>> again jeff and keri and a nancy and all the board of trustees the america's board. congratulations i'll be with you and hosting quite a few meeting down here. thank you very much (clapping) >> and butterflies are free. i'm considering it. for our opening. if you'll star in it, it's a great idea. now i'm going to welcome senator mark leno who's been a great advocate and has an honorary degree in acting. inasfar mark leno (clapping) >> i still have no clue as to why i was given that honorary

degree but it has a prominent shooting spot on the wall in my office. i think the only thing that matches mayor lee's depreciation to revitality this project is we hear a lot about disruptiveors here, no san francisco but this is about blowing up on old box and rebuilding it. the very foundation of this project is built is the core mission of ac t which is to expand the opportunities to experience the transitive potential of dramatic story telling and as we break ground today that's dramatic story telling in real time it's all

about tomorrow. and tomorrow our kids and students because this is going to be a bit an educational institution it's not just about performance art this is going to bring opportunity for kids who wouldn't have it interest every study and every report we have clearly recognize that students who study art and music and dramatic arts they test higher in math and reading and science and they have lower rates of dropping out of school. a child who quits school before congratulation has an easier way to find themselves into our criminal justice system. so kerry and others thank you this will get done and it will

be it transform active example of story telling. keri thank you and congratulations thank you for including me into the family and it hardly embarrasses but i want to present you with the proclamation from the senate and thank you (clapping) >> how fabulous. thank you amazing. and our other credible collaborate for a kim she and her office have long been wonderful partners in really exploring all the ways we can partner with the ways her team has already put this together >> thank you keri.

so long as we're sharing my music day but was down the street. many, many years ago. but you know that goes to show the history of the arts in this neighborhood. when i first congratulated from college many of my friends were actors and screenwriters i used to be very active just along this corridor i used to volunteer to repaint the black box theatre and going to exist theertd for sketch comedy. i know there's a section that's moved south of market. this was the the groundbreaking i was looking for our office had been working beside ac t to realize this project.

we've played a small role to realize this vision. the theatre has been in many parts the city but has an important history in mid-market. keri said it two years ago this project seemed out of the worst now it seems obvious. as our ac t board president said. when the mayor came in and i was elected to office we talked about what it would money mean to revitality market street. i realize that policy are a leap of faith you put a policy out there you pass it and sign it by you need private actors to come and participated in the vision and a process. we're lucky so many people have said they want to be part of

that vision to do that and ac t was one of the first. they deserve a round of applause (clapping) >> truly, truly for believing in this very early on. the strand has been a colorful piece of mid market. it's surprisingly he many people come down this block and never saw it but no more. thanks to the office for parallel to preserve the soul of building this community. and we also want to recognize and we'll be joining a lot of other arts organizations the lodge store gallery and want 59 market we'll enjoy an hour here

to bring another arts center to mildred mid market. i always want to realize ellen the arts director (clapping) >> again keri parallel who signed off on this million dollars campaign. and again local builders and this gentleman who's mural has been put here. and i want to thank the group that put together a movie to the day to day lives of do p san francisco. thank you champion mike redman thank you for being here and making this neighborhood a safer

place to live and supervisor scott wiener and my supervisor to the west of us on market street thank you for being here as well. >> thank you so much jane and finally, there's a quick sneak peak from our extraordinarily architect he's wonderful he's been working with after the but the core volume is here and heel give you a peak of what's going to be. >> the renovation recess recollects this to provide a hive visible for the cities prominent theatre company ac e t. this will offer lay essentially elements into the backdrop of the building.

this will create to inspire a lot of visions. the main performance spaces can be quickly transformed into a formal threat to an informal one. this space up by the small windows to be con founder in a number of ways as classrooms or event spaces. the two-story lobby will contain the box office and a large space for people to meet in the daytime. it's a dynamic space set where the stairs and balconies and large projector room are the screen backdrop.

it can protect images and is a reminded of the old market screen. it severs as is making make can he. the imagine on the screen will be transformed to the character of the building through those large windows. the strand theatre represents a renewal once vitality part of the city and one of the san francisco's great cultural neighborhood. it's an honor to work with the inspiring people at k c e t as well as builders and other who have donated their time. i want to recognize the neighborhood groups that have come through to support something significant to our city. we ladder to seeing you in the

spring of 2015 for the opening. thanks >> okay. now you get the photo op moment of inarguing the theatre. >> and are we ready. let's do a count down 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 (clapping) >> yeah.

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(clapping) >> thank you. >> ladies and gentlemen, please keep it going for beverly cruz from the filipino folk unacceptable. i'm honored to be here to celebrate filipino history

month. yes. contrary to biefl of belief this has nothing to do when the filipinos took over sincerely monday night although we've taken it over. it's a celebration to filipinos and we have a wonderful program for you. first of all, i'd like to bring up right away here currently, the only elected filipino official. and also the mayor's advisors of education and family services. please welcome hydro mendez. come on (clapping) thank you allen. i like that the current because there will be more. it's such a delight to be here in our home and thank you four

joining us in city hall. i want to thank the neighborhood services we celebrate all our event in san francisco. i wanted to not spend a lot of time why we're here it's so obvious. the richness of our cult and history needs to be celebrated. i'm happy you're here who we are as the filipinos and the richness of our heritage we want to share throughout san francisco and california every day. this isn't just the most it's one of the many months we celebrate. tights high honor to be up here someone who is special to all of us mayor ed lee was sworn in on january 8th as our ferd mayor of

the city and county and inform and the first asian american in the history. with this being the second largest population in the united states and the largest population in the state you mayor ed lee have made us proud. nearly 15 percent of the workforce of nearly 27 thousand employees are of filipino descent. asia a senior filipino elected official i'm proud to work side by side with a person of integrity, value and balance. his commitment to our community is demonstrated not only through honor and recognition as we does with the annual flag raising committee the filipino women's

network representation and the special heritage month celebration but through his actions to run a city that that will help everyone thrive and succeed. he's worked hard to create jobs and everything that supports parks and housing and quality of life and public safety and education. all things that are critical and important in the filipino community. mayor ed lee has given over 22 years of service and has served as our orchestra of public works and our director of the human rights commission and the deputy director of employment relations please give him a warm filipino welcome mayor ed lee.

(clapping) >> thank you hi draw. well, since hi draw rescued me i can't go joked jokes. thank you allen for mcing tonight and the wonderful beautiful music thank you, very much. >> welcome everyone. i see supervisor layoffs for being here and supervisor eric mar. who have the supervisors who i know value our communities very strongly. this is the 9th annual history filipino history month celebration here and i want to say that as much of the act

ledge that hi draw has heaped on me i really have a job that i feel is important not just managing the city or helping businesses create jobs or trying to get the warriors arena built or all the wonderful things i think one of the most important things we can do is make sure that this city recognize its own history, a history of immigrant. a history of people who come to this country seeking a better life and making it so. it isn't just those individuals who make the headlines or become elected officials, it's also those who toil for years who lived in the working class neighborhoods of san francisco who helped us because history

will teach us this. filipino community helped us build the golden gate bridge and when we looking that it's not just the named engineers whether it's the rail yards or the bridges are simply built by names their built by the hands of immigrants to make the city successful. and because of that history and because it's reflected in so much of the city. when i look at selma south of market and the "x" sorrow arena and understand where the filipino people are living you'll see street names that reflect the filipino national heroes. peoplely often excuse me. what

is this street name mean resolve who's that? or other names? there are those streets that reflect our history. and we have some special historic figures like victor who was a filipino oiven so we named a park after her. those are part of our city history. that not only should we recognize this history as part of this city but part of envy job and i believe part of the board of supervisors job is to reach into our communities and bring out the talent to help us not only manage but we need more heroes. we need more people from the filipino community to serve and a create and to innovative and

to establish the milestones this city deems valuable. so i is back to you hi draw i know a lot of people are dpufs trims amount of credit to helping our public schools succeed we have an in3r50i7b9d relationship with our schools because hi draw mendoza is my advisors and she clearly has been one who has been in my ear about what else we can do. because if we can help our public schools succeed many, many more filipinos who can't and don't go to private school can only succeed in our city with the help of the things we're doing to improve our

relationship. so it's aspects like that or the record pace we're doing to reduce the domestic violence in our city. there are leaders from the filipino community we need the talent so it's our job to make sure those communities are strongly represented in our government, in our commissions and in our private businesses as well as our strong narrowed leadership. so i ask you to continue to make sure that the filipino community and all its leaders become strong ambassadors not only for diversity sake but it make sense that we create importantly more talent to manage this creative city of san francisco. and it's in that veiny want

deputy espanol general ass lesson to come up as i present to you (clapping) our cities official pramgs dlurg you as filipino american history month in san francisco. congratulations (clapping.) mayor ed lee and ms.

amity lee and commissioner hi draw mendoza and commissioner perez we're looking forward to our reappointment next month supervisors john avalos and jane kim and a distinguished guests friends. on behalf of the council general my wife and colleagues at the filipino general in san francisco and most importantly the filipino american community in san francisco in the bay area i'd like to express our deepest appreciation to the mayor's office and especially to you, mr. mayor for host this wonderful representation and giving us this proclamation. this is more than a celebration to close the most long celebration of filipino american history month.

for this is a gesture for a oonlts time of the growing filipino american citizens across california and throughout the united states. this month has been a month of learning. that the dreams and life lessons that were passed down from our generations resonate what a far greater community than friends. this the the art museums and signing of a b 1, 2, 3 which requires the filipino involvement. we learned about the work they served to usher policies and attitudes thatha