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>> yeah. >> waving that thing around >> so today's a very special day and i welcome you all of you and on behalf of the mexican museum this has been a dream and sometimes a dream becomes a nightmare because you have to work to make that dream come true and muffling king said i have a dream. >> now our dream has come through it's been a realtor now after 20 years of struggling (clapping). >> and it's historical in nature because we got the board of supervisors vote 11 to zero.

which is historical in nature because a lot of times they don't agree; right? which is loophole right but they all agree on this one. we thank the board of supervisors for that 11 zero vote and ed lee for preventing the project going forward. but that's today and i want to go back 20 years because prior to 20 years there was a map with a vision pete rodriguez which we'll hear more about later and he started the mexican museum in the district of san francisco. but 20 years ago it was an elected official who i have had the pleasure of working with on many occasions on doing many

things in our community who at the time was the supervisor jim gonzales who was here today who at that time, made sure we got this piece of land to build the mexican museum and thank you, mr. gonzales and at the time there was unfortunately, he couldn't be here - the bells are ringing but we had manual gonzales and he was the president of the commission so i want to honor him bike like i honored mr. gonzales two years ago to make sure we got this land and you know what you talk about a mexican museum. well, let me tell you there has

been (speaking spanish). people from 'coz restrict and people from venezuela and all of latin america who came together to unit to get in museum built (clapping) >> and that was the most beautiful thing about having all latinos come together by the way, we came together all because we knew what the mexican museum would do. i want to thank our agency our african-american brothers and sisters and our earn pan brothers and sisters they helped get in mexican museum built.

and with that i'd like to introduce our president of the festival my deep friend give him a hand (clapping) >> you have to help me, you support me on the mexican day. i'm proud to be chair for the nonprofit that actually provides the festival who was here for leila detains yesterday (clapping) >> you, you know we've become the community hearts for san francisco so we've been waiting to welcome the mexican museum for a long, long time. it fulfills the original violation in the district as a

culture hub that would super economic growth for the region and the many travelers that are so important for this economy. the mexican museum joins the large institutions on say west coast including right here the jewish contemporary museum for the arts and the xoorlg museum and so many other great institutions. let's have a hand for our wonderful cultural institution. i would be a miss if i didn't say a few words in spanish >> (speaking spanish). i'm very proud to be able to

welcome the mexican museum hereto the gardens. (speaking spanish). today, we welcome the mexican community as part of the center as well of the representing the best of what is the human creativity. (speaking spanish). mexico is today represented here at the gardens as well. (speaking spanish). thank you for purring that dream and never letting it go. (speaking spanish). we'll be further enriched by your presence. today you are proof of that famous line i didn't we can

(clapping) >> talking about legions talking about people who helped get this piece of land please give a big round of applause for our former mayor (clapping). >> my brother. (speaking spanish). please welcome the mexico carlos

felix (clapping) >> (speaking spanish). good afternoon. it's an honor as would you be able up general of mexico to participate in this ceremony which is now the mexican museum. i want to recognize the efforts of all the people who are worked are tirelessly 0 through all those years to make in circular project a realtor for the san francisco bay area. i know there is a long list of people like elected officials but also the leaders of our community and we're very grateful for your work. this began with the mission of mr. rodriguez and was continued

with various work for the people who dedicated themselves to make n this a realtor. congratulations to all of you. i want to recognize the dedicated support from mayor ed lee and the board of supervisors especially david campos and supervisor avalos and kim. thank you for your enthusiasm and commitment. and this is a rich and vast collection of the mexican museum. this projects are only done with the participation of the elected officials and the community working hand in hand for the same goal. san francisco is the rich cultural heritage. the presence of - i mention a

few examples felt mexican enrichment belongs to all the san franciscans who proudly celebrate one of the most important assets. the mexican museums new home is a culture site that is made of various privileges that together represent one of the most complexities in this country. today mexicans all over the world proudly celebrate the independence of mexico which also marks the or begins of california. mexico and california work together and mexican california started the contrast of a very important relationship two

hundred years ago. a few minutes ago the office of mayor lee the officials and diminished members of our community met with a long-standing transmission of friendship with the mexican community to raise the mexican flag on the mayor's office to join the celebrations. therefore (clapping) therefore it's a of a special significance that on this day we celebrate the new home of the mexican museum as consult it's been an you honor to support this cure all project. we will continue to work with all of you with the composition

e consolidation of the mexican museum. it's not just for mexicans and latinos at any time for all the people in san francisco that are very important of their multiple diversity) speaking spanish) (clapping) >> it's my pleasure to introduce to you the chair of the board of directors of mexican museum that served four years on the board and it's andy. (clapping) >> my job today actually is to

introduce also honor some of the people who were very important players in the development of the 3450u78 so ladies and gentlemen, mayor lee and distinguished members of the board of supervisors and distinguished city commissioners and fellow members of the board of mexican members and past and present staff. in addition i want to thank our volunteers former supervisor jim gonzales and former mayor willie brown. and christina and assistant district attorney. 20 years ago in san francisco with support of the mayor's office and the board of supervisors and the redevelopment agency we dedicated this land to be able to share this great land to be

fully realized but us by 20 fourteen. and today with the hard work of many, many people over the last decades we have a dream. our future homes here at the justice department i jury the jewish museum to the right and the museum to my right the other museums and we have a center of the arts and to the west the filipino center and the san francisco museum. together we have per certified and this will soon be complete with the edition of the mexican museum. i hope i don't forget remember

in weddings the only people that don't forget with are the people who didn't get viefltd. thank you to the many supporters throughout the years were a very special thanks to the many artists who's art is in the museum and to the teachers who bring their students interest also a special thanks to the inspection a first recognition sorry of unwaving support and to ann robert for her support as well. it's our job as trustees to guard and protect the art of the mexican museum. it's for you, we have guarded this for over 20 years.

many of you came to testify to provide mental support over 14 approved hearings in the past 9 months. a huge thanks to each of you. i want to thank and give a shout out on the addition and the local architects of record. our project manager greg johnson and a thank for the location to richard hill. now bear with me i have to identify people. there have long been numerous folks that need to be thanked. i'll ask i all to stand up at once. (calling names) current trustees

(calling names) past trustees tom peter's and martha ma listens (calling names) past directors (calling names) william moreen, our current director david and others and our consultants. those are all portfolio to our project. i want to ask those people to stand so we can thank them all (clapping) thank you very much. in addition i have a very special thanks to the 11 members of the board of supervisors who unanimously approved the museum

and their represented by kim and cowen and mary and avalos and campos. thank you without your unanimously support we couldn't have done that. and i want to thank other including willie brown and a tremendous thanks to marry ed lee for his tremendous support. i would also be remiss not to thank the staff agency steve and director john of the planning department and to all city commissioners respective of their office. today, there are several former commissioners my good friend

christina and others who are great supporters of us (clapping) we also have to thank a huge thank you your development partner jeffries and his family for they're truly amazing support for bringing about the mexican museum. in closings i want to acknowledge peter rodriguez the founder of the museum. we have this sister and brother lloyd rodriguez representing the family (clapping) i want you to then please stay and enjoy the celebration

together we can it gives me great pleasure to introduce mayor ed lee (clapping) >> thank you andy for that introduction. well, today, obviously is a very special day it's not only the 2 hundred and third mexican today, it's appropriate we recognize ann an important institution that will be built here, no san francisco. the entire city and community are excited for this new home and we'll have this compliment the other world-class institutions that arnold previously mentioned. all of those institutions by the

way, are not just for our cultural heritage but also the great business of the city. i want to reminded everybody that the mexican museum will join the arts organizations to reflect a culturely inspired organization that generates 19 thousand jobs already in our city because of our cultural institutions and we'll celebrate this today, this great museum that adds an impressive part of the rest of the museums. i want to again integrate the mexican museum it's the board of trustees and all the staff for being an affiliate of the institution the largest museum network and our museum here will feature a permanent collection

of over 14 thousand orbits reflecting colonial and popular and contemporary mexican and mexican-american and latino and chicano art. whether live in the world can you find a beautiful gem of a museum. today wouldn't have long been possible without the assistance of what heretofore what is called the proctor agency it's called that because we did the right thing. we gave them a new name the office of community investment and sfroo infrastructure headed up by he stephanie. and that sustains the important work and the arts organizations are part of that infrastructure for the city is they also will

be thank you to the arts commission as well. (clapping). you know, it's said it took us 20 years to get here and some of us will ask why it took 20 years. i think that while we might have been a little bit disappointed for that institution to take so long to be here we celebrate all of those years of struggle with people because it built community and built a relationship. and i know supervisor gonzales knows that because all those years we were building community. and therefore the cultureal component to the mexican museum will be worth over $20 million in core contributions from our core partners.

who else would put up $20 million for a core museum that's the kind of relationship we're building. and they didn't stop that. you thought that was exciting how about the $5 million of endowment at no cost to the city and county that's an ongoing reflection. i'm excited to see this stack shape in that 2014 and watch the wonderful work of the 10 architects and i'd like to see all of you the incredible supporters be part of watching in come to being with all of us. and first and foremost i give my great, great honor to thank the entire community of san

francisco. the entire board of supervisors and every one of them voted in favor of this. i'm very proud to say that amongst all those mayors that continued this 20-year effort to do so i'm proud to say that one of the bridges of this was former mayor willie yeah. (laughter) (clapping) of course, a special thanks to ma limb partners to supervisor jane kim but each and every supervisor i'm proud to have worked with them and there's more reasons to unit this city especially, when it comes to celebrating our city and thank

you, council general for attending this celebration (clapping) the way we've done this and bring people together and personally under note there's a reason why i taught both my children to learn spanish as well as mandrin we celebrate our diversity it's part of our business and culture and celebration. happy independence day thank you, everybody for being here (clapping) >> (speaking spanish). you know, i'm old school i was born and waisz race in the mission i'm a home boy. i'm proud of that, you know, at

some point somebody told me i should do this and that but one of the things we learn grouping here and i know our mayor he you will understand this we were organizers in different neighborhoods and we also have respect for other neighborhoods, you know, so we were going to do this here on this part of the earth we reached out to our brothers and sisters that here ♪ district and i want to ask you to get off your phone because i want to recognize my brother rudy you know from united players (clapping) >> because he was one of the first brothers that i went to and out of respect for this neighborhood and said we want to do this, you know, he a i asked for permission.

that's what you do that's old school you ask for permission. i want to thank him and all of you from the south of our community would gave our blessing and said, yes please have this museum built here. i want to introduce our next speaker but i'll tell you a little bit about her. when it comes down to working there are some people who will work conditionally and untirelessly and jane kim worked hours and hours and weeks and months and months we understand gave up her time to make this happen being representative of this district. her aid also worked on weekends

and i want to thank our aid also april. where's april at? (clapping) thank you, very much april for all the work you did because a lot of times you get the supervise and mayor but there's people behind the scene and he know and we want to thank you and honor you today for all the work you did. so welcome this supervisor supervisor jane xim (clapping) >> well, now i know who i'm going to ask to be my mc at my kickoff. i want to recognize april because actually she was on maternity leave and