we are also honored to have with us tonight, mayor ed lee. asr, he represented gavin newsom in defending this city's proclamation. and a new chapter in asian pacific american history when he was elected as the city's first asian-american mayor. ladies and gentlemen -- all right, join me in welcoming mayor edwin m. lee. [applause] you have your own crowded back there. the m. in your middle name stand s for ma. >> thank you all for coming. i'm glad to be here on the eighth time we've celebrated this, and want to give a thank- you for helping us put this on. thank you! and of course, i join here as part of an official city family. thank you for being here. he is joined by supervisors carmen chu, jane kim, and eric mar. our elected officials, jeff adachi, the public defender, the recorder assessor, hydra mendoza, and emily murase. we're also thankful for the chief of police, thank you. i would like to also acknowledges someone that has been a very special friend of mine, someone that has given me a lot of support and advice over the years. and also

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lee. very well known as the first asian american mayor in san francisco history. r lee championed balancing the budget to keep san francisco safe, solvent, and successful. rehe formed city pensions and right now his focus is on economic development, job creation, and really building san francisco's future, a great job especially for helping out families and we know we want to keep families here. i also wanted to mention a little bit of his cast -- his past, it was quite fascinating. he was born in 1952 in the beacon hill neighborhood of seattle, washington, his parents immigrated to the u.s. from china in the 1930's. lee's father fought in world war ii and worked as a cook managing a restaurant in seattle and, unfortunately, he passed away when mayor lee was 15. his mother was a seamstress and a waitress and lee -- mayor lee has five siblings. he graduated summa cum laude from bowden college in maine. he went to u.c. berkeley here, law school, and he finished in 1978. he and his wife anita have two daughters. i wanted to mention prior to becoming mayor, one of the

i want to thank mayor lee. as always, for your support. also, creating a park. we are here for the planting. cherry trees are near and dear to the hearts of japanese people. japanese people curate cherry blossoms each year. there are festivals to stick together with family and friends. i am sure most of you have enjoyed the cherry blossom -- the cherry blossom festival the past weekends. we are planting one treat today here and two more. these trees symbolize, are part avail long legacy. also obama these trees -- also, these trees, since 1912, we have donated them. planting these trees all over the united states. thank you again for coming. i hope this tree, the cherry tree, will further blossom in the years to come. 6 trees we have planted in the square. and nine trees in golden gate park. still more in san francisco. more than 150 years of history of cultural exchange. this is really a great place. i cannot think of a more fitting location to plant a tree. thank you for coming and i hope you will enjoy it. [applause] >> one other short, special ceremony that i

lee for bringing these ridiculous charges. he is a long time since the insider who was appointed to his position as mayor without anything remotely resembling a public process. whereas mirkarimi received more than 2000 plus, more votes than mayor ed lee last november, and mayor ed lee is now trying to shamelessly overturn that election. i urge you to not let him do that. if mayor ed lee as 1 ounce of integrity left, he will end this charade and give this city our share of back. i thank you for your time. [cheers and applause] >> good evening, commissioners, and thank you so much for allowing us to speak at such a late hour. thank all of you for your hard work. my name is -- i am the co- founder of a support group, and i am here to support share of mirkarimi because i lost a son to gun violence in 1996, and his case remains unsolved. my son was killed before his sixth birthday, so does not have his father. little theo has his father but does not have this father, and in the human circle, we are for keeping families together, not tearing them apart. i must say, sheriff mirkarimi, you have failed to look at his record. when homicide

i want to thank mayor lee. as always, for your support. also, creating a park. we are here for the planting. cherry trees are near and dear to the hearts of japanese people. japanese people curate cherry blossoms each year. there are festivals to stick together with family and friends. i am sure most of you have enjoyed the cherry blossom -- the cherry blossom festival the past weekends.

i want to thank mayor lee. as always, for your support. also, creating a park. we are here for the planting. cherry trees are near and dear to the hearts of japanese to the hearts of japanese people.

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as follows. four votes for lee wrights and four votes for gary johnson. >> mr. chairman, from the region known as michigan, the home of government motors, where voters overwhelmingly voted to legalize medical marijuana, only to have republican drug -- michigan cast one vote for jim burns, 14 for gary johnson, and 54 lee wrights -- 5 for lee wrights. >> the sexy state of minnesota, the bae, the blue ox, beloved for 16,000 lakes, and the cohen brothers who produced "fargo" -- we cast our votes as follows atwo. for lee wrights and five for jarret johnson. -- two for lee wrights. >> the missouri libertarian party is pleased to be celebrating 20 years of showing missouri liberty with continuous ballot access since 1992. today, it in the spirit of the inclusiveness of liberty, we are actually hosting an orphanage for delegates. we have two delegates from the great state of virginia who have joined us, one delegate from the great state of nevada who has joined us, and we have one delegate from the cesspool of washington d.c. who has joined us. sorry. anyway, we are plea

cast its votes as follows -- for votes, gary johnson, one vote lee wrights. >> mr. chairman, the great state of arizona, beautiful land of desert, pine covered mounds, and the grand canyon, where we are celebrating our centennial anniversary as a state and where we find the work -- the most notorious politicians, which proudly cast our votes as follows. 11 for gary johnson, 94 lee wrights, and one for -- 94 --9 for lee wrights. >> for california, land of zero entrepreneurs and risk takers -- land of on to vendors and risk