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tv   Mayors Press Availability  SFGTV  April 29, 2023 11:05am-12:01pm PDT

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to taketo taketo taketo your seats so wes so wes so wes so wy name is davids davids da chu. ir to be the firste firste firste n city attorneyttorneyttorney in d county of san francisco.anciscoa you, madam mayoram mayoram andal of the city and county county c francisco, welcome welcome welce officialofficialofficialofficiai heritage month. month. month. mt our cityour city we we we we we, the cultural, the social socialr of the asianhe asianhe asianhe y in our country country country,t just just just just because of our historyhistoryhe fact thatct thatct that asian is started here in our very city. it's not just because of the fact that we have the oldest chinatown in the united states,
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one of three japan towns in the united states, little saigon, the filipino cultural heritage district and so many communities that reflect the diaspora of r ap community it's because of all of you. all of you who represent this amazing diversity who are leading in so many ways, and i just want to thank you for that. we have so much to celebrate this year, and i'm not just talking about academy awards. i'm talking about the progress that we re making after very challenging. several years as we are bringing our community back after covid in the wake of anti asian hate, as we move things forward, and each of you again has been a part of that. i also want to say that san francisco this year there's so much that we are doing to continue to anchor our status as the asian american capital. and that includes the fact that this fall in november san francisco is going to be the host city to apec, which is the asian pacific
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economic cooperation leadership summit where we will be hosting literally heads of states from countries to our east, representing where our communities came from, and it's going to be an incredible moment to showcase who we are. um. i know today we're going to be acknowledging a lot of folks and shortly we're going to be hearing from our great mayor. we're going to be hearing from our city administrator. i want to take a moment and acknowledge our asian american sheriff. i want to acknowledge are the head of our asian arts museum and i'm looking for other department heads. i know the head of our library is here, michael lambert, and i'm sure i'm missing others, but i'm sure the mayor will catch up with me. once i once i complete my comments, but let me also say this. this event this month would not happen, but for tremendous community partners, and they are listed on the boards we have here, but we have many, many amazing community partners. i know we're going to acknowledge several of them for
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their decades of leadership. we have many amazing community sponsors. um but we only have one woman who has been at the heart of this event for the better part of 19 years since she was, i think eight years old. ah! this is an event that came about because the then head of national organization of chinese americans approach then mayor gavin newsom and said it is high time for san francisco to put ourselves on the map and acknowledging a p i heritage month and claudine cheng, you've been at the heart of this. you have worked so hard for almost 20 years of doing this. thank you so much on behalf of the city for everything you do, and without further ado claudine cheng. time time does fried 19th years how to believe, but but really, this is a labor of love for everybody who is involved every year to, um put together this celebration is amazing 19 years we really do not have
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people ask me that some of the sponsors about what is your operating budget this and that we really do not have an office. we really do not have stopped. all we have a volunteers and our committee and i really cannot thank you enough out committees and especially at this time, i'd like to introduce our three celebration coaches, and fortunately, thomas lee is out of town for work. but l. perez entertainment commissioner l press one of our celebration coaches. and amazing grace grace. hurry, keary. celebration co chairs. and a special shout out to tennessee who is heading up our awards committee. dennis thank you so much for everything. so our city attorneys talk about the rough and tough times that aapi community has gone through in the last few years, so we feel that when we think about our theme, we just feel that we really need to take the opportunity to continue to strengthen ourselves, and that's
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so to make it very simple. our theme this year is strengthening the fabric of our community. looking around, we might all be coming from different places. we have very different may have different culture history heritage, but you know, we are one api community and we hope that throughout, uh the month of may. that's what all the program is going to tell this story of our community. um thanks to again to co chair thomas lee was very, very creative this year. this is the hour event. this is our commemorative poster, and it's really a very intricate design of different parts of the fabrics as you can see, putting the different parts of the fabrics together how the community is going to connect. and be one whenever we can, um, on our website now, which is just updated again by thomas is the celebration guide the celebration guiding quote, a list of all the art and cultural events as a happening. the key events that we are aware of that
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is happening in san francisco during the whole month of may want to really appreciate our celebration partners, the asian art museum campus. san francisco public library. i mean, throughout the month of may this amazing so many events. um therefore for everybody for all generations to enjoy. we are not just celebrating our month. we are also, i think in, maybe also sell celebrating small business week. so we are also this year having a joint celebration of small business week. i think l perez have taken leadership of that we are going to have this fun event called child fund. uh in district in his district. 11 is it? yeah and to collaborate and bring up the smart, bring out help help our small business in that area with small business week and all the restaurants so there are many ways throughout the city that we are every year. we are trying to think about new ideas. how do we expand this collaboration? how we can spread the community loved around, so they're really plenty going on,
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and we look forward to seeing many of you next wednesday at our aapi heritage awards and, uh and reception. um. but without but we really cannot do all of this without you know your substance cities support and since 2005 we were so happy to have all the mayors, strong support and presence every year when we celebrate, and it is a very important message that we are supported. both in the bottom by our communities and all the way you know the whole spectrum. so um, i'd like to welcome mayor lee mayor breed to our out. i think mayor lee wanted to know wanted us all to know that he's still with us in some capacity or another. i take that as a sign and a good one. for really the spirit of the asian community in the city and county of san francisco, one of
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resilience and one of excitement in these times after dealing with some very challenging times . what i appreciate most about this opportunity to celebrate the month of may as asian american and pacific islander heritage month is. we have an opportunity to really talk about not only the accomplishments and the things that we have achieved in the arts and in philanthropy and community, but we have an opportunity to really reflect on the past and also look back at what this community has gone through and emerged even stronger than it has ever been as a united front against those challenges, and so this is really an opportunity to reflect because last year i don't know if there were a lot of smiles on people's faces. in light of all the anti asian hate and the
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attacks on many of our asian seniors. in particular, there was a lot of sadness and a lot of frustration and coming together and working together and making investments and changes to policies and with our new d, a accountability has really change what is happening in these communities all over san francisco? no we are not where we need to be. but we have come a long way and we are seeing those numbers. decline thanks to really an emergence of our public safety officials, including our own paul miyamoto , who has really been at the forefront of working with chief bill scott and working with district attorney brooke jenkins to make sure that accountability is at the forefront of the work that we do because san francisco as a compassionate and second chance city, we believe in reforms. we believe in second chances, and we believe in the importance of the work, too. to deal with the challenges that exist, but we also truly believe
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that when those lines are crossed, people need to be held accountable, and that is also a part of a safe community. i also want to take the opportunity to really recognize that amazing organizations who really stepped up the, um uh c y c with their various ambassador programs and also self help for the elderly with the work that they've done for the senior escort program, and so many people in volunteers really came together in our city, and it has been a really beautiful thing. i was just out in chinatown last week. uh really celebrating community coming together in the festivities and all the kids and the excitement for the spring and the year of the rabbit and i was on clement street celebrating their and the cherry blossom festival the past couple of weeks, and i thought to myself, nothing makes san francisco come alive. more than these activities and festivals and celebrations and many of our commercial corridors and the asian community as a whole is at
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the heart of all of those activities. so i want to just really reflect on that and how far we've come as a city and the excitement that will spring out as a result of a p, a heritage month in san francisco. thanks to the great leadership of claudine and thomas and al perez , and so many people who spend a lot of time volunteering to help make this really an incredible opportunity for people to explore different parts of the city, including our folks from visitation valley are pacific islander community who really. has been at the forefront of helping to make sure that part of san francisco is not forgotten. so today we are grateful to our asian art museum . thank you. j for being here are partners with the san francisco public library, and you have a fierce advocate in michael lambert and also camp fast. we know it's gonna be a
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big thing, but they also aren't a partner. for asian pacific and asian and asian american and pacific islander heritage, mom, so mouthful um, but today we also take a moment to really honor a number of organizations , the 30 40 and 50 years of existence, and i don't know if you did that on purpose, claudine. but um, the asian pacific fund for supporting community through philanthropy and making sure those investments get made in asian organizations. the asian island . i mean, the angel island immigration station foundation for 40 years of protecting the stories and the history and the heritage of the asian community in the bay area, the japanese cultural and community center of northern california one that is absolutely my favorite because of the work that they have done with me and partnership over the years even before i was a supervisor on the board of supervisors collaboration that took place between this center
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and the african american art and culture complex. those cross cultural relationship building opportunities were always central in my life in the western addition community and so they are celebrating 50 years , so a wide spectrum of organizations doing extraordinary things along with events, activities, films, you name it. it's all a part of what's happening during the asian american and pacific islander heritage month for the month of may and san francisco and i am so grateful and excited. i want to really thank and acknowledge all of our sponsors for investing in our asian community. i know u. s bank and amazon and wells fargo or some of the top sponsors here , making sure that the resources are available so that community can have support and i see valley brown. from grants for the arts. thank you for making sure that we continue to invest in our arts organizations are parades are festivals in our exciting events of san francisco
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, and i'm going to just, um, leave you with this. um apec is going to be extraordinary in san francisco. and what is so amazing about what it represents ? david shoe touched upon it a little bit, but this is going to be an international event. of. a magnitude proportion and when i say that no other event on an international scale has existed in san francisco since 1945 when the united nations was created right here in our city. and so we will have heads of states. we will have ceo s and folks and companies. this will be an opportunity to showcase san francisco like never before, and the asian community will be on full display. we know that there are so many people who come from asia in different parts of asia
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and we know that there is a very close knit relationship. for community but also for business and so that will be on full display during november, when apec will descend upon san francisco like never before, we will be on center stage and this community will be at the forefront of so many events and activities that we will do. to make it clear what is great about san francisco to make it clear all the wonderful things that are happening in our city. no one is going to define the narrative of our city. we are the writers of what happens in this city and our history and also our awesomeness as it relates to the work that we do to bring community together. so what we're gonna do in our celebration. we're going to show them what san francisco is all about. during the month of may during a pack and year round as we continue to build relationships and change san francisco for the better working
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with each and every one of you, thank you all so much for being here to kick off asian american and pacific islander. heritage month in the city and county of san francisco. thank you. mayor. london breed. um. uh so our next speaker will city administrator come and chill comments one of one of our honorees in earlier years and obviously haven't you illustrious public service career through city home. so many positions as part of supervisors assessor we call the and our city administrator, so thank you for being here coming. hello well, you really can't follow the mayor. so i'm not sure why i got this wonderful responsibility, but i really
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wanted to be here to celebrate with you. and to tell you how excited i am to celebrate with my daughter, she's finally vaccinated. she's four years old. we're going to get out there and want her to see what our city is all about. and to be able to experience all the wonderful, um, parts of our city , but i really want to take a minute to acknowledge the mayor and her championship. of all of the wonderful things that happen in our city. there are so many things that happen. the things that you see might be the headlines that grace to our news . it might be the information that is kind of top of mind when it comes to conversations in the public sphere, but by and large, sometimes the support that you get from leadership comes in ways that are small and quiet but effective. i don't know if you know, i know. she just mentioned valiant and the grants for the arts program. but this mayor understood just how important it was to not only revitalize our economy and make sure that we're activating our spaces in our city. but the fact that every time we have these parades, these festivals, these
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cultural events, there are an opportunity to uplift the communities that we value so much in our city. i don't know if you know, but in our last budget, she doubled the amount of investment that we made in parades and festivals. these are not things that ever get covered impressed because maybe people don't pay attention to those small things, but they are the things that make a difference, and i just really want to acknowledge her support if anybody saw her at the cherry blossom festival, you know, just recently i was on that float with her. oh, my goodness. she is no better champion. she was dancing, enjoying it, and i'm like, how am i going to dance next to the mayor? that is not. that is not something that that , um is definitely in my forte. but she really is a champion. i want to thank the mayor for all of her support for these events because it truly is important. but i have the wonderful opportunity today to be able to acknowledge the 30 40 and 50 year old contributions of these organizations. so it's not only about getting the voice of our api community out there, but it's also about recognition
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recognition of the people and the organizations who have been steadfast in our community, supporting our community and helping less weather all of the storms. so this time i want to be able to recognize that people and ask you to stand so we can get give you a big round of applause. for their contributions. representing the asian pacific fund, caroline wang colin, who is the president and executive director. asian pacific fund is celebrating their 30th anniversary. they have been doing so much to not only be a community foundation that helps to support our organizations across the bay area, but really has been focused on making sure that they were continuing to make the investments in our api community funds all across the board. i want to thank you for being here representing the organization, and we look forward to recognizing your contributions. the agent, angel island immigration station foundation, represented by darlene shoe, bryant. celebrating their 40th year. as you know, the angel
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island immigration station foundation is devoted to preserving the former u. s immigration station at angel island and promote the history of the exclusion, detention, hope and determination of all immigrants who arrived there. so i want to thank you, darlene for all of your great work and continue to keep our history alive. thank you. and finally the japanese cultural and community center of northern california. scott okamoto, are you there? there you are. and laurie matoba as well. the deputy director is celebrating 50 years in our city. the center preserves and promotes japanese american culture and historical heritage enhances understanding and appreciation among people, the united states and japan and promotes a multiservice community space to serve the community. so for those organizations who have had an immense impact on san francisco , thank you so much, and we look forward to continue to celebrate with you throughout the month. thank you. thank you, carmen. i see that. seven point, miyamoto
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is also here. would you like to see if it was. thank you. i just want to say one thing that, um the theme this year is strengthening the fabric of our community, and if i could draw your attention to my pants i just happened to be wearing denim today. today is world denim day in recognition of the support that we in public safety and in and all the different positions in our community we give to women victims of sexual assault victims who have to suffer sometimes through biases and prejudices on, uh, being victims, and we want to show that support for them. by wearing denim jeans and i don't want to go into too much detail other than to say something happened in italy. where someone was blamed for being assaulted because of the clothing that she wore, and that's why legislatures in that country the
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next day war denim in support of the victim, and we do we do that now and recognition of that, so i think it's very timely because we're strengthening the fabric of our community. denim is a very strong fabric. and it also represents how we how we support each other worldwide. on things , and that just brings us all together. over one issue. we're coming together now and celebration, but i also want to make sure we always remember community is there to support each other through good times and bad. and as we've all gone through the experiences of a p i hate as we've all gone through the experiences of the challenges that we have in public safety right now. i just want to remind everyone we rely on you to make sure that we're in this together to keep people safe. so please keep that in mind. you mentioned apec. more than a few people have mentioned apec. and every time i hear that as a public safety member were challenged with keeping everyone safe and we'll need your help to do that. so let's start with the celebration and roll up our
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sleeves. really good work to come. thank you. thank you, paul. um as the mayor have mentioned, and on previous speakers, we this we are so fortunate that this, uh, celebration every year was really support well supported by many organizations that our community sponsors or the non profits, you know to our business sponsors. um, three, uh, so we are very thankful. and today we want to specifically acknowledge our heritage champion, um, sponsors because they really have been amazing to want to support how we strengthen the fabric of our community. um i want to first knowledge, fargo because in 2005 when we started in 2005 when we never have done any celebration before wells fargo was there to support us and through the years
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and now returning we are so excited, so i want to in spite lorenzo cordovan from. marco he's the vice president of philanthropy and community impact, say if it was. good morning, everyone. i'm lorenzo cordova on the philanthropy and community impact team at wells fargo, and we're thrilled to be here this morning to kick off and celebrate the start of aapi heritage month here in san francisco. there's no denying that the same. francisco is the great city. it is today because of the contributions of our api community past and present. whilst fargo like claudine mentioned has been a steadfast partner of our api community. in fact, it was one of the first california companies to service our chinese customers in their native language. just last year through a partnership with the chinese cultural center of san francisco, we unveiled a community mural where we depicted 12 ap i community
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heroes, so as you engage in a p i related activities. i invite you to visit the corner of jackson and grant avenue to view this mural. this year. one of the many ways that we're celebrating aapi heritage month is through the sponsorship of the heritage awards at which we will be celebrating these three organizations that work day in and day out to equip our api community with the resources and tools that are api community needs to succeed. i want to take claudine claudine chang. for her stent, fat, steadfast leadership and dedication to execute this event to our mayor, mayor london breed for her commitment to celebrating and amplifying the voices of all the communities that make this city a special place to call home. thank you. thank you, lorenzo. and next i'd like to invite our friend from us bank send you william, who is
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the senior vice president and baby area? market leader? thank you for your support. send it. good morning, everyone. my name is sandy wall. yeah, and i'm the bay area market leader for us bank where we believe every day that we invest our hearts and our minds to help power. human potential, um, in alignment, actually, with the theme for aapi heritage month, which is strengthening the fabric of our community. us bank has recently committed to $100 billion investment back into our communities with 60% of that right here in california. over the next five years to really help make community possible through inclusive and equitable growth, so very excited about that commitment back to our communities we are passionate about and committed to creating more access as well as more opportunities to help all of our minority owned businesses succeed, as well as helping to close the racial gap. racial wealth gap in this country through our dedicated program that we've launched, which is called access commitment. we
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really believe in putting our people first, um and drawing all of that strength through the diversity, which we can see in this room today and really be on behalf of all of us that u s bank. we look forward to our continued partnership to serve san francisco and help make the area a wonderful place. thank you. thank you. u. s bank and also appreciate amazon's multi year support. unfortunately sally k cannot be here today. so um, we are almost at the closing of press conference. i want to acknowledge i see a couple of commissioners here, commissioner irene e. riley from the human rights commission is here. um commissioner ian lou from the us commission is here. anybody i'm missing? and, um, we, um as we're going to may i already mentioned preschool to our website a psf dot org for the celebration guide that has a good listing of everything that's happening in the city. i
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want a specific and not what is not on the website is our to kick off events this saturday. it's very exciting. we are kicking off this saturday, april 29th first at noontime in japantown. great sorry, curious there and then in her team, we are going to have a 23 hours of celebration. japantown after which we are going to samoan community parliament center in precipitation fairly. thank you very much. restituto and your team. they are also going to have the aapi month kick off. so you know, everywhere in the city . we want to have action. we want to engage, you know, met people in the different neighborhoods so that you know we are all part of it. so, um and i look forward to seeing of your next wednesday. we will have a full house if you have not registered. please do so, and, uh, as many of you have been to our events, the first hour is at the herbst theater where we do the piece was presentation and some cultural performances. but then everybody comes to city hall, where we
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will transform it to be our party space. so i hope that all of you will stay and come and enjoy yourselves. so thank you very much for being here. and please take a poster with you if you can put it in your organization office space and what not help spread the word that would be great.sfgovtv. >> all right. i'm bob and a
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native federal, state, and local and i crazy folks to a member an honor the as follows: that survived the one hundred and 17 years old this morning at 511 or 513 and in a few minutes i'll give a moment by moment description had happened to the city and the citizens one hundred and 17 yearly and stereo some of the franciscans that worked everyday to make sure that we were survivors for the big one we are out to the franciscan will gather just to support this and several years ago once all the saviors passed we pledged to be here to continue if colonist and carl
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summed it up san francisco is the accident survivor and a couple of shout outs we have not done before and talk about the gardeners of the city and have 20i89d since 2017 to restore over to the right let's give them a hand. >> and silence number two an attorney paul retired and director should be at the helm and for the guardians one more time let's hear it. >> and also folks a small group here of the san francisco historic successors and dressed every year and led by stephen johnson known as trotters of hit give the sf a good hand. >> this is great we also
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special announcement here to make the presentation is none other than those who attended those in the past is joseph who happens to be a director from the san francisco history and please welcome norton. >> (clapping) just a very it quick announcement of history the earthquake plague will go on the young this and fabricated as we speak we got our permit and it is going up this year. >> wow. >> we don't have the exact date yet. >> but with that, [off mic.] >> that was short but sweet one more time for the empire if you would (clapping.) before we begin our narrative of
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our 1906 two things make that present the organizationer in 1906 about that along the housekeeper give him a noise hand the housekeeper and, of course, the betrayer two lovely is donna over here. >> and unless we forgot reggie used to say all right. and last time for our native i enjoy doing one hundred and 17 years ago our seismic waves rotated across san francisco and estimate the collapse of the earthquake was 7 i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of 9 on the money scale and at the end of the first day the city by the bay would suffer 6 aftershocks
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and budget committee wirnltd citizens for 72 hours and a brief timeline of the residents the residents of san francisco faced during those days am and wednesday april 18, 19065 a.m. a shock was felt in san francisco and some 2120 to 21 seconds the san franciscan were awakened by at tremendous and measuring 7.9 on the modern scale the first casualties were low rent tenants had the apartments collapsed and hundreds killed what when it swallowed they're home and other buildings caught affair and traffic calming the mayor of the city needs factually federal emergency management agency wondered and would die 4 days
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later in the hotel on the fire station home and earthquake damage within the city to estimate was impossible and messages we're sent around the world. at 6:00 a.m. san francisco eugene be sniktd is unaware until the city officers arrive at his door and the downtown - 6:30 a.m. all of the folks are responded to the mayor and some soldiers donate 209 residents and firefighters and at 14 a.m. major aftershocks still stanldz are the buildings and the city suffered
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aftershocks stretching the services and fires raged throughout the city and were for the stopped until 72 hours later and the fires started and firefighters created firebreaks and afternoon one-on-11 o'clock the hogan's hospital was set up outside of city hall and the injured have forced to evacuate and 3:00 p.m. mayor sniktd appointed the city of 50 the prominent citizens and reports of counting in the streets and the mayor orders a shot to kill proclamation and everybody folks are in downtown are are seeing shifty winds force the winds towards the city and - but the
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fire breaches the ballot line and continues uphill and thursday april 1, '92 omb california george governor arrives to assess the damage and the chronology and examiner and it in paper to print a special ocean and 6:00 p.m. u.s. chicago arrived in san francisco to help the dr. pomm and the great fire reaches van ness avenue and the decision to blow to pieces or watch it burn and mayor; isn't it allowed the people to stop the raging infirm this made for many blocks and many scum to the affair and the affairs on the knob hill realize they're homes
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will not be saved by burn and friday at 5:00 a.m. the firebreaks into van ness finally stopped and mayor snits saw a victory in the battle and 18 teams this from the chicago 20 though refugees and saturday april 21st 190 of a mayor smiktsdz officially claims the fire is over and the next day and april 18th to the present time today none when the next quake will come and - but the citizens never rests if they spread tomorrow or another one years might strike as the city
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sleeps. >> (laughter.) >> (clapping.) and thanks for the good news. >> (laughter.) >> well, do we have any guests i'll tell you what we'll check our watch it is close to 5 o'clock oh, we have our chief. >> look at that. okay. wait a minute. >> seemingly politicians turn to those who leading the city in the past and do so currently and coping the populous city safe in time of stress and dangers with the sheriff's or state of emergency we get them and puts the mayor the man - that's close to 90. and the man only delighted to be with us mayor from the 6 to 20 the honorable
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willie brown junior. >> (clapping) (laughter). >> one more time for the mayor. >> yeah. (clapping.) you know how many times that on the occasion nothing could please you more than to have presented to you what that was in the 1906 as the announced by - it really gives us a appreciation how magnificent this city became as is result of that fire and the effort to rebuild it and all times year in and out we the people are continuing will tncly renewing
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our commitment so welcome to the very significant one hundred and 17 anniversary of the day of the quake. >> (clapping) all right. >> as the mayor how about that cot i love that beautiful. >> we also going to go in order my please to introduce the 26 jeanine nicholson. >> groerts and to everybody and way thank you for being out here and we're here to commensurate this great earthquake and to remember those who we lost and let me know please prepare yourself for any disaster and with the fire department stand
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ready to assist and always rode and to assist. thank you very much. and have a beautiful day everyone. >> (clapping) all right. thank you, chief as the it is mr. ryu and she's a successful native of the daughter i love it she's done the job and please welcome our mayor london breed everyone please. (clapping.) good morning, everyone. it is so wonderful to be here with all of you to celebrate this time honored position we know that is one born that devastation we saw a magnitude that we have not seen in san francisco since of an earthquake that not only destroyed our city but the affair that came afterwards we think about the number of people
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we lost on that time and take at that moment to pause to express and remember. and - but it is also a time to remind united states how resilient the city is and always has been we came together as a community. sociomany people so many neighborhoods supported one other and out for one another and no one has represented that more than our father and thank you, guardians of the city and so many of the people that are retired and active police and affair, personnel and others who continue to step up and put their lives on the line to protect the residents of city and county of san francisco. we saw the simple resilience during the globe pandemic when none of us, what covid 19 as we knew lives will be lost the first
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responders time and time again continue to show up and interest for the people of the city and county of san francisco. that's why it is important we celebrate to remind us what happens in the past so we could not only prepare for the future but also remember what we are as franciscans. not what other people define us but we know who we are. (clapping.) so that's how we come here every single morning i want to thank every single to take that moment to requirement you earthquake preparedness is important and sign up for alerts and so you can get notification and make sure you have enough splices to last you for three days we have been having drills and come out stronger and better than ever and thank you for being here. for this occasion
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(clapping). >> london breed neither zip codes another fab speech a great morning for i had a chance to visit more powerful people in san francisco and we have a 6 year chief sent years in la and i don't know. i like the way he does his business a would you please welcome bill scott everybody (clapping). >> thank you, give me everybody. >> hard to follow london breed i'll try i want to say thank you, it is always a great event every year and the chief and i were talking what will we do if it happens today, i want to echo london wrordz this is the most
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resilient city in their opinion in the world. and i think if three happened today we'll be ready to do what we need to do and support each other we know how to do just in so thank you, everybody and let's be ready for whatever comes our walkie-talkie (clapping). >> >> couple of people will not support is carmen chu here today she's not here but give her a hand anyway. >> this is a new person coming up from the park and police and an important day she was the dancer or dancer here the evaluate sheriff of san francisco please welcome ms.
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carter everybody there we go (clapping.) thank you for that on behalf of tommy we're happy to celebrate this time. and finding and resilience that san francisco has gone through as the mayor said. i just stand here with the other professionals public safety and first responders and in our community as we come together a celebration the finding we are best friends in the grid in 70 three san francisco has and i remember the 1906 earthquake we leave here with the same spirit they had and the same fighting spirit let's remember why we're here and when we leave here let's be stronger with more grid as we pushed forward and move forward.
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thank you. (clapping.) . okay. one more speaker why not the executor director of the state of emergency and she's on add individual surf would you welcome maryellen carol everybody let's hear it for her. >> (clapping) good morning thank you for being here. as was commensurate the 1906 earthquake what i - makes me know we'll ignore we're going to be okay with the people you heard we have the best mayor and the best police chief and fire chief sheriff's department and their leadership um, and we can face anything that comes in front of us so i feel confident hopefully, will not happen any time soon but also i want to
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notify everyone to come out on saturday is he civic center so one of the things we say to folks during this take action to prepare and come out on saturday we'll to make that easy for you with a number of things to help you get ready thank you for being here. and let's do this. >> (clapping) you might want to take a look at at the sign this is dedicated in the mayor lori lightfoot memory of one hundred and 17 years and those who worked in the building and especially i think a celebration will jones is a longs for time aid to willie brown so, so what else do we have. this is for dave deputy
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chief the best ever very good. >> (laughter) can we do that up here. >> can we rehire you for negotiation i'm not stalling but never had to schedule but jump this up and start singing and that is the (moment of silence.) we hear and those who helped with the city after the earthquake so if we'll have a moment of silence. for 40 seconds starting right now with everyone (moment of silence.) >> ten seconds. >> let's hear those sirens go.
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>> here we go. >> (sirens). >> at that time just the sound of the warriors last night. >> wow. >> all right. happy earthquake day and you want to do some singing let's hear it
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for lilly anyone remember the words of san francisco oh, you haven't? >> i'm going to give you $1 million. thank you very much. >> (laughter.) >> by tommy dorsey. >> this is in the 30s all right. >> (clearing throat) you know the beginning. >> and everybody up here willie come on up. >> and i want to thank you, who did this it is, you know, fshl legal ready. >> are you kidnapping (laughter). >> all right. everyone has to join in now it only takes a corner this great big world to find a place we love my home
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that on a hill you, you know, you love you still i've been away but now about to tell you san francisco open your golden gates we'll make a way out our donor. >> san francisco here is you're wondering one paying the wonder no more. >> other places only make me love you best and tell me you're the hardest one the goldberg west. san francisco (laughter). >> we are coming home to stop wondering no more. >> yeah. >> nicely done. >> (clapping) did you sing that in full voice
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somehow that was in full voice thank you for being here. for another great remembrance and thank all the people that came before us in the and the people including the publix made it safe to be in san francisco thank you, everybody. >> i love
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>> april 18, 2023 hybrid in person and virtual meeting of san francisco entertainment commission. my name is ben bleiman the commission president. >> we like to start the meeting with the land acknowledgment. we acknowledge that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the ramaytush ohlone who are the original inhabitants of the san francisco peninsula. as the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the ramaytush ohlone have never ceded, lost nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. as guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. we wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors and relatives of the ramaytush community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples.