>> (bell tolling). >> wow. >> (clapping) welcome, everyone. here we are high on a hill. little morning fog, no rain are we lurking or not we're san franciscans. we're here to celebrate a beautiful man in our beautiful cable car cars what better day to do it in valentine's day can you bring our hearts all right. >> my name is rick i'm the president of the market street railway an independent advocate for the history cable car and

streetcars we support muni and getting the value is from those priceless civic assets we do that with no government government funding at all we depend on on documentation if people like who love light cable cars i want to recognize a whole lot of the folks with the chinatown merchant betty and carmen chiu the city administrator i hope i'm not - i'm sure i'm missing other folks with one phrase and one song hasn't made our cable cars world families how special our city is special especially for diversity and, you know, nothing shows

that better than the long-standing presence of very early days of san francisco of our chinese-american community the california street cable car line served chinatown since 1878 and last year, we celebrity the one hundred and fifty medical marijuana two blocks it north on clay street and the camp street line built 5 years after that and by a private company led by stanford mark hopkins and charles crocker and to serve the mansions and later on those mansions of fellow james claire floods still standing there as is pacific union across the street and graze by the great granddaughters karen and

christen put your hands upcoming come on that's old san francisco and private companies built 16 cable car lines and electronic streetcars took over those and shaped san francisco we know today built our neighborhood it and energized businesses to prosper and receipt to grow and more than 70 years now the city cable car lines have been owned by the poach of san francisco themselves through our city and county government so only fitting we start by hearing from the chief administrator officer of the city and county of san francisco and i can attest number one, cable car fan the honorable mayor london breed, mayor london breed (clapping). >> so much rick.

>> thank you to the market street rally railway for all yourself done to maintain the integrity and history of the cable cars in the city and county of san francisco. as rick state we've been celebrating the cars one hundred and fifty get anniversary reminding us that san francisco was the first place to have cable cars but more importantly that we are the only city no where that is operating manual cable cars so thank you, state of florida and our city employees that are working hard to maintain and run those cable cars for visits from all over. today, is an extraordinary day we are celebrating a try legend and he's right here. tony bennett was an extraordinary icon in 1961 we fir performed i left my heart in san francisco in the

van everyone room people fell in love in 1969 san francisco paid it our official so we know with hi come to san francisco you, you always leave our heart here and been an extraordinary ambassador but he isn't just an extraordinary artist but a flicht it supports san francisco in our time of need with the former mayor dianne feinstein trying to save our embarrasseds from 1980 tony bennett helped us to it appeal to the people to make sure that we protect and save and preserve the cable cars for people like us to enjoy today and in 1984 stood with mayor feinstein to commemorate to raise the resources and doing

the work to get our cable cars back on track so great we're all here today but his generosity didn't stop he was a great patient and when the hearts of san francisco came to be in san francisco in 2004 painted a heart so san francisco general hospital has used the hearts as a way to raise money for the foundation to help people who are in need of healthcare and support and pained one of those heart and in effect if you want to see that same heart it is right in the lobby of the fairmd hotel for all to enjoy. (clapping.) we all fell in love are him and his music so many so three mayor

ed lee when he was alive declared tony bennett we recognize to commemorate his extraordinary work in the city and county of san francisco he was a try desirable leader of fulfill pistil and so of us love and admired we can only think about san francisco without thinking about tony bennett and vaedz and celebrate this dedication my honor to be here to recognize the contribution and officially declare our cable cars the one we came in on dedicated to him and his legacy halfway through the st. mary's of 1873 commemorating tony bennett as is year of the cable cars went into effect in san francisco one hundred and 50

years ago. (clapping.) and with that, i want to say thank you to all the people joining us today, people who love the city and people who are seeing the city transform and all the people who are family members and friends of tony bennett we appreciate the fact you're here to celebrate this milestone on valentine's day and here to talk about mr. bennett and his amazing contributions and what he meant to san francisco and the rest of word is his wife susan. (clapping.) and. >> thank you, everyone. tony was oh, my goodness he meant so much too, so many that people

everyone producing laid and claim to tony to the people of queens neighborhood where we grew up in new york the local boys made it big and rocked to star donate and italy he's the great singer who never forgot his italian families and in washington, d.c. the artist of central park with the museum and the simile is beloved by people all over the world his brilliant smile and charm may have captured hearts on a san francisco one city that sold him and san francisco you have tony's heart. (clapping.) and for today's historic

dedication of a cable car in the prior celebrations recognition he bestowed on my husband please know this i also have any heart and profound gratitude (clapping.) i know tony would be thrilled by the cable car so, please allow me to thank mayor london breed and the fall back city of san francisco and all the good friends have been a part rather of prooifrg tony's legacy and in particular everyone at fairmont hotel wherewith he first sank the song i'm overjoyed to be here with you on valentine's day in the very city tony and i first met and where hits signature song got the start when i left my heart in san francisco became a citizen and

every growing audience was san francisco anthem but tony's he never tired of singing the song and audience neither tired and thanks to the fascinating statute in the lobby and now this special cable car and fans into all over the world will forever have a blast to visit and feel close to tony nothing would have thrilled my husband more. thank you very much. (clapping.) please a round of applause for susan we are blessed show came out here and um, and, you know, some people know of cable cars is just for tourists people in the audience know that is not true we rise as often as we can

and the people in the neighborhoods along the cable car routes from the financial district and chinatown to, you know, to the russian hill all count on is cable car not only to provide them transcription by provide them a touch of the soul this is. san francisco is. and their ride was shoulder to shoulder if guests and keeping the cable cars looking great is the responsibility of san francisco mpu commission transportation agency sorry i should know by few and it is um, overseen not only muni the transit agency by the bikes and parking and taxis all sorts of other stuff by the next speaker

cities director of transportation jeff tumble listen. >> thank you, rick and thank you for all you do to support us at muni and thank you to the fairmont hotel for hosting this wonderful event and to it member of the board for your strong leadership in those challenging times you cable cars 5 three has been 2r0678d with the contribute of tony bennett for all the garage barns it took this moment and transformed this art into a. >> contributed i'd like to personally thank our a entire cable car crew but the staff who hard work has made that a royalty and meriting and and

click on watch sfgov 2. members of the public please take this opportunity along with everyone who supports you can we give a roifrmd for the incredible country (clapping.) and i'd like to thank the leadership of our as we have julie hospital the general manager of muni runnings things and my job to say yes and the director of board of directors thank you for coming today (clapping.) tony bennett's i left my heart on a san francisco immoshthd the cities charm but captured the hearts of people worldwide the lyrics with the essence of san francisco with cable cars climb halfway to the stars making that

a city contribute and dictate a cable car to tony bennett and finally, i 7, 8, 9 to thank all of you all not only for showing up here today but opening your heart to make that possible for us to continue operating embarrasses garages bus ever your heartfelt leave of this rolling working work of art we continue it operate cable cars in san francisco and i also want to thank you. your open heart and love of this extraordinary city that allows all of us to rise to the occasion of the transition between a bus e economic because out of you are collective love of san francisco that that every single san franciscan has made this transition that we have reinvented when san francisco

south-southwest love in our heart as well as a deep appreciation and love for our cities glorious history thank you all of you and welcome back (clapping.) thank you, jeff. >> um, i may be given a person moment my groundwater gaepz came to it town in german from a small dell tissue on market street my dad said you're not going into this business i went to college and got out my first job was a one hundred dollar job in a station and their studios were here in the fairmont hotel when i stepped foot in the fairmont i saw the venetian room

and a marquee and all of a sudden i wasn't a college kid but going to the fairmont will will that without further ado, let me introduce the general manager for the fairmont hotel mark. >> (clapping) thank you, rick. >> well, good morning and welcome to mason street better known as tony bennett way we're thrilled to be host and i would said to thank everyone for participating and more importantly mr. bennett will look down from above. um, as san francisco mr. bennett has the place a permanent place in our

heart and mentioned up to now, first performed the legendary son in the venetian room started a long journey endured in the convenientlytion room and proud and honored this moment in history links us to the mr. bennett in the amazing city we call home couldn't be prouder to go in the cable cars waving as it passes by the hotel and proud honored to continue the legacy so join necessary many welcoming rose for a tribute to mr. bennett. >> (clapping)

and. >> (music). >> (music for i left my heart in san francisco).

>> instrumental.

>> your golden sun. >> will shine for me.

>> thank you rose let's give another round of applause what an amazing rendition (clapping.) so lastly, you should have a full glass if you don't raise your empty glass i hope you can join me on that day of has the right to raise a glass to the legendary memory and man in celebration of cable cars cheers

to all of you (clapping.) here we go. >> everybody ready. okay. 1, 2, 3, 4 (cheering) (clapping.) oh, this is [music]

>> san francisco is known as yerba buena, good herb after a mint that used to grow here. at this time there were 3 settlements one was mission delores. one the presidio and one was yerba buena which was urban center. there were 800 people in 1848 it was small. a lot of historic buildings were here including pony express headquarters. wells fargo. hudson bay trading company and famous early settlers one of whom william leaderdorph who lived blocks from here a successful business person. african-american decent and the first million airin california. >> wilwoman was the founders of san francisco.

here during the gold rush came in the early 1840s. he spent time stake himself as a merchant seaman and a business person. his father and brother in new orleans. we know him for san francisco's history. establishing himself here arnold 18 twoochl he did one of many things the first to do in yerba buena. was not california yet and was not fully san francisco yet. >> because he was an american citizen but spoke spanish he was able to during the time when america was taking over california from mexico, there was annexations that happened and conflict emerging and war, of course. he was part of the peek deliberations and am bas doorship to create the state of california a vice council to

mexico. mexico granted him citizenship. he loaned the government of san francisco money. to funds some of the war efforts to establish the city itself and the state, of course. he established the first hotel here the person people turned to often to receive dignitaries or hold large gatherings established the first public school here and helped start the public school system. he piloted the first steam ship on the bay. a big event for san francisco and depict instead state seal the ship was the sitk a. there is a small 4 block long length of street, owned much of that runs essentially where the transamerica building is to it ends at california. i walk today before am a cute

side street. at this point t is the center what was all his property. he was the person entrusted to be the city's first treasurer. that is i big deal of itself to have that legacy part of an african-american the city's first banker. he was not only a forefather of the establishment of san francisco and california as a state but a leader in industry. he had a direct hahn in so many things that we look at in san francisco. part of our dna. you know you don't hear his anymore in the context of those. representation matters. you need to uplift this so people know him but people like him like me. like you. like anyone who looks like him to be, i can do this, too. to have the city's first banker and a street in the middle of financial district. that alone is powerful.

[music] >> [music] in the town inside here i'm young. he was putting art, music and drinking together upon today have a nonpretentious pretentious spitz that the community can enjoy each other and the time off we get in this world. [music] >> spends energy elevating artists and credit a safe place. a place to have a community. >> it is i great neighborhood

the art district because we have the contemp refer museum of sf. yerba buena for the arts all of the operators and businesses here we get together and xhoukt and support each other this is a very cool neighborhood to be a part of. [music] paint on canvas is primary low when we do. this is guilty pleasures an all female artist show. it is going to be great. fun we have interactive elements. >> we love having this gem. you know people come in and discover it and get to feel at home. this is like home san francisco >> never be afraid it anybodying on our door. [laughter]. if the hours are post and you

had want to seat art we are here 9 o'clock to 5 o'clock most days. [music] >> good morning everybody! [applause] good morning. [applause] and welcome. [applause]