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Communities and recognizing the Important Role that our immigrants and communities of color play in contributing to the success and vibrant see of this city and nation. So were celebrating a city, country and world, for all the people. Not just some. Now id like to acknowledge members of the councilor course. Present tonight are columbian andre garafo and ms. Luna gafaro. And from guatemala, sylvia may and Irish Council general robert odrisco, from japan, too and general kamono and the Mexican Council general, ms. Arnault and wilma gondoy and julio huerta and im sorry if im butchering your nam...

Spanish as a native language. So this is an amazing chance for us to feel honored and we appreciate very much the work that everyone here does. Thank you very much to the commissioners for this award and also for the work you do on behalf of immigrants. [applause] honorees. When you come on the stage after you speak, you will receive your award and certificate from our wonderful commissioners and then you can exit stage right. Is that right . Stage right. Ok. Next award is our Industry Leader and this is going to leo sosa. He is an immigrant from guantanamo and he launched throw Youth Technolo...

Damaging property. Another came close to homes at cleariew and ever sol in north san jose. They were able to stop the fire from growing but not before coming within striking distance of several homes. Reporter the fir captain on scene tells me it burned about five acres. You can see whats left of an open field. Those acres way too close to home for people who live in the neighborhood here. They didnt even wait for the Fire Department after calling 911. They grabbed their garden hoses. Grabbed everybodys hoses because we know there are other fires apparently around here. You say scary, yes. I j...

Permanent residents to encourage them to get to the citizenship, enjoy all those benefits. Those benefits are numerous. Youre going to be able to situate yourself in better jobs. Youre going to get qualified for Training Programs that are only offered sometimes to citizenships. Youre going to always obviously we want to improve your language capabilities so that youre able to navigate these employment Training Programs and all the other engaging programs that we have. San francisco is the Innovation Capital of the world and in that way all of the different ethnicities that arrive in San Franci...

Like mayor lee and the supervisor, im a proud daughter of american immigrants. They came to this country with odds stacked against them to build a Better Future for my siblings and my cousins. My father served in the army, but more important to him was that he served at every polling station in every election from the time he was legally able to do so. And at breakfast before every election was a very, very, very engaged, vivid, enlightened conversation about how my mother should vote, even though she didnt always agree with him, and that really it was our responsibility to comment on the thin...