the -- reason that i'm here, the women that have backed me for years and who are my mentors, ann hall stead, and jean mill i began, jeanette, julie christian son, janet crane, [speaker not understood], and just such strong women that have always been the leaders in san francisco, guthie stuart, they give me the impetus to keep going on. i look to them for counsel and i really appreciate and honor them for being part of north beach citizens and it's all about community. so, thank you, david. (applause) (applause) >> supervisor farrell from district 2. >> thank you, president chiu. i want to similarly echo your comments and congratulate all the women out here today being honored. also, sandy, supervisor breed talked about, i missed that, too. especially because she's out of the room, i was the most behaved kid going there when we were all little. it's not because of me that it shut down, except for maiello bowling scores. colleagues, i get the honor of introducing someone today and honoring someone who has played a central role nationally, not only locally on an issue that we have talked abou