i really want to thank the planning commission cindy wu and the entire staff for their expertise and last but not least we want to thank the neighbors john for the advocacy for the building (clapping) but is special shout out to the finances of pioneers park julie christian son thank you for your tireless advocacy to make this place worth and we're just thrilled i can't wait for you to see it and cheers to san francisco. cheers (clapping.) we're getting close this side of the aisle the bride side it hot the grammar side cooler but the honoree the president charles with us today and thank him for his continuing to nurture the arts coming to san francisco (clapping) and speaking of being challenges the art commission has the responsibility for lots of public art in san francisco i want you to welcome the arts commissioner tom (clapping.) well, good afternoon it's a hot one so i will try to be brief so we can get into the shade welcome this is an incredible day in san francisco i wanted to start with everybody who has champed the coit tower and the murals it's an incredible day when you

harrison and all my fellow commissioners on rec and park chief suhr our councilmember ferraro and cindy wu and appearance park president and jim the sincere vp and reverend chang now give them a big hand (clapping.) i have two art commissioners roberta and abby i apologize give them a welcome. (clapping.) >> art at this stage of the program i need lilly to help we a.k.a. donna. so i thought rather than giving you my interpretation i'll tell you what wikipedia has to say about her. lilly hitchcock fire bell was considered eccentric and smoking cigars and wearing trousers before it was acceptable and an avid gambler and she dressed up as a male to do so. as a young woman she traveled to europe and married howard the caller for the san francisco stock exchange he passed away in 11885 he saw the fire department respond to telegraph hill and helped them get up the hill this was in the days when everything was outsourced to private enterprise but she get them up first and treated asia mascot of the firefighters and after her return in the 63 made an honoree of the engine company and rode along w

she's still shy (laughter) you, you know, leaders like kindergart cindy i didn't wu and david deserves to be up here. and michelle the chamber of commerce, the benevolent organization that have time been asked by politically to give up some money and individuals who have left their family legacies to be at this hospital and individuals like james and others who have joined me on things like the night of a banquet flings and a golf and other go things and contractors every year who come together to join us at the gulf tournament. there are so many people contributing to them volunteer wise and we honor them today by the fast pace and 2k5ek9d staff we want this up as soon as possible because the services are vital. we want this to be the whole network of the health services. so i congratulate everyone here today and produced of our community for being so supportive and our international community. i'm sure you're aware of we're located by officials in china and along with private investmentors this is for our chinese hospital and the chinese community in san francisco but it's a part of