick word maybe starting with oscar here at the microphone. write up here. into the microphone. just like that. excellent. so, if anybody needs interpretation in spanish, [foreign language]. thank you. monica, where is monica? good evening, monica. hi. my name is monica wo
proud of what we do at the environment commission. one of the things we want to write out of the gate was to introduce some very special folks were providing translation tonight. so, can we please get around warm round of applause for oscar- [applause]. and monica wong. [applause] and julie barrios. if you want to give-thank you, joe. if you want to get a quick word maybe starting with oscar here at the microphone. write up here. into the microphone. just like that. excellent. so, if anybody needs interpretation in spanish, [foreign language]. thank you. monica, where is monica? good evening, monica. hi. my name is monica wong, cantonese interpreter. if anyone needs help up the back of the room. [foreign language]. thank you, monica and joy. good evening. my name is joy audio. i m the teacher of the filipino teacher at uc berkeley. [foreign language]. all right, thank you for everything you do. my name is joshua arce. i have the honor of chairing our commissi
some very special folks were providing translation tonight. so, can we please get around warm round of applause for oscar- [applause]. and monica wong. [applause] and julie barrios. if you want to give-thank you, joe. if you want to get a quick word maybe starting with oscar here at the microphone. write up here. into the microphone. just like that. excellent. so, if anybody needs interpretation in spanish, [foreign language]. thank you. monica, where is monica? good evening, monica. hi. my name is monica wong, cantonese interpreter. if anyone needs help up the back of the room. [foreign language]. thank you, monica and joy. good evening. my name is joy audio. i m the teacher of the filipino teacher at uc berkeley. [foreign language]. all right, thank you for everything you do. my name is joshua arce. i have the honor of chairing our commission and on behalf of all of us, we are so excited to be here because we feel that the neighborhood, the portola is a hid
an honor to see you here. many of the same faces for the fifth year for the men awards. let s give you an a plays for coming back. (applause) and celebrating one of the most important things we have in san francisco, which is our neighborhoods. without further ado, i d like to start the program off by introducing my colleague, christina palone, the new director for the mayor s office for neighborhoods. christina palone. (applause) good evening, everyone. i m happy to be a part of such a great ebit that celebrates the contributions made by residents and organizations throughout the city to make san francisco one of the greatest places to live. the mayor s office of neighborhood services also known as mons focuses on neighborhood outreach and engagement. it is an honor to be here with community leaders who are dedicated to the same principles and are positively changing our communities. the effect that one person can have in a community is truly inspiring. and it s that ins