. >> thank you, kate, i'm excited to be here in the mission with your supervisor, hilary ronen, and your new assessor recorder jaoquin torez, who was really an important part to helping deal with the challenges around our economic and workforce development which is the position that indicate now holds and he jumped into action because he knew so many businesses here and they would struggle. in the beginning we waved a lot of fees and we tried to provide grants and loans to small businesses but it was not enough and it was challenging. so many people had to shut down and many struggled with getting access to ppp and ppp before the protection of their employees and when i think about the vibe antsy of san francisco and this pandemic set us back. we are here today you sacrifice so much it was hard but now that which beginning to reopen and that light we keep talking about is here to so those cases and and our small and it's time to reopen and folks to get back to shopping in these corridors, going to these cafes. and really enjoying this city like never. i don't know about you but now, when

i want to introduce hilary ronen. >> can we give a big round of applause to our mayor, so has done so much for small businesses than any mayor before her. she is taking action and i appreciate who has she a pointed not once but twice to run our office of economic and workforce development first jaoquin torez a beloved leader this this community. thank you for all you did early on. and now kate who knows about what it means to run a small business in this city and will put small businesses first and for most and give a couple of shout outs to i say knows every single business. their owners and their kids and their economic situations and she spent more time on this street than anyone i know and we love you for it. thank you so much. and susana rojas, thank you so much for all your work and i want to call out all these people because it really does take a village to support small business community and these days the amazon has changed the way that we buy and think about goods and services we are losing the very thing that makes our community. when you see all the murals and the amazing

. >> thank you, kate, i'm excited to be here in the mission with your supervisor, hilary ronen, and your

i want to introduce hilary ronen. >> can we give a big round of applause to our mayor, so has done so any mayor before her. she is taking action and i appreciate who has she a pointed not once but twice to run our office of economic and workforce development first jaoquin torez a beloved leader this this community. thank you for all you did early on. and now kate who knows about what it means to run a small business in this city and will put small businesses first and for most and give a couple of shout outs to i say knows every single business. their owners and their kids and their economic situations and she spent more time on this street than anyone i know and we love you for it. thank you so much. and susana rojas, thank you so much for all your work and i want to call out all these people because it really does take a village to support small business community and these days the amazon has changed the way that we buy and think about goods and services we are losing the very thing that makes our community. when you see all the murals and the amazing arts and gifts and you go and

. >> thank you, kate, i'm excited to be here in the mission with your supervisor, hilary ronen, and youressor recorder jaoquin torez, who