be required for the state championship, so to see the top of baker's -- top debaters, improvisation folks, congress, you will not be born. please go to the website for the california state debate championship, and finally, just two teacher-oriented events, this friday they are holding a scholarship dinner, and latin american teacher association is having their scholarship dinner on may 4 at the vocation school

to regard >> commissioner mendoza. >> a couple things. friday was frisco day, and seniors took part in three wonderful events that included the mayor, superintendent, and many others who came and spoke. we had about 1300 k. thikids whd the afternoon there. we have about 500 kids there. gooat st. mary's we have about 0 kids there. we are excited we were able to host the second annual one. this friday at the masonic auditorium is the 16th annual team poetry slam, and if you

have never been to this event, i encourage you to attend. they are amazing, and that is going to be at the auditorium. i have the pleasure of attending robert corrigan and his wife's retirement luncheon this afternoon. president corrigan is retiring this year, and his last commencement is going to be saturday, may 19. the national college fair was this weekend as well, and sfud has played a role alongside many independent schools, so there were hundreds of colleges are there and kids who came down to learn about various colleges. last week we did a summer matters announcement.

we did our briefing with our after-school for all initiative. and we did a press conference with the superintendent, both carlos garcia and the mayor about the importance of summer learning and the gap that happens during the term, and on saturday the 28 is last budget town hall. this is going to be for districts 10 and 11, which i think are crucial nein terms of budget support, and it is going to be at the city arts high school, and on wednesday there will be one other opportunities for the budget and town hall, and this is for district 1 and

district 5, and that is going to be at golden gate park. >> thank you, of president lee. i have one announcement. cleveland elementary school will be holding up a silent auction this coming saturday at 5:00, and it will be a 16th and rhode island, so if you want tune in -- if you want to support the parents at cleveland elementary school that are trying to raise money to pay for computers, come on down. >> i want to say frisco day is cool, especially when one

student was able to get a free laptop. there were a lot of students out there, and they were engaged in terms of the workshops but were offered, so i feel like it was a really successful event at city college. let's move on. superintendent garcia? parks since you mentioned city college, frisco day and bridge to success would not be possible if it was not for the outstanding exemplary work by chancellor don griffin, and i know he is not doing well, and i want to wish him good health, and he really loved a great

imprint here, but every student has the right to attend city college, and it could not have happened without your help commoso thank you very much. >> report on closed session action. readout of april 24 closed session, existing litigation matter, by a vote of four ayes and three absents. the board by six ayes approved

the contract of one chief curator -- 1 chief. item u, and other informational items. posted on the agenda is the staff report on personnel action. item adjourned. meeting adjourned.

but the anniversary of the great earthquake was remembered. >> i would like to ask for a minute of silence. >> let's have a moment of silence. >> they meet for the annual reflating ceremony. he was joined by winnie for an afternoon celebration. we are here to commemorate all

that it signifies. at each anniversary the leaders meet to prepare for the next great quake. bob welcome everybody to the anniversary. i got to say, the mayor gets it done. gooa round of applause for our e

chief's wife. you look terrific. do we have sydney close five? -- close by. we will pass the microphone to the mayor for a couple of quick words. we have a fire chief and the police chief.

>> good morning, everyone. 106 years since our earthquake. we do have a grandson? she was with us in 2009. goopublic works is here.

this reminds us of the 3000 people but passed away in 1906 from the devastating earthquake, but the rebirth of our city is with us. i have been in all of these other positions where we are always prepared. and we are already engaged in recovery efforts.

we were there with a whole staff. we have six we assure you that when the next big event happens, that water system will be there for us to deliver water with that 24 hours. a huge change from depending on this fountain. we are handing it off to generations of youth in the city to understand -- make sure they're prepared. go to our website, it tells you all the things there. iti is about having those items prepared.w we will survive. that is how we get ready and celebrate and honor the people

who left us and make sure our city is ready. thank you for being here. congratulations to our survivors. >> very nice job. behind me is a good friend and a great firechief. you go back 106 years. braxton morning. -- good morning. one of the survivors could not be with us. those are amazing changes. it does give us the opportunity to remember what happened. we commemorate those who suffered losses in their lives and hardships. we also celebrate the city that

was nearly swept from the map. the fires raged for three days and caused rates -- great devastation. we take the opportunity to educate everyone. it is a pleasure for me to work under the direction of mayor lee. he is a public safety championship. he is a prepared as champion. he lives it. i have seen his kids and his workplace. it is all about teamwork. i am proud to be working with chief suhr. and scott weiner, it is a pleasure to have you out here. we appreciate it. it is a great team. thank you to the people who are out here.

and also our partners with the american red cross. who are here this morning. thank you for being here. it has been a tradition for many of us out here. i hope you have a great day and you remember what happened 106 years ago. it is great to be a san franciscan. >> a nice hand for the chief, everybody. i have seen this other chief speaking in the last couple of times. a nice hand for chief suhr. >> good morning. our fire chief said it. we're lucky in san francisco. we have a mayor who has moved through the tears of prepared as an goddess ready to go. we get a little more prepared every day. god bless to the survivors. >> thank you.

>> it is a minute of silence at 5-11. -- 51:11 p.m. let's have a moment of silence for a minute right now. [siren]

>> i think the fitting way to end this germany first of all,

-- this ceremony first of all. there will be playing. everybody have their words right here? i will give the countdown. as we hang the reece, i will give you a count here. have a look at me. 1, 2, 3, 4, 1. ♪ [singing] ♪

♪ >> a great day, everybody. thank you. the san francisco chornicle. and the history association.

and the neighborhood emergency response team. the american red cross. and thanks for making this happen. i want to invite everyone to go to 20th in church or -- and church. and we will meet up. we may skirt the law and serve something before 6:00 a.m. the bookmobile, where are they? >> i have my cheat sheet here which i cannot find. the library has been here after great disasters. there has -- is a special book

that won an award this year. here is the book. i downloaded it on my kindle. it can check out copies of the book mobile. nex>> thanks for being here. start walking slowly. welcome to san francisco, everyone. ♪ >>. touring england was a time when robert as mentors were being challenged by a quickly growing middle-class.

for endeavour's crew of new artists began to assert themselves, offering new definitions of the athletics of arts and beauty. over 180 objects of avant-garde design and art from the victorian england has been collected inside the legion of honor snoot exhibition, it's the cold of the ec. -- the cult of beauty. >> there was this group of artists that were not only revolutionaries in their artistic expression but also in their personal lives and their interest in democratizing art in introducing beauty into the growing middle-class. >> one of the inspirations for the victorian avant-garde was the industrial revolution. quality household goods were now being mass-produced. artists responded by either creating elaborate unique court or by embracing technology and

trying to share a beautiful creations with as many people as possible. >> william morris was in a difficult position, because he wanted the middle-class to be able to acquire really beautifully made objects. but the piece is that he actually made, you know, took so much handcrafting that there were quite expensive. i think he would have been pleased to know that there are things like restoration hardware anne craig and bare all that tried to make available to the middle-class -- and crate and barrel that tried to make these things available to the middle class. >> over 60 lenders contributed art and craft to the exhibition. one of the partners is london's victoria and albert museum, which has been collecting the finest examples of victorian craft since queen victoria herself attended the groundbreaking ceremony. the artist of the victorian avant-garde believe that every

object could contain an expression of beauty. the attention given when creating a towering sculpture should be the same as when creating a simple cottage gate. they embraced arts for arts own sake. whether in the curl of a flower or a stray lot of unpin hair. surprisingly, sensuality returned to public view during the victorian era. albert moore and others were inspired by ancient greek sculptures and found new uses in modern times. >> many of these paintings are large. when you get close to them, they seem to wrap you in this luscious colors. there's a great sensuality to the paintings, even though there's nothing sexual going on in the pictures. the artists just took delight in luxurious fabrics and colors and beautiful women. >> symphony in white is a life-

size portrait of the immense stress of james wisler. it is featured prominently in the exhibition. harmony in gray and green was an of socially judged as a disagreeable presentation of a disagreeable young lady. the first public reaction of this series was so divisive that led to court proceedings. today, they hang in london's tate gallery. walking to the exhibition, you might be distracted by objects that seem to modern war appeared to be at least art deco era. forward thinking victorian artists emerged the economical ambitions of 18th-century cottage's style furniture with the asymmetrical design elements of japanese art that was introduced to london in 1862. >> so you come out with these very beautiful and sleek design worms that the artist combined

-- a design forms. very modern. our visitors are really surprised that so many of the works at a very modern feel to them. >> they believe that no object needed to be considered worthless or low class. each thing, existing in its own place, was the best thing for its place. and what first seems to be idle showiness, shows the richness of today and yesterday. >> it is exciting to have a project you have worked on for so long coming in know, come to your own museum. and museum curators are among the luckiest professionals, because we get to share with tens of thousands of people the things that give us enjoy and the things that explain to our visitors the relationship between art and society.

art is not just a frivolous, you know, sidebar. it is a very important expression of culture and morals. this particular moment, the artists were interested in community. >> san francisco is the exclusive american host for the cult of beauty exhibition. the legion of honor is website has more information about the artists and tips for planning your visit. learn more at the website. thank you for watching >> the entertainment commission for the city and county of san for cisco on tuesday, april 24, 2012. welcome. if you could call the roll when you have an opportunity. commissioner lee: here. vice chair joseph: here.

commissioner perez: here. president newlin: here. thank you. that was wonderful. number one on the agenda is public comment. members of the public may address the commission on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the commission. with respect to agenda items, members of the public may address the commission for up to 3 minutes at the time such item is called. if you want to address the commission on an item that is under our auspices but not on tonight's calendar, this is the opportunity to do so. we have nobody interested. thank you. item number two, review and approve the minutes of april 10, 2012. do we have a motion for that? >> i moved to approve the mets.