supervisor mirkarimi: welcome back. madam clerk, could you read item #2. >> item 2, hearing to consider appointing one member to the -- resolution appointing the san francisco department of public health to the executive committee of the san francisco community corrections partnership for the purpose of developing an implementation plan for criminal-justice realignment. supervisor mirkarimi: thank you. it is essential to be a member of the round table dealing with prison realignment. supervisor cohen, i believe it does speak for itself. supervisor cohen: i think it does speak for itself. supervisor mirkarimi: any public

comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. please read item three, madam clerk. >> resolution designating on an interim basis, the san francisco adult probation department as the county agency responsible for implementing post-release community supervision until an ordinance designating the san francisco adult probation department as the post-release community supervision authority is considered an adopted by the board of supervisors. supervisor mirkarimi: every city and county is required to designate a specific agency for assembly bill 19, public safety realignment. as part of that process, we have asked the san francisco probation department to be that , lead that orchestration. and to do that, we will be beginning the process of the

prison realignment implementation plan of adult probation. as we read this resolution that designates that officially. we have submitted a report that goes into deeper detail on the details of how all the adult probation will enfold. we plan to hear more on this in coming weeks. any public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. the item is moved. madam clerk, i any other business? >> no, mr. chairman. supervisor mirkarimi: i would like to thank everyone for their contributions. the meeting is now adjourned.

>> i'm your host of "culturewire," and today, here at electric works in san francisco. nice to see you today. thanks for inviting us in and showing us your amazing facility today. >> my pleasure. >> how long has electric works been around? >> electric works has been in san francisco since the beginning of 2007. we moved here from brisbane from our old innovation.

we do printmaking, gallery shows, and we have a fabulous retail store where there are lots of fun things to find. >> we will look at all of that as we walk around. it is incredible to me how many different things you do. how is it you identify that san francisco was in need of all these different services? >> it came from stepping out of graduate school in 1972. i wrote a little thing about how this is an idea, how our world should work. it should have printmaking, archiving, a gallery. it should have a retail store. in 1972, i wanted to have art sales, point-of-sale at the grocery store. >> so you go through the manifesto. with the bay area should have. you are making art incredibly accessible in so many different ways, so that is a good segue. let's take a walk around the

facilities. here we are in your gallery space. can you tell me about the current show? >> the current show is jeff chadsey. he is working on mylar velum, a smooth, beautiful drawing surface. i do not know anyone that draws as well as he does. it is perfect, following the contours and making the shape of the body. >> your gallery represents artists from all over, not just the bay area, an artist that work in a lot of different media. how to use some of what you look for in artists you represent? >> it is dependent on people are confident with their materials. that is a really important thing. there is enough stuff in the world already. >> you also have in his current show an artist who makes sculpture out of some really interesting types of materials. let's go over and take a look at

that. here we are in a smaller space. project gallery. >> artists used the parameters of this space to find relationships between the work that is not out in the big gallery. >> i noticed a lot of artists doing really site-specific work. >> this is a pile of balloons, something that is so familiar, like a child's balloon. in this proportion, suddenly, it becomes something out of a dream. >> or a nightmare. >> may be a nightmare. >> this one over here is even harder to figure out what the initial material is. >> this is made out of puffy paint. often, kids use it to decorate their clothes. she has made all these lines of paint. >> for the pieces we are looking at, is there a core of foam or something in the middle of these

pieces that she built on top of? >> i'm not telling. >> ah, a secret. >> this silver is aluminum foil, crumbled of aluminum foil. her aesthetic is very much that quiet, japanese spatial thing that i really admire. their attention to the materiality of the things of the world. >> this is a nice juxtaposition you have going on right now. you have a more established artists alongside and emerging artists. is that something important to you as well? >> very important in this space, to have artists who really have not shown much. now let's look at other aspects of electric works operation. let's go to the bookstore. >> ok. >> in all seriousness, here we are in your store.

this is the first space you encounter when you come in off the street. it has evolved since you open here into the most amazingly curious selection of things. >> this was the project for the berkeley art museum. it was -- this is from william wiley's retrospective, when he got up onstage to sing a song, 270 people put on the cat. >> it is not just a bookstore. it is a store. can you talk us through some of your favorites? >> these are made in china, but they are made out of cattails. >> these pieces of here, you have a whale head and various animals and their health over there, and they are jewelry. >> we do fund raisers for nonprofits, so we are doing a project for the magic theater, so there are some pretty funny cartoons. they are probably not for prime time.

>> you sort of have a kind of holistic relationship where you might do merchandise in the store that promotes their work and practice, and also, prince for them. maybe we should go back and look at the print operation now. >> let's go. >> before we go into the print shop, i noticed some incredible items you have talked back here. what are we standing in front of? >> this is william wiley, only one earth. this is a print edition. there are only eight total, and what we wanted to do was expand the idea of printmaking. this is really an art object. there we go. >> besides the punball machine,

what do you produce in limited edition? >> there is the slot machine. if you win the super jackpot, you have saved the world. >> what about work? >> the right design, it was three volumes with lithographs in each volume. the cab of count dracula with 20 lithographs inside and lined with beaver fur. really special. >> let's move on to the print shop. >> ok. the core of what we do is making things. this is an example. this is a print project that will be a fund-raiser for the contemporary music players. we decided to put it in the portfolio so you could either frame at or have it on your bookshelf. >> so nonprofits can come to you, not just visual are nonprofits, but just nonprofits

can come to you, and you will produce prints for them to sell, and the profits, they can keep. >> the return on investment is usually four times to 10 times the amount of investment. this is for the bio reserve in mexico, and this is one of the artists we represent. >> you also make prints for the artists that you represent. over here are some large prints by a phenomenal artist. >> he writes these beautiful things. anyone who has told you paradise is a book of rules is -- has only appeared through the windows. this is from all over coffee. we are contract printers for all kinds of organizations all across the country. >> thank you very much for showing us around today. i really appreciate you taking the time to let me get better acquainted with the operation

and also to share with our "culturewire" team.

all of these neighborhoods, it is going to switch to historic downtown. of like to be part of the process and to really look after the clients. supervisor kim: what type of voice the hope to bring to ensure that benefits to help stabilize the community. what type of perspective do you

want to bring? >> of belong to a theater group and get involved in activities. more than just the mental health clients, of electricity small business growth in the area. >> they can be partners with neighborhoods.

things that incorporate training and existing residence in the neighborhoods. >> good afternoon. >> will work on the beautification and safety for the neighborhood. we have seen that small businesses play a vital roles in the revitalization of the neighborhood. the would-be -- the small

businesses are among -- for the world. there are very familiar with the landscape, the history, the resources of the neighborhood. we have seen them raise concerns. and have asked for help adequate parking for their customers. i am currently working with the owners and operators.

it is part of the phoenix hotel. they have had. we have also been working with the vendor at the heart of the farmers' market that is looking to open up the tenderloin. the revisory committee, i would advocate who represent these concerns of small business owners. and also provide a list of benefits to the community stakeholders. i also think that there are endless possibilities for larger corporations and small businesses to provide reciprocal benefits to each other.

especially in an area that is rich with community resources and significant challenges. they encouraged and exchange resources and provide significant benefits. i also want to add that i currently served on the mid market had representing an organization that services and small business in the mid market area. there of the larger companies moving into the area. can you talk a little bit about that? >> i would hope to see reciprocal benefits. supervisor kim: to be more specific, you have a good relationship and a strong sense of small businesses in the

neighborhood? >> i think the small businesses in the neighborhood are really kind of special and distinct from the small business in other parts of the city because of the challenging landscape. how have a lot of the same concerns -- and there is like a different level of expertise and what their challenges are. you know, i would hope to see that larger corporations are giving business to small businesses. catering, using whatever they are selling in terms of their business. and also, the small businesses. i'm sorry. i just lost my train of thought, so reciprocal benefits.