>> so we're going to start i want to thank you all for coming i'm randy shaw the director of the town tenderloin it's been 5 years that we've worked to make the tenderloin museum a reality. for me my journey began 35 years ago right next door to the cadillac hotel when a few of us met from the law school i don't know how many of you knew leroy he told you his dream for the tenderloin and what a great neighborhood this would be and showed us the cadillac and urged 80 us to get revolved in the neighborhood i've been here 35 years it's not also been eras easy we how the in the 1980s we've turned a corner new businesses and the south asian immigration would transform the neighborhood we have bad luck and other official neglect from the city this used to be a sisters letter restaurant he authenticity it would bring people into the neighborhood but the surrounding crime problems crime kind of made it not succeed. it's been a long sdrulg i knew ed lee he used to go to original joe's but what made the museum we decided to one of my coworkers sam go came back from a trip to new york and said -

randy collins, structural engineer, specializing in seismic improvements. >> mike cashion, high-rise sprinkler ordinance. >> [inaudible] building trades, san francisco. >> dick bloomec, mechanical engineer, starting my 33rd year on the board. [applause] >> jermy shaw, tenant and licensed architect. >> i'm jamie curry, structural engineer, serving on the board of abatement [inaudible]. >> jim reid, electrical contractor, i also serve on code advisory committee. >> patrick bus, structural engineer. >> [inaudible] plumbing contractor. >> again, i want to thank you all for serving. here's to oath of office. and just repeat your own name after me. >> i, do solemnly swear that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california against all enemies foreign and domestic. that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california. i take this obligation freely without any mental conservation or purpose of evasion, and that i will faithfully discharge the duties upon which i'm about to enter, and during such time as i hold the office of a member of the board of examiners and seat of the city and county of san francisco. thank