althy food was used to be one dollar 050 and people can get that but now four or $5 so with we have to make sure the services were there and housing is incredible part of that that are but all to say that everybody in this city is stepping with the affordability agenda prosperity agenda i don't want to miss an opportunity to put together the kind of talent that's been demonstrated here and build buildings but rehab them sworn testimony with i don't want to rebuild to replies lost housing we're rehabilitating housing as well where hud has helped they've supported our rad program that's going to authorize some 6 thousand units to be rehabbed in

the entire city y while we gain additional housing i need not remind you of a population that is more senior as time comes with the affordability of the city becoming more and more out of reach i have to giving me get to an aggressive housing agenda i hope your not only here to celebrate but join me in november to pass a housing bond to make sure we continue an aggressive affordability of housing we're not only going to do that i've asked all the vendors in the city to join me and do a call i don't even ask them for money i should have i skmd asked them to call each of their banks the institutions that fund their market rate housing they have investor

conversation tell the banks to call mayor ed lee and give him your best below market rate you have so we can create an accelerator fund so we we announce a project we can accelerate that ability hud liekdz to see that they love our choice neighborhood to accelerate those projects go work it is partly giving credit where the money is right now our households is because people needs it can't wait years at the same time i'm not not allowing our seniors to be part of evictions we were in sacramento to carve out ellis act evictions as supervisor kim i'm getting more and more excited as people say i've got land that is

underutilized let's grab it and get our stabilization funds to buy down those rent control units not a plagiarized for slack later we can only do it if we have the collaborative government it licenses to our citizens demand we took it perp to act i'll continue to do that as long as i'm mayor and even beyond age 62 hopefully, we have more of those sites made and i've already identified sites we can get our hands on in fact i've shocked one of the church, i called them up wheaten do you do besides the parking lot they're saying you're calling me wow. i've got to go to the board and talk about this ever site should be considered

we have a housing crisis but we have beautiful people like vieira in the time of crisis step forward and so has the agencies with that i take great privilege in declaring this to be vourgz senior housing day in san francisco (clapping) i have doug and barry and the sisters and laura (clapping) echo family housing good (laughter). >> want me to hold him. >> thank you. >> your first paparazzi

thank you very much. >> and, yes you did talk about you lost the kitchen. >> thank you, mr. mayor greatly appreciated both the sentiments today but everything you're doing to make a difference opens this vital vital issue so the mayor sort of began i'm going to time the going on father i was going to say something the going on has gone off i don't know if i can i often wait to talk about the team that built the building but bob and others are here are

excellent general contractor they've done a phenomenal job on the dooirm and working with the night club i didn't you brothers on renovation projects and pleased with the work i want to thank bob and mike but also phillip and valerie and on that were critical to the project (clapping) the arithmetic from h it have done wonderful affordable housing work we've been lucky enough to partner i'm going to go through the list (calling names) so thank you very much from the folks from h it. >> and i want to take a second there are many people with a

connection to mercy housing i want to ask for a moment if you're on the staff of mercy housing raise your hand we can thank you and including our new board of advisors now we're 50 percent through no, it's mites e my pleasure to bring you up a merrycy aluminum from the city community capital and another incredible partner christine from the valley bank they partnered up to be the lenders on the deal you're in really good hands with the two of those folks thank you for the work this is a calibrated project not one you looked at lightly i want to bring up the folks for their work

(clapping). >> thanks doug hi christine this is a great day mercy are good but tough there's about to stop sign our loan term sheet if you're invited to speak be brief that's the deal but, of course fast forward to ribbon cutting day and weed we'd like you to speak remember the commitment to be brief be brief in half 0 this is for you mercy before i i'm going to turn it over to that's the theme nora for the day what good can come by working together with skill and expertise just a couple of quick thangdz we represent the construction

lender with the parts from silicon valley bank it is $22 million so soon to be repaid by hud thank you very much so especially focused on the constriction issues couldn't have had a better team this building is beautiful you feel it in the space i want to acknowledge my appreciation to the douglas firm with h italy's (clapping) so they stop sign it and the night club i didn't brothers built this is a tight site they've got a deep foundation i was scared about this you know no news is good news but this is smooth as could be and night club i didn't brothers thank you very much for that and lastly the point person the captain of the team is mercy

housing development they have someone that cracks the whip i want to give my special thank to sharon before i i'm going to turn it over to christine i'd like to say to the 20 new residents their fortunate to have this as their place of residents welcome home. >> thank you daniel leary. >> i think i can speak for merryl this is one of the best days of our job it takes years for a project to come together not only to come together but to get built it was years to get the financing and the hud 2 o 2 grant and the two years of construction so alleyway all you we have people if in room that make a project like this happen that had a i want to thank you

and the staff and silicon valley bank we have the tag line in addition to the $20 million each we put in in debt and equity which we're participant in the equity together combined putting in $40 million plus silicon valley's bank $90,000 federal home loan grant we we have a tag line with an one of our many tag lines nothing we'd rather be doing that says it all nothing we'd rather be doing than partnering with mercy hospital on t a project like this (clapping) >> so from city community capital thanks too on the so

thank you from the bank side (clapping.) as christine mentioned another important partner was the bay area lift and another corporation they'll be speaking together you've seen todd many times he's often our k3wik9 investor and able to work with complicated projects that makes them seem simple and many of you know a stalwart over the years and provided an important grant to help us get the lead silver identification so with that todd and peggy. >> good afternoon let me introduce peggy with the bay area they're a parent corporation i have to be novice

to peggy what lift does is provide loans for people and she's into a deal with the last money out thank you, peg i didn't as you've heard from silicon valley bank christine those are complicated projects i couldn't do it doug made it sound easy this team a fantastic sharon and barbara and jennifer they're tough negotiators i'm surprised they let me have 38 my shirt this project is a multiple number of investors so silicon valley bank and wells fargo bank of the west and city national are you'll people that gave us money so from my prospective this is special thank you and we appreciate it

(clapping) >> so supervisor kim was mentioning to see me that's the great point so some seniors that live and be part of the community are living in this home will have been the advocates for change i think that supervisor mentioned the incredible advocacy around the corner liquor dell lists we call them that in jerseys and all the wonderful thanks that happy and mercy is in an england visible position there's so much work but in addition to st. anthony's i want to thank the community partners that have been here and will continue to be here and do such great work lukter and he

others (calling names) so thanks to everyone that do all the work that helped us get to here today lp (clapping.) with that, i'd like to bring up diane in a and laura to say a few words (clapping) >> and beven. >> sorry we don't have a photo release. >> this is vera raze grandson beven the last time we were here was at a groundbreaking i have wonderful pictures of my mom shooe she walked down the foundation of the building i'm really glad we have that memory

of her and those pictures of her thank you for naming that building after our mom it really is fantastic culmination of her work and her dedication this building embodies so much of what she worked for and fought for and inside this buildings are the residents and the people the residents the seniors a that's who she worked for and cared about and we told the story at her memorial on her way to intensive care on the last days of her life she took the list of potential residents there's a long list a printout of the lottery and she want to

review the list because like i said, the people are what meandered the most to her she also encouraged us to volunteer so as a teacher i've brought some of the fifth graders to the community service and glad memorial i really appreciate having this place to continue to serve to bring evan is serve and volunteer (clapping) and keblg with his grandma this is truly we believe a perfect way to memorialize vieira and better than any gravestone thank you (clapping). >> i get weep i didn't at some

point that was the first okay so i think those are wonderful words i think all of us appreciated what vieira did it is a wonderful feeling in the room so have this many people that cared about her and this impact so many people in the neighborhood that work was influenced or started by vieira this is a wonderful opportunity with people that shared that experience i want to bring up ms. jackie robinson a new resident here to say a few words ms. robinson is

quite be unbeliever she's raised 14 children and she's here today (clapping). >> hello, everyone (clapping) i'm a resident here at vera haile housing senior housing i'd like to thank mercy housing for giving me an affordable place to live a wonderful place thank you (clapping) and especially thanks to vera haile housing (clapping). >> all right. thank you very much jackie and so by way of of closure we're going to have a brief encounter for some of the folks for the speakers on the deck there's going to be tours and a little bit of a buffet

lunch we hope you'll stick around i'm scanning to make sure i'm sure i forgot someone i'm going to have a will with the fact i'm sure i forgot someone i want to (calling names) are the staff that will be running the building for mercy and going a wonderful job marissa grew up in this neighbor the mercy staff are incredibly dedicated and incredible strpdz and for the residents i'm happy this opportunity is here i hope you'll share your steroids with that i want to thank everyone for your time and keep yourselves part of the movement and hopefully st. anthony's and

mercy are good stewards as well have a great day okay, i know, it's been a long morning. we've all been up since 3:00. we decided earlier upstairs that this is a blessing and we should take

it as such, for those of you dear people that took three 3 hours to get here ks , i know the goddesses of gods knows you are here. i'm the executive director and ceo of the california historical society. on behalf of everyone involved in this monumental effort i want to thank you very much for joining us. i'm joined by our executive vice-president, my incredible staff and team of volunteer members. it's my distinct honor to welcome you to the panama pacific centennial epa 100. [ applause ] . we at chs are deeply

honored to help lead this historical pivotal moment in san francisco and the state's past so together we can learn and inspire to create a more vibrant and equitable future. my gratitude to mr. mayor ed lee and ms. huggins, and stewards of this powerful place of fine arts and from at & t, our exhibition sponsor the hertz corporation, fred is here. centennial

sponsors, wells fargo, ecology, town school and so many people have sponsored this organization. the may beck foundation, richard pet ler is here right over there in that lovely blue shirt and truly a genius and you will hear from dan shine, the ceo and curator of innovation and an additional sponsor is scott of sterling bank. there he is, thank you, sir. i also want to extend a very special welcome to the job corps, two

incredible women of esteemed presses kristin shine and mary and all of you who braved the elements in joining us. we are bring together p pa 100.org. this went live a couple minutes ago look on your phones, as long as they are at & t phones. we are bringing businesses that will participate in the ppa 100 to participate in huge varieties of exhibitions, thrilling events, lectures, dances, the list goes on. these partners include the exploratorium, the san francisco public library the mechanics institute, the san francisco

dance -- festival and so many more and together we are joined to telling the many stories of the world fair a moment in history where san francisco stepped back and onto the world stage. think back with me about 100 years ago and close your eyes if you are tired, it's helpful. to an extraordinary set of exhibitions that filled this place, the master piece, the palace of fine arts. the fair covered 635 acres and the walls city a top basically we reclaimed bay land. think of domed palaces, palmed lined courts and monumental statutory. all of this arose miracle that over a decade

occurred after the earthquake and fire. just in a few years these entire acres were transformed and were the remarkable displays of innovation and being called electricity. the agriculture and despite the onset of world war i, 21 foreign nations built pavilions and joined the many millions of americans. if you were one of the people that came in december 20, 1915, you might gaze at the wonder of the tools of the light shows brought to this thing called electricity. you would have seen the model of the panama daniel -- canal and what san francisco fought to get from congress to celebrate the completion

of the canal. you could have seen demonstrations of pageantries and what it will bring to america and the world. it's now my honor to present the man as mayor ross and my mind that em bodies the dell against -- intelligence in the city like few ever has mayor ed lee. [ applause ] mayor edwin m. lee: thank you

very much for the introduction and thank you and the california historical society for your long work here. good morning, everyone. i'm going to try to mask my level of enthusiasm for this with hopefully some facts and acknowledgements. let me say that you know in my culture as many of you know when it rains, it's all about prosperity for everyone. i want to make sure everybody knows when i said that the world series would end the drought, i meant it. i want to repeat that again and again. but i want to say thank you, hello, everybody and welcome to this important milestone in our city's history. and i'm enthusiastic about this panama pacific international exposition we

are celebrating today. i'm enthusiastic about literally everybody i see in this audience whether it's with the arts organization, or education institutions, our writers and people that have talked about this city for so many years, you have to understand how important this is. i'm a student myself and i know that this city that i have the most kind of privilege for managing as a mayor is delicate as a city and one in history, and to be able to kind of take a look 100 years ago and try to imagine yourself in this city 100 years ago with some of these artifacts that just came off the manufacturing line at the time, or to take a look