are here to accept on her behalf. [applause] [please stand by]

[ applause ] [ applause ] >> next up is our supervisor from district 2, katherine stephanie. >> thank you, president yi. i want to start by being thankful for creating this amazing event so long overdue. thank you to honey mahogany as well. i was so happy when we started thinking about who we would honor, i didn't know we would end up with an italian. i was very excited that we have leo patroni.

are you here today? leo is a native san franciscan, born at saint mary's hospital and lives in pacific heights. he's the child of an immigrant father. he spent former years working in his father's restaurant, north beach restaurant. one of my favorites. he's had a thriving career in real estate. he's been making waves in the san francisco real estate market. he started his career at a brokerage firm. in a business times article about leo entitled "pioneers on the frontier of gender identity in the workplace," leo called his move to the climb part of the puzzle that was missing. he's a trailblazer as historically conservative

industry has learned to respect worker who have transitioned or do not conform to male or female identity. leo spoke at the national associati association. he admits to knowing every corner of the city and knows the markets better than anyone. cultivating his relationship with his clients is a credit to his success and satisfying. he never loses contact and assures the best possible outcome. he's inspired by successful people who have stayed true to their individuality. i want to thank you so much leo for sharing your story with us and having the courage to be your authentic self in the

workplace and inspiring others. thank you, leo. would you like to say a few words? [ applause ] >> thank you, supervisor stephanie, and all the other supervisors. i want to take my two minutes, actually, to bring awareness to my transgender sisters who every day you look and they're being killed, murdered all over. i have it easy. i mean, my biggest concern is losing a couple of pounds to get in my suit. their biggest concern is leaving their front door and being assaulted or murdered, killed. i can't even put my head around that. i can't even fathom that. we need to protect those people. those are the people we need to bring awareness to.

thank you, everybody. that's all i have to say. [ applause ] >> next up is supervisor from district 11. >> thank you, mr. president. sorry. i have a lot of paperwork here. i'm very honored today to honor a leader in the trans community, cecilia chung. it's our great pleasure to have her as a long-time resident of district 11 and the excelsior.

she moved in '94, and has been calling the city by the bay home ever since. she changes the lives of san francisco residents who have multiple diagnoses and has become the first transgender woman elected of the lgbt pride. after working for housing for homeless and public health, she began to lend other leadership to capacity building and hiv prevention and care as well as a global movement of people living with hiv. as a transgender immigrant living with hiv, cecilia has been tirelessly working for her beloved community. she's one of the original founders of the san francisco transgender empowerment and mentorship. as an advisor of the transgender resources and neighborhood space, trans, before this program moved to san francisco community health center. and the chief architect of the first transgender economic

development initiative funded by the city and county of san francisco. in 2004, cecilia helped found trans march in san francisco, an event that's been replicated across the country. her commitment to civic engagement is equally impressive. after serving on the ryan white council, she was appointed to the human rights commission in 2004 and later elected as the president of the commission to become the first transgender woman living with hiv to be in such a high-ranking position. in addition to serving on the health commission, cecilia has launched positively trans. when he's not living with all her work across the country or traveling to geneva, switzerland for meetings on the advisory

group for the world health organization for women living with hiv, cecilia can be found at her office or supporting local stores in district 11 where she has called home. cecilia, it's our honor to honor you today. [ applause ] [ cheering ] >> thank you, supervisors. i'm not really prepared to speak, but i want to congratulate all the honorees. i want to remind everyone that the community we see today didn't happen by accident. if we look at an article that was published yesterday by the news, we no that 3,317 trans

people have been murdered since 2008, when they started collecting this information around the globe. there are countless more that lost their lives to systemic violence. all too often we have politicians who try to erase us, to try to tell us that we don't exist, but at the same time we have an amazing city like san francisco that supports us and continues to let us live our authentic life, thrive, and know that liberation is possible. thank you, and i'm proud to call san francisco home. [ applause ] [ cheering ]

>> next up, our supervisor for district 9, hillary ronen. >> thank you, president yi. if the fabulous maggie sanchez can come up to the front? [ applause ] >> this is one of those days that i feel extra especially proud to be a san franciscan. i really wanted to thank supervisor mendelman and honey mahogany and erin for all their work on. this this is beautiful. it is my pleasure to honor maggie sanchez, a san francisco native born and raised in the mission who has devoted her life to giving back and making a difference in her community. when we told maggie that i wanted to present her with a certificate of honor for her

years of community service and volunteer work, her response was, it's not about me. it's e -- it's about the community. she seemed uncomfortable with the idea of accepting public recognition. mother theresa was humble and never expected to be recognized, but there's no greater power in this world as a story. maggie, i would hope that you would think of this as a way of sharing your story and inspiring others to get involved and be the change they wish to see in their communities. maggie comes from a family of very strong women. her mother, who is here today -- yay, mom! [ cheering ] >> and her aunt taught maggie that empowered women empower

women. mother theresa showed maggie it's not how much we give but how much love we put into giving. her best friend who tragically died of aids got maggie involved long before lgbtq was a recognizable acronym. sadly, not all inspirations are positive. as a survivor of domestic violence, maggie has suffered from ptsd, but, as she's done with everything in her life, she credit this is as yet another incentive to get involved in fighting for positive change. through her involvement through community organizing through organizations like communities united against violence and others, maggie has dedicated her life to fighting for vulnerable people, all vulnerable people, women who have been raped and abused, low-income families that struggle to find a way to keep roofs over their heads as

there's gentification. immigrants who live in fear of being deported. having lived in the mission all her life, maggie has seen a huge amount of detrimental changes over the years that saddens her immensely but also spurs her into action. she insists she's not a political person but speak what is she feels. political or not, her drive to be a change agent is an example for all of us in the community to get out in the field and lead by example. maggie, you are an amazing leader. it is an absolute pleasure to recognize and honor you today. congratulations. >> thank you. [ applause ] [ cheering ] >> thank you. thank you. i'm so humbled. thank you, hillary. thank you, everyone here. i'm not too much for speeches, but i would like to thank my backbone support that i have there with my familiarly. everyone that's here, the

community, and my mother, thank you so much for this award, recognition. that's all i can say. thank you so much. thank you. gracias. [ applause ] >> okay. next up is our district 3 supervisor aaron peskin. >> colleagues, i'm excited to honor not only a tireless trans

leader but a proud api activist who has been leading the charge since the 1990s to change cultural stigmas and raise public awareness all over the country. she has sparked programs to the the spreading of the aids that has truly transformed many, many lives. she was appointed by then mayor gavin newsome to be the first transgender member on the commission of the status of women, providing positive visibility and education about and for the trans community. she also has powerful powers of performance and has raised funds and significant support for

various organizations, including the transgender law center, aids housing alliance, gay asian-pacific alliance to help sustain them and continue their vital programming and services to the community. i say this in a time and political climate where there's a lot of position for philanthropic dollars and money for worthy causes has gotten tighter and tighter. she has continued to do the work to fight aids through runway shows, comedy specials, and, yes, beauty pageants. my staff recalls her performing, leading and cracking jokes from on top of the bar in a sequins dress with six-inch-high ti

stilettos. she's at the former api center. one of the programs she shepherds in the role is the transthrive program, a center that's committed to helping transgender individuals success in san francisco, particularly with housing and securing transgender people of color and those living with hiv. on a national level, she is also a board member of positively trans, a national constituent-based coalition with women of color living with hiv. positively trans addresses inequities, stigmas nationally and in our local communities. she's also the recipient of the

gapa -- [ reading document ] this comes at a perfect time to commemorate her years of activism. in the time of 45, i won't say his name, in spite of the climate today, this supervisor salutes you. con on up.

come on up. [ cheering ] >> thank you. thank you. good afternoon, everyone. you know, i don't know how to start this. i didn't know this was a big deal. i should have worn my six-inch heels and everything. i want you all to move here in 1999 -- first, thank you for those wonderful words. i moved here in 1999. i had a choice to live in san francisco or banitia. not to diss folks or anything, but i made the right choice here, you know. i was welcomed by trans women of color, particularly african-americans, in their homes. they fed me. they helped me make it through, you know, those years.

20 years ago, we didn't have any places like trans drive or support groups. we met on the streets, like when we go out at 9:00 in the evening and go party and everything, and then here comes the paddy wagon, the police, and would pick us up, and we would end up at china town police station. that's where we continued talking and supporting each other. 20 years forward, here we are. i didn't imagine i would be overseeing trans drive. that's the very first drop-in center for the trans community here in the country. it has been modeled by many different cities all throughout the world. san francisco did that. so i salute san francisco. i made the right choice, you know. and every day, you know, when we're open, we welcome 25 to 30

transgender non-conforming individuals. my most ecstatic pleasure is to let them know things that are happening about san francisco that can improve the quality of their lives. these are folks who are usually in crisis mode and choose not to be in shelters because they would rather be in the streets. they feel safer in the streets. we're trying to improve that. we have such amazing leadership that works with my community. i want to thank you all for that. i specialize in event productions, and i think i can probably say that we have uplifted many of our events, and you provided that also from the human rights commission to the office of transgender initiative, you've given us some perks to make things really better for us. i cannot thank you all enough for allowing me to do that and let me flourish. and being a member of positively trans has allowed me to really

just be myself. i want to let everyone know, hey, i'm hiv positive, but this is all about who the community is, how to serve the community better, and i'm all for that. so thank you very much. [ applause ] >> next up is our supervisor from district four, gordon marr. >> thank you, president yi. sort of continuing this truly

inspiring first-ever board of supervis supervisors celebration, i have the pleasure to honor martin. she's transgender, jewish, bisexual father of two. he's a friend and a great organizer with a list of accomplishments spanning two decades. what he's done on behalf of our city is vast and impactful. we're so grateful for having martin as our neighbor. martin was a core organizer for the first trans march, now an annual and deeply important event for building visibility and power by and for the trans communities in san francisco. he remains a founding member of the lou sullivan society, lifting up the legacy of a pioneer. he co-founded bi-conn and serves

on the board of the democratic club. in martin's advocacy on behalf of tran and communities also includes working with the san francisco committees. martin's leadership extends even further than that. he's deeply involved in jewish faith work, working alongside others in providing thought leadership and advocacy on the topics in judaism. he serves as our district four representative and the vice chair of the pedestrian advisor committee. martin is also an advocate in education. he ran a historic campaign last

year as the first ever bisexual transgender candidate for the board of education in san francisco. i'm so inspired by the power of your example and grateful for the work you do on behalf of so many. the sunset is lucky and san francisco is lucky to have you and countless more are lucky for your leadership that's impacted so many lives and movements and made our city a better place. on behalf of the board of supervisors and on behalf of the intersecting communities you represent and serve, and on behalf of the city and county of san francisco, we thank you. [ applause ] >> i'm amazed at how much that is. tiny little bio. first of all, i would like to thank supervisor marr for thinking of me and for the

entire board of supervisors and also for the people who are here today. you know, i think about how i got started in the trans community, how i got started -- i was telling claire earlier today that, you know, my first experience in the trans community was the transgender remembrance in 1998. walking along the street in san francisco. that's been my experience. that we stick together. we self-regulate. we make sure policeman are on the route and we watch ourselves and make sure we're together. you know, part of it is when i moved to san francisco over 20 years ago, i volunteered for the lou sullivan society named after a gay trans man that made it possible for me and others considered not straight after ward to transition medically. i was an office hand a co-chair,

and a publications director producing a newsletter. activists communities allowed me to give back in ways that fit my abilities. you know, i am so happy to be here, and i'm also so humbled by this today. we have two kids. my wife, shelly and i, have two kids. sarah, who's in high school. i don't know if you remember all the meetings when she was little and tiny. she's not little and tiny anymore. she's actually a good size, adult-sized woman. it's kind of crazy. our son, matthew, is in elementary school. they're the ones we're fighting for. they're the ones we todo this for because they're the next generation of us. i always look back at the past to see the future. thank you very much.

[ applause ] >> okay. thank you. next up is our supervisor from district one, sandy lee fewer. >> thank you, president yi. i would like to call up thornhi thornhill. i have the pleasure of honoring an outstanding individual. jackie thornhill is a senior at

the university of san francisco studying political science and philosophy. she grew up in los angeles and briefly lived in boston before moving in 2016. over the past years, she's worked on five different campaigns and spent over 1,000 hours interning at city hall. she's thrown down on campaigns to support progress leaders and progressive movement building. most recently, she serves as a the amazing campaign manager and glue for prop e affordable communities now. i first met jackie in her capacity as a student asking brilliant questions about homelessness and how we, as a city, could and should come together to address root causes of homelessness. i was impressed by her commitment to social justice and pressing with a lens of human compassion and equity. it's been wonderful watching her

grow and learn through interacti interactions. she approaches it with a balance of diligence, curiosity, and commitment. i'm so proud of jackie for transitioning into the person she was always meant to be. i know this takes personal courage and a lot of support. so i also wanted to thank everyone here who has given her the positive support that she needs to be her true self. jackie, thank you for joining the cadre of strong and hard women who are making the significant change in our communities. [ cheering ] [ applause ] i want to thank all my family and friends. i would not be here today without any of those people. i just want to acknowledge that it takes a community. without the support of this

community and this city and all of the people in and outside of this building, i would not be who i am or where i am today. i just want to acknowledge that we have a long way to go, and when we are living under a fascist regime, history shows us as hard fought and as long as these gains we've made may have been, they can be taken aware overnight. let's not forget what is at stake here. thank you. [ cheering ] [ applause ]

>> okay. next up is our supervisor from district five. >> thank you, president yi. today i honor two incredible people. kenya and felicia. [ cheering ] >> felicia, come on this way. both are fierce community leaders who really inspire me. each of them are representative of different eras in our city's collective history. it's so important to remember our past and recognize how far we have come during trans awareness month. unfortunately, in 2019, in san francisco, we haven't come far enough.

when kenya, one of the people that i'm actually commending today came to this event and she realized how it was going to impact her and that she would have pictures and publicly be seen, she asked not to speak or to be filmed or have her picture taken. when i talked to her about that and i felt it from my heart because she would be discriminated -- there was a chance of her being discrimin e discriminated for getting a job and her work. to me that, made me really pissed off that here we are in 2019, in san francisco, and we have someone that's fearful of work discrimination because of who she is. let me tell you a little bit about kenya and why i wanted to commend her today. she's lived in san francisco

since 2014 and in district five since 2015. she's an amazing young woman, and she has spent her time in our city constantly giving back to the people around her. while attending san francisco state university, she has remained hoeiighly active in he community, serving on many committees. in 2015, she began to volunteer as a hotline operator with trans lifetime. she launched and sold a dating site called honey jar. kenya, you are driven and talented, and you will go far in life. thank you for invaluable contributions and engaging inspiring black trans women. kenya, we see you, and we stand with you. i'm just going to tell you a

little bit about felicia flames. come to the podium, felicia. [ cheering ] [ applause ] >> now, felicia and i lived in the same neighborhood for over 20 years. i met her when i was knocking doors. when i said how come i don't know you? she says, how come i don't know you? she started talking to me and telling me her stories. of course, i didn't knock on any more doors because i was completely enthralled with her stories. she won me as one of her biggest fans. it's one of the reasons i wanted to honor her today. i have to say -- let me tell you a little bit about felicia. in 1966, felicia was a significant figure in the conform on the cafeteria right where she and others fought back the against violence by the san francisco police department.

[ applause ] >> she's a self-made trailblazer, trans historian, and a legend and icon to many. as a self-proclaimed tenderloin queen, she has made vast contributions to the lgbtq and community during her time here. she has worked for non-profit organizati organizations. in 2015, she had the great honor of serving as the grand marshal of the san francisco pride parade. felicia, i appreciate all you have accomplished and contributed to san francisco, especially in breaking down barriers for transfolks in san francisco. thank you for coming today. we have come a long way, but we've got, as you can see today, a long way go. we know that in 2019, trans people are still facing server

discrimination in the workplace, violence, and even death, simply for existing. we need to address the academic of unjust treatment that disproportionately targets transgender people of color and particularly trans women of color. it's really important as a city to continue to be that beacon for others around the country and the world who look to us to lead on justice and equity for transgender people. i want to thank mayor breed for declaring the month of november as trans awareness month, supervisor mannedalman and they are staff for recognizing this and to the initiatives for organizing these accommodations today. and my staff, caleb and kenya and felicia for coming down to city hall today to be recognized. felicia? >> thank you very much for having me. my name is felicia lazando.

also, felicia flames. i'm an entertainer, a tenderloin queen, a historian, an icon, a diva, and 32-year survivor of aids, and a vietnam veteran. [ cheering ] . >> i was born july 23rd, 1946. i was called names that destroyed my whole way of educating at school, so i lost all interest in school. i came to san jose in early '60s. and i had a sugar daddy that brought me to the tenderloin where at the time, in the early '60s, queens were arrested for

wearing long hair, dressing up like a girl. they were arrested for obstructing a sidewalk. we were nothing but trash to the police and to the city of san francisco. i have fought a long time for this. i have been beat up. i have been thrown in jail. i have been raped, but i couldn't tell anybody because if i would have gone to the police, they would have told me, you asked for it. i am a long-time survivor. i came to the tenderloin -- no. wait a minute. i came to the tenderloin in 1993

-- 1967. i'm sorry. i had a whole page full of stuff, but, you know, seniors forget they're going to the bathroom. [laughter] >> anyway, i want to thank everybody. i have a long history, and you will read everything, the real transgender history of how i was treated in 1960. i think if it wasn't for us to do what we were doing, to be who we were meant to be, to be the balls out there in the tenderloin, the kids of today wouldn't be who they are today. [ applause ] [ cheering ] >> i am -- i volunteered

everywhere. i was the project in san jose where i volunteered from 1987 to '94 as a caregiver for aids, for people with aids. i had to take guys to the doctors, to clean their beds, and take them everywhere. i didn't tell them that i was transgender until after six months. and they say, ah, you're transgender, and you're taking care of me. i said, i'm a human being. i've been hiv positive for 32 years. i've joined the eighth memorial quilt. i have made almost 88 memorial quilts for my friends who have died of aids. i have worked in projects, open houses, volunteered in the lgbt community center, but i have a

good friend that i have been friends with for 52 years, and we started together in the tenderloin, and i want to bring her in. deedee ubeda. come here, girl. we have been friends for 52 years. we met in the tenderloin, and we started going to jane compton's where jane compton's was the center of the universe for the sissies, the s, the people who had been thrown out by their families because we were different. i don't know if i could say this, but she was the best cock sucker in the tenderloin. i'm sorry. i'm a senior. i'm very forward. we fought.

we've done everything. one thing i have been an activist for a long time, and one thing that is the best thing that's ever happened to me is that i got a letter from president barack obama honoring me for my service and my years of contributing to the transgender community to make sure that our history was never forgotten. cecilia chung was the one that put the plaque on the corner of chuck and taylor. i honor her for the great work she's done. i spearheaded the event at 100 turk street. i participated in the jane compton riot, naming it jane

compton's cafeteria way, but the best thing that ever happened to me is i'm still here, still fighting, not as much as i wanted to, but i'm still fighting. thank you to everybody for all the people that have helped me put the names on the streets of the tenderloin. every year, every august, i try to put the names of all the girls that were there in the '60s. two years ago, the manager -- i'm almost done -- two years ago, the manager of the corner of turk and taylor, i asked him if i could put the names and do a cake outside. he said, no.

you can come in. when she told me i could come in to where the riot actually happened, i told her when i can come? she says when can you? i said, i will be there in 10 minutes. i walked into that place, and i saw and remembered what the girls went through that night, what happened that night, and tears fell to my arms. i started crying. i couldn't stop, just thinking i was there in the place of where it actually happened. three years before stonewall. thank you, san francisco. thank you, that the transgender community hadn't felt that.

and thank you for this honor for me and my friends and for all the girls that were there that day and all the girls that have been murdered, killed, and raped for who they are. i vow to you because we're still fighting from day to day, hour to hour, and to all these people that are heros, like claire and mateo and all these guys like tia and all the girls. thank you, thank you, thank you. i vow to you because i will tell you i am your history. you will see it in my book, and i will make sure that our trans history will never be forgotten another 40 years and susan striker, i pledge and i hope you all pledge that to honor the girls that were all there before you because it wasn't for them, you wouldn't be who you are today. thank you. [ applause ]

>> and don't forget my book! i can talk for hours. [ applause ] [laughter] >> okay. i want to thank everyone for being here, celebrating our first transgender celebration in the chambers. so this concludes our special accommodations for today. madam clerk, let's go to our committee reports. please call items 44 through 48

together. >> clerk: items 44 through 49 were considered by the budget and finance committee at a special meeting on monday, november 18th, and were forwarded as committee reports. they're five resolutions that approve multi-family housing revenue bonds for the following projects. for item 44, it authorizes 85 million in revenue bonds to provide financing for the acquisition of a 202 multi-unit family housing unit known as the eastern park apartments. [ reading document

[ reading document ] [ reading document ] >> okay. colleagues, can we take these items, same house, same call?

items 44 to 48, right? okay. objection? these resolutions are adopted unanimously. [ gavel ] >> madam clerk, please call item 50. >> clerk: and just for the record, item 49 was not forwarded to the board. item 50 was considered by the rules committee at a regular meeting on monday, november 18th, and was forwarded as a committee report. item 50 is a motion to reject the appointment of susan diamond to the planning commission for a term ending june 6th, 2020. >> colleagues, a motion to amend this item must be made to either approve or reject the mayor's nomination. may i have a motion? motion made by supervisor stephanie. what is your motion? >> i would like to move to approve the nomination. >> okay. there's a motion made. is there a second?

seconded by supervisor walton. then let's have roll call. [ roll call ] >> 9-2 vote, and this motion passes. madam clerk, let's go to roll call for introductions.

>> clerk: mr. president, i believe you would like to be called first today. >> yes, thank you. i'm going to take myself out of order because i want to offer close this meeting in memory of auta safai who passed away on november 16th. i'm sorry for your loss, supervisor safai. please, supervisor safai, accept our condolences on behalf -- ahem -- on behalf of the entire board of supervisors, and would you please accept these flowers offered by supervisor peskin.

[ crying ] >> clerk: thank you, mr. president. supervisor haney. >> thank you, madam clerk, and my condolences, as well, supervisor safai. i have a hearing i'm calling today for the joint school committee on educator housing. now that the affordable homes for educators and families now initiative and the affordable housing bond have passed, propositions a and e, thanks to the unanimous support of this board, the united educators of san francisco, afp2121, and the mayor and so many others, the next question we have is how do we implement these measures and keep our educators and their families in the city.

with that, i'm calling for a hearing at the joint school committee on the implementation of the affordable homes for educators and families now initiative, specifically to explore how the city, the school district, and the city college will play a role in financing projects that are streamlined under the initiative. it is imperative that we follow the will of the voters by protecting public land by public good and building on lands that's dedicated and affordable. the rest i submit. >> clerk: thank you, supervisor. supervisor mendelman. >> thank you, madam clerk. i have an in memorialance for jack porter. he passed away at the age of 81 in san francisco. jack was known as the mayor of the grove, thanks to the countless hours he dedicated as a volunteer, caretaker, and

original board member of the aids memorial grove in golden gate park. born in fort dodge, iowa, jack earned a degree in marketing in 1960 and joined the u.s. army where he served overseas. in the 1970s, jack moved to the bay area, and he met his life partner in a chance meeting. he helped raise his children and grew close with stephen's former wife. in the late 1980s, together with a group of friends devastated by the aids crisis, imagine the garden where the people who lost their life to aids could be remembered. after stephen lost his own life, jack helped in his memory. his dedication helped transform a swamp into a treasured and

safe gathering space. he rarely missed a volunteer day, often showing up with cookies he baked himself. he looked at the garden and the circumstance of friends for those who lost their lives to aids are permanently inscribed in the ground. he looked after the momentos left by loved ones. he volunteered at the annual christmas toy drives and food drives, and he volunteered to big brothers where he was a mentor to youth. he loved to sing karaoke with friends, attend the san francisco opera, enjoyed concerts by the gay man's chorus and hosted a part to remember his partner. he's survived by many. jack will be deeply missed by his family, friends, and the

thousands of visitors, volunteers, and supporters of the aids memorial grove as well as the broader lgbtq community as well as his neighbors on 27th street and all those lucky enough to know him. he was one of the very, very, very good ones. the rest i submit. >> thank you, supervisor. supervisor marr. thank you. supervisor peskin. >> submit. >> clerk: thank you. supervisor ronen. >> today i'm introducing legislation to establish the first ever american indian cultural district in the city and county of san francisco. i want to thank, especially, the co-sponsorship of supervisors brown, part of the american indian community, and supervisor mannedalman who will share the cultural district that spans both districts eight and nine. thank you very much. i would like to thank supervisors fewer, peskin, and

marr for your co-sponsorship as well. not only the november american heritage month, it's a historic week -- by the way, our colleague, supervisor brown, was honored by the community at the mayor's celebration that was gorgeous the other night at city hall. so congratulations, supervisor brown, for that honor. it was very, very beautiful. sorry. just an interlude. during this historic week, it is my immense honor to bring forward this effort in partnership with incredible leaders from the american indian community. cultural districts are one of the most important tools that we have as a city to proactively strengthen the cultural identities of neighborhoods and communities that face the pressures of jenification and displacement. and there are few communities in the country that have experienced displacement as violently and as profoundly as the american indian community.

for many years, american indian culture and history in the san francisco bay area has been severe. [ please stand by ]