but when jessica herrin started selling jewellery out of her living room, everyone thought she was crazy parties, that's what it was decades ago. she was a marketing manager at dell and already had success as an e—commerce entrepreneur. she has since built her living room business into stella & dot. it's a direct—sales jewellery company worth $450 million. so how did jessica do it? vishala sri—pathma has been finding out. i started my career as a tech entrepreneur. i started an e—commerce company and ifound that while i loved creating something and having commercial success, i didn't really feel soulfully fulfilled by what i did. so, the second time i went to start a business, i wanted it to be purpose driven from go. when i did my soul searching, i knew that creating flexible income for women in a modern way was it. you started selling jewellery from your home, whyjewellery? luckily, ifound my partner, blythe harris, our chief creative officer, who is the daughter of dot. my grandmother is stella, her grandmother is dot. she is a parsons—trained artist that had a fine jewellery backgrou

known demali for eight years, during my time here in san francisco, and during that time, i've seen herrin krediblely caring and -- her incredibly caring and dedicated character. just based on her temperament, her character, her experience, i really can't think of anyone better suited to serve on the commission. thank you very much. >> supervisor safai: thank you, sir. next speaker. >> good morning. my name is michael tubac. i'm a partner of demali taylor's. i'm also a former president of the bar association of san francisco. i've known her for ten years and i'm here to tell you she would make an excellent addition to the police commission. demali is without a doubt at the very top. she is truly an exceptional person and a force of nature. she is everything you would expect. she's smart, hard working, she has great judgment, she's honest, ethical, and she's fair. she's also a true joy to work with. there's literally no one at the office who doesn't get along with her. she treats everyone with the same respect and good cheer, whether that's the senior partner or the administrative staff, so

august 15, india celebrates its independence, and she said on august 14, today, is the day she lost herrin dependence. we -- her independence. we all know ree, too, and if someone in that marriage lost their independence, it was not ree, too. >> something i told ree, too, this was her 30th anniversary, and she said she should be at home with her husband tonight. she said i am worried what other people will think if i'm not here tonight. i w i want to say to everyone, if it's your 30th anniversary, you don't have to come to a board meeting. so ree will be leaving. congratulations, happy anniversary, and that ends my announcements for this evening. >> thank you very much, dr. matthews. ree, too, my five year anniversary's on thursday, and i won't be here, so you should go. item three is our student del gats support, and our students are not here this evening. they'll be back at our next board meeting. item four, recommendations and recognitions of commendation. we do not have any this evening. recognizing all available employee, rave awards, we're recognizing everyone that's coming back into