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>> hello, everybody. thank you for coming. on behalf of phil and our two daughters, we want to thank you for coming to the swearing in today. let's get the program under way. as you know, san francisco has a new mayor. [applause] mayor edwin lee was sworn in yesterday afternoon. we are honored to have been here with us at the end of his first full day as mayor. now that you are mayor, your day is just beginning. please welcome mayor edwin lee. [applause] >> thank you, susan. yes, i am almost through with the first day and i have been asking staff, when can i crack the first joke? i h...

>> i have 2 job titles. i'm manager of the tour program as well as i am the historyian of city hall. this building is multifaceted to say the very least it's a municipal building that operates the city and county of san francisco. this building was a dream that became a reality of a man by the name of james junior elected mayor of san francisco in 1912. he didn't have a city hall because it was destroyed in the earth wake of 1906. construction began in april of 1913. in december 1915, the building was complete. it opened it's doors in january 1916. >> it's a wonderful experience to...

mayor edwin lee was sworn in yesterday afternoon. we are honored to have been here with us at the end of his first full day as mayor. now that you are mayor, your day is just beginning. please welcome mayor edwin lee. [applause] >> thank you, susan. yes, i am almost through with the first day and i have been asking staff, when can i crack the first joke? i have not been able to do that. i am honored and proud to be here today for the swearing in of a very good and longtime friend phil ting. i do not know if many of you know this but we do have one particular thing in common. it is no...

the first joke? i have not been able to do that. i am honored and proud to be here today for the swearing in of a very good and longtime friend phil ting. i do not know if many of you know this but we do have one particular thing in common. it is not height, nor is it facial hair. what we do have in common is that we both work for one of the great agencies in san francisco, the asian law caucus. [applause] i know that having spent many years there, when phil started heading it up, we were both trained for solid community work, working on behalf of diverse communities on diverse issue...