[drumming] [cymbals] [cymbal] ladies and gentlemen, please welcome sheriff matt freeman. Thats a great way to kick off a party and celebration. Ladies and gentlemen, lets hear it for the San FranciscoPolice Department lion dance team. [applause] my name is Matthew Freeman and im the undersheriff for the city and county of San FranciscoSheriffs Office. And it is my honor and my pleasure to serve as your master of ceremonies for todays event for this auspicious occasion, and i cannot tell you enough how happy the men and women that wear this uniform are of the person we are going to swear in as sheriff today. [applause] and welcome to San Franciscos crown jewel, this beautiful San Francisco city hall. Ladies and gentlemen, at this time, if i can please ask you to stand for the presentation of the colors and pledge of allegiance. [pledge of allegiance] please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Please remain standing as we invite you to the podium to sing our Nations National anthem. Oh, say, can you see, by the dawns early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilights last gleaming . Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight, oer the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming, and the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air, gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. Oh, say, does that star. Spanninglyspangled banner yet wr the land of the free and the home of the brave. [applause] [military salute] ladies and gentlemen, how about a round of applause for the singer and the San FranciscoPolice Department color guard. applause. [applause] thank you. Please be seated. I would like to take this opportunity to recognize some of our dear guests, some of our elected and important people here in the city and county of San Francisco. And if you could hold your applause until i complete each group, i would appreciate it. Our city and county of San Francisco elected board of supervisor members, president of the board norman yee, district 7, dean preston, raphael mandelman, district 8, ashad, district 11. Ladies and gentlemen, our county board of supervisors. [applause] our district attorney, chesa boudin, public defender, our recorder, carmen chew and her treasurer jose cisneros. [applause] we are honored and pleased to have members from our State Government present today, attorney general of the state of california, javier, state board of equalization, state of california, cohen, treasurer, state of california, assemblymember, state of california, our state of california, ladies and gentlemen. [applause] we work with some of the public, finest Public Safety partners in any jurisdiction in the entire country. Our Public Safety partners, chief of police, San FranciscoPolice Department william scott. San francisco fire department, fire chief, jeanine nicholson. Chief of the probation department, city and county of San Francisco, karen fletcher. We are truly honored here today to have someone that we work very closely with and are fortunate to have that opportunity, sheriff of the san mateo county. [applause] and his undersheriff. [applause] city and county of San Francisco has some of the finest Public Servants in any jurisdiction in california if not the entire country. Our city administrator, naomi kelly. San Francisco Public Utilities Commission general manager, harlan kelly. And i really enjoy working with our department of public works director, mohammed nuru. Events such as these cant go off as well as they do without the hard work of our city and county of San Francisco chief of protocol, charlotte schultz. And no one has been around city hall for any length of time knows that we cannot go without thanking director of mayors special events, martha cohen. [applause] we would like to thank all the city and county of San Francisco commissioners for all the work that you do. We would like to thank all the city and county of San Francisco department heads, certainly want to thank all of the current members of the San FranciscoSheriffs Department and the many retired members that i see here in attendance today. Its wonderful to see your faces. You all look younger. I look older. You do something about that . The sworn command staff of the San Francisco county Sheriffs Department and our entire management team, thank you all for being here. [applause] i would also like to do a special shoutout and maybe if we applaud loud enough, im sure they can hear it upstairs, in case you didnt know, there was another inauguration here this morning, how about a round of applause for our mayor london breed . [applause] at this time, i would like to invite to the podium father tom hamilton of Saint Gabriel church for our invocation. Public service is an invitation to a life of personal devotion and sacrifice. Today we entrust the important work of leadership in our Sheriffs Department to Paul Miyamoto. We offer him our good wishes and our sincere support today and of the days ahead. Please join me, then, in the spirit of prayer and of hope. Oh, god of many names, known by many signs throughout this beautiful world, we pause during this celebration to invoke your blessing upon paul, chosen for service as sheriff. Please support him with the ability to confront the challenges that will inevitably come, making judgments that are in the best interest of this Exceptional Community of San Francisco. May his service be typified by patience, courage, stability, honesty and loyalty. In the name of all that is good and holy, we offer this prayer in humility and praise. And we all say together amen. Thank you, father. For the last 4 years, this agency has had the pleasure to serve under outgoing sheriff Vicki Hennessy. Sheriff hennessy would have loved to have been here today, but just last week she underwent hip surgery and unfortunately could not be in attendance today. Im sure that she would have liked nothing more than to be here to wish paul all the best and encouragement as he assumes office of the sheriff. She did, however, leave for paul and for all of us, a video message. Hi, sheriff paul. Vicki hennessy here, room 456, city hall, Sheriffs Office. Coming to you through the magic of video. I regret i cannot come to the ceremony. However, i am sending you and your family my congratulations, best wishes and deep appreciation for the service you have given to the San FranciscoSheriffs Department and the city and county. Theres nothing quite like your first day on the job as sheriff. The pomp, the ceremony, the love you feel from your supporters and the expectation. Enjoy it every moment. As soon as you have taken your oath, you will hit the ground running. Just remember, the sheriffs job is a marathon, not a sprint. This is a demanding job where you will feel the glare of the spotlight, whether you want to or not. As you know, the one constant will be your family. I know you will make time for them and you will be successful no matter what you do. You have the respect of the rankandfile. You are already building relationships with the criminal justice stakeholders. You are already a community leader. And you have the benefit of more than 23 years of experience serving in this department. I know that you will bring multiple perspectives to your new position. You are the right person for the right time to take up the sheriffs man tell. About those expectations, i expect great things from you. So, paul, congratulations. Youve earned it. Now, get to work. [applause] a little bit nervous. I might be more nervous than you. Well, the big moment, the swearingin of the 37th sheriff of the city and county of San Francisco is but minutes away. I would like to take a brief moment and share with you some information about the office of the sheriff and the awesome responsibility one assumes when holding the esteemed title of sheriff. There are 58 counties in the state of california. As required by the state constitution, each county must have a sheriff, and the sheriff shall be elected. The office of the sheriff is not simply another department of the county government. The office of the sheriff is a statutory, constitutional office, having exclusive powers and authority under state law and or the state constitution. The county sheriff serves multiple constituencies, the county board of supervisors, when executing county laws and ordinances, the state attorney general when enforcing state laws as a peace officer and as an officer of the superior court in and for the city of San Francisco and of course, the sheriff ultimately serves all the people and communities of their county and in our case, city and county. The management and leadership of the San Francisco county Sheriffs Office is no small task and will test the skills and abilities of the brightest and strongest of leaders. Our department is authorized for 946 sworn peace officers, 130 professional support staff, and 98 sheriff cadets. The sheriff is responsible for leading and managing the workforce approaching 1200 employees, spanning four divisions, with the annual operating budget north of 150 million. This includes, in part, the operation of four distinct jail facility, judicial protection and Court Security at four courthouses, execution of all civil processes in the city and county, operation of three communitybased sites offering a myriad of services to those criminal justice involved, robust, criminal internal affairs and Background Investigation units and Emergency Services unit to include a type 2 Law Enforcement mobile field force and special Response Team to deal with Critical Incidents that occur in the jurisdiction of the sheriff. General Law Enforcement and Public Safety services for the department of Public Health at San Francisco general hospital, Ten Department of Public Health neighborhood clinics, the department of emergency management, the San Francisco main public library, and, yes, here in the crown jewel of San Francisco, our beautiful city hall and much, much more all supported by training and personnel units. The daily operation of a Law Enforcement agency this size in a city and county as eclectic, diverse, dynamic and, yes, challenging as ours, requires the right person for the right time. And san franciscan, a graduate of lowell high school, a husband, a father who lives in and is raising his family in our city, a 23plus year record of service to this agency and the people of San Francisco, a leader that holds himself accountable first and by example will expect the best from all who work for this agency. A person of the highest integrity, character and moral compass, Paul Miyamoto embodies if not exceeds all the core elements required to be the sheriff of San Francisco. The deputies have assumed that i shall posts. They are eager, and they are ready to receive your direction. Paul miyamoto. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, it is a real pleasure at this time to invite to the stage for the oath of office, state of California Attorney general Xavier Becerra. [applause] i would also like to invite to the stage sheriff elect, Paul Miyamoto. [applause] i think you can hear me. Also coming to the stage is pauls other, his wife, and his children. Melanie, jordan, joseph, marissa and mia maya. [applause] please raise your right hand and place your left hand on the bible. I will ask you to repeat after me. I, state your name. I, Paul Miyamoto. Do solemnly swear. Do solemnly swear. I will support and defend the constitution of the United States. That i will support and defend the constitution of the United States. And the constitution of the state of california. And the constitution of the state of california. Against all enemies, foreign and domestic. Against all enemies, foreign and domestic. That i will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the United States and the constitution of the state of california. I take this obligation freely, without mental reservation or purpose of evasion. And i will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which i am about to enter and during such time as i hold the office of the sheriff of the city and county of San Francisco of the sheriff of the city and county of San Francisco. I present to you, sheriff miyamoto. [applause] [cheering and applause] i guess im supposed to Say Something right now. [laughter] hang on one second while i get my notes. Oh. Thats not a great start, but [laughter] good afternoon, everyone. Thank you, attorney general Xavier Becerra and to all of you who are here today in celebration of the office of sheriff. I have many people to thank for this moment. All of you here today played roles and given support for my rose through the ranks and my occasionally descent. [laughter] i begin by thanking my mom and my dodd, phil and ella. My dad is in the hospital today and couldnt make it, but my mom is here for both of them, and i just wanted to recognize her for the person that she is. [applause] growing up, my mother was a very strong advocate for both me and my brother when we were very young as we went through the School System here in the Public Schools of San Francisco. She was actively involved in our education to the point where even after we graduated she continued to volunteer her time and service, both with home and advocate for children and youth all the way up to the state ptsa level where she volunteered for many years and was so effective as a leader in the ptsa who worked to improve the lives of the children and the educational system that we have here in california. My fathers family immigrated to San Francisco around the time of the earthquake of 1906. And during that time, built a successful dry cleaning business and some of my family is here today, and i want to thank them for being here as well. World war ii happened and the federal government ordered the internment of americans of japanese ancestry, which included the miyamotos. Our family lost everything here in San Francisco and were forcibly relocated to heart mountain in wyoming for the first part of the war. Did they give up . Of course not. In fact, my grandfathers three brothers proudly fought for the United States as part of the most decorated unit in military history, the 442nd regimental combat team. Lucky for me, after the war, the miyamotos returned to San Francisco and began a new. My father grew up and became an attorney, he practiced law for the state of california and actually became appellatelevel judge for the Workers Compensation review board. I share this with you because this is my family. They are the role models who influenced me. They faced adversity and Racial Discrimination and yet they responded with grace, strength and grit and actually became civil servants. The miyamotos became the change they wanted to see. They embody resilience. Inspired by my Family Tradition of service, i chose to join the San FranciscoSheriffs Department over 23 years ago to try to make a difference in peoples lives. Every day, i don this uniform and serve our city with some of t