i'd also like to, along with carmen, assessor recorder carmen chu, acknowledge jeff adachi. would be sitting right in that front row cheering on this program, continuing to support each and every one of us. it is a big loss to our city, and i am just really honored to have called him a friend. so thank you, carmen, for taking a moment of silence to acknowledge public defender jeff adachi, and thank you all who have shown up here today. now, many of you know that jeff loved to party. he loved a great event, he loved a great performance, and so to honor his legacy, we are going to celebrate tonight. we are going to celebrate the new year like it's 1999. are you with me? okay, maybe not, but that's okay. we got some great performances that are going to get you out of your seat and get you excited about what we have to bring forward here today. and so i want to take this opportunity to thank the consul general of china, ambassador wang, thank you so much for joining us today, it means a lot, as well as eddie alt from the san francisco chinese chamber of commerce. the chinese new

. >> good afternoon my name is carmen chu assessor-recorder i want to wish everything a happy new yearwant to say. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> (speaking foreign language.) >> i'm proud to be a native san franciscan i grew up in the chinatown, north beach community port commission important to come back and work with those that live in the community that i grew up in and that that very, very important to give back to continue to work with the community and hope e help those who may not be as capable in under serving come back and give . >> welcome, everyone. hi. my name is clara filey,and i'm the director of the office of trans initiatives, and i'm so proud to work for a mayor that supports lgbt initiatives in the city of san francisco. [applause] >> today san francisco is launching, open to all, a national campaign to build understanding and discussion about the importance of protecting all people from discrimination. as a federal administration continues to attack our diverse communities, it is important that we stand by our values as being open for all, and call on other citie

. >> good afternoon my name is carmen chu assessor-recorder i want to wish everything a happy new yearsay. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> (speaking foreign language.) >> i'm proud to be a native san franciscan i grew up in the chinatown, north beach community port commission important to come back and work with those that live in the community that i grew up in and that that very, very important to give back to continue to work with the community and hope e help those who may not be as capable in under serving come back and give >> good morning, everybody. welcome

. >> good afternoon my name is carmen chu assessor-recorder i want to wish everything a happy new yearfor joining us i want to say. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> (speaking foreign language.) >> i'm proud to be a native san franciscan i grew up in the chinatown, north beach community port commission important to come back and work with those that live in the community that i grew up in and that that very, very important to give back to continue to work with the community and hope e help those who may not be as capable in under serving come back and give >> the hon. london breed: how exciting is it to be here today? i know many of you are wondering why we chose this location of all locations. it's because this location is the backdrop of what will be future homes -- four to be expect, right, sam? >> yeah. >> the hon. london breed: four new opportunities for accessible homes that will be affordable to folks in san francisco. these garages and hundreds of spaces like them sit often empty and under utilized while our city continues to experience a housing crisis that is pushing low-inc