zone has worked for elective and other places including john burton and willie brown and some of the really more the shireer members of our political family. i got to know zone when i came to san francisco as a 27-year-old gay man and got involved that the nonexistent lgbt center and zone was one of the persons who helped to build the center and she really helped to get it off the ground and made sure it was a reality. zoning is married to her wife kathy they've been together for 18 years i see kathy back there videotaping and they have two daughters at the lectern and live down the street from me in the castro and have been long term residents. so zero i want to say from can carmen chiu she regretted she couldn't be here but it's been a honor to work with you over the years and look forward to many more years of the same so congratulations (clapping.) thank you supervisor wiener i want to thank you for the opportunity to say i'm honored to be in district 8 honor reand i'm proud to be a constituent of yours my name is my family and i appreciate what you do and work on issues that mat