now the represent hitters -- representative from the mayor's office, paul henderson. to >> paul henderson. >> this is one of my favorite events to come to, only because it reminds me at my very core why we all do the work that we do. i think it is one of those things where you see reality tv. i see a lot of news for you could have the story or get a perspective of the story of what is going on in the streets every day. rarely do we hear the story from the men and women on the streets protecting us every day, and there is always a story about the job people are doing that is so impressive. tonight is a culmination of the stories we get to hear about the dollar and integrity and of bravery and courage from the men and women that served us every single day. i try to remember the stories that i hear at this event throughout the rest of the year when i'm watching the news, when i am reading the newspaper, when i am at meetings listening to what people are saying about public safety. this really does serve as an inspiration to me personally and to the city of san francisco,

welcoming kante brown and public safety dispatcher kim tuae and on behalf of the mayor's office, paul henderson, deputy chief of staff for mayor lee presenting the awards on behalf of martha coen who is the supervisor for district ten. >> thank you guys all so much for coming out. it always makes me so happy when i see the people from the community here in the city haul sharing in this public building and it makes me proud when i look out and i hear the stories today and meet the people. i don't know if any of you guys caught it this morning, but they were talking about the hero awards today on npr. and they were talking about the achievements that are happening right here in san francisco and to be able to look out and see the faces of the people that are the heroes that work and live among us, and it really makes me proud and it really is what public service is about. and it is only exacerbated by the fact that we have city employees that have done such an outstanding job and it makes me proud and i am happy to see all of you and thank you for being here and welcome. >> i am here and pleased

like to call the rest of the dispatchers up to get a picture and i would really like to thank paul henderson for doing a fabulous job today and thank you so much paul and you are wonderful and i also want to thank for the kids and supervisor avalos and coen to make the ceremony so effective. thank you so much. >> [ applause ] >> hello, i am with the san francisco parks department serious we are featuring some wonderful locations in your and very own backyard. this is your chance to find your heart in san francisco with someone special. we are here at the lovely and historic palace of fine arts, located in the bustling marina district. originally built for the 1950's exposition, the palace is situated along san francisco's waterfront. it is ada accessible and is reached by the 28, 30, and 91 bus lines. with its rotunda, columns, uncut the reflecting waters against the eucalyptus trees, it is one of the most romantic settings for special dates, and memorable proposals. it is also a perfect spot where you can relax with that special someone while listening to the water and fountain in the lagoo

like to call the rest of the dispatchers up to get a picture and i would really like to thank paul henderson for doing a fabulous job today and thank you so much paul and you are wonderful and i also want to thank for the kids and supervisor avalos and coen to make the ceremony so effective. thank you so much. >> [ applause ] >> you're watching quick bite, the show that has san francisco. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> we're here at one of the many food centric districts of san francisco, the 18th street corridor which locals have affectionately dubbed the castro. a cross between castro and gastronomic. the bakery, pizza, and dolores park cafe, there is no end in sight for the mouth watering food options here. adding to the culinary delights is the family of business he which includes skylight creamery, skylight and the 18 raisin. >> skylight market has been here since 1940. it's been in the family since 1964. his father and uncle bought the market and ran it through sam taking it over in 1998. at that point sam revamped the market. he installed a kitchen in the center of the market and really made it a place whe

such a humbling experience tonight to hear all the speakers that have gone before speaking with paul henderson but each of the speakers, their comments have resonated. it's an amazing opportunity to celebrate and recognize that the work is still going forward and there is still hope. i'm going to move into next section and category we are going to move into advancement into economic justice. this is asian american justice asian law caucus. [ applause ] >> good evening, my name is chris. i'm the codirector of asian american justice. i'm honored to receive an award and want to congratulate our fellow awardees. 50 years ago when our advocates marched on washington they listed demands and one was for federal minimum wage. that minimum wage would be just over $15. however that is just today $7. we can see the economic justice and for equality in the workplace are unfulfilled. as asian american justice, we see the bravery of so many workers, from all backgrounds to come forward to fight for their workplace rights, to fight for minimum wage, to be paid over time and be granted meal and rest breaks. i

this is fbi data that was provided by paul henderson. when an older white man kills a younger black man, it is deemed to be justified 49%. but if an older black man kills a younger white man, it is seen justifiable nine percent of the time. it is not black people feeling sensitive and victimized as we often hear in these debates. i don't feel like a victim. i'm talking to lawyers and judges. these statistics are galling and troubling and why probably most of your black friends and people who care about black people were so devastated after the trayvon martin situation. basically we felt like the government verdict gave a license to kill black people. i wrote a piece about how i had been with a bunch of my black friends in a reading group and we heard the verdict. i was upset that i felt very safe. i came back down to the greater society, looked at a bunch of folks and said today not feel like they can shoot me and they are going to get away with it? if i am a young black man or an older black man, i'm going to feel that more poignantly.

this is fbi data that was provided by paul henderson. when an older white man kills a younger black man, older white man kills younger black men, it is deemed justifiable 49%. if an older black man kills a younger white man, it is deemed justifiable 9% of the time. so it's not just black people feeling all sensitive and we are feeling so victimized, as we often hear in these debates. i don't feel like a victim. i'm up here at the aba talking to lawyers and judges. i do not feel like a victim, but these statistics are troubling and/or wipe out most of your black friends and people are care about black people were so devastated after the trayvon martin situation. basically we felt like the zimmerman verdict give a license to kill black people. i wrote a piece about howard wrote i've been with a bunch of my black friends in a reading group, and we heard the verdict. i was upset but i felt very safe but i came back down to the greater society, visited a bunch of folks. today and not feel they could shoot me and they could get away with it? i

this is fbi data that was provided by paul henderson.when an older white man kills a younger black man. older white man kills younger black man, it's deemed justifiable 49%. when an older black man kills a younger white man, it's deemed justifiable 9% of the time. it's not just black people feeling all sensitive and we're feeling so victimized as we often hear in these debates. i don't field like a victim. i'm up here with the aba talking to lawyers and judges. i do not feel like a victim. but these statistics are galling and troubling and why most of your black friends and the people who care about black people were so devastated after the trayvon martin situation. basically we felt like the women verdict gave a license to kill black people. i wrote a piece about how i felt i'd been with a bunch of my black friends in a reading group. and we heard the verdict. i was upset but i felt very safe. i came back down and degraded society. look at a bunch of folks and thought, do they feel now that they can shoot me and they're going to get awa