we have so many neighborhood in district 5 each with their own character and history. >> in the district a long time and almost 30 years in district 5. active in my community and i have been an attorney right's attorney representing and helping folk who is are trying to stay in their homes and folks trying to resist evictions and really just continued to be able to thrive in this community. i did work outside city hall for a long time. finally a point i got tired of

going to politicians to ask them to dot right thing. i decide that it was time to actually throw my hat in the ring and become the decision maker. we have everything in district 5 from the haight ashbury. fillmore. japantown. haze valley. north of pan handle. western edition and the tenderloin. all within this district. >> i'm kristin evans a resident and small business owner in the historic haight ashbury neighborhood. i own the book smith. haight ash burr seunique. it was the most colorful part of the city when i was a kid. i ended up moving here and owning a book store here, which was the dream. we have people of all walks and visitors and tourists around the

world this come to the haight ashbury. coming to seat history of the neighborhood. the rock stars janice joplin -- people are fro spirited. we have many second handled clothing stores. people are eco conscious. we have people that are enjoying the vibrancy and it is a place to shop and people watch. >> while you are doing that, stop have lunch. we have [inaudible] restaurant, cha, cha, cha is a classic. a place next door peurto rican food. prada 22 this is yummy. can i go on about the great, delicious places to try in the haight. >> i'm part of the haight ash burref merchant's association. people don't come to haight street to one destination. they come and visit 3-4 places when they in to visit.

so if we have vacancies we have few reasons why people criminal we had between vacancies in the pandemic and increased to that. one thing we advocated for was a store front vacancy voters passed prop d. we have gone from 32 to 14. come to the haight our weather and get a meal. shop in our boutiques. >> got so many things we have active on and i'm proud of district 5 gone above and beyond streets yoosz the city and and page is our success. you see bikers and pedestrians out on page street and it has been the most successful slow street in the city and the golden gate green wachl car free haze. parts of the city this used to

be where folks were afraid. being hit by cars and now safe to walk and bike. >> after having lived all over the city i wanted somewhere where i never needed to use a car andhere where i have a bit of separation from my job downtown. i drew a 25 machine radius haze seemed to fit the bill. >> i found this neighborhood helped like the most cmunity experience. people linger remindses me of european city. people are hang out outside and passk= peopl a know people in the neighborhood t. is a pretty special environment. >> one of my favorite landmarks is patricia's dream. . named after patricia walker part of a group of people that lead the movement to get the freeway

taken down. and this was the embarcadero was the best examples of what happens when you remove a freeway and ge to people. there are tons of places to shop and eat. pretty much something for everybody here. my frenzy kid had their first birthday party last week and i got a present for them if it is warm you hop to home town creamery and get ice cream. another favorite is mercury cafe a few blocks down octavia. and another favorite is hairz valley baker where they not only have incredible baked goods and breakfast and sandwiches but employ and disabled people. well is a social anxiety toll when they do. covid the 400 block of hayes between octavia and going is

pedestrianized. we open up for people. a band and doubles the size of our town square. it is a great gathing space. to linger and hang out. [♪music♪] >> fillmore is in the heart of last remaining black neighborhoodses in the san francisco. went through really challenging periods in much displacement. in the left few years we are seeing new businesses only there. >> i'm here at honey art's studio. grew up here in the neighborhood. and feel fortunate to have my business here. we are a multipurpose place. we teach art classes. and we have live

and community meetings. private event space. the history of the fillmore dates back that was a big per of our studio here. there is a book theha har ost t harlem of the west was. which is the fillmore and people from all over the worldould come here a huge everything this was the place to be to experience black culture and just to live, you know. i want to pay honor to that. >> to my generation they are will new businesses we have something special sxushgs instinct dh is in the black. sits on the corner of gar and he fillmore it is a home to 30 entrepreneurs. like a marketplace. super cool. lotf things are custom or

really unique. jazzy's hair salon and jazzy hair salon are applyin legacy business ownership they have been in business for over 25 years. there are cottage and home based businesses. >> i'm brother mohammed here in the fillmore. since 1999 estab 1999. you see -- cosmetic items and clothing, how is it going >> good. good to see you. >> i still have my old customers are coming to support. this is a sense of community. we have remnants of the old vibe here. >> come visit the fillmore the famous jazz district and we have elements of that you want to experience it. friendly people. and this is a place where you will take a piece of san ancisco and theyou.

since 2022, when there was redistricting the tenderloin district was added and that brought in the entirely new communities zeechl amazing history, really, veters alp~ net tenderloin we renamed shannon street in veteran's honor. starred by gregory. veterans started doing murals in what was a blighted alley athe time. and it is become a garthing place for veterans to express themselves and interact. >> i was involved in helping the tenderloin museum get off the ground and excite to see all thethere. >> the tenderloin a collection of history of the neighborhood. and have art galleries featuring

artists. >> we are■■nown for having historically inspired programs. and makes us unique. we are play about the cafeteria riot. which strifes to work with as many neighbors and■■ organizatis as possible to create diverse programming. >> tenderloin is a close$ñ■j ni xunt and like almost decade i have been working here you are able to make connections with people. >> an working and the last queer bar in the tenderloin neighborhood which was the first queer neighborhood in san francisco. joanne incredible organization that shows performing arts. and great part sdmers do a lot for the neigh >> we have little saigon.

the sawichers a classic. and a restaurant opened in the neighborhood i recommend. the phoenix a business. >> and like people in the neighborhood this is might not stay here. so there is more to the nderloin tha w read in the news. one of the stories from the people who work here. the most feature in japantown is the [inaudible] built as part of japan's trade center. the other is the japan center itself. the oldest indoor shopping in san francisco.

built in the late 60's. despite the changes japantown i. still i japanese-american community you find a lot of japanese-american food. japanese ice cream stores that are popular. we have what is matcha ds the other thing that is really preponder lar here in japantown is all of the new [inaudible]up. before the restaurant had been it was anything you could order now it is all specialized. say come from different parts a town style of ramen. you know it suspect a will out. you come down here and you will get a sense of it is japanese-american history and cu down here.

>> just one of the great places to visit in san francisco. >> this is an incredible and diverse district with so much to offer for visit sxors i encourage folks come visit and experience the amazing people and businesses in the district. [♪music♪]■ >> i'm paul. i worked at sfgov for 3 years

now. >> as a cylinder kid i was in photographer, i went to college for broadcast journalism. early on i oyed art. artists other most■z interestin people i interviewed. they have an interesting take on life and how they see the world. i mean, i find it talk to them show case their wo artist anywhere.o be a full time there is thousands of them and you can only two in the country. the biggest challenge i did not finish college because the department change and i had got an internship my junior year. i really nbc affiliate and i hung out with the photographers and the editors. i offered me a job as an o it

editor. this is great. ithe new department and said, i will not do you knowhe afternoon classes for my senior year and he said, well, you work. we can't give you the dro but i did finish. what i would tell the younger audience this has a passion for multiple things is -- you know stick with it, because it is not ink out t. is first people are going to discount you in your way, but you.

>> my name is steve, i'm the executive director of hol hol city farmers market. i've been with the market for about 12 years this. market was/ started in 1991 by a couple of people that knew this a food desert, there is a lot of need to be able to buy fresh food. we have a two-part mission. first part is to support small $ and medium size farmers. the founders had the foresight to put most markets are run by associations that make the decisions for the farmers. our farmer the decisions for the markets and it's very

unique to us. the cond part is make produce affordable to the people that live in the commknow is one of the lower income communities in frcisco. you'll find that some of our farmers will sell their produce here than they do at other o to. it's special and the neighborhood needs that so much because we prid is when i started the market i start today do out reach in the community to try to convince them to eat althier and visit our farmers market. i would go to the and give talks. some of the people that i initially spoke to, i got them to cometo the market and i still see them today and it ■ heart when i feel that i have done me good and affected some other people's lives positively. there is noth

reward than that. i want to thank ty hall to produce food will come in our market. this is a city for every one. we should treat each kindness and empathy and all of those great things.e is plenty of resource to see go around. come enjoy downtown.book. thank you. >> (music). >> my name is orlando i'm te owner and operator of sf pizza. pizza is my expansion

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and now called san francisco ■ [♪music♪] i'm jennifer and i am a producer and media production specialist with the city ofan sfgovt v i have been here for almost 25 years. ended up in production at sf state. before this i attended junior college in sacramento. and i had a teacher there who was a pioneer in her field. a woman who started in the 60s. i saw it, wow thshg i■i in the field creating and making stories and i ■pwanted do this. >> being woman in the

broadcast industry has challenges. gave me the mion to work harder. to saveysf and gave me purpose and made me want to learn more. not take things granted. i would seek out people who had certain like hey. i don't know editting can you teach me. i don't know this cam are well, can you teach me? an th would become good and i would pass this o. andso, i think that they have it that way■í:$ . >> i feel likeunity here at sf see each other succeed and grow. that makes it fun to come to work every day and to tell stories about san fan. shine a light on people or

departments. that feels good. i my colleagues. and yea, love my job. clear clear ú >> here is great wall hardware, 3500 square feet of retail space. we carry about 22 thousand items in here and countingfelt it never stops because i have a thing. when a customer says, do you have this and i don't have it, it bothers me. i won't have it. so, it is just one of those things owning a hardware store, people expect you to have everything and y to if full thill fulfill that need. native san franciscan. born in in bruce lee, chinatown hospital. my family moved to the sunset in the late 70's, so my mom and dad thought, we are already doing construction, why don't we open a hardware store?

it is nice dove tail to each that is how that got started. we started this store in 1983, u and we have been going every since, so now it is 40 years."j i like serving my neighborhood. i fealt a hardware store is different from other businesses. most businesses you want to buy this or that and eat this or that. a hardware store is. people come in and usually have a problem and need a solution and looking for you to navigate them through that problem and offer them products at hethem get to where they need to go. the people are great. i love this neighborhood. there is different etnisties and cultures here. we all intermingle and mix together and d i like that about this neighborhood t. is nice place to be. it is near the beach and beautiful and near the zoom and park and stern grove. great schools and parks. what's l not to like? i am always looks around the

or next thing to and crank it up more and make it safer and more enjoyable. bringing in new businesses. support them. great wall hardware, open 7 a week, monday-friday 8 to 6, saturdand sunday is 10 to 3. 8 (music). emmy the owner emmy's spaghetti i offers

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officer tonight, and he's joined by vice president alex blumberg, who has legally changed his name to alexis levylso joined by commissioner rick zweig, commissioner john trasvind j.r. epler. also present is deputy city attorney