mr. farrell. sean elsbernd is district 7, where i lived a long time. i was here many times. the relocation appeals board -- i was appointed in 1993. i was a director from 1998 -- from 1992. i assisted dianne feinstein when she was mayor. the appoint me with some many civic duties. -- they have appointed me with so many civic duties. it is good to see some dear good friends back there. i see that we have eugene

mr. farrell. sean elsbernd is district 7, where i lived a long time. i was here many times. the relocation appeals board -- i was appointed in 1993. i was a director from 1998 -- from 1992. i assisted dianne feinstein when she was mayor. the appoint me with some many civic duties. -- they have appointed me with so many civic duties. it is good to see some dear good friends back there. i see that we have eugene flannery, the secretary of the recreation appeals board commission. they are asking me to come today, so i am here. anyway, have the new year. -- happy new year. thank you. >> good afternoon, supervisors. first of all, mr. kim, you are a hard act to follow. the first thing i wanted to say is that it is very unusual for me to be appear advocated for myself. i am usually advocating for the needs of small business, a parking restrictions. it is a twist to be up here to talk about myself. i want to talk to you a little bit about the relocation appeals board and why i feel i am a good fit for the board. i started out as a neighborhood person. i got very active in neighborho

supervisor malia kohn, supervisor ross mirkarimi, supervisor mark farrell, supervisor jane kim, and supervisor scott wiener. on this occasion, mr. lee, a number of your friends thought it appropriate to reach out to cover the span of mayors over the last 50 years in this great city, a small fraternity which you are about to join. and leading that is the most recent member of that club is, of course, the lieutenant governor of the state of california who in just a minute will bring some remarks. it was the man who served as a supervisor here in the city and county of san francisco and whom the voters rewarded just richly with making him the lieutenant governor of the state of california and he was received yesterday by his colleagues in sacramento at one minute after 1:00 when his tenure in city hall, he was evicted. and in the process, he gave a sterling accounting of himself of the time that he has been mayor. and now to say goodbye to each and everyone of you and welcome to the new mayor, the man who was the lieutenant governor of the state of california, gavin newsom. [applause] >> thank you, mr. mayor. thank you all. sit do

farrell, supervisor chu, supervisor kim, supervisor wiener, and supervisor kim. the deputy clerk will provide these certificates to you. i have one other communication. it is from our controller, mrbeen rosenfield. we have confirmation that all newly elected and continuing members of the board have been bonded as required by the san francisco administrative code. supervisor chiu: moving to the third item on the agenda, the oath of office. the honorable dianne feinstein has had a family emergency and will not be able to join us. it is my distinct honor to introduce the assistant presiding judge in the state california and city of san francisco who will administer the oath to the newly elected and reelected members of the board of supervisors. here is the honorable judge cynthia lee. thank you for joining us. >> it is an honor to be here to swear in the new members of the board. i am honored and delighted. this is truly a san francisco event. i am extremely pleased to be here. supervisor chiu: i would like to ask all the members of the board will be taking the oath to please rise and join us in the front for a better photo op. [applause] [laughter] please stand right in front here.