mayor george mascone fought to keep the san francisco giants here. congresswoman nancy pelosi became the first woman to serve as speaker of the house of representatives in 2007. those who live, work or visit san francisco are fortunate to experience traces of the earliest contributions and creations of san francisco italian culture in businesses, shops, daily lives throughout north beach. every time i'm in north beach, i'm reminded of my great uncle and aunt who met in north beach. he was a fixture there in the '50s and '60s and she was the bell evidence secretary at the grammar school. they were both so proud of their italian heritage and i hope they would be proud of the steps we're taking here today. i want to thank the coalition of italian-american organizations and lorenzo ortono. i also want to thank supervisor peskin that represents north beach. this ordinance seeks to honor all italians for past and present contributions to san francisco and it seems to recognize the rich heritage of italian-americans and to celebrate their im measurable cont

ghirardelli, mascone, the names go on and on and on and they've helped to shape and transform this cityin a very positive way. at the end of the conversation the other day, both supervisor cohen and i immediately put in and i will be leading that conversation, a drafting request, because i think there is some confusion in the general public about some suggestions made, but not a formal ordinance done. i extend my hand in friendship to work with supervisor cohen and other members of the community and we'll make that reality in a short amount of time. again, i think these are two separate items. i don't think in any way, shape or form, recognizing indigenous people's day is an undermining in any way, shape or form of the italian community and the great contributions they've had here in san francisco. >> clerk: thank you it. >> supervisor yee: i'm very supportive of the current resolution in terms of recognizing the people that had been living in this land prior to europeans coming here. but i also felt like as i mentioned last week, that we shouldn't look at one group and make another gro