i remember one day i saw the executive director reverend calvin jones jr. take away my education. i could get a job anywhere doing anything i want. i stand at this podium today because a community believed in me. because our city services looked out for me. i stand at this podium because people like miss brown and reverend calvin jones jr. taught me that service to others is the most important success of all. [applause] and i am here in the hope that together we can build a san francisco where the next generation of young people can go from public housing to the mayor's office. here in the city of saint francis we support one another, we look out for one another, we defend one another, because service to others is our highest calling. and i am prepared for our many city challenges to emerge and i know that together we can accomplish anything. i know that our challenges sometimes can get in the way of real progress. we have a booming economy. we have an amazing city where there is incredible wealth. and at the same time it's creating a lot of challenges for

brown and reverend calvin jones jr.tion of young people can go from public housing to the mayor's office. here in the city of st. francis wedefe one another. because service to others is our highest calling. i am prepared for our many city challenges to emerge and i know anything. i know that our challenges sometimes can get in the way of real progress. we have a booming economy. we have an amazing city where there is incredible wealth. and at the same time, it's creating a lot of challenges for our most disadvantaged residents. we have people who come from all over the world, who come to create, who are innovative, who look at san francisco and think, that's the place i want to be. and we have failed. we have failed in building more housing to accommodate the increase in the number of job opportunities that have poured into here all their lives out of the city that they call home. our streets are filled with people who unfortunately need our help. who are struggling and who are, frankly, dying right in front of our eye