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RESOLUTION
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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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RESOLUTION COMMENDING
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SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
80th YEAR IN OPERATION
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WHEREAS, San Francisco International Airport (SFO) began operations as Mills Field on May 7, 1927; and
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WHEREAS, in 1931, the name was changed to San Francisco Municipal Airport and officially became San Francisco International Airport in 1955; and
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WHEREAS, SFO is the largest airport in Northern California and is the fourteenth busiest airport in the nation and twenty-fifth busiest airport in the world; and
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WHEREAS, SFO was the first major airport to meet the State’s airport noise variance requirements and has spent more than $156 million to improve the quality of life for the communities near SFO; and
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WHEREAS, SFO is the largest single employment center in San Mateo County, accounting for more than 20,000 jobs; and
WHEREAS, SFO offers nonstop links with more than 29 international points on 25 international carriers and connects more than 60 cities in the United States on 20 domestic airlines.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, on the Twenty-ninth day of June, Two Thousand and Seven, commends the San Francisco International Airport on its 80th year in operation.
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Dated: June 29, 2007
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ROSE JACOBS GIBSON, President
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MARK CHURCH
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RICHARD S. GORDON
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JERRY HILL
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ADRIENNE J. TISSIER
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Attest:
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Deputy Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
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