See. Let me get it first here. This is from former president barack obama. Deer anita, breanna, and tania. Shis michelle and i were so sad to hear of eds passing. Eds passion and dedication to the city that he loved inspired everyone who know and had the privilege to work alongside him. I know he will be deeply missed, and i want you to know that i am incredibly grateful for everything that he put into advancing our shared vision and values. While no words can ease the pain you must feel, i hope you take comfort inn knowing that his efforts to shape a future of greater justice and prosperity, both throughout San Francisco and the nation will continue to inspire generations to come. Again, please accept my sincere condolences. You will remain in my thoughts during this difficult time. Signed, barack obama. Well, we heard from bill, and now were hear from hillary. It is to you, anita, your family, and to san franciscans. It is with a heavy heart that i send greetings to all those gathered in the soaring rotunda gathered in San Franciscos city hall to honor and sell great the life of your late mayor and my dear friend, ed lee. I was shocked and werent we all, when i learned the news of eds passing. Throughout his trail blazing career in public service, he never stopped fighting for those who are all too often invisible to our society. As a joyful champion for civil rights and human rights, ed made his mark on your be will he beloved city, fighting for immigrant rights, minority businesses, expanded public works, and Economic Investment and opportunity. He never forgot whom he served, nor his roots as the child of chinese immigrants. I was proud to know and work with ed and will always cherish the time we shared together. As you gather today to shed a tear, share a laugh, and remember and celebrate mayor ed lee. Please know that my warmest wishes and heartfelt condolences are with you, to the lee family and San Francisco, ed was loved by many. He will be greatly remembered and dearly missed. Signed, Hillary Rodham clinton. The last one, i can deliver when anita asked me to do two things. She said, there is a song that she loved, and i think you will, too. It is interesting when he asked me about that song, just out of the blue came a letter. I figure that ed had something to do with it getting here, and it is from the ambassador of San Francisco, tony bennett. It says, to the lee family, anita, breanna, and tania, and the city of San Francisco, it is with deep sadness to know that the next time i come to your beautiful city, that mayor ed lee will not be there to greet me in person. As he was a dear friend and will be greatly missed by so many. However, his Lasting Legacy of support, dedication and love for San Francisco will always be present and will continue on as part of this great citys history and vibrant future. Then, he says, i know i have sang this lyric thousands of times, and this is in quotes, it says, your golden sun will shine with me, and mayor ed lee was a golden son of San Francisco, and his contributions to this city will continue to shine for all of its citizens. And as you may know, mayor lee dedicated a statue in front of the fairmont hotel. Right now, it has a red scarf around its neck to try to keep warm. He was there for the dedication, and as you know, tony bennett has been here many times as an ambassador to our city. So now, may i present mr. Tony bennett on video. He would have loved to have been here. [ tony bennett singing i left my heart in San Francisco ] [ applause ] to the lee family, anita and the two daughters, San Francisco has, on this day, appropriately acknowledged and celebrated the life of a man who was different than any of his predecessors. Present in this room are representatives of those predecessors. From the christopher years, the shelley years, the alioto years, the moscone years, the feinstein years, the jordan years, the brown years, the newsom years. Ed lee was different than any of that category of groups that i just described. He really did not want the job. Im not sure ed lee ever wanted any job except except one. When i became mayor of San Francisco, i had known of ed lee in part because he was one of the lawyers that handled the integrating and integrated of our department. He was part of the challenge that bob dimons and the black people that wanted to fight fires. He sued, and there were group of lawyers with a consent decree, so i knew him from that perspective of the consent decree. And then, this person i knew told me he had this person doing whistleblower activities and human rights, and he gave me his number, and the number was oakland. Are you kidding me . I wouldnt hire anybody from oakland, unless he lives in San Francisco. I called ed lee in. He really didnt want the job, but i said, youve got to take the job, but you also have to move to San Francisco. What do you mean, i have to move to San Francisco . I said thats probably the only good advice youre ever going to get from me. He accepted that. Where was ed lee about to take groceries home to . To the house that he bought as a result of my insisting that if he takes a job with me, he had to live in this city. Now, you should know that there are mayors from all over the country here. Benjamin from columbus will have the u. S. Conference of mayors, hancock from denver, these are all people who are friends of ed lees. There are mayors from the nine counties, the bay area. Libby schaaf, the mayor of san jose, mayor of richmond, mayor of sacramento. Theyre all here because they genuinely were friendly with, respected, and honored ed lee. Thats the kind of impression ed lee could make and did make on everybody. Governor jerry brown is here because ed lees last trip out of San Francisco was to go to chicago to participate with 36 other mayors or 35 other mayors to sign a document with reference to the business of Climate Change and global warming. Ed lee was doing those things. And rabbi singer, ed lee would never put any of that on his informational reference source, unlike gavin, me, and all these other people. He didnt do ads at all. I took more credit for what ed lee did than probably anybody else because i had been part of the conspiracy to get him to take the mayors job. He didnt want the mayors job. He really did not want the mayors job, and newsom, youre right. He did not want the mayors job. So what did we do . He was off in hong kong. We talked newsom into staying an extra day so that we could do what ed lee never did, have to do, never would have done and never would have been good at. We had to get six votes for him to become the mayor following newsom, but we needed one more day. We convinced newsom not to get sworn in as Lieutenant Governor for one more day to give us a little bit more time. We also had to make sure that ed lee didnt know what we were doing. And sure enough, anita helped, kept him over there, but he had to be home because sometimes in this town, when you get the votes, you better call the election immediately. Otherwise, the votes might disappear. Sure enough, he headed home. Start to get on the airplane, and some airport personnel person welcomed mr. Mayor on the airplane. Ed lee had no idea what she was talking about. He turned around to look to see who she was walking about. She was talking about ed lee, and fortunately, it was not totally given away, because he landed, and we got him to, in fact, accept the job. Why did we do that . We did that because ed lee had the qualities of a person whom if you did an interview of all of the ones that i just spoke about, he would be the only one would be rated appropriately by the head hunters as to who ought to be mayor. All of rest of us would be considered okay, but not first, because we were not always candid. Ed lee was. We were not always diplomatic. Ed lee was. He had so many of the wonderful qualities that he would have been easily the head hunters recommended person to fill the job as the mayor. I can see it now as he is hanging out with your father, angela, in heaven and jonathan, with george. And for those of you on burtons side, hes talking to phil about why he would be admitted. He was that kind of advocate. He would, on any given day, do what needed to be done to solve the problem and make it work, and im very pleased, anita, that you allowed all of us in the building that ed lee had something to do with restoring following the 89 quake. He was in City Government at each of the steps and each of the way. And by the time this building opened, he was running the department of public works, completed the job with harlan and all of the other people that worked on it. Ed lee was an unusual human being. It was the saturday before his death, on that early tuesday morning, that he was at the makrass, raising money for a supervisor who wishes to be the person to handle the board of equalization of San Francisco. And in his usual generous fashion, he was incredibly respectful. He was introduced. I was standing in the audience, watching, as i usually do, all other previous mayors. Ed lee was supposed to introduce the honoree. He saw me, and as usual, he proceeded to say the introduction of the honoree will be done by the person that i want to identify and introduce, and he proceeded to introduce me. Well now, ive not always been an easy person to tolerate over an extended period of time, because im always a little off kilter here and there as nancy and diane and others will tell you. But ed lee had so much respect. I would guess, diane, i would guess, gavin, if either of you had been present, he would have extended the same opportunity, and im sure, jerry, he would have extended it to you. Thats how ed lee functioned. He really wanted people to understand the pecking order and how important that kind of diplomacy really was. He had me introduce the honoree, and he introduced me, and he did it in the fashion he would do it. You know, you talked about charlotte, you talked about his joke ability, and his daughters. He told terrible jokes. He laughed because he was trying to build enthusiasm for his jokes. I dont remember one line that was any good, but there is one i intend to close the column with next sunday that ed lee said to me at victors house. He says, you know, ive been thinking. If President Trump is prosecuted, and he has to serve time in a federal jail, maybe we should see if we can get alcatraz back operational. Ed lees last joke. Mayor brown, thank you so much for drawing back the curtain and letting us see the workings of that happy conspiracy. Were all surprised that youd be involved in such a thing. Im mark andrus, the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of california. I represent the panel, including the great amos brown, a true hero in civil rights for so many decades, the last one of the last actual students of Martin Luther king, one of the last he ever taught. I also come at the end of this great celebration, and i knew it would be what it has been that is, tremendous leaders, not only of california but of the United States, drawing from their own broken hearted place, to provide comfort to mayor lees family, his immediate family, his extended family, and also as gavin newsom said to his staff and the mayors who worked with him, all of whom are broken heards, as are we all, this was all meant to be a celebration that provided what is called a balm. This is a balm in gilliad. Grief does not go away on schedule. It does not go away at the end of a schedule. These words, i pray, will lodge in your hearts, and feed you and nourish you and comfort you in days and weeks and years to come. Presiding over us are not only the stars and stripes of our great country, but the flag of our great city, the greatest city in our country. And on our flag to my left above us, is the phoenix, our symbol. It is the symbol of rebirth and new life. It was given to us as a sign of what a community can do in faith together, pulling together in love, the only virtue that never ends. It is also about individual rebirth. The phoenix is a symbol not only for communities, but for individual people, and the power that brings new life is not the power of pulling together or of selfwill and determination, but the power that guides the universe. That power, which is love, will ensure that ed lee lives forever. Not only in memory, but in truth. Im going to read a psalm, a psalm of david. The lord is my shepherd. I shall not want. I maketh me lie down in green pastures. He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his names sake, ay, though i walkthrough the valley of the shadow of death, i fear no evil. Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me. Thou prepareest a table in the company of my enemies. Thou prepareest a cup, my cup floweth over. Surely, goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life. Oh, merciful god, receive him into the arms of your mercy, into the blessed wrest of everlasting peace, and into the Glorious Company of the saints and light. Amen. Grant unto those who are all bereaved that they may have the strength to greet the day with steadfastness and patience. In this we ask, in the name of god. Amen. Now, go forth into the world in peace, be of good courage. Hold fast to that which is good. Render unto no one evil for evil. Strengthen the faint hearted, support the weak, comfort the afflicted, be patient with everyone, but make no peace with oppression. Love and serve the devine, and blessing got all mighty, the source of all life, the direction of all life, and the goal of all life. Be among you and remain with you forever. Ed would come by often to hear the music of pure ecstasy, so we came by just to serenade you because we loved him. [ pure ecstasy singing ] manufacturing in cities creates this perfect platform for people to earn livelihoods and for people to create more economic prosperity. Im kate sosa. Im cofounder and ceo of sf made. Sf made is a Public Private partnership in the city of San Francisco to help manufacturers start, grow, and stay right here in San Francisco. Sf made really provides wraparound resources for manufacturers that sets us apart from other Small Business support organizations who provide more generalized support. Everything we do has really been developed over time by listening and thinking about what manufacturer needs grow. For example, it would be traditional things like helping them find capital, provide assistance loans, help to provide Small Business owners with education. We have had some great experience doing what you might call pop ups or temporary selling events, and maybe the most recent example was one that we did as part of sf made week in partnership with the city Seas Partnership with Small Business, creating a 100 Company Selling day right here at city hall, in partnership with mayor lee and the board of supervisors, and it was just a wonderful opportunity for many of our smaller manufacturers who may be one or twoperson shop, and who dont have the wherewithal to have their own dedicated retail store to show their products and it comes back to how do we help Companies Set more money into arthur businesses and develop more customers and their relationships, so that they can continue to grow and continue to stay here in San Francisco. Im amy kascel, and im the owner of amy kaschel San Francisco. We started our line with wedding gowns, and about a year ago, we launched a ready to wear collection. San franciscos a great place to do business in terms of clientele. We have wonderful brides from all walks of life and doing really interesting things architects, doctors, lawyers, teachers, artists, other like minded entrepreneurs, so really fantastic women to work with. I think its important for them to know where their clothes are made and how theyre made. My name is jefferson mccarly, and im the general manager of the Mission Bicycle company. We sell bikes made here for people that ride here. Essentially, we sell city bikes made for riding in urban environments. Our core business really is to build bikes specifically for each individual. We care a lot about craftsmanship, we care a lot about quality, we care about good design, and people like that. When people come in, we spend a lot of time going to the design wall, and we can talk about handle bars, we can see the riding position, and we take notes all over the wall. Its a pretty fun shopping experience. Paragraph. For me as a designer, i love the control. I can see whats going on, talk to my cutter, my pattern maker, looking at the designs. Going through the suing room, im looking at it, everyone on the team is kind of getting involved, is this what that drape look . Is this what shes expecting, maybe if weve made a customization to a dress, which we can do because were making everything here locally. Over the last few years, weve been more technical. Its a great place to be, but you know, you have to concentrate and focus on where things are going and what the right decisions are as a Small Business owner. Sometimes its appropriate to bring in an expert to offer suggestions and guidance in coaching and counseling, and other times, we just need to talk to each other. We need to talk to other manufacturers that are facing similar problems, other people that are in the trenches, just like us, so that i can share with them a solution that we came up with to manage our inventory, and they can share with me an idea that they had about how to overcome another problem. Moving forward, where we see ourselves down the road, maybe five and ten years, is really looking at a business from a little bit more of a ready to wear perspective and making things that are really thoughtful and mindful, mi