ur schools we work side doors with the san francisco unified school district education department a reflection the of resources we're comprised of adults with disability and representatives of public and private agencies and persons concerned with the individuals with disability my husband and i have two miracle scones with autism we have effectively advocated for our san francisco unified school district we attend even though elementary school inclusive practices be able part of the cac gives me the opportunity to help other families you see auditorium children has special needs as mine i must help you must be their voice

i'm also the proud team for the san francisco unified school district baseball i treasure the roll with prospective players to be there the playgrounds of the fields to warmup that each player gets a mom team hug you sfusd has helped children with autism together next summer we'll have a baseball camp with children with autism also (clapping.) i hope that we'll honor autism month in frill this year will be san francisco land use & economic development committee versus portland i have a shirt and hat for you mayor ed lee (clapping.) so my sfusd we hope you'll join

us in the first pitch for that game last but not least i need to thank my husband dean nor being my rock my biggest supporter without you i couldn't do the work you're the best father stepped up to take over of our sons because of your faith and my passion illicit another the best sfusd saying changes the world from here i try to do that every single day thank you (clapping) (clapping) (clapping). >> thank you our next he

honoree is dr. pricilla chan and she's doing her residency at the san francisco in the department of pedestrian risks she's commented to pediatry and her and her husband monopolized their donates in the amount of $175 million to make sure that san francisco has a world-class hospital dr. pricilla chan was unable to tear home sharer away from the hospital and sue from our sf general is here to accept on her behalf come on up sue.

>> thank you mayor ed lee as it is my honor to be here to represent dr. chan she's unable to be here because she is a resident and still in clinic duties was unable to tear herself away she's shown not only through her work at san francisco general but as an educator extremely dloeft to taking care of under served population and even more with that wonderful donation she and mr. zuckerberg have absolutely committed themselves both

privately and pub to making sure we maintain our resources throughout the city throwing out for those in need as well as those who are injured and we thank you very much for this honor in recognizing her gift thank you (clapping) sue thank you for you will a you do and the entire management at sf general (clapping.) and our final honorees this morning are two women say set the bar for what can be achieved through collaborative leadership i'll say they're not afraid to push their peers or city for better outcomes they do this with grace and humor when needed and attention to long-term relationships and goals i'm referring to gail of the

community housing partnering and shell lane for the second street street serviced their paving the way for successor in housing and social services angle example of their success is their 2014 collaboration on edward the second residents that result in 24 studio rental unit of supportive housing for 18 to 24 and another risk of homelessness gail and sherman are partly distinguished in their o.j. and incredible tricks in their boarder fields they're not on focused on their own professional careers or even in their own organizations which are incredible example of well run and innovative organizations serving the highest needs population but on top of that they transcribe

significantly to the local and regional and national dialog how to serve the homeless youth and famed and individuals they're truly collaborative and don't hesitate to share information to provide a better overall service delivery for those in need they are and represent the future of leadership but first gail she has over 16 years of experiments and the executive order of the community housing partnership has think outside the box a partner to the city for many years she develops affordable housing integrating the support serviced and job training and community organizing she strives to break the cycle of homelessness by strengthening communities i said she grew up in omaha in

new york city and she understood another a young angle what it takes to have a supportive environmentalist so everyone can succeed and gail works closely with me worked with me this past year on the minimum wage ballot measure that got widely support please join necessary in welcoming gail gilmore (clapping.) gilmanilmore (clapping.) gilmanlmore (clapping.) gilmanmore (clapping.) gilmanore (clapping.) gilmanre (clapping.) gilmane (clapping.) gilman (clapping.) gilman (clapping.) gilman gilman. >> first, i'd like to thank mayor ed lee and the office of the status on women i'm the

executive director the first woman to run the agency in its 25 year history (clapping) and i truly believe that women unique approach to collaboration and partnership anytime women get together in collective intention is powerful whether creating the fertilization affordable housing in 2004 and pushing for nonprofit and ourselves and peers to be more okay driven and impactful or seeing the value of community organizing in the work we do everyday when women come together it is powerful and without women that have touched me throughout my life and colleagues, i wouldn't be here today thank you again, for this honor (clapping.) >> and finally sherman is the

executive director of the loosening street one of the largest providers serving the run away youth when they joined loosening she decided to double the beds between 5 years and ended up accomplishing that goal in 3 years when is more observe when meeting with sherman is that she never settles nor the stalking she is fortunately determined to get the outcome for the vulnerable resident and co-chairs the san francisco human resources and has received attention for her groundbreaking work please join me in welcoming cherlyn

cherlyn. >> good afternoon. thank you mayor ed lee and the status of women for this recollection recognize is is truly incredibly humbling to receive an honor i have been working and it is incredibly with regard a bit of a challenge to get the housing going and it is going well we couldn't have done it without you of gale and here team and my board and the staff and i was thinking about this work i started my work in denies as a counselor had i was 22 year-olds i know i knew nothing i was mentored in the work we incredible women i 34er7bd by women that left domestic

violence that started the domestic violence movement i was 34er7bd by women that transferred through incredibly difficult journeys to get whereier where they were they carried me through the work it is because of them i'm here there are some of the women in the audience carmen and others who championed and supported me in my growth my partner elaine that allows me to go to work everyday and provide strength and kur7b8g9 and love to our daughter it is through women and wemdz dedication to women and to the place in the world that brings us here i wouldn't u couldn't be more grateful or honored to receive this thank you

(clapping.) >> ladies and gentlemen, as mayor you i'm especially proud that women place a critical roll in transforming our city grathsz to our four honorees for san francisco's wemdz history month i landmark to working with those incredibly reactor women to advance equality and abate throughout the city and make sure we have success and thank you for coming and congratulations >> (clapping.) all right. everybody ready runners to the starting line no,

not yet let's say roosevelt middle school in the house? yeah. >> is rolth middle school in the house is right now cap in the house do question have the san francisco community in the house all right. well, good afternoon everybody had a friday i'm facebook's the jlgd of the rec and park department and have the great pleasure of inviting you to the kezar track reopening (clapping) so there are 3 dates for us to keep in mind about this amazing facility 1925 it used to be governor jerry

brown ma cleaners nurses in 1924 from 1925 to 1989 hosting all kinds of things like motor cross and it hosted obviously football and it host did lacrosse and auto racing and baseball and cricket and, of course, go football the warriors and the oakland raiders played here now let's go to 1989 in that year that becomes the people's track the 49ers are at candle stick but in 1989 this facility reopened as the people's track the home of over 20 mid-markets and amateur runners and competitive runser and high school court we get a special

event like the barcelona and staifrd played football and one lacrosse for the last let's see 24 years it has been the people's track and the people's complex we flash-forward to 2014 after this incredible track that lasted 22 years got a facelift you'll hear from them in are a second but thank you mar and london breed and our board of supervisors this was done through the city capital planning committee program over $3.2 million to roommate this beautiful site some things you'll notice for those of you paying attention is the now 9 lanes a track that is a track you'll not find anywhere in the world and on top of that you'll see

some other beautiful elements to this kezar many of you are sitting in where did those seats could from candle stick over one thousand seats those goalposts those are one of the best brass fields in the city a new perimeter walkway and paving to 88 sentence ability improvements but because we're talking about sports today those things don't happen alone i've got a lot and a lot and a lot of thank you's so is special recognize to the track and fields community that pushed see how many met norz they've helped us to get this done i want to thank the kezar

track visas and the san francisco unified school district all of their athletic teams the special recognize to our san francisco unified school district director who supported in renovation for this event (clapping.) where's donny where is he hiding and mark christen from the citizens advisory committee who 0ergd students letters of support and renée the president of the citizens advisory committee and (clapping.) so thank you's to my staff and our capital project manager steve ca steel his incredible team our running around the track but i want to be playing soccer and this includes others

our permits and reservation team and michelle is here and peter and eric chu (clapping) this doesn't get done would you mohammed nuru our director robert and albert thank you. the design who helps us design this facility and a lot of our supports and athletic activities i don't know in tony it is here a big round of applause for march and boston and john and others bruce if i'm that - a

special guest letting start with our fabulous mayor who is running this city like a first class markuper mayor ed lee >> i'll give the inside track laughing and i'm really happy to be here with supervisor london breed and supervisor katie tang and school member hydra mendosa i know we all ago if you're going to be an elected official in san francisco you ought to run here first; right? (clapping.) in almost two years ago activist visited me and gave me picture calvin you handed me those pictures he said you've got to get that done mayor it will only cost $2 million and so

$2.7 million later we wanted to do it right and rec and park and their contractors said this a unique track over the decades it was out of whack with funding and unevenness we had to get this right because those kids we want to make sure they grew up with a world-class track because their world-class students in san francisco (clapping) >> you mention my appreciation for our middle school kids you know you're our future i'm not to see you grew up and have the best city ever you ever appreciated whatever your future is here or elsewhere you'll realize the city did everybody for you if you're ellis acted i

presiding ride muni for free all the way until your seniors if you had an opportunity happen to meet up with 12k5ig9d you'll ride for free and a lot of parks and open space, in fact we have 15 and a half million dollars to spend on 6 more open space mraurlgdz we've looked forward to do with those kinds of investment parks track and field and playground they're the great especiallyers along with with transportation we want kids to grow up healthy and successful and begin with those types of investment i'm happy to work with the board of education with our board of supervisors together to deteriorate those opportunities to you make sure we make world-class standards our standards in everything we do as those kooidz kids grew up and

the parents and activists this is history-making at kezar stadium we continue the very story that they started us a lot of great teams starting yeah, the 49ers and did cricket and rugby all those sports started another kezar he wanted to continue the history with the seats of candle stick in the middle as we reinvent and strategize our public facilities i know i'm not looking like i'm dressed for the 4 hundred meter race today but i'm going to do a little bit of that pro tem that i will be out here even more with all of you and be watching the competition because today, we're going to see some great

practice sessions but i'm looking forward to national competition as you can see this happening with this national if not international all the competitors about feel like me and say gosh how how can a public facility have this kind of world-class condition it is because we have a fantastic conversation going on with everyone this is the kind of facility and reflected in everything we do in our parks and open spaces but in our treatment of our public education alu ugly to get students out of world-class standards to compliment the experience and the competition that going on here i'm very glad to be here let the show and the ribbon cutting begin and the 1 hundred yard dash beginning i was going to do that because the

ambulance showed up and are here. >> we have a couple of people we're not going to cut everything but just to continue sheets been since elected to office adjoin 13 she said she's been pushing hard i don't care what hurdle come your way ladies and gentlemen, the president of the board of supervisors london breed (clapping) i want to start off with a message that are behind me razz the mayor don't beat him, too bad on the track let him are a head start we don't want you to ludicrous any razes mr. mayor or the malia cohen. >> this is a great day i know that folks have worked on this this is a labor of love for the

young people who are here who are patiently waiting for us to get out you thought way i grew up in the city i watched fwlooel beat so many high school teams in the city including laurel and so great football games and track meet this place has never looked better i'm thankfully to you all the folks been involved not only pushed u pushing the mayor and phil ginsburg but the folks from the kezar track advisory committee the hate ashbury neighborhood council so many people care about making sure we have a world-class facility now we have it let's use it thank you (clapping) thank you london i want to

knowledge probably the fastest elected official she ran track katie tang from district 4 and before we do our race i'm going to bring up a couple more folks hydra mendosa to come up and say a few word and vice president of the rec and park allen leo and his colleague mcdonald. >> i want to say a big, big thank you on behalf of the san francisco unified school district your schools don't have tracks most schools don't have track thank you for making sure our schools are getting what wee necessary need on behalf of the this mayor ed lee and london breed thank you for not staying in our lanes to make our kids have one of the best tracks in san francisco thank you. >> (clapping)

>> another rec and park we dress the part. >> supervisor breed that is the only race the mayor is running in so i think you all have to let him win if he walked walk slower i want to recognize mark christen and another gentleman for coaching this track (clapping.) quiche ray was my coach at the high school when i came up with lame xoousz excuses not to republic he said allen everyone can run when you're doing time trials or walking a apartment or 23ri7bd helping this is for

everyone and thank you kezar advisory committee you know sometimes, we don't listen but calvin this time i heard you thank you very much let's go out and run (clapping.) all right. a couple more thank you's san francisco police department parked captain roger thank you sfpd thank you our san francisco parkinson's as well and one celebratey he is the rec and park department greatest track coach and that's coach ken a big shout out who teaches track and fields all right. mar i'm going to ask anyone to join we've got - we are starting

another that end >> (shouting and screaming.)