of the week. get in touch with the parks and recreation center so come this special occasion. i am community ambassador for the hottest team in baseball right now. your san francisco giants. right, kids? right? i'm so happy to be here with you for this ceremony in honor of a new baseball field right here at gillman playground.

and now to begin our program for those of you that are seated, would you kindly please rise and remove your cap for the national anthem. for the latin jazz ensemble, mr. jorge elington. ♪ oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light. what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming ♪ whose broad stripes and

bright stars through the perilous fight. or the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming ♪ and the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there ♪ oh, say does that star spangled banner yet wave ♪ for the land of the free and the home of the brave ♪ >> thank you, mr. elington. thank you, sir. thank you so much. and, everyone, i would like to acknowledge all of the v.i.p.s that are with us this morning. we are pleased to be joined by

san francisco mayor, the honorable london breed. state senator scott weiner. assembly member david chu. san francisco and recreation park commissioner andy jupiter jones. [cheers and applause] >> president and c.e.o. mr. larry bear. giants broadcaster and good tidings sports caster david flemming. co-chair of the giants community fund kelly larkin cooper. founder of the good tidings foundation, larry harper. [applause] >> giants community fund executive director sue peterson.

and, you know our giants players do so much community outreach and one of whom is very involved in the community all while raising her precious children and supporting her all star husband jenn crawford. >> and a three-time all star who's having one heck of a season, your giant's short stop number 35 brandon crawford. [cheers and applause] >> i also like to recognize staff members of the san francisco recreational parks department. staff members of the good tidings foundation along with the larry harper family. board members and staff of the

giants community fund. and, we have members of our giants front office staff as well. thank you all for being here and always show your support. oh, no. i have not forgotten you because it would not be a giants celebration without our very own mascot, the great lucille. now this is a great community project with many organizations and joining hands. we've got a great lineup of speakers celebrating today. in the leadoff spot, see what i did there she is really our true host for the day and we thank her for her bold and extraordinary leadership for this difficult year and a half. it's my pleasure to bring to

the podium the 45th mayor of the city and county of san francisco, the honorable london breed. >> thank you. it's so great to be here in the bayview hunter's point community. this is exactly what i hope for for communities like the bayview and all over the city. and, in fact, brandon, i was a short stop when i played softball. i wasn't so bad and you played at this field when we played teams when i was in junior high school and let me tell you, this field does not look like it does today so i am so happy for all of you. the junior giants and for the sf bayside. all girls, one of the largest public baseball teams for girls

in the country and annie jupiter jones is here. so if any of you want to play, any of the girls who are here today, please make sure that you talk to annie because we want to make sure that young people know there are no limits to what they can do. that they can be whatever they want, participate in whatever they want and so making sure that they have places like this to play, to grow, to thrive. it is so important because you know, like i was one of those kids, i didn't always listen. i wouldn't have been able to listen like some of the kids are doing right now because i always wanted to be into something. always playing. always active. always wanting to do what i wanted to do. and, in fact, when we provide spaces so that kids can do what they want to do, so that they can learn incredible sports. so they can learn about team work, this is what we're doing.

we're preparing them for the future. so if you want to hit a double like brandon crawford did just yesterday and be apart of a world championship team, you can do exactly that. so i want to thank the giants for their investment in this and i also want to thank the tidings. i want to thank the san francisco rec and parks department because they put together the resources to renovate this particular field and, in fact, i want to also say to all the voters of the city and county of san francisco, thank you for the parks fund in 2012 and continued support for park. we're able to renovate fields like this, but that playground that these kids are going to go play in after this is over, thank you so much that we are able to make these investments. and, i want to lastly say this to all the speakers, keep it short because i know these kids

don't want to sit here for that long, do you? >> you guys are ready to play, right? >> yes. >> okay. let's be patient. we've got a few run ups. be patient with us and we'll make sure we get out there and have a good time. everybody, thank you so much for the rec and park staff, to the community in the bayview hunter's point. to the elementary school and all the folks who are part of this amazing community. well, we can't play right now, but we will be soon. and thank you, for coming out here and hosting this great event. have a wonderful day everybody. [cheers and applause] >> thank you, madam mayor. i have a feeling you were an all star short stop when you were playing softball. and, now, we are joined by our state senator representing senate district 11 which

includes all of san francisco, broadmore colma, please welcome state senator scott weiner. thank you. i was not an all star first off. first of all, let's hear did for our mayor for leading us through this pandemic and it's not over yet, but i know that mayor breed is going to lead us through. i thank the mayor and when we were on the board of supervisors. we fought so hard for funding for our parks. i think a lot of times, it gets criticized. the buses aren't on time. there's always criticisms of the city. but when you look at what the city of san francisco has done

with our park system over the last 20 years, it is extraordinary. as the partnership with the voters, it's a partnership with the community organizations like the giants, but we have been renovating every single park in san francisco. every rec center, every pool. every baseball field. everything has gotten renovated of what our government can do and what our city can do when we all come together and move in a common direction. and resources that this community deserves and our southeast neighborhoods are part of the heart of san francisco and it is amazing to see gilman or the work being done in the mcclaron park. we are all in it together and

we know from this pandemic, our parks matter. we're told you should be outside and the parks were a lifeline during this pandemic and it's going to continue to be a lifeline for our community. this is incredibly exciting. thank you to the giants for being such an amazing community partner. it's truly the heart of san francisco and let's just enjoy this baseball field. thank you everyone. [applause] >> thank you so much. appreciate you being here as well. next up is another tireless public servant and actually, we did a community event earlier this week on tuesday. it's great to see him out here again. please welcome my friend assembly member david chu. >> good afternoon san franciscans. i've always wanted to do this. boys and girls if i say "let's go" what do you say?

let's go. >> giants. >> i'm going to be very brief. when i'm in sacramento and senator weiner knows this. we have rivalries. we talk about democrats and republicans, we talk about red and blue, but there's one rivalry we often don't talk about. when our whole people crushed them i've got to tell you, we might of sent some texts. to say we beat l.a. this is what it's about. it's about our team taking the field. i just want to say all of you are part of a team here in san francisco that's making it happen for our city and not just our amazing giants.

i want to thank larry and our community. we have a team led by our c.e.o. and our coach mayor london breed who has hit that out of the park with so many of you representing the community, representing public safety, representing the nonprofit community, representing philanthropy. and let me just end with one final thing which is this is my neighborhood park. i live three minutes from here. my son and i come here on weekends to play and gilman has never looked better. [applause] >> and, as scott said, you know, under the leadership of mayor breed, the south neighborhoods of the bayview is getting the investments that it deserves. ten years ago, when we came to this playground, we thought will the bayview ever get the resources it needs. and this year, this is the

third playground revitalization playground that i've been to. just thank you to all of you. we're making sure that while these kids are junior giants. some day, someone on this park might be the next brandon crawford. someone in this park might be the next london breed. and we know that every kid in this park is a winner today thanks to the giants and thanks to all you're doing. have a wonderful afternoon, thank you. [applause] >> thank you, david. and now batting in the clean up spot, is a woman who loves her baseball. please welcome annie jupiter-jones. >> thank you. thank you everyone. my name is annie and i have the honor to represent the rec and park commission along with my fellow commissioners. we are so excited to be here.

we are so grateful to the giants community fund, the crawford family and the good tidings foundation to help us re-open this playground. as a city kid, i was born and raised in san francisco and that means i learned to love the giants right here. how many of you got to see a giants game at state park. maybe not as fancy as being at oracle park. i'm so happy in the giants in being able to make the adjustment where it was so important. please welcome board member of the good tidings foundation, your giants broadcaster dave flemming. >> mayor breed had the right idea. sometimes it's better just to grab that microphone, it's a little easier to do. real quick from me because i am

here. i am a proud san francisco resident. being here today just as somebody who loves the city makes me really proud. i'm the broadcaster for the giants. our giants have the best record in all of baseball. brandon crawford is having an amazing season. so i'm here on behalf of the giants and the city, but also on behalf of the good tidings foundation. it's a wonderful organization. those of you who don't know much. take a minute to learn as much as you can about all the great stuff that we do. i do want to acknowledge i don't know where larry and ronnie are hiding right now. can we just give them another round of applause. we really appreciate your efforts. also, the grass that you're

sitting on comes from west coast stir ups. i think that's pretty cool. i just want to say to brandon and jaylin, it has been a pleasure for me. i watched just about every game brandon's been in. our giants franchise goes back to 1883. but it has been even more of a pleasure for me to be around brandon as a person. he is a delightful young man who cares about this city, cares about his team, cares about kids and not just his own kids. i'm really proud of you today for all that you've done over the course of your giants career. and you should be proud too. thank you everybody for having me. [applause]

>> thank you so much. i appreciate you. and i want to take this opportunity to piggy back on what the mayor and assembly member chu and annie was saying. the there could be a future giants announcer out here as well. because momma's getting old. baseball is such a part of this community as you heard from all of our speakers in so many ways and these wonderful kids also participate in our junior giants programs and the city of san francisco as well as 85 other communities throughout the state of california.

it is a free program for more than 2,300 boys and girls and this program teaches our kids both baseball skills and important life skills because i know you all heard it before, baseball really is a metaphor for life. as they continue on with their education and their sports. now, it is my honor to introduce to you giants president and c.e.o. larry bear. >> thank you. i'm going to it take my cues from the boss, the mayor of san francisco and i'm going to keep remarks short because after me as they said is the greatest short stop in history of the san francisco giants and new york giants. so that's back 138 years. i just want to share a couple of things. one is how special it is to come to this neighborhood where

really most of my childhood memories were made. watching willy mays and barry bonds play. and at bayview hunter's park. there's a member of all the volunteering from giants staff would do and still does at brett heart school and incredible community relationship we have here. so it's just such a pleasure to return to gilman field. we had a situation back in 1992 where the office moved and we had a rally in one thousand nine hundred ninety-two and there was a four-year-old and this picture exists in our ball park, we had a four-year-old on the shoulders of his father holding up a sign that said,

"save my giants." you want to guess would that 4-year-old was? yes. pointing over here. brandon crawford. this is also giving back to this neighborhood and to our city for brandon crawford. just a round of applause for brandon. the greatest giants short stop in history. as we mentioned, this is 21 fields have been rebuilt. many in san francisco and it's just such a pleasure for the junior giants and the bay side to be able to use these fields and, you know, it's probably one of the greatest things that i think any of us from the giants can do. we're going to lose games. we're going to win games. we're going to open the world series a lot. we aspire every year. this is something we can do

that will live forever and i cannot thank enough mary and larry and ronnie harper. larry has literally lived here at this field to make sure it's as beautiful today. it just completely fulfills our dream of what gilman field could be. where david chu lives nearby. so thank you for your partnership with junior giants. it's been mentioned that san francisco rec and park is a very involved partner. working with phil ginsburg and we thank so much all the work that park and rec has done

because it's literally a partnership. and the public private partnershipses, you can talk about them, but you have to do them and this is done and several others in the city have done and our goal is to do one a year and if not in san francisco, we work with communities in east paloalto and richmond. but we really do believe that the focus should be as much as possible in our back yard in san francisco. so thank you to the city of san francisco and park and rec and thank you for the amazing partnership that i have to acknowledge the giants community fund board and kelly coover who has been is mazing with her leadership. and cassandra hoffman. russel maps who cannot be here today who has been truly a

leader for us in norwegianing these so now we can get to the person we all want to see and hear from to thank. someone who's leading us in a really powerful way on this field and we had a game tonight against houston. so let's hear from the man who at 4 years old said "save my giants" with a sign. brandon crawford. [cheers and applause] >> thanks, larry. and, thank you everybody for being here and who helped put

this thing together and helped at the field and just honored to be here with my family, all these special guests that we've heard speak, the junior giants and everybody here. as we -- as we're here to celebrate the opening of the gilman playground baseball field. it looks awesome. my relationship with the giants started 34 years ago. i was fortunate enough to go to a lot of games with my naernts. i was such a big fan that when i was your guys' age i did an

assignment in kindergarten and that's what i wanteded to do when i got older and grew up. and that was an easy answer. and my parents always emphasized getting an education first, but they also supported me in every way of chasing my dreams. my dad was my little league coach. he emphasized the importance of fundamentals, discipline, and hard work. he taught me that if i wanted to be the best, i needed to not just show up for team practices, but put in the extra work. needed to take extra batting practice, extra fielding practice as well and work on speed and agility. i also need to be a good teammate and be respectful. i hope to instill these qualities into my own kids. the importance of hard work and

being respectful. and baseball has gotten me to the position i am in today. it's important to key life skills, a way to give back to the community. it gave me an opportunity to go to college and get an education. it's helped me meet some of my closest friends. taught me the importance of team work. to work together and be an unselfish team member. it taught me how to deal with pressure. learning how to adjust in life and embrace challenges. it helps all areas of life. teaches you to deal with failure as well as success. there's plenty of failure in baseball. you'll get out, strike out, make mistakes and make errors. but then you'll also make corrections, try harder, work harder and be successful.

our theme this year for the giants has been resilience. baseball teaches resilience and resilience helps you deal with the ups and downs of life. so my wife and i are so happy we're able to give back to the community in this way and bring young people together here and give them an opportunity to learn life lessons that will help them chase their dreams also. thank you. [cheers and applause] >> thank you so much, brandon. we appreciate all dough on and off the field and lucille i think you'll help me on this. mvp! mvp! so now we thought it would be fun to do a little 7th inning stretch. for the kids of the bayview and

lead please welcome community member earnest east. earnest and the kids, take it away! yes. you guys ready? >> yeah. >> all right. you've got this. >> how's everybody. how about a wonderful hand for these wonderful children out here. i guarantee it's and

encouraging them to do their best. give me a round of applause, parents. you can join us if you will. ♪ take me out to the ball game take me out to the crowd ♪ buy me some peanuts and cracker jacks ♪ i don't care if i never get back. ♪ it's root root root for the giants ♪ if they don't win it's a shame ♪ it's one, two, three strikes you're out at the old ball game!

[cheers and applause] >> great job. check check. there we go. how about a round of applause for our kids. special cameo appearance. that was fantastic. all right. as we close out today's ceremonies everybody, it is time for a ceremony alfirst pitch just like we do every night before the baseball games. and, brandon, if you wouldn't mind, we'd like you to do the catching. have you do the catch, brandon.

everyone doing the pitching for us. headed to the mound as one special junior giants player. she is 11 years old. angel wisinger. whenever you're ready, angel. you know what to do. [cheers and applause] >> way to go, angel. good job. very well done. all right. we're almost about to wrap things up here if we can just

have you all be patient and wait a little while and then get to the car. brandon's got to take to the field tonight as you take on the houston astros. we're going to have a little time and let them get to the car and i wangt to thank all of you so much for coming and all of you kids, we want you to look to your camp leaders for instructions after the crawford family has. so be sure to look to your camp leaders. if anybody wants to go to the giants game, we have tickets. so look for our staff in the orange shirt. if you can or anybody that

would like to go tonight. they're going to be over here. okay. right outside the gate there as you exit, check in with them. game one of your san francisco giants. let brandon and the family get out.

yesterday was my birthday and i was out a little later than normal. it was nice to really celebrate a birthday for a change and i celebrated in ashia sf in san francisco where -- oh, my goodness, the performance was amazing. the food was great. the drinks were wonderful, the people were wonderful, but what i most enjoyed about being at asia sf is that they require everyone who comes through the door shows proof of vaccination. and so i felt a little bit safer when i was there last night and today's announcement is really about making sure that people feel a little bit safer in our city, but most importantly, what we're seeing now with this virus is very challenging. and of great concern to me and i know many of you as well. but let's take it back just a

little bit. the fact is that we should be proud of san franciscans. when i asked you all over a year ago to shelter in place and basically change your entire lives to support one another and ensure this virus didn't spread. you answered the call, you stepped up, you did your part. our health care workers showed up to the hospital to take care of those who unfortunately contracted the virus. but ultimately, we saw the best of the people of this city. and now, we need just a little bit more. and, again, going back to where we are. we've seen in this city 78% of people in san francisco have

been fully vaccinated. that's still more than any place else in the country. and i know the rest of you all are coming kicking and screening, but let me explain why this is so important. it's important because kids under the age of 12 cannot be vaccinated. so we have to make sure we're protecting them. it's important because there are still people who are elderly and sick and those with underlying health conditions that may not be eligible for the vaccine. we're doing this for them. so the reason why we're here today is because we're actually following the lead of small businesses and in particular, many bars in san francisco that decided on their own we're going to require proof of vaccination before you enter our bar and the reason why we're here at vericio is

because the owner, wherever she is, there you go. janet clyde, she took it the extra step. she took a lot of heat for it. she said i want to keep my customers and my employees safe, so i'm going to do this despite how challenging it was. how it impacted her business because she put the health and safety of the people of this city and her customers and her employees before anything else. that's what being a good san franciscan is all about and so we appreciate you letting us be here at this historic location to recognize that we really are in this together. and because this delta variant has been so brutal i don't know about you, but when the virus

first happened and over that time period. i knew less people at that time who actually got the virus. and there are a bunch of folks that i know how who have in some cases been vaccinated that have contracted covid because the delta variant is just that more contagious and we are not out of the woods as it relates to covid, we're still going through it. yes, we're sick and and tired of it, but it's not tired of us it's still coming back with a vengeance. we're seeing 263 new cases and those people are younger in some cases than what previously existed and dr. cofax said if

i'm going to get covid anyway. it's a difference being home every day or being in a hospital on a respirator where you can't breathe and this is real and it's hard to understand when you don't complooeld see it, but in some cases they can't talk where in this past year and a half, there have been people who died who have not been able to have funerals. when we think about those sorts of things, how can we not do our part to get better, to get vaccinated to make sure we're protecting one another. to make sure we're protecting our children because they can't get vaccinated. so why are we here today?

well, part of it is we're taking our steps around vaccinations just a little bit further and starting august 20th, you will need proof of vaccination in businesses for your customers in high contact areas like bars, restaurants, clubs, theaters, entertainment venues. indoor gyms and fitness and large indoor events with more than a 1,000 people. by october 13th, employees at these establishments must be vaccinated as well. all of the employees need to show proof of vaccination by october 13th to their employer. now, to be clear, this will not include people or kids who are under the age of 12 because they can't get vaccinated. so what we don't want folks to

think is a family of four that you can't go to a restaurant, you can. because we know that your children cannot be vaccinated and will not have the ability to show proof, but the parents will need to. and, this does not impact those who are coming to pick up to-go orders. a lot of folks who do the deliveries. so this won't impact that. as i said, why are we doing this? it's to protect the workers. it's to protect kids. it's to protect those who can't get vaccinated. it's to make sure we don't go backwards. it's to make sure that i never have to get up in front of you and say i'm sorry we just re-opened and now the city's closed again because we are seeing too many people die. so to find out information

about getting vaccinated go to sf.gov/vaccinated. you can call if you have any questions or need additional information, but this is an important step towards our recovery. i saw on the news hamilton just opened and people were there with smiles on their faces. underneath the mask, i saw the high cheekbones. i know you guys know what that looks like and it felt good. i don't know about you but when i went out to asia sf, the women who performed there to be out in a city, to go to a

restaurant, to see people again, there was a time we could not do this, so if we want to continue down this path if we want to make sure people are healthy to make sure we're in a good place as a city from a public health perspective so that our economy can really recover to its fullest extent, then we all have to do our part. we need to get vaccinated. we need to make sure that we are respectful to the businesses that ask us to put on our mask, or to produce your vaccination cards. we need to continue to have grace as we deal with one of

the most and count your blessings and let's make sure it isn't anyone else in the future because that's what this is about. making sure that now that we have a vaccine that we take full advantage of it because that's going to make the difference for us. and i want to thank a couple of folks here joining us including rodney fong from the san francisco chamber. thank you for being here. sharky laguana, thank you for your work and advocacy. thank you. and we have a couple of other folks joining us. i think ben blyman is going to say a few words representing the bar owners here today. you know, it was not -- asia sf

is somewhat like a bar. it's a bar, performance, food, they have it all. so it's like the perfect bar space where you get everything. anyway, ben is here to talk a little bit about that. mary ellen carol is here from the department of emergency management to answer any questions. and, i think um, who else is here? like i said, it was a long night. and, right now, i'm going to call up dr. grant cofax to talk a little bit about the specifics of our health order, what the plans are and just thank you all so much for being here and thank you all for continuing to do your very best to comply with these very complicated sometimes numerous health orders, but they will keep us safe and they will save lives. thank you so much.

well, good morning everyone. and thank you, mayor breed, for your steadfast leadership. as we continue to navigate covid-19 as a city. and thank you, janet, and visuvio for your important efforts as we recover from this pandemic. and i want to thank our acting health officer who worked hard on these orders and for director marry ellen carol for your ongoing partnership in this response. the business community has been an important partner in our efforts ever since the early days of the pandemic which is now well over a year and a half. from capacity limits to masking requirements to everything in between, you have responded and adapted to the many new ways of doing business throughout. and, for that, we thank you. i look out at all the new outdoor dining pots and walk-ups these days and i'm so

pleased to see the way san francisco has adapted and come bang to life. even in just the last few months. the difference is palpable. our ability to adapt, change and respond will service well because even as we beat back this disease. we also know that covid-19 will be with us in some capacity for the foreseeable future. we are now in a new phase of the pandemic. and even as we see a surge of cases, we have the powerful tool to fight this disease and keep ourselves and each other safe. the vaccines. let's use them. the updates to our safer return together health order are designed to make sure we can continue to keep businesses open and enjoy our lives in san francisco safely even as we face the delta variant and

other variants to come where people are at close range. breathing heavy indoors. it's simply common sense. it makes sense to require vaccinations in indoor settings where food and drink is served like restaurants and bars and where aerobic exercises happen in gyms and fitness establishments and where many people gather like at indoor venues of a thousand people or more. we believe we will continue to make a major difference in lowering the spread of covid-19 with the common sense solution of vaccines. the vaccines continue to work remarkably well especially and dramatically lowering the risk of hospitalization and death from covid-19. the vaccines are our armor. they are our life jackets. they are parachutes.

d.p.h. launched a vax to you campaign last week that will bring a mobile vaccination team to your home or business if you have at least five people ready to get the vaccine. we ask businesses to please take advantage of that and you can go to sf.gov/vaxtoyou for more information. you can continue to get the vaccine from your health care provider or at a farmee or many of our drop-in sites across the city. we are also ready and in hand to have the new tools to implement the new vax even requirements. while today's announcement applies to these specific kinds of business, we also encourage

all businesses in the city to do their part and require their employees and patrons to get vaccinated as soon as possible. for anyone who is on the fence about getting vaccinated or hasn't made the time, we very much hope that the incentive of eating at your favorite restaurant in san francisco or grabbing a drink will remove any barriers that you may have for getting vaccinated. the vaccine is safe, effective, and appointments are readily available. and, just a reminder, that even if you've already had covid-19, we in the city strongly recommend that you get fully vaccinated. thank you, and, with that, i'd like to introduce ben blyman, head of the san francisco's bar owner's alliance and an early leader in requiring vaccinations at bars and encouraging others to join. ben, thank you. >> thank you.

first of all, i'd like to say happy birthday to mayor breed. happy birthday. second of all, i just want to thank mayor breed for her leadership throughout the pandemic. for many of us, it's the worst year and a half of our professional lives and i can't say how grateful we are to have somebody in the highest leadership of san francisco who actually cares about us and doesn't just help us when it's politically expedient to do so. time and time again the mayor's shown she truly cares about our issues and is willing to go to the mat for us. thank you for that. i just wanted to call that out. about three to four weeks ago, the san francisco bar owners started to notice alarming cases of break through infections with staff members of ours. these are vaccinated individuals working in bars who suddenly were coming down with covid, thankfully, none of the cases were serious. there were no hospitalizations

but it was enough to give us pause and have a robust conversation. in that conversation, three things came up that i noticed and it was a very robust conversation. one was how scared we were for the health of our staff members. specifically, we have a lot of staff members who have young children. we have a lot of staff members who take care of elderly parents and the idea they could bring something home and put them in danger was scary for us and real. we have a sacred obligation to our staff members. we know that. we feel that way, and that was really first and foremost in our minds. the second was the impact it was having on our businesses. if somebody comes down with covid, even if they don't go to the hospital, they're out for at least ten days and we're having a staffing shortage already across the u.s., so this has a serious impact on our ability to do business. i myself had to close a bar for a night because my bartender got covid at a different job of

his and we were unable to find coverage. and the third thing that came up was the frustration that we felt as a community. for the first year of the pandemic, we were fighting an uncontrollable virus. it could be sort of managed, but it was kind of out of control and we kind of had the sense of fatalism. but that was no longer the case. and the bar owners were veryis a sievous and it was something that came up and we floated the idea what if we just don't let them inside. after a poll we did, over 80% of our membership responded that they would like to go through with that and they declared we would only allow vaccinated individuals to hang out indoors at our establishments. in actual practice, it was a little bit of a nothing burger.

if anything, almost every single person was happy about t. they were thrilled. they were thankful. they were safer. the pushback we got was online from a bunch of remarkably right wing trolls whose trolling was so bad hopefully i could teach them about how to troll correctly. that said, we've gone through with it. it works. it's helping to decrease exposure to our staff members. we know that unvaccinated individuals are eight times more likely to contract and spread coronavirus and we need to make sure that we keep them from exposing our staff and their families as much as we can. even though there wasn't much pushback, we still kind of felt like we were on an island as a group. we didn't do it thinking other people would follow. we didn't do it to change hearts and minds. if hearts and minds do change, that's fantastic.

but we did to to protect our staff and families. but the fact that san francisco is doing this now is a huge thing for us. we're not alone anymore. the city is making a bold statement if you want to participate in our society fully, if you want to be able to cough into the mouths of other people around you in closed tight areas, you must be vaccinated indoors. the fact that we're not alone is a huge benefit to us and i thank the city of san francisco for going through with this. it's a giant deal for us so thank you very much, thanks for having us. >> thank you, ben. and, thank you to all the bar owners in san francisco. thank you to the vasuvio and janet in particular for your leadership and work and advocacy. as i said, the bars did this a couple weeks ago and the city is following their lead which i think is truly remarkable. the example that they're setting what we're doing to

keep people safe is most important at this time. and, with that, i'll open it up to questions from the press.

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