next speaker, please. >> clerk: maria davis. >> hi. i'm maria davis. i'm the owner of st.eight years. st. mary's pub was named after the long-gone college. we have been an iconic business in the neighborhood, and the neon serves a distinctive business on the top of the hill. since its opening so many years ago, the bar has had many owners, mainly women. the bar was thriving in the 1990's, until the owner turned it over, and then, the bar fell on hard times. in 2010, the bar went up for sale, and seeing its potential, i bought it and restored it to its former glory. in 2015, it was recognized by usa today as in the top ten list of best bloody marys served in the united states. we have also been voted best dive bar in 2017 and best bartender 2018 by the bay guardian 48 hills best of the bay. st. mary's has hosted several meetings for many associations, including the harvey milk democratic club, aclu, black lives matter, mexican american legal defense and education fund, and -- etc. and more. the bar also does the san francisco fire department's annual holiday toy drive. we a

maria davis. >> hello. i am maria. i have been the owner of the pub for the last eight years.hank you so much for considering us. like shelley said, we are named after saint mary's college that was across the street. in 1933, when prohibition ended, we applied for a business license. it was the first business license at the end of 1933. it has been an iconic business in the neighborhood. the neon sign out front serves as a beacon of the top of the hill. rosa was the first known proprietress and she had a restaurant as well. they purchased it and changed the tavern to pub which was a popular thing to do at the time. later in the 1950s, the gentleman that we only know as a red implemented a payment plan for his customers and patrons who are charge per person and not per drink. depending on the length of their visit. in the 1970s, the beloved margaret herbert took over ownership and ran it forward 30 years. she was beloved by regulars and in the eighties, the kitchen closed and she turned over management in the 1990s. after that, the bar became a run down and fell on hard times.

davis. what do you think? dagen: a lanai? maria: the vibe of being outside. dagen: i think it's awesome. people of nevada. >> i think it's great. just stand for the anthem and i'm all for it. maria: exactly right. that controversy is still alive and well. we're going to be talking about who is playing at the super bowl, i'm not going to say it, because you're going to -- it's interesting, but this person has been conside criticized for doit because of the colin kaepernick situation. dagen: i know who you're talking about. maria: we'll talk about it. first, the economic impact of this government shutdown, the toll now taking a hit on the housing market. we will talk about that coming up next. bitcoin at the grocery store? how coinstar is getting into the cryptocurrency game, all that, right after this. ♪ come on, now, everyone fall down, everyone crawl down and get up again. ♪ you cry if you want to, that's what we all do. ♪ but if you think you'll never move on -- mbc doesn't take a day off, and neither will i. and i treat my mbc with everyday verzenio- the only one of its kind that can