i am rabbi eric weiss. i am honored to be your host. our dear mayor, ed lee, has died. we would like to extend our condolences to his family, dear ones, people in the city and county of san francisco. as we continue, we would like to talk with the executive director of the department of aging and adult services and charity of dignity fund overnight advisory committee with city and county of san francisco. welcome. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> our country and every municipality is looking at issues of aging and the ways in which the values of the country, state, local, exercise those into services and understandings of the way people age and the kinds of services they need. i am wondering if you can give a short history of what department of aging and adult services here is in san francisco. >> certainly. san francisco has a long history of providing services for older adults and adults with disabilities. we are a leader in that. the department has been around for a long time but came together with service