Welcome to the middle of Summer 2016 in San José. It may not be apparent right now, but this could be looked back upon as the Summer that began a dramatic shift for Downtown, and potentially even the year that began our shift from Big City Small Town to just Big City. We currently have the most development we have ever seen at one time, whether underway, in the permitting process or proposed, this is clearly a shift we have been hoping for. Market rate, affordable, supportive, senior and student housing, you name it and we are building it downtown. From office buildings, hotels, restaurants, bars, hair salons and coffee shops, we are now seeing new businesses and jobs making downtown their home. One of the most significant new investments has been from the $16 billion dollar company WeWork, who just held their grand opening today at 75 E. Santa Clara Street. A national leader in co-working space, WeWork draws in waiting lists of start-ups, entrepreneurs and small business owners in every city they enter. For comparison here are a few other cities WeWork calls home: New York, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Mexico City, Sydney, Berlin, Hong Kong, Shanghai, London and Paris. There is one thing in common that stands out immediately to me when I see where they have made investments, each of these cities are easily recognizable destination cities. To WeWork and their investors San José is right up there with all of those cities and they want to be a part of our new growth and development. Additionally, this summer our city has taken a national stage with the U.S. Gymnastics Olympic Trials, MLS All-Star game, and upcoming festivals such as our longtime SJ Jazz Summer Fest and Silicon Valley Pride. San José has also expanded the Viva Parks program to activate public spaces across the city and we will be partaking in our second annual Viva Calle open streets event on September 18th. These are just some of the exciting examples of our city's growth, but there are so many more underway and on the horizon. I am excited myself to be representing our district and our city during this time and I look forward to continue to help shape the growth of this city that I love.