northern california carpenter's regional council, ey, lows, jamel and tom perkins, linkedin, russell reynoldsirst bank, community vision and capital consulting, rubicon, kayhill construction, and oliver and company. i also want to recognize a few donors who have made the dorm possible. tipping point. valerie powder, the zeler box foundation, the louis r. laura foundation and linkedin. this group, along with the city, and sfusd exemplify a public-private partnership model that has come together to meet the needs of young people in san francisco. we are honored to have mayor breed with us here today and to have mayor willie brown's daughter, susan brown, here with us as well. without question, it is because of the support of mayor breed and mayor brown that we are standing here today about to open this beautiful dormitory for kids. [ applause ]. >> it's pretty cool. i would like to begin our program by introducing susan brown, who is going to comment on her father's long-term commitment to life learning academy. susan. [ applause ]. >> thank you very much, craig, for that very warm introduction

russell leverages $867 million to revive that neighborhood, just west of louisville's bustling downtown. sadiqa reynoldsesident of the urban league, has raised about half of the $35 million to build an indoor track and field facility. why did you pick this spot? >> well, to be honest with you, i feel more like this spot picked me this community deserves this, we deserve to have an opportunity to live in the place where we have really suffered and sacrificed, to watch it grow and watch it become something better. surf still, this is mounting anxiety over whether improvement will lead to jennette think -- gentrify occasion, which displaces the people who already live there. >> it's about who gets empowered, who benefits from the investment? do the investments come into the hands of the folks of a -- who have a connection to tha neighborhood historically. soledad: kevin fields, who leads the louisville community centers is pushing developers to include community input. do you feel like the developers are listening to the people? >> we had to advocate, agitate and make sure that our voice is heard and that