for san francisco pride is a generation of hope, and it was originally suggested by pride member larry nelson. that spirit of hope will become visible at the beginning of june when the rainbow flags go up along market street, much of market street now newly car free. on saturday, june 37, civic center will once again become a site of celebration. all weekend, with crowds in the tens of thousands we're expecting. it's going to be a big year, and we're excited for it. then, as clair has mentioned, for many of us, the center piece of pride, the parade, on june 28. 50,000 marchers are expected to be in the parade, all cheered on by more than 100,000 spectators -- it's going to be quite a spectacle this year. [applause] >> if your organization or group is thinking about marching, we encourage you to register soon because we think the parade might run out of space earlier as it has in the years past, so that's great. for the past two years, our partners at cbs bay area have live streamed the parade so that people around the world can see it live. wear something cute, and call your mom, because you'