approximately in half from that $35 million budget that we showed you last month. it would be about $2.8 million for ac transit, not included contributions or lease payments they will get back. i have a slide that demonstrates that. so the existing $8.9 million reserves is the delta between revenues and expenses of $11 million. using almost $7 million of the reserve and opera operator contributions. the reserve balance at the end of the year would be $2 million. i do -- next slide. attachments, i do want to be clear that using reserves this year does simply push out until

next year a higher contribution. this gives us a year to plan but they are significantly higher next year if there are no other changes. if there are not huge jumps in revenue or large cuts in expenses which i'm not sure why we would see either of those in the first or second year. we can hope to fast track somehow. i wanted to touch briefly also on our m3. regional measure 3 does include operating funds. unfortunately they do not flow the way our regional measure 2 operating grant does. there will be over next year. the rm3 is 16% of total bridge

total collected for operations and within that 8% for the transit center. so mtc staff has provided some calculations and asked that we not include them in our budget at this time but their estimate is 812,000 could be available next fiscal year. if that is in fact available starting after january 1st that could be used to add to the reserve, to your ending reserve balance so that would be $2.8 million or to further reduce operator contribution. with that i'm happy to answer any questions. >> do we have any sb1 money coming in? theoretical theoretically. >> we would like to apply but that would be capital. >> but there's nothing that is in the bill that gives us anything for phase 2, capital. >> capital.

>> it's just an open ended fund that we can apply for. i got it. it need not be considered here. >> we applied and we were not successful. if you don't have anymore questions for sara i do want to emphasize that by using our reserve this year we are at risk for next year and the year after as the operator and that's for obligations. sara promised she could come back and remind us all next year. >> i want to thank you for taking into cannaccount the feek from the last meeting and for all of your work here. i think this is the right approach.

>> [roll call] >> item 12 approved. call your next item? >> yes, please. >> item 13. >> i'm going to recuse myself from this item. i'm going to step away in an abundance of caution and just go sit in the back and do e-mails until the closed items are taken care of. >> thank you.

>> we also have a closed session later on that we can respond to questions. >> okay. >> no questions? a first? >> approval. >> a first and a second. vice chair, recusin recusing hi. >> [roll call] >> the item is approved sglchs -- approved. >> call the next item. >> item number 14 presentation of the digital sign. program by pearl media. >> pearl media is in challenge of the platform led by lincoln. this is an exciting

presentation. >> good morning. thank you directors for your time today. my name is joshua cone -- joshua cohn. it's been a long time coming. we are even more excited to see those screens on dennis's presentation coming alive and being installed. we are the promotional partner. we are in charge of developing, deploying e cuting all band engagements throughout the center. we are extremely bullish that upon a steady state which means retail being open and all infrastructure in place that the sales force transit center will be an opportunity for advertisers to engage with this

community. when we look at -- is this working? okay. so when we look at venues and we work with various venues there's four three attributes that we dive into. number one is the consumer experience. this is a screen in one of our venues in downtown manhattan. the consumer experience is all about creating the juourney for the consumer. it's about creating an exciting atmosphere and being present while not being present. the idea here is not to turn the center into time square but to provide an opportunity to communicate to consumers while providing an opportunity for brands to engage that. you'll see that we've done this here with very pleasing signs in chelsea market. we look for premium end v -- inventory. our inventory needs to match up. this is an example of a piece of

inventory we just installed about brookville place that's a very high end retail center in downtown manhattan. this is a 32 by 13 screen that sits above a luxury corridor and great advertiser, american express. next another opportunity that i want to share with you is cutting edge technology. one of the reasons that i believe that we are here is because of our vast knowledge of technology. not just in screens and hardware but understanding how we communicate technology to consumers. how we communicate their journey and ultimately create brand engagement, which at the end of the day or job is to montize these assets through brands. here's an opportunity. here's something that we did in san francisco. we did this across the country. this is for the -- tequila.

we work with local art owe -- art coalitions and ask them to create their vision of what is perfect, which at the time was the tagline. at the end of the campaign we gathered all the art pieces and auctioned that back. all revenue went back to the local art coalitions. we raised over $25,000. we believe and through the work that we've seen and what is happening at the center that the sales force transit center will become a hub for great events and activation. not just with national brands but with local attractions, f l community events to engage the community in one of the most dynamic and exciting communities in the entire country. what i'm going to do is now is pass the mic to some of my other colleagues because i think it's very important to learn of the work that we've been doing over

the past year to independetegra this information, this technology, these screens. i'm going to talk about the t technical expertise and how we plan on moving forward and how we plan on optimizing these assets through revenue generating opportunities and how we are going to ramp that revenue up as the center becomes more populated. so without further adieu i want to introduce our senior vice president of production, dan. >> good morning, chair. good morning, directors. excited to be here presenting to you this morning. as josh mentioned i'm daniel odom, the senior vice president of production at peer -- pearl media. we are responsible for the kaek -- technical expertise and the voice calls. we are on the ground working in the kiosks making sure that the pieces you have purchased are

coming together in the way that we can best optimize them. the first and most important thing i think we are doing is bringing transit into the digital age. using full color high resolution and we are enhancing the transit experience. that's the most important thing, to enhance the experience of the entire center. as you can imagine, this is no easy feet. we get information from many and multiple and various sources. mainly and first the most important the transit operators. we have been spending a lot of time on our tuesday meetings with the transit operators. every tuesday for the last eight or nine months determining what is the most important information to share with the consumers and the riders. how we are getting that information, where the information is coming from and who needs to see it. we are also working closely with our partners at 511 and mtc to make sure that we are using the right creative visualization has

been worked on so hard to make sure that it's the right color scheme and communicating the right information. also with our partners at colliers to make sure that we are talking about new tenants, new restaurants, new events that we want to introduce the public to. we are working with third party advertisers to bring ads. we take all of this information and we integrate into our content management system or our cms. that cms schedules, koe lates and then displaying that information as a massive digital system. i want to point out that there's a direct line to the emergency system. that direct line is there because the emergency messaging system at any point in time can take over a portion or the entire digital infrastructure to communicate emergency messaging, both to our consumers, tenants and anybody passing through the building. so we are working closely with sydney's team and the g4s team to make sure the emergency system has that prioripriority.

these are a couple of examples of the transit information that we have been working on. the one on the left is an sm1. this is the 2 by 2 screen. this is four screens. the go left screens are currently showing the information, electric transit information. that's at the temporary terminal. we've been working with the 511 team. the red created and the green yette created, this is what we are displaying. these are real demos. these are samples that we are working with today. i want to point out a couple of important things about these examples. the top section is alerts, that's communicating realtime television -- information to our consumers. the middle section is scheduled departures. we are talking about the transit they are awaiting for.

the bottom section is more evergreen information, routes, fairs, schedules, things like that. it's very important information, more evergreen information. the reason why i think this is fan it's i can is because our transit operators, our organizations have come together to agree to this format so there's continuity in the center, so our riders, whether they are going to any of the other lines have the same order of communication as a continuity and creative throughout the center. this is really important. we've been working months with your teams too get here and they have been doing an outstanding job working with us. >> can i ask a question about those? >> sure. >> with the exception of a very small logo on the bottom of the ac transit there's nothing that identifies the operator. >> sir, so these -- the one that is green is on the bus deck level specifically. this screen that you will see is the main screen. there's a screen above that calls out the operators so all

of the bus deck pylons will have operator screens. on the bus plaza level is a vinyl graphic. so we are doing that indication on the very top of the pylon. another way we are enhancing the consumer experience is creating an interactive way finding system. there are approximately 40 screens throughout the center that are touch activated. this will run transit and advertising information. when a consumer walks up and touches that screen it will be like launching an app or visiting an internet browser. it will drive me to a page that will give me information about all of the upcoming e -- vents. the transit button would take me to a list of current transit providers. i have an ability to drill down into that information to find out more about fares, schedule information and any other details that the transit operators would like to provide. we are opening a section in here

that we are calling about the center. i really like this section. it's the third piece that you see here, center information. we have the ability to talk about the past, the last 10 or more years that we have been working on this program, the present where we are today and the future, the next 10 years and where the center is going. this is an opportunity for us to communicate that future forward image to the consumers who are passing through the center on a daily basis. as i said, this is a massive system. it's 27 4 digital screens and that does not include the 99 screen video wall. it's literally end to end to give advertising to commuters. there's 100 total placements or units and 115 of those placements are available for revenue generating advertising which is the third tier that you saw in the first slide. i'll bring up my colleague to speak about it more. >> if i could just interject. does the san francisco sign

ordnance apply to us? my lawyer is about to answer me. >> the tjpa as an independent public entity authorized by state law with the design management and operation of the transit center is not bound to comply with the land use regulations of the city and county of san francisco and then the less the tjpa is coordinated with the city all along to make sure that the city determines that our sign age effort was consistent with the city's vision for signage. >> just checking. >> thank you, daniel. i'm anthony, the chief revenue officer of pearl media. i'm going to talk about generating revenue and some

activity. you will see in our portfolio about how we do, how we create inclusive activity that's free to the public and brand supported. the foundation of the revenue generated at the center is steep in this digital media platform that daniel just spoke about. we are going to generate ads through a variety of formats as big as the grand hall display board down to all the kiosks and pylons. this is a great example of how this content and ad will o cocoa -- coexist. those can swap as needed. we also have a pretty deep portfolio in brand activation. that things that create energy and fun engagement for people

visiting the center. you can see on the top left that's samsung. we helped to turn the high line into a walking aquarium through projection. daniel and his team actually pulled off one of the first ever out door live holographic projections. down on the bottom right you will see her shey's activation into that media platform. throughout the center we've identified a few areas where these activations can take place. in the grand hall, work being our partners at brv on some areas around the park. we will charge daily and weekly fees. speaking of the rv, we are working very closely about their programming. they are doing a tremendous amount of work and we are giving

brands the opportunities to subsidize some of that program. the other thing we are doing is talking to a variety of brands across a variety of categories to create a more comprehensive and constant presence throughout the center during a year or multiple years. that incorporates a lot of these touch points and digs in. helps us lets brands step into the center, engage with the people, generate revenue and generate the type of activity that's going to enhance the consumer experience. this gives you a sense of the revenue. it's going to start in q4 this year, be mostly media and then some of the more integrated solutions will start to ramp up into next year. you'll see our revenue grow for the next couple of years into 2021 where we believe we will be at a study state of saturation and it will grow from there. these are some of the timelines

that get you from where we are today to what we just spoke about. >> i just want to address the board. for two of these timelines here, i wanted to note the reason they are listed as on going, those are on going because we see these as building relationships. this transit center will be evolving the way the commuters move through the center will constantly be evolving. so we do not believe that it's something that will stop. it will likely continue throughout our relationship at the center. the same goes with cms testing and optimization. there are always ways to optimize it and understand if there are certain deficiencies or ways that we can optimize the cms. so these two things will be something that we are constantly maintaining and moving forward with. >> any questions for the board?

>> thank you for the presentation. it was great. i had a question about the ada features or design considerations. will there be for visually and hearing impaired interacting usage of these signs or static for some of those folks? >> we have been -- we are working on the push to talk functionality for the hearing impaired. based on our interactive finding way systems we use an ada compliant structure. when you touch the wheelly man all of your controls drop to the bottom of the screen so any meal chair assisted consumers can -- wheelchair assisted consumers can use it. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. >> okay. that does conclude your regular

calendar for now and at this time you are scheduled to go into closed session. i believe kim -- tim patrick wanted to comment on item 18. you're good? you good? >> okay. so members of the public have an opportunity to address you on items scheduled in closed session. we have none so we can clear the room. >> i will be recusining myselfn closed session from items number 18 and 19 because i didn't get a chance to do my >> all right the tjpa board is back in session. and there is nothing to report from closed session.

the meeting is now adjourned. >> the meeting is now closed.

was asked to do is water system improvement program and one thing i looked at is about the 4.8 billion dollars wurthd of work and a lot of the work was regional. we looked at how can we make sure that we provide opportunities for san franciscan's and people in the region and so we looked at ways we can expand our local san francisco lb program. so, we thought about it and worked with general manager at the time to form an advizry committee to talk about how to include local businesses in the region. >> i was on the first committee back about 10 years ago and the job changed over time. in the beginning, we just wanted people to know about it. we

wanted to attract contractors to come into the system which is a bidding system and bid on some of these projects. our second job was to help the sfpuc to try to make themselves more user frndly. >> i like that they go out of their way, have contractors trying to teach and outreach to small businesses and lots of creative ways. help the community as well. there is so much infrastructure going on and repair, new construction that i think is helping to get construction back on its feet. >> my faiv rlt part of the committee has been that we have played a opportunity for many small businesses. [inaudible] women owned business to come in and [inaudible] sfpuc. it is a

great opportunity because some are so small they have been able to grow their companies and move up and bid other projects with the sfpuc. >> everyone i was talking about with any contractor [inaudible] and super markets and things like that and i realize the transition was on the sfpuc. he got that first job and knows about the paperwork qu schedule and still works on this type of job, but he works with general contractors that also did other things. pretty soon it is like he did that one and that one. it completely changed his business. >> my name is nancy [inaudible] the office manager and bid

coordinator for [inaudible] construction. worked on 10 plus puc, lbe contracts. today we are doing site maintenance on the [inaudible] chr site and currently the gentlemen behind me are working on every moving and basic specs of plants. in order to be success you need to work hard, bid low and keep a look at the sfpuc website for future bidding opportunity. >> this is a successful program because it provides opportunities to regional communities that might not have opportunities to work for large scale projects. the sfpuc is a fortunate agency we have a lot of capital program that span over 7 counties who also to see how some businesses like [inaudible] and bio mass

started as small micro businesses grow and expand and stay in the program and work on several projects before they graduate from the program. that is what warms my heart. >> my name is college willkerson, the principle for bio mass. bio mass has been in business since 2006. 3 partners. small businesses fill a niche but apply and being a part of the program helped us be more visible and show the city and county of san francisco we can also perform services. >> this program had tremendous impact to the region. in fact, the time we rolled the program out was during the recession. this has h a major positive

impact and certified over 150 firms in the rejen and collectively awarded $50 million in contracts, and because of the lbe certification it open many opportunities to work with sfpuc. and, i significantly helped the business. it is one of the major contributors to our success. >> i want to welcome everyone to this very special event. celebrating san francisco's graduation to a 15-dollar an hour at minimum wage. good stuff. [applause] i'm pat mulligan. the director of the office of standards and enforcement. i want to thank everyone for attending this event. i know it is kind of a friday before a long weekend, and some

people think it should be a whole week. i appreciate your dedication and being here today. i was reminded recently leading up to this event that it has often been said in labour circle for years, as long as i can remember a, for more than 30 years, that every generation must reearn the right for labour justice at work. we need to reassert ourselves and redefine what is acceptable or tolerable within society. with the passage of the $15 an hour minimum wage, and with the earned implementation, this generation of san franciscans has asserted itself. we have taken the first steps towards defining what the minimum standards are for workers throughout san francisco and taking a step towards moving the agenda for social justice for all workers throughout the country. thathat is what we are here tody

to celebrate. just meet -- just be mindful of that. we have a brief program with some distinguished speakers in front and we will have a reception afterward. please stick around until the end. our first speaker, i should say i am truly impressed that he made the journey back to san francisco, after a gruelling week in san francisco as the budget chair. thathat is the california state assembly member phil tennant. [applause] >> think you. it is always so great to be home, especially, the temperature is about 90-100° in san francisco this weekend. we are always used to leading the way. i remember back in 2,003 when we had our first living wage battle in the first living wage proposition, and said we can't raise wages that high. will never be able to sustain

it. we will have unemployment and people will be put out of work. while we have a very simple philosophy here in san francisco. no one who works full time, doing a job, should ever have to live in poverty. we have not, even with our living wage, haven't been able to achieve that yet. this fight for 15, the amazing victory, starting july 1st. it is amazing. we are far ahead. california is still lacking behind. we will get to 15 in 2023, hopefully. assuming the economy continues to stay. that is years and years and years after san francisco already has hit that number for the fight -- has already achieved the fight for 15. but we know we can't stop. because until we can pay people a rage where they can rent a home, they can buy a home, they can provide for their families and put food on the table, and have a decent life in the

richest city in the richest state in our country, we know that we still have a lot of work to do. we have the wealthiest state. we are the fifth largest economy in the world to pick larger than great britain. but we also have one in five people living in poverty in california. this year, we were so proud to expand our earned income tax credit increase and put more money into medi-cal and work to get our healthcare access up. we know we are not done in san francisco. we are not done in california. have a long way to go and we need to keep fighting here in san francisco. those fights, it starts here. those fights that start -- sound crazy when we first put them out there, eventually, we know everyone will follow. thank you so much for coming and thank you so much for fighting. we will celebrate today and celebrate july 1st. but we know that on july 2nd we will get back to work, and we will keep fighting. thank we will keep fighting. thank you so much. [cheers and applause]

>> thank you. yes. first, i would like to acknowledge the president of the board of supervisors, thank you for your attendance today. i look forward to your continued support from your office. thank you very much. it is my honor to introduce our next speaker. my partner in this work, as well as many of the other functions of the city. also, the host of today's event, naomi kelly. [applause] >> good afternoon everyone. thank you for being here today. so we are here for this historic moment. whether you work in an office building in downtown san francisco, or at a nature -- neighborhood restaurant, or building homes back or cleaning them, as of july first, hour minimum wage will be $50 an ho hour. [cheers and applause]

-- 15 dollars an hour. i am proud to be with you here today to celebrate this milestone. san francisco is the first major american city to reach 15 dollars an hour for all it's workers. i can't fully appreciate this accomplishment without acknowledging our former late mayor, ed lee. it was in 2014 that ed lee worked to bring the stakeholders together and had a consensus driven approach with both labor unions, business leaders, community advocates to develop crop jay which was passed by the voters in 2014 with a 77% approval rating to increase the minimum wage which was then at $10.74 an hour, to today which would be $15 an hour. he often reminded us that the great city that this city of san francisco -- a great city, must

treat workers fairly and shared prosperity is an integral part to our strong economy. [applause] we have a booming local economy and a 50-dollar minimum wage. those who say we have to choose between -- 15 dollars minimum wage. those who say we have to choose between a fair pay and equity are wrong. they complement each other. thank you all for being here today. thank you to our labor community partners, our city staff, and all who have worked to ensure the rights of hard-working san franciscans can be protected. enjoy the rest of today. [applause] >> ok. next up, hang on, we will get through this expeditiously. the executive director of the san francisco labor council and

lifetime resident of the city and county of san francisco, rudy gonzalez. [cheers and applause] >> you have heard from other speakers that san francisco was the first. that mean something. a mean something when labor unions like community, and when i say that, i mean community partners like the chinese progressive association and through their partnership with groups like jobs with justice, where they come together with leaders in san francisco, and set a tone for the rest of the country. we saw just yesterday massachusetts joins the likes of new york and others who have followed suit to raise their minimum wage. as an important statement in what are otherwise dark times in our country. labor will stand with community. we will continue to fight for the working poor and we will continue to fight for immigrants in our communities. we will continue to stand up and provide a voice for working people. not only in san francisco, but in this nation and in this world.

it is important that amidst this despair this world. it is important that amidst this despair, we can come together and break bread and celebrate some of these victories. under the leadership of tim paulson at the time in our labor council, these things were possible. the minimum wage will rise, again. the living wage needs to rise out. [applause] whether it is over a copy, or you are reading mit statistics, you know it costs a lot more than $15 an hour to survive. even with just one person in this city, at the lodge of communities in the bay area. get us on as. 's on labor and community and on our elected's to take bold steps and move this even more forward and make progress and make a living wage a reality for san

francisco and then we will see, under the leadership, it will happen across the country and elsewhere. thank you. with that, i will turn it over to pat mulligan. thanks, brother. [applause] >> thank you rudy. next we will hear from a san francisco worker and a victim of minimum wage violations. she suffered under -- under minimum wage violations in a case i was investigated by the office of labor standards enforcement. we negotiated a settlement in the neighborhood of $400,000. in the back wages and penalties. just to appreciate it to, this was for seven workers. you can get the extent of the violation on an ongoing basis. whether that, i would introduce this woman and her interpreter for today with the office of labor standards enforcement.

>> voice of translator: good afternoon everyone. i will be the interpreter for this group of people. i also work for the office labor standard enforcement for -- as a compliance officer. i would like to thank you so much for this -- of these workers. all of them, they will have two more coming and they will probably be late. they took time off from work. they are taking the day off and some of them without pay. they want to come here to support us and support this event and to support the city and you support raising the minimum wage for the low wage workers. thank you. thank you so much. [applause] now she would like to say a few words on behalf of these good people who received a total of $480,000 as a back wages from one of the cases. i will be the interpreter for

her. [speaking foreign language] >> voice of translator: we are here today to support raising the minimum wage for low-wage workers. we work for a chinese restaurant

on 18th street and the chinatown location, for many years. we work six days a week from 10-12 hours a day but we only receive wages from 1,000-1,800 per month. which equal to $4.4 to $7.29 per hour. it is far below the required city minimum wage. [speaking foreign language] >> voice of translator: in november 2014, with the help of a former worker from these cases, we looked for and talk to miss hall who helped us with not

receiving city minimum wage and overtime pay. [speaking foreign language] >> voice of translator: in the investigation, employers hired two attorneys to fight and try to settle with us for less than what they audit for the findin findings. [speaking foreign language] >> voice of translator: one of the employers called us and said, hey, you guys just won money. i gave you money. just drop the claim. [speaking foreign language]

>> voice of translator: we are so upset that the employer called and told us we just one money. we learned that it is our right to receive minimum wage, and when we work more than eight hours a day or more than 40 hours a week, we are entitled to receive overtime pay. so we stick together and stood up for our rights. [speaking foreign language] >> voice of translator: we are so fortunate that with their help, our employer finally settled the case on the day of the hearing for a total of $480,000 as a back wages.

[applause] [cheering] we received varying amounts from 50,000-$100,000 as a back wage and interest. [speaking foreign language] >> voice of translator: when the ponce -- the director of osc is here and the city attorney handed the first, to us and we are so happy and so grateful and couldn't think them enough for their help. [speaking foreign language]

>> voice of translator: the minimum wage is so important to the low wage workers. by raising the minimum wage, it helps the workers to support their family and puts more money in worker process pockets that will lead to more spending in a local business and help our economic growth. thank you so much for fighting for our rights and helping us to recover our rightful earned wages. thank you. [speaking foreign language] [applause] >> thank you, everybody. before our next speaker, i would like to acknowledge the san francisco school board.

matt amy, i think i saw him in the back. also upfront, the fire chief joanne hayes white. thank you everyone. next up to speak, an individual who will always give it to you straight. the president of sci you local 87, representing custodial workers throughout san francisco and the secretary-treasurer of the san francisco labor council, olga miranda. >> i would be doing a disservice to my community if i did not start in spanish first. before the monolingual challenge, i would do it in english immediately afterwards. [speaking spanish] span-mac

span-ma [applause] when this campaign started in 2013, it was one of the campaigns that kicked off after the 99%. before i go on, i want to be able to say that -- thank you to naomi kelly and pat milliken.

-- mulligan. thank you for having the up year. i want to be able to say that these fights are done with coalitions and the hard work and to the contributions that everybody puts an. is not just the accolades of those directors, of the elected officers. it doesn't happen because it dawned on one of them. let's do the right thing. what i said in spanish, is that these alliances, for example, for the brothers and sisters from [speaking spanish] our brothers and sisters from the trident just chinese progressive association. i would like to elect -- recognize a newly elected president. president -- of the cultural officer. these are the partnerships, with all the organized labor, my

brothers and sisters from the firefighters and brothers and sisters from sei you. local 87. we had the courage to be able to fight for that. and my former boss and mentor who was a director at the time when all of this was happening. thank you. [applause] this week and the celebration today is one for all of these allies and partners such as jobs with justice. in the wake of the janice decision, the achievement of 15 dollars as a minimum wage in san francisco is far more significant. we will resonate -- this will resonate throughout the country. our work is still not done. it was born from the 99% campaign and workers at burger king, mcdonald's, wendy's, theyy all decided i want $15 and a union.

it was born from single mothers and minimum wage workers who said i deserve more and my children deserve more. a lot of these employers called immigration on workers. san francisco has a luxury to have this in our city. we also have labor unions. that is one thing that san francisco can say we are proud to have. this is a uniontown. uniontown plus block -- [applause] in the coming weeks, we are still under attack. our responsibility is to continue that momentum. at workers from the airport and erase those workers that have been left behind. that this city makes a commitment through the small business owners, through labor unions, there all the offices here in city government. make the mco and the p.l.a. happen so no one is left behind. thank you. [applause]

>> thank you. that was great. next up got my former work partner for four years, and never at a loss for words, vice president of service employees international union local ten-1, joseph brian. [applause] >> all right. good afternoon everyone. how is everybody doing today? good, good. today is a day to celebrate. at least in the moment. we all know that we are facing a tax on many levels. we are seeing a tax on families at the borders. we are seeing attacks on civil rights like what took place in colorado. we are seeing attacks on human rights. with the muslim band and we are seeing attacks on workers rights with what we are experiencing with a new decision that just

came out. but we have to remind ourselves, we will not get it all back in one swipe. there is not a magic bullet that will fix everything. i tell my son's basketball team when we get down, you know, we will not get it all back in one shot. we have to stay resilience. we have to continue to grind. we have to continue to fight. today is a moment of the success of all the people in this room. the success of labor and coordination with working with community, in working with city leaders like pat and naomi. when we come together, we can make substantial change for the working people. sciu international has played a leading role in the fight for 15 and a union since 2012. [applause] it has not been an easy fight. there's been a lot of pushback. there's been a lot of critics.

there's been a lot of opponents. we know what's right. even 15 in san francisco, as great as it is, it is still difficult to live here on $15 an hour. so we must continue to push. we must continue to process to ensure that there is a living wage for all people who live in the city and county of san francisco. [applause] at the end of it, yo, you know,? why fight so hard for this? the fight for 15 is a fight for dignity. it is a fight for respect. it is a fight for justice. so we must continue to press in all places that do not have 15, and then continue to press beyond. we must continue to fight for one another and we have so many folks in the house from labor today back again, sciu and the

local 87, brother ramon hernandez from local 261. we have both of the executive director's, rudy gonzalez and tim paulson from the labor council and my sister alyssa from 2121. we have the operator's army in the house. we have mr james bryant who played an interesting -- a great role in labor over many years. we must continue to work together and continued to fight together. we are with you guys in terms of making sure that we continue to fight for worker's rights. thank you. [applause] >> i was going to try and recognize some of the labor folks here but i think joseph just covered everybody. tim, connie, ramon, also everybody else.

thank you for participating and attending. the next speaker's rep estate -- reputation precedes her. she has been the organizing director with a chinese progressive association. [cheers and applause] >> i was nervous, but now i have something to distract you all. just watch him if i get off track here. good afternoon. many thanks to pat and -- let's give it one more round of applause to the hard-working staff of the office of labor standards enforcement you every day help workers to make sure every day law is a reality and not just a good theory. i want to start by saying it has been a devastating week for all those of us who believe in democratic rights, in human rights, in immigrant rights, in the rights of families to be together and to be free. and the rights of workers to stand together as one.

and to the rights of people to not be discriminated for further religion or country of origin. i know that, for all of us, it is mixed feelings that we come together today for a celebration. at the same time, it is so important that we come together to celebrate. it is important we come together to celebrate because we want to remember, in dark times, in difficult times, what is the way forward? how do we win? how do we fight against racism and poverty and inequality? how do we make progress for working people and people of colour in this country? let's take a lesson from the $15 minimum wage victory. this victory was bought as many had mentioned already, because labor unions and community groups and workers, elected officials and many more came together to fight together for something better. but i want to get to the very core of why we have a $15 minimum wage. we have a $15 minimum wage in

san francisco starting sunday. because workers took risks to stand up. because workers put things on -- their lives on the line and their livelihoods on the line. [applause] fifteen years ago, it was workers here in san francisco that first made minimum wage a thing again. and now, all over the country,, cities and states have followed to follow and raise the minimum wage. it was workers in new york city who went on strike to demand $15 an hour and a union. minimum wage was won by people in this room. let see a show of hands. a show of hands who worked on the minimum wage proposition back in 2014? am i getting it right? raise your hand if you worked on this legislation. let's give a round of applause for everyone who has their hands in the air. [applause]

i want to see another show of hands. who here is a worker who earns a minimum wage or around the minimum wage, who is affected by this increase, and is part of a movement to improve the lives of workers in this city? raise your hands. [speaking spanish] [speaking foreign language] [applause] ok. i want to remind everyone that it was never about $15 and a union being some magic solution. i mean, this call started, like, six years ago. it meant something different than it means today. what this movement was about was not about some number that solved poverty or any quality. it was about dreaming big and im