now, who was sony jim rolph? just to refresh your memory, there is a photograph outside the door of this chamber, large group of chamber ~. in the center of the podium is james rolph, mary of san francisco. on his right is james phelan, a predecessor mayor who laid the plans for modern civic center and modern city. the two of them are responsible for all this. rolph himself took particular pride in city hall. he used to like to brag that it was higher than the capital dome in washington. and he also had his name overlooking the rotunda, if you look at the rotunda in city hall his name is in bold letters. just a reminder. >> thank you. next speaker. and if there are any other members of the public that wish to speak, please step up. >>> good afternoon. my name is roger scott. i've been a teacher at city college since 1972 and i've been on the executive board of local 2121 for more than 35 years. i'm assuming i'm speaking to the [speaker not understood] and that's good because as a unionist and social activist i do

san francisco mayor, sonny jim rolph stared into the crowds of those who have gathered. a moment in history. the birth of a publicly own transit system. san francisco municipal railway. muni as it would become to be known. happy birthday, muni, here is to the next 100 years. the birth of muni had been a long-time coming. over the years the city was disjointed privately owned companies. horses and steam and electric-powered vehicles. creating a hodgepodge of transit options. none of them particularly satisfying to city residents. the city transit system like the city itself would have changes during the san francisco earthquake. the transition that will pursue from this aftermath would change san francisco's transportation system once again. facilitated by city boss, abe ruth, ushering in the electric city car. the writing was on the wall. the clammer had begun for the experiment including public transit people. owned by the people and for the people. the idea of a consolidated city-owned transit system had begun traction. and in 1909, voters went to the polls and created

bridge, a lasting memorial to james rolph, jr., mayor of san francisco 1912 to 31, governor of california 1931 to '34. tireless leader in the city and the state, sunny jim worked throughout his career, crossing the world's largest landmark harbor so the east bay and the cities could be linked together with san francisco as one community. the momentum [speaker not understood]. california toll bridge authority, september 7, 1934, rededicated by the citizens of california on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the opening of the bridge. november 12, 1986. ladies and gentlemen, what have we done? what are we doing? how can we redress this outrageous dishonor to our late governor? thank you. >>> good afternoon. i'm adrian bosian public affairs planned parenthood at shads that pacific. we're the fourth largest in the country. we serve [speaker not understood] at 25 health centers in 17 northern california counties. we are very proud to be here in san francisco ~. we serve 13,000 clients at two health centers in san francisco. and i want to thank supervisor campos and the co-sponsors of today's resolution. i hope i get them all. supervisors chiu, farrell,

bridge, a lasting memorial to james rolph, jr., mayor of san francisco 1912 to 31, governor of california 1931 to '34. tireless leader in the city and the state, sunny jimked throughout his career, crossing the world's largest landmark harbor so the east bay and the cities could be linked together with san francisco as one community. the momentum [speaker not understood]. california toll bridge authority, september 7, 1934, rededicated by the citizens of california on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the opening of the bridge. november 12, 1986. ladies and gentlemen, what have we done? what are we doing? how can we redress this outrageous dishonor to our late