mary rodgers got a job program much more integrated than any safeway in the city. she was going night and day. i want to tell you. we have got to thank her for many of the things. i was over at that housed many nights. because she was a wonderful person. now as i look around, i can see jackson over there, part of her team. 258, the union. they were all there. this city would not be where it is today. there is an old housing thing there. mary was down there and had that thing change around. we had integration on union street. so, i want to say this. this family gave their mother many hours, spent many nights and days with mary, changing the city rounds. thank you to the mayor and all of you for this honor here today. she hasps done more than anyone else in this city to change this city around. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, lee roy. our next speaker is from silicon valley bank, wonderful in providing financing to this project. >> thank you. i would like to acknowledge a few people from the bank's staff that are here. keith, who came down from santa rosa, our cr

if it were not for mary rodgers, what you see in this community -- yes, we talk about the out- migration of african americans, i would like to remind the redevelopment agency -- since i have the microphone -- that it took a lot of money and an entire agency to the black people out of here. i would like to say to the agency and city officials, it will take an agency and money to keep african-americans and get some back in here. this is america and you cannot do it for free. that is what mary would tell you. she would give you her favorite line right now. she would say -- let's make sure that we do not have different strokes for different folks. anyone remember that? let's make sure that everybody is treated fairly. to treat those -- you have got to give them more than you have given the other folks or they will never catch up. that is just the reality of life. that is just the reality of running the race we are in called life. we are excited. we want is not to be the end of the last project in the western addition. it may be the last thing that the redevelopment agency pays for, but it is