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Every year from around the world to our beautiful city. I want to tell you about another jewel of the San Francisco port that just celebrated 125 years. The San Francisco Ferry Building. [applause] in the 19th century, commuters and visitors traveled by train or ferry or both. A Ferry Terminal on the waterfront downtown was a practical necessity. It was the sfo of its day. Grand central station. But as we so often do, San Francisco built a practical space a world class beauty, with a 245 foot clock tower along arched arcade, and a interior worthy of a renaissance cathedral. At the foot of Mark...

Riots on an august 9 in 1966. We dont know exactly what day it happened but we do know that it happened in august. I asked myself, why is it that we dont know what day it happened . It is monumental history. Why dont we know . The sad reality of it is that this monumental occurrence was so major and unlike anything that had ever occurred before at that scale in the United States , that an effort to eliminate it from records and existence ensued. It persisted. And because of it, watershed moments in the lbgtq Civil Rights Movement followed. Such as the stonewall riots of 1969. So, the idea tran...

One year was different. In 2004, when our former mayor and now governor newsom, he took the bold step to say this is what we are doing in San Francisco. We are going to issue marriage license to same sex couples and you will come to the city to deal with the lawsuits that led for all of us to join in the fight of this country. This fight started in San Francisco. [cheers and applause] we have so many people joining us here today including couples that were married at the time and getting married again. We have folks who are maybe marrying for the first time. City hall is the place to be every ...

Well come. Welcome to San Francisco James R Herman cruz terminal at pier 27. The first stop for all most 300 thousand people who come here every year from around the world to our beautiful city. I want to tell you about another jewel of the San Francisco port that just celebrated 125 years. The San Francisco Ferry Building. [applause] in the 19th century, commuters and visitors traveled by train or ferry or both. A Ferry Terminal on the waterfront downtown was a practical necessity. It was the sfo of its day. Grand central station. But as we so often do, San Francisco built a practical space a...

Strategic vision for engagement with United States. This hearing will come to order. Apologies for beginning a little late. We have a vote on going and another at about 5 30. But i want to thank the four individuals for being with us and thank, as well, my friend senator johnson as Ranking Member for his cooperation and his support moving forward with this hearing. A lot going on before the United States senate, but the issue before us today is truly of historic consequence in practical and precedential ce in importance. Four company sitting here today are represented by very able leadership, ...