morning, everybody. an experience standing here with my felto community leaders and kicking off pride 2023, as the first drag laureate of san francisco! and the world. [laughter]. so. it is -- such an honor. san francisco, you have made a choice to put a spotlight on the lbgtq+ community as a crucial at a crucial time making me an ambassador to the world of drag art. yes, law makers are attacking

the rights of lbgtq+ individuals all overnight country. here in san francisco, the pride flag is proudly flown, and a drag laureate appointed to elevate and honor accomplishments of our community! now, as a san francisco nay than i means the world to me. i watched san francisco change and change again, one thing remained, san francisco celebrates individualities. it applauds people marching to the beat of their own drum i would be hard pressed to find another city or country -- or anywhere in the globe where the lbgtq+ community has big a voice as we do here in san francisco.

[applause] at this the 53rd sf pride a month in the largest garthing of lbgtq+ people and alis in the nation. i want to take a moment and appreciate the flag we all associate with gay pride, designed by gilbert. baker a request from the assistant district attorney's first openly gay supervisor in 1978. that's a big deal! [applause]. the theme of pride this month is looking back and moving forward. essential that we acknowledge the past pidmeers iconic class of our upon history that made it possible for me to stand here before you today. >> and to continue to break new ground, drag is many things. drag is art. drag is activism, drag is joy.

drag is instrumental to bringing people together. drag is fabulous. [applause]. i say this over and over but it is worth reminding ourselves every day. if we can live a more authentic life, if we can walk through the world just a little more fabulous we inspire other people to be more fabulous. if everyone in the world was a little more fabulous, there would be that much less room in their heart and mind for anger, hostility, prejudice and violence. >> right? here is the deal. you live a more fabulous limp every day and you have power for social change every day by being more fabulous that is everyone's job here today!

[applause] as your drag laureate i'm dedicated to continuing my life's mission to uplift my fellow members of the lbgtq+ community spread joy throughout and maintain a deeper knowing to the rich legacy of the lbgtq+ trail blazers that made it possible for all of this to be happening. i will continue to celebrate and elevate the art of drag. that is capitol a. r. t. through my night club oasis. oasis art, as well as my partnership with the city of san francisco. san francisco film commission to create access and resources for my community. i'm excited work with the city and the drag community to create a drag festival. yes. >> we are anything to work on creating one. would you love to see your

supervisors in a drag contest? [laughter] and the mayor, too. give each a drag parent. would you pay for that? i want this festival to be fabulous entertainment. include the drag story hour, bring all of it together and have an educational component to it. it is very important. i would also like to work with the city and find some of our empty retail space and create opportunity for lbgtq+ as well as drug entrepreneurs to have an opportunity to bring back some brick and morltar with sparkle. right? and fabulousness. and make it not only viable for the community but sense of excitement for tourism to come, see your drag stores. right?

i got lots i'm working on there. well, i gotta wrap this up. i am thrilled have the opportunity to participate in shaping the role of the drag laureate for myself and for generations to come and hopeful low this can be inspiration for folks around country and the globe. and to really appreciate what drag simple somebody asks, why is drag important? i said why is theatre, pip and fine art important? drag is art. elevate, celebrate your drag artists and san francisco has done that upon at the forefront of anywhere in the united states. i am so proud to be part of this community, please allow me to introduce another upon san francisco native, supporter of san francisco art and culture and vulnerable communities and

someone clearly recognizes the power of fabulous. give it up for mayor london breed. [applause]. >> thank you, darcy. and the job description as many of you know for our drag laureate is to be absolutely fabulous and that is what darcies i want to appreciate the work i know you will continue to do to uplift the community as you serve in this capacity. and also look amazing in the process of doing it. so thank you all so much and i want to acknowledge the official ban of the city and county of san francisco. the lesbian/gay freedom ban!

thank you very much. i wanted to say if feels good to be here today. i realize there are so many people that want to participate in the flag raising ceremony is growing. we will have to grow in another space after today. so that we can ensure there is room for everyone who wants to celebrate and uplift this extraordinary community. i appreciate i know you will hear from the elected officials today. i want to appreciate them for being here. starting with lieutenant govern. and i will ask you to save your applause because i gotta go down all the list of everyone. our state controller cohen. supervisor mandelman. supervisor matt dorse. supervisor steph neechl supervisor melgar. and our assessor recorder joaquin torres and the members of the sheriff's departmentful

thank you very much for being here. and we have our treasurer jose cisneros. senator scott wiener and other elected leaders. city councilmember of elcertito! carmen chu. and a company others which i don't know everyone's name and there are a bunch on this list for the sake of getting this program going some will speak in a moment. thank you to the pride board and folks joining us in this celebration. celebrities in the house. tom horn for your support. everyone is here. if i didn't say your name raise your hand. we have department heads. commissioners.

we have people from all parts of san francisco and all parts of the bay area. because san francisco is the place to be for celebration. it is time that instead of being down on san francisco purke back on san francisco and talking mess about san francisco it is time to celebrate why san francisco is special and better than every other city. >> because some of those same cities are debating about whether or not they should raise the pride flag. same cities debating whether or not they should introduce proclamation to declare lbgtq+ pride month in any city. some cities debate over 500 new laws antilbgtq+. they want to talk mess about san francisco because here we are doing it.

we are like nike. we are just doing it. not talking about t. not debating or having conversation. we are investing nenldzing transhomelessness. investing in aids planning and investing in doing all the work necessary to support, uplift and advance this community. people are talk bug not only we v. 12 million dollars to build a new lbgtq+ museum, supervisor mandelman, supervisor scott wiener pitch in the 5.5 million dollars to make the dream a reality. [applause]. when someone says, something about san francisco you ask them. what are they doing to mo promote and change the world for the lbgtq+ communities like san francisco. there is no comparison. this month. during pride month this it is a celebration. yes , there are problems and

challenges. yes there are always things that we need to fight for. but it is time after a global pandemic. after all the issues we have been facing. it is time to start to feel good again temperature time to celebrate hour we have come. time to celebrate the work and investment and everything this we are doing in san francisco differently than we did before. it does not mean we don't fight tomorrow. but today we celebrate. we have joy, love in hearts. we have preeshz, the next generation, they are watching san francisco. they know this is the accomplice to come to get help, hope and spchlt that's what pride represents for everyone around world. as we are out there in the parade, upon events, brunches and the other things and of course, looking fabulous in the process, let us remember what and be grateful for the opportunity to be a part of what

san francisco represents because we are very fortunate to do all the great work we are doing here and to put and shine a spotlight on what we are doing so others know what is possible and helps to fight against the bigotry and hate and the things that try to take us down. we are san francisco. we are like nike, we just do it. thank you. with that i want to introduce to say a few words lieutenant governor. [applause]. thank you, madam mayor. i like to start by recognizing the world's first drag laureate, darcy, congratulations! [applause] thank you for your leadership and your absolutely beautiful words. i think we can all agree there is no more no greater fabulous leader for the mayor for the

city of san francisco than our mayor, london breed. thank you. madam mayor for your fabulousness and leadership every single day. so, i think some of you know i made san francisco my home for more than 20 years. i represent the entire state of california. and across our state this month there will be parades. celebrations, there will be incredible out pourings of culture and leadership uplifting the lbgtq+ community of the state of california. but i think we can agree that there is no place in the state no place in the country. no place in the world that did it earlier or does it better in celebrating pride month. than san francisco, california. and so, as we are out there celebrating and marching

together. let us not forget what we know which is every generation must fight the fight again special we know in the country there are elements to our trying to roll back the rights of californians we will fight back and keep our rights for you our people in the state. i would like to recognize scott wiener in sacramento. incredible and every level. but most importantly, in leading the fight to put on the ballot again once and for all the changing of the california constitution to enshrine the right to marry who you want. and that is coming. [applause] because of senator wiener. i'm honored to be a cosponsor of that legislation we will get it done. more than anything else, which

humility and pride and honest or myself to stands under this dome with all of you as we begin pride month t. is a tremendous honor to be part of this community which will always go forward and always lead in the state and in the world. happy pride; everyone. >> and with that the fabulous senator scott wiener. [applause]. >> thank you. thank you, lieutenant governor. so, you know i think pride feels a bit different this year. you know for a very long time, pride has become increaseingly a celebration, which is great. celebrate, parties and festive parades. everyone wanted to be a part. this. more corporations getting involved. everyone wanted to be a part of pride that is great.

the last few years we understand that we have to get back to pride roots. which is to fight for our upon community's survival. that's what pride is about. [applause]. and when we look that is happening now, we are like, target removing a lot of the pride paraphernalia or the back of the store because of bullying from right wing extremists or bush pulling an add february including a transwoman. we see corporations who have been alis to us when the pressure goes on, they fold like a cheap tent. we need to say that participating in provide is not being in a parade or having a party or putting on the rain bows it is being an alli to our community not when it is easy

but when it is hard. . when it is hard. [applause]. and even when it is dangerous. you know what? it is dangerous for us 365 days a year when you look at what is happening to our people, our lbgtq+ youth around the counts real. you are pushed to suicide. who are attacked. being told they can't go to the bathroom or play sports. you look at the two young transwomen who with drew from the state track and field championship because that had been so harassed imagine that out of the 1400 girls participating in the state track and field championships 2 were trans, that was 2, too many to the haters and the women got bullied out of competing that is happen happening in the country but in the state of california.

and means we need to renew our commitment and get back to the roots of pride we are fighting for our community's survival and fighting to make sure we thrive. they want us to go away but we are not going anywhere. we are here to stay and our kids are here to stay. [applause] so on -- on monday, we are going to have fun in sacramento. that's our lbgtq+ caucus we have our pride celebration in the capital and each get to pick each member of the caucus picks an honoree. i nominated sister roma. and -- [applause] you may have seen that caused controversy. there are some folks in the catholic church special republican colleagues not happy about honoring a sister of perpetual indulgence but it is

going to happen. we will emsends our san francisco spirit up to the capitol and proclaim to the world what are this city is about which is love and acceptance. happy pride, everyone. >> now to say a few words the president of the board for sf pride. come on up. thank you. and greetings mayor, breed. laureate and guests. i'm nguyen fam, he and his pronouns and honored address you as president of san francisco pride. of the city's largest event upon sf pride is regarded as one of the world's largest and most iconic annual celebrations of

lbgtq+ culture and heritage. what might be lesser known is that our small team of 12 volunteer board members and 5 full time paid staff works year round to ensurety success of this parade and celebration every june in the greatest city in the world. [applause] we are proudly also the few remaining pride events in the world kept absolutely free and open to the partial ensuring all who wish to share in love of sf pride can do so free of charge and you can imagine how expensive it is to put on the largest free events. donations are totally welcome. and we than our market street and our festival at civic center serve as beakons of hope to

those that see them the hope is important and necessary especially in the context of the attempts to oppress and erase our community. these are vicious. authoring bills that target our art forms, books, history and our health care. as san franciscans we ever fortunate to live, work and play in a city that largely protects and loudly celebrates our community. yet we are not a city without discord. it is not uncommon for some in our queer xunt community to be at odds with civic leaders with decisions we might disagree example with banko brown may he rest in power what we can unify around our debates must empower our movement to liberate queer people here and every where.

so today, sf pride invites you to join us as co-conspirators toward this positive liberating change. provide love to one another and ourselves and alis. because our love for ourselves and for each other is our resistance. our resistance is our liberation. and our liberation is long over due. [applause]. >> it has been an honor to address you today. thank you and happy pride month! [applause]. and it is now my pleasure to introduce tout first person i hired at sf pride my redheaded renegade, sf pride's executive director, suzanne ford.

[applause]. . thank you, nguyen. mayor, lieutenant governor, supervisors, department heads to employees and guests; and first i like to say i see you my transsiblings. and i want to acknowledge my privilege as a white transwoman to stands up here and i'm standing here because of people like ms. major, jell neta and billie cooper. thank you. [applause] and everyone here knows and foals that this pride is more important than ever. you heard it from everyone up here. our theme this year is looking back and moving forward. and make no make that moving forward will be quite difficult. we are facing things we have not faced in 20-30 years especially

the transcommunity. we are under attack, our community, city and our way of living are under attack. it is especially painful for me to see this persecution aimed at trans-children, families and adults all over red states and here in other parts of california that are not liberal cities. i was one of those trans-kids in the 70s. grew up in kentucky. i did not disclose my identity because i was afraid. there are millions of those people now in red states looking at us with fear. they wonder is san francisco the place you can come and be who you are. i'm here to say we are that city. so upon given circumstances, san

francisco pride invites you to join us on pride weekend. help us draw a visible line, a line in the sand that says you are either for human rights or everyone. or for fear, hate and bigotry. there is no middle of the road. there is no moderate position on human rights. [applause]. if you march down market street with us this year, you are telling the world that here in san francisco you can be your whole self. you can love who you love in the most fabulous of ways. really everyone, we need all of you, i need money, mayor i'm looking for cash. so this i'm going to i have the honor introducing a supervisor to you and i can tell you he has

been most gracious with a new executive director has been in his office many times looking for cash. so, come out supervisor mandelman. [applause]. i will come out any day. >> you know i have a baptist same sentiment the mayor had. you get to an event like this and look out in the crowd and there is too many amazing people out there. here, there. and executive directors nonprofits doing amazing work. queer city staff and department heads we are proud of and thank you, madam mayor for your queer appointments. tom horn, thank you again for doing this yearly for us. we're grateful. and yea, drag is fun. and fabulous and amazingly important in this year. and darcy, i'm so excited follow

your drag laureate seat. there are you know our senator who -- like with a smile and grace deals at a level of hate directed against him. sometimes scare and he violent and threats. doing the great work in sacramento. and dealing with the whackdoodles terrified of sister roma. you terrified of darcy. if you were terrified you should be they will overwhelm your hate. they will blow it out of the water. they are going to win, they will lead us to a better day and that is why it is so wonderful that our mayor decided we'll have a drag laureate and the last thing i will do, which i try to do every year at this thing is say nice things about the mayor at them event. i do. i do. because this is a mayor who has been committed to our queer

community from before she was the mayor. but as mayor, consistently. she released her budget when you look at the budget you see new investments, yes in queer culture and arts and in our vulnerable populations in elders, upon had beeneds of new units for queerelderly folks. and we will get that building one of these years we hope. money that is property bout and thank you, mayor, for doing that. and invest nothing so many other services for vulnerable queer folks and did it again this year. we talked about the hate that has been directed at our state senator. hate directed at kids, toochlt and other queer organizations. and laura from lyric thank you for the work you do for our kids. [applause] there are bomb threats manage to queer

organizations and the mayor put in the budget in addition to ending transhomelessness and invest nothing queer eldand vulnerable queer populations she put in money to keep the organizations safer and deal with public safety needs. thank you and happy pride, everybody. [applause]. >> thank you. supervisor, mandelman i appreciate that and i said you went through the budget that fast? i also want to acknowledge that supervisor walton and supervisor ronen were here earlier for the flag raising and had to leave and at this time i want to ask supervisor dorsey to say a few words. [applause]. thank you, mayor. thanks, everybody. you know it is really important that pride theme be looking back and moving forward. i'm reminded it was 21 years ago i worked in the city attorney's

office one of the 2 queer executive staff members along with then assistant city attorney terry stewart now a justice of the appellate court. first case we had in 2003, we won final case that was challenging. our domestic partnership equal benefit's ordinance. we could not have known a year later then mayor newsome will issue major licenses to same sex couples and we did not know it would lead to a legal battle strike brown major law in california and could not have known later that would be over turned by prop b. we could not have known the legal battle from that would 4 years after that strike down prop b. and 2 years after that achiefed major equality across the nation.

[applause]. here is when we do know. when leadership happens on the cause of lbgtq+ equality and protecting our communities and advancing important things like a drag laureate and ending transhomelessnessch what we know is that leadership will always come from the city and county of san francisco. we can be proud of that and happy pride, everybody it is great and honor to be here. [applause] >> thank you. and i want to at this time acknowledge patrick carbon and he work that he is doing with the pink triangle. [applause] the celebration is on the 17th of june at what time? 11 o'clock, darcy du have something else? >> 11 o'clock. hopefully you will join with the pride brunch and so many other great events and activities.

i want to just acknowledge we have an amazing host committee and protocol office and new chief of protocol mayorium and her team more an and listen -- along with support from tom horn, they are the ones who help to put this celebration together. i want to thank our council generals from mexico and peru for joining us today. and wonderful partners. [applause] and norway. japan. norway. we have -- a bunch of our counsel generals joining us will take a celebration like this and share this with places where they come from throughout the country and the world. and i'm looking forward to as i said celebrating pride uplifting the community. we have our state and local leaders. department heads. commissioners. and our community advocates,

ambassadors. if you are not here i don't know where you are. but the fact is i said throughout the challenge senator wiener talked about, there has to be celebration, too and a moment to take a lot of prior in everything that so many of you have fought for in some case like donna ford generations. we are glad to have leaders in the communities here. and we are glad to officially now as we raise the flag as we celebrate to officially declare it lbgtq+ pride mont in the city of san francisco! [applause]. >> and before we close out this wonderful ceremony and we have champagne and cookies. i don't know if you notice the flag with the decorations when you walk in. that was our art's commissioner ricardo. who is fabulous.

and he wanted do something special. we'll open up to international room for all of you to enjoy one another's company and take a moment to appreciate that. and before i move on i want to ask because she did an amazing job cohosting equity california event. ask our controller cohen to step and up say a few words. [applause] >> good afternoon, everyone. i commends you for sitting through so many speeches. my remarks will be brief. i say raise a glass, celebrate and remember those who showed us we stand on and happy pride. [applause]. all right, san francisco! let's turn this city out! thank you all so much for being here! [applause]

>> in 201,755.7 million passengers traveled through san francisco international airport. we have on average 150,000 people traveling through the airport every day. flying can be stressful so we have introduced therapy dogs to make flying more enjoyable. the wag brigade is a partnership between the airport and the san francisco therapy animal assistant program to bring therapy animals into the airport, into the terminals to make passenger travel more enjoyable. i amgen fer casarian and i work here at san francisco international airport. the idea for therapy dogs got started the day after 9/11. an employee brought his therapy

dog to work after 9/11 and he was able to see how his dog was able to relieve passenger's jitter. when we first launched the program back in 2013, our main goal was to destress our passengers however what we quickly found is that our animals were helping us find a way to connect with our pang. passengers. we find there are a lot of people traveling through the airport who are missing their pets and who are on their road a lot and can't have pets and we have come in contact with a lot of people recently who have lost pet. >> i love the wag brigade. >> one of my favorite parts is walking into the terminals and seeing everybody look up from

their device, today everybody is interacting on their cell phone or laptop and we can walk into the terminal with a dog or a pig and people start to interact with each other again and it's on a different level. more of an emotional level. >> i just got off an 11.5 hour flight and nice to have this distraction in the middle of it. >> we look for wag brigade handlers who are comfortable in stressful situations. >> i like coming to airport it's a lot of fun and the people you talk to are generally people who are missing their dogs. >> they are required to compete a certification process. and they are also required to complete a k9 good citizen test and we look for animals who have experienced working with other

organizations such as hospitals and pediatric units and we want to be sure that the animals we are bringing into the airport are good with children and also good with some of our senior travelers. i think toby really likes meeting kids. that is his favorite thing. he likes to have them pet him and come up to him and he really loves the kids. >> our wag brigade animals can be spotted wearing custom vets and they have custom patches. >> there is never a day that repeats itself and there is never and encounter that repeats itself. we get to do maximum good in a small stretch of time and i have met amazing people who have been thrilled to have the

interaction. >> the dogs are here seven days a week, we have 20 dogs and they each come for a two hour shift. >> there is a lot of stress when people have traveling so to from these animals around to ease the stress and help people relax a little bit. i think it's great. >> one of our dogs has special need and that is tristine. he wears a wheel around. >> he has special shoes and a harness and we get it together in the parking lot and then we get on the air train. he loves it. little kids love him because he is a little lower to the ground so easy to reach and he has this big furry head they get to pet and he loves that. >> he doesn't seem to mind at

all. probably one of the happiest dogs in the world. >> many people are nervous when they travel but seeing the dogs is just a wonderful relief. >> what i absolutely love most about it is the look on people's faces, so whenever they are stressed and flying is stressful these days you get these wonderful smile. >> i am the mom of lilo the pig and she is san francisco's first therapy pig. >> lilo joined the wag brigade as our first pig. >> wag brigade invited us to join the program here and we have done it about a year-and-a-half ago. our visits last 1.5 to 2 hours

and it does take a little bit longer to get out of the terminal because we still get a lot of attention and a lot of people that want to interact with lilo. >> i feel honored to be part of the wag brigade. it's very special to meet so many people and make so many feel happy and people that work here. it's been a great experience for me and a great experience for to toby. >> it's been an extremely successful program, so the next time you are here, stop by and say hi. >> roughly five years, i was

working as a high school teacher, and i decided to take my students on a surfing field trip. the light bulb went off in my head, and i realized i could do much more for my students taking them surfing than i could as their classroom teacher, and that is when the idea for the city surf project was born. >> working with kids in the ocean that aren't familiar with this space is really special because you're dealing with a lot of fear and apprehension but at the same time, a lot of excitement. >> when i first did it, i was, like, really scared, but then, i did it again, and i liked it.

>> we'll get a group of kids who have just never been to the beach, are terrified of the idea, who don't like the beach. it's too cold out, and it's those kid that are impossible to get back out of the water at the end of the day. >> over the last few years, i think we've had at least 40 of our students participate in the city surf project. >> surfing helped me with, like, how to swim. >> we've start off with about two to four sessions in the pool before actually going out and surfing. >> swimming at the pool just helps us with, like, being, like, comfortable in the water and being calm and not being all -- not being anxious. >> so when we started the city surf project, one of the things we did was to say hey, this is

the way to earn your p.e. credits. just getting kids to go try it was one of our initial challenges for the first year or two. but now that we've been doing it three or four years, we have a group of kids that's consistent, and the word has spread, that it's super fun, that you learn about the ocean. >> starting in the morning, you know, i get the vehicles ready, and then, i get all the gear together, and then, i drive and go get the kids, and we take them to a local beach. >> we usually go to linda mar, and then occasionally ocean beach. we once did a special trip. we were in capitola last year, and it was really fun. >> we get in a circle and group stretch, and we talk about specific safety for the day, and then, we go down to the water. >> once we go to the beach, i don't want to go home.

i can't change my circumstances at home, but i can change the way i approach them. >> our program has definitely been a way for our students to find community and build friends. >> i don't really talk to friends, so i guess when i started doing city surf, i started to, like, get to know people more than i did before, and people that i didn't think i'd like, like, ended up being my best friends. >> it's a group sport the way we do it, and with, like, close camaraderie, but everybody's doing it for themselves. >> it's great, surfing around, finding new people and making new friendships with people throughout surfing. >> it can be highly developmental for students to have this time where they can learn a lot about themselves while negotiating the waves. >> i feel significantly, like, calmer. it definitely helps if i'm, like, feeling really stressed

or, like, feeling really anxious about surfing, and i go surfing, and then, i just feel, like, i'm going to be okay. >> it gives them resiliency skills and helps them build self-confidence. and with that, they can use that in other parts of their lives. >> i went to bring my family to the beach and tell them what i did. >> i saw kids open up in the ocean, and i got to see them connect with other students, and i got to see them fail, you know, and get up and get back on the board and experience success, and really enjoy themselves and make a connection to nature at the same time. >> for some kids that are, like, resistant to, like, being in a mentorship program like this, it's they want to surf,

and then later, they'll find out that they've, like, made this community connection. >> i think they provided level playing fields for kids to be themselves in an open environment. >> for kids to feel like i can go for it and take a chance that i might not have been willing to do on my own is really special. >> we go on 150 surf outings a year. that's year-round programming. we've seen a tremendous amount of youth face their fears through surfing, and that has translated to growth in other facets of their lives. >> i just think the biggest thing is, like, that they feel like that they have something that is really cool, that they're engaged in, and that we, like, care about them and how they're doing, like, in general. >> what i like best is they really care about me, like, i'm not alone, and i have a group

of people that i can go to, and, also, surfing is fun. >> we're creating surfers, and we're changing the face of surfing. >> the feeling is definitely akin to being on a roller coaster. it's definitely faster than i think you expect it to be, but it's definitely fun. >> it leaves you feeling really, really positive about what that kid's going to go out and do. >> i think it's really magical almost. at least it was for me. >> it was really exciting when i caught my first wave. >> i felt like i was, like -- it was, like, magical, really. >> when they catch that first wave, and their first lights up, you know -- their face lights up, you know you have them hooked. >> i was on top of the world. it's amazing. i felt like i was on top of the world even though i was

probably going two miles an hour. it was, like, the scariest thing i'd ever done, and i think it was when i got hooked on surfing after >> who doesn't love cable cars? charging emissions and we're free which we're proud of you know, it's not much free left in the world anymore so we managed to do that through donations and through our gift shops. you got a real look and real appreciation of what early transit systems are like. this was the transit of the day from about 1875 to about 1893 or later, you know. cable car museum is free, come on in. take a day. come down. rediscover the city. you can spend as time you want and you don't have to make reservations

and it's important to be free because we want them to develop a love for cable cars so they do continue to support whether they live here or other places and people come in and say, yes, i have passed by and heard of this and never come in and they always enjoy themselves. people love cable cars and there's none left in the world so if you want to ride a cable car, you've got to come to san francisco. that what makes the city. without the cable cars, you lose part of that, you know, because people who come here and they love it and they love the history ask they can ride a cable car that has been running since 1888 or 1889. wow! that's something. can't do that with other historical museums. rarely, have i run into anybody from outside who didn't come in and didn't feel better from knowing something about the city. it's a true experience you'll remember. i hope they walk away with a greater appreciation for the history, with the mechanics with people are fascinated by the

winding machine and i hope the appreciation, which is a part of our mission and these young kids will appreciate cable cars and the ones who live here and other places, they can make sure there will always be cable cars in san francisco because once they are gone, they are gone. it's the heartbeat of san francisco that founded the cable and the slot and without the cable cars, yeah, we would lose something in san francisco. we would lose part of its heart and soul. it wouldn't be san francisco without cable cars. [bell ringing] >> i'm a firefighter here at station three 1 i grew up in texas and kind of boundaries around to bunch of different

cities before i came to san francisco lived in new york and was going to school there i had never been here before the moment i knew san francisco i knew i was in the right police station like the place and was proposed to be. >> i was with change and cyclist transportation throughout the city and actually end up getting in a car accident not a big deal but i was in the back of ambulance he decided a good idea to tell me about the job and how amazing i thought about that at home and i said you know what see this sounds something might be great aligns

with me and my values i started to pursue to see what it was like i did and the moment that was pretty interesting how doors kind of opened i put at effort and get any emt licenses and interviewed to be in the refreshed what is of the in the academy engineering that and so on and so forth had that moment of like this is what i'm spoke up to be doing this is this is the it this is me. and it of the great and therefore, be it resolved that worked out and after the lgbtqia+ this is my work with one was (unintelligible) (sirens) what i thought way back when that being a firefighter that

was not something i thought i could do. and i think that a lot to do would not seeing my in the representation of what a normal firefighter will be so i really like to make an effort when i'm at work to have other girls little girdles and boys seeing me though orientation or race or any other orientation we want to be able to be that person and know they can do the job if they want to. >> as a mom i feel like a different person actually. that pretty interesting to have a stark difference in from the person i became a mom in the fire serve and the person after

the fire services being a mom is a learning exercise and the same going back to the fire service you're heart is a little bit more vulnerable i like being a mom the harder thing i've done and prior to being a mom this job or some of the things we do on the job are some of the harder things that kind of levels each other out so i okay. come to work and feel like i'm cable and can go home and capable a whole

>> city june 21, meeting of the police station. >> good evening, the chair has called the meet to go order. if you can please rise for the "pledge of allegiance". >> i pledge allegiance to the flag. of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> all right, vice president, if i can take roll. >> please.