Powerful change and im glad their championinging the center between health. No one else can do that because youve got it it right here in the community. Todays symposium is part of a commitment that our city is making. I wanted to let you know all the things were going to continue the housing for everybody. Last week, we you wanted up the helen rogers and my good friend reverend hall was under its a Publicprivate Partnership thats now to just conclusions in the wonderful home for more than one hundred of our cities protecting and homeless seniors. 25 of those units are set aside for the seniors. And last month we broke ground to house youth that was formerly in foster he care we were in chinatown breaking ground for homeless families and protecting residents. All of those Housing Developments have supported services on site to make sure our residents live healthy lives. It wont stop there. Let me repeat it will not stop as a matter of fact, 25 percent of all the housing thats being built in San Francisco 25 percent of them are affordable that continues a strong commitment from our city. Last september of this year we annuity more resources to stop unlawfully evictions for our citizens and because of our cities careful planning we have to plan for the future and to understand the problems now not just to react to them our city it tripling the amounts of funds the Human Services provides which is nearly 8 million for the Defense Services for those who need it the most. Some of those funds are coming from something we did last year the Housing Trust fund it was a measure overwhelming passed and to the tune of 1. 5 billion in the next thirty years. We are also in the midst of revigil our cities Public Housing and no more than do we want to be involved in poverty housing that is for isolated context. Ive been working with deputy and hud here in washington to get off the treadmill and repair bag logs including elevators and ive asked our city administrator also the director of housing to partner with hud and to rebiological and expand on the model thats the whole sf model. Ill proud of the process towards ending hopefullyness for our veterans. I want to thank you secretary johns and our local hud Office Veterans administration and for our partnership. Since 2011 weve decreased homelessness among conveniences by thirty percent by opening the permanent housing for 75 conveniences with on Site Services and our two other successful homes for heroes. With the partnership from hud and the vouchers rapidy housing and the cities refunding of housing. All told over the last 9 years we have some 10 thousand san franciscans have left the shelters for permanent housing including 3 had thousand units for Affordable Housing and Housing First is my priority well continue to support Emergency Services particularly those with for those in needs. Were expanding our shelter for helping the lgbt folks and weve expanded our everyday connect. Clearly our work is not finished. Weve been talking about universal Health Care Building on a worldclass city and this our way to success. Were going to make sure that San Francisco is a home for so what brought you out here for the bike ride today . I grew up in San Francisco but i have been living in new york. I wanted to see what San Francisco is doing with infrastructure. Cities are where people are living these days. The bay area is doing a lot with construction and the way to change the world starts here. We are about to take a bike ride. We have 30 cyclist. Im really excited to hit the road and see what the city has in store. I definitely recommend it to people. Its a fun afternoon and you learn so many things. This is so much fun. I go to parts of the city that i dont come to. This will make the city a more sustapresentation. clapping welcome to the newly revitalized Federal Building at the United Nations plaza as the new home of the recreational headquarters. Its a great day one weve been waiting for. Todays event is the historic corner stone that celebrates the vintage building into a 21st century workplace. We have a number of guests. Todays speakers are nancy pelosi congresswoman with the house of representatives clapping mrs. Van with the fester of the General Services administration clapping. the honorable mayor ed lee at the San Francisco. And from hk architects. clapping. and crystalclear barton artist with the cliff barton studio. Thank you all for joining us the General Services administrations is to deliver the best Technology Services to the government and American People. Critical parts are providing with that,s that preserve the integrity off our historic fats and incorporating the design features all have been integrated. Those of us who work here about work in a historically more than building. The m public works will homicide a place in his. At the history it dates back to 17952 when it was commissions to design is a new this. This Federal Building is within the center complex. After the earthquake of 18906 devastated many buildings it was transformed offering a promise of a now a fundamental humane city. This was designed by before a began in 1933 and was complete in 1936. The 77 his is unique including the historic oral office of chester. Thanks it to the recovery act its a beacon to achieve a plaque. In other words, this Historic Building has received a new life and it proudly takes its Police Radios with the jacksons r. Browning an, an effort to revitalize San FranciscoMarket Street corridor. This historic renovation goes well beyond the improvement. It is an innovator across the nation. The people who are categorize enough to think they can change the world can. This quote is from steve jobs and it opens his biography. Jobs profoundly changes tending starting with the other person communication what the ipad. His flip was in the technology of the humanity. He believed that simplicity and extraordinary customer he experience could go together. Apple neat to control the elements of supply chance and as a cult they had to own the experience. When i read this book it resonated with me on so many levels. Its not because i owned one of the making tarnish i swear its still out there operational. And in standing for the Record University he encouraged the audience of graduates to follow their heart. I hit the campaign trail to elect a president that would make energy a national imperative. It touched me because its the things we do at g s a everyday. Just like apple products convey their products this building is no exception it has solar and open rabble windows and it represents the history in this city. We use an integrated design approach in our project and we manage our building holistically. And indeed we help the workforce because their housed. And where else is the conversion of technology and art more prevalent than here per jobs was an volley ball for workplace and i believed that Successful Companies thrived oneself competition rather than waiting for someone to come up with products their world leadership was for the last 15 years. G s a is leading the transformation for the frig. We were the first agency to help simplify the procurement of the board rage of services and saving Million Dollars discolors for the taxpayer. Were rolling out a program to help with the collaborative workspace and g s a as a great sustainable ability and its one of the few agrees to sustain green. Here in region 9 were in the lead in the g s a Performance Plan defining our 20 20 goals are through the supply chance and workforce transformation. Were working on the nicest to have our contractors to deliver our product. Our efforts will shrinkage and footprint here, no our region by thirty percent the work environmentalists will make the federal government more efficient and more resilient in the 21st century. Its our ability to captains our community. We work closely with federal government and nonprofit and regulatory bodies to reinforce our collective plan to have a thriving economy. We share best practices and collaborate to educate the public. And weve realized on many of you who are in the audience. Lets get back to where i started people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world do we have them here from leader nancy pelosi who has been protecting the environment to mayor ed lee who is building the Extension Programs who has helped to there our focuses and effectiveness and strengthen our role 90 in government and the architect is being trormd. We should all take heart from their transformational change. Weve shown we can continue our focus to our values well indeed have an impact on the federal government in the lives of the American People and hopefully on the world stage where america continues to lead. Now we have a woman who needs little introduction nancy pelosi is the representative for the one hundred and 31st congress reforming the political system to create clean campaigns and concocting reforms and slurring the neighborhoods and scalds. From 2007 to 2011 she served in the house of representatives and shes represented congress for 25 years and a please welcome nancy pelosi clapping thank you very much ruth inform that wonderful introduction and recognition of the role that we all play and how connected we all are. And thank you for allocating the leadership of president obama his election helped us in preparation for his taking office to in the new democratic majority passing the legislation the he American Investment that will enable us to get 150 million to turn in wonderful place into something significant. Its an honor to be here with you and tiger for not only this building but understanding what we do in our area is of National Significance and has the leadership when we say were going to get something we get it done. I appreciate your leadership of the g s ashlgs naturally and i can say what i said because of our great leadership from mayor ed lee. Well, the american reinvestment and he recovery act we were able to do the tunnel and so many things and now today. The mayor will agree that is a pleasure this was a Historic Place in the center but instead of being the connection it was sort of what are we going to do and exploit the opportunity by this location and from the earthquake we all worked together to restore the now made for the judge the Ground Breaking are courthouse. It was so beautiful and also contributing to the Economic Growth thats the Federal Building built to the highest Environmental Standards and now this is past and with the mayors leadership what hes done in the private sector was magical. Now here we are today. Michelle thank you for making this lovely. Its appropriate and exceptionally emotional and, of course, our u. S. Coast guard thank you for being here and our service to our country. Its about our country. Its a principle to be with all of you at this ribbon kci terminal you its a historic buckling building and to celebrate the return to work and civic life. In the midst of the Great Depression it was built as it was said in the middle 30s the boo assistant District Attorney structure was not only a reminder of grand demur of pun certify but to put people back to work. Some of the bleak it mentioned in the historic we would billed you beautiful things and keep our this side of the aisle over tomorrow. Over the years this place has h witnessed compassion and a accomplishment and to close in the Second World War ii you, you know, 50 nations came together to find the United Nations. At the as accident aid epidemic ladies and gentlemen of the jury, people came together here to make sure the crisis would not be go Forward Holding a decadelong vigil in the names millions with hiv and aids. This is the place where the struggles and poster of many of our fellow americans lived through this. Im excited to be here not because of the un laughter but its since the Great Depression this Historic Building stood empty. Once again in dark and Uncertain Times this nation invited in our times and its a massive commitment by president obama to put people back to work and reclaim our future. The recovery act modernized this structure providing seismic ubtdz u upgrades and a having more focus sustainable designs to meet the pat numb design. And soon nearly after 6 empty years eyed nations will bring federal workers in the midmarket area and to ignite all the commitment. With the recovery act and the partnership with the federal government and the local leaders mayor ed lee is leading the way for prosperity. Today, the recovery is urban finished and incomplete were still putting people back to work and to strengthen our middle class the backbone of our democracy. We have to make decisions about how to allocate resources that just dont build a structure and create jobs that way or a place to work and create jobs that way but to grow the economy in the surrounding area. That is what it makes it a model to the nation and thats what San Francisco is also ready and able to do. As we bring life into the building this is renovated in the Great Recession and now ready for another service hopefully it is something well be calling the great come back of our economy. I think mayor ed lee and everyone here for our leadership all your leadership because its more than a building its more than a workplace or a you mean its to growth and regional its the link from the past a great past as the un plaza to the future and i couldnt be happier to be here with you to celebrate that. So thank you very much all very much. Thank you so much congresswoman your leadership in the house that passed the recovery act not only helped to create and save millions of jobs but it is what made this project possible so thank you. Tiger lee is the director for the Administration Services hes served a vital role to build a responsible government for the American People. Hes been recognized and as our that administrator hes leading us to greater innovation as we report to the american taxpayers. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome him clapping. thank you very much ruth thank you leader nancy pelosi. I think your remarks talk about what this symbolize. It symbolize the history of the united states. Its from our fantastic mayor ed lee and the fact that this building represents a Significant Partnership between the federal government and the city to yield on incredible result. What can happen in washington as from the recovery investment act. Making investment that you the American People have paid for we can return or return the productivity to utilities. That has the other impact of being in partnership with the city to create Economic Opportunities within a community such as this combined with the courthouse and the amazing new Federal Office Building we have the gun to contributed in a way that defines the history positive history of this part of the community. It also represents a partnership too the General Administration and the people we have the pleasure inform to work with like the architect and the artists who have made in beautiful. I cant go much further without thanking thanking a couple of tsa employees. This manager loves this building shes showed me some of the incredible features. Shes been assisted oh, clapping