Page 14 - Simpson Thatcher News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

>> good afternoon, i'm lisa van krekin and chair of the board of directors for the legal aid society here in san francisco. and i'm so pleased that you are all here to be a part of today's celebration, and i also thank you all for sustaining this fantastic institution and for making the critical work that we do possible. today, as you heard, we're recognizing and celebrating the 96th consecutive year of the legal aid society, providing free legal services for poor people. so first, please join me and raise your glass to toast the legal aid society. i have an empty glass but ...

people who do not speak english. >> absolutely. garde arts thank you very much. -- >> thank you very much. that closes the commission, and spirited we are going to community comments. -- that closes the commission nocomments. >> i want to thank everyone for being here tonight. this commission is going to be very proactive. we know there is a situation where everyone wants to know what is going on, it is very revealing. they heard about the violence, but i think this was very important, and i want to thank everybody. we move to item #4. >> item #4 is adjournment. >> good afternoon, i'...

long hours with passion and with commitment to meet the urgent needs of the clients and the communities that we serve. i'd also like to thank the 200 volunteer attorneys, law students and interpreters who manage the help lines and staff, the five workers rights clinics that the legal aid society runs, the many law firms, including all of you who provide us with a wide range of pro bono advice and counsel, our many donors, businesses and members of legal communities, foundations and individuals. and the attorneys who designate the legal aid society as recipients of the fund and finall...

building we are proud of, because this is really who epitomizes the value in san francisco. it uses a third less power than a normal office building. it saves money. i want to kick it off by introducing the mayor over his career he has have so many different figures on this building from being the administrator to being the mayor, so this is a welcome thing. phyfe good morning, everybody -- >> good morning, everybody. i have got the same eyes as you today. this is the first time i have stepped into this building as well. everything you see is going to be the same as for me. i am goin...

suspicious than yours, which i think is a restaurant offering live entertainment. actually we need more of this. that's one of the problems. there aren't enough places where you can go get something to eat, something to drink and hear music. we need to encourage that. i'm going to vote for the motion because it sounds like it's doable. it's a little more work to have to keep track of your food. i understand it's every year, commissioner sugaya, not every month. so you run the totals on an annual basis, i guess, i would assume probably your motion would be a year after the conditional...