before i go through the list, i want to acknowledge individuals here starting with julie birch kirchbalm. shawna, thank you so much. ashley goshmire of the hotel across from the ferry building. lori lincoln, the v.p. for san francisco travel. and executive director of the mid market. i don't know if she's here. carmen clark board chair of the market street railway. [applause] darcy brown executive director of san francisco beautiful. president fisherman's wharf. melissa marketing in james town. did i mention lily representing the chinatown merchants association. i see mandy hall as well. karen sly, thank you for being here as well. and no pivot to our male allies. i see rodney baum here from the chamber waving. we have jeff tomlin director of transportation. i often see alex bastion hiding there. thank you for being here. roger maranka, where are you? hi, roger. local 258. randall spot. the executive director 069 fisherman's wharf. david louis, i saw him here earlier. the general manager offer the hyatt hotel. without further ado, i want to welcome a very special guest, someone who reall