i'm kimberly ellis. i'm the director for the san francisco department on the status of women. and i have the incredible honor of not just working for a department that's dedicated to women, girls, and nonbinary, but a city and county that's committed to uplifting women, girls, and nonbinary. but the best mayor in the country who is committed to supporting women, girls, and nonbinary. not just in march, women's history month, but 365 days and 366 days on leap year of the year. and so i want to thank all of you for making time in your schedule, for us to come together in community as we round off women's history month. we know there's a lot of angst and heart break and uncertainty in the world right now. the other thing that we know to be true is that women, especially strong bold tenacious women like the women of san francisco will ensure that we are doing everything to bring about peace and love and justice not just here in san francisco, not just in the great state of california, not just in america, but all over the world. i am incredibly privileged and honored to bring up o

i'm kimberly ellis. i'm the director for the san francisco department on the status of women.incredible honor of not just working for a department that's dedicated to women, girls, and nonbinary, but a city and county that's committed to uplifting women, girls, and nonbinary. but the best mayor in the country who is committed to supporting women, girls, and nonbinary. not just in march, women's history month, but

and i just want to say as i know kimberly ellis mentioned earlier, it's been a tough time in the world. it's been a tough time with what happened during covid. it's been a very challenging time we know with what's happening sadly every single second in ukraine. we know that there are people in this city and this world who are suffering, but i have hope. i have hope because when i look around even the group of people that i see here today, i know so many of you from various points in my life and the consistency and the involvement that you all continue to do in the city is going to help transform it for the better. yes. it won't be easy, but we're not going to give up. we're going to keep fighting. we're going to keep working hard. and because we have these extraordinary honorees with us here today, i know that we're going to get to a better place one day at a time. i want to thank all of you for joining us and celebrating women's history month in san francisco. and i feel really good right now. so because of i feel so good right now, i want to invite all of you into the mayor's office

i'm kimberly ellis. i'm the director for the san francisco department on the status of women. i have the

kimberly ellis from the commission of the status of women. and thank you to josh for joining us from the office of work force development in the city. so so many great department heads, but more importantly they are able to do their job because of you. and so now that covid is still here, but it is not as much as it used to be. and the plan is to continue to do the ceremonies. i know i hadn't had a chance to swear some of you in personally, and i wanted to take that opportunity to do so now as you usher into the next couple of months in doing your jobs in the during the capacities and on zoom all the time and are coming back to city hall and i am looking forward to the business of the city continuing to get done. so this is a little different than what i am used to in terms of swearing in ceremony. i will need everybody's fool cooperation. for all of you who are commissioners that are being sworn in, we're going to ask you all to stand. and to raise your right hand. and then i am going to ask you all to say your names and it is okay that you

i'm kimberly ellis. i'm the director for the san francisco department on the status of women. and i have the incredible honor of not just working for a department that's dedicated to women, girls, and nonbinary, but a city and county that's committed to uplifting women, girls, and nonbinary. but the best mayor in the country who is committed to supporting women, girls, and nonbinary. not just in march, women's history month, but 365 days and 366 days on leap year of the year. and so i want to thank all of you for making time in your schedule, for us to come together in community as we round off women's history month. we know there's a lot of angst and heart break and uncertainty in the world right now. the other thing that we know to be true is that women, especially strong bold tenacious women like the women of san francisco will ensure that we are doing everything to bring about peace and love and justice not just here in san francisco, not just in the great state of california, not just in america, but all over the world. i am incredibly privileged and honored to bring up o