Casa Roseland Groundbreaking Video Transcript
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[background instrumental music] |
A graphic of the Casa Roseland housing project is shown. Casa Roseland Groundbreaking |
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[background instrumental music softens] Senator Mike McGuire speaks: “You know, there are very few times, I think, within our lifetimes, where action turns into generational change, and today is one of them, and we shouldn’t forget it.” |
Staff and other attendees converse with each other; some attendees wave at the camera. |
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[background instrumental music] “We overcome, and we fight for a brighter future, and that future is right here in Roseland.” |
Senator Mike McGuire stands at a podium as he delivers his speech. Text: |
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[background instrumental music] Supervisor Chris Coursey speaks: “This place used to be known as Roseland Village, part of it still is. It takes a village to create Casa de Roseland, Tierra de Rosas." |
Staff and attendees continue conversations; some attendees hug each other. |
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[background instrumental music] “All of this is now possible because of all of you.” |
Supervisor Chris Coursey stands at a podium as he delivers his speech. Text: |
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[background instrumental music] Matthew O. Franklin, President and CEO of MidPen Housing, speaks: “We really view the housing as a stabilizing platform for life change." |
Staff talk, laugh, and embrace. |
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[background instrumental music] “We know that the minute residents move into this high-quality affordable housing, the prospects for their family health, education, and their economic power, their ability to earn a living, get better.” |
Matthew O. Franklin stands at a podium as he delivers his speech. Staff applaud. Text: |
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[background instrumental music] Erin Curtis, Executive Director of the Strategic Growth Council, speaks: “This project isn’t just about putting people in homes, which is very important, it’s also about creating community. And there’s another aspect, which is the transportation component." |
Erin Curtis stands at a podium as she delivers her speech. Attendees smile as the speech continues. Text: |
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[background instrumental music] “So, the people who live here, and have a community engagement here, can also get to the rest of the community, the rest of Santa Rosa, and the rest of the Bay Area, through clean transportation just down the road.” |
Erin Curtis continues speech. Supervisor Coursey stands at the podium, and attendees applaud as Erin’s speech concludes. |
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[background instrumental music] Josh Evju, Relationship Manager-Affordable Housing at US Bank speaks: “The fight that it took to bring investment into this part of our city, it speaks and resonates very deeply with me.” |
Josh Evju stands at a podium as he delivers his speech. Attendees sit in the audience. Text: |
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[background instrumental music] “And I just thank everybody that has done the hard work to get us this far, and to bring this very important asset into this city.” |
Attendees speak to each other. Text: |
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[background instrumental music] Jennifer Liu, Senior Project Manager for MidPen Housing, speaks: “The work to make Casa Roseland a possibility started a while ago, going on a decade plus years." |
Attendees continue to speak with each other. |
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[background instrumental music] “And over the course of those years, it was the hard work and dedication of many, many people that brought us to this groundbreaking today." |
Jennifer Liu stands at a podium as she delivers her speech. Text: |
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[background instrumental music] Eddie Alvarez, Vice Mayor of Santa Rosa, speaks: “This is the renaissance of Roseland. This is Roseland rising. This is more than just housing. This is what we see each and every day of our lives as we walk or travel down this road. This eye sore is no more! This is about us moving forward, moving ahead, thriving!” [Applause] |
Eddie Alvarez, Vice Mayor of Santa, stands at a podium as he delivers speech. Text: Staff begin to applaud. |
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[background instrumental music]
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All the speakers and other staff shovel dirt with golden shovels. |
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[background instrumental music softens] |
Casa Roseland logo |
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[background instrumental music fades out] |
MidPen Housing logo Developer Architect Contractor Event Sponsor Funders |
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[no sound] |
The MidPen Housing logo |
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