favorite restaurants in the bay area. it is in oakland. it is a top 100 restaurant and the chef there is going to do brick oven pizza at brick and mortar. it will be open for lunch and dinner. while we have seen many kind of supper club-type places fail, this will not be a supper club, it will be a very casual non-reservation, non-open table type of comfortable community seating for the earlier food component part. so there will be -- the food sales will properly satisfy state's requirements to have an all age type-47 license. at least that is the intent. i think it should work. i will do the majority of the booking of the music. it will be live music from all different types of genres and

all different types of demographics, which for some people it is confusing because there is no set type of vibe at the sclub but i personally like it because it always stays different and interesting and that's part of the reason why i keep doing this. i can't help but bring this up. part of my security policy is going to include no high heels alive. [laughter] you have to be wearing flats. >> great. >> sorry. no disrespect. >> commissioner meko? commissioner meko: you have experience with other type 47

venn use? >> i do. i have a live music club in oakland and the hibiscus food program and live music program and the independent and the justice league never had food or don't have food. and so i don't have an abundance of experience but i definitely now have experience. >> what -- do you think about extra security needs for a venue that does direct a 121 crowd. have you taken that into account? >> when we have a show that will be promoted as an all-age show, we will have extra security. that is written into the contracts that i submit to agents to get the show. >> great.

can you tell us a little bit about any outreach that you have done to the surrounding community? >> i did do the outreach to one of the local neighborhood activists upon a recommendation and that thr didn't really seem to be that much concern about the reopening of it but i will continue to kind of like stay alert to their interests. i've reached out to the other businesses, specifically the restaurant on the corner, westwood gardens. >> woodward gardens. >> it is a really cool restaurant just to say hey, we can send out emails to people who buy tickets to support business, which is not the same as what you're talking about but they are immediate neighbors. >> ok. it is a challenging neighborhood. good luck to you. >> yeah.

>> i have one question and two comments. the only question is that i guess where they talked about parking, you answered in meters. >> there is a kind of an abundant of meter parking. >> oh, is that what you meant? i thought you meant meters instead of feet. i misunderstood. my comment was going to be, you know, i think that -- i think that it is a great idea that you're opening up there with the coming of public works. that neighborhood is changing. when you get in early on the change, it is good for the neighborhood, it is going to be good for you. my other comment is i've watched you grow in other venues whether it was the justice league or new parish. although there have been a lot of failed venues in that space, i know you can make that work.

you don't put aufl of your eggs in one -- all of your eggs in one space. i think you're going to do great there. good luck to you. >> thank you. just -- to address the parking. we worked out a deal with the electrical -- parts -- right around the corner. like r.k., it is right on -- under the freeway and we're going to be leasing their parking lot for any time we have a busy show, we'll pay them to allow us to allow people to park there. that was -- they were surprisingly helpful. >> all right. yes. commissioner perez? >> you guys will be doing your own in-house security? >> yes. >> can you talk about your experience doing security? >> aside from just generally the

management of a series of different live music venues, for example, at the independent, it is all in-house security. and i think it works most of the time. i think if you're going to have a certain show that you think you might have a problematic, what i do in oakland, for example is i mostly have it in house and if i think there is any slight possibility of a more aggressive element, if you want to say that, whatever, first of all, i book all kinds of music and i will not book hip-hop. i book all kinds of music. if i book hip-hop and i think there will be a majority, more men than women, i will hire bonded security. and if i really think it might be a problem, i'll actually alert the police ahead of time, but there is rarely a problem. >> ok.

>> any public comment on this request? seeing none, with we have a -- >> i move the approve. >> second. >> clarification on any additional conditions or standard conditions? just the regular good neighbor policy. concur, all right. >> good luck. >> ok. item number b, leong, alan, d.b.a., l 2 karaoke. >> it is a lounge on fillmore. the planning department has notified us that they recommend

denying the application right now until the venue has an opportunity to comply with planning code section 312. notifying neighbors of this being another entertainment purpose. at the moment i recommend that you continue this item until the applicant has either initiated that process or completed it. >> ok. comments? any public comments? seeing none. we have a motion to continue. >> i move to continue. >> seconded. >> ok. item number seven. commissioner's comments and questions. commissioners? >> just that i completed the line of the san francisco pride this year, we sandra

bernhard, linda perry's new band which is deep, dark robots. if anybody doesn't know linda perry, she was part of four nonblondes and has recently written and produced music for acts like pink. it is going to be a very full, complete and interesting stage. i invite you all there sunday june 26 from noon on. thank you. >> public comment on the commission 're's comments? no? item number eight. new business requests for future agenda items. commissioners? >> good evening, commissioners. i just want to let you know that on june 14, we are -- 401

broadway in san francisco, i will come before you for broadway billiards academy and we went through land use, planning commission with no opposition. there was a lot of outreach done because of the nature to have broadway corridor and there were -- of the broadway corridor and there were 13 letters of support and five collective bodies like north beach. the communication with the central police department i would say was stellar and excellent and we are going to receive some conditions for that and they will be reasonable and customary and i'm sure that the applicant is going to accept those. i just want to say it is one of those things a the outreach was long, hard and extensive but at the same time at the end of the day, all the parties are in

agreement, in accord. i look forward to that. >> thank you very much. >> ok. no further public comment, this adjourns the may 24 meeting of the san francisco entertainment commission. thank you. >> well done, commissioners. >> i am glad to see some many of you people survived the apocalypse. he is doing a great job here. i see you've.

who else is here that i can recommend. could deceive from the redevelopment agency. los is here? could this deal, it is good to see you. we have a great celebration today because i get to a 0.12 commissioners, -- get to appoint 12 commissioners, about half of them are repeats. i just wanted to signify that we got the opportunity to welcome new and existing commissioners, but to let the public know even more about what we're doing.

they wanted to put together something that was in the works. making sure that we have an online ability to let the public and tell all of the positions, who is serving on them, when the terms are up. decentralized online database that represents all of the commission's and all of the appointments that we have, the terms that are about to expire at the terms continuing are now on line for the public. all your lives are going to be much more public. we have just a diversity of the apartments and commissions to fill today. our deputy administrator is

here. think you for being here. the mayor's office of housing, thank you. as henry here, too? we cover a let me. let me go through the names as we start out. thank you for being one of our new commissioners and coming aboard. your expertise has been in the private sector, making sure that the ordinary citizen has an understanding of our changes that we want to make. how to thank you for your ability to communicate even better put goals of our department and the environment. thank you for joining the

family. we have in the veterans affairs commissions, thank you for joining back up again. and chris, you and i have talked at some length. i will personally be working with the veterans commissioned this year because of what to understand even better not only the work that the commission does the what goals we have to welcome back our troops and our people who, i think they found dignity in the work for the country. can define dignity as they come back here? a lot to thank the member for working with us as well. you and alexander are two of three women already on the commission. i know your expertise works making sure that there is a look

at the health of our survivors and people coming back making sure that these people are critical to our approach. allowed to make sure that we also have dignified jobs for everyone that wants and can work. what to make sure that we are hooked up with our community colleges when we do that. thank you for agreeing to serve. our goal and a concourse authority. the key for serving again and helping us. certainly with nancy conner, thank you very much for agreeing to work with us. we're going to be working together as well because i am so interested in making sure that the music concourse is activated for the benefit of everyone in the city and to make sure that we have good approaches, to fill

that area more as we are in between the two fantastic and wonderful institutions. thank you for serving on and helping me make sure that the golden gate concords gets filled and it's done right. to the housing authority, we are challenged by some money different things that affect our economy. and with housing being as critical as it is for those economically struggling, it is important that we have expertise. a lot to thank you for bringing your expertise interiors of commitment and your shallots and connections. lead them everywhere we can to help the housing authority.

and the residence of that agency, vacuum much for of the housing authority. and of course to our new commissioners, thank you for stepping ahead and helping our report. for the many years the use serve, at the helm of their international real-estate, it will bring us tremendous talent for the port commission. think you very much for stepping up. thank you for being such a wonderful candidate for us. i want to thank supervisor scott wiener. you identified what we could have. and the the the mta is going to be a very big challenge for

anyone that serves on that. it will be one of those years of service that are very sacrificing for all of us. i know all of you love the city in some anyways had to reflect very strongly what i feel the city needs. with that, i also want to thank our rules committee of the board of supervisors for making it a very smooth the appointment process. supervisors kim, elsbernd and farrell have worked with me on the rules committee to make sure that the appointees are transferred -- the transition to correctly. had received by unanimous vote of confidence that is very reflective of how we are administering government here. and the closeness with the board

of supervisors. with that, please stand and we will take the oath and if you could raise your right hand and repeat after me, we will go through every one of your names and we will say that the commission you will be serving on that will go through that as well. [inaudible] i do solemnly of firma the i will support and defend the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california.

against all enemies foreign and domestic. that will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california. that i take this obligation freely. without any mental reservations. or purpose of evasion. and that i will faithfully discharge the duties upon which i'm about to enter. during such time as i hold the office.

[inaudible] congratulations. >> san francisco is home to a

renowned civic art collection that includes a comic works -- iconic works by local and national artists integrated into our public buildings and six basis. the arts commission has struggled to take care of the priceless collection because of limited resources. in an effort to gather more funding for the maintenance of the collection, the art commission has joined forces with the san francisco art dealers association to establish art care, a new initiative that provides a way for the public to get involved. the director of public affairs recently met with the founder and liquor -- local gallery owner to check out the first art care project. ♪

>> many san franciscans are not aware that there is a civic art collection of numbers almost 4000 works of art. preserving the collection and maintaining it is something being addressed by a new program called art care. it is a way for citizens to participate in the preservation of the civic art collection. with me is the creator of the art care program. welcome. the reason we wanted to interview you is that the artist in question is peter volkas. why is he so important to the history of san francisco art? >> he is a very famous ceramic ist. knowing the limitations of clay,

he got involved in bronze in around 1962. he was teaching at the university of california, berkeley. >> your gallery celebrated the 50th anniversary of continuous operation. you are a pioneer in introducing the work and representing him. >> i have represented him since 1966. i was not in business until 1961. he made a big deal out of working in clay. the things he was doing was something never seen before. >> it is a large scale bronze. it has been sitting here of the hall of justice since 1971. talk about what happens to the work of art out of the elements. >> the arts commission commissioned the piece. they did not set aside money for

repair. it has slowly changed color. it was blk. it has been restored. >> it has been restored to the original patina. >> there was no damage done to its. i do not think there were any holes made in it. they have been working on it for six or eight weeks. it is practically ready to go. i am very excited to see it done. >> over the course of the arts in richmond program, we have added almost 800 works of art into the public space. maintaining that is not something that the bond funds allow us to do. this is why you came up with

the idea of art care. >> i hope we get the community going and get people who really like to be involved. we will give them a chance to be involved. if you are interested in art, this is a marvelous way to get involved. there is work all over the city where every year ago. -- there is artwork all over the city wherever you go. my idea was to get people in the neighborhood to take care of the pieces and let the art commission have the money for the bigger pieces. >> i was talking to the former president of the arts commission yesterday. the 2% ordnance is something he helped to champion. >> it is all over california and other states now. we really were the forerunners.

it is a wonderful thing to bring the community into this now. people have seen art being put into the community. this has not been touched by any graffiti. it just faded over time. it is so open here. there is nobody watching this. i think that is a plus to the community. i hope the graffiti people do not go out there now that i am opening of my mouth. >> i want to thank you for the 50 years you have already given to the city as an arts leader. >> i started in to briberon, i's only been 45. >> you have championed his work over these years. >> it has been exciting working

with him. it is one of the highlights of my life. >> thank you for being part of "culture wire" today. >> to learn more about the program and the list of public arts in need of maintenance, visit the website. thank you for