thinking about in terms of looking at and thinking about the budget process, and some of the steps they think would be good to take in order to make sure people feel understood and listen to. supervisor campos: thank you, everyone, for your comments. i think there was a lot that was heard today. one of the things that struck me as very powerful is this notion that we have a tale of two cities here in part of district 9, and i think it is something that will guide the decisions that we make, and i do think that as we talk about jobs, that it is important to remember the small business community and the community- based organizations that also provide those jobs. i want to echo some of the comments around right away. as an openly gay man, i can tell you that that is a big priority for me. i want to agree with everything

the supervisor wiener said about that. for the three of us on the board of supervisors who are members of the lgbt community -- supervisor wiener, supervisor olague, and myself -- i know we will be continuing the discussion as we move forward with the rest of the budget. i was touched to hear about the importance of protecting our transitional-age youth and the queer youth that have some specific needs. i think it is really important that we make that a priority, and i know that i am certainly committed to making that happen. la raza is a very important institution and organization in this neighborhood, and i know it has been a priority for the mayor before and we will continue to focus on that. the last thing i will say is

the one of the things i have been pleased to hear from the mayor is the importance of making the city a family- friendly city. for me, the fact that we have the lowest rate in terms of the number of youth and children we have living in the city -- even lower than new york city and manhattan -- tells me we need to do more to make sure we are a family-publicity, not just for a low-income families, but all families, which is why course, free muni for all youth has been a priority. but i will turn it over to supervisor wiener. [applause] supervisor wiener: thank you, supervisor, and thank you to everyone who came out tonight. in this kind of format, sometimes, it is hard to cover all the bases. there were certainly some very important budget areas that did not come up to us, but i want to make clear to everyone that they are critical. we are all devoted to our parks

system and making sure that we are supporting our parks and keeping them open and available for everyone. for those of you who have not seen the beautiful new playground in dolores park, please go over there and look at it. it is absolutely amazing. just packed with kids all the time. i mentioned our roads at the beginning. emergency preparedness, making sure we are prepared as a city with our infrastructure and housing of the the next earthquake. i know that has been a huge priority for the mayor. we have so many buildings in this city that are vulnerable, in closing -- including a lot of rent-controlled housing and low- income housing. in the legislation we pass, we have to focus on that. those are just a few additional things. i am very happy to hear from some of the queer youth the game tonight. i live very close to lyric.

i used to live on the same block. i told the executive director the other day that i wish it could be open until midnight so we had a non-alcohol-based space for youth to go to in the castro. every time i meet with cheryl lichens, i ask when she is going to bring transitional-age youth housing because i think we need it and i think our community would embrace it. i also want to talk about muni and the free muni campaign. i am very appreciative that the advocates have really raised this issue of youth access, and i am passionate to make sure we are funding it to the level it needs to be, making sure we are putting enough money into maintenance so that everyone -- youth, elderly, everyone in between, rich and poor -- are able to use the system. i believe we should be providing free or deeply discounted muni

to low-income youth. i personally do not see the rationale for extending that to upper income kids, families that can afford it, because by doing that, i am concerned that we are going to increase muni's inability to maintain its system. every penny we take out of maintenance is a penny we are not spending on making our system run, but i think we all agree that we need to increase youth access, and i know there's a lot of common ground, and i'm confident that mta and the city family will come together to make sure that all youth have access to our public transportation system. thank you, everyone, and i will hand it over to mayor lee now. mayor lee: first of all, thank you for coming out, and if any of you felt you did not get a chance to speak tonight because of the limited time, please follow up with us.

i want to hear from everyone, and i know the supervisors and department heads appreciate, even tonight, with the hour that we had, the richness of the ideas and viewpoints have been appreciated. when it comes from youth or seniors, family advocates, the different lifestyles we have here in both districts i think is deeply appreciated by everyone here, and it does not make our job any easier. it certainly complicate it, but for the right reason, and that is that there is a rich diversity out here, as we have always known, and it is represented tonight with all the testimony. i will be open to all of the ideas that are presented tonight. as i have said at the outset, we have to do a lot of balancing, but i am here to be as sensitive as i can about all the issues that are raised. clearly, each and every one of them seemed to touch a very

strong feeling about why i have been mayor, both on an interim basis and as an elected mayor of the city. it does not get easier, but i have great minds here who are joining me in this attempt to balance it. i would like to say there will be some responsibility on your side as well. balancing the budget is one thing. there will be some choices that you will have in november, and i would like you to consider your approach towards our parks. you will have the opportunity to vote on the bond with that. you will also be given other choices as well to help in making some decisions that will move our city forward. at the same time, let me warn you about some things people are doing that might hurt us. there will be in our neighborhoods people passing around something called

sustainable water environment. read through it very carefully. some people want to say take down hetch hetchy. do not have a dam that provides us with clean water and hydroelectric power. do not be tricked into that. i want to let you know that. i have not been a politician before, but i know a threat when i see it. somebody will tell you something. please read it carefully before you sign on. in my opinion, it is not good for our city. an aide to educate as many people as possible. you are going to have those choices in november. it is early enough. we are now having choices tonight that you have presented to us. i do feel for our youth, our families, our seniors. yes, i will do my best to approach this, but i do have to say that there has to be something fun in the city.

my daughters grew up when it was only $10. the road everywhere and always reported to their mom and dad that they did not need a ride. i want our youth to feel this is their city as well and to take responsibility for everything that they do. part of it is what message we send them about their own transit system, to try to balance that off. what is the best policy for our city to register a transit system that serves everybody. we are going to wait all back -- all that as we make the final decisions in the next few weeks or months. i will share with you that value that i do believe that our youth will inherit a better city and they should. we should create those conditions for that to happen. with all the problems that we have, if i could suggest, we still have to have a city that

is fun to live in as well. we will continue trying to make it fun, whether it is entertainment, the things we want, the parks we walk, the school system's we want, while we take on the serious business of providing services at the community level, cultural competence services, services that our hospitals, with the police provide, what our fired apartment provides, or what our schools provide. we will keep an open mind about that. i invite you, if you wish, to join us in the four other district-held town hall meetings before we start making other serious decisions, or approach nor department and the commissions we have. as i said earlier, i need your involvement, your innovation, york investment in every aspect of this, so that next year, at the same time, you feel things have been heard and responded to, and that we are human

beings, just as you are, trying to balance with the best priorities are for the city, but easily keeping an open mind on everything because i think everything should be in play as we make the best decisions possible. again, most importantly, thank you for coming out investing your personal time and energy and telling us what you think is most important for the city. appreciate it. [applause] >> thank you, mayor, supervisors, and all the city department directors. again, thank you all for the volunteers, the staff, office of civic engagement and immigrant affairs, the mayor's office of disability, and sfgovtv for helping with this town hall. as a queer immigrant who lives in district 9 but hangs out a lot in district 8 and as someone who has an organization that is definitely about involving engaging the community, again, i

echo encourage you to all be involved in the process of helping our city have the best budget for everyone, and get involved with your organization's, your city departments, your supervisors' offices, and look at the next few budget town halls, the dates and times and locations in this brochure to make sure you can be part of the process and that more community conversations like this can happen with your thoughts, your ideas, and your energy and investment. thank you, everyone. have a good night. [applause]

>> feel like it really is a community. they are not the same thing, but it really does feel like there's that kind of a five. everybody is there to enjoy a literary reading. >> the best lit in san francisco. friendly, free, and you might get fed. ♪ [applause] >> this san francisco ryther created the radar reading series in 2003. she was inspired when she first moved to this city in the early 1990's and discover the wild west atmosphere of open mi it's ic in the mission. >> although there were these open mics every night of the week, they were super macho.

people writing poems about being jerks. beatty their chest onstage. >> she was energized by the scene and proved up with other girls who wanted their voices to be heard. touring the country and sharing gen-x 7 as a. her mainstream reputation grew with her novel. theses san francisco public library took notice and asked her if she would begin carrying a monthly reading series based on her community. >> a lot of the raiders that i work with our like underground writers. they're just coming at publishing and at being a writer from this underground way.

coming in to the library is awesome. very good for the library to show this writing community that they are welcome. at first, people were like, you want me to read at the library, really? things like that. >> as a documentary, there are interviews -- [inaudible] >> radar readings are focused on clear culture. strayed all others might write about gay authors. gay authors might write about universal experiences. the host creates a welcoming environment for everybody. there is no cultural barrier to entry. >> the demographic of people who come will match the demographic of the reader. it is very simple. if we want more people of color, you book more people of color. you want more women, your book

more women. kind of like that. it gets mixed up a little bit. in general, we kind of have a core group of people who come every month. their ages and very. we definitely have some folks who are straight. >> the loyal audience has allowed michelle to take more chances with the monthly lineup. established authors bring in an older audience. younker authors bring in their friends from the community who might be bringing in an older author. >> raider has provided a stage for more than 400 writers. it ranges from fiction to academics stories to academic stories this service the

underground of queer fell, history, or culture. >> and there are so many different literary circles in san francisco. i have been programming this reading series for nine years. and i still have a huge list on my computer of people i need to carry into this. >> the supportive audience has allowed michele to try new experiment this year, the radar book club. a deep explorationer of a single work. after the talk, she bounces on stage to jump-start the q&a. less charlie rose and more carson daly. >> san francisco is consistently ranked as one of the most literate cities in the united states. multiple reading events are happening every night of the year, competing against a big names like city arts and

lectures. radar was voted the winner of these san francisco contest. after two decades of working for free, michelle is able to make radar her full-time job. >> i am a right to myself, but i feel like my work in this world is eagerly to bring writers together and to produce literary events. if i was only doing my own work, i would not be happy. it is, like throwing a party or a dinner party. i can match that person with that person. it is really fun for me. it is nerve wracking during the actual readings. i hope everyone is good. i hope the audience likes them. i hope everybody shows up. but everything works out. at the end of the reading, everyone is happy. ♪

>> hello. welcome to "culturewire." we are here today with bay area artist jody chanel, and we are here to see the plaza where your piece has just been installed. >> i have been doing large-scale paintings in the galleries and museums, and the idea that in the future, i could do something that would hang out a little bit longer than the duration of the installation the kind of appeal to me. i quickly found out about the san francisco arts commission school and realized there was a pre-qualified school you had to apply to, so i applied to the. >> how long did it take you to develop this work for the plaza? >> this was a fast track project.

design development was about a month. >> let's look at the beautiful mural. i have never seen a mural created on asphalt. >> the heat of the asphalt, a new layer of asphalt. then, these wire rope templates that were fabricated for the line work get laid down and literally stamped into the asphalt, and then everything was hand-painted. >> maybe you could talk about some of the symbolism, maybe starting in the middle and working out. >> [inaudible] the flower of industry. >> it is like a compass. there's an arrow pointing north. >> within the great bear consolation, there are two pointed stars here. they typically lead one to the

northstar, otherwise known as polaris. so i thought it has a layer of theme. >> let's talk about some of the other elements in the peace. we are walking along, and there is a weather vane. there's a sweet little bird hanging on the side. what kind of bird is that? >> [inaudible] the smallest of the gulf species, and it lives around the bay area. >> you want to talk about the types of flour patterns that you send? >> [inaudible] around 1926 or so by the dahlia society. >> what is this bird here? >> that is the california quail. >> coming up here, we had a little blustery theme. what is this area here? >> this is supposed to be the

side view, the expense of the golden gate bridge. >> there it is. >> there are really beautiful elements of architecture still around, i would say that it gives that feeling over to the work. >> what are your hopes for it? >> that in a way it just becomes part of the area. i think it is starting to have that feeling. people utilize it. they sit and, and have their lunch and play on -- they sit and, and have their lunch and play on that -- they sit and come and have their lunch and play on it. just for it to be part of the neighborhood. that is my hope. >> is such a beautiful addition to our public art in san francisco. thank you for joining us. it was nice to meet you.

and thank you for telling us about your beautiful mural. thanks for watching "culturewire." >> feel like it really is a community. they are not the same thing, but it really does feel like there's that kind of a five. everybody is there to enjoy a literary reading. >> the best lit in san francisco. friendly, free, and you might get fed. ♪ [applause] >> this san francisco ryther created the radar reading series in 2003. she was inspired when she first moved to this city in the early 1990's and discover the wild

west atmosphere of open mi it's ic in the mission. >> although there were these open mics every night of the week, they were super macho. people writing poems about being jerks. beatty their chest onstage. >> she was energized by the scene and proved up with other girls who wanted their voices to be heard. touring the country and sharing gen-x 7 as a. her mainstream reputation grew with her novel. theses san francisco public library took notice and asked her if she would begin carrying a monthly reading series based on her community. >> a lot of the raiders that i work with our like underground

writers. they're just coming at publishing and at being a writer from this underground way. coming in to the library is awesome. very good for the library to show this writing community that they are welcome. at first, people were like, you want me to read at the library, really? things like that. >> as a documentary, there are interviews -- [inaudible] >> radar readings are focused on clear culture. strayed all others might write about gay authors. gay authors might write about universal experiences. the host creates a welcoming environment for everybody. there is no cultural barrier to entry. >> the demographic of people who

come will match the demographic of the reader. it is very simple. if we want more people of color, you book more people of color. you want more women, your book more women. kind of like that. it gets mixed up a little bit. in general, we kind of have a core group of people who come every month. their ages and very. we definitely have some folks who are straight. >> the loyal audience has allowed michelle to take more chances with the monthly lineup. established authors bring in an older audience. younker authors bring in their friends from the community who might be bringing in an older author. >> raider has provided a stage

for more than 400 writers. it ranges from fiction to academics stories to academic stories this service the underground of queer fell, history, or culture. >> and there are so many different literary circles in san francisco. i have been programming this reading series for nine years. and i still have a huge list on my computer of people i need to carry into this. >> the supportive audience has allowed michele to try new experiment this year, the radar book club. a deep explorationer of a single work. after the talk, she bounces on stage to jump-start the q&a. less charlie rose and more carson daly. >> san francisco is consistently ranked as one of the most

literate cities in the united states. multiple reading events are happening every night of the year, competing against a big names like city arts and lectures. radar was voted the winner of these san francisco contest. after two decades of working for free, michelle is able to make radar her full-time job. >> i am a right to myself, but i feel like my work in this world is eagerly to bring writers together and to produce literary events. if i was only doing my own work, i would not be happy. it is, like throwing a party or a dinner party. i can match that person with that person. it is really fun for me. it is nerve wracking during the actual readings. i hope everyone is good. i hope the audience likes them. i hope everybody shows up. but everything works out.

at the end of the reading, everyone is happy. ♪ >> hello. 9 judge terri l. jackson. the court is now recruiting prospective civil grand jurors. our goal is to develop a pool of candidates that is inclusive of all segments of our city's population. >> the jury conducts investigations and publishes findings and recommendations. these reports them become a key part of the civic dialog on how we can make san francisco a better place to live and work. >> i want to encourage anyone that is on the fence, is considering participating as a grand jury member, to do so. >> so if you are interested in our local city government and would like to work with 18 other enthusiastic citizens committed to improving its operations, i encourage you to consider applying for servi