raise their kids here, who are going to buy their breakfast, lunch, and dinners in the community, who are going to get their friends to come and visit them in our wonderful great city who will live their lives proudly with their investments, whether it's a family or a small business or their own work right in our own city. we have done that because the board and the mayor's office decided quite a while ago that we're going to cooperate on local hire. we're going to make this happen for ourselves and we're going to make sure we hold ourselves accountable. so not only is this report important, not only is the review steps important and the collaboration, but we're going beyond that. we're setting more goals. towards the end of this month, the goal turns to 25%. a year after that, it's up again because we continue to hold ourselves accountable and we know now that it works, that it can work even better. we can get more people. we can double this group behind us next year.

we'll have more smiling faces, more people paying taxes, more kids in our schools with hope that they can come out and get good jobs in this city. i also want to make two more announcements. as this, as the goals of this ordinance get more challenging yet more accomplishable. i want to let you know we're bringing more people to come in had to think through some of this stuff. i would like to lead with supervisor avalos' help in creating a local hire advisory committee, get more people involved with us to make this even more successful. communities, folks, advocates as well as government people. and then i want even more of a dedicated leadership and thanks to the leadership already that naomi has given and o.e.w.d.

and the wonderful staff focused on city build and the lower hire ordinance, we're bringing in a very experienced person to head up city build. his name is pat mulligan, he is from the carpenters union. [applause] >> pat, congratulations. i know you're going to use your years of experience in helping us get this done. we're excited that you're aboard because you have not only the experience, you have performance under your belt as well. i know you're serious about helping us creating more hope with more people. that is going to be a continuing story of his leadership and his involvement along with everybody else to complement. nobody is leaving the table. everybody is bringing more people in because i think the best thing is people smell victory. it's like being in the final four, you know. it's not about bringing less people to the table, it's about bringing more people because we smell the possibility of more

success for a lot more people. but i begin today after a year of old struggle and challenges and reassurances and now finally performance, i want to continue thanking supervisor avalos for his leadership when he first said let's make this more serious. let's get this real job done. let's get this thing on the road in a better way. so we got a lot of good things to celebrate, but we have a lot more work to do, a lot more projects to identify and a lot more stronger relationship with our voting public that these projects are going to be even more meaningful as they're getting built. you're going to see construction. you're going to see a lot of people that are going to be very satisfied with the results of these projects. so thank you very much for celebrating with us this year. we look forward to the advancement of this ordinance. [applause] >> thank you, mr. mayor. i have the honor today as mayor mentioned, thanks to rhonda

simmons and her leadership and the office of economic and workforce development. she along with many people from the community and many people from the unions introduced us to pat mulligan who was a financial secretary for the carpenters local 22 and a member of the building trades association and we are very pleased to have him come on as our local hire director and will oversee city build. with that, i would like to introduce pat mulligan. [applause] >> thanks, naomi. tonight under service administration and the citizens of san francisco regarding this important measure, i thank mayor lee for allowing me this opportunity and i look forward to working with the existing staff and all the candidates and graduates of city build. thank you, thank you, everybody. [applause] >> thank you, pat. now i have the honor of introducing our board of supervisor john avalos.

it was his leadership, his vision, gosh in 2010, that shepherded this policy through the board of supervisors and we enjoy working with him on this local hire policy and the implementation phase. he has not only saw the legislation, but he has actively engaged in making sure that it is implemented in san francisco and we enjoy working with you. supervisor avalos. [applause] >> thank you, naomi. thank you, mr. mayor, mayor lee, for your leadership on local hire. we are putting san franciscans to work. we are rebuilding san francisco and we're putting san franciscans to work. back in the depression, we had high unemployment. the response from the governor was the new deal. and finding projects to rebuild this country and put people to work. in san francisco, when we had high unemployment, we looked at what we could do with our public works projects and our construction projects to put

local residents to work, to make sure that we can actually fuel our local economy by hiring local people. that's what the essence of local higher has been and what it was about. we had a big change. we had to go from good faith efforts of the past to create a mandatory requirement on local hire and change was not easy. i cannot say enough about how much community and labor worked together to make local hire happen. it was the carpenters union, it was the laborers, bright line defense. there were contractors, asian contractorsant latino contractors, contractors large and small to make this legislation happen. it was that kind of unity that really was successful in creating this great change. that was just one part, though, was creating legislation, getting it past the board of supervisors was one part.

the greater part of it has been making sure the implementation happens and mayor lee, rhonda simmons, naomi kelly get so much credit in making that happen. we would not have been that successful as we have been without that great effort. so we're seeing now what the goal was for this past year was 20% local hire and we're actually at 34%. that is a remarkable achievement and that is the testament of the great work and great involvement of this administration to make local hire happen and i give great credit where credit is due in that process. i also wants to thank all of the trainees for city build that were part of this program. [applause] >> and mayor lee is absolutely right that this project, this ordinance and the work that we do around local hire, a lot of it is about your future and the future of your families here in san francisco and what you're going to do is that if you're working on this project or other projects you will work on in san francisco, you will be

able to look back and see the great work that your hands have built in this city. what a remarkable thing to think about. what a remarkable thing to look back on your day's work or your year's work and see a park, a port peer, an air -- pier, a tower that is built. thank you for that work. thank you for making that change in your life. this ordinance is here to make sure that you have a pathway for that and for future residents to do that as well. i want to thank mayor lee again, naomi kelly, rhonda simmons, our partners in labor, especially the operating engineers local 3, the carpenters union number 22 and 261 for making this a great success. i look forward to how we can improve on this. i do support the local hire advisory committee. we need to make sure that we have the pipeline as full as it can be for local residents and making sure as well that women can also get higher levels of

employment in the construction trades. that's one thing the reports emn trades. that is one thing the report looked at. we need to look good veterans as well, veterans who are in need. the challenge is still ahead. i look forward to rolling up my sleeves and a working with the administration to make that happen. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you. as you heard, supervisor of loews and merely talk about the city build students -- supervisor avalos and mayor lee talking about the city build students. we're proud to work on our construction project. i now next want to bring up to the stage jason chan, a current city billed student. this class is going to graduate in june. -- a current city build student. at this class will graduate in june. [applause]

good morning. thank you, mayor lee, office of workforce and economic development, and all the instructors and students who nominated me to speak on behalf of our program. i am truly thankful for all your support. my name is jason chan, a current city build academy student, my late 20's, a local resident of san francisco. for the past few years, i was down into my leg. economic crisis and a lack of work. i had lost my confidence and opportunity was simply not there. the situation made me feel that -- i only have myself to blame for the whole i am in. then i heard about the local hiring ordinance, the possibility of landing some stable work, and at the same time i learned about the city build program through my brother-in-law who is a former graduate of the program. this program looked like the ticket to get into a good union

jobs. my family was already working in construction, thought to myself, heck, i can use this program as a way to redeem myself and to build a brighter future. city build has helped to build my self-confidence. instructors truly care for us. most importantly, they're honest about our personal growth, development, and the construction trade. i also met a lot of peers who without this program, society would have given them out. people in met in double the people i met in this program i feel that they're the real everyday heroes. they are willing to work, rain or shine, in the most dangerous and backbreaking fields and make something out of themselves. i had never seen another program similar to this. heck, i wish i knew programs like this when i graduated from high school, when i was a fumbling and declared in

college. as much as people talk about the local hiring ordinance and how you have to hire that particular percentage of workers, city build should not be simply mandated in giving someone a job, but instead, to train someone for a lifetime career. this program simply does that. it creates opportunity for us. opened many doors to an industry that many san francisco and residents would not have dreamed of. we should grow and improve this program together, make is so it can be a model program to train our future and to show local bay area residents how to build and reinvented ourselves to maintain our glory years by the locals who live here. i would like to thank you, mayor ed lee and the committees

staff, local unions. we cannot thank you enough for your support. indeed mentor at city build academy helping me and my city build brothers and sisters, making dreams come true. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, jason. next, i would like to bring up a member from local 261. as jason manchin, this city build academy is with our great pressure but local 261 -- as jason it mentions. we appreciate our working relationship with local 261 and dave. dave. >> thank you. first and foremost, i want to thank mayor lee for his leadership room and his commitment to providing opportunities to san francisco residence. i want to thank the heads of departments.

naomi kelly, mohammed nuru, supervisor avalos, for the ordinance that is in place now. that will provide the conduit for the job opportunities. i also want to acknowledge the students from city build i also want to congratulate my brother pat mulligan on his new appointment. with regards to the students of city build, i often go out there and speak before the class. i tell them what it takes to make it in this very competitive industry. you just heard from one of the students. you know, it is not just a job. it is a career. that is how they should think of it. that is what this academy provides, the skill set. i come from the rank-and-file. i wish they had an academy like this when i was out there. it does give you a heads up, a competitive advantage. and again, it is and 18-week

course. obviously they are here and i want to acknowledge their commitment and dedication to it. that is it. thank you. [applause] >> ok, thank you, everyone, for coming. we can open it up for a few questions. or maybe we will take some questions -- we will finish and we will take some questions on the side. thank you.

>> this lodge is home to some of the best fly casting pools in the world. these shallow concrete pools don't have fish. this is just a place where people come to practice their fly casting technique. ith was built in the 1930's and ever since, people have been coming here to get back to nature. every year, the world championship of fly casting is held in san francisco and visitors from all over the globe travel to be here. >> we are here with phil, general manage of san francisco rec and parks department at the anglers lodge. what do you think about this? >> it is spectacular, travis from oregon, taught me a snake roll and a space cast. >> there are people from all

over the world come to san francisco and say this is the place to be. >> yeah. it's amazing, we have teams from all over the world here today and they are thrilled. >> i flew from ireland to be here. and been practicing since for the competition. all the best casters in the world come here. my fellow countryman came in first place and james is on the current team and he is the head man. >> it's unique. will not see anything like it where you go to compete in the world. competitions in ireland, scotland, norway, japan, russia each year, the facilities here in the park are second to none. there is no complex in the world that can touch it. >> i'm here with bob, and he has kindly agreed to tell me everything i need to know about casting.

i'm going to suit up and next, we're in the water. >> what any gentleman should do. golden gate angling has free lessons the second saturday of every month. we have equipment show up on the 9:30 on the second saturday of every month and we'll teach them to fly cast. >> ok. we are in the water. >> let me acquaint you with the fly rod. >> nice to meet you. >> this is the lower grip and the upper grip. this is a reel and a fly line. we are going to use the flex of this rod to fling away. exactly as you moved your hands. >> that's it? >> that's it. >> i'm a natural. >> push both arms forward and snap the lower hand into your tummy. push forward. >> i did gave it a try and had

great time but i might need some more practice. i met someone else with real fly casting skills. her name is donna and she is an international fly casting champion. >> i have competed in the casting ponds in golden gate park in san francisco. i have been to japan and norway for fly casting competition. i spend my weekends here at the club and at the casting pond. it's a great place to learn and have fun. on a season day like this, it was the perfect spot to be. i find fly casting very relaxing and also at the same time very challenging sport. takes me out into the nature. almost like drawing art in the air. and then i can make these beautiful loops out there.

>> even though people from across the globe come here to compete, it's still a place where locals in the know relax and enjoy some rely unique scenery. until next time, get out and play! >> welcome to "culturewire."

today we are at recology. they are celebrate 20 years of one of the most incredibly unique artist residency programs. we are here to learn more from one of the resident artists. welcome to the show, deborah. tell us how this program began 20 years ago. >> the program began 20 years ago. our founder was an environmentalist and an activist and an artist in the 1970's. she started these street sweeping campaigns in the city. she started with kids. they had an exhibition at city hall. city officials heard about her efforts and they invited her to this facility. we thought it would coincide with our efforts to get folks to recycle, it is a great educational tool. since then, we have had 95

professional artists come through. >> how has the program changed over the years? how has the program -- what can the public has an artist engage with? >> for the most part, we worked with metal and wood, what you would expect from a program like ours. over the years, we tried to include artists and all types of mediums. conceptual artists, at installation, photographers, videographers. >> that has really expanded the program out. it is becoming so dynamic right now with your vision of interesting artists in gauging here. why would an artist when to come here? >> mainly, access to the materials. we also give them a lot of support. when they start, it is an empty studio. they go out to the public area and -- we call it the big store.

they go out shopping, take the materials that, and get to work. it is kind of like a reprieve, so they can really focus on their body of work. >> when you are talking about recology, do you have the only sculpture garden at the top? >> it is based on work that was done many years ago in new york. it is the only kind of structured, artist program. weit is beautiful. a lot of the plants you see were pulled out of the garbage, and we use our compost to transplant them. the pathway is lined with rubble from the earthquake from the freeways we tour about 5000 people a year to our facility, adults and children. we talk about recycling and

conservation. they can meet the artists. >> fantastic. let's go meet some of your current artists. here we are with lauren. can you tell us how long have been here so far and what you're working on? >> we started our residency on june 1, so we came into the studio then and spent most of the first couple weeks just digging around in the trash. i am continuing my body of work, kind of making these hand- embroidered objects from our day-to-day life. >> can you describe some of the things you have been making here? this is amazing. >> i think i started a lot of my work about the qualities of light is in the weight. i have been thinking a lot about things floating through the air. it is also very windy down here. there is a piece of sheet music up there that i have embroidered third. there is a pamphlet about

hearing dea -- nearing death. this is a dead rabbit. this is what i am working on now. this is a greeting card that i found, making it embroidered. it is for a very special friend. >> while we were looking at this, i glanced down and this is amazing, and it is on top of a book, it is ridiculous and amazing. >> i am interested in the serendipity of these still life compositions. when he got to the garbage and to see the arrangement of objects that is completely spontaneous. it is probably one of the least thought of compositions. people are getting rid of this stuff. it holds no real value to them, because they're disposing of it. >> we're here in another recology studio with abel.

what attracted you to apply for this special program? >> who would not want to come to the dump? but is the first question. for me, being in a situation that you're not comfortable in has always been the best. >> what materials were you immediately attracted to when you started and so what was available here? >> there are a lot of books. that is one of the thing that hits me the most. books are good for understanding, language, and art in general. also being a graphic designer, going straight to the magazines and seeing all this printed material being discarded has also been part of my work. of course, always wood or any kind of plastic form or anything like that. >> job mr. some of the pieces you have made while you have been here. -- taught me through some of the pieces you have made while you have been here. >> the first thing that attracted me to this was the printed surface. it was actually a poster. it was a silk screen watercolor,

about 8 feet long. in terms of the flatwork, i work with a lot of cloddish. so being able to cut into it come at into it, removed parts, it is part of the process of negotiating the final form. >> how do you jump from the two dimensional work that you create to the three-dimensional? maybe going back from the 3f to 2d. >> everything is in the process of becoming. things are never said or settled. the sculptures are being made while i am doing the collages, and vice versa. it becomes a part of something else. there's always this figuring out of where things belong or where they could parapets something else. at the end goal is to possibly see one of these collage plans be built out and create a

structure that reflects back into the flat work. >> thank you so much for allowing "culturewire" to visit this amazing facility and to learn more about the artists in residence program. is there anything you like our viewers to know? >> we have art exhibitions every four months, and a win by the public to come out. everybody is welcome to come out. we have food. sometimes we have gains and bands. it is great time. from june to september, we accept applications from bay area artists. we encouraged artists from all mediums to apply. we want as many artists from the bay area out here so they can have the same experience. >> how many artists to do your host here? >> 6 artist a year, and we receive about 108 applications. very competitive. >> but everyone should be encouraged to apply. thank you again for hosting us. >> thank you for including us in "culturewire." ♪