and we, through the incredible work of mariane thompson and gloria chan, joaquin torres in the office of economic workforce development launched this program to do exactly that. to encourage and challenge san franciscans to do more in our small business community. mayor lee has done more than any mayor that i know to invest and support in small businesses, directing more money and investing more money than any administration in the city's history to support small businesses through the invested neighborhoods program, by launching a small business portal, by meeting constantly with our small business leaders and as a tireless advocate for the issues that they care about most. it is my honor and privilege to introduce mayor lee. [applause] >> thank you. thank you, todd. good morning, everybody. let me correct todd because i want to make sure you understood the challenge. i challenged him to find me more ice cream. that was the real challenge. and i'm really happy to be here. at the ice cream museum. this is one of those innovative ideas, very unique to the city and, of course, they're g