whereas the va dario elesando received her law degrees in 1981 and started her career in june 1989 and whereas she has a passion for public-service, as shown in her work not only in the city attorney's office but also as an attorney and the california indian legal services, her lectures in american indian and other studies at san francisco state university and her mentoring and supervising of the legal interns on her chin, and whereas she joined the government team in 2002 and has provided her clients, including the recreation and park commission that a department with wise counsel, zealous representation, and tireless support, and whereas she has a deep understanding of the boards of public parks and recreational facilities and a passion for open spaces, and whereas as an avid gardener, intrepid sailor, she has a profound appreciation for the san francisco botanical garden and the striving arboretum and was a key contributor to the planned upgrades to the department's marina. and whereas the recreational park commissioner of the department have been fortunate to have a deputy city att