each day our attorneys back to and from the hall of scwlus on gilbert alley. we chat there with other community folks. over the years, we've seen many other businesses and buildings come and go, but we have been a steady presence there on gilbert alley. when we first moved into the building we shared a space with the sheriff's department. we are now the sole proprietors of that building. the persons most responsible for the presence and growth of our office is jeff adachi. i urge the board to adopt this measure. it's not the only fitting that the right thing to do to remember and pay tribute to a man who was a leader and protecting the rights of san francisc franciscans and fighting for the rights of those in our community. >> i am rebecca young from the public defender's office. i want to read a statement from a former manager of the misdemeanor unit. by the time jeff died he mentored two generations of public defenders and transformed them into proud fighters for social and racial justice. though ungulfed by the demands of his work, he made time for those be