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.

san francisco, 911, what's the emergency? >> san francisco 911, police, fire and medical. >> the tenderloin. suspect with a six inch knife. >> he was trying to get into his car and was hit by a car. >> san francisco 911 what's the exact location of your emergency? >> welcome to the san francisco department of emergency management. my name is shannon bond and i'm the lead instructor for our dispatch add -- academy. i want to tell you about what we do here. >> this is san francisco 911. do you need police, fire or

medical? >> san francisco police, dispatcher 82, how can i help you? >> you're helping people in their -- what may be their most vulnerable moment ever in life. so be able to provide them immediate help right then and there, it's really rewarding. >> our agency is a very combined agency. we answer emergency and non-emergency calls and we also do dispatching for fire, for medical and we also do dispatching for police. >> we staff multiple call taking positions. as well as positions for police and fire dispatch. >> we have a priority 221. >> i wanted to become a dispatcher so i could help people. i really like people. i enjoy talking to people. this is a way that i thought that i could be involved with people every day. >> as a 911 dispatcher i am the first first responder. even though i never go on seen --

scene i'm the first one answering the phone call to calm the victim down and give them instruction. the information allows us to coordinate a response. police officers, firefighters, ambulances or any other agency. it is a great feeling when everyone gets to go home safely at the end of the day knowing that you've also saved a citizen's life. >> our department operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. >> this is shift work. that means we work nights, weekends and holidays and can involve over time and sometimes that's mandatory. >> this is a high stress career so it's important to have a good balance between work and life. >> we have resources available like wellness and peer support groups. our dispatchers of the month are recognized for their outstanding performance and unique and ever changing circumstances. >> i received an accommodation and then i received dispatcher of the month, which was really nice because i was just released

from the phones. so for them to, you know, recognize me for that i appreciated it. i was surprised to even get it. at the end of the day i was just doing my job. >> a typical dispatch shift includes call taking and dispatching. it takes a large dedicated group of fifrst responders to make ths department run and in turn keep the city safe. >> when you work here you don't work alone, you work as part of a team. you may start off as initial phone call or contact but everyone around you participating in the whole process. >> i was born and raised in san francisco so it's really rewarding to me to be able to help the community and know that i have a part in -- you know, even if it's behind the scenes kind of helping the city flow and helping people out that live here. >> the training program begins with our seven-week academy followed by on the job training. this means you're actually taking calls or dispatching responders. >> you can walk in with a high

school diploma, you don't need to have a college degree. we will train you and we will teach you how to do this job. >> we just need you to come with an open mind that we can train you and make you a good dispatcher. >> if it's too dangerous to see and you think that you can get away and call us from somewhere safe. >> good. that's right. >> from the start of the academy to being released as a solo dispatcher can take nine months to a year. >> training is a little over a year and may change in time. the training is intense. very intense. >> what's the number one thing that kills people in this country? so we're going to assume that it's a heart attack, right? don't forget that. >> as a new hire we require you to be flexible. you will be required to work all shifts that include midnights, some call graveyard, days and swings.

>> you have to be willing to work at different times, work during the holidays, you have to work during the weekends, midnight, 6:00 in the morning, 3:00 in the afternoon. that's like the toughest part of this job. >> we need every person that's in here and when it comes down to it, we can come together and we make a really great team and do our best to keep the city flowing and safe. >> this is a big job and an honorable career. we appreciate your interest in joining our team. >> we hope you decide to join us here as the first first responders to the city and county of san francisco. for more information on the job and how to apply follow the links below.

>> we broke ground in december of last year. we broke ground the day after sandy hook connecticut and had a moment of silence here. it's really great to see the silence that we experienced then and we've experienced over the years in this playground is now filled with these voices. >> 321, okay. [ applause ] >> the park was kind of bleak. it was scary and over grown. we started to help maclaren park when we found there wasn't any money in the bond for this park maclaren. we spent time for funding. it was expensive to raise money for

this and there were a lot of delays. a lot of it was just the mural, the sprinklers and we didn't have any grass. it was that bad. we worked on sprinkler heads and grass and we fixed everything. we worked hard collecting everything. we had about 400 group members. every a little bit helped and now the park is busy all week. there is people with kids using the park and using strollers and now it's safer by utilizing it. >> maclaren park being the largest second park one of the best kept secrets. what's exciting about this activation in particular is that it's the first of many. it's also representation of our city coming together but not only on the bureaucratic side of things. but also our

neighbors, neighbors helped this happen. we are thrilled that today we are seeing the fruition of all that work in this city's open space. >> when we got involved with this park there was a broken swing set and half of -- for me, one thing i really like to point out to other groups is that when you are competing for funding in a hole on the ground, you need to articulate what you need for your park. i always point as this sight as a model for other communities. >> i hope we continue to work on the other empty pits that are here. there are still a lot of areas that need help at maclaren park. we hope grants and money will be available to continue to improve this park to make it shine. it's a

really hidden jewel. a lot of people don't know it's here. [♪] >> i just wanted to say a few words. one is to the parents and to all of the kids. thank you for supporting this program and for trusting us to create a soccer program in the bayview. >> soccer is the world's game, and everybody plays, but in the united states, this is a sport that struggles with access for certain communities. >> i coached basketball in a coached football for years, it is the same thing. it is about motivating kids and keeping them together, and giving them new opportunities. >> when the kids came out, they had no idea really what the game was. only one or two of them had played soccer before. we gave the kids very simple

lessons every day and made sure that they had fun while they were doing it, and you really could see them evolve into a team over the course of the season. >> i think this is a great opportunity to be part of the community and be part of programs like this. >> i get to run around with my other teammates and pass the ball. >> this is new to me. i've always played basketball or football. i am adjusting to be a soccer mom. >> the bayview is like my favorite team. even though we lose it is still fine. >> right on. >> i have lots of favorite memories, but i think one of them is just watching the kids enjoy themselves. >> my favorite memory was just having fun and playing. >> bayview united will be in soccer camp all summer long. they are going to be at civic centre for two different weeklong sessions with america scores, then they will will have their own soccer camp later in the summer right here, and then

they will be back on the pitch next fall. >> now we know a little bit more about soccer, we are learning more, and the kids are really enjoying the program. >> we want to be united in the bayview. that is why this was appropriate >> this guy is the limit. the kids are already athletic, you know, they just need to learn the game. we have some potential college-bound kids, definitely. >> today was the last practice of the season, and the sweetest moment was coming out here while , you know, we were setting up the barbecue and folding their uniforms, and looking out onto the field, and seven or eight of the kids were playing. >> this year we have first and second grade. we are going to expand to third, forth, and fifth grade next year bring them out and if you have middle school kids, we are starting a team for middle school. >> you know why? >> why? because we are? >> bayview united. >> that's right. >> good morning, everyone. hello.

i am the site manager here as the new child's development center. [cheers and applause] it gives me so much pleasure to say welcome and thank you for being here today. for braving the rain and making it here anyway. without further do, i would like to introduce the master of ceremony, she does not need any more introduction. let's put our hands together and welcome the mayor of the city and county of san francisco, mayor london breed. [cheers and applause] >> thank you. i am really, really excited to be here. last year i was able to attend the grand opening of natalie

graham commons and it was absolutely amazing. some of you know the history of natalie grubb and the work that she did to help create the tax credit program that allows for opportunity to invest in affordable housing like this one that we are standing in and her family was here. it was a great occasion. 120 families of low income are living in this property as we speak. and today, when we open this preschool, they will be prioritized for the slots in this location, which is absolutely exactly what we should be doing in san francisco how incredible is that? [applause] so i'm joined here by number of great people and i like to see the young people already playing this place isn't opening until

next week, but they decided they wanted to try the place out. that is why they are here today. this new transbay child development center is a welcome addition to this community thanks to the city's childcare facility fund and also, a special thank you to mimi and peter. mimi here is speak a little bit later. we are so grateful for that public-private partnership that allows for an opportunity to create amazing spaces like this for our children to grow and to thrive. this is the third child development center operated by the south of market childcare. so we are appreciative of the work they are doing in this community to provide these opportunities. high-quality childcare, educational services, and free support for families in the south of market neighborhood and throughout san francisco where we know we have so many children and families.

i am really excited about the features. you all look at the beautiful colors, the tiny tables with the chairs that none of us fit in, the bathrooms, the play areas, a place that not only is very beautiful, but promotes creativity and has an incredible learning environment. on world children's day last month, i, along with president of the board of supervisors announced that we in san francisco are launching the child and youth friendly city initiative. we are pledging to be a child friendly city and we want to make sure that young people have a safe and healthy environment to grow and to thrive. it is time we start taking care of young people in all parts of san francisco.

it starts with early childhood education. ingrid is here who is the director of the early childhood education for the city and county of san francisco. thank you for joining us. earlier this week, under the leadership of president yee, we created a new stipend program called carers to .0 to support two support the early educators because we know one of the biggest challenges we have is recruiting and retaining preschool teachers. i experienced this firsthand when we opened a brand-new childcare facility in west point it was promised to that community and they have such a hard time recruiting preschool teachers. we can do better. we need to do better to support the educators who are educating our children. that is why i am really excited about that program as well. [applause] but we are going to go even

further. and next year we will hold a child and youth summit in san francisco to really bring together people and experts and others to begin to have a conversation about how we do a better job as a city with taking care of not just our children, but everybody's children. other kids who may not have those parents or grandparents or community members who are looking out for their best interest. we have to do a better job in investing in kids that often times are neglected and forgotten and not getting the resources that they need and deserve to grow and thrive. this is personal for me as someone who grew up raised by my grandmother in public housing and have seen the devastating impacts of neglect. so many of the people that i grew up with and it up, unfortunately in very different situations and i should be the

norm and not the exception and so we have to commit to now, today to do a better job for our kids and it starts with our summit and the number of investments that we are making to start to support our young people early in their lives. so with that, i want to thank each and every one of you for being here. thank you to nadine who you will hear from in a minute. the ring -- the mayor's office of housing and community development in the office of early care and education. mercy housing and the architects for this project, santos priest got who was instrumental in this project. it is absolutely beautiful and we are grateful. thank you for to the contractor. thank you to make me haas who is joining us here today who is the president of the mimi and p. but -- peter hoss fund. it does take a village.

this village came together to make something magical happened and i am so looking forward to doing more projects like this to change what is normal in san francisco. having access to affordable child care for all families. whether you are low or middle income to create -- to make sure kids have the kind of environments while they grow and thrive. this is just the beginning and i am excited to partner with the next speaker. president with the board of supervisors, norman he, who is ready -- really like the childcare king. let me tell you. this man, when we came onto the board of supervisors together and every single instance he had already been the person who had advocated to make sure that with development there were resources for childcare with anything that we were doing, whether it was

holding people accountable to think about childcare and how we provide resources for young people, he was at the forefront of those conversations and so i am excited that we have come full circle with the fees from developments being used for purposes like this. that is what is making some of this happen. so we are able to do that with the hard-working leadership from the president president of the board of supervisors. [applause] >> thank you. i like to think that i play a role in some of the staff and part of it is i am just one person and many of you in this room have been in this battlefield for decades and this is really, to me, the results of all those battles we had over the 40 years i have been

involved in this field. i am really thrilled to be here. when i walked through here today , i kept on thinking, every child, every toddler, every preschooler should have the same opportunity and this quality environment. and of course, the south of market childcare is really the ideal organization to operate this. not only are they won of the best quality early education organizations in the city, with their commitment to this area, to the south of market area pre sees almost everybody in this room. they have been here for 40 or 50 years and i've worked with them through many of those years and seen them grow and wanting to serve the people who live in this community.

thank you to their organization. and again, mayor breed think a lot of organizations that made this happen pick it really does take a village. i think this village came together from this. one of those important persons that is part of this village is mimi hoss. i really admire her for ongoing, never giving up, support of early education in san francisco thank you, mimi. [applause] even the kids know that. >> it has been my life's work. i work in this field as an educator and also an executive director of one of the larger childcare providers or early education providers in san francisco for over 15 years. that i have seen, what i have

seen over the years is the need to constantly advocate for more resources. early educators are underpaid and unfortunately the state has not been able to keep up with its investments. as a city, we have invested in creating an entire office of early care and education dedicated millions to sustain our child provider workforce. and most recently as mayor breed mentioned, i really want to commend her for supporting this notion of the program. it is something that i played a role in many years ago in creating the program. and at the time, it was earth shattering for it to happen. it is something that the rest of california followed right after we did it and i was telling a story to somebody, i have

forgotten now, but two months ago, i was approached by a young lady, probably under 20 something. she said, hi, i remember you. you were santa when i was in preschool and i said wow. why would a preschooler remember that? and she said, no, because my mother, joy, told her when she was growing up that it was the program that she was ready to leave the field. and because of that program she stuck it out. i think she is retired now, but she stuck it out for many more years. that is what we need to do in san francisco is support our teachers, our early educators who really are the most important people when it comes to education of our children in san francisco. thank you very much again. i would like to say that i never

get a chance to talk about early education enough. it is never enough. we are seeing a slight increase in our young children population number one issue i hear all the time from families and parents is that, you know, early education is inaccessible and unaffordable in san francisco. mayor breed and i announced that we were taking the challenge to be truly a child and youth friend -- friendly city that centers children at our policy and planning decision. one of the easiest ways to ensure that that every neighborhood, every housing, every project provides adequate space for childcare. i have been around for so long. i could talk about history a lot there was a downtown childcare development fee or plan that was brought to san francisco over 25 years ago by some of my

predecessors on the board of supervisors. and through the years we have realized, if we needed $10, all we got from that was two sense. it was just really inadequate. one of the things i looked at was to increase what we call the childcare fees for development and that helped a little bit. it wasn't enough. that wasn't enough. and in mayor breed's budget this year, we actually put in more funding for childcare facilities and that is why we are able to afford to build these facilities for our children. on the board, every developer knows, any developers here? every developer knows by now or at least many years ago, if you come into the office about a new development, that they better have the response to how they

would address the childcare shortage in san francisco, otherwise don't come into my office. i hope to see more ceremonies like this and i am also hopeful that the initiative will finally be implemented so that families are provided subsidies to cover the high cost of early education it is something we are waiting for. i am sure we will win in the courts. we will get every low income family off the waiting list. about 2500. we also will help another 2500. i am really, really excited that

the dream of having universal early education will eventually happen. right, mimi? yes. this is about investing in the future. what people often don't realize is how much investing in early years of a child's life is really the best way for us to address the social inequities so many -- that so many of our communities are facing. if you are talking about working upstream, then we must urgently show parental care or prenatal care. our future really depends on it in this city. this is why the child and youth friendly initiative that everyone is talking about is so critical. it is about thinking differently about the way we grow our city. and if we design what with children in mind, we truly design something that is universal -- universally safe

and vibrant for everyone. imagine early care and education being a basic service for every family regardless of income. imagine child friendly spaces on every block so youth can safely explore the city? imagine streets are designed so even a preschooler can go across imagine housing units like the ones above us, and every development so that families can expand and adapt with their changing needs. the opportunities are endless and i am ecstatic to join mayor breed and organizing the 2020 child and youth summit so to bring together our best partners from the business community of philanthropy, youth, advocates,

parents, and residents to reimagine what san francisco can and should be for the children, youth, and families. thank you very much. [applause] now i would like to bring up your best supervisor in this district, best just -- best supervisor, matt haney. >> thank you. first of all, speaking of the best, i don't think there has ever been a bigger, more effective champion for early childhood education then president norman g. can we give him one more round of applause we from before he was on the school board to when he was on the school board, and now as a supervisor this has been such a huge priority for him. he had about three more pages of things to say. that shows how much leadership he has shown on this.

thank you for your leadership, mayor breed. not just for the center, but for the larger initiative. thank you to all of you. thank you to all of the staff and educators who are here. thank you for not just this center, but for all of the children that you serve and families that you serve across the south of market neighborhood i am deeply appreciative and know how high quality the services are that you provide to kids and families. i want to thank the families who are here and the kids who are here who are already enjoying what is just a wonderful, beautiful, colorful home for children and families. i can't wait to come in here and see 60 plus kids running around, having fun, learning, being supported and valued and loved.

this is what it is all about. this is what every child in our city deserves and i want to put a myth to rest right now, which is when you look around this neighborhood, a lot of what people see are lots of high-rises and new buildings and law firms and tech companies and when you see that, sometimes you don't recognize that this is also a neighborhood of families. this is also a neighborhood of children. this is a residential neighborhood. and in order to have a neighborhood of families and children and residents, you need early childhood education. and so we believe that we don't only need this center, we need the next building that goes out also have early childhood education and its building, and we need to plan in a way that plans for families and for kids. so that means not only early childhood education, we need a

-- an elementary school in this neighborhood as well. we need to start to plan for the future where families are truly valued and that starts with early education and what we're doing here. soma, transbay, east cut, the hill, whatever you call it is a family neighborhood. it is a neighborhood that values and welcomes children and this is the best possible sign of our collective commitment to doing that. i also want to shout out to the stabilization fund. i also know we are a big part of funding the center and prioritizing early childhood education. i see my friends from the community benefit district here as well. as your supervisor, there is nothing more that we can do together with the mayor, with all the community partners here then think about our youngest, our littlest, and our future. that is what we're doing here today. thank you all for being here today. thank you for opening this center.

>> thank you. and now i would like to bring up mimi haas who is the president of the mimi and peter hoss fund for a few remarks. their generous support made it possible to get this place sooner rather than later. come on up, mimi. [applause] >> i am definitely not a public speaker and it wasn't clear that i really was going to make some remarks, but i am honored. we have been involved in early childhood -- quality childhood education in san francisco since 1994 and i admit that we keep pushing ahead. we know where we still -- what

we still have to attain in san francisco, but we should take all of you -- all of you should take credit that it still is one of the best cities in the country for early childhood education, quality early childhood education. we always have to add that to it congratulations to all of you. [applause] congratulations to you and your staff. you worked on this for five years. sometimes it is worth waiting for. this place certainly is and at the same time, keeping the quality at your other two sites which are always some of my favourites to visit. one of the things that we really can't say enough is the commitment that the teachers and

the parents make. we can't think the mayor mayor and the supervisors enough to pay our teachers what they deserve. we are a long way from it, but it is just crucial. we can't thank them enough for their commitment and the passion that they gave in this area. so we want to move ahead. everybody wants to look around, but i think all of you and -- i think all of you and the mayor for leading us to a better place for quality early childhood education in san francisco. and thank you for having me here today. i think we are getting more credit than we deserve really. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. we really appreciate your support and our family's legacy

for giving back so much to san francisco. it really does mean a lot. not only to have you here, but to have you at the forefront of the fight for early childhood education. thank you so much for being here and now i would like to introduce the executive director come on up. [applause] >> thank you so much. it is really a privilege to be here today with the mayor, matt haney, supervisor norming he, all of you. we are excited, we are thankful. it took us -- i made this speech five pages but i decided not to say it. it took us five years to build this beautiful school. we applied for and r.s.p.

they were reviewing our r.s.p. we are very fortunate that they selected us. this is our dream. it does take a village to build a child development center. but it does take massive amounts of funding. for the past five years, many of our staff have been writing grants and collecting funds from everywhere that we could to build these beautiful schools. and then our architects. they were experts in building the rooms and regulations of the city. we had several fire inspections. every inspection was different than the other one. so either delaying the opening of the site. but we are fortunate that we are in san francisco. norman, mayor, mrs. hoss, this

is a very unique place. one of -- i have been in here for 40 years. it is our teachers and their wages. we are planning to open the site much earlier but we were not able to find the teachers. we are still not going to be at full capacity. this site has license for 60 children. we were not able to hire the staff that we needed. they are so lucky that they have been with the agency for many years and she came and paid for it. otherwise we were not here to do this. it was our dream to build a facility like this. and our architect really listened to us, listen to our dreams and hopes for children and they came up with this

design and planned it. we are so proud. sixty children. the majority of them will be here. we will provide quality early education services. our staff have already been engaging several weeks with professional development even before starting. we really care about the quality of our services. we will provide comprehensive family resources programs so families will have access to various services that our staff provide. i still have to think several people that we are engaging in this process and help us to build this. first off, i already said ingrid and graham. thank you for trusting us. thank you for the office of community of investment and infrastructure.

this was supposed to be a parking space and the commissioners decided that, well , they will try a development. we are very thankful. mayor's office of housing and community development, john harris, stephen, and brian true. thank you for all the paperwork that you had to do and you helped us with all of them. stabilization fund, they were so supportive throughout the process and specially with claudine. the low income investment fund, they helped us with licensing. that was the last nightmare that we had to deal with to get the license. they helped us a lot. i have to think -- i know mimi says that they are not much involved, but they are -- they

are very, very involved. to mimi and peter, the charity foundation, the fremont group foundation for their support and encouragement. thank you. and thank you to our architects. we couldn't have done this. thank you for making our dreams possible. thank you to our staff you have been our support throughout this year to build this facility. thank you to that board of directors for being there for us as a strong presence and thank you. thank you. i think i covered everything. it does take a village to build a child development center. it does take tonnes of money to build a quality child development center.

thank you tenormin, thank you to match. i want to say one last thing. we are here in the tech capital of san francisco. salesforce is here, facebook, i don't know, they are opening up a campaign -- a campus. i hope that there will be a day that our staff will have equal wages and whatever their name is thank you. [applause] >> thank you. and now for a few words about her experience with her child, clearly who will be a student here at this place. come on up. she is one of the parents here.

>> hi, everybody. i am a mom of two and i am thrilled to be here. this is the dream, like everybody else. it is a dream come true. i have been dreaming of this place since i moved here. since we've become a resident over there, they told me that preschool will going to be here. we have been waiting for this for a long time. it feels like i have been waiting all my life. i have been calling melinda, she is somewhere here. i have been bugging her almost every day. i was calling her and saying, what is happening with the civic opening? i want to know because i want to go back to work, i want to know everything is safe. the next day they said october, and today it is december. i have been calling her so many

times and this is so nice. i can't believe i have a second one now. our older son, after we enrolled him in the same school and different location. you will be transferring here as well. my two boys will be here and i live next door. it could not be any better than this. [applause] thank you so much. thank you for everybody who worked so hard to open. i am really glad, i hope i am not the only one who is living in this wonderful life. i hope everybody can live in our building and enrolled their child and go back to their work, their regular life as everybody else. as a parent, this is the best thing we can wish for. thank you to everybody. [applause]

>> thank you. and last before we cut this ribbon and get this place open so we can get out of the way of these kids who need more room to play, i just wanted to do a special presentation to you for your work for the past 15 years, your dedication. [applause] your dedication to being an advocate for early childhood education, working to support kids and be on the front lines for this. this is often times thankless work. it requires a lot of patience and a lot of hard work to hire people, to review contracts, to apply for dollars, to turn in the paperwork on time. you name it and she does it. she has been doing it with them for the past 15 years and we are so grateful for your service and

the work that you have done in the south of market community, but the work we know you will continue to do to be such a blessing to so many people who need childcare that is going to help make a difference in the child's life. so thank you on behalf of the city and county of san francisco [applause] all right. supervisor haney, president yee, mrs. haas, and all the others, i think we will cut the ribbon. will we cut the ribbon? we will cut the ribbon and then we are going to let our kids get back to playing and having a good time. okay, kids? yes. do you want us to get out of your hair? okay. [laughter] thank you, everyone, for coming.

>> five, four, three, two, one. [cheers and applause]