let me talk about the tremendous legacy of our lieutenant governor and former mayor, kavin gavin newsom, and everything that he did that let me keep the ground -- hit the ground running, and so, together, we set out to achieve five goals in the first year of office, hiring a great police chief and putting san francisco back to work with new jobs and a new local hire program, balancing the budget despite this -- this the deficits, and tackling pension reform, one of the most difficult challenges every city has faced. and we got all of these done. [applause] today, one year later, i stand before you, even more honored and humbled, at the responsibility that you have placed in me. and whether you voted for me first, second, third, or not at all, i want to thank all of the people in this city to give me the opportunity to serve as your elected mayor. thank you. thank you, san francisco. and as proud as i am about what we accomplished together in the last year, i am here to talk about the future of the city and the road map going ahead. in the chinese calendar we are about to begin the year