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(calling names) without they're hard work and dedication none t of this would be possible. and thanks to those folks (calling names) and his team for their continued support. our team looks forward to constantly gaenl for many years to come. thank you (clapping) >> well, that committee has been busy so, please join us for the mayor signing the m l u.
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>>. (clappin (clapping). >> now will you please join our mayors and delegation we invite you to join us for the reception and we'll all look forward to going to barring also known as with the mayor in the fir future
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>> thank you everybody i'm daniel the chairman for the san francisco super bowl bid committee (clapping) we are thrilled and excited to announce today we've raised $30 million to bring super bowl 50 or 51 to the san francisco bay area. not only do we have the dollars but the companies that have stepped forward have come on board and we're announcing that $25 for every dollar we raise is going back into our community in the bay area. so with have is a program to get
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to but before i get started i need to thank a bunch of people. i'm going to start with the 49ers in the boston group hewitt packard and gibson dunn, virgin america and a bunch of companies in the back have contributed. we just gave the passage to the 49ers and it's all due to silver stein and they got in their hands. just to give you a q
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timetable of what's happening we traffic to bovtd our committee will be there in full force and we have 15 minutes to tell folks y why san francisco will be the best place to host the super bowl. so it gives me great honor to call up mayor ed lee (clapping) >> thank you, danielle i know you mean that in jest for raising $30.25 percent is going to the youth that's an incredible message. i want to thank former mayor
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willie brown and board president chiu and i want to add my thanks to the entire committee. when we take a worldwide event a sport we all love we're been celebrating for many, many years and going after the super bowl 51 or 51 with the committees leadership has been respectful and reflexive of our valuables. i want to thank the corporations that h have helped. i know the nfl owners are going to do be thankful. we know that what we put
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together with the cooperation of mayor matthews and the whole region and the reason we're here today at the foot of market street is this is where the nfl starts happening and it works its way to moscone center with the it will be host. i celebrated with my daughters being in town i bought them ipads. this is the technology in the city but we women this whole effort to use the sports games and technology calculation that's going on and we want to make sure that our hospitality
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leads the hotel and every restaurants between here and san jose that we know the excitement will be here. that's such an incredible history in the industry we know we're take care of issues of transportation and public safety i know the chiefs here with our corporate community. it's a signal that the flipping e floif groups will be here. i did not anticipate this so face but when people get excited
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whether it's the giant or the w49 we have so much to celebrate every tiger woods came out to celebrate. it inspires us to have our cooperate citizens to enjoy this event. thank you for all the corporate communities putting this together and the the entities working together to host the best super bowl we'll ever have. that he when he break the opening this super bowl they'll be more happening.
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so thank you very much. appreciate your leadership. >> the next speaker needs no introduction so i'm going to introduce pat our development chair. joe has been incredible. john amazing that were chris kelly, jim wonder man from the bay area. mary murphy from gibson dunn and neil thank you. charlotte the first people i went and spoke to. and robert anderson is here.
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now, one of our biggest cheerleaders mayor willie brown >> i am delighted to be part of the effort to make sure that san francisco is selected for either 50 or 51 preferably 50. nothing impressed me more when young mr. murphy recruited said 25 percent of all that's been raised from the gallagher and the rest of you will remain in the community for people who are in need. that 25 percent on-ramps into $8 million. obviously greatly in need based on all the numbers we see.
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and to have that happen around an font around the super bowl will be the mayor said it's just the threshold we will expand on a cooperative basis. i would guess there's no other region in this nation that can change so many minds and souls in terms of resources and in terms of talent and in terms of location and obviously as my i late friend herb came in said if you can't make heaven san francisco is our preference and clearly the rest of the world sees it that way >> so i congratulate you mayor
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you've loud all of us to be a part of a mission to improve the area including super bowl 50 or 51. we're going to have a ball. there's no way this passage is not going to be approved by the owners in boston believe me i've spoken to a couple of my friends (clapping) >> i asked him not to raise expectations. we have some of the best companies in the world behind this bid and one is hewitt packard. tom bradley is the vice president and he's here he
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representing all those companies that came together to represent us. so thank you for your commitment. >> thanks, danielle. i'm not sure what could be a larger challenge in following the mayor to speak. the documents of the first - they called out the need to make a contribution what our employees and workers live and work. and the companies they funded 75 years ago has made a great number of commitments and frankly a great commitment of money and passion to this community. we had the opportunity to bring the super bowl back to the area
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after a thirty year hiatus but but clearly we're not alone. we have folks in silicon valley who share this opportunity google and yahoo and all companies who's on history is woven into the fabric of argue country. the super bowl stands for the ultimate in competition and it's the most watched game in the world. and the city embodied all about this great event.
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it's a platform that reaches millions of people and can lift people up and give them the opportunity. and to this end we're proud to make super 50 the most charitable. we'll give children the opportunity to stand on their own feet to compete and win. so i thank my colleagues to bring it back to a this area and in doing so we can provided a certainty home advantage i'm happy with that too. thank you very much (clapping)
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so i left one person off jeff has been an incredible committee members too. so when we talked to marry lee we also knew we needed an ally on the committee. so mark thank you very much. thanks, danielle. i have to tell you as a kid who group watching the giants you'd never convince me i would be standing here. it's amazing how far the super bowl has - but the fact we're
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here, here having raised $30 million committing so much to the impoverished folks in our area. it speaks well of mayor ed lee and daniel thank you. and from my prospective on the board of supervisors this bid speaks to two things in particular one our continued commitment to those who are less fortunate. this is historic in the terms of where future money will go to but it speaks to our changing relationship to the it community we're together now partners going forward. businesses that are employees and put our folks to work in san francisco. as the mayor said we're one of
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the lowest unemployment places in california. and so we're grateful to our corporate sponsors as well. and i look forward to the board of supervisors looking to make sure this is one of the best events the super bowl has seen >> and the president of the board of supervisors david chiu. (clapping). >> good afternoon i apologize for being late it was you rushing from the airport because 4:00 a.m. this morning, i was in boston to wish my mother happy mother's day. i want to make sure that we make
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the right decision san francisco and the san francisco bay area we're experiencing a season of supporters magic. over the past we're we're hosting the america's cup. we were just in the super bowl ourselves. i see a couple of folks who were in the super bowl. but we're in a magic moment and it's appropriate we've come together. thank you to daniel and our mayor and thank you to all of you. we are the city that knows how to throw on a great sporting event we know how to entertain
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millionaires in the world and i welcome all to party with the diverse san francisco. >> i want to thank martha cowen and e 2, k and the gold rush girls from the 49ers. i know that p j have been incredible thank you for doing all of this. i want to let everybody, you know, though grateful we are we're going to do boston we're going to put our best foot
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forward an back super bowl 50 or 51 and we're proud to represent this region and thank you and have a great day ?oo hi, i'm holly lee. i love cooking and you are watching quick bites. san francisco is a foodie town. we san franciscoans love our food and desserts are no exceptions. there are places that specialize in any and every dessert your heart desires, from hand made ice cream to organic cakes, artisan chocolate and cupcakes galore,
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the options are endless. anyone out there with a sweet tooth? then i have a great stop for you. i've been searching high and low for some great cookies and the buzz around town that anthony's are those cookies. with rave reviews like this i have to experience these cookies for myself and see what the fuss was all about. so let's see. while attending san francisco state university as an accountinging major, anthony's friend jokingly suggested he make cookies to make ends make. with no formal culinary training he opened his own bakery and is now the no. 1 producer of gourmet cookies in the biarea and thank you for joining us on quick bites. how
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do you feel? >> i feel great. >> so i want to get to the bottom of some very burning questions. why cookies? >> it was a recommendation from a friend. hard to believe that's how it all started. >> why not pies and cakes? what do you have against pies and cakes, anthony. >> i have nothing against pies and cakes. however, that was the recommendation. >> you were on the road to be an account apblt. >> actually, an engineer. >> even better. and it led to making cookies. >> in delicious ways. >> delicious ways.
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>> this is where the magic goes down and we're going to be getting to the truth behind cookies and cream. >> this is what is behind cookies and cream. >> where were you when the idea came to your mind. >> i was in my apartment eating ice cream, cookies and cream ice cream. how much fun, cookies and cream cookies. their cookies and cream is not even -- it took a lot of time, a lot of fun. >> a lot of butter. >> a lot, a lot, a lot. but it was one of those things. all right, now behold. you know what that is? >> what is that? >> cookies and cream.
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>> oh, they are beautiful. >> yes, so we got to get --. >> all right, all right. we treat the cookies like wine tasting. i don't ever want anybody to bite into a cookie and not get what they want to get. we're training staff because they can look at the cookie and tell if it's wrong. >> oh, here we go. >> you smell it and then you taste it, clean the plat palate with the milk. >> i could be a professional painter because i know how to do this. >> i can tell that it's a really nice shell, that nice crunch. >> but inside. >> oh, my god. so you are going to -- cheat a
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little bit. i had to give you a heads up on that. >> what's happening tomorrow? these cookies, there's a lot of love in these cookies. i don't know how else to say it. it really just makes me so happy. man, you bake a mean cookie, anthony. >> i know. people really know if they are getting something made with love. >> aww >> you know, you can't fool people. they know if you are taking shortcuts here and there. they can eat something and tell the care that went into it. they get what they expect. >> uh-huh. >> system development and things like that. >> sounds so technical. >> i'm an engineer. >> that's right, that's right. cookies are so good, drove all other thoughts out of my head.
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thank you for taking time out it talk to us about what you do and the love with which you do it. we appreciate your time here on quick bites. i hope you've enjoyed our delicious tale of defendant 93 and dessert. as for me, my search is over. those reviews did not lie. in fact, i'm thinking of one of my very own. some things you just have it experience for yourself. to learn more about anthony's cookies, visit him on the web at anthoniescookies.com. if you want to watch some of our other episodes at
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sfquickbites/tumbler.com. see ♪ ♪ ♪ >> the san francisco playground's history dates back to 1927 when the area where the present playground and center is today was purchased by the city for $27,000. in the 1950s, the center was expanded by then mayor robinson and the old gym was built. thanks to the passage of the 2008 clean and safe neighborhood parks bond, the sunset playground has uergone
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extensive renovaon to its four acres of fields, courts, play grounds, community rooms, and historic gymnasium. >> here we are. 60 years and $14 million later, and we have got this beautiful, brand-new rec center completely accessible to the entire neighborhood. >> the new rec center houses multi-purpose rooms for all kinds of activities, including basketball, line dancing, playing ping-pong, and arts and crafts. >> use it for whatever you want to do, you can do it here. >> on friday, november 16th, the dedication and ribbon cutting took place at the sunset playground and recreation center celebrating its renovation. it was raining, but the rain clearly did not dampen the spirits of the dignitaries, community members, and children in attendance. [cheering and applauding]
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