our mayor -- m ayor lee. [applause] the mayor is the chosen one not because you have the title of being the mayor. over the last 30 years, he has a history of promoting justice and opportunities for women and minority in the city and beyond. he graduated from law school. instead of heading to a corporate law office, he decided to work for the asian law caucus, fighting against discrimination. when he became the first asian- american elected to be in that position, that was less than three months ago that the mayor was sworn in. he took every opportunity to encourage went in. -- women. among the list of qualified candidates, he elected supervisor olague. [applause] when he had the opportunity to appoint someone to the position which he formerly held as the chief administration officer of the city and county of san francisco, he immediately nominated -- to be our cao. we are living in a city that and we are very lucky. we know that women around the world are not as lucky. in san francisco, we have many departme