it is fitting this was named after william hammond hall over 12 years ago. each year recipients are nominated by therapies who share mr. -- by the peers. cast with transforming the sandy windswept dunes of the space we call the ought tore lands to a living landscape he constructed a destination of warmth, repose and enlivenment over 150 years ago. i think most of you know we have a historian in residents, christopher pollock who has written books about golden gate park and recently published a book. he is the unsung leader or father of golden gate park. he quotes hall on the vision of parks generally. quote, primarily they are intended to provide the best practicable means for healthy recreation and influence they exert upon society can scarcely be over estimated. our staff carries on this legacy with the vision. in many ways the challenges and powerful influences remain the same, expanding the activities, working on hilly wind swept landscapes, safe clean beautiful places for the public and securitying bonds to fund the projects which we were able to do thi

she was in there because there was a man named william hammond who is founder of the association of neurology and he claimed to have discovered women's brains were inferior to men's. she said this makes no sense was all you're doing is comparing the brains of great men with women you found in the insane asylum. cannot possibly be true. is this woman who has this nerve to take on one of the most revered scientists in the country and one of the most popular magazine so that is where i met her in the library. if you want to know more about my process my first book was an intellectual history and it was not that fun to research. i would say it was rewording and that was fine but it was not as exciting. because my first book was a different kind, wouldn't it be fun to follow one person, i kept looking for her after my first book, she is at all of the things, she knows all of the people, the big debate so in her life history, 1853-1925, you can see the the women's rights movement, my research for her was part traditional, the archives, a kind of paper so i had to be creative and where i found most

she was in there because there was a man named william hammond was a founding member of the americanof neurology and he claims to have discovered that women's brains were inferior to men's and 19 distinct ways and she wrote in the research and said this makes no sense, i'm no scientist but are you are doing comparing the brains of these men with women's who can be found in the same asylum, who out that who was the foreman who has the nerves to take on one the most revered scientist in the country and one of the most popular magazines. that's when i met her was in the basement of the Ãb library. and he wanted to know more about my process? so my first book was an intellectual history and it was not that fun, it was rewarding and my dissertation became the book and that was fine but it was not as exciting as this book. because my first book the different kind of book i thought wouldn't it be fun to follow one person and helen hamilton gardner as i kept looking for her after my first book i discovered she could Ãb all the things she knows all of the people all the big debates, i thought

partnership of 261, local 38, building trades, labor council, park parks alliai will welcome you to the william hammond hall awards. this is the 12th annual awards, this year's ceremony is a first. thank you to everyone who joined us virtually to honor our 12 new award des with exceptional dedication to their craft. with covid-19 pandemic in our midst for most of this year, our parks and open spaces have never been more important. we are will learning that parks are essential providing natural

it is fitting this was named after william hammond hall over 12 years ago. each year recipients are nominated by therapies who share mr. -- by the peers. cast with transforming the sandy windswept dunes of the space we call the ought tore lands to a living landscape he constructed a destination of warmth, repose and enlivenment over 150 years ago. i think most of you know we have a historian in residents, christopher pollock who has written books about golden gate park and recently published a book. he is the unsung leader or father of golden gate park. he quotes hall on the vision of parks generally. quote, primarily they are intended to provide the best practicable means for healthy recreation and influence they exert upon society can scarcely be over estimated. our staff carries on this legacy with the vision. in many ways the challenges and powerful influences remain the same, expanding the activities, working on hilly wind swept landscapes, safe clean beautiful places for the public and securitying bonds to fund the projects which we were able to do thi

i will be brief, but to tell you that i so enjoyed the william hammond hall awards this last week. and i simply wanted to congratulate all of the staff that put the work into making those awards happen, and to vince courtney and to larry mazzola and kat anderson for participating in presenting those awards. to phil and the staff. and i particularly want to call out ashley summers for really making that event on zoom and in these challenging times a very heartwarming and pleasant experience. so, thank you all -- all who participated. with that, i know that there's lots to cover today. and i'm going to include my report, thank you. >> clerk: okay. is there any public comment on the president's report? as a reminder, if you are here to comment on this item please dial star, 3. there will be a time for general public comments. paul, is there anyone on the line? >> there's only one other person dialed in and i do no they do ne their hand raised. >> clerk: we are now on item 3, general manager's report. >> thank you, ashley, good morning, commissioners. we have a few items for you and th

i will be brief, but to tell you that i so enjoyed the william hammond hall awards this last week. and i simply wanted to congratulate all of the staff that put the work into making those awards happen, and to vince courtney and to larry mazzola and kat anderson for participating in presenting those awards. to phil and the staff. and i particularly want to call out ashley summers for really making that event on zoom and in these challenging times a very heartwarming and pleasant experience. so, thank you all -- all who participated. with that, i know that there's lots to cover today. and i'm going to include my report, thank you. >> clerk: okay. is there any public comment on the president's report? as a reminder, if you are here to comment on this item please dial star, 3. there will be a time for general public comments. paul, is there anyone on the line? >> there's only one other person dialed in and i do no they do ne their hand raised. >> clerk: we are now on item 3, general manager's report. >> thank you, ashley, good morning, commissioners. we have a few items for you and th