my name is doctor ellen moffett, i am an assistant medical examiner for the city and county of san francisco. i perform autopsy, review medical records and write reports. also integrate other sorts of

testing data to determine cause and manner of death. i have been here at this facility since i moved here in november, and previous to that at the old facility. i was worried when we moved here that because this building is so much larger that i wouldn't see people every day. i would miss my personal interactions with the other employees, but that hasn't been the case. this building is very nice. we have lovely autopsy tables and i do get to go upstairs and down stairs several times a day to see everyone else i work with. we have a bond like any other group of employees that work for a specific agency in san francisco. we work closely on each case to determine the best cause of death, and we also interact with family members of the diseased. that brings us closer together also. >> i am an investigator two at

the office of the chief until examiner in san francisco. as an investigator here i investigate all manners of death that come through our jurisdiction. i go to the field interview police officers, detectives, family members, physicians, anyone who might be involved with the death. additionally i take any property with the deceased individual and take care and custody of that. i maintain the chain and custody for court purposes if that becomes an issue later and notify next of kin and make any additional follow up phone callsness with that particular death. i am dealing with people at the worst possible time in their lives delivering the worst news they could get. i work with the family to help them through the grieving process. >> i am ricky moore, a clerk at the san francisco medical examiner's office.

i assist the pathology and toxicology and investigative team around work close with the families, loved ones and funeral establishment. >> i started at the old facility. the building was old, vintage. we had issues with plumbing and things like that. i had a tiny desk. i feet very happy to be here in the new digs where i actually have room to do my work. >> i am sue pairing, the toxicologist supervisor. we test for alcohol, drugs and poisons and biological substances. i oversee all of the lab operations. the forensic operation here we perform the toxicology testing for the human performance and the case in the city of san

francisco. we collect evidence at the scene. a woman was killed after a robbery homicide, and the dna collected from the zip ties she was bound with ended up being a cold hit to the suspect. that was the only investigative link collecting the scene to the suspect. it is nice to get the feedback. we do a lot of work and you don't hear the result. once in a while you heard it had an impact on somebody. you can bring justice to what happened. we are able to take what we due to the next level. many of our counterparts in other states, cities or countries don't have the resources and don't have the beautiful building and the equipmentness to really advance what we are doing. >> sometimes we go to court. whoever is on call may be called out of the office to go to

various portions of the city to investigate suspicious deaths. we do whatever we can to get our job done. >> when we think that a case has a natural cause of death and it turns out to be another natural cause of death. unexpected findings are fun. >> i have a prior background in law enforcement. i was a police officer for 8 years. i handled homicides and suicides. i had been around death investigation type scenes. as a police officer we only handled minimal components then it was turned over to the coroner or the detective division. i am intrigued with those types of calls. i wondered why someone died. i have an extremely supportive family. older children say, mom, how was your day.

i can give minor details and i have an amazing spouse always willing to listen to any and all details of my day. without that it would be really hard to deal with the negative components of this job. >> being i am a native of san francisco and grew up in the community. i come across that a lot where i may know a loved one coming from the back way or a loved one seeking answers for their deceased. there are a lot of cases where i may feel affected by it. if from is a child involved or things like that. i try to not bring it home and not let it affect me. when i tell people i work at the medical examiners office. whawhat do you do? the autopsy? i deal with the a with the enou-

with the administrative and the families. >> most of the time work here is very enjoyable. >> after i started working with dead people, i had just gotten married and one night i woke up in a cold sweat. i thought there was somebody dead? my bed. i rolled over and poked the body. sure enough, it was my husband who grumbled and went back to sleep. this job does have lingering effects. in terms of why did you want to go into this? i loved science growing up but i didn't want to be a doctor and didn't want to be a pharmacist. the more i learned about forensics how interested i was of the perfect combination between applied science and criminal justice. if you are interested in finding out the facts and truth seeking

to find out what happened, anybody interested in that has a place in this field. >> being a woman we just need to go for it and don't let anyone fail you, you can't be. >> with regard to this position in comparison to crime dramas out there, i would say there might be some minor correlations. let's face it, we aren't hollywood, we are real world. yes we collect evidence. we want to preserve that. we are not scanning fingerprints in the field like a hollywood television show. >> families say thank you for what you do, for me that is extremely fulfilling. somebody has to do my job. if i can make a situation that is really negative for someone more positive, then i feel like i am doing the right thing for the city of san francisco.

t>> 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 o >> welcome to another episode of safety on today is episode we'll show you how 0 retroactive you're home let's go inside and take a look. >> hi and patrick chief officer and director of earthquake for the city and county of san francisco welcome to another episode of stay safe in our model home with matt we'll talk about plywood. >> great thanks. >> where are we we if you notice bare studs those are prone to failure in an

earthquake we need to stabilize those they don't lean over and plywood is effective as long as you nail along every edge of the plywood for the framing we'll nail along the sides and top and on the bottom 0 immediately you'll see a problem in a typical san francisco construction because nothing to nail the bottom of the plywood we've got to wind block between the studs and we'll secure this to the mud sill with nails or surface screws something to nail the bottom of the plywood. >> i notice we have not bolted the foundation in the previous episode thorough goes through options with different products so, now we have the blocking we'll a xoich attach the plywood.

>> the third thing we'll attach the floor framing of the house above so the top of the braced walls one to have a steel angle on top of this wall and types of to the top of the wall with nails into the top plate and the nails in this direction driving a nail it difficult unless you have a specialized tool so this makes that easy this is good, good for about 5 hundred pounds of earthquake swinging before and after that mount to the face of wall it secures the top of wall and nailed into the top plate of the with triple wall and this gives us a secure to resist the

forces. >> so you now see the space is totally available to dots blocking that he bottom and bolted the foundation in corneas what the code in the next episode you'll see you apply

and finally, our next speaker for lending her support for this project, for championing the needs of h.i.v.-positive, the transgender, lesbian, gay bisexual communities, please help us welcome the one true queen of san francisco, our mayor, london breed. [applause]

>> thank you so much, brian. and what an amazing story. it's great to hear. when i think about, you know, sadly some of the discriminatory practices that existed in our country for so many years, i definitely relate to those challenges and we all know the history of this country and how so many people, the african american community and the discrimination in housing, the lgbt community and discrimination as it relates to housing and that just shows us that we have work to do. because when we come together, when we come together for a common purpose, we can accomplish anything. and it i mean, the rainbow flag apartments and the iconic rainbow flag and what it has meant to our lgbt community. when you come to san francisco, and you see this iconic flag that gilbert baker created in

1978, you know you can be safe. you know there is a place for you. and i'm just so proud of san francisco. in fact, last week when we raised the rainbow flag at city hall, it was my first raising of the rainbow flag for lgbt pride month in san francisco as mayor and i have been to those flag raisings many years before. itself was so special. because there were so many people who had pride in the city and so many people who were there who were not lgbt. so many folks from various communities celebrating what we know is important in our city. is to bring people together. to provide opportunities and to make sure in the process, as we deal with many of the city challenges, we don't leave anyone behind. i want to thank bill jones for being here today and thank you so much for, you know, just

creating a safe space for people. what you did, you may have thought i'm providing an opportunity. your opportunity has led to not only thousands of people being housed, but other organizations that have changed and shaped the lives of so many people in the lgbt community and it will for generations to come. you started a movement with the rainbow flag apartments and now today the gilbert baker rainbow flag apartments. how amazing is that to do that in san francisco? and now that we're just talking about housing and housing affordability and opportunities, i'm really proud that in this past budget, one of the first things we were able to do in listening to the blgts community and people who came to my office to meet with me, to talk about many of the disparities that existed around housing with our lgbt community, we were able to add to our budget an additional $3

million to help with subsidies and support. $2 million -- [applause] -- $2 million specifically for trans people in san francisco because we know that they are 18% more likely to experience homelessness, more than anyone else in the homeless population. [sirens] we have to be deliberate in how we invest our resources and how we continue to provide opportunities for people to come together. [sirens] because that is what's -- [sirens] having an emergency is all about. [laughter] but the fact is, when we think about pride, yes we can think about our incredible lgbt community. we can think about inclusiveness. but having pride in our city so critical to the success of our city. it's about bringing people from all walks of life together, to

celebrate, celebrate an opportunity to make us feel like we belong and we hear and you will hear us and we will be loud and we will be proud. thank you all so much for being here today. [applause] and with that, i'm going to do what mayors do best. i'm going to declare it somebody's day. [laughter] we know that just a few years ago, unfortunately, we lost gilbert baker and we also know that his legacy and the work that he has done in creating this incredible symbol will not only live on in san francisco, it lives on throughout the world. it will live on in the gilbert baker rainbow flag apartments and it will also live on in his estate, established in his memory to do the kinds of amazing things that will continue to advance the rites and love and support of the

lgbt community. so with that, i'd like to present this proclamation -- oh, to you. come on up. [laughter] >> hi. thank you so much. >> introduce yourself. >> i'm charlie beal, the manager of the gilbert baker estate. >> and so on behalf of the city and county of san francisco, today we are going to declare it gilbert baker estate day in san francisco. [applause] thank you for your work to continue his legacy. >> thank you. [applause] thank you so much for being here today. congratulationss to the residents who were so fortunate enough to be here and a little secret -- a couple of years -- probably about 15 years ago,

during the pride celebration, i had a really great time during a party on the rooftop. [laughter] and i remember going back the next year and there was no party! >> uh-huh. >> reporter: i don't know what happened, but i hope what this means is a chance to celebrate pride, san francisco-style at the gilbert baker rainbow flag apartments in the heart of san francisco! have a wonderful time, everyone. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, mayor. thank you so much, brian. thank you everybody coming here today. again, my name is charlie beal. i'm the manager of the gilbert baker estate. i really am just one of his best friends who, when he died unexpectedly a little over two years ago, we tried to pick up the pieces and had no idea in a way what we were getting ourselves in for. but we found out a lot of things about gilbert. we found out that he had a memoir hidden away on his hard drive. it's now published.

and available just this past week. in that book, he writes a lot about san francisco. and i learned so much about him from san francisco. i came here with him many times. i came here -- i was here, the art director in the movie "milk" and we were looking at research and all thesen n banners from the old pictures in the 1970s and i sent pictures to gilbert and i said do you know anything about those and he said, girlfriend, i made those banners. well, come out here and make them again because we have to make them again for the movie. my husband vincent here is also very active in the estate. we came out and made the flag for when we rise and i've held the end of the banner in more marches for gilbert baker than i can count don my -- than i can count on my fingers and toes. the heart of the rainbow flag is here. i'm from new york and new york, you know, stonewall is our heartbeat of the gay movement

there, but here it is the rainbow flag. the one thing he wrote about in the book that always gets me choked up because he talks about that time he was out walking with cleave and artie and harvey milk was saying we need a new symbol and he was walking in this area over here and he looked up at the american flag and he thought about the power of the american flags and what he had seen in the bicentennial two years before. and then a while after that, after thinking we need a flag to begin with, he and cleave were out dancing and looked at the diversity of the crowd and he describes in the book about how, in san francisco, you just have everybody of every race, creed, color, type, sexuality, gender and he saw that and the swirling colored lights and he just saw a rainbow and that is how that experience -- that is the genesis of that symbol that we see around the world. and at that moment, he writes

very passionately that the drag queens and the young transpeople at stonewall would finally have a symbol of their own. so, he felt like he had fulfilled a purpose and a cause in doing that. it still lives on. we're lucky here in san francisco. we see rainbow flags up and down the street. i just came from new york. stonewall 50. they can't stop putting rainbows up in new york. they're everywhere. my god. it is pretty incredible. we can never forget that if you tried to unfurl a rainbow flag in the middle of red square right now, you'd get arrested. i'm happy that in taiwan, you can get married. but there are so many countries around the world where you can't even love another person openly. and when they do try to proclaim their visibility the way they do it is by hoisting one of these. and when you are in a country and visiting overseas and not quite sure if you really belong

and suddenly you see a cafe with the rainbow flag, you know you've found a safe space. brian, i thank you so much for doing this, for creating safe spaces for people with h.i.v., for dedicating to this to gilbert. it means so much to me and so much to the estate. i'd like to thank you and san francisco. thank you so much. [applause] >> our next speaker embodies what it means to be an ally. i'm more of a co-conspirator. i'm like somebody who's down there fighting hard next to you. and learning how to be an ally takes poo em who embody it and show you the way. and our next speaker i think that is really who he is as a person. and so we're really lucky to have him as our supervisor. in distribution six. please welcome matt haney. [applause]

>> thank you, brian. thank you, mayor breed. isn't this a wonderful day? this is an extraordinary thing to be celebrating the gilbert baker rainbow apartments here on larkin street in the tender loin. i want to give a special thank you to you, brian. i can tell you that during the budget process, there was nobody who works harder than brian basinger and the q foundation to make sure that everybody who is lgbt have a safe and secure place to call home. thank you, brian. give it up for brian and he leadership. i'm also very excited that we have this flag here in the tender loin. the tender loin is among, along with lower pope, the oldest lgbt neighborhood, not just here in san francisco, but across the country. it is a neighborhood where compton's cafeteria riots, the first ever documented collective uprising of lgbt

people in the country took place in 1966 and it is a neighborhood where the compton's transgender cultural district, the nation's firsts officially recognized cultural -- transgender neighborhood is here today. it's a place that, for so many years, during some of the worst times in san francisco when the so-called public decency laws prevented them from being themselves. but tenderloin was an area they were provided respite from prosecution and harassment. the raising of this flag and the rededication of these apartments for gilbert baker, the man responsible for creating this beautiful symbol, reaffirms the importance and contributions ofpt community, to the tenderloin, to the city of san francisco and to the world. the gilbert baker rainbow flag apartments is one of the most important gateways to the tender loin. and from city hall to the comptons district, we envision a place where transgender,

lesbian, gay, bisexual, h.i.v.-positive and every stripe of the rainbow lives in a liberated life, free from oppression, free from fear of violence and secure in knowing they're receiving equitable access to shelter, housing, jobs and services that we know that they deserve. one of most shameful things i recently saw is that the trump administration is now saying that this flag cannot be displayed on embassies around the world and when they pushed back, when they resort to the worst of it. when they try to deny people's identity and humanity, that is when we have to celebrate this flag and what it represents, even more. [applause] thank you all for being here. thank you veritas. thank you to mayor breed. to the q foundation. and thank you to everyone who made this possible. >> there is a small group of us who are survivors who have been through it all, from the depths of the aids epidemic,

homelessness, all kinds of struggles. and i was thinking about it a couple of week ago. i said, you know, how many people have really risen from that experience and gone on to do wonderful things and to make meaningful contributions to society. really i was looking at who are my peers in that experience. and one of them is up next for us who is a long-time friend and ally of ours from the office of congresswoman nancy pelosi, please welcome gary mccoy. [applause] >> thank you, brian. this is very exciting for me personally to be out here today. i also have friends that lived here that were -- their housing was alsos subsidized and h.i.v. positive and really meant the life to them. on behalf of the congresswoman and speaker of the house nancy pelosi, have a letter i'd like

the read from her. friends, we proudly gather today with city officials, community leaders and the q found diagnosis dedicate this historic building as the gilbert baker rainbow flag apartments. referencing the importance to san francisco and the lgbt communities. it is my regret that i could not be with you today. just a few blocks from here, gilbert baker created the now iconic rainbow flag by hand and it was outside of this building where the flag proudly flew. it is my privilege to represent san francisco with its large lgbt community. we're a city that thrives because of its diversity and take great pride in the innumerable contributions that the lgbtq community make to our great city and country. by hanging the rainbow flag once again, we affirm our connection to the acceptance of the lgbtq community. we honor gilbert's memory and legacy by dedicating this building in his name.

when gilbert created the rainbow flag, he generously chose not to trademark it because he recognized its symbolism and knew it should be accessible to everyone to show their pry. this month, millions of lgbtq americans march through the streets with pride, celebrating the beautiful diversity and vibrancy of the lgbtq community, rallying around gilbert's contribution. last month, house democrats and i proudly passed this act to fully end legal discrimination against lgbtq americans. this month, we celebrate this momentum establishment and the generations of leaders, activists and allies such as gilbert who made it happen. as we reflex on this building's history and gilbert's place in it, it brings me great pleasure to say that 324 larkin street is once again a symbol of the love that we have for all people. best regards, nancy pelosi. [applause]

>> our next speaker is a person of considerable distinction. in 1969, he was the first single adult in america to adopt a child. the fact that he did that as a gay man is really profound. he was also or tainted by mayor gavin newsome and has the distinction of marrying the most number of couples during the summer of love at city hall. he is the original owner of the rainbow flag apartments. he was the one who put up the name rainbow flag, who put up the flag itself and also as i said before, he was the one that gave us a chance. he said yes whenever other land lord that we approached in six monthses said no. he then said that's a security come of $3900. [laughter] i did not rob a 7-eleven, but i got really creative.

and that single act of generosity, that single act of saying "yes" changed our lives. and hopefully -- [applause] that we have dedicated the last 15 years to paying that back. [voice breaking] >> phil jones. [cheering] [honking] >> it's nice to be home again. [laughter] i know you guys are so hot. can you get in the shade, at least? i feel so sorry for you. yeah. i got -- i would like the give you a little history of it. this whole block was owned by

hastings law school. and they wanted to tear down the buildings and build an extension of the law school. the city said no, we need the housing. so, they sold this apartment to me and two others on mcallister side to somebody else. i know how you feel. [laughter] it is an emotional thing. so the first thing i did, i painted the building and put in new carpets and everything and the tenants were worried sick that i was going to raise their rent. and then i did something absolutely horrible. [rustling noise] [applause] i did this. [cheering] [applause]

and -- so then the tenants wrote in this little neighborhood paper. perhaps the greatest indication of the change overtaking the west block in the wake of the change of landlords is that the apartment building at 324 street is now called the rainbow flag apartments. it's a pretty silly name for a building with lousy wiring -- [laughter] i love that. the flag that you see here didn't always just fly from the fire escape. i erected a 50-foot flagpole for one reason. that building wasn't built yet. city hall were putting roller skates under it so in case of an earthquake it could roll back and forth. the museum was -- the library

-- it was a library, right. and so they were changing that and they were building a new library. so i was in this construction and was bound and determined that that flag would fly higher than anything else. and we got it up. four stories and 50 feet and i knew it would be photographed and i wanted us to be a part of what was happening at the civic center. so, that's how that happened. [applause] just one more thing. the flag didn't have an ending when i took it down. oh, i sold the building to an arab. the first thing he did, took off the letters. and i took down the flag. so i gave the flag to the university of pacific. they had a gay-lesbian alliance there.

and the flag disappeared. they found it later in a latrine covered with urine. well that just -- when that word got out, hundreds and hundreds of students in pacific had a rally and thousands of people in stockton came down to protest what had happened to that flag. so it now hangs in the rainbow resource and study room. which i donated to university pacific. i copied the one that is in the library here. so, anyway, i feel vindicated. i feel absolutely wonderful about this. thank you so much. [applause]

>> next up is one of my personal heroes. one of the national leaders for lesbian-gay-transgender and one of the architects of marriage equality, kate kendall. >> good afternoon. i'm going to stay the obvious. is this not the best of san francisco right here? [applause] i mean -- when i came to san francisco in 1994 from utah, i fell like i had arrived in oz. and to see -- to hear different languages spoken on muni, to walk down the street and see a diversity of the beautiful humanity of this city just

meant so much to me and i know we've had some challenges recently in recent years. people have given a knock to san francisco. it's not the same place it used to be. the mayor talked about the challenges. but you know what? this is who san francisco is. this is who san francisco is. and i want to really do a shout-out to brian basinger. so brian -- [applause] brian, at huge personal sacrifice, that very few of us -- and i mean us -- would have ever made has made the leaves and the futures of thousands of people richer with dignity and depth in a way they could have never imagined. i adore you. i love you. thank you for everything you've done. [applause]

and then finally, i just want us to move forward as i see ken will be up here in a second and deborah walker and so many people that i know here. we're in a perilous moment. we all get that. we were in a toxic moment. we're in a dangerous moment. we're in a moment where so many communities are terrified. but you know what? this is an example of the muscle memory we have of how we get through a moment like this. san francisco has been through this before many, many times. we know how to traverse this and the way we traverse this is by locking arms and saying no way, mother [beep] you're not getting through them without coming through us. and that -- >> whew! >> that is what this moment demands and what typifies brian's leadership. i'm so happy you're all here. happy to look arms with you. thank you so much. [applause] >> so, the history of the

closet did not let any light in. there was no light to illuminate our history. so much of it went unwritten. unrecorded, unacknowledged and unknown. our elders are our historians. they're the ones that keep the flame alive, that tell us how it was back in the day and teach us how to navigate the world with grace, dignity and a little bit of fearness. fierceness. we are so lucky to have one of our own to come and tell the tales and my dear colleague and friend, ken jones. [applause] >> thank you so much for inviting me here this afternoon to talk about the rainbow flag and to let you know that your dues are due.

all protest movements rely on symbols, boycotts, strikes, sit-ins and flags. this is an everyday complacency and forces us to think. today that flag embraces us and covers us. it keeps our fragile coalition together and moving forward and you know what? as a movement, we're old enough, mature enough and wise enough to know that that rainbow flag is our symbol, our hope and our future that speaks volumes. it says that fragile coalitions are possible. that we can stay together and work together. that we can make this a better

place not only for those who are witnessed now, but for all those who will walk these paths in the future. that rainbow flag represents our membership and belonging in the community of lesbians, gays, bisexual, transgender, intersex queer, questioning, two spirited and our allies. so look at your neighbor and tell 'em your dues are due. one of the more importantless -- important lessons i've learned on this journey is legislation, proclamations and executive orders, they cannot and they do not change people's hearts. we change people's hearts not through any herculean interventions, no we change

people's hearts when we are present, when we are authentic and when we are transparent and those are your dues -- to be present, authentic and transparent. you see, i'm getting old and i'm getting tired and i'm getting weary. of trusting the system for the change that is not happening. the change that is not coming. the change that is not on the way. no doubt about it, your dues are due until our 8 and 10-year-olds stop taking their lives because they can't deal with the bullying. our dues are due. until our transgender people of color can walk up and down any streets in this nation, unharmed. your dues are due. until all lgbtq folks are no longer attacked on the streets

of san francisco, your dues are due. [applause] your dues are due until we cross that finish line. arm in arm together under our rainbow flag. your dues are due. thank you. [applause] >> so, our event today happens to coincide with the big meeting at the board of supervisors. so, rafael mandelman, has anyone seen him? he is not here. ok. there is a good chance he was going to get stuck at the board of supervisors. so i'm sure -- yay! good job. [laughter] so many of you know me. some of you have read about me. i have a reputation.

that i've earned and i'm proud of. [laughter] >> some of it's true! >> and most of it's true. [laughter] so i've wanted this day to happen for over 10 years and almost everybody at city hall knows about it because it is all i talk about. for 10 years. i'm going to get that flag back one day. i'm getting that name back one day. and so credit needs to go where credit is due. and, you know, really want to thank the workers of veritas who helped put this together. you know, especially danielle washington. >> whew! [applause] >> there was a true spirit of joy in this. that you could see it in people's faces and the wae they showed up to support this. it was genuine and, if i was

the boss, i'd give them all a big pat on the back. and here to do that is the new owner of this building. [applause] >> thank you, brian. really appreciate this. i'm so honored and humbled to be here today representing the veritas team and all of our partners as well, too. it's really touching to meet bill, the original owner of this building i thought it was a great opportunity to rekindle and look at what he was able to do with that photo of draping the rainbow flag across this building. we had no idea that this building was where the rainbow flag was part of its home as well, too. if you look up, you'll see that that flag is raised up high and proud for everyone to see. you'll see this flag right here as well, too. and we feel so proud and privileged to be stewards of this building for all. moving forward as well. we have a plaque there as well, too. and there is a little bit of

old and new here. so, while we're respecting and harkening the old, what we're renaming and recristening this building as rainbow flag apartment, we have a q.r. code to learn a little bit about the history of what happened here as well. [applause] so, it is really a real privilege. thank you, guys, for having uss here and really on behalf of the veritas team, it is such an honor to re-raise the flag. such an honor to recristen this building as one of the homes of the rainbow flag which, to us, symbolizes diversity and inclusion for all. again, on behalf of all of our team members as well as partners, proud to raise our hand and raise a flag. so, thank you. >> now i'm taking off my brian basinger executive director of the q foundation hat and

putting on my faint ruby slippers moniker. no dedication would be complete without the blessing and invocation of the sisters of perpetual indulgence. [cheering] this is your moment, ladies. >> we're so -- we're so proud that brian is one of our saints. and we honor the work that he has done for sisters and everybody else in the community. he is a great force to be reckoned with. and now we're going to channel the fierce energy of one of our sisters, sister chanel, number 2001, gilbert baker. [applause] to keep the demons at bay and make this a sacred space. may the saints and the sinners who have gone before hear our petition.

>> may the hungry be fed and the homeless housed. [applause] >> may the outcast find a chosen family and the misfit find a fit. [applause] >> may we honor those among us on their own path, taking the road less traveled. [applause] >> may we correct and admonish our peers with represent and love and may we receive correction with dignity and openness. >> may the divine in me see the divine in you, not the holy divine the actress. [laughter] >> may we be known for radical inclusion of the other and may we call bullshit on the exclusive, the clique, the no blacks, no asians among us. [applause] [cheering] to the she, to the he and to the they, as it was in the

beginning and it is now and will be forever, all men, all women and all the others! [applause] >> that concludes our ceremony today. everyone is invited down to the auditorium at 5:30 just down here at the main library. where gilbert baker's posthumous memoirs, his tell-all with all the dirt and all the dish is going to be for sale. [laughter] thank you, everybody! [applause]

>> my son and i was living in my car. we was in and out of shelters in san francisco for almost about 3.5 years. i would take my son to school. we would use a public rest room just for him to brush his teeth and do a quick little wipe-off so it seemed he could take a shower every day. it was a very stressful time that i wish for no one.

my name is mario, and i have lived in san francisco for almost 42 years. born here in hayes valley. i applied for the san francisco affordable housing lottery three times. my son and i were having to have a great -- happened to have a great lottery number because of the neighborhood preference. i moved into my home in 2014. the neighborhood preference goal was what really allowed me to stay in san francisco. my favorite thing is the view. on a clear day, i'm able to see city hall, and on a really

clear day, i can see salesforce tower. we just have a wonderful neighborhood that we enjoy living in. being back in the neighborhood that i grew up in, it's a wonderful, wonderful experience. now, we can hopefully reach our goals, not only single mothers, but single fathers, as well, who are living that. live your dream, live your life,