>> stop the press conference and i'm amy chung and for the elderly and lady senior housing is one of our project build and open in 1990. upon so upstairs 85 seniors and this year, mayor, david and brook and they are happy. some of them came down this morning and be with this press conference we know you have a very important announcement to make. welcome to self help and the lady shore senior housing. i want to take this opportunity to thank mayor and thank all of our elected officials while

supporting the seniors during the pandemic. you know this self help is concern body our senior safety. so00 mayor when you announce the tax on the asian community, and when the self help for elderly need in order it protect our seniors, i remember this we were at square and asked the mayor to please, give us 30 thousand dollars to jump start a senior project. and the mayor did. almost over night. committed the money to us. we hire 2 senior escort people to bring the seniors to doctor appointments and banks. to come out for fresh air. mayor, thank you so much for supporting this project. from the may of 21 when we started the program to january 19, my staff have now served

1437 seniors and totally brought out 19, 455 escourt this is is a necessary program and thank you, mayor. at this time i will turn the program to david chuor city attorney. thank you very much for raul of our guests to attends today's press conference. >> a hand to amy chung! thank you for everything you are doing it is grit on have our seniors with us and want to take a moment and thank self help taking care of families, seniors approximate protect them. i want to thank everyone for gathering today for the announcement how our city respondeds to hate crime there is has been communities that reflect the diversity of the world who experienced hate and violence. and we then and there is trough

for ap i communities. with lunar new iary upon us we need to remain vigilant about antiasian violence this saturday we mark the 2 year anniversary of the brutal death of [inaudible] last week in an eerily similar attack involving an asian elderly man walking with a came south of market in the morning. visiting his daughter's home who was brutally pushed to the ground. last week a few days after the newest art's center was opened. the square was defaced. a few weeks ago a woman was kicked in the stomach boarding a muni bus the violence against our communities still persist. now, san francisco has seen a decrease in reported hate

incidents during the pedestrian year. but we are here because we know our work is not done. we know we need to come together to ensure that everyone in our communities are safe. and we need to make sure the community understands all that we are doing together. between our city, agencies and community organizations to keep us safe during this lunar now year build and w by everyone here to address what has been a spike of hate motivated violence that started at the beginning of the pandemic. fuelled by racist zebo by lead ergs. i want to thank organizations doing work on the grounds. self help. chinese new comers and chinese sick companies. and of course, the ap counsel,

stop hate as well as a new generation of great organizations including asians are strong, stand with asians and dear community. they worked hard with city leaders to increase services to victims and identify gaps in our city's response to hate crimes. this topic was the focus of a lawsuit filed against our city last year. labors the city and county of san francisco. which victims are served and procedures instituted to protect our community. >> i want to thank the alliance for asian american justice and my deputy city attorney for working to resolve this case and recognize mr. lei with us today. >> today's announce am stems out of all of these conversations. the 3 public officials who will speak head up an office or administration that worked this past year in conversations with my office on how we can initiate

programs, bolster resources and coordinate responses boy city agencies and commune organizations to hate incidents. i will rescue noise and ask to come to the podium someone who needs no introduction but when i was in the legislator, during that spike of antiasian violence before i new i was going to be your city attorney for 2 years, almost every time we spoke, this woman asked me, david, what more san francisco and california going to do around antiasian hate. she is the 45th mayor of our great city. mayor london breed. [applause]. >> thank you. david chu and thank you for your work and advocacy on this issue and working in partnership with my office. the da's office and the san francisco police department. you know, when you see these

incidentses occur on video, i know that in many communities, not just our asian community, it really hurts. and it touches people's heart and soul in a different way. as david mentioned there are alegality of asian organizations that have stepped and up done extraordinary work. i want to acknowledge the cross cultural rep this continueless to help bridge that gap and bring communities together. and we have street violence intervention programs here which has been instrumental in helping to deal with a lot of the violence in the city. especially challenges around retaliation. we appreciate their work with sarah juan and cyc and how they come together to be the eyes and ears and ambassadors on the streets to take care of our seniors. thank you roberto hernandez from

the mission and demonstratingior love and support for this community. when we say in san francisco is you come for one of us you come for all of us. we will band together it make sure this we support communities no matter what the issue is. and especially involving our seniors. you know, it has been unfortunate that over the years, there was a disconnect for victim services. in fact, we saw a lot of other people's rights were being honored more than the people who were actually impacted by the violence that occurred against them. and i understand there needs to be balance and fairness and justice in our criminal justice system. but victims should in the be retraumatized over and over. go to this discipline this nonprofit and this person whochlt is here to advocate for

them? had is here to hold people's hands and to help them through the most challenging time whether someone is a victim of violent crime. domestic violence. gun violence and i want to take a moment she is in the here but acknowledge the work of lynne west low putting our heart on the line to help victims regular low. there are so many different departments and agencies will and part of what we are here today is to say we are working together so this we collaborate to provide a better stream lining process so when a victim is in need of services, they get the services they need. they get the support they need. they get the nonprofit appropriate for the issue this occurs. now many of the voters approve prop d. supervisor stefani spearheaded the initiative to create a

department of victim service. and our goal is to make sure we are speaking with one voice to address these challenges. working clantive not pointing the if anything are but clantive with the da's office and the police department so that we can really focus time and attention on listening to what the victims are dealing with and to be aggressive advocates to fight for them. and that is what this is b. also we have to been more creative way and programs this will help support people. amy chung talk about theed escort program. a mall dollar amount to provide someone who can be with a senior to run errandleds. picking up medicine, grocery shopping or having someone so they feel safe. some of the, programs we provides are education classes

around banking. we want to make sure that people feel they don't have to carry carbwith them. looking at solutions to help address challenges of this nature. also, providing couchers if people don't feel safe on one mode of transportation this they have alternative modes of transportation so they get around the city. so we are investing in various programes and the great nonprofits we work with to deliver those services are the ones with boots on grounds not with just paid staff. there are so many amazing mobile homes here who have stepped up to provide support to many of our senior in san francisco who don't feel safe and also i want to express my appreciation to the san francisco police department. and those who continue to put themselves on the line to be proactive and engaged with the community and know the community and work with community based

organizations. so that we prevent crime in the first accomplice. when a crime happens they are really on the frontline addressing the challenges and trying to make sure that the victims of the crimes get the justice that they deserve so it does not happen to other people. there are a lot of pieces to this puzzle. when you walk away with today is this our different agencies who support not only criminal justice reform, support pushing to prevent crimes in the first place, but we support this after hose lines are cross thered is a coordinated response to get to the bottom of the situation so that people are held acounsel abltd and victims feel as though justice was served and get the support and service they need to feel safe in san francisco. that is the goal that is why i'm excited be here today and i want to thank you for your support of

the community. after what we saw, on television what happened in monterey park and in half moon bay, it is rocked this community here. in san francisco, our asian community, to the core. as we come in the year of the rabbit which represented kindness and mercy we need that now to really make a difference in our communities and leadership of the city is definitely committed to doing that. i want to wish all of you a happy lunar new year because yes this , is i challenging topic and yes, we gotta continue to be vigilent and provide the services and support we need. but we also will not let it take away from celebrating the extraordinary community during lunar new year. >> thank you all for being here today and with that i want to turn it over to our district

attorney, brook jenkins. good morning e everyone i will give this fire engine a chance to pull up here. i'm here because the city thought we needed to make sure our residents are taken care of. to develop a coordinated response when a crime occurs the types of crimes we have been seeing. that have been targeted toward the asian community in san francisco. we stand today with the a ap i community that has been hurt and deeply impacted by asian hate and other violence that targeted this community. 91 of us regardless of race or ageef hasment today see the videos the mayor mentioned.

>> our asian elders attacked on the streets. to hear the stories over and over that they no longer feel safe going to the grocery store. riding the bus to china town to run erands or to go to medical appointments. >> i want to start by thanking ani chung and the other community partners for being here today. and for being willing to work with us. on key issues. i want to express appreciation to those who are standing with me today. mayor breed, of course, for leading this charge. city attorney david chu as well as chief scott. each us, i know, are committed to working together to ensure our a ap i community members are safe and that their businesses are protected. we all than again, over the last

2-1/2-3 years we have had significant attacks on this community. and realize we have i language way to go after seeing the events in monterey park and half moon bay. we must use the events as an opportunity to work together to a leaveiate fears and show our support when violence occurs, especially in incidentses where hate was the reason. i want to be sure our community members in san francisco and the bay area the san francisco da's office takes crimes against asian americans seriously and hate crime in the city will not be tolerated. >> i worked as the hate crime prosecutor in san francisco. i know specifically that the impact the crimes have on our

victims and on the over all community. when something like that happens. i also deeply believe that those perpetrators of hate crimes have to be held to answer for those crimes. since taking over i start a new unit focusing on victims including elders that also handle hate crimes. this team of attorneys and support staff will practice cute hate where evidence supports and makes sure we are doing more for the elder low community in san francisco that has become the target of violent acts. i'm proud to announce my vehicle services crafted an information fly they're consolidated resources and information for hate crime victims. >> this form will be translate in the different languages and our goal is this noticer will inform residents of how my office can assist with filing a police department, provide

support during the court process and link victims with community organizations and counselling services after something happens. additionally, the division in the da's office has a new process of collaboration in relation to a ap i hate crimes. >> we all then and there is a city of tremendous resources. and that we have community based organizations all over the city who are dedicated to the mission of serving our residents when we had to do was make sure we were coordinating efforts. that we were aligning with the mission of providing services to victims in a way that was more efficient and less onerous and better than some to the victims of crime. partnership will ensure victims get response and services from my office. we must uplift voices within our

a ap i community to better understand their lived experiences and take their stories in account when we are drafting policy and creating new programs and services. while it is great that our city special honorable our city came together to make sure we had escort services to prevent attacks on the elder low community. i will not be complatant or satisfied with the fact we have an elderly community this feels it has to have an escort service to go to the bank or appointment. we as law enforcement in the city are dedicated to making sure we get to the point upon where that is no longer the case. where no matter what you look like or community you live in you can walk outside your door and feel safe. i want to announce today that as a part of this effort we are partnering with the mayor's office with city attorney chu

and the police department to credit a city summit we will host in the coming months to focus on providing more information arnold what hate crimes are. how to report them and what services are available to victims. so that our community has more information in the events this something happen and w together to continue to prevent the crimes from happening and this we work on unifying cross cultural to stop the crimes from happening the da's office is fortunate to have great relationships and such great partners. and it is my prior that we continue to work close low with each person that is responsible for serving victims of crime so we move the ball forward. i, tooshgment to recognize the violence as i said that resulted in the loss of lives in monterey park in oakland expect half moon

bay. roberto hernandez is here, who is a tremendous community stake holder and organizer, and has been essential to bringing together the latino and asian community to support one another. we know, it was both asian lives and latino lives lost amongst the farm workers in half moon bay. i want to thank him for being here today and doing that great work. thank you. i will turn it over to chief scott. >> good morning. thank you da jenkins. good morning, everybody. i will start with d ajenkins left awl off expressing my condolences to the victim's families and everyone impacted by the mass shootings at half moon bay, monterey park and oakland. these types of incidents shake us to our core.

and the basis of many of the incidents approximate are route in the hate. it is quite simple. they are rot in the hate. so -- it was tragic to start what should be such a great time with the new year and lounar new year with tragedies of this magnitude. as we always have to do, we have to look at each other and ban together and pick up piece and move forward. that's what this is about. this is about how we do it as a community. all of us in the san francisco police department value our long standing partnerships and nowhere is that more true than in china town. through this time of year for celebration i'm here to talk about something had is serious. and also want to say a few words hat san francisco police department is doing to strengthen our bond with the asian community and when we are doing to help you if you are the victim of a crime and more important low how to prevent the

crime from happening in the first place. our officers here to my right, work to address the crimes against asian community. i want to thank everyone here and we know that -- the pd cannot do it a11 we are stronger together. with people like the leaders standing here to my left and right under the leadership of our mayor issue london breed. we have to be together and work in collaboration to address the challenge this is face our city. hate ms. no place in the community it betrays the values the city cherishes and against what the lunar new year is all about. as stated by every speaker, we did see a decrease in hate crimes against the asian community 22-21 a significant decrease. so we are and will never be satisfied with a decrease.

we cannot be satisfied until we e eliminate the crimes that is a daunting task. now what you heard from mayor breed city attorney chu and jenkins, the many things they introduce are all in my opinion, lead to the fabric of community. when i look and seat many community members when are not from the china town community but always here for their community but every community around this city when we have to come together. that is what community is about. because we are here to protect not only our elders who are sit to my left butt people that worked hard to make china town what it is today. which is an iconic treasure of this city as also to the world we want to keep it this way >> the first step in building the bond system communication. in that regard, the san francisco police department has

over 500 bilingual officers. 100 know cantonese officers 20 manualed rain and 20 filipino speaking recovers under the leadership of the mir we stepped update liaison unit. a lot said how important it it is to offer and coordinate services to our victims and families when they are subject to hate related crimes or serious crimes. under the major's leadership we started the unit that added value. we worked with the da and her team to make super when services are appropriate we -- collaborate and give people guidance to get to the services and that hen a huge value add to this process that is daunting when somebody is victimized. it is the goal of our community liaison units to across the relationships with the police department and under served

people in the communities. people that have been marginalized and many of those individuals and people are from limited english proefficiency communities. our cou officer they coordinate with investigation's bureau to provide support, out reach on prejudiced based incident. hate crimes and life threatening incidents of violence against the members of the communities. they have done a tremendous j.w. we have whether commended staff in crisis to keep the community in tact and our commit commitment to you we will have a liaison unit in the san francisco police department because that is a prior to us. we continue is a priority to you all employs our members that we serve. our investigation's unit, especially investigations division is the entity responsible for the investigations of hate crimes they have done that for many years they have specialized

training and focus on the investigation of prejudice based incidents. we track all prejudice based incidents i will ask everyone's cooperation to report these type of any types of crime his they occur this is how we get to a better place. and sometimes -- things happen that are hate fueld that may not amount to the elements of a hate crime. we are still asking to you report them. because the basis of a hate crime and the rot of the hate crime is something lesser. if we track those incidents feign than i don't amount to a crime and attach a name we can give our da and her team if a case gets prosecuted better ammunition to charge hate crime offenses. please, it is important that you report those crimes. >> a way is to call the tip line. we facilitate the tip line in 9

languages and although witnesses to in progress crimes are encouraged to call 911 and report hayou see immediately. if it is nonemergency or if you think you have a clue that leads to solving of a crime, please, call that number. 575-4444. lastly i will speak with b things that are important and the mir talkod one that is the many ambassador programs the mayor made significant investment t. is a shim we have to escort people to the bank but where the blessing is this city has a will and resources to make that happen. we do believe that makes a difference. many of our most vulnerable members are attacked doing lifelike going to the bank to get money. we want to make sure that is done in a safe way and resources are available to make that

happen. police department has its own set of ambassadors refired san francisco police officer who is have police radios and trained through long careers. to know what to do when they see whatever it is they are seeing and work with our patrol officers. to make sure we independent to incidents. as they occur that hen a tremendous resource i want to thank the mayor and everybody who hen a part of making that happen. lastly, our presence this this community. after the shoot nothing monterey park, i know assistant chief approximate deputy chief. the captain here acting captain, immediately put a plan in action it increase the presence and this community with police officers. the difficulty sustaining that type of increase in presence we are committed to do what we can do do that. if something the mayor talked about and we know we are facing

staffing crisis but making when modifications weical to make sure in community in china town, the police officers do a tremendous job. they know the community and know people trust them. often time people call them directly than 911 i don't add sunrise if that's the way you community it we will take it. they built those reps. the officers some here and captain will continue to support this community and than i have my and the command starch's backing as well as the unyielding support of our mayor. you will see presence in this community. our community events have been historically well attended boy the members like china town night out. easter egg hunt. toy give awaves and the like. those are events that help us come together before there is a crisis. and because we do this we are

better able to handle a crisis when they happen. i will end by saying thank you to everyone here. thank you to the community members from the city and again, for the mayor's leadership. together, we can make this happen and better. and that is our commitment from the san francisco police department. so, i turn it back over to our city attorney david chu to close us out. [applause]. >> thank you. i have a couple closing comments. of course i want to thank our great mayor. police chief and district attorney for their commitment when we have done is ensure that off the services, all programs geared in the area than i are alined and connected putting protocols and process together to make sure we are working together as a city and working together with communities. the second thing i say is while today is focused on the issues that we have been grabbling with in the ap i community when we

are doing is building the infrastructure to make sure we are safer as a city to protect all our communities we know nahate crimes and incidents impact us whether you are black, latin x or lgbt lgbt a woman jewish, et cetera, well is more weave had to do and part that is what today is about. third thing is obviously the work that has been put in today would not have been done not just because of the leaders here but because of amazing staff i thank from the mayor's office ivy lee. policy advisor and mason lee from the san francisco police department. i want to thank david lazar. julian ang and your command staff in the da office willis and your leader ishmael team ana gonzalez. nancy tongue and i will say this this hen in the works for a

time. certainly predating the horrific ins debts occurring outside of the city during this past week and everyone here we not only hearts bleed for those no, ma'am members and communities in monterey park and half moon bay and oakland the hope is the work here will be a model in how we address violence. how we take care of victims. how we think about addressing the mental health of communities to make sure we are safe moving forward. with that. i want to thank you for coming. i know a number of officials have to leave quickly. what i suggest for the press if you have questions for any of officials just grb us on the way out. happy new year and lunar new year and stay safe. thank you very much.

>> we have private and public gardens throughout the garden tour. all of the gardens are volunteers. the only requirement is you're willing to show your garden for a day. so we have gardens that vary

from all stages of development and all gardens, family gardens, private gardens, some of them as small as postage stamps and others pretty expansive. it's a variety -- all of the world is represented in our gardens here in the portola. >> i have been coming to the portola garden tour for the past seven or eight years ever since i learned about it because it is the most important event of the neighborhood, and the reason it is so important is because it links this neighborhood back to its history. in the early 1800s the portola was farmland. the region's flowers were grown in this neighborhood. if you wanted flowers anywhere future bay area, you would come to this area to get them.

in the past decade, the area has tried to reclaim its roots as the garden district. one of the ways it has done that is through the portola garden tour, where neighbors open their gardens open their gardens to people of san francisco so they can share that history. >> when i started meeting with the neighbors and seeing their gardens, i came up with this idea that it would be a great idea to fundraise. we started doing this as a fund-raiser. since we established it, we awarded 23 scholarships and six work projects for the students. >> the scholarship programs that we have developed in association with the portola is just a win-win-win situation all around. >> the scholarship program is

important because it helps people to be able to tin in their situation and afford to take classes. >> i was not sure how i would stay in san francisco. it is so expensive here. i prayed so i would receive enough so i could stay in san francisco and finish my school, which is fantastic, because i don't know where else i would have gone to finish. >> the scholarships make the difference between students being able to stay here in the city and take classes and having to go somewhere else. [♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] >> you come into someone's home and it's they're private and personal space. it's all about them and really their garden and in the city and urban environment, the garden is the extension of their indoor environment, their outdoor living room. >> why are you here at this

garden core? it's amazing and i volunteer here every year. this is fantastic. it's a beautiful day. you walk around and look at gardens. you meet people that love gardens. it's fantastic. >> the portola garden tour is the last saturday in september every year. mark your calendars every year. you can see us on the website

>> for us, we wish we had our queue and we created spaces that are active. >> food and drinks. there is a

lot for a lot of folks and community. for us, it started back in 1966 and it was a diner and where our ancestors gathered to connect. i think coffee and food is the very fabric of our community as well as we take care of each other. to have a pop-up in the tenderloin gives it so much meaning. >> we are always creating impactful meaning of the lives of the people, and once we create a space and focus on the most marginalized, you really include a space for everyone. coffee is so cultural for many communities and we have coffee of maria inspired by my

grandmother from mexico. i have many many memories of sharing coffee with her late at night. so we carry that into everything we do. currently we are on a journey that is going to open up the first brick and mortar in san francisco specifically in the tenderloin. we want to stay true to our ancestors in the tenderloin. so we are getting ready for that and getting ready for celebrating our anniversary. >> it has been well supported and well talked about in our community. that's why we are pushing it so much because that's how we started. very active community members. they give back to the community. support trends and give back and

give a safe space for all. >> we also want to let folks know that if they want to be in a safe space, we have a pay it forward program that allows 20% to get some funds for someone in need can come and get a cup of coffee, pastry and feel welcomed in our community. to be among our community, you are always welcome here. you don't have to buy anything or get anything, just be here and express yourself and be your authentic self and we will always take care of you.

>> i'm connie chan district one supervisor and welcome to the richmond. >> i'm an immigrant and came to san francisco china town when i was 13 years old with my mom and

brother. my first job is at the community organizer for public safety with san francisco state. and land in the city hall and became a legislative aid to sophie maxwell. went through city departments when kamala harris was our district attorney i'm proud to represent the richmondad district supervisor. [music] we have great neighborhood commercial corridors that need to be protected. the reason why we launched the neighborhood business for supporting the [inaudible] for 15 years special more. we have the legacy business program the business around for

30 years or more and thought, you know, we gotta make sure the next generation contains for generations to come. am i'm ruth the owner of hamburger haven we came back on july 11. we were opened in 1968 at that time i believe one of the owners of mestart today went through a guy named andy in the early 70s and my father took it mid 70s. >> originally was just a burger joint. open late nights. then it changed over the years and became the breakfast staple. we specialize in breakfast, brunch come lunch now. i love this neighborhood. i grew up here. and it feels like home. i walk down the block and recognize people of people say hello. you say hello you talk and joke. has that familiar environment that is enjoyable and i have not

experienced anywhere else. there are many things i would like to see improve ams the things we might see are making sure that our tenants stay housed our small business in tact and those are the solutions that will contain to push to make sure that you know our communities can take root, stay and thrive. >> i'm proud of you know, welcoming folks to the richmond. everyone loch its we got farmer's market every sunday there. the you see really business at the noaa. ice cream at toy folks and going to chop for book like green apple. and that's when you like the deal is pizza place haall families love. you will see a lot of great

chinese shops that is readily available for everyone. >> and that is just thein are richmond there is more to do in the richmond. what is love is the theatre. >> i mean adam and with my wife jamie, own little company called cinema sf we operate the balboa theatre. the vocabularying theatre on sacramento and soon the 4 star on clement. >> balboa theatre opened in 1926 and servicing this outer richmond neighborhood since then. and close on the heels the 4 star opens since 1913. >> when you come in to a movie theatre, the rest of the world has to be left behind. but you get e mersed in the world that is film makers made for you. that is a special experience to very much we can all think of the movies that we saw in the

big screen of with everybody screaming or laughing or crying. it is a shared human experience that you get when you go in to places that are gatherings and artist presented to you. >> a shared experience is the most precious. and the popcorn. [laughter]. at the balboa especially, we stroif to have movies for people of every generation from the pop corn palace movies on the weekend mornings, for families and kids. this is for everybody of all ages. >> what is great about the richmond is it is a neighborhood of the immigrants. belongs to immigrants not ap i immigrants you will see that there are also a huge population of rush wrans and ukrainian

immigrants they stay united you am see that the support they lend to each other as a community. and cinderella bakery is another legacy business. if you go on the website it is known as a russian bakery. the first thing you see their pledge to support the ukrainian community. you will see the unity in the richmond i'm so proud of our immigrant community in the rich monthed. >> my dad immigrate friday iran the reason he stayed was because of the restaurant. has more centamential value it is the reasonable we are in this country. when he had an opportunity to take over the instruct he stayed that is why we are here part of our legacy and san francisco history and like to keep it going for years to come. >> another moment i'm proud to be supporting the richmond and

the only asian american woman elect in the office and as an immigrant that is not happen nothing 3 decades. you see it is my ability to represent especially the asian-american community. in my case the chinese speaking elders in our community that really can allow me to communicate with them directly. i'm program director of adult day centers. i have been here for 7 years i love to help the communities and help and the people with disability. i foal a connection with them. i am anim grant i love helping our community and new immigrants and improvements.

>> if you want nature, richmond is the neighborhood to go we are between ocean beach heights and golden gate park. >> i love the outer richmond. for me this is the single best neighborhood in san francisco. everybody knows each other. people have been living here forever. it is young and old. the ocean is really near by. and so there is that out doors ocean vibe to it. there are places to seat golden gate bridge it is amazing. businesses are all small mom and pop businesses. houses get passed down generation to generation. it has a small town feel but you know you are in a big city at the same time. it's got a unique flavor i don't see in other neighborhoods j. it

is about being inclusive we are inclusive and welcome the communities, anybody should feel welcome and belong here and shop local, eat local. we believe that with that support and that network it come in full circle. it is passing on kinds knows. that's when richmond is about that we are together at once. welcome to the richmond. [music] >> right before the game starts, if i'm still on the field, i look around, and i just take a deep breath because it is so exciting and magical, not knowing what the season

holds is very, very exciting. it was fast-paced, stressful, but the good kind of stressful, high energy. there was a crowd to entertain, it was overwhelming in a good way, and i really, really enjoyed it. i continued working for the grizzlies for the 2012-2013 season, and out of happenstance, the same job opened up for the san francisco giants. i applied, not knowing if i would get it, but i would kick myself if i didn't apply. i was so nervous, i never lived anywhere outside of fridays fridays -- fresno, and i got an interview. and then, i got a second interview, and i got more nervous because know the

thought of leaving fresno and my family and friends was scary, but this opportunity was on the other side. but i had to try, and lo and behold, i got the job, and my first day was january 14, 2014. every game day was a puzzle, and i have to figure out how to put the pieces together. i have two features that are 30 seconds long or a minute and a 30 feature. it's fun to put that al together and then lay that out in a way that is entertaining for the fans. a lucky seat there and there, and then, some lucky games that include players. and then i'll talk to lucille, can you take the shirt gun to the bleachers. i just organize it from top to bottom, and it's just fun for me. something, we don't know how it's going to go, and it can be

a huge hit, but you've got to try it. or if it fails, you just won't do it again. or you tweak it. when that all pans out, you go oh, we did that. we did that as a team. i have a great team. we all gel well together. it keeps the show going. the fans are here to see the teams, but also to be entertained, and that's our job. i have wonderful female role models that i look up to here at the giants, and they've been great mentors for me, so i aspire to be like them one day. renelle is the best. she's all about women in the workforce, she's always in our corner. [applause] >> i enjoy how progressive the

giants are. we have had the longer running until they secure day. we've been doing lgbt night longer than most teams. i enjoy that i work for an organization who supports that and is all inclusive. that means a lot to me, and i wouldn't have it any other way. i wasn't sure i was going to get this job, but i went for it, and i got it, and my first season, we won a world series even if we hadn't have won or gone all the way, i still would have learned. i've grown more in the past four years professionally than i think i've grown in my entire adult life, so it's been eye opening and a wonderful learning