mono, spence cer, po blo ramirez, trevor prescott, jake phelps, basto, botelo, eric swanson and mark dillard. [applause] i say these names in remembrance and also as a reminder of how short life is. it seems like yesterday i was here to take advantage of all you can eat hot cakes before 8:00 am at the carl's junior over there. make sure you don't lose your receipt. i'm extremely honored to speak at this opening ceremony, a skate spot for some of us. although it may seem like an exaggeration, is another way of saying home. when i lived up the street, my apartment was very small. at that time, i could navigate the sidewalks and city streets as i wished. as a matter of fact, i used to warm up on the same black marble benches right over there besinger as i made my way down to embarcadero. like most did and now referred to as the mid-90s, but there is a lot of youth out there that live just up the street and they're too young for this to be an option and do whatever you want to do. for kids like that, they live in densely populated regions like this, they're space is shared with the entire city.