mr. mayer has an awesome mustache. that is a great sign of his king weakness. it was really exciting. you hear awaken, expire. i am kind of cynical. that is like the corporate man telling me something. the fact is, they were already doing awaken and inspire. the fact that nick and his team got beyond the idea just speaks to the fact that the asian was already doing this great work. i was telling stories from my roots. when i got the e-mail, i was woken up. she said, do you want to come by to do something with the exterior of the building? i would totally do it. i was open and inspired thanks to her. once i got the assignment, i started digging into the background of the maharajah. did i go down the rabbit hole. i feel like i am a pro, doing professional art for a long time now that fix our. the one no-no is you do not go off and start and finish something by yourself. typically at picks are, you show your early progression. you are showing it to the director. of course, being an idiot, i got totally obsessed and there went down the rabbit hole. i worked on my b

anyway, i just want to say that it was a pleasure to work with you, mr. mayerthe last several makes -- mayor, over the last several weeks to get this done. [applause] >> i know the port commission and staff, and the public must consider this. there are meetings on going, but they came down because we have engaged them in the discussion. it was important enough to make a special announcement. so thank you for being here. that is pretty much the information we wanted to share. we will open up for questions. >> [inaudible] >> again, we have had an incredibly open process. we have invited everyone to share their views. i cannot say that we are going to, 100%, deal with every issue in the way that people want us to. we showed our willingness to be reasonable, just last week, when we announced the relocation. we found them a location. they were so happy, they were dancing on the parking lot. gary, intelligent transportations, they willingly except in their relocation. now we have some more to get done, but we have evidenced that we can get this done and take care of

>> mr. mayer, please. >> good morning, everybody. i want to thank all of the supervisors, my posse for being here. thank you for the introduction. hall also want to give special thanks to tony and kiko for your leadership. p j from the commission is also here. we are a very special city, of course. as you know, charlotte and i have been working together for the last eight months, celebrating this wonderful diversity in the city as we will and in so many international visitors that come in. every opportunity we have, we market, but we also say, if you what a great experience, go to the asian. see what we have. it is one of the few cities to have its own asian art museum. that is a wonderful reflection of our city's commitment to not only the history of the population and growth and ties to the far east, but also honors the diverse art we have in the city. so many museums are looking at how they can contribute to not only the residents here, but what i think the nation is on course to do, something that i know charlotte and i talk a lo

to me, you will always be mr. mayer. it really demonstrates why you are so successful in the law practice. i would like to have a transcript of that. my wife will wonder who you were talking about. [laughter] before i administer the oath of office, let me ask george's wife to please come up. [applause] i have the distinct pleasure and honor and to administer the oath of office. you have heard so many wonderful and operational things about george, who i've known for years, his daughters and son. his story is the american dream story. some of the immigrants, just as i am. more importantly, all his life, he has been a devoted public servant, working his way through college, through law school, passing the bar, all while raising a family and rising in the administrative ranks of the los angeles police department. it is really a testament to your dedication and perseverance. an l.a. homeboy, like me. we are here to support you and to administer the oath of office. let me and the bible to fabi ola, and we would get to the zero

supervisor cohen: mr. mayer, recently, the transportation agency proposed extending the san francisco part program to the mission bay dog patch neighborhoods and portions of the mission. the san francisco parks program has many innovative ways of managing parking like demand response of pricing, longer or no time limit and the availability to pay with a credit card. while these neighborhoods do need creative ways to address parking management, enforcement of existing parking restrictions has been inadequate and access to reliable transportation is still limited. additionally, after years of planning and support from the city, production, distribution, and repair businesses to employ hundreds of san franciscans have began to thrive in these areas. i'm concerned the implementation of -- implementation and expansion of the park program is not considering the unique transit and parking enforcement challenges of some of these neighborhoods and the unique nature of pdr businesses. could you share your thoughts on how

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to me, you will always be mr. mayer. it really