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I think i have some fellow supervisors supervisor mandelman i saw him and supervisor engardio is half italian and i dont think i saw but we have italian commissioners and others if i missed anyone welcome to todays celebration as a proud Italian American here in San Francisco todays celebration has been something ive been dreaming about when i think about why it is so important to honor my italian heritage my family and those who came here and made so in sacrificed and work hard to make the reality of today possible i think about my great grand fathered one of 13 children left for the United States in 1992 and worked various jobs in 1906 read an article in a San Francisco newspaper oh, mpd thank you, president for being here in 1906 read an article written in italian to help clean up and any build after the davis differentiate that destroyed the city and lived here for other Italian American to rebuild the city i want to action john and others i know we are so proud of our italian family thank you, cant thank you, enough for being here clapping. Italian American have left a mark think San Francisco history we all owe a great deal of the gratitude to Italian American and in this community who have made accreditations to the culture and landscaping and history naevengs San Francisco is named for saint france and italian frier served all humans and led him for poverty and st. Francis is something i know many have praying especially for those difficult times. Oivenlths have had a long presence in San Francisco had the first immigrants arrived from the gold rush to the 80s built a Strong Foundation in north california in fishing and agricultural and culinary and i winn tasting and once one obsoleted in 1847. The owner and operator of a winery afford people to chocolate and delhi square is one of the tourists destiny in the 1870s father of this founded the university of San Francisco and after the devastation by the 1906 earthquake fire the Italian American stand to build new home and the resilience and work oversight of oichlths led to a rapid recovery from this disaster we we cant mentioned the 1906 earthquake without the fourngs of bank of aisle set up two barrels and with an plantation to help Italian Americans with finance resources to overcome high speed rail and Financial Decisions served the individuals and brought the Branch Banking in the community and neighborhood and the networking expanded what we know as was b of a. The bank of i take it was the first to allow woman to manage their Bank Accounts a wise italian man clapping. and ahead of his time. The cities reputation as the world renowned center is built by the italian artists and darngz for example, moral leading the first event event in 1923. Sorry about that. His leadership and coordination with other members led to the creation of the San Francisco opera that stand as is old company on the west coast we celebrated would be hundred years of the fee opera on saturday and always connected with the residents to have the opera house during the Great Depression for veterans of the First World War and with the Italian American athletes like beal joe dimaggio and others not to mention they played for the new york yank i didnt see perhaps some of the biggest contributions in San Francisco have in Public Service policy planning, Development Environment committee and leadership. Italian American Mayors have been leading the San Francisco through difficult times and angelo the first mayor 100 percent italian managed a city looks at the bridge and the mayor steroid the city through the 1960s and 70s and back and forth the Embarcadero Center and others major george moss cone figure out the San Francisco giants and had acceptance from all wallmarts and Congress Nancy pelosi was the first woman to serve as is house of representatives and each october the italian heritage recognized all Italian Americans and the parade remains the old in the nation celebrating one hundred and 50th anniversary on sunday and added grander mashes the legal mind born and raised is represented by hi son junior john updyke. We had tony cant be here but i know an activist has popularized an unincorporated to his craft wrought new life and horny grand marshall it is next to let the record show gave the key to the city and now interesting San Franciscos mayor london breed when i told her i really wanted to bring the italians into this 3w50u6 building i love coming to work and you all to know what wakesurfing known and San Franciscos mayor london breed, of course, well do that and at this time bring up london breed. Thank you so much. Supervisor. Supervisor stefani and your ability to bring people together and let me express to everyone and everyone thank you for your understanding last week this particular celebration was supposed to be held at city hall the day we gave dr. The keys to the city had to make adjustments because of the loss of our former dianne feinstein. And this community really shows so much support. So much finding he and allowing us to come together to celebrate italian heritage in our city had users and mine thank you for carlos to bring the wonderful amazing talents of those young people for playing traditional italian music to make sure the next generation is holding open to those very time honored relationships nowadays we see music but machines and it is nice to hear live music and hear an echo in the chambers at city hall most people dont know im an big opera fan and inactivation i had the opportunity to go to sicily and a small city i was looking at the people up the place they were all dressed up on the way to the greek theatre and guess who was performing it was andrea building inspector and three of us everyone know it is soldout and guess how many tickets were left three right smackdab in the front row can you imagine an experience like that and to hear his amazing advice not in a language i spoke speak the i know this bridges us together it the sound and the music the feeling the emotion it is why it feels so great to be here with everyone and every one of you to celebrate italian heritage and talked about the history the italian combntdz to San Francisco back in 1840 and most immigrants through family room and Telegraph Hill and neighborhoods surrounding the area of now what is known as little i take it where you have an opportunity to appreciate some of the best food no where and pasta and things from my perspective is i take it by folks in San Francisco have taken to the next level im really clapping. counselor general i dont know mayor i dont know. It is why you dont want to leave here do you. multiple voices. but san franciscans we have created in the city how you look at any whether is banking receive legislature have the time when b of a offered chblt to women i can imagine where women couldnt control their oil fines that was technically against the law as a bold set up a progressively step and reminds us how disposal San Francisco is our Italian Community to build the city for what it is today. As existed from labor and tony and others here with us today in memoriams of the building the city and finance in the heart and culture you name it and my laguna of San Francisco many italians came together to celebrate this university to promote San Francisco in an inclusionary way so when you think you cant talk about San Francisco without the extraordinary accomplishments of what helped to build from the selected leader this city and joe dimaggio did he get married to Marlin Monroe alter city hall he played in los angeles but his heart is here in San Francisco and thank you for making sure that really important tradition whether it is the italian heritage parade we continue to remind San Francisco of the legacy of the Italian American community and how when we come together we are stronger because each and every one of us represent a fab has brought San Francisco together to be when i know is an extraordinary city and will be more decades to come thank you all so much and before i take my i should say seat were limited on seating today. I want to thank the chair of San Francisco d. C. Sister committee richard. I want to thank clapping. paul the president of the italian heritage celebration. You did an extraordinary job paul thank you for the weekend and our Council General an amazing person i dont think he wants to leave San Francisco he and his husband and children will loving everything about the city and at this time, i want to present you with a proclamation officially dlaishg the month of october italian heritage day and month in San Francisco. Thank you. clapping. let me see it into. multiple voices . Were going to have the Event Next Week performing please what about that multiple voices . Really you like to have a good time. It is always about good times and enjoying life and ladies and gentlemen, mayor supervisor from the italian Heritage CommunitySan Francisco um, i want to thank london breed very, very much for this occasion let me say wonderful special and highly perceived in the Italian American community you opened up the doors the city for the Italian American community and always grateful baa so things so closed to the community of San Francisco youre close to all communities but liam say you have a special relationship with the Italian American we are proud of that thank you so much and also im addressing the community i must say San Franciscos mayor london breed the supervisors of staff of the are right now hoping busy theyre having so many events with the community. Theyre facing in two weeks ago the olympics a big exchange for the city gathered here and lots of heads of state from all around the world especially ois asian so thank you, really thank you, thank you clapping. and on my side id like to first thing who is here representing the Italian American community, and, secondly, is there a to President Biden in the United States i have so say we sent out invitations with your son and amazed to see how great the representation of this Italian American community is today. We are seeing youre seeing lobld the Italian American from San Francisco those whose parents, aye. Mothers and father and grandfathers i think of the ships in 19 sent and before getting to San Francisco and how sacrifices those hard workers and minors and sea men and fishermen have a better life and many of them made it their way to San Francisco and you see how prosperity the Italian American and all the communities of the city . The best sign of what the United States are about and what San Francisco has brought about and let me the organization we have on the consulate side a wonderful president of our students from the staff Italian American here. Thank you very much for perpetrating them this is an excellent piece of i take it it is an Italian School with three places in San Francisco mission and papers rattling just opened and an italian with the american and expense talking about the model in education. And helping students to grow themselves not only by the teachers that is fantastic. Thank you very much for what you did that was wonderful. We have the director clapping. of the unintelligible thank you for being here have the rent for the Italian American community of north beach in north i take it with we have tony on the board. And we have a representative of the really long served italian made great for the city. The great city of today and representative of the Business Community with the. calling names. im sorry clapping. thank you for you what do for the Italian Community and not only the Historical Community growing in the United States but the new comers the new italians. Let me mention for example. calling names. neglects when i would say can you say that no all right. Im sorry. We are talking about the security types of security and have representatives in the bay and companies. We have the representatives for for the large cooperation and calling names . Thank you for being here. So a mixed cultural restauranteurs that represent you mentioned the great friend represented in the Italian Community and clapping. as another association the members elected by the Italian Community the president. calling names. the historical Italian Community serving and i mention all of them and your staff. I stole in the consulate actually hes so good he deserves it. Thank you very much. Sorry. calling names. the president of unintelligible founded by an amazing aisle gentleman in San Francisco whose memory id like to honor clapping. he was you would have been tremendously happy. And reminding the proclamation of President Biden on columbus day and italian heritage and didnt need any comments today, we celebrate all Italian American and helped to define our nation in 189111 Italian American were murdered in our nations history in the wake of this horrific attack benjamin for so many people from the today that first day was a way that had been lost and the celebration of lives lost with the Italian Americans those are stories of people in the Community Living everything they new and left it hidden for the promise of opportunities in the United States. Italian american are educators and doctors and engineers and officers a leaders and Italian American community is also recognized at represent of i take it and a serious of strength for the relationships with others and essentially unintelligible in the European Union and the challenge of our times especially for the people of ukraine supporting them and today, we honor all Italian Americans from the ride and for generations have helped realize our great nation and with Christopher Columbus 5 hundred and three 1 years ago the congress has proclaimed the second month of october every year and now therefore, i joe biden mraifkz proclaim october 11, 2023, as columbia day and great to see you london breed for the the whole month of october with a italian heritage we or very proud and extend not only to italians from the chinese to others to the fleet week represent at the italian parade of families and. Thank you, again. clapping. thank you consul germany want to bring up someone that makes me laugh a broa