it is my pleasure to welcome jackie flynn, the executive director of the eight philip randolph institute[cheers and applause] >> one of my fondest memories is this very shoreline. i was out here with my father. when i was a teenager, i was a little bit of a rebel, very independent, and a little stubborn at times, so to keep us out of trouble, me and and my brother does, he would wake us up early every saturday morning and make us come work for a p.r.i. i had no idea how important our job was. i only knew that at the end of the day, he owed me $20 cash as soon as we were done. so one saturday morning, he took me up to northridge. if you drive across northridge, you guys will all see this view from above, so encourage you to go up there after this if you haven't gone. he asked me to look out and just see how beautiful the shoreline was, and imagine and dream about what this place could be in the future. at that time, i had no idea how much those moments would impact my life today, fast-forward 25 years, and i now serve as executive director of the fill randall institute. i'm very proud to

my name is jackie flynn, i'm the executive director at the a.philip randolph institute in san francisco. the eco-center is a hub for innovation and education for all. it was a commitment to the bay view hunter's point community that has suffered enormously from ahs of neglect and planned racism. the eco-center was a programs and commitment to environmental and social justice, through education, retaining our history, engaging the community, creating local and green jobs, and a space for life-inspiring students. for the last six years, my team at apri, has worked hundreds of hours, poured in sweat, equity and love into the eco-center. our hope is we get to see the vision of our supervisor sofia maxwell, green actions' marie harrison, and tessy ester from hunter's view, who fought tirelessly to provide social justice to our community. so we are in support of the transition and m.o. u., and we're committed to continuing to be a community partner. i want to take a moment to think folks, like kim kiefer, who is not year, alongside brenda, one of the biggest green users' fans. phil, you're so