residents have the skills they need for jobs today and jobs five and 10 years from now as our economy changes. we also do a lot around small business assistance through programs like the entrepreneurs of color fund which is designed to help local small businesses start, stay and grow right here in san francisco. we really try to do all of this as melanie said in partnership with other stakeholders, with the community and with non-profits. >> thank you, amy. now mary hamilton, manager director. good morning. >> good morning. i am excited to be here. i lead our labs for the americas. that is the research and development organization. we are responsible for identifying the next wave of

technology trends to be impacting our clients, business, partners, society, and figuring out how to bring them to life. i get to work with great technology like artificial intelligence, robotics. it is a responsibility that comes with that. we think about how to use that technology. we have tech for good which is thinking how to apply that in new ways to been fit society. thinking about the ethics how we use that technology. i lead our lomsa lom-- lomsan francisco lab. it is part of the community to think about the new skill that we are going to grow and think about that through generations and apply that locally as part of the community. >> thank you so much. this first question is for the entire panel. you discussed what your

organization focused on. what are you finding to be the biggest challenges you face in this field? >> thanks for the question. it is always top of mind to think very much about the people in the community that are the beneficiaries of the work that we do. it is easy to look around to see the challenges. we have income inequality and housing issues, transportation challenges. people commuting long hours. this affects young people. they are working harder than ever to get an education. we want the bay area to be a place to find a great job. thinking about young person's development, there are some challenges that are natural. curt talked about the youth development work. young people have to have a sense of belonging and attach to a teacher or community organization. they have to be offered the

opportunity to develop mastery in mathematics or dance or theater arts. that is character building to help them become the person that they are. access. i think so many on,s we work with are trying to help young people as they grow into young adults get access to opportunities they might not otherwise find. those seem to be challenges for any young person. in the bay area we have challenges we need to address collectively with government and nonprofit and corporate partners to make this a place where everyone can thrive. >> as i said, obviously, affordability is a major challenge for us in the region. that is not only seen in housing afford built which we think about and do work in. it also impacts small businesses and nonprofits ability to serve

the communities that they need to. we are spending a lot of time working on nonprofit capacity building, also small business assistance as i said to really make sure that our businesses, our nonprofits and families are able to stay in the neighborhood to keep it diverse and vibrant and have access to all of the sort of resources that they need. i think addressing those challenges is key to us. the other challenge that we have is really coming together around partnership. this is a challenge and opportunity. a great example of this for us has been a partnership around chase center training. we were able to partner with the warriors, our colleagues in the city and nonprofit sector with labor and contractors to really put together a training program to help local residents have access to the skills they need,

not just to help build the building but to launch a career in the construction field so they can stay in neighborhoods in san francisco as we address afford built challenges. thinking about this in a holistic way is a challenge but gives us a great opportunity for impact. >> i will take it from the technology angel. obviously, we are living in unprecedented times in terms of technology advancement. i think if we think about how that affects our community. wwe are the center of innovation in silicone valley, in san francisco especially. the world is watching what we are doing. you know, we have to start at home and think what kinds of programs can we do to leverage technology and grow skills, to create access. there are a number of programs

that we are doing programicly but our employees are applying their own skills to do things in a grassroots roll tear way. -- volunteer way. addressing elementary and middle school and bringing math skills along with emotional skills andd applying to the basketball court tolert the critical -- to learn the critical skills. it is thinking across generations. what about thinking about homelessness in the bay area as well? we are working with back on your feet to take a different approach to homelessness where we have proven that by using a running base model to build up

self-esteem and confidence to help people find a new way to jobs and homes and new lives. that is a program we are proud of. there is the grassroots thing we can use our own skills. when the fires hatc happened wed volunteers that went to help. they mobilized forces to be on the ground working and applying consulting skills to make that better to bring to the next recovery we need to go through. there is a great program like our researchers going out there to teach preschoolers how to do robotics to get them excited about their next generation skills. there is so much to do to bring that to the next generation. >> i am looking forward to tackling the challenges and what

they will present in the year ahead and this exciting chapter. can you please give our panelists a round of applause. >> thank you for having us. we have a special guest coming to the stage. we will make way for her. >> a round of applause for the panelists. thank you so much. it is my honor to welcome the chief champion of the city and number one fan of golden state warriors basketball. the san francisco mayor london breed. [applause.] >> mayor breed: good morning everybody. are we all recovering from

stevie wonder last night? those who were here, i didn't see a loud applause i assume some of you weren't able to make it. it was absolutely amazing. i really want to thank the warriors just for opening up this incredible chase center in style. you know, yesterday when we cut the ribbon to open chase center, we really closed a chapter on this new mission bay community. this community of families, people, businesses, u.c.s.f., this is absolutely becoming an incredible neighborhood to live in and work in and thrive in. the warriors being here is really icing on the cake. i am so excited about the future of our city because of what this has done for our business community, our economy, job growth. we also know that there are so

many more challenges we have to overcome. i am going to look to the business communities in the next couple years to help us address what we know are serious challenges. yes, today is a celebration. today is about supporting the warriors foundation and the work that they do to bridge the gap between the business community and neighborhoods throughout san francisco. in fact, i am really proud what they have already done in refurbishing 70 courts throughout the bay including 15 courts right here in san francisco. there is more work they will do to make critical investments in improving the lives around san francisco. there is still work to be done. in fact, after i leave the breakfast this morning, i am headed over to the south of the market community to make an announcement about a number of investments we will be making to

address what we know is the biggest crisis we face. yes, homelessness, but also mental illness. it is a very complex issue that we are facing here in our city that we need to address. we in this past budget inn vested over $53 million in addressing behavioral health through out san francisco. we made a critical additional $100 million investment in homeless services. it is not just that we need to invest these dollars. we need to make sure that they are effectively delivering on the promises they make to help people that we know who are struggling on our streets, to have a better city, to have a better economy, we have to get at the root cause of these issues to make sure that we are making the changes so that they are changes that we can see and

people every single day. i want to take this opportunity to express that the work also including making san francisco more affordable, making sure that as the jobs increase, as the amazing chase center has opened and an you will of these other incredible opportunities in mission bay exist that we build more housing for people to live here and be able to afford to live here. this fall we have a $600 million affordable housing bond that won't raise property taxes so i am sure that should be appealing to so many voters throughout san francisco. i hope the business community would rally around thistic initiative. there is something for everyone low income residents, educators, seniors and middle income families. we have to look at how we are at a city just like we envision

mission bay 10, 15 years ago. what we have to think about is what is san francisco going to look like 10, 15 years from now? how are we going to make the changes we know will make our city better? how will we make sure our streets are cleaner, the homeless population is serviced? we have economic diversity so people can live here from all economic backgrounds. that means deliberate investments, partnership with the business community, supporting the small businesses and working together. that is exactly the kind of approach we have already taken with the number of initiatives and investments. i am hoping over the next few months you will begin to see and feel a difference. already the city is electric. it is electric because when we cut the ribbon, we cut the

chanter on -- we opened the door for a new chapter in mission bay and the opportunity to begin to make san francisco just really an incredible attraction for so many people and events and a world class team that we can be real proud of. i want to thank each and every one of you for supporting the warriors foundation, for supporting the chamber. welcome to the new chase center. congratulations to rodney fong, the new executive director. i am looking forward to the future and the work to do to make san francisco an incredible place just like this amazing center you are enjoying here this morning. thank you all so much. [applause.]

>> thank you very much, mayor breed, we celebrate the opening of chase center. i invite you to welcome to the stage the san francisco chamber of commerce board chair and chief revenue officer, john gingrich. ♪ get ready . >> thank you all for being here today. nice to see a lot of friendly faces in the crowd. i serve as board chair for the san francisco chamber of commerce. i do want to say thank you to all of the sponsors and especially my former colleagues. thank you for being the presenting sponsor today. the san francisco chamber is excited to watch the business community grow throughout mission bay and here with the

retail, restaurants, public plaza and office space. also the chase center, this amazing venue which is going to create thousands of jobs and generate hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue and economic growth for san francisco. happy to have this here. i spent a number of years working with the warriors to see this come to fruition. it is amazing. i am happy we are here welcoming everyone to chase center. you also probably know the economic growth will be fueled not only by the warriors, our basketball team here, but through top recording artists. some of the acts coming up include janette jackson, elton john and the san francisco symphony and metallica on

friday. i hope you experience the first concert here as well. i would like to recognize the wonderful partnership over the years between the golden state warriors and chamber. it dates back to the early days of the team looking to build an arena in san francisco and it is hitting a new high with our welcome together and our event today as we welcome the warriors to san francisco. thank you, warriors, for being a great sponsor and partner over the years and we look forward to many more years to come. i am delighted to welcome the next panel. these folks need no introduction. please welcome joe, rick, president and coo of the warriors, bob meyers, general manager of the warriors, c.e.o.

and the moderator bob fitzgerald, the play by play announcer of the golden state warriors. welcome, guys. [applause.] ♪ if you are going to san francisco ♪ ♪ be sure to wear some flowers in your hair ♪. >> how many people are morning people? do we have any morning people? 25 years in the nba we are nighttime people. these are amazing. i was thinking just sitting here the building got built. how many people lived here longer than 15 years? raise your hand. did you honestly think privately financed in san francisco for $1.6 billion, the ultimate arena

in the world would be built right here? anybody believe that? we are here. let's start with joe on that. the ribbon-cutting yesterday. this is a sieve vick asset -- civic asset. this is the camp fire for 2019, a gathering place for sports and entertainment. can you believe it is here in believe me your thoughts that friday night metallica kicks it off? >> it is surreal, to be honest. yesterday was quite the day, thanks to rick and kim and all of the people that made this place happen. it is amazing that it went off as well as it did given how hard of a process this has been to get done. it is here. it is real, and we are just incredibly proud as a team and organization for it to be done. i hope you enjoy it as much as

we already enjoy it. i don't view it as done. there are a few more things to do. >> rick, you talked where the warriors fit as community citizen. we had great presentations today on what impact this will have for the bay area. walking around i see art everywhere within the whole concourses and outside, restaurants activated over the next year, a park, ferry service, so much where this will be a new destination spot for san francisco. >> yesterday was a great day. we christened a couple of new san francisco land be marks that will take the place on the set here in the future. we started with presenting the art installation as part of the huge commitment to public art here. for those who didn't come in that way, i want you to walk

around the whole three plus acres before you leave today and really see the whole depth of the art presentation around this place. i texted joe a couple mornings ago. i was here really early. something that summed it up. >> rick, you are always here. >> a little cot back here. i happened to walk into the building and two parents and their kid were riding by on a bicycle. just as they passed me, this kid yelled out to his parents, i can't believe how many days in my life i am going to spend in that building. wow. right? that is what these are. these are places for basketball games, concerts. stevie wonder was there last night. ultimately they are places to create memories and influence

our lives. i wouldn't be sitting up here today if i didn't go to the games at the old come seumwith -- coliseum with my dad. if i asked all of you where and who did you see for your first concert, nine out of 10 could answer that question because it is part of your life that goes on forever. that is what we are in the business of doing, creating memories. this place is going to be a very special place for that i will attribute to the morning and lack of coffee. the warriors we had nice applause. this is the greatest five year run in the history of the nba, most wins ever. 63 -- 73-9. five straight trips to the finals, three championships and a guy who actually went to the coliseum as a kid is the

president of basketball operations, bob meyers, the next chapter of the warriors, eight new players the practice facilities right here on site. give us the basketball perspective and the excitement of the new roster and new goal to keep it going. >> it is interesting to hear you. i have to remind myself what everyone has accomplished. i do it every morning when i brush my teeth because i had 20 other years that weren't as great as the last five. joe trained me so look ahead. i don't know if i get to look back. we are moving forward. we won the championship. i remember the joe moment we won in cleveland, i guess that was 2017, and we have a party and i

kind of went in. it is the one night where you feel like you can pause and enjoy it. joe is sitting there at the table. he says sit down. what do you think about the draft? what are we doing in a week? can we just not for tonight study any film tonight. yes, i am proud of the last five years as everyone should be that supports our team. heading to this building i think it is appropriate that we are bringing a lot of new players into a fantastic new building. it was a time. i loved oracle. i think you probably felt the same way. we have our favorite old pair of tennis shoes or sweater. eventually you have to give that up. it doesn't mean it didn't serve you well. there is a time for a new sweater or shoes.

this is a pretty damn good one here. you will be introduced to a lot of new players. i don't know how it fits. that is the joy of it all. we took a puzzle and now we will put it together. we have great cornerstones. we are adding russell and a lot of youth. we went from second or third oldest to the second or third youngest team. it is all going to happen here. i am so excited as a basketball fan. when people ask about chase center the thing that comes to my mind is i can't wait to watch a basketball game here. i just can't wait. >> the associations with rackets we wear the badge proudly on our jerseys, it made the wo warriors

global. how does chase center enhance that and add to that association? >> there is no doubt the association with the warriors held records. we look at a couple different dimensions. we set out on the goal three years ago to become a household name like we have in japan. we felt there were a couple things to do. we had to connect with consumers and find ways to do that. when you look at the history, there is a lot of sports in how we do that. to raise our brand recognition and awareness which was zero before the warriors. it has helped inputting ourselves on the map to start the journey with consumers. we strongly believe in hospitality and building relationships with businesses and the partners that we work

with. this provides a great platform. we believe our success is success of the partners and together we win. it is aligned with empowerment plant forge. last but not least is our employees, our people. when we started we had skeptics. we had to convert our people. our people are the ones who will take us on the jennie of putting our -- a long journey of putting ourselves on the map. i can't tell you how much of a change it was when we announced the partnership with the warriors. we suddenly had believers and people wanting to be part of the journey. for us this partnership and association has been tremendously successful on many different fronts. when you think about chase we

feel like this is just another step in that mission. we feel like this venue may get remembered or called upon as a sports and entertainment arena. we think of this as a symbol of innovation and optimism. i think those two things are things that the warriors and founding partners share in common. we are extremely proud about the association we have. super-excited about the venue. like bob, i can not wait to fill this thing up. i see throwing down a three-pointer. bring it on. >> we have seating arranged. joe has never attempt with skeptics. this guy bought the team and pointed in front of 20,000 people that is a lonely

championship banner we want another one. everyone said let's have a winning record. let's build a new building and make it state-of-the-art and set the standard for entertainment venue anywhere in the world. people said come on. now the next thing is you are saying supports and entertainment company. i hear that with 40 or 50 basketball games but 200 events. people don't realize the warriors are running everything from the converts, concessions, parking, sponsorships. what does sports and entertainment mean for the company and the team? >> you have to have something to strive for. you can't it is on your laurels, bob. >> i have to go back to the office now. (laughter) >> you know what is really interesting about this effort and opening this building is

what a lot of you don't entirely understand. in oakland, we were tenants. we rented the building. most of the employees you ran into were not hours. we didn't have a lot of control. there was only one kitchen. it is a very, very facility, great place for a basketball team with a lot of great history. this is a whole new thing for us. rick has done an amazing job. bob has done an amazing job, too, so far. rick has done an equally amazing job. the fact not only getting the building built while we were building a business organization up, doing well on the court but getting the place built and hiring the people. we 500 employees. we run all of this. this is a whole new this.

this is a challenge to make this operate smoothly. i was worried. last night i was like i wonder what it will sound like, the entrance and exit. friday should be the ultimate challenge meltta metallyca and e symphony. we have to transform to your question as an organization completely. this is a whole new thing not just a basketball team. we are sports entertainment operation. we have to run the things going on, restaurants outside, ingress, egress, so many things we have to do. if we can do that going forward we can do more. we can maybe become a bigger organization to do more things. >> now, rick, with the warriors there are two football teams and

two baseball teams one basketball name. the golden state name is in the entire area. you were involved in the community coming together for this. you think of the entire bay area. where the warriors fit in the community and the community as septs and resources it took for this building with the kid righting buy-in the bike the touchstone of memories for everybody in the bay area for years and years, give me a thought how people pulled together from all different communities knowing this is the new spot. the warriors are representing the entire bay area. >> that is what i said all last year. our whole organization did. we were leaving a of course, not leaving a city. oakland is an integral part who we are and will remain that way in the future. one of the things i am most

proud of iskaiser permanente. all of our offices are here as of now. we moved everybody here from downtown oakland headquarters which was our practice facility. we have this amazing facilities to repurpose. with kaiser we are taking those basketball courts that had to be reserved for players. we will teach more kids to play basketball and taking the business offices and re-purposing those for the not for profits the war warriors sut for space where they are focused on different aspects trying to improve educational and career outlooks for kids. it is powerful. we have one if the in the east bay.

the other foment now is firmly planted here. this always will be the bay area team. [applause.] >> very well said. before you had joe breathing down your neck, you were a player agent, and you know in terms of different perceptions, different cities have and the warriors have changed that perception in this building now adds to it. when you deem with colleague -- deal with colleagues around the league and you see the practice facility overlooking the bay and see the amount of every asset that could be there for our players within the basketball operations campus right here. how does that enhance where the warriors it is within the nba? >> speaking of my prior life as an agent, you get a sense from

the players standpoint what organizations speak to them and places they would like to go, and i remember as an agent i was talking to a client. i said golden state wants to work out and the guy looked at me and said what is that? i said the warriors are in california. he said yeah, yeah, i have to work out for them? i said it is a high pick. this is 10, 15 years ago. it is amazing now to see what we have become and really testament to joe and people like rick that spearhead this thing. when you are in the position i am in with intense pressure from an owner like joe you want the tools to succeed. pressure is fine. everybody that chooses this job. joe, pressure is to embraced.

if you are afraid of it you should probably do a different job, buts when you are out there in the world of trying to recruit four or five or 10 of the best people at what they do, you better come with something very good. you better come with good ownership, good coach, pay these guys. you better provide a great place to go to work. even if you do that it is hard. with this arena, i feel like we are now able to check all of the boxes. if we lose a player it is not because we are de efficient in a area. sometimes they go another way. if we don't want to lose any ties. i think a place like that you win every tie. i don't care how cynical. players are young with great options. take any player in the league walking in the locker room that

you may or may not have seen. they will say wow, this is prettpretty good. when you can provide a place to work where they can get excited to go. those excited to go to your job knew what that feels like. you perform better. thank you to everybody that built this place. it is unbelievable. the construction workers. i don't know how many thousands it is going to help our basketball team to win more wherever the banners are up there. more of those. >> i want to add one thing. you have done a great job, really. great job, however, we can keep going on the next question. >> i want to say one thing thiss is the san francisco chamber of

commerce, is it not? we must remember we do have a goal here. we have a new goal. that is to bring a championship to san francisco in this building. [applause.] >> why basketball? i see in rick welch the architect of the dream team the first professionals in the olympics. that spawned others the 7 billion people in the world we watched the most talented 450 individuals. it is a team sport where they say great athletes do for themselves. really greatness is doing for others. what is it about basketball? you enhanced the nba in addition to the partnership of the warriors. >> sports in what we do.

iin japan weep we own champions. you know, we love the association with organizations like this and the nba because there is a crossover between the values when you think about it from a business standpoint and sports standpoint. you can have the best players in the world, best employees and talent in the world. if they don't come together as a team, you will get beat. if they are not innovating on the court and we are trying to innovate in business, you are going to get beat by somebody else. if you are not putting in the extra hours, you are not going to be successful. for us there is so much, so much between the businesses that we are in and then that connection point with the fans. there is that passion, emotion

that sports brings. that is when we feel like we can connect with people in a very authentic and meaningful way. we believe sports is the way to do that. we seek out opportunities within sports to find that connection. we are very fortunate to be able to take that globally. >> joe, the final word you said in addition. >> that was the final word. >> it is your building. i will let you finish. with two with two 00 events -- 0 events. you wanted to hear feedback for any event here. i would like to give joe the opportunity to give his cell phone to anybody. if you have any issues starting on friday, this is the guy. he said he wants to hear about everything in the building. i think given the bay area

starting friday you will hear a lot of feedback. you will get exactly what you were hoping for. >> how many years have you worked for the team, bob? >> 25. >> i want to make sure. look, the truth is rick will take your calls. (laughter) >> we would both take your calls is the truth. anything you see that is wrong with this building, anything that you are not being treated properly, it is on us. we want to make this not only a great basketball team and great building to look at. we want to make this a great experience to everyone in the building. please let us know if there is anything we can do to improve it. >> chamber breakfast is fun. it signifies the beginning of basketball season. as we finish up.

october 5th lakers in this building. the first basketball game. thanks for having us. we appreciate the support. open up chase center the right way. thank you very much. [applause.] >> this is one place you can

always count on to give you what you had before and remind you of what your san francisco history used to be. >> we hear that all the time, people bring their kids here and their grandparents brought them here and down the line. >> even though people move away, whenever they come back to the city, they make it here. and they tell us that. >> you're going to get something made fresh, made by hand and made with quality products and something that's very, very good. ♪ >> the legacy bars and restaurants was something that was begun by san francisco simply to recognize and draw attention to the establishments. it really provides for san francisco's unique character. ♪ >> and that morphed into a request that we work with the city to develop a legacy business registration.

>> i'm michael cirocco and the owner of an area bakery. ♪ the bakery started in 191. my grandfather came over from italy and opened it up then. it is a small operation. it's not big. so everything is kind of quality that way. so i see every piece and cut every piece that comes in and out of that oven. >> i'm leslie cirocco-mitchell, a fourth generation baker here with my family. ♪ so we get up pretty early in the morning. i usually start baking around 5:00. and then you just start doing rounds of dough. loaves. >> my mom and sister basically

handle the front and then i have my nephew james helps and then my two daughters and my wife come in and we actually do the baking. after that, my mom and my sister stay and sell the product, retail it. ♪ you know, i don't really think about it. but then when i -- sometimes when i go places and i look and see places put up, oh this is our 50th anniversary and everything and we've been over 100 and that is when it kind of hits me. you know, that geez, we've been here a long time. [applause] ♪ >> a lot of people might ask why our legacy business is important. we all have our own stories to tell about our ancestry. our lineage and i'll use one example of tommy's joint. tommy's joint is a place that my husband went to as a child

and he's a fourth generation san franciscan. it's a place we can still go to today with our children or grandchildren and share the stories of what was san francisco like back in the 1950s. >> i'm the general manager at tommy's joint. people mostly recognize tommy's joint for its murals on the outside of the building. very bright blue. you drive down and see what it is. they know the building. tommy's is a san francisco hoffa, which is a german-style presenting food. we have five different carved meats and we carve it by hand at the station. you prefer it to be carved whether you like your brisket fatty or want it lean. you want your pastrami to be very lean.

you can say i want that piece of corn beef and want it cut, you know, very thick and i want it with some sauerkraut. tell the guys how you want to prepare it and they will do it right in front of you. san francisco's a place that's changing restaurants, except for tommy's joint. tommy's joint has been the same since it opened and that is important. san francisco in general that we don't lose a grip of what san francisco's came from. tommy's is a place that you'll always recognize whenever you lock in the door. you'll see the same staff, the same bartender and have the same meal and that is great. that's important. ♪

>> the service that san francisco heritage offers to the legacy businesses is to help them with that application process, to make sure that they really recognize about them what it is that makes them so special here in san francisco. ♪ so we'll help them with that application process if, in fact, the board of supervisors does recognize them as a legacy business, then that does entitle them to certain financial benefits from the city of san francisco. but i say really, more importantly, it really brings them public recognition that this is a business in san francisco that has history and that is unique to san francisco. >> it started in june of 1953. ♪

and we make everything from scratch. everything. we started a you -- we started a off with 12 flavors and mango fruits from the philippines and then started trying them one by one and the family had a whole new clientele. the business really boomed after that. >> i think that the flavors we make reflect the diversity of san francisco. we were really surprised about the legacy project but we were thrilled to be a part of it. businesses come and go in the city. pretty tough for businesss to stay here because it is so expensive and there's so much competition. so for us who have been here all these years and still be popular and to be recognized by the city has been really a huge honor.

>> we got a phone call from a woman who was 91 and she wanted to know if the mitchells still owned it and she was so happy that we were still involved, still the owners. she was our customer in 1953. and she still comes in. but she was just making sure that we were still around and it just makes us feel, you know, very proud that we're carrying on our father's legacy. and that we mean so much to so many people. ♪ >> it provides a perspective. and i think if you only looked at it in the here and now, you're missing the context. for me, legacy businesses, legacy bars and restaurants are really about setting the context for how we come to be where we are today. >> i just think it's part of san francisco.

people like to see familiar stuff. at least i know i do. >> in the 1950s, you could see a picture of tommy's joint and looks exactly the same. we haven't change add thing. >> i remember one lady saying, you know, i've been eating this ice cream since before i was born. and i thought, wow! we have, too. ♪ shop and dine in the 49 promotes local businesses and challenges residents to do their shopping and dining within the 49 square miles of san francisco. by supporting local services within our neighborhoods, we help san francisco remain unique, successful, and vibrant. so where will you shop and dine in the 49? >> my name is ray behr. i am the owner of chief plus.

it's a destination specialty foods store, and it's also a corner grocery store, as well. we call it cheese plus because there's a lot of additions in addition to cheese here. from fresh flowers, to wine, past a, chocolate, our dining area and espresso bar. you can have a casual meeting if you want to. it's a real community gathering place. what makes little polk unique, i think, first of all, it's a great pedestrian street. there's people out and about all day, meeting this neighbor and coming out and supporting the businesses. the businesses here are almost all exclusively independent owned small businesses. it harkens back to supporting local. polk street doesn't look like anywhere u.s.a.

it has its own businesses and personality. we have clothing stores to gallerys, to personal service stores, where you can get your hsus repaired, luggage repaired. there's a music studio across the street. it's raily a diverse and unique offering on this really great street. i think san franciscans should shop local as much as they can because they can discover things that they may not be familiar with. again, the marketplace is changing, and, you know, you look at a screen, and you click a mouse, and you order something, and it shows up, but to have a tangible experience, to be able to come in to taste things, to see things, to smell things, all those things, it's very important that you do so.

>> right before the game starts, if i'm still on the field, i look around, and i just take a deep breath because it is so exciting and magical, not knowing what the season holds holds is very, very exciting. it was fast-paced, stressful, but the good kind of stressful, high energy. there was a crowd to entertain, it was overwhelming in a good way, and i really, really enjoyed it. i continued working for the grizzlies for the 2012-2013 season, and out of happenstance, the same job opened up for the san francisco giants. i applied, not knowing if i

would get it, but i would kick myself if i didn't apply. i was so nervous, i never lived anywhere outside of fridays know, andfridays -- fresno, and i got an interview. and then, i got a second interview, and i got more nervous because know the thought of leaving fresno and my family and friends was scary, but this opportunity was on the other side. but i had to try, and lo and behold, i got the job, and my first day was january 14, 2014. every game day was a puzzle, and i have to figure out how to put the pieces together. i have two features that are 30 seconds long or a minute and a 30 feature. it's fun to put that altogetl r together and then lay that out in a way that is entertaining for the fans. a lucky seat there and there,

and then, some lucky games that include players. and then i'll talk to lucille, can you take the shirt gun to the bleachers. i just organize it from top to bottom, and it's just fun for me. something, we don't know how it's going to go, and it can be a huge hit, but you've got to try it. or if it fails, you just won't do it again. or you tweak it. when that all pans out, you go oh, we did that. we did that as a team. i have a great team. we all gel well together. it keeps the show going. the fans are here to see the teams, but also to be entertained, and that's our job. i have wonderful female role models that i look up to here at the giants, and they've been great mentors for me, so i

aspire to be like them one day. renelle is the best. she's all about women in the workforce, she's always in our corner. [applause] >> i enjoy how progressive the giants are. we have had the longer running until they secure day. we've been doing lgbt night longer than most teams. i enjoy that i work for an organization who supports that and is all inclusive. that means a lot to me, and i wouldn't have it any other way. i wasn't sure i was going to get this job, but i went for it, and i got it, and my first season, we won a world series even if we hadn't have won or gone all the way, i still would

have learned. i've grown more in the past four years professionally than i think i've grown in my entire adult life, so it's been eye opening and a wonderful learning