oh, i had the pleasure of attending the naming of the bay bridge, the willie lewis brown junior bridge this afternoon and it was a great event. it was, the author of the bill, assembly member isadora hall, gave a speech why it's so important the bridge is named after mayor brown and lieutenant governor newsom was in rare form and did a great job and it was a wonderful event. after all the rain and cold the sun came out and it was just a beautiful afternoon and i'm honored to have been a part of that. >> i will echo commissioner brandon's comments. it was a wonderful honor to be bestowed on somebody who has done so much for the state but i think the thing that struck me so much at all was really the impact of the naming of the bridge for speaker brown, the impact that will have on young people seeing what is possible and looking at his life story and how much he achieved. so whether you've been on the winning side of an issue with him or not, i think everyone certainly respects him and recognizes what a tremendous honor that was and what a tribute to all the work that he's done and the