my name is fran weld, and i'm senior vice president of the san francisco giants. alicia jean baptiste is unfortunately unable to join us. she felt like she was cin

my name is fran weld, and i'm senior vice president of the san francisco giants. alicia jean baptiste is unfortunately unable to join us. she felt like she was coming down with a cold, and we said, please stay home. please take care of yourself, so it's my true honor to welcome you here tonight to the 40th annual san francisco good government awards. [applause] >> this is our opportunity to pay tribute to the people who are the great engine of our beloved city. since its inception, s.p.u.r. has been advocating for good governments. we have hundreds of awards given out to acknowledge hundreds of hard working public servants, and we are so proud of that. for many of us who are part of s.p.u.r., this is our absolute favorite night of the year, so thank you for joining us. i want to start out by recognizing our champion sponsors, people who believe in innovation in government just as much as we do. bridge, google, and san francisco airport. thank you for your generous support, and thanks to everyone for being here tonight. s.p.u.r. is able to continue to honor employe