am dorothy saruda's brother. i'm here to accept the award. it's very interesting because we were both raised in chicago and she chose to go to the right, i chose to go to the left, to the fringe. however, we both landed on our feet and i'm proud here to accept the award for her. dorothy unfortunately is in chicago attending to her sick sister. unfortunate that she's not here, but very fortunate for my sick sister. however, she is honored and proud and she is humbled to get this award. she sends her special thanks to supervisor mar and all the re dents of the richmond district. and from me to you, happy black history. * re dents (applause)

* residents >> next up we have supervisor mark farrell from district 2. >> actually, supervisor cohen, i actually had another institute that's connected to -- >> excuse me. eric mar has another award. >> thank you, supervisor. [laughter] >> this is another important connection. i learned about black studies at sf state through this institute, and i'd like to share in honoring them with supervisor breed from district 5 who is kpoo or kpoo has a strong history. but i learned about black studies through a lot of leadership. i see that arnold townsend is back there and a number of kpoo community jj parsons, if you could come forward. it's my honor with supervisor breed to acknowledge kpoo radio 89.5. (applause)

>> and i'm really hoping that in future airwaves we'll be hearing you're listening to kpoo radio, kpoo 89.5fm in san francisco. we could hear that broadcasting our san francisco board of supervisors meetings like they did historically for many, many decades in our city. and i'm hoping to work with jj parsons, the general manager, supervisor breed, and others to make sure that we can continue that process where kpoo is a tremendous community institution that also broadcasts our board of supervisors meetings as well. so, poor people's radio as i used to call it, kpoo when i was a broadcaster in '84, learning quite a bit from j.j. parsons, the general manager, but also joe rudolph, i think donald, one of the broadcasters calls kpoo the house of [speaker not understood]. that is fair to many others that have built the station over 42-year history or longer history.

i wanted to say that kpoo has always been my family and my mentors, learning about black studies leading to the third world strike at san francisco state and leaders like arnold and terry collins' leadership of kpoo building broader community and unity among other low-income communities as well to give a stronger voice so kpoo is seen by some as black radio station or african-american radio station. i've always seen it as united people's radio station that really broadcasts the best of our arts and culture and histories of struggle in our neighborhoods as well. i wanted to also say that harrison [speaker not understood] and many of the broadcasters from larry chiu and others that i have trained with over the years in the '80s and donald lacy, they bring such quality broadcasting and the current list of people that are broadcasting from kpoo as a tremendous resource for our neighborhood supporting local

and new and emerging artists in our communities to really the best music and culture not only improvisational blues, gospel, salsa from [speaker not understood] to the program, but amazing institution in our community. one of the most diverse radio stations that i can think of. again, 89.5fm, and i'll just say it's been an honor to be a part of the institution. i look forward to working closely to promoting kpoo's work not only in areas that it reaches, but broadening that expansion as the transmitter issues kind of we work on. accepting the certificate on behalf of kpoo radio is the general manager, j.j. parsons and i do see reverend townsend as well with us. j.j. (applause) >> thank you very much, thank you very much. first i would like to thank you, supervisor mar, for presenting -- for inspiring the

wonderful words about kpoo. but on behalf of kpoo radio i'd like to thank you for this honor this afternoon. and i would also like to thank the san francisco board of supervisors, too. thank you very much. (applause) >> thank you, president cohen, supervisor mar. thank you very much, board, for this honor. let me just say to you real quick, been a part of kpoo since the beginning. i actually chaired the meetings that created kpoo as we know it now. and that was 40 some years ago. so, you can tell that i was very young when i chaired those meetings. by the way, supervisor campos, you might want to take into consideration that none of us have ever seen pope bennedict, hagen and carmen chu in the same room at the same time. [laughter] >> i'm just saying, i don't know.

but this is a really important institution. kpoo carried the board of supervisors for 30 years free of charge. you didn't have channel 29 at that time. in fact, until kpoo, every board of supervisors meeting, all of your staff would have to come in here and sit and wait, hoping they would be called. and no one has ever talked about the savings that kpoo brought to the city because they could sit in their office and work and tune in. and if they saw that there was a need for them to be in there, they'd grab their coat or their shoes, their show-off shoes, and walk over here and be available for the board at that time. so, whatever support you give kpoo, it's already been paid for by kpoo. so, don't ever feel -- (applause) >> i'm just keeping it real because this is an institution that we should not lose.

and, supervisor breed, i'm grateful. i'm always reluctant to participate in black studies events when i'm asked to speak because it seems -- i mean black history month. we seem to do a great thing in february and then in this town african americans are kind of forgotten about for the next 11 months. (applause) >> that's why about 60,000 of them can leave the city and nobody notices. (applause) >> so, and it's been institutions like kpoo who have stood against the tide of folk leaving, who have supported folk. we have had many people, many of them who are famous now, have been through kpoo and learning. sure, eric mar is a son of kpoo, and i look at him as a nephew. and like most sons and nephews, he goes astray every now and then. [laughter]

>> but, no, eric was delightful as a young skinny kid who showed up one day and said he wanted to learn radio, and he did. so, thank you very much. we really appreciate it. don't forget about kpoo when this event is over. thank you. (applause) >> our next presentation will be made by supervisor mark farrell. >> thank you, supervisor cohen. colleagues, members of the public, today i have the great honor of recognizing one of my good friends and someone that is just have incredible amount of admiration for. and it's one of my favorite constituents in district 2 and that's michael carr. michael, come on up. michael is joined by his wife

christine here who is holding the camera up high along with margo. colleagues, michael was born in germany and has worked across the world in eastern central europe, was down in atlanta, houston, and chicago. he graduated from the university of august seta, 1982, b.a. in economics. he is a san francisco resident now. we are all very proud to call him a san francisco resident. has had a very long and very distinguished career. working for delta airlines, bp, and i think most importantly as i've gotten to know michael, it's been a real advocate and long-time dedication for nonprofit work here in san francisco. that's something, michael, i admire so much about you. michael is now the secretary of the board of directors of the olympic [speaker not understood] foundation which does an incredible amount of good work in our city. provides grants to various

nonprofit groups for sports, under served children throughout our city. michael is also a member of the board of governors commonwealth club which is as we know the nation's longest and oldest public affairs forum. has 400 events annually, 16,000 members. more recently, as we start to work on our neighborhood school yards project, there was really one couple to be quite honest with you, but also one person we were hoping would really play a leading role, and that's michael. and serving as a project manager for that. as we continue to open up more urban space for children, families to play here in san francisco, by opening up our public school yards on the weekend throughout the city, michael as well as christine is helped managing not only the funds we get through the ptas, but also managing the grant program for our activities for our schools and our kids. to promote really good health and activity on the weekends. * you know, michael has really had a big presence in our

community. we have so many mutual, very, very good friends together. but really, i think your dedication, michael, to this project, i think what i admire so much about you is your dedication just generically to our community in san francisco and everything that you do, and you do it to selflessly. it comes so naturally. and we are all better for it as a city. and i just admire you so much. i really am fortunate that not only do you live in the district but i can count you as a friend. i want to say congratulations and thank you so much for being here today. (applause) >> my comment is going to be very brief, but i just want to thank mark and actually margo for this really great award. and i guess to the supervisors, what mark and the mayor what they're doing in the community to have a playground within walking distance of every family and every kid i think is something very admirable. we're using fleet week. we're using the swap cup. we're using all these events to

come to town, visitors come to town to raise money for our community. so, i just ask that you continue to support mark. and, again, supervisors, mark, thank you so much for this honor. thank you very much. (applause) >> thank you very much. all right now. (applause) >> thank you. our next supervisor will be supervisor from district 3. >> thank you, madam chair. and, first of all, again, i want to welcome all of you who

are here for this wonderful celebration of black history month where we're celebrating heroes, leaders and rock stars, not just within the african-american community, but african-american heroes, leaders and rock stars in our broader san francisco community. (applause) >> and i am honored to recognize one of those rock stars, jamie alison hope, where are you? come on down. so, let me tell you about this woman. and she is someone i've known for years who is a resident of mine in the lower knob hill area. and i knew her professional background and that was why i decided to recognize her. but upon getting her resume, i am truly blown away of what i have not known about you for many, many years. so, let me first start by saying that when she graduated from the university of tennessee, she graduated with a b.s. in political science, a b.a. in economics, a b.a. in spanish, a b.a. in humanities.

you were the dewey houser, i'm not sure how you did it, annual road scholar finalist on top of that. she also graduated from the goldman school of public policy which is the -- receiving a master's degree from the school our colleague supervisor chiu graduated from. that was just the beginning of her career. jamie has worked for three foundations. she has been a leader in the philanthropic world, conducting research in both the public and private sector. she is currently the senior [speaker not understood] officer with the shkawa foundation responsible for grant making in youth development, leadership, housing development. she managed $10 million in grants on behalf of that foundation. for those of us who have to figure out how to spend scarce dollars, thank you for that. but in addition to that, in addition to serving on the northern california grant makers board and the bay area

of blacks in philanthropy i organization, she has also served the community in a lot of other functions. she has founded the passport scholars access program. she has also been the board member for an organization that sends volunteers through the coral center for civic leadership. * and i also know her as the former president of an organization known as spark, which is a women's fund building a network of young donors who invest in changing the patterns of inequality that impact women throughout the world. and, of course, on top of that, she was a peace core volunteer in west africa. so, i know we referred earlier to supervisor campos referred to the pope and his former aide and supervisor chiu, i'm going to add to that list jamie alison hope. thank you so much for everything you've been doing. (applause) >> jamie? >> thank you, supervisor chiu. i am excited and thrilled and

surprised to receive this recognition. in fact, when supervisor chiu contacted me about this award ceremony, i thought he was calling on me to nominate someone else. and it took him about 10 minutes to explain to me and convince me that i would in fact be recognized during today's ceremony. so, it's with a sense of humor and great humility that i stand before you today in the company of so many esteemable community leaders. people often ask me, where do you come from? who are your people? and i start by saying that i'm the proud second daughter of james t. alison, jr., and annette monroe. and from a very early age they instilled in me a sense of purpose derived through public service. and as the daughter of a father who was a career military and a mother who worked in the public school system, service is not an afterthought. it was then and remains today a life-style choice. so, today i work on behalf of and in partnership with our community's youth to ensure that they have all the options, advantages, care, and support that they deserve.

i am particularly honored to be recognized by my city, the city of san francisco as a leader of color during black history month. (applause) >> as a descendant of people -- of a people whose incredible strength and resilience are alive and kicking in me today, i hope to continue that legacy by honoring the history while also working to ensure a positive future for san francisco and the broader community. finally, i'd like to thank and acknowledge my family who joined me here today, my husband dunn aston alison hope and my sister in the struggle for social justice [speaker not understood]. thank you. (applause)

(applause) >> our next award will be presented by supervisor carmen chu. >> thank you very much, supervisor cohen. i want to invite up my honoree al williams. (applause) >> al williams is a resident of district 4 and has been for a very long time. he's done a number of different

things i'll list some of these things out, some things you may recognize. he's the president of the african historical and cultural society and has been for the last 10 years. he also serves on the board of mission council on alcohol abuse. there are many city projects which you may not know, but al is also been involved w. the san francisco cruise terminal, one that had an exciting announcement today. the san francisco general hospital, a hospital that we all care about. mission bay project. he's also worked with the p.u.c., dpw on a number of different projects across the city. and so on today i wanted to honor al for all of your work, not only your work with the historical society, but also your work on behalf of the city. i think a lot of times we don't pay enough credit to the folks who actually get the things done for us or the projects that we see happening in the city. so, today i just really want to thank you for that, honor you and thank you for being a district 4 resident. thank you. (applause)

>> thank you very much, supervisor chiu. -- supervisor chu. i'm really honored to be here today. * first of all, congratulations to you in your new -- going forward in your new assignment. i'm really, as i said, honored to be here. more importantly i want to thank you for the good work you've done for district 4 and all the residents of san francisco. supervisor chu mentioned i'm president of the san francisco african-american historical society. the society is and has been a vital san francisco institution for more than 60 years. when i came to san francisco a number of years ago, the society was the first place that i connected with. it was welcoming and gave me an instant sense of place and belonging. and i'm sure that most of you understand and appreciate the importance of having an institution that validates and supports who you are as an individual and as a member of a group, especially when you find

yourself in a new place. the society has been that institution for african americans. and for other newcomers to san francisco for more than 60 years. the society like many nonprofit institutions is currently experiencing a number of challenges. however, the importance of the work we do, we remain undaunted and we are determined to succeed. we hope that we can count on your support, individual and collective, as we work to transform the challenges we face into future opportunities. again, i wish to thank supervisor chu and all of you for this honor. i'm deeply appreciative of it. thank you very much. (applause)

(applause) >> thank you. the next recognition will come from supervisor breed. >> thank you, supervisor cohen. i am so excited to acknowledge and honor today mr. kareem mayfield. come on up. [cheering and applauding] >> as he is known in the community, kareem is part of the north american boxing organization and he is actually ranked number 2 in the entire world. (applause) >> today, i'm not honoring him because he's a boxing champion. i'm honoring him because he hasn't forgotten about the community where he grew up. he hasn't forgotten about the young people that are still

there. sadly, kare, m grew up at a time when we were losing so many young people to violence and many of these people were his friends and family. he chose a different life. he chose a different route. he chose to educate himself and to be involved in this community. he taught graphic art as the african art and american culture complex. he's a family man, married with four children and he is a committed father to his children. i am just so proud because he know he looks extremely young, but he is so responsible and encouraging and so inspiring with the young boys in our community, and he is always, always giving them a positive message. when he's not training and focused on boxing, he's right back in the community, on the corner talking to the boys, encouraging them and trying to be a mentor, give them the come down and learn what boxing is all about. get their education and do what's necessary. and we need men like kareem mayfield. [cheering and applauding]

>> because the fact that he's ranked number 2 in this world it's preach enthat if you work hard and you fight and you work hard for your dreams, and you do whatever it takes * you can achieve success. so, today, kareem, not only do we honor you for your boxing career. we honor you because -- not just because you have a belt of gold, but because you have a heart of gold. so, i just want to thank you so much for being here today. so, if you want to say a few words. (applause) >> well, thank you, london breed. we call you lun in the neighborhood. i want to say thank you. it is definitely an honor to be honored amongst all the supervisors. i was thinking -- i thought of an ali quote. he said, mohammed alie. he said his service, your room on the earth is doing service to other people. and that's how i do to other people. when you say i was being

honored, i was like, for what? and then just because when myself, when you do something from the kindness of your heart, you don't look for recognition from anybody. you don't look for points or anything like that, or publicity. you know, i do it from the kindness of my heart. i'm definitely happy to be honored today and i appreciate you and i've been seeing you do your thing. you know, look out for the ones, the young adults, youngsters coming up all through my life and just running through in and out of buildings of african-american culture center. i appreciate you much and thank you for honoring me. (applause)

(applause) >> i just thank you again, kareem. i just have one more person. i know this is being greedy, but i just figured black history month and i'm one of the two black supervisors. so, is that okay? [laughter] >> all right. patricia scott, ms. pat scott, come on up. she's also here today. currently she is the executive director of the booker t. washington community center. she's been the executive director for over 7 years, but she's also been on the board. she's been extremely active in changing young people's lives. i've been so fortunate to be able to not just work with her, but learn from her. and the reason why i want to honor her today is because pat scott has been on the forefront of transitional aid youth housing. she has raised $33 million to build transitional age view housing at the booker t.

washington community site in the district. [cheering and applauding] >> in addition to keeping this particular [speaker not understood], she is just $900,000 away from success. when we talk about changing people's lives, we need to make sure that we're talking about jobs, we're talking about housing, we're talking about real tangible opportunities. and this is the first time we've had someone take the leadership in the community to make this happen for our young people. and as supervisor, i want to do everything i can to support you, to encourage you, and i just want to say thank you, $33 million, with just 900 to go [speaker not understood]... [cheering and applauding] >> for your commitment, for never giving up on our kids and for fighting the good fight. thank you so much for being here today. >> thank you, london. it's really -- i really appreciate getting this from you because we've worked together in the community for

many, many years. and never giving up on the kids that live in our community, especially teenagers and transitional-aged youth from age 18 to 24. they cannot make it without our support. there's no way that can happen. and as much as i love venice and paris, i do not want to see san francisco be either one of them. and that's the way we are going unless we are do something about affordable housing for young people. (applause) >> our young people can't afford to live in this city. so, they move to oakland, they move to wherever they have to move to be able to afford housing. our young people are living two to 10 to an apartment. it is unconscionable. and this is not just low-income kids. i'm talking about kids that have gotten out of college and have started their lives and

can't afford to live in san francisco. this is not something that we want to be known for. so, the project that we're doing at booker t. is a pilot project. it is a project designed to help emancipate and foster youth, those that are just coming out of foster care. we will be providing 24 units of housing for them. but we will also be providing affordable housing for other people that need housing. when you say that you're going to pay a thousand dollars a month for a one-room -- for a one-room studio, anyplace else in this country, that's a lot of money. not here. my niece live in an apartment with three other young women and they pay a thousand dollars a month each. * to live in that apartment. so, i think as we move