in all of the policies that they are working through, think about and consider how it affects queer and transgendered folks. this have in mind to work with them. >> ellison just to make education more diverse, have more variety and can fit different people's needs. >> speaking on behalf of young people, of what help doing that. i don't have much to my name. i need as much help as i can speaking on behalf of young people. >> at more foundations, as i was saying earlier, more income students.

it can provide a new college experience for them. >> we need more funding for schools on all levels. >> of like for president obama to push for more ethnic studies so people can learn about themselves and learn the role that they are destined to play in the role they played for many years >> universal health care. >> allow use more job opportunities, especially youth that have criminal records. basically the same thing, it can cost 120,000 for a incarcerated youth and about zero hundred and 20,000 to employ 25 years. i think more youth jobs. >> i am all for currency, you

know what they are. unless a budget cuts. >> i would like more access to resources for students so that they can get the resources they need. >> if president obama walked through the door today, my advice to him would be about the juvenile justice system had out i feel that it should be more restorative. i heard in the past five years, $20 billion taken out of budget cuts. 22 prisons or juvenile facilities -- that is not right. vinny's to be more alternatives, not just going straight to jail.

they can clean up the graffiti are something like that. that is the revised the of what give to obama. >> to focus more on youth and give them support whether is them, supports them there the first feature. >> there needs to be continued funding investing in prisons and jails, and there needs to be more adequate schooling in those programs prepare them. >> if the president came through the door, i was aide to president obama, and hopefully hear my actual voice, and the

war's end and the school to the present pipeline and create revenue for education and services our community needs. stop the deportations that have increased during your administration and the increase in border patrol. respect the trees of the native american nations. >> more transitional services for the population because it is not only by their homelessness, but by their sexual orientation. he received of lot of discrimination. the second they walked in, the readiness programs in the

community into being leaders. and just give them big opportunities. >> they will run for reelection soon. democracy can grow and everyone can be represented equally. >> adobe a dream of being passed because it will be more of a parent's decision. >> prioritize education, providing more of grants and students that are unable to afford college and provide funding for colleges have not spending enough for people that can meet the threshold for other states. >> to fund more non-profit organizations and programs along

with java will keep people off the streets and keep them busy working. >> of the tribes of the forum, a delegate to say thank you to the national and local leaders here in you guys are the ones that make this happen. there is lunch for you. thanks.

>> 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 black. 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