san francisco. i just finished signing 12 pieces of legislation associated with the shipyard development project that has worked for word 17 years from 250 community events to a committee hearing, to board hearings, to all kinds of reviews, and finally it made its way to my desk. extraordinary work. [applause]

>> the navy decided to pull away from the shipyard. 30 years later, we transferred the first parcel, parcel a come up to a private development agency to begin the process of revitalizing the shipyard. but today, we take it to a whole new bubble. -- level. 10,500 new housing units, 33% of them below market. 300 acres of parks that will connect the community and water from -- waterfront. it is a world-class mixed use

housing development, the opportunity to put over 900,000 square feet of new retail in the sites. a new hotel will be out here, along with 2.5 million square feet of research and development space to anchored this item. we are trying to provide a catalyst for the green technology revolution, the

entire state and country, and over $83 million set aside for community dollars. we have said strong to vote for this project led by incredible work, faith, competency, and devotion for half their life. sophie maxwell deserves some credit for steering this process along to all of you here. >> thank you all for all of you have done. we have to continue to be vigilant. yes, we have got a good plan, but we all have to be there to make sure it happens. thank you. >> $84 million will go to pay and assistance loans and other commitments, all kinds of commitments codified in this legislation, including

commitments that are part of this project. community leaders, faith based leaders making this possible. i can honestly go on. it is not intentional, it is just limiting our amount of time. hats off to speaker nancy pelosi and dianne feinstein. $515 million of bonds the government to clear up the shipyard. we are getting serious about it. 7 and $14 million has been drawn down, and they deserve

tremendous credit for making that happen finally, and michael cohen, it could not have happened without him at the mayor's office of workforce development. supervisors have come and gone to help with the proposition and get voters to approve that. help us with a framework for conception and agreement. a proud moment in a proud history, promoted and promised. we want to promote a cleaner and more sustainable future as a

planet. $11 billion increases in property taxes. $6.6 billion. at the end of the day, it is about human beings and real people. branting take shape -- financing takes shape in the southeast sector. this is another thing i'm proud of that we are able to support, and that is great, great news. also, 522.2 million, balancing

the budget without raising taxes, laying off firefighters, expanding health care. we have invested money to repay our streets. this is a remarkable story, and i do not know if this story is being told and other cities, but there is oakland, the firefighters in san jose. a lot can be done. thank you to john avalos and all the memebrs -- members of the board who have worked

collaboratively to help budget get passed. it is a remarkable budget, and most notably there is a kindergarten-to-college framework that got support and the budget, allowing us to the together a savings account. this is the first city ever to do this, and i have always believed that if you can stoke

the expectation of a young child that they can go to college, their community leaders and parents will sure that expectation that everything is possible and that is what it is about. i thank them for all their great work in the private sector. thank you for the great work and an outstanding job moving forward. a lot of good work is done collaborative would. and thank you to naval. would not be here without them. we simply could not have done this had that foundation not

been laid. thank you for stepping up and contributing. this is why we're able to keep the community open, libraries open, and other health clinics open. it is because of public employees. thank you to all of the folks that came together with this. pec, public employees committee, just did an extraordinary job.

we were able to announce a 61% restoration. there would not have been cuts at the not been concessions for every other public employee. roughly a 6% increase that pushed us back in terms of deficit. it was inevitable as a trade- off.

now with the restoration, the light rail, services started from 178,000 services putting us in a pat of commitment that is crucial, crystal clear to get these things restored. we will have a plan in december to get us there and look at augmenting other lines. i'm not talking about having exactly the same service. we have got to modernize this according to real utilization patterns and look at making augmentations. that is the commitment of this administration.

75% performance this year. new quarter numbers could put us up with the highest performance we have ever had in history. we need to raise it. so that is the good news for the week. this is the biggest redevelopment budget in our city's history. it is a difficult backdrop and difficult circumstances. but we're working across the table for collective bargaining so we can benefit from good

news and provide a little bit of relief but service cuts. -- with service cuts. a little bit of reasonable good news. have a great week.

>> the most important thing abuot this decision was the decision itself, and the words that would matter most are in the 138-page document that are processed in thea ppellate court. they did not just set out to win a lower court decision. they set out to withstand scrutiny at the appellate level, successfully and unsuccessfully, understanding what the court is up against. judge walker set forth rules that became the foundation to

which this will, i believe and hope, be appealed and adjudicated at the supreme court. i'm not a lawyer. i'm not going to profess to make the legal argument that has bee n made. the most important thing is to get a solid decision out. not a win, but to get a decision where the arguments made are validated, and my understanding was that the points they made that they emphasized were advanced in this decision, and that is a significant thing.

so i will leave that to legal scholars, but the next phase of analysis would be the argument, not just the win at walker's court. >> in terms of going ahead with preventive measures, have decisions been made? >> we have always abided the rule of law. when courts said start and stop, we said we started and we st opped. no one was married today. no one was able to get a certificate or license. there were couples that were quite disappointed. some had come with the impression they would be able to get married this afternoon, and

obviously that was another blow. those hopes, nonetheless, are not dashed, and we will see what happens in subsequent decisions as processes of the courts. [unintelligible] >> it's an important point. we had adjudication in california and elsewhere on state grounds. this is the first court on federal principle, and it is the principle of our founding fathers here. it has been used to expand people's rights, not deny them. to the extent this is a constitutional challenge, this is very much a narrative we have

lived with in this country. it is a narrative that is familiar to those in virginia, and the last major constitutional challenge. when we look at the issue of interracial marriage. this is a fast-tracked narrative, so i am hopeful. i would not have imagined it. we have had good days and bad days, we have seen success advanced around the world, and i don't think anyone could have imagined a more optimistic setting. we have had setbacks in other

states that have given us pause and caution. this is who i am, my last breath. this has never been about politics. you look back in your life and you are staying in principle. you are given a moment in time to do the right thing.

i said this to my father about the issue. good people i love disagree. but whether you agree with me or not, you know it. i have a big propblem voting for people i don't trust, because they are telling me what they think i want to hear, not what i believe. this is what i believe, and my cards are on the table. i saw that as a student of history. in 1967, 70% of americans opposed interracial marriage. there is a fundamental principle

here that has been used over and over and over again, for women's rights, racial and ethnic rights. it makes sense. you have a minority of people being oppressed, you need the courts to do that. that's why there are distinguished and separate branches of government. it's not surprising this has taken the course that it's on.

>> the meaningful decision, it was crystal clear that they did not want to just win the decision. they want to win it in the right way. what i believe is they won it in the right way, which is why this is a more significant victory. but the arguments are compelling that it is positive and successful. justice kennedy, for better or

for worse, seems to be the one based on his colorado decision that would be put in the spotlight. he was wright in lawrence v. texas. it will be interesting to see him argue this, because in so many ways he was prescient. look. personally, this is an extraordinary moment, because real people's lives have once again been affirmed. at the same time, you temper your appreciation because you recognize the work that's been

ahead. this is another step in a very long process, but perhaps the most historic and compelling, because this is a federal decision based on the u.s. constitution, and i should remind people, bush wanted to change the constitution for a reason, because he thought there was something wrong. we think there is something right, that there is nothing in this constitution denying equal protection in due process.

>> [inaudible] >> if i lose fighting for something i believe in, i am proud. i would reather lose an election than capitulate my true beliefs. there are politicians better tat that than me, and many are better politicians.

but i believe in this. i am not an idealogue about this. i have family members that disagree with me vehemently about this. i remember when i was a kid, i thought, don't hold hands in public. it's not what i believe in. it's not what my contemporaries believe in. and i will say this, time is on our side. i have friends and young folks whoa re not caught up in this. they don't get it. there is an expectation that time will play itself out and we'll see how that occurs, but thisá>f is going to help with tt process.

when a resident of san francisco is looking for health care, you look in your neighborhood first. what is closest to you? if you come to a neighborhood health center or a clinic, you then have access it a system of care in the community health network. we are a system of care that was probably based on the family practice model, but it was really clear that there are special populations with special needs. the cole street clinic is a youth clinic in the heart of the haight ashbury and they target youth.