see each other succeed and grow. that makes it fun to come to work every day and to tell stories about san fan. shine a light on people or departments. that feels good. i enjoy doing that work with my colleagues. and yea, i love my job. clear clear >> (speaking foreign language.) >> council general, supervisor safai consul and diminished

members of the community welcome to the city hall i'm the chief of protocol and an honor to celebrate italian heritage month in the city of san francisco with mayor london breed (clapping.) the italian community has prounlt shaped our city from north beach to the heart of art culture and economy. the flavors of music and strong family traditions of italy woven onto the fabric of san francisco. and this spirit i'd like to extend special thank you to richard,

(clapping.) sheriff city committee with the celebrating 55 years thank you, richard (clapping.) just like it's late father richard has been instrumental in the people's connection between san francisco and italy. and his dedication to organizing this event each year insures it's ongoing success. thank you, again. >> mayor london breed understand the importance of celebrating your diverse community anticipate italian heritage month reflects that commitment thank you to the italian community for your lasting partnering for many years to come. and from italian

heritage month. (clapping.) and now without further ado, my absolute mr. ryu to introduce supervisor safai a proud represent of distinct digit two my indict she's worked tailoring on the board of supervisors focusing on public safety, affordable housing, and revitalizing marjory stoneman douglas all for the betterment of san francisco. with her italian heritage in the community she brings heart and tenacity a tireless advocate from gun violation prevention led that banning guns and creating safer streets. thank you. >> her contributions to

shape for the better we're grateful for our commitment to the commitment of the city and county of san francisco thank you so much. >> supervisor stefani. >> (clapping) thank you. >> (speaking foreign language.) so great to have everyone here i'm supervisor stefani district 2 supervisor sorry and want to welcome to the 2024 italian heritage month celebration and before we begin the program i'd like to invite maria and to sing our national anthem we put it out in the italian national anthem and take that away maria.

>> (music). >> (singing) in italian.

>> (clapping). >> oh, say can you see by the dawns early light, what so proudly we hail at this time last gleaming whose broad strips and stars through the perilous fight over the we watch so flagrantly streaming. and the rockets glare the bombs busting in air. gave proof through the night that the flag was still

there. oh, say does that star staged banner yet wave over the land of the free, and the home of the brave. >> (clapping). >> wow. bravo that was amazing always amazing. >> thank you, everyone for joining us today it is truly a special gathering we raise the flag in honor of italian heritage month and begin our

celebration including the longest running parade in america the italian heritage month one hundred and 55 years (clapping.) sunday october 13th since 1869 how many people are proud of their italian roots how many of us have proud to be italian that's more like if we italians are loud and proud my grandfather came in over in 1890 one of 13 children like many of the people for a way of life and looking for that success and found it it in the central valley of merced and made money to buy a land some in the

central valley that grew up with me know what is like to grew up in a family all about produce. so that's one of the italian heritage things in 1986 my gathered my groundwater grashthd answered a call if a italian add to rebuild san francisco over the earthquake and built row built san francisco and you, you know, my story how my ancestors can. to the united states we care about that that and if they could see us now would be happy but in discrimination and studio type my grasht didn't have the luxury of graduating in the eight grade but started a

clotting store in the central valley people thought he was from the mafia i remember in warming 2 italian was not spoken because a lot of the italians were entering in san mateo county there is a lot of history we need to be mindful of i remember growing up the emphasis on safe, families and fun and food and sunday dinners from my family an emphasis on the service to others that led me into this job i meet people they feel likely richard knows brothers my older brother and why julian is a sister to me

we're to bond how we grew up and special i love the italian community in san francisco i want to say when i started this job in 2018 something happened in san francisco i want to address one of the things that has kept me focused on making sure the italy community is heard and seen they were changing the name and it was a lot of hurt in the italian community the italian community was unheard and unseen i knew i had to fix it is unacceptable for the people he love for community that i grew up in to feel as they didn't matter we embarked on a way to heal that with nicole and i passed on ordinance creating a italian heritage month on that second

monday in october and pans italian-americans the entire month of october and joined the anniversary with angela the former supervisor and president of the board of supervisors and joins us here. and then um, we had the north beach project i know that um, our consul general will speak about that and honored italian-americans at the board of supervisors to let you know we're doing incredible things and last year, we started this celebration at city hall and we'll do it for years to come that is important for us to recognition what we bring to the table and what we brought over centuries let's not forgot that san francisco is named after italian st. francis and 1847 and

we saw the grand jury dell chocolate and started the college the university of san francisco and in 19 owe six the photographer capitalism's hundreds of photos the only photos from the 1906 earthquake and supports the film devoted everyone should watch and the bank of italy now the b of a in 1923 established the first opera company we celebrated one hundred years of our opera thank you to that italian and joe da

anyone else and our public service is proud mayors joseph, and george moscone and, of course, congresswoman opposed? the first speaker other house of represents we have done a lot (clapping.) i want to acknowledge and thank several people monica and on union street in the district 2 and also neal and i hope i got that right and the new owners of north beach restaurant opening soon thank you, monica and providing the food today (clapping.) also bill with - and nick with the san francisco athletic club for the wine and water water is

necessary today and the san francisco chapter those are not my bodyguards i need them at times but our italian police force and happy to have them sharon and richard chairman of the san francisco committee. which is created in 1959 by the second italian and city hall will be lit up with the colors of italian flag that is green, with white and red and now i'd like to invite miriam and the consul general on behalf of the san francisco celebrating italian heritage month in san francisco

(clapping). >> it is an honor on behalf of the london breed declaring italian heritage month. wow. >> italian heritage month (clapping.) thank you so much. >> thank you. >> you're very welcome. >> well, i'd like to introduce you properly i'm honored here to you can stay with me honored to introduce consul general of italy in san francisco for the past that years he has been a driving force in between italy and our city dedication has helped uplift the italian

community in san francisco and celebrated leaders like mayor moscone with a special honor take place this friday thank you for your unwavering commitment and partnerships been amazing to work with you. this is all yours (clapping.) >> (speaking foreign language.) supervisors supervisor stefani your fellows and friends the consul general ladies and gentlemen of the italian-americans community my honor and the kickoff and with mayor london breed and supervisor stafani a kickoff in the italian heritage month. thi

is an amazing event and let me say to the first point i'd like to touch on i have to express my full gratitude to mayor london breed for supporting this italian community deeply and more and more year by year we feel her support and the only your team the office and city hall and support of the community the growth of the italian san francisco that is north beach and representing of our country italy here is a great honor for me. what we've been doing so far is to feel strong everlasting ties supervisor stafani mentioned the very roots of san francisco on

italy somehow with the italian the first immigrant came in here went through. never forgot that our community experienced as many other communities maybe more reasons here have experienced. so we probably think of italians of rich people but have to think that our ancestors our great grandparents here had a hard time at the beginning and have to bear in mind and celebrate italian heritage month. this is exactly the foundation of why would he celebrate italians in san francisco because we came here with a hard task and feel we improved our lives and families

lives and collective but something that is important to mention and remember in this moment. supervisor stefani you do an amazing job in reminding how many important people we have had in the historic um, community of san francisco. great figures from the mayor to - and you also mentioned some of the most important persons and people that are here i don't want to repeat that but thank you all the organizations single for what we do you do on a daily basis to keep our our communities strong and feasible and connected with the rest of the city because that is to

important one of our goals as the consul general we with the local authorities to the other stakeholders of the city the people of the city. and that's why i just want to mention something about what we do as italians more recently after san francisco was facing a hard time like italy the city was recovery the italian government decided the only ones to open our first italian in san francisco it was zero every italian would be proud of seeing what we've done recently to bridge more with san

francisco. in a field that is new potentially which is innovation but a field where italy can not only thanks from gwen have but all the banks with the energy with the big giant lighting but about second innovation that's why the san francisco government recovers the city by opening the italy - and with the consul general on connecting with two community italians that are arrived in san francisco recently and searches and each of the community history to talk to each other what we've been doing with my

team to connect to have further collaboration no reason we should be apart we have a lot of folks from the cooperation that's why we create the new which gashts organizations of italians and italian-americans like to italians heritage. and so and the new italian north america before here there she is and the foundation of italian we want to collaborate who make the city grow much more to help the

communities not only the italians but want to do more in the city that's my message that my hope and hope for the celebration we have ahead of us the italian heritage month in the days looking forward to this celebration and thank you and all the other friends for this better than that before. so thank you very much. and. >> (speaking foreign language.) (clapping). >> sorry. >> that's why i have a deficit talking about san francisco you mentioned before i invite you all on friday morning for the day after tomorrow 11:00 o'clock

washington square and have the unveiling the the ceremonies to dedication for the former mayor will be a great ceremony and mayor london breed hopes to see you and chief. and then for supervisor stefani will be there and celebrating with a horticulture celebration 5 minutes and bringing the plague a beautiful one a huge project apart from the applications the purpose is so death the plague the great italian figure so we're looking forward to it in the afternoon will have the panel with the legacies with the great political sorry and

celebration of former mayor george moscone sorry for that (clapping). >> a very exciting project the italian walk of fame excited to see the first unveiling and now i'd like to introduce paul president of the italian heritage month a native san franciscan and a actually member you, you may recognition his voice he's with the 49ers and the co-host of the morning show on 107.7 welcome sir, (clapping). >> thank you, cart roan you make it sounds longer than life and we're not there yet this

year sergio and welcome to the summer in san francisco. the first welcome back in october always the best weather of the year in san francisco i didn't think it would be this hot but a great welcome back for italian heritage month and looking at for the parade in two and a half weeks next sunday october 13th. and everyone what is the columbus day italian heritage month parade if you have anyone asks you the second sunday in october. didn't matter with the day the second sunday and heads up next year sunday october 12th and call that the best can i have year not only the parade going to the beach have the tables out in the streets and food and celebration all

participation parade because a set find spectators celebrates the italian heritage month a festive like a one of a kind we're proud of and the energy to the city and you combine that energy and the celebration of parade through north beach with the best weather of the year in october fleet welcome back and the crowds that come to the city and the parade 2:30 or 2:45 boom the bylaw angels fly over with a salute so we are very proud of what the parade brings to san francisco and congratulate the queen for fiscal year 2024/25 light bulb the queen in the parade and congratulate our out

going queen and at this average they're at class we have two members of queens court and the conservator oversees lady where are you? and a couple of and george has been with the parade for 5 years something like that you're about this big and really grown up through the processes of the parade great to see you and have salvador will be part of the group this year (clapping.) thank you to the consul and the - and what you've done in our short stay for the italian community in san francisco and bringing people together and looking ahead to honor the

italian community and spearheaded the little italy and a spectacular event we move on and over the years looking forward to friday and getting that first plague installed to do that at the beginning of italian heritage month is appropriate so thank you for thank you for all you do in the short period of time (clapping.) and, of course, and thank you, thank you for all you do there the con custodial and the support of parade is invariable thank you for all you do and, of course, thanks to san francisco mayor london breed, of course, kathryn supervisor stefani and our support and thank you for all you do to get italian heritage month done is unbelievable and a voice to get it accomplished. thank you. (clapping) >> at the support of the city is invaluable to the success of the parade not only from the

mayor's office but from the grants of the arts and the financial support of parade with a grant they honor us with and we're grateful and eternally grateful for the financial assistance so thank you to the san francisco brace of arts the parade is not possible without you. >> san francisco rec and park reply and b of a and came to the rescue and continue to be one of our main sponsors excuse me - in fact they are the main sponsor and without b of a thank you for the support of b of a and the terry company and last year's marshall and ecology in the parade but they're cooperated dance move with the men is something to behold you

need to get out there and see it a and thank you, steve for leading us thank you, steve (clapping.) so we hope you'll be with us in north beach and thank you for having us supervisor stefani indulgence once in a while thank you. wow. this is a very, very exciting parade indeed. and consul general thank you so much for your partnership and you're continuing effort to build bridges with the italian community and supervisor stefani thank you for sharing your story and for sharing the importance of appreciative and uplifting the heritage and, of course, it would be not an italian event

without opera isn't that; right? my pleasure to. >> (calling names.) >> a talented italian tenor from my name is who can. to the u.s. 13 operas in 2015 and currently on a national tour will perform a concert on december 5th of the national stricken on the st. francis benefiting the italian athletic foundation please welcome the remarkable gentleman (clapping.)

(music). >> the joy to be with you. and um, talking about the italian culture coming in into the city makes me a little sad we need to search the magic and seek families (music). >> (singing). >> (singing in

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