trips: people really liked ed lee. he made friends, and friends in the -- going abroad and meeting people, you can get things done if you make friends. and i know somebody very well who's in this room who was our secret weapon when we had problems -- or potential problems with different areas around the world. and this person had that -- has that same ability of making friends and making things happen at home and abroad. i refer to him as my secretary, but the rest of the world knows him as the former secret of state, george schultz. >> you speak about friendship, charlotte, but friendship

friendship engenders trust. you can deal with a person you trust. you can't deal with a person you don't trust. so ed lee spread that trust over the diversity of this city, of our state, of our country, and around the world, so thank you, ed. >> well, that was short, but important, and you're tall. so ed lee led us in a wonderful direction of all of the areas that we had to do for this great city, and there are people around the world that have sent -- that we have received letters, phone calls, e-mails all around the world saying how wonderful he was. i happened to be with anita and her family earlier this week, and a call came in from former president bill clinton, and he

had that same feeling because he said i liked ed lee the moment i met him, and that friendship grew and grew and grew. and he said so many wonderful things to -- i think tania, you took the call. and i have some other letters, there are many. but if i may, anita, i'd like to read some for you and for the rest of you. glad they're still here. this one is from -- let's see...let me get it first here. this is from former president barack obama. deer anita, breanna, and tania. shis michelle and i were so sad to hear of ed's passing. ed's passion and dedication to

the city that he loved inspired everyone who know and had the privilege to work alongside him. i know he will be deeply missed, and i want you to know that i am incredibly grateful for everything that he put into advancing our shared vision and values. while no words can ease the pain you must feel, i hope you take comfort inn knowing that his efforts to shape a future of greater justice and prosperity, both throughout san francisco and the nation will continue to inspire generations to come. again, please accept my sincere condolences. you will remain in my thoughts during this difficult time. signed, barack obama. well, we heard from bill, and now we're hear from hillary. it is to you, anita, your

family, and to san franciscans. it is with a heavy heart that i send greetings to all those gathered in the soaring rotunda gathered in san francisco's city hall to honor and sell great the life of your late mayor and my dear friend, ed lee. i was shocked and weren't we all, when i learned the news of ed's passing. throughout his trail blazing career in public service, he never stopped fighting for those who are all too often invisible to our society. as a joyful champion for civil rights and human rights, ed made his mark on your be will he -- beloved city, fighting for immigrant rights, minority businesses, expanded public works, and economic investment

and opportunity. he never forgot whom he served, nor his roots as the child of chinese immigrants. i was proud to know and work with ed and will always cherish the time we shared together. as you gather today to shed a tear, share a laugh, and remember and celebrate mayor ed lee. please know that my warmest wishes and heartfelt condolences are with you, to the lee family and san francisco, ed was loved by many. he will be greatly remembered and dearly missed. signed, hillary rodham clinton. the last one, i can deliver when anita asked me to do two things. she said, there is a song that she loved, and i think you

will, too. it is interesting when he asked me about that song, just out of the blue came a letter. i figure that ed had something to do with it getting here, and it is from the ambassador of san francisco, tony bennett. it says, to the lee family, anita, breanna, and tania, and the city of san francisco, it is with deep sadness to know that the next time i come to your beautiful city, that mayor ed lee will not be there to greet me in person. as he was a dear friend and will be greatly missed by so many. however, his lasting legacy of support, dedication and love for san francisco will always

be present and will continue on -- as part of this great city's history and vibrant future. then, he says, i know i have sang this lyric thousands of times, and this is in quotes, it says, your golden sun will shine with me, and mayor ed lee was a golden son of san francisco, and his contributions to this city will continue to shine for all of its citizens. and as you may know, mayor lee dedicated a statue in front of the fairmont hotel. right now, it has a red scarf around its neck to try to keep warm. he was there for the dedication, and as you know, tony bennett has been here many times as an ambassador to our

city. so now, may i present mr. tony bennett on video. he would have loved to have been here. [ tony bennett singing "i left my heart in san francisco" ]

[ applause ] >> to the lee family, anita and the two daughters, san francisco has, on this day, appropriately acknowledged and celebrated the life of a man who was different than any of his predecessors. present in this room are representatives of those predecessors.

from the christopher years, the shelley years, the alioto years, the moscone years, the feinstein years, the jordan years, the brown years, the newsom years. ed lee was different than any of that category of groups that i just described. he really did not want the job. i'm not sure ed lee ever wanted any job except except one. when i became mayor of san francisco, i had known of ed lee in part because he was one of the lawyers that handled the integrating and integrated of

our department. he was part of the challenge that bob dimons and the black people that wanted to fight fires. he sued, and there were group of lawyers with a consent decree, so i knew him from that perspective of the consent decree. and then, this person i knew told me he had this person doing whistleblower activities and human rights, and he gave me his number, and the number was oakland. are you kidding me? i wouldn't hire anybody from oakland, unless he lives in san francisco. i called ed lee in. he really didn't want the job, but i said, you've got to take

the job, but you also have to move to san francisco. what do you mean, i have to move to san francisco? i said that's probably the only good advice you're ever going to get from me. he accepted that. where was ed lee about to take groceries home to? to the house that he bought as a result of my insisting that if he takes a job with me, he had to live in this city. now, you should know that there are mayors from all over the country here. benjamin from columbus will have the u.s. conference of mayors, hancock from denver, these are all people who are friends of ed lee's. there are mayors from the nine counties, the bay area.

libby schaaf, the mayor of san jose, mayor of richmond, mayor of sacramento. they're all here because they genuinely were friendly with, respected, and honored ed lee. that's the kind of impression ed lee could make and did make on everybody. governor jerry brown is here because ed lee's last trip out of san francisco was to go to chicago to participate with 36 other mayors -- or 35 other mayors to sign a document with reference to the business of climate change and global warming. ed lee was doing those things. and rabbi singer, ed lee would never put any of that on his

informational reference source, unlike gavin, me, and all these other people. he didn't do ads at all. i took more credit for what ed lee did than probably anybody else because i had been part of the conspiracy to get him to take the mayor's job. he didn't want the mayor's job. he really did not want the mayor's job, and newsom, you're right. he did not want the mayor's job. so what did we do? he was off in hong kong. we talked newsom into staying an extra day so that we could do what ed lee never did, have to do, never would have done and never would have been good at.

we had to get six votes for him to become the mayor following newsom, but we needed one more day. we convinced newsom not to get sworn in as lieutenant governor for one more day to give us a little bit more time. we also had to make sure that ed lee didn't know what we were doing. and sure enough, anita helped, kept him over there, but he had to be home because sometimes in this town, when you get the votes, you better call the election immediately. otherwise, the votes might disappear. sure enough, he headed home. start to get on the airplane, and some airport personnel person welcomed mr. mayor on the airplane. ed lee had no idea what she was talking about. he turned around to look to see

who she was walking about. she was talking about ed lee, and fortunately, it was not totally given away, because he landed, and we got him to, in fact, accept the job. why did we do that? we did that because ed lee had the qualities of a person whom if you did an interview of all of the ones that i just spoke about, he would be the only one would be rated appropriately by the head hunters as to who ought to be mayor. all of rest of us would be considered okay, but not first, because we were not always candid. ed lee was. we were not always diplomatic. ed lee was. he had so many of the wonderful qualities that he would have been easily the head hunters

recommended person to fill the job as the mayor. i can see it now as he is hanging out with your father, angela, in heaven and jonathan, with george. and for those of you on burton's side, he's talking to phil about why he would be admitted. he was that kind of advocate. he would, on any given day, do what needed to be done to solve the problem and make it work, and i'm very pleased, anita, that you allowed all of us in the building that ed lee had

something to do with restoring following the '89 quake. he was in city government at each of the steps and each of the way. and by the time this building opened, he was running the department of public works, completed the job with harlan and all of the other people that worked on it. ed lee was an unusual human being. it was the saturday before his death, on that early tuesday morning, that he was at the makras's, raising money for a supervisor who wishes to be the person to handle the board of equalization of san francisco. and in his usual generous fashion, he was incredibly

respectful. he was introduced. i was standing in the audience, watching, as i usually do, all other previous mayors. ed lee was supposed to introduce the honoree. he saw me, and as usual, he proceeded to say the introduction of the honoree will be done by the person that i want to identify and introduce, and he proceeded to introduce me. well now, i've not always been an easy person to tolerate over an extended period of time, because i'm always a little off kilter here and there as nancy and diane and others will tell you. but ed lee had so much respect.

i would guess, diane, i would guess, gavin, if either of you had been present, he would have extended the same opportunity, and i'm sure, jerry, he would have extended it to you. that's how ed lee functioned. he really wanted people to understand the pecking order and how important that kind of diplomacy really was. he had me introduce the honoree, and he introduced me, and he did it in the fashion he would do it. you know, you talked about -- charlotte, you talked about his joke ability, and his daughters. he told terrible jokes. he laughed because he was trying to build enthusiasm for his jokes.

i don't remember one line that was any good, but there is one i intend to close the column with next sunday that ed lee said to me at victor's house. he says, you know, i've been thinking. if president trump is prosecuted, and he has to serve time in a federal jail, maybe we should see if we can get alcatraz back operational. ed lee's last joke.

>> mayor brown, thank you so much for drawing back the curtain and letting us see the workings of that happy conspiracy. we're all surprised that you'd be involved in such a thing. i'm mark andrus, the bishop of the episcopal diocese of california. i represent the panel, including the great amos brown,

a true hero in civil rights for so many decades, the last -- one of the last actual students of martin luther king, one of the last he ever taught. i also come at the end of this great celebration, and i knew it would be what it has been: that is, tremendous leaders, not only of california but of the united states, drawing from their own broken hearted place, to provide comfort to mayor lee's family, his immediate family, his extended family, and also as gavin newsom said to his staff and the mayors who worked with him, all of whom are broken heards, as are we

all, this was all meant to be a celebration that provided what is called a balm. this is a balm in gilliad. grief does not go away on schedule. it does not go away at the end of a schedule. these words, i pray, will lodge in your hearts, and feed you and nourish you and comfort you in days and weeks and years to come. presiding over us are not only the stars and stripes of our great country, but the flag of our great city, the greatest city in our country. and on our flag to my left above us, is the phoenix, our symbol. it is the symbol of rebirth and new life. it was given to us as a sign of what a community can do in faith together, pulling

together in love, the only virtue that never ends. it is also about individual rebirth. the phoenix is a symbol not only for communities, but for individual people, and the power that brings new life is not the power of pulling together or of self-will and determination, but the power that guides the universe. that power, which is love, will ensure that ed lee lives forever. not only in memory, but in truth. i'm going to read a psalm, a psalm of david. the lord is my shepherd.

i shall not want. i maketh me lie down in green pastures. he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake, "ay," though i walk-through the valley of the shadow of death, i fear no evil. thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me. thou prepareest a table in the company of my enemies. thou prepareest a cup, my cup floweth over. surely, goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life.

oh, merciful god, receive him into the arms of your mercy, into the blessed wrest of everlasting peace, and into the glorious company of the saints and light. amen. grant unto those who are all bereaved that they may have the strength to greet the day with steadfastness and patience. in this we ask, in the name of god. amen. now, go forth into the world in peace, be of good courage. hold fast to that which is good. render unto no one evil for evil. strengthen the faint hearted,

support the weak, comfort the afflicted, be patient with everyone, but make no peace with oppression. love and serve the devine, and blessing got all mighty, the source of all life, the direction of all life, and the goal of all life. be among you and remain with you forever.

. >> ed would come by often to hear the music of pure ecstasy, so we came by just to serenade you because we loved him. [ "pure ecstasy" singing ]

>> 5, 4, 3, 2 , 1. cut. >> we are here to celebrate the opening of this community garden. a place that used to look a lot darker and today is sun is shining and it's beautiful and it's been completely redone and been a gathering place for this community. >> i have been waiting for this garden for 3 decades. that is not a joke. i live in an apartment building three floors up and i have potted

plants and have dreamt the whole time i have lived there to have some ability to build this dirt. >> let me tell you handout you -- how to build a community garden. you start with a really good idea and add community support from echo media and levis and take management and water and sun and this is what we have. this is great. it's about environment and stewardship. it's also for the -- we implemented several practices in our successes of the site. that is made up of the pockets

like wool but they are made of recycled plastic bottles. i don't know how they do it. >> there is acres and acres of parkland throughout golden gate park, but not necessarily through golden community garden. we have it right in the middle of francisco. >> my name is fwlend hope i would say on at large-scale what all passionate about is peace in the world. >> it never outdoor 0 me that note everyone will think that is a good i know to be a paefrt.

>> one man said i'll upsetting the order of universe i want to do since a good idea not the order of universe but his offered of the universe but the ministry sgan in the room chairing sha harry and grew to be 5 we wanted to preach and teach and act god's love 40 years later i retired having been in the tenderloin most of that 7, 8, 9 some have god drew us into the someplace we became the network ministries for homeless women escaping prostitution if the months period before i performed memorial services store produced women that were murdered on the

streets of san francisco so i went back to the board and said we say to do something the number one be a safe place for them to live while he worked on changing 4 months later we were given the building in january of 1998 we opened it as a safe house for women escaping prostitution i've seen those counselors women find their strength and their beauty and their wisdom and come to be able to affirmative as the daughters of god and they accepted me and made me, be a part of the their lives. >> special things to the women that offered me a chance safe house will forever be a part of the who i've become and you made that possible

life didn't get any better than that. >> who've would know this look of this girl grown up in atlanta will be working with produced women in san francisco part of the system that has abused and expedited and obtain identified and degraded women for century around the world and still do at the embody the spirits of women that just know they deserve respect and intend to get it. >> i don't want to just so women younger women become a part of the the current system we need to change the system we don't need to go up the ladder we need to change the corporations we need more women like that and they're out there. >> we get have to get to help

them. >> you. >> when i first moved here people come to san francisco to be the person you want to be can be anyone you want. >> the community is so rich and diverse that i'm learning every single day san francisco is an amazing photoy town historically been base on evolution and that applies to every single professional field including philanthropic arts today what i do is photo based art manifests traditional forest and

some colonel lodge and other frames of digital forest is a meeting that has been changing like super rapid and the quality is not extended by the medium if you took forest in school or you get a job in a newspaper they'll give give you a list of how to create a philanthropic story my goal to break down that model and from a to b that is unique and allows the ability to incorporate different types of i believey about propels someone through the rise and a fall of their own experiences one of the main things i'm trying to contribute it unconditional narrative form the narrative art of photograph the in between of photos how does a group of photos come together as how to use the space between photos to alight emotional

responses from the audience and bring innovation and create bodies of work that narratively function the way that photos do san francisco as the commission came out and you visited me and one of their prerestricts was to find an art with enough work to fill a large says that a quad down the hallway downstairs and we hung that quad to feel like a train station that constant sensation from all different directions some of the major characteristic of the landscape festivities the blur of the train their 70 miles per hour and they're not perfect as opposed to to what landscape will look like it creates a

dichotomy for people insides the train not just the story of the subject it is not just the visual design the composition juxtapositioning, etc. not just all autobiography boo-hoo it creates pictures with meaning within them and then some of the portraits feel awkward some of them feel welcoming and the person that mime making the picture is really comfortable and other ones feel awkward and weigh i didn't and tense that sensation is counter to what we feel like makes a successful portrait that sensation makes that work it is hard to be an artist in a

city is 100 percent focused an business the cost of living is expensive and to value your success not scribble on financial return creates a conflict between the paramount egos in san francisco today. >> you see a lot of artists leaving for that reason because you need space to make work my ultimate goal to make work that firms people firms this gift and just the experience of life and of their worst and of the amazement the wonderment of everything around us

>> hello, everyone. i'm supervisor katy tang. welcome to 12 days of kittens. my staff came up with an idea of hosting animals in our office so people can come and not only find animals that they might want to adopt, but we found it's a great stress reliever for people that work in city hall. they come around all day, whether it's the shift department or upstairs or the

mta, just want to pet the animals and it helps people feel better. a lot of people proactively ask us, are you bringing back the kittens? we've been doing this for five years. it usually culminates in a party in december. we'll see animals adopted throughout the year. if people are thinking about animals to adopt, they may go to a pet store, buy from a breeder, go to spca, but we want people to know that the acc has animals that need homes. >> every year, her office does the 12 days of kittens. and she picks up every morning cute, adoptable kittens. she has different groups of kittens every day and brings them to her city hall office and they're there all day for everybody that goes through to see and enjoy.

we adopt out 900 kittens every year, cats and kittens. we're working all year long promoting adoption, getting people in to see the cats. so it's a pleasure it have the opportunity to showcase some of them in supervisor tang's office. kittens love to play and they're frolicking and all that and it's super fun. >> sometimes they will roam around people's desks. if someone wants to adopt a cat, they can identify any of them that might be hanging around our office, but we have to go through animal care and control, make sure they pay a fee. it's very affordable, as well as they receive the proper vaccination. >> come on down, adopt a cat. there's a lot of kitties waiting for a beautiful home. >> how can you resist this face? >> i think everyone needs a pet in their life. it makes your day so much better. i hope you will support us in

>> you know i've always wanted to do this job that drives my parents crazy we want to help people i wasn't i did not think twice about that. >> i currently work as cadet inform the san francisco sheriff's department i've been surprised 0 work within criminal justice system field i had an

opportunity to grow within that career path. >> as i got into the department and through the years of problems and everything else that means a lot i can represent women and in order to make that change how people view us as a very important part of the vice president you have topanga you have to the first foot chase through the fight are you cable of getting that person whether large or small into captivity that is the test at times. >> as an agent worked undercover and prevent external and internal loss to the company it was basically like detective work but through the company from that experience and the people that i worked around law enforcement that gave me an action when i came to be a cadet

i saw i was exploded to more people and the security he was able to build on that. >> unfortunately, we have a lot of women retire to recruiting right now is critical for us we gotten too low faster the percentage of women in the department and us connecting with the community trying to get people to realize this job is definitely for them our community relations group is out attempt all the time. >> in other words, to grow in the fields he capitalized any education and got my bachelors degree so i can current work at city hall i provide security for the front of the building and people are entering entering but within any security or control within the building and checking

personal bags is having a awareness of the surrounded. >> there is so month people the brunet of breaking into this career that was every for easier for me had an on the with an before he cleared the path for laugh us. >> my people he actually looking at lucid up to poem like he joe and kim and merit made they're on the streets working redondo hard their cable of doing this job and textbook took the time to bring us along. >> women have going after their goals and departments line the san francisco sheriff's department provide a lot of training tools and inspiring you to go into the department. >> they gave me any work ethics she spider me to do whatever he wanted to do and

work hard at the intersection. >> if you're going to make change you have to be part of change and becoming law enforcement i wanted to show women could do this job it is hard not easy. >> finds something our compassion about and follow roll models and the gets the necessary skeletals to get to that goal with education and sprirmz whatever gets you there. >> if this is what you want to do dream big and actually do what you desire to do and you can go vertebrae far it is a fast job i wouldn't do anything else. >> ♪ ♪

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extravaganza, celebration. >> sf gov, we are ready to start the meeting. this is the regular meeting of the small business commission held december 11th, 2017. this meeting is being called to order at 5:32 p.m. the small business commission thanks media services and sfgovtv staff. members of the public please take this opportunity to silence your phones and other electronic devicesment public comment during the meeting is limit today three minutes per speaker, unless otherwise established by the precider of the meeting. speakers are encouraged but not required to state their name. please place your speaker cards in the basket to the right of the