bernedette smith. >> now, normally, bernedette is working at the jazz room, but there is a monumentous occasion not only for bernedette, but for the community, so she wanted to make an appearance. this is a no brainer for me and a no brainer for a lot of the folks in the bayview. this is a long-standing community institution because like the presentation mentioned, we've got civil rights movement, we've got the era of this investment. this was really providing consistency for a lot of the residents who lived down in bayview, so you guys are cementing bayview's history and really preserving the african american culture. you know across the city and county of san francisco, the african american population has decreased significantly. there are a number of efforts that are happening in bayview in particular to preserve that culture. i'm a part of a group called economic development on third, started by four women owned businesses along the third street corridor that decided the success of their business was dependent upon their collective success, so there's a lot of activity happening, a