>> hello, hello. >> now the queen was walked in herself now that the queen has walked in herself. >> day day day. >> we're here to celebrate the the wiz you all say that with me the wiz. >> my name is rodney el mar jackson junior born and raised proud black artist and owner of the theatre company and proud to be here side the wiz coming to san francisco 2024 amen, amen. >> the the wiz um, (clapping.) and a special place in my heater i think a lot of off the have come here and without that we wouldn't be the artist we are

today and can't believe that is the very, very first, you know this is the first relief of the the wiz? >> those trail blafrz like diana ross from the movie stephanie millions in the musical we're doing everything we can at sf jazz to simplify and theatre i'm going to introduce (laughter) the incredible producers without producers how do we do this work? let's have bryan a moorland come on up (clapping.) mr. bryan. >> thank you rodney thank you, thank you really. thank you. >> good afternoon, everyone how are you? [off mic.] >> i just got off a plane

waiting to be be here on a san francisco i'm going to ask you one time how are you? that good afternoon [off mic.] >> thank you, san francisco thank you so much san francisco i'm thrilled to be here thank you for having us rodney has said in the the wiz for whatever reason diana ross and michael jackson. >> but goes back further it goes back back to 1974 in oakland an unknown show called the the wiz an unknown girl starring stephanie mills and others and showcasing the broadway critically panned. by the oakland's press threatening to shut down the theatre and it went obtain to win tony awards

the first time a black choreographer one george the first time is a black dprishg one a tony award and the first time a black designer one for costumes so many first came out of the the wiz and a production opened after 45 years the first rival in 45 years and incredible; right? around that? >> (clapping) and this particular production has a couple of unknown people art is agree the unknown girl straight in schizophrenia virginia 24 years old a voice of an angel and have dominican republic are cox and deborah

plays a really pretty sure by lena horn and jazz artist we have deborah cox and get the very, very fairs talent a wonderful man named wayne grady our the wiz and a lot of you have the square crow and making placing the line and others and so in first and the list goes on and on. >> if you are is fan of the let's see - coachella or lemonade a around the world well, you're a big fan of the co-sponsor graphic we have xhooikt choreographing the the wiz (clapping.) if you are a fan of the black

panther and looking at this and we are pleased to know we're the first having a black history month to win an award for this; right? the first african-american woman to win a oscar she's designed the set of the wiz we have here and say ray arrest drama girls or jingle a worker was sharon davis designed all the costumes in the the wiz we can't wait to come to san francisco thank you for your opening your hearts and minds and bringing people to the theater presidio is a show about families and about friends. it is about finding your place in the world and about being something like that you are welcomed and you are wanted and

desired and needed. and who does need that right now not to mention filled with enjoy so much joy in the the wiz two hours two hours or fun unadulterated fun and enjoy and laughter all being director by the first blame woman in 45 years her name is shelly williams (clapping.) so there's many, many people surrounding it this production to make that the best and we have others along with me and common and we have a lot of people a lot of people i want to say to all of you thank you, thank you fewer having us we can't wait for you to see the show when you come bring a friend and had you go home go back and tell your inwards you

guys will be your 11 city only the board one more city after you guys we're sold-out and people are saying i don't know. i don't know. >> so get our tickets any for the the wiz. thank you very much for being here. >> thank you. >> you entice don't know that mr. producer but shelly williams was my society director traveling around the country with those stories that's where she and i got our first interaction she's a trooper there is a motion and a second for ms. shelly williams. >> all right. a special, special equities our mayor london breed will give a word london breed.

>> (clapping) so first of all, bryan you talked about all those incredible up and running stars but didn't recognize our own iep star rodney jackson junior who let me tell you something not only in motown but also in across the bay this guy is incredible star and inspiration in the arts and i am so proud born and raised in san francisco in the fillmore community and i just like to see him grow and thrive that's why we're here today and why the the wiz is so important to san francisco let me dully i'm sfrurp excited because people forgot our relevant history of what things used to be like especially for

african-american we going to to the shows and weren't a lot of things for us to see in fact, not the social media and all those other digital things we have now but had like the the wiz and you remember when the the wiz came on tv when michael jackson and diana ross it was an all black cast this is seeing had is familiar to us that was not normal. that was breaking barriers and when you think about it too you think of those people as incredible stars like diana ross and you can only imagine what they had to go through in the movies she held to trailblaze and create and path those incredible stars and

producers and could say stomach designers paved the way for the next generation of the young artists who have no limit who have an opportunity to guarantee and thrive in production all over the world. and when i think about san francisco as a place to feature the the wiz i couldn't be more proud we went through a difficult time enjoy is now important than before so of again negativity and other things happening we can take a moment to experience enjoy and experience happiness and to appreciate all of what the the wiz represents and san francisco is the place to do it. just recently the hip i think trip at abc. and it was sell out amazing fun exciting and now broadway is bringing the the wiz to san francisco with an all-star cast.

and with an opportunity for us to make sure there is a connection. so we are out in the neighborhood. not only providing for free ticket but opening up doors for people not able to afford the ticket but deserve to experience this enjoy like anything else want afford it that's what today is making sure that we provide over not just in san francisco but all over the bayview welcome adams in the oakland chamber of commerce in san francisco and everyone xrefrng what we have to offer in the arts and bringing people together i see our director of the culture affairs ralph is here and so many of the commissioners and folks pursue involved in san jose thank you for showing up because you are going to be the people to get the word out to make sure that

everyone night is sold out show and each one chernz experiences we reminder see ourselves how significant so have a production of this nature in san jose. and i'm divvied, you know, how we never thought we'll be old people when i was coming up i no further thought i'll be the person but you are lucky you got this we didn't have that and so that's what the the wiz it is we want everyone to see that especially young people to see what we're talking about this is what we want you to experience and understand why it is so for that when chief success because you stand on someone else's shoulders who went through trials and tribulations. and that's why it is so significant. and i want to thank broadway and

i'm excited by the the various folks involved in the the wiz all those stars, awarded people in the destroy that are saying i'm going to focus on broadway and the sites what that means we the have open arm in san francisco and welcome i to the enjoy to know it very much appreciated for you to be here in san francisco and choose to do this production in san francisco with the opening happens and the 18 i want all the shows i want the shoes to be so sold-out and the next city sorry to the next city we're going to have at the expand in san francisco. >> that's what i want to see and so welcome and say for choosing san francisco today, i want to have you come on the stage my baby rodney been around

for 20 years still my baby on behalf of the city and county of san francisco we're to officially declare the the wiz in san francisco. (clapping.) and on opening night we're going to light up san francisco in the yellow brick is it yellow? yes light up city hall in joel to recognize the yellow brick road on the the wiz and continue to make sure that there is a celebration and there's enjoy and excitement we couldn't be more be honored and proud to have you and your cast and people involved in the the wiz walking the streets of san francisco and eating at the rauchts and make sure you get our dinner reservation in san francisco we want to show people not just the joy of the the wiz

in san francisco thank you all for being here today (clapping). >> (laughter) [off mic.] two more things for the people thank you, thank you 2 or 3 this thank you so much. >> the artists are important

ernest person in the cast is not only a performerer but a mentor we will have parents comes up in the cast and all of them building everyone has a story and so if parks and recreation with all of you in the city of san francisco and in broadway we are honored to give one hundred tickets to sweat shirts students across the city to come and enjoy the the wiz (clapping.) what you, you doing today. >> more good news good news and the cast is traveling down to san diego we have a very special performance if a wonderful, wonderful artist named rita and will give you guys a sneak peak with two selections a beautiful song and

also believe in yourself give a great big restrooms for rita west. >> reunion abound. >> it is very small community. >> oh. [off mic.] >> well, good afternoon everyone this is wonderful. >> (music). >> wrap our arms around (unintelligible). >> like when you

(unintelligible). >> then you know i love you now because i loved you then. >> though you may be trying sometimes, i need you, you're not there (music). >> i might be mad and turn you away you know i'll always (unintelligible). >> you, you know, i watched the movie the other night and when you i got it get older and you live a little bit with everything it is going on now you realize so many metaphors and things going on in that 3450e6 that hit me in a different way. and unfortunately, we're still struggling in the movie scenes

if you think what i mean? >> (music). >> if you believe within our hearts you'll know that no one can change the path you must go. >> then you'll be and know that is right just because the time will come around and you'll say it is yours. >> building that you can grow

old building i can (unintelligible). >> click your heels three times if you believe that your there. building in yourself right from the start building in the magic inside your heart. >> building on the things not because i told you see. >> but building in yourself. you got to believe in yourself. >> just building in yourself

as though and say believing in you you, you. believing in you. >> (music) and (clapping.) yes rita. >> yeah. (clapping.) and another remaining for rem ma webb. >> on behalf of the entire company of the the wiz a big thank you, one time thank you, thank you, thank you. >> thank you, mayor. breed for coming here today and welcoming us and for hosting us and every single that has taken the time to come here i know we made a pack but see ernest of your

bright and shiny faces to the wiz; right? and thank you for helping us and giving us your gift today. thank you. >> if you. >> will you help me with the. >> but we have a couple of tickets with terrify you can't have questions our first question is let me see oh, oh. >> that's a good one. >> okay. >> so jeffrey holder quick quick jeffrey holder was married to a wonderful woman specially in the event and might remember him in jell will dmerlz but in a 3450e6 the very, very first movie is start another unknown little girl does anyone know the name of that movie? >> other people's money i got

it. >> that's jazz you got free tickets. >> you got free tickets. >> oh, we got you all right number with two. this a really good one. >> okay. that's a really, really good one. >> okay. okay. so in the movie in the movie of the the wiz demeanor they has to put on her slippers we have all things twisters and turns one what a the slippers and anyone know the color of the slippers we wear in the the wiz? >> oh, mr. alex jones that was supposed to be a trick question. >> they are silver. >> he got two tickets to the

the wiz thank you so, so much we are only giving that many out so, thank you. >> so this yes, this serves as a african-american culture complex thank you, mayor. london breed. so don't forget we're hosting a whiff event for the children 5 or 6 blocks away at the african-american culture center at 4:00 p.m. with a lot of kids and cast members will be there and a wonderful conversation for the choreographer and so if you're there come own over we have a space for 250 people we know the the wiz but time to give this the wiz to the next generation come on out and fulton street ease on down the

road thank you, mayor. london breed and all right. i think with all due respect. >> i live in behaving. so we will be hosting on the bayview open today house and also will be more tickets giving out at the coastal centers this thursday come out this thursday and tune-up own your history and we have a shout out for the surgeon general thank you for coming out and yeah that's it thank you, guys for making this magical. thank you. >>

>> (music). >> hi, i'm emmy the owner of emmy's spaghetti i offers working that with some kind of fine dining and apron and feeling stuffy and in the 90s in san francisco it was pretty pretense in a restaurant in the restaurant scene i want to it have a place to have a place for my friends to guess i started the restaurant a no better place

the outer mission spaces were available that's when i opt in two 10 he start with all people and work with them and the events they create one of the events we do every year and backpack give away and give piaget away and a christmas part with a santa and bring 5 hundred meatballs and pa get and we're like in the mission not about them knowing where the food comes from but a part of the community. and my restaurant emmy's spaghetti and fun banquet and san francisco not the thing that everybody knows about we stay under the radar we show the

showcase i take it food and we started to eat we wanted to have comfort food and that a claims friend from i take it and helped me create meatballs and dealing evolved over the years in the beginning one plate of spaghetti and a meatball we tried to make the portions as big as they could be. and now we have quite a few types pasta dishes with a la begin and meat sauce or have a partition to a lot of food we are at a point with all the favorites i don't change the menu often 0 i eat here so much

but everything is fresh your cocktail menu is the best it's ever been one thing on the menu our magazine ghetto we change the flavor one of the fun things it is served in the historically we're known emmy's spaghetti as a friendly place and when i opened i wanted my friend to be welcome and other parents to be welcomed and it is very for this is a place for families especially in san francisco and this is where though hold their celebration important i mean you're coming to a family restaurant and you're coming for o to a fun place i love being the owner and pretty sure my life i enjoy running the psta spaghetti place i hope to be

here a while we'll see how it goes we everyone is a friend we're hoping you'll be a (music >> happy 30th non-sfgovtv i'm rap and i want to take a moment to thank you, thank you to sfgovtv and congratulate the staff for reaching the milestone we're grateful that sfgovtv work with our commission over the years and provided us with a citywide platform that allows us to highlight and showcase all of the residents what they do

[music] >> san francisco is known as yerba buena, good herb after a mint that used to grow here. at this time there were 3 settlements one was mission delores. one the presidio and one was yerba buena which was urban center. there were 800 people in 1848 it was small. a lot of historic buildings were here including pony express headquarters. wells fargo. hudson bay trading company and famous early settlers one of whom william leaderdorph who

lived blocks from here a successful business person. african-american decent and the first million airin california. >> wilwoman was the founders of san francisco. here during the gold rush came in the early 1840s. he spent time stake himself as a merchant seaman and a business person. his father and brother in new orleans. we know him for san francisco's history. establishing himself here arnold 18 twoochl he did one of many things the first to do in yerba buena. was not california yet and was not fully san francisco yet. >> because he was an american citizen but spoke spanish he was able to during the time when america was taking over california from mexico, there was annexations that happened

and conflict emerging and war, of course. he was part of the peek deliberations and am bas doorship to create the state of california a vice council to mexico. mexico granted him citizenship. he loaned the government of san francisco money. to funds some of the war efforts to establish the city itself and the state, of course. he established the first hotel here the person people turned to often to receive dignitaries or hold large gatherings established the first public school here and helped start the public school system. he piloted the first steam ship on the bay. a big event for san francisco and depict instead state seal the ship was the sitk a. there is a small 4 block long

length of street, owned much of that runs essentially where the transamerica building is to it ends at california. i walk today before am a cute side street. at this point t is the center what was all his property. he was the person entrusted to be the city's first treasurer. that is i big deal of itself to have that legacy part of an african-american the city's first banker. he was not only a forefather of the establishment of san francisco and california as a state but a leader in industry. he had a direct hahn in so many things that we look at in san francisco. part of our dna. you know you don't hear his anymore in the context of those. representation matters. you need to uplift this so people know him but people like

him like me. like you. like anyone who looks like him to be, i can do this, too. to have the city's first banker and a street in the middle of financial district. that alone is powerful. [music] >> (music).

>> (multiple voices.) >> landing at leidesdorff is as the new public school in downtown san francisco for people to come together for 0 lunch and weekends a new place to enjoy the architect and our culture. >> landing at leidesdorff one of several initiatives to the road map for the initiatives all about using your public space and network for now environments to 0 invite people adopted not just to the office but any time of the day. >> it shows there is excitement and energy and people wore looking forward to enjoying the space that people may want to end up in downtown. >> we've been operating in the financial district since 2016

with the treasury and coming up we had a small surge in business in the leidesdorff and in about the financial district and a good time to grow here. >> as a small business the leidesdorff is making us being part of it as being part of in project. for me makes we want to be part of san francisco. >> so landing at leidesdorff for me represents hope for san francisco and the sense that this is become such a safe welcoming area. >> we local artists coming in and exercise boxes and live music but the hub of culture. >> the downtown partnerships has a studio in san francisco. they identified 6 locations throughout the downtown area we come together with new activity

and spaces. >> is between us a place to tell our own story and history. >> it was named after a captain one the black leaders of san francisco before that was called san francisco he was the first treasurer of the city and commercial street a cross street the hifblg original shoreline of san francisco was just a few feet behind where we're 12357b8z around opportunity to bring people to locations we have an opportunity to tell stories and for local businesses. >>

>> we are right now in outer richmond in the last business area of this city. this area of merchants is in the most western part of san francisco, continue blocks down the street they're going to fall into the pacific ocean. two blocks over you're going to have golden gate park. there is japanese, chinese, hamburgers, italian, you don't have to cook. you can just walk up and down the street and you can get your cheese. i love it. but the a very multicultural place with people from everywhere. it's just a wonderful environment. i love the richmond district. >> and my wife and i own a café

we have specialty coffee drinks, your typical lattes and mochas and cappuccinos, and for lunches, sandwiches and soup and salad. made fresh to order. we have something for everybody >> my shop is in a very cool part of the city but that's one of the reasons why we provide such warm and generous treats, both physically and emotionally (♪♪) >> it's an old-fashioned general store. they have coffee. other than that what we sell is fishing equipment. go out and have a good time. >> one of my customers that has been coming here for years has always said this is my favorite store. when i get married i'm coming in your store. and then he in his wedding outfit and she in a beautiful dress came in here in between

getting married at lands end and to the unbelievable. (♪♪) >> the new public health order that we're announcing will require san franciscans to remain at home with exceptions only for essential outings. >> when the pandemic first hit we kind of saw the writing on the walls that potentially the city is going to shut all businesses down. >> it was scary because it was such an unknown of how things were going to pan out. i honestly thought that this might be the end of our business. we're just a small business and

we still need daily customers. >> i think that everybody was on edge. nobody was untouched. it was very silent. >> as a business owner, you know, things don't just stop, right? you've still got your rent, and all of the overhead, it's still there. >> there's this underlying constant sense of dread and anxiety. it doesn't prevent you from going to work and doing your job, it doesn't stop you from doing your normal routine. what it does is just make you feel extra exhausted. >> so we began to reopen one year later, and we will emerge stronger, we will emerge better as a city, because we are still here and we stand in solidarity

with one another. >> this place has definitely been an anchor for us, it's home for us, and, again, we are part of this community and the community is part of us. >> one of the things that we strived for is making everyone in the community feel welcome and we have a sign that says "you're welcome." no matter who you are, no matter what your political views are, you're welcome here. and it's sort of the classic san francisco thing is that you work with folks. >> it is your duty to help everybody in san francisco.loca

>> (music). >> the work go ahead offered i didn't the rec and park friday's local young people between 14 and 17 to be part 6 the workforce and eastern responsibility and professionalism and gain job skills and assignments in neighborhoods parking and recreation centers and includes art and crafts, sport, cooking, gardening and facility support and so many more.ices). >> i think we're part of the this is the fact we're outdoors and it is really great to be in

nature and workreation is great first step to figure out what you would like to do workreation covers real life working skills and expansion can be allowed (unintelligible) it is a really great program because um, students get placed all the time for what they like. join us in the experience and opportunity and i really like the workreation program it is fun to workout at the summer camp with all the kids each is different and the staff is really nice. >> why? is because i used to go to the local park often when i was a little kid. with my mom i often had to translate for my mom i applied in the hope to

provide assistance for other people with first language was for the english. >> i like this job we have fun anngd wor and i feel welcome. >> hi. >> like how a job actually works like maybe before then i didn't know like all the jobs i don't know any of that now i do. >> it has to be self aware of things and independence of value of this taught me how to be progressiveal but still learning as i go on. >> i learned a lot like a got to adapt and challenges and obstacles come up everyday and .

>> i like that we're able to really work with other people and gaining experience like how in the real world hoe how he work with other people. >> if you're looking to develop your live skills as well as cash and working in the parks, and meeting great people and working with great staff i definitely recommend the corporation. >> it is fun. >> i definitely do the scombrifrm again that the workreation and park and i'll do that again. >> i will

>> making to may grandkids a program all about pop ups, artists, non profits small business in into vacant downtown throughout the area for a three to 6 months engagement. >> i think san francisco is really bright and i wanted to be a part of it revitalization. >> i'm hillary, the owner of [indiscernible] pizza. vacant and vibrant got into safe downtown we never could have gotten into pre-pandemic. we thought about opening downtown but couldn't afford it

and a landlord [indiscernible] this was a awesome opportunity for us to get our foot in here. >> the agency is the marriage between a conventional art gallery and fine art agency. i'm victor gonzalez the founder of gcs agency. thes program is especially important for small business because it extended huge life line of resources, but also expertise from the people that have gathered around the vacant to vibrant program. it is allowed small businesses to pop up in spaces that have previously been fully unaccessible or just out of budget. vacant to vibrant was funded by a grant from the office of economic workforce development that was part of the mayor's economic recovery budget last year so we funded our non

profit partners new deal who managed the process getting folks into these spaces. >> [indiscernible] have been tireless for all of us down here and it has been incredible. certainly never seen the kind of assistance from the city that vacant to vibrant has given us, for sure. >> vacant to ibvooerant is a important program because it just has the opportunity to build excitement what downtown could be. it is change the narrative talking about ground floor vacancy and office vacancy to talking about the amazing network of small scale entrepreneur, [indiscernible] >> this is a huge opportunity that is really happy about because it has given me space to showcase all the work i have been doing over the past few years, to have a space i can call my own for a extended

period of time has been, i mean, it is incredible. >> big reason why i do this is specific to empower artist. there are a lot of people in san francisco that have really great ideas that have the work ethics, they just don't have those opportunities presented, so this has been huge lifeline i think for entrepreneurs and small businesses. >> this was a great program for us. it has [indiscernible] opening the site. we benefited from it and i think because there is diverse and different [indiscernible] able to be down here that everybody kind of benefits from it.

>> candlestick park known also as the stick was an outdoor stadium for sports and entertainment. built between 1958 to 1960, it was located in the bayview hunters point where it was home to the san francisco giants and 49ers. the last event held was a concert in late 2014. it was demolished in 2015. mlb team the san francisco giants played at candlestick from 1960-1999. fans came to see players such a willie mays and barry bonds, over 38 seasons in the open ballpark. an upper deck expansion was added in the 1970s. there are two world series played at the stick in 1962 and in 198 9. during the 1989 world series against the oakland as they were shook by an earthquake.

candlestick's enclosure had minor damages from the quake but its design saved thousands of lives. nfl team the san francisco 49ers played at candlestick from feign 71-2013. it was home to five-time super bowl champion teams and hall of fame players by joe montana, jerry rice and steve jones. in 1982, the game-winning touchdown pass from joe montana to dwight clark was known as "the catch." leading the niners to their first super bowl. the 49ers hosted eight n.f.c. championship games including the 2001 season that ended with a loss to the new york giants. in 201, the last event held at candlestick park was a concert by paul mccartney who played with the beatles in 1966, the stadium's first concert. demolition of the stick began in late 2014 and it was completed in september 2015.

the giants had moved to pacific rail park in 2000 while the 49ers moved to santa clara in 2014. with structural claims and numerous name changes, many have passed through and will remember candlestick park as home to the legendary athletes and entertainment. these memorable moments will live on in a place called the stick. (♪♪♪)

[music] digital literacy is something severely lacking in our world today and it takes a lot to understand that. food water and shelter have basic necessities so long we forget about wifi and connection to the interenet and when you go into communities and realize peep ople are not able to load homework and talk to teachers and out of touch with the world. by providing the network and system we are able to allow them to keep up in the

modern age. >> folks still were not served by internet throughout the city and tended to be low income people, people in affordable housing. people of color and limited english and seniors, all those are high concentrations in affordable housing, so we thought given that we had a fiber network that stretched throughout the city reaching deep into neighborhoods that would be a perfect opportunity to address it in san francisco. >> the infrastructure the city and star help us run are dejtle programs. it played a critical role from the time we opened during covid till now so we were able to collaborate with online services that offer tutoring and school support. it also helped us be able to log the kids on for online school during covid, in addition to like, now that everybody has switched

most of their curriculum online we can log kids on to the online homework, check grades in addition to helping parent learn how to use the school system portm >> the office of digital equity our goal fiber to housing is insure we have all three legs of the 3 legged stool. the first leg is high quality internet connection. we liken the high quality internet connection to the highway. the second leg is high quality devices. this is the car. you want to make sure the specks on the car is up to speed and lastly, it is important to get kind of that driver's education to learn how to navigate the road, to know the signs to watch out for in terms of making sure you are school while you are surfing the internet it is private so that

is the digital literacy piece. >> my daily life i need the internet just to do pretty much everything. the internet has taken so much control over people's daily lives including myself that i just need it to get certain jobs done, i need it for my life. i need it. >> the program really seeks to where ever possible provide a service that's equivalent or higher speed and quality as the best commercial service . >> we serve all of san francisco, but we definitely have to be equitable in our distribution of services. that means everybody gets what they need to be successful. >> actually one of the most gratifying part of my work here at department of technology, it is really bringing city resources to address problems faced with our communities with the highest need. >> i think it is important because i grew up in a low

income community without internet access and it is hard. i think it is important for everyone to have internet access no matter their income and maybe one day their kid will have internet access for us and help the school and with their skills. 2024.

>> >> welcome to the san francisco city and county board of supervisors regular meeting this afternoon at 2:00 pm., tuesday, january 23, 2024. >> madam clerk call the roll. >> supervisor chan present and supervisor dorsey present and supervisor engardio present and mid-block not present. >> supervisor melgar present and president peskin present. >> converted present and supervisor ronen present. >> supervisor safai present. >> supervisor stefani present. >> xrndz present and