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They have to face all the different politics. But i know theyre going to be great partners with me because weve got the right objectives to happen. We want everybody included in the city. We have naomi kelly, harlan kelly, mohammed nuru, Rhonda Simmons heading upstreamly important departments. And ive got to say this. If we cant get the job done with these people in these important positions or some tremendous progress, i dont know where else to look because this is a great start. Yes. applause but we also have tremendous help from people who are helping us create the policies and the accounta...

Important positions or some tremendous progress, i dont know where else to look because this is a great start. Yes. applause but we also have tremendous help from people who are helping us create the policies and the accountability in all the different departments. Melva davis, kim brandon, willie adams at the port, chuck collins, [speaker not understood], the reverend amos brown, denise tyson, linda richardson, sonya harris, patricia thomas, veronica honeycut, these are just the names of a few of our commissioners who are heading up those very important divisions of our city. And they are joi...

Believed in an idea that were all created equal and that were willing to risk and that were willing to risk their life in the purchase soul of a lofty promise in america. Today we celebrate black History Month and the catalyst to progress that the emancipation proclamation as well as the march on washington provided us. We are familiar with the incarnation, whether its the work of gandhi, mother theresa, or nelson mandela, people who have carried the torch of love and equality into the dark caves of tyrany and emerged bloody, but unbowed, they are examples of loves true limitless potential. Th...

[laughter] no respect. [laughter] fortunate for al williams im almost done. Today we stand on the great shoulders of the folks that have come before us. And i wish you all a very happy and empowering black History Month. I do have one piece of business that id like to share with you. On tuesday, i, along with the cosponsorship of supervisor breed introduced a resolution celebrating the 100th birthday of sister rosa parks and commemorating the modern civil rights leader for her courageous and declaring for her courageousness and declaring february 4th rosa parks day in San Francisco. applause i...

Good afternoon, everyone. All right. Welcome to city hall and happy black History Month here in San Francisco. Nobody got it better than San Francisco. applause thank you, naomi. I want to thank you for that introduction and just a recall of what i said earlier this week. But i also said something else, too, that i want you to continuously know the way i have attempted to manage this great city of ours for everybody. That is, im not shy about asking for help. And when it comes to the challenges we have in the africanamerican community, we need help. And i have been deliberately assembling a ve...