i did just want to say a couple of words about these two extraordinary men, george ms. miss goÑiand harvey milk. san francisco had a leader who believed in giving voices to our neighborhoods and empowering the neighbors of the neighborhoods. women, labor, and in the lgbtq community. communities had been historically excluded by power and gave us a seat at the table. in 1977, harvey milk became the first lgbt person elected in california and one of us in the handful of it the entire country as i mentioned earlier today at the event we had over on the mayor touch a balcony, milk said his election created two -- opportunities for folks across the country living in homophobic places. they could either move to san francisco, or they could stay where they were and fight. and of course, they have done both. i think, i want to acknowledge the 150 out lgbtq people who are elected across the country just a couple of weeks ago two positions ranging from school board, to governor, to united states senator. it is a tremendous honor for me to serve in this seat that was harvey milk's, and as s