hats off to the ownership, the giants for committing to our city, and how about the city coming up and showing that reciprocity, the entire bay area supporting the san francisco giants. i hope the 49ers are paying attention. we got the public-private partnership ready to go, and the cleanup of the shipyard almost done. we have the environment to work that was complete, we have the financial framework. all we need is a team to say that we want to say -- stay in san francisco. if the forty-niners want to do that, we would be working on building permits and not wondering if they are going to leave after they negotiate another five-year commitment. we are very close to working through some of the lease terms to commit for the giants for at least five more years if they figure out whether or not they are going to leave the city. whether or not they will stay in our city, we think it is the best thing for the franchise and the people in the southeast sector. excited to see the giants in the world series and all of the energy. we are excited to see the scores go up. thank you for making a lon

hats off to the ownership, the giants for committing to our city, and how about the city coming up and showing that reciprocity, the entire bay area supporting the san francisco giants. i hope the 49ers

this is a great day for our city. i am here representing the open space water front group for the no. waterfront as present in the barbary coast. we have had the opportunity for seeing, participating, and watching every america's cup since the 1960's. i have watched from the bar at 9:00 a.m.. in valencia when he won the second time it was crazy stuff. i wanted to make sure that you know this, as it is so important for our cities long term presentation of it as a city, it is completely unique in the history of the america's cup. every race has been held in the ocean off the waterfront from newport beach to valencia. here we are hosting at in the day. it is so cynical and special, it will give tremendous potential for television revenue and spectators, for the world to watch our city on a daily basis for three months each year. and if larry is successful, we may have it again. the new york yacht club had it for almost 80 years. this thing could go on for a long time. i know that it could be expensive and the revenues th

francisco, so we owe it to the community to continue this event because this is your city hall and our city hall, and the arab community is the dynamic community that has been here for generations and has contributed significantly to the vitality of this city. like michael said, giving the award to the arab film festival -- it is the premier arab film festival in the nation. for over 15 years, they have been portraying films that do not only represent our rich heritage but kind of dispel myths and stereotypes of the arab people, who they are, and giving these films an audience that would not usually see them. even though it is through the art and fun, it is a powerful and strong message, and i urge you all to support the arab film festival because they do so much work for our community, and we do not really realize that. we have a fun program for you guys tonight. first of all, like i said, asserting our narrative as arab- americans is very important. through our historic legacy, we have had poetry being a crucial and historic part of our culture. old tradition is a very important part of a

i also want to thank the wonderful firefighters that keep our city safe. as we celebrate this holiday season come as a reminder from the st. francis memorial hospital burn center, we would like you to keep your family's safe and free from fire. take a moment to think about the safety warnings and please take care of your family. this time of year, we see increases in the incidence of structural fires, especially in spalding's. make sure you check your christmas trees, that they are well hydrated, and with the kids, make sure that they are well guarded from dangers, including candles. we want to wish you a very safe holiday season from here at st. francis. thank you very much. [applause] >> okay, we are going to let the burning begin. our fire department personnel will keep us safe. they will be letting the tree as well. -- lighting the tree as well.

are focusing on what is right, the sense of spirit, pride, that sense of possibility is back in our cityroud of that, and you should be as well. [applause] let me close by asking bill neukom to come up, representing the ownership of our giants, and do something that we rarely get to do. this is the highest honor that a city can bestow upon a dignitary, and it just seems appropriate that we bestowed this honor today on this special day, here in our great city and county of san francisco, charlotte will provide the countdown to the delivery of our key to the city of the city and county of san francisco. on behalf of the city and county, on behalf of all of us, bill, we thank you for your ownership, everything you did this year. we thank you for your leadership, your stewardship, and we congratulate you with this key representing the world champion 2010 san francisco giants. [applause] you have to make it someone's day every day, so we thought we may as well make it san francisco giants day. [applause] in closing, this town is going to need another mayor soon. i just have three words. fear

it is a pleasure to be here and exciting to think about this area of our city in the future. in the field representative for san francisco in california, and my boss is in d.c. working her hardest as we speak, so on her behalf, i was asked to present the following from her to you. "please accept my warmest greetings as you celebrate the official groundbreaking for the upgrade of san francisco's landmark plaza building. thanks to $100 million secured through the american recovery and reinvestment act, this historic building will be renovated and utilize by gsa. the 350,000 square foot building will receive much-needed improvements, including new and energy efficient electrical, heating, and plumbing systems and a seismic upgrade. buildings will be replaced, and the building will be brought up beada standards -- brought up to ada standards. i commend the city of san francisco and gsa for their commitment to this important project. the building, which was designated a historic landmark in 1987, is a crucial component of san francisco's renowned civic center. the project will not

derrick brooks representing the green party in our city. i remember way back when we had minimum wage and living wage legislation. we saw similar economic analysis that said this was not going to be good. it was going to cost the city and the economy money. that turned out to be false. it is clear that living wage is good for our economy. this will similarly be good. the green party in our city stand a strong supporters of local hiring mandates. the key here is localization. for the past 25 years as an organizer, i have studied capitalist economics, especially the new capitalist economics. any alternative economics student will tell you that it is possible -- if you listen to any pundit on the alternative side of economics -- it is possible and even likely that there will not be another bubble and the economy is going to stay the way it is. that means localities, counties -- every county in california should be passing a local hire ordinance, not just this one. this leads into peak oil. the peak oil taskforce in their analysis clearly showe

today will be ever known in san for the cisco as judith klein day in our city. there you are. finally. thank you, judith. [applause] thanks for everything you have done. we are proud of her. she is not going far. barbara garcia -- angela manchin barbara garcia. she is the new health director in san francisco, and if anyone really wants to know how she got the job, the interview consisted of one question -- you think it is the -- one of the biggest health departments in the world, and we can talk about cultural competency and all the issues of primary care, long-term aging and all those things, but all that i already knew. i cared about one thing -- i said i'm out of here. not particularly because i want to be out of san francisco but because i want to continue to serve and my time was coming up, and my passion is this thing called project homeless. she said she knows and she committed to making sure it continues well past my time, so, barbara, we are holding you to that. i want to know this is going to continue on. i also want to thank our homeless czar, the person we call and

successful community, one voice, to proudly served our community's higher interest to collectively served our city and our country. arab-americans are not the other. our community is not to be feared. our community is to be relied on. it is a rich community in culture and talent and heritage. we are the defendants of people who build great cities like casa blogging, baghdad, cairo, jerusalem, damascus -- casa blanca. we are the people of the world who have given the world great profits and religions. -- great prophets and religions. thank you. [applause] >> every year that i have been in city hall, i have tried to take an intern from the community and try to teach them the ways of politics to make sure we have leadership that keeps coming, so eventually, we have candidates for office. like when a friend on the school board. is she here? -- like winifred on the school board. a couple of years back, i was wise enough to bring on an intern that has made all the difference for our community, especially with arab heritage month. he worked so hard for last year's event and has made this year a success.

food and varmint in san francisco and to make sure that access to healthy food is a human right in our city. this is also the product of another key coalition of activists that have been helping to create healthy nutrition in our area. also, there is our city attorney and others, but especially to one for the hard work the last person imagines is from my staff. she had to be part community adviser, part want. , and we would not be here. this is to create healthier choices and more equitable environment. thank you. president chiu: supervisor mirkarimi? supervisor mirkarimi: i have not expressed my support except for when it has come before us for a vote. by the coverage that it has been getting in the mainstream and alternative media and the debate which is put an idea, where it is not a place for invincible government to offer or proffer this ideal or not. and i want to congratulate supervisor mar. i do not think holding our breath will get any amount of coverage, so good for local government. no matter, feeling awkward or clumsy, we cannot wait for others." to answer these questions, so i

city behind you. you can feel the wind and the breeze. in our increasingly frenetic, fast-paced, connected life, the chance to be of here and slow down a bit was part of the agenda. as part of the installation, it was suggested that this would be deliberately not mowed because it would allow the sustaining of insects, plants, that would graduate -- that would gravitate to the area. >> that is right. i think you quickly notice that. >> thank you for being here. presidio habitat is an exhibition at the presidio trust. it will be in san francisco through may 2011. we hope you will come out to experience this amazing exhibition and great natural treasure. >> to learn more about the other habitats installations in the presidio, visit