i would like to invite shane watson and donna graves up to the podium. when our office is all received notice of this year's pride month special commendations, we immediately thought to honor the brilliant co-authors of the citywide historic context statement for lgbtq history in the city and county of san francisco. there's a lot to say about this monumental effort and how it started, but let me start by speaking in my own personal role as somebody who has championed historic preservation and advocated it in the northeast corner of the city. long before i came into elected office in the 1990s, i was community advocate and helped save the colombo building at number 1 columbus avenue. i became acquainted with the history of the black cat and the paper doll that this board of supervisors has landmarked today , and we ultimately saved one columbus avenue from the wrecking ball. that was right at about the same time that the carmel fallon house was on the chopping block, and the story of the context statement, i think begins in that effort to save that 104 -

shane watson. author of the lgbt historic context statement. >> that's all i was going to say. afternoon, i'm shane watt ton, architectal preservation planner. the co-chair of the city wide lgbtq heritage strategy committee on arts and culture and as supervisor peskin mentions that co author with donna gray of the city wide historic context statement for lgbtq history in san francisco. out of the 300 or more properties that we documented in the historic context the paper doll is 120 we identified for potential landmark status. the paper doll is significant as what many historians believe to be the first queer restaurant in the city. it afforded sexual minority communities a place to live somewhat openly and love somewhat openly in a place that was relatively safe for these people during a time when it was illegal to just be themselves. so, with that said, i hope up join me and supporting and championing this landmark nomination and preserving what is hopefully will be an exciting future for the paper doll. thank you. >> next speaker please. >> i am here but as a number of the g