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lack of transparency there. >> if it is not an item that is not prohibited by law, which is what the language has been in the past and the standard we used in the past, why would we create? >> the standard we used in the past under 1994 was that you don't get get to investigate complaints about -- from nonlaw enforcement. do you want to go back to that? >> no. >> we are making new policy now. although i'm not particularly swayed by commander walsh's thinking. what i am going to do is not vote. i want to take an informal straw poll among the commissioners to see what they think how this
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should be resolved. commissioner mizzou co. >> i agree with not turning over the conclusion. that is our job. if you have two different conclusions that is the role of the police commission to determine if there should be findings against the officer. it is healthy to see it from different perspectives. that is what we want the two agencies to do, work together in terms of doing the investigations receiving the data but sometimes people think differently than people at the police department. different focus many times. you know what? if there are different conclusions, we want them. it is for us to ferret out what the conclusions should be. >> commissioner marshall. >> i am fine. >> missioner.
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>> ditto. i think that is what i would have said. >> they need to pass anything. all right. we will come back to that. >> next issue in the memorandum. >> that is it. those are the two issues. >> that is it? really? commander walsh that is it. >> on the last issue could i make a recommendation that the language be in cases involving concurrent investigations they should not receive the investigative conclusions strike memorandum. that involves more than the conclusions. >> recommendations and conclusions. >> is that sattis factory? >> yes it is semantics if that is going to clarify it.
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>> i want to use the language you use because i want you to be comfortable with that, and i want so we are trying to reach a compromise. okay. there is nothing else on 2.04. all right. commissioners, anything further that you want to raise? good work. >> they agree on everything else i am fine. >> we can compromise not agree on everything. >> all right. i will accept -- i will take a motion. i will entertain appropriate motion. >> i will move that the san
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francisco police commission adopt order 2.04 as amended and memorandum of understanding as well as amended tonight. >> second? >> i second that. >> i need a voice vote or hand vote. all in favor. any opposed? thank you. okay 2.04 is passed as amended. i will also have 2.04 added to that list of dgos which i suppose the commissioner needs to go over over the meet and confirm. there you go. okay. that went a hell of a lot faster than i thought it was going to be.
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okay. next line item. >> line four discussion and possible action. >> i'm sorry. i am rescinding that vote. public comment before we vote on 2.04. i apologize ladies and gentlemen and members of the public. public comment on dgo2.04. mr. rift. where why did you say something while you knew there was public comment. >> david rift. personal capacity. i want to comment on one aspect of it about which there wasn't much conversation. that is the issue of whether gpa can forward a criminal
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allegation to the da. i am not sure whether you were indicating you thought that needs resolved by the city attorney or the courts, but i want to say in the interest of transparency and you know, police accountability and the values promoted by the d.o.j. report it makes perfect sense to have the dpa forward allegations it has received to the da's office. i understand there are conflicting legal opinions whether that is appropriate for not. i haven't heard sound policy decisions to prohibit that, and i think the commission does have responsibility to weigh in on a policy level. >> we have weighed in. it is in here, right? >> fair enough. i support the da's authority to do that. it makes perfect sense. i it is on the oversight board
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for batter police and -- bart police and the officer has authority to do that. that is important so i support that. that is all. thank you. >> just to address a point. i am sorry can you direct me to the section where we addressed this specifically? >> in terms of criminal allegations? >> yes. >> on page 5 under section 3b allegations of criminal conduct. >> could you read that. >> allegations of criminal conduct if any portion of the complaint allegations criminal misconduct by a department member the dba shall immediately forward the information presented by the complaint to the department and district attorney's office. >> what is the issue mr. rift? it is going to the district
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attorney's office, correct? >> yes. >> what is the issue? >> it was disputed in the earlier draft. >> it is not disputed in this draft. >> i understand. thank you for your time. >> when you come on here and go on television and make it seem like we are not doing something we have already taken care of. all right. all in favor. a. any opposed? >> the motion passes 4-0. >> thank you. as i said before added to the list of dgos to be presented during the presentation. all right. next line item. >> line four discussion and possible action to appoint a assistant patrol cody clements
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2511 to a patrol special officer or take action if necessary. >> good evening, officer brown nice to see you again. >> good evening. i am here to discuss the appointment of assistant patrol special cody clements he was pointed assistant july 2017 to former patrol special john kissinger who passed away in october of 2017. mr. clements meets the requirements to become a patrol special. he received glowing recommendation from the captain of the station which i have never received before for someone trying to become a patrol special. that speaks volumes. >> you are recommending in favor?
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>> i recommend he be appointed. >> for those in the public and those sitting here in front of us i will let you give more background on patrol specials so people understand what we are doing. >> the patrol special police are very unique to san francisco. they are actually reclated by the san francisco he -- regulated by the department. they are civilian security officers wearing similar uniforms. they own and purchase beats within the district stations. they report to lineup at the district stations like the officers do. they have access to the radio so they are on the air and respond for example to the 383. as the chief mentioned they are paid by private citizens to patrol the neighborhoods and
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storefronts. it is a program that die off in san francisco due to a lack of compliance lack of training. this commission has made numerous moves to improve they are trained. the san francisco police department assigned to us a sergeant and incredible police officer in front of us to regulate and get compliance from the patrol specials. to the next officer training. they go to the range and qualify. those are things i have pushed since i have been on the commission so they are safe and the public is safe and they are getting good service. it is unique to san francisco. this young patrol special assistant hopefully will become a full special soon. cody clements took over forfeitingger. it is great --p police work.
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i move to approve cody clements to become a full-fledged patrol special officer. >> i'm sorry we need public comment on that first. public comment on item 4. >> good evening commission, chief scott. good to see you guys. i am james. i am a 50 year resident of the castro. i want to say thank you. i knew john quite well. i worked with him for 10 years. cody has been up there as the neighborhood resident i recommend that he be approved to disposition. he is an asset to the neighborhood helping with the challenges of the neighborhood and the problems that we have in the neighborhood. he is very valuable. >> thank you. >> any further public comment?
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seeing none. public comment is now closed. okay. there is a motion on the floor to approve assistant patrol special cody clements to the officer of patrol special officer. all in favor. any opposed? thank you. patrol special officer cody clements you are hereby appointed. anything you would like to say? >> i would like to thank the members of the board and the chief. thank you very much. i want to thank everybody for giving me this opportunity to serve the community. i look forward to it. >> thank you. >> for the record the motion passed unanimously 4-0. >> next line item. >> line five discussion and
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action to approve sale of number 69 from marina to patrol officer cody clements to 2511 or take other action if necessary. >> officer brown. >> waiting for the projector. >> this is 69 which takes up most of the mission district. that is the beat up for sale from marina fitzinger. the sale prize is $50,000 monthly installments of 2000. there are 35 client on the beat and two other assistants that work on the beat including mr. clements.
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>> all right. i would move to accept the sale of the beat from mrs. fit zinger could cody clements. he is well loved in the community we tragically lost your husband and we think about him often. thank you. do i have a second? >> second. >> any public comment? >> yes we do. public comment on item 5. seeing up public comment is now closed. all right. the motion on the floor is to approve the sale of patrol beat 69 from marina fit zinger to patrol officer cody clements. all in favor. any opposed? >> motion passes unanimously.
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>> thank you ms. fitzinger. next line item. >> the next line item is line 7. public comment on all matters pertaining to item 9 below including on public comment on whether to hold item 9 in closed session. >> okay. members of the public. we are about to go into closed session to deal with personnel matters. if you have any comment about us going into closed session and the fact we are going to take a vote about going into closed session now is the time for public comment on those issues. any public comment? seeing none, public comment is now closed.
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next line item please. >> vote 8 vote on whether to hold in closed session. >> all in favor? >> the motion passes unanimously. >> we are now >> we are back on the record in open session. >> all right. next line item, please. >> line 10. open session vote to elect whether to disclose any or all discussion on item 9 held in closed section. 67.12a action. >> move for nondisclosure.
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>> all in favor? any opposed. >> motion passes unanimously. >> 11 adjournment. action item. >> so moved. >> all in favor. any opposed? thank you members of the police commission. we are now adjourned.
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>> they tend to come up here and drive right up to the vehicle and in and out of their car and into the victim's vehicle, i would say from 10-15 seconds is all it takes to break into a car and they're gone. yeah we get a lot of break-ins in the area. we try to -- >> i just want to say goodbye. thank you. >> sometimes that's all it takes. >> i never leave anything in my car. >> we let them know there's been a lot of vehicle break-ins in this area specifically they target this area rental cars or vehicles with visible items. >> this is just warning about vehicle break-ins. take a look at it. >> if we can get them to take it with them take it out of the cars, it helps.
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>> (clapping.) >> in san francisco the medical examiner performs the function of investigating medical and legal that occurs with the city and county of san francisco from a variety of circumstances in san francisco there is approximately 5 thousand deaths annually i'm christopher director for the chief mr. chairman the chief my best testimony a at the hall of justice on 870 drooint street that is dramatically updated and not sufficient for the medical chairman facility i've charles
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program manager public works should a earthquake of a major are proportion occurs we'll not continue to perform the services or otherwise inhabit the building before the earthquake. >> we're in a facility that was designs for a department that functions and in the mid 60s and friends scientific has significantly changed we've had significant problems with storage capacity for evidence items of property and also personal protective if you're doing a job on a daily basis current little storage for prirjs are frirnlsz we're in an aging facility the total project cost forever ever commercial is $65 million the funding was brought by a vote of go bond
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approved by the voters and the locations is in the neighborhood the awarded contract in 2013 and the i'm the executive director we broke ground in november 2015 and that started with the demolition of existing facility we moved into the foundation and january so pile foundation and then with second construction of the new facility. >> one of the ways that we keep our project on time on budget and we're having quality to have regular meeting and the variety of meetings with construction process meeting as well as cost of control meeting and i'm a project manager for public works the office of chief commercial we want walk the project site when we sign up and
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also with a contractor insinuates for a change over we need to verify what or what was instead of. >> the building is 42 feet tall so it is two stories and 46 thousand square feet roughly we're that's a great question to be on time and budget have the roof complete a the exterior moving with the site work. >> and as you can see we've got a lot of the interior finishes installed. >> in an effort of an differentiate the facility that designed to work for 72 hours. >> not taking into account there was a lot of structural updates made into this building not seen in other construction throughout san francisco or other barriers we have friday morning examiners from 8 to one public comment monday to friday because of air circulation we literally have to shut the doors
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and so the autopsy is done without staffing being able to come and go or exit the space and literally lock down the autopsy in the new facility we have bio build one door opens and closed behind you you can gown up and go through a second seizures of doors that has its own independent air supply and now in the exterior opt space having that middle space have greater flexibility of staff as they move in and out of the area. >> in the current facility investigative unit has small tiny, tiny place in the area of the new facility is almost doubled in all divisions from the current facility and the new facility. >> the planning we have here
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gives them the opportunity to have the pool needs to complete theirs jobs in a much more streamlined fashion. >> we're looking forward to have secured parking to minimize the egress of you know visiting and the members of the public but really to minimize the investigators remaining remains from our advancing and so the facility. >> we have a new visitors area we're building that is a little bit more friendly to families. >> one thing you may notice in the room no windows there is no natural light not good for most autopsy but in the new facility at new hall we made that an objective they want to insure we were able
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to look up in the middle of exam and see the sky and see natural lights. >> that's one of the things the architect did to draw in as much light as possible. >> we have staff here onsite we insure the design of the new design enables the investigators and other investigators skiefksz to consider to house on site this meant we needed to design and plan for locker room facilities and shower rooms the ability to sleep. >> third of the construction going into the building has been by contributions of small businesses. >> part of the project is also inclusive to the sidewalk have all new sidewalks and new curve cuts and landscaping around the building we'll have a syrup in
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front of the building and rain guardian. >> the medical examiner's office has been a several if in their contributions of the understanding the exception and needs. >> it's a building that the chief medical examiner has been looking forward to quite a few of the. >> it is extremely valuable contribution to the neighborhood address san francisco as a whole. >> the building will allow is to have greater very much and serve the city and county of san francisco and the neighboring hi left right halt i had a burning doorway to do the right thing and join the
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department such this we my brother applied and fortunately we'll here and this means a lot i'm home everyone night to study and we workout together and it is a blessing i have a brother to go home and fed off of one another we're the twins but pretty much we're not treated and individuals sometimes treated as a item if he did something wrong they use the word instead of you the it heroism we're going our our separate ways and good morning our own individuals middle of steadfastly a twin all the it but inside of the district i've seen negative and positive things and with that made me want to be a police officer i
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want to give back and do public serve always a class president i dealt with everyone and served my class not only be humble enough to serve my class and pierce being a squad leader is a responsibility of maintaining my squad and being that voraciously person i need to step up to the challenge i believe during the 8 months i fulfilled any dude and after graduation just be a good officer to learn the skill and profession and give to the community to give the best to them and be a helpful hand that's the main thing and the new people coming into the did not know why you're doing it join the department for the right reason and do it to help the community and it is sharing you're time when you get into
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the department do is commented to the craft and enjoy it along the way enjoy it along the way i encourage you to talk about over with our families and talk 2 over with yourselves ultimately you'll do the job and find a senseably reason for doing it after the hard work everyday for 8 months straight and finally it pays off and you know as honey honor and privilege not anyone can do this job i look forward to getting often the street and learning and hit the ground running it will be a surreal moment day one i thought months here but sat down me and my brother talked about it and we're on the right track and
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stay focused and walking tloo across the stage is a huge honor test text1 italics cc1 test message test text1 underline test text1 italics >> test t thank you for being test text1 italics here today. we're here to test text1 underline test t honor the great test text1 underline late san francisco mayor test text1
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und ed lee. test t the chinatown core community center is a great place test t and mayor lee had a deep connection obviously to the salvation army center including he got test t married to his wife anita here so how about a round of applause for test t anita here. test text1 underline test text1 italics [applause]. >> to honor him, the warriors community foundation te in partnership with the good tidings foundation and pg&e are unvailing a newly test t refurbished basketball court in the test t test gymnasium. it's a test t pretty spectacular test text1 underline test text1 italics test text1 underline test text1 italics place. it includes te additional warrior player banners and a new salvation army shield logo at center court. which the young men are sitting on right here young men and women, the test text1 underline test t test text1 underline test
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text1 renovation will positively affect children, seniors and community members who use this space daily for activities including basketball games organized sports leagues after school programs and much much more. we've got a nice program test text1 underline test t it's brief, but we're going to hear from some great test tpeople. i want to acknowledge some people who won't be test text1 underline test t test speaking. anita anita lee is here the widow of the great mayor test lee. test t anita, thank you very much. [applause]. >> president of the board of supervisors london breed is here. where's test tlondon? test text1 i [applause]. >> supervisor test text1 underline malia cohen is here. test text1 underline test text1 italics [applause]. >> sf test text1 underline test text1 italics assessor-recorder test text1 underline test text1 italics carmen test text1 underline chiu. [applause]. >> director of building
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inspection tom test text1 underline test t huey. test text1 underline test text1 italics [applause]. >> director of public works, mohamed nuru. test text1 underline test text1 ita [applause]. >> general manager of test text1 underline test text1 italics test text1 underline test text1 puc, hectare harland kelly. test text1 underline [applause]. >> chief revenue officer of the test t test text1 underline test text1 italics warriors test text1 underline test text1 italics cc1 test message test text1 underline test text1 italics cc1 test message test text1 underline test text1 italics cc1 test message test text1 underline test text1 italics cc1 test message test text1 underline test text1 italics cc1 test message test text1 underline test text1 italics cc1 test message test text1 underline test text1 italics cc1 test message test text1 underline test text1 italics cc1 test message test text1 underline test text1 italics
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cc1 test message test text1 underline test text1 italics cc1 test message test text1 underline test text1 italics cc1 test message test text1 underline test text1 italics lees, mayor edwin and test text1 underli anita lee have long supported the test t alvation army's programs across the city that provide services to the addicted, the homeless and homeless test t children. the salvation army played an important part in their lives. you'll all know now that test t mayor lee was a young lawyer working for san francisco test text1 underline test t test text1 underline test text1 i aryansian law test text1 underline test caucus and ihe would hangout at the test text1 under chinatown core. they were united in hole owe test text1 underline test text1 italics matrimony right test t here test text1 itali by lieutenant test text1 underline te colonel chuck yee in 1980, and they had their te reception in the basement where we'll have our celebration for
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our event. they often returned attending thanksz giving test t events, serving christmasserving -- thanksgiving events and christmas test text1 underline test tevents, and chinese test tex new year test text1 underline test text1 italics test text1 underlinecelebrations. in fact, mayor lee proclaimed august 15th at salvation army test text1 under chinatown core day a few years ago. test text1 underline test text1 itali you know this building is the te second salvation army location in the united states founded in 1886 just three years after the salvation army arrived to san francisco. that makes it the oldest test salvation army location in the united states. and after that telong, this gym needed a little bit of test text1 underli refurbishing and so we're so happy for the efforts of all of our test friends who've come here today to provide this important update to this gym so the kids and families and test t adults who
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come here for recreation programs have a safe and test t inspiring place in which to play and to grow and to make meaningful relationships in their lives. and today, we are so honored to have this gym dedicate today test text1 underline te mayor lee a great friend and a great champion of san francisco and of the salvation army. and as we continue with the program we want to give test tex acknowledgement for our continued support from the city of test t san francisco for their support here on -- in chinatown and in our many program that's provide critical services across the city. we're pleased today test t that the honest obl mayor mark farrell is able to join us for this important tribute to former mayor test text1 underline test t edwin lee, so i would ask all of you if you would join me as we welcome the mayor of san francisco, the honorable mayor mark test text1 underline test tfarrell. test tex [applause]. >> well thank you, cindy, and thank you to pg&e, thank you to
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good tidings, to the salvation army for all of your help and support here today. in particular thank you to the golden state test text1 underline test text1 italics warriors and zaza for you to come out here with your son. it is always awesome to test text1 underline test text1 italics see family together to make this test text1 underline ded dedication possible. mayor lee was a good friend to so many of us and i think the one thing i remember in talking test text1 und sports with mayor lee, test text1 u that is when he put on his test text1 underline happiest face all the time whether it was about talking about his golf game, or the test t giants or the 49ers or the test text1 underline te warriors that is what it was all about and it's so fitting that we're here today to dedicate test text1 underline test t his test text1 und court. [ inaudible ] >> you know it's a sad thing that he won't be there to see opening day te next year or opening night, but it was one of his biggest projects that he worked on inside of city hall
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that we all supported and so test t it's really amazing that the warriors are here today to dedicate this court and we acknowledge his presence in that. and as we reflect on test text1 u mayor lee, and there are a number of things and you know we're so thankful that anita's here and the family's been so supportive. there are going to be many tributes to mayor lee, as there should be in namings of different test text1 underline te places but as been mentioned here today we're here today, where anita and mayor lee were married mayor lee was the adopted son of test chinatown. you spent so many years working here in his career and test was an absolute rock star in the community as he should have been in chinatown. it's an absolute honor to be here today. thank you to all of you who made this happen and as kids play here hoops over the years, i just think it's going to be amazing that they're going to be able to remember mayor lee, and for all of the years to come so thank you, everybody
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for test t being here. [applause]. >> i'd now like to introduce city administrator test text1 underline test t naomi test text1 underline test text1 itali kelley. [applause]. test text1 under >> good afternoon. so i'm here on behalf test text1 underline test text1 italics of anita test text1 underline lee, test text1 ita and her beautiful daughters test text1 underline test text1 italics tanya and test text1 underline test text1 italics arinan lee. it's very fitting that this is where, as you all heard, test text1 underline test where ed lee test text1 underline test tex started his career fighting for the under served right here in chinatown, and that the test text1 underline test text1 ita salvation army test text1 underline test text1 i is bestowing this court for test text1 recognizing his service. as we all know mayor lee loved sports and he loved basketball football, baseball, test text1 underline golf and ping pong.
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and not only did he love test t it, he was actually very good at those sports and he actually did a lot of trash talking. you may test text1 underline test text1 ita not -- you may not envision that test t because he was such a study mayor, test t but behind the scenes he had steady jokes that he would practice on all of test tus and he practiced test text1 underline test text1 i them a lot. it's great that the test text1 underline test t warriors are here te today te but they thought they wanted to test text1 u always be in the presence of the warriors whether it's the players or the staff or the coach or the teams. they thought they could beat i can't remember i don't recognize players, test text1 underline and then once mayor lee realized he didn't have the height he thought ecohelp with coaching. this is what he talked about quite often. with this, i think it's test text1 und befitting that the warriors pay this test text1 underline test t tribute. thank you again, and as everyone said, you really was
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instrumental was test t pushing the chase center here in san francisco, and unfortunately he will not be there with us physically but we do know that he will be smiling down test text1 with his big smile and be there in spirit when that center opens up so thank you very much. test text1 underline test text1 italics [applause]. >> thank you test text1 under naomi. now i'd like to introduce andrea test texgooden test t director of community and test text1 underline employee engagement from pg&e to talk about their relationship with the warriors test text1 underline and test text1 italics more. te >> good test tafternoon te everyone. i am both proud and humbled to test text1 be te here today. wonderful showing of support. i'm here representing test text1 underline pg&e and want to start by saying how proud we are to work with the test text1 underline warriors, and who wouldn't be?
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not only are they the best nba team out there and have been for a long time but they also have a test text1 underline test legacy of not only believing in the community but giving back. and so for pg&e test you know that's part of what we do. we embrace working with our communities, wherever they are, and so it's test text1 underline test text1 really been a great partnership and today represents much of that and so many of you out here with whom we've worked. you know i was test t thinking -- i talked to one of my test text1 underline te colleagues here today and i said can i use strength in numbers because that's test t really what it's all about, and that's how i get it done. i work with people who kind of combine their expertise to get things done and that's really what this is all about today. you know i'd like to make a couple of test t announcements. one is that well we already know this. you're probably going to hear it many times, is that we're test text1 und here to update the newly test text1 underline test t dedicated, this test text1 underline
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newly updated facility in the memory of mayor test text1 under ed lee. it's also time to reflect on personal experience with the mayor and i must say i'm not one that had a deep relationship with the mayor, but i was affected by him in many other ways. the two of us shared a similar background. the mayor grew up in public housing in seattle. i grew up in public test t housing here in san francisco in hunters point. i think test t he may have had one more sibling that be me but we each came from humbled means. both of our parents worked hard not only to pursue, but they did attain the american dream of owning a home. you know, when you grow up like this with a family that instills in you great values you can't help but give back. and so how wonderful for me to work for a company test text1 underline test t and this isn't an ad for a company -- they didn't put this in my speech, but to work for a company and many of test t you here today, who care about community. and that's why you're here.
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so it gives me great pride to say today that pg&e is going to make a test text1 underline test tex donation to the i am the future scholarship fund test t and test t this is a program that was very near and dear to the test t test text1 underline test tex lay mayor te mayor lee. it's one to help test tex kids of test promise fulfill their dreams and to remove any test t barriers that test t might exist, particularly financial ones. test t so again, i want to thank everybody, particularly those of you here on the stage here. again, i'm very test text1 humbled to be in the presence of the salvation army the good tidings foundation. thank you, everybody, for all the incredible work you do and thank you for listening to me here today. thank test tyou. test text1 underline test text1 italics [applause]. >> i'd now like to introduce harry harper the founder and chairman of good tidings foundation. he knows a little thing about building basketball courts for test
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text1 underline test text1 italics people. [applause]. >> well thank you, dave. thank you for having us. when we started this making test t hoops programs 23 years test text1 underline test tago, it was at brookdale park in test text1 underline oakland. we knew it was a good idea to build a basketball court. we test t really had no kbabl what a basketball court does different than other sports facilities. obviously, they can play the game of basketball here but it is a gathering place, and it's a meeting place, and we know the investments that good tidings and the warriors make building basketball test t courts long surpasses the game of basketball. and 23 years later, i don't know that we know the exact number test text1 underline test text1 italics but somewhere around #80 courts have been built te through the make the hoops program which is unparalleled in other nba city. it was certainly an honor to be here test text1 underline to test text1 italics honor mayor ed lee who
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came to many of our test t dedications test text1 over the teyears. you never thought of him as a politician. he just thought of test t him as a nice man and really test text1 underline test text1 a true san franciscan. when we turned on the score board for the first time today, my wife and i were looking test text1 underline test text1 itaup, and we always try to think what score to put test text1 u up and we try to put up the warriors score, which last night's, be decided not to do. but we made sure the home team was winning, so that was good. and the clock -- we started the clock and make sure the clockworks. 20 minutes and it counted down. my wife said when was mayor test text1 ed lee born, and so 1952 is our time today in test text1 u honor of him. and test text1 underline test text1 italithen test text1 underline test text1 italics also test text1 underline test textoday, just partnering with the salvation army for the very first time
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and we're here on good friday test it's really good to do something good like we are today. i'd like to thank the whole warriors crew for always including us as part of test text1 u your test t family. we look test tex forward to building another # will 0 courts with you down the test text1 underline test troad. enjoy your new court. thank you. [applause]. >> all right. thank you very much, larry. we appreciate that. and now i'd like to introduce test text1 underline joanne pasternick, test text1 v.b. and test t executive director of the warriors foundation and you're going to bring up a guest with you, too test text1 underline teright? [applause]. >> i was about to lower the test text1 underline test t mic to suit my height, but i have a rather tall friend who's joined me here today, so i'm going to bring sasa test text1 underline test text1 italics test text1 underline test text1 italics -- zaza test text1 underline test text1 italics paculic
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to tell us what the mayor test text1 underline means to him. >> thank you joanne. i'm really honored to be here on behalf of my test text1 underline test text1 italics teammates, the warriors organization on this special day. really great day. i met test text1 underline mayor lee two years ago when i first signed with the warriors. obviously there's a test text1 underline test text1 italics process where you get test text1 underline theo meet test the mayor, the head coach. i had an opportunity te to meet mayor lee, and it was such an opportunity for me and my family. i remember his smiling, and his positive energy the welcoming speech and tone test t you know, i was telling my wife, honey, test you know what? it's going to be great time for us. it's going to be great time for us in the bay area. look test text1 what's going on on the court, and we got the welcome from the mayor. test t you know what? we won the championship last test t year and we are here chasing
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for the second. it test text1 underli means a lot for me as a test text1 underline test t player especially sitting around different test text1 underline teams, and having coming in sitting around your place and having three kids, and the test text1 underli mayor's welcoming you in a generous way. that was kind of a game changer for me to fall in love with the place and to build a good relationship with the mayor. so i remember every time we had events either with test t china where we were promoting the bay area for the test t tourists and telling the chinese people how great and amazing places we have and there were the test text1 underline test t museums and restaurants and places to visit. you know as always it was always great to see him to be around test thim. but one thing's bothering him that he invited me to the city hall but unfortunately, i never could make it and you know this is going to stay in my heart test text1 underline forever, where it still is always going to bother
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me. but great thing test t anita you know this court is for you guys and i want to tell you that the te stars are born on these kind of courts, and test tthen obviously, you'll see them playing in the nba and playing on different teams test text1 underline test text1 italics and winning te chach championships. thank you for this court. thank you, everybody for supporting this day and this amazing test text1 underline project, and i'm really glad to be here. thank you. test text1 underline [applause]. >> so young people you have been sitting here so patiently but i can tell you that when our vision is from the warriors is that this room's going to be filled with laughter, because when i think of mayor lee i think of his smile, i test think of those sparkly eyes he had, test and most of all i think of his terrific laugh. te i remember his secret room in the back with all his sports test text1 underline test t test text1 underline test t memorabilia, and if any sports
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figure came into city hall, mayor lee test t wanted to show them his collection and probably sign something as te well. you guys are going to fill this test text1 underline test t with laughter. we feel it. we really do. we've painted the walls and fixed up the floor for you. better lighting, but most of all, we wanted to create a gathering place. the warriors are so committed as somebody alluded to there's strength in numbers. we're also committed to building test text1 underline test t bridges, building communities and working with our test partners like pg&e good tidings, and the salvation army to create that sense of community. test text1 und that's what mayor lee was all about. test text1 underline test text1 that's what he was meant to do. to everybody he felt like their best friend. he remembered you, he knew test t something about you, and he felt, to me like just that uncle i wished i had in my life just a special special human being. so with that spirit, it test text1 underline test t gives us great pleasure to be able to
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open this court test t officially today and to start it off with our test t amazing youth basketball teams who are going to get this party going and we're going to get you guys some basketballs so you can start playing. so again thank you so much for joining all of us test t test text1 underline for test text1 italics honestoring this incredible man. there's just we can do to give him the justice that he deserves, but we hope for generations we'll have the mayor lee court. that's what it's going to be called from here on test out. i checked with the sealvation army. test text1 und if you want to check out time on this court, you're going to be checking out time for the mayor lee court. thank you for test text1 underline test text1 italics joining us today [applause]. >> before we get the basketball test started, i want to bring up the board of supervisors president, london breed who's going te to make a presentation to the salvation army. test text1 underline test t test text1 underline test text1 italics [applause].
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>> thank you. it is truly an honor to be here to celebrate the test text1 underline test text1 italics mayor edwin lee court. i just laugh every time i think about the stories that mayor lee told me that he would actually be a basketball star but he decided to go te into public service. and it is just so great to be who are and test text1 underline test text1 italics to share with-- here and to be sharing with you, and i'll just be brief because i know you're excited to be playing on this court. are you excited today? >> i don't believe you. tell me are you excited today? and i just want to thank the salvation army because not only is this building an amazing place, but they provide test text1 underline test meals, they provide support to so many people, especially here in chinatown who need it the most and i just wanted to provide you with a certificate of honor on behalf of the san francisco board of supervisors for the work that test text1 underline you have done for generations to support this community, to support so many
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san franciscans. you are giving of yourself oftentimes for people who need you whenever they need test text1 underline test text1 italiyou. in this particular community this is in the spirit of test text1 underline test t mayor edwin lee. thank you so much for everything you continue test text1 underline test text1 to test text1 underline test text1 italics do. [applause]. test text1 underline test text1 ita cc1 test message test text1 underline test text1 italics >> thank you very much. test text1 so before the basketball, just some final test text1 underline thank yous. on behalf of the warriors community foundation please thank pg&e and the salvation army for all they test tdid, and thank you approximating very was just spectacular in helping out the bay area. we want to thank the generous grants of $25,000 towards the mayor test text1 underline edwin m.lee i am the future scholarship award. it's just amazing his name will continue. thank you to the warriors
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foundation and the good tidings foundation for refurbishing test text1 underline test text1 italics over 70 courts throughout the bay area. i want to thank -- it's clear why people route for the test text1 underline test t warriors when you hear someone like test text1 underline test t zaza speak. he's test text1 underline test tex loved here he's loved in his native georgia, and he's loved in test text1 underline test text1 italics georgia. thank you for bringing saba here. and thank you anita for bringing a man so loved test text1 testhere who was loved with a test text1 underline test text1 italics glaem in his eye. he was a test text1 underline test text1 italics frustrated jock like all of us. test text1 underline test text1 ita he will be deeply missed and before we get started with test our warriors basketball clinic, we're going to host a test text1 underline test t quick tip here at center court with test t our photographers here, so let's test
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