>> is here. >> yeah.. the administrator ms. kelly is here my farther supervisor katie tang is here and supervisor yee is here and freddie price and john is here with the 3 doggy heads man i didn't memo and jack and the school is here loyola >> yeah. we have diane scott. it wasn't quite a glorious day

when the doggie diner feel detain from its perch. it was very sad i wondered if the defendant's exhibit no. i think was going to be up here thanks to an amazing community work and the dpw head the doggy head was put back up. now like most celebrities the doggie diner had to get work down and thank you to the amazing dpw surgeons i want to bring up the doggie diners best friend mayor ed lee >> tammy thank you, very much this is dear to you happy

valentine's day everyone this is where i like to spend my valentine's day. we did so for many years after the falling of the our doggie diner head and the responsibility the city took place as an example for support for something that's part of our history. i know the historic beach society is here they appreciated what we did and john log did moot example of what we can do with the doggie diner head he's been responsible for you want to thank him over 51 thousands of funds raised to kick start this (clapping) and i hope john that we can provide the example of what they will look like it's fit and

shiny and with the honor of the history no big changes >> beautiful work. >> thank you, thank you. i want to say welcome elementary school fifth graders. >> yeah. >> i know those are moments they can enjoy the history as well but they social themselves with a fun icon and i am so happy to be here with you and guess what their wearing giant shirts and that's because of the great work of public works they've taken the pledge to honor as kids and they take care of their neighborhood so you've taken a great pledge and you understand what the giant sweep means it's using baseball and i

want to thank our supervisors they also worked not only to keep their neighborhoods clean and beautiful but to honor us with their appreciation with this history and that's part of our cities history so thank you supervisor tang and supervisor yee and our city administrator and public works director and staff is here. they're part of the magic as tammy said they're the sculptures because it's their little inside talent that pulled this off for me. over 10 years ago when we said look we could utilize the skill set of our city flez employees they took their time and came back and said by the way, that pole you used to have next to the restaurants we need a sturdy pole that won't fall down when

the winds get tough and honor this for a very long, long time. i was out here mohammed and naomi said can we get a little facelift before valentine's day so you see the product of what john lay would do the same with the heads it's perfection from a historians violative i like taking over this boulevard for the right reaps and for all our doggie diner thufkz how about a clap >> thank you, everyone for helping all of us revisit our history and appreciate our neighborhoods and art and appreciate icons and all the

things it means to us and while we can't take ourself back to the 1960s if they're good things why don't we will make sure we continue good things for our city. thank you very much for sharing this moment it's fun to be out here (clapping.) all righty thank you so much mayor ed lee. there are snacks back there and posters to memorize this wonderful day let's bring up katie tang the supervisor. >> good morning, everyone this is a my good friend john over there. >> hi.

well, welcome everyone i had the great pleasure of living here i drive by the doggie diner everyday. i thank you to dpw and everyone who takes care of the doggie diner heads. we're in our office we have a coloring we put together and it was put together by ashley and we feature the doggie diner head it's a cool part of our district and today, i want to thank everyone for being here and celebrating many days valentine's day and wish everyone a happy day thank you very much (clapping.) i want one of those coloring books katie. i see the lines now also on that side of the street is another supervisor district 7th district

they share the doggie diner head so next up supervisor yee (clapping.) thank you you know, i. so jealous that it's not on my side of the street (laughter) but i guess anyone else can visit the zoo and will get to see the dog head. i want to say one thing the first doggie diner that opened in san francisco came in 1949. i want to say that was the junior i was born so i'll also remember this as a symbol of it (laughter) now everybody knows how would i am. i want to really thank the kids for being here and helping to celebrate it momentous day. what do you think >> i like it a lot.

>> there we go; right? you know, i want you to i can't remember seeing a head that's that beautiful good job dpw thank you very much (clapping.) you mention a fungus someone told that because those dogs are manny mow and jack now i know it shares a interest with supervisor yee maybe we can name it norman. next up our administrator naomi kelly (clapping.) happy valentine's day everyone. all right. u love elementary school who let the dogs out >> we did, we did.

>> i just want to thank the men and women of dpw especially the theme cert and the automotive painter they are the teams that worked on the recession project and poured a lot of love does he sparklin sparkling? it is a great landmark this doggie diner head was the advertisement forbidding for the doggie diner recuperate a block away and now it's a city incongruous people get to enjoy this and people visiting the san francisco zoo we get to all enjoy this beautiful doggie diner head with a new fresh coat of painted we have a lot to

celebrate today. thank you (clapping.) so naomi was talking about and the mayor ed lee and supervisor yee now to get some real background on the doggie diner head we'll bring up ms. scott >> hi, i'm a neighborhood resident and co-founder of the ocean beach historical society ordered in 1999, to help small business owners. try to get this gentleman's leaseback we didn't succeed in saving that business but it took off because of the doggie diner. this is for v nor valentine's day and v for victory both are connected to the heart why did

the doggie diner become an icon first of all, because it's fun. the late howard who designed it founded the first doggie diner by the beach a block away and wanted to work with walt disney and it didn't happen but he create art have a high goal and continue doing wasn't you want. many bay residents love this this reminds them of the beach and the pole where the parking lot is now. new visitors to this neighborhood love it because of the way it gets us to laugh on foggy and ation i didn't days we know it as the object of the spearhead prevention that's the doggie diner design it became a

symbol of love for the people of the neighborhood of something we're fighting to save it made front page news and people signed petitions we ate at the recuperate that was b.a. pa block away including then supervisor gavin newsom and supervisor yee made that part of his campaign people worked together to save is and have fun. still that wasn't enough so mother nature gave the battle a push and the windstorm it was in april of 2003 something had to be done is mayor ed lee got a nose job and paint job and it

looks like it is restored. the moral is don't give up on something you love or find it right find people who think like you do and you'll have victory and fun (clapping.) yeah. >> thank you very much. and talking someone you'll notice the kick start campaign the man wholesale been taking manny mow and jack around in a truck >> 20 years. >> the conserving of the dog head john. >> thank you tammy and i really want to thank the city for doing an amazing job on the dawn dog. i'm a professional sign maker and the job the corporation did on it this dog head it is

shinier then back in the 60s. i want to say when i first came to san francisco i sue the doggie diner head. i took battering over to berkley and many years it was chaez and this was a million years ago i was a kid and thought that place is crazy this is where i want to be right here over a restaurants they've got this giant dog head. i forgot about it and i ended up with a series of accidents and ended up to take to party and ended up with a second one and i i7b9d up with a third one when my girl found it in the in

return. we've been.org doing this for years and it's expensive those things are 10 feet high the van i haul them around it eats up the gas we raised up enough money to restore the dog and do the best testimony job we could and once again that's a buff job and wombs having them rotating on our truck and we're going to continue to take them to parades in the city we don't charge we bring them out to events. and again seeing that dog head when it popped out at battery and new 38 years later only san

francisco, california you have something like the doggie diner it is a commercial icon has become something else else entirely and i hope we're born a long time after the doggie diner but your grandparents and parents went them they go there after a ball game and eat a hamburger or whatever and we're going to try to keating keep it part of our interesting and completely unique history in this town. thank you very much everybody (clapping.) all right. so your final little comments are from the folks is there something you want to say to the doggie diner >> yeah. >> what are you going to say.

>> happy valentine's day. >> 1, 2, 3. >> valentine's day. yeah. >> all right. the loyola school don't forget to pick up a condemn active poster a part of the >> here we are at the embarcadero. we are standing at one of locations for the street artists. can you tell me about this particular location, the

program? >> this location is very significant. this was the very first and only location granted by the board of supervisors for the street artist when the program began in 1972. how does a person become a street artist? there are two major tenants. you must make the work yourself and you must sell the work yourself. a street artist, the license, then submitting the work to a committee of artists. this committee actually watches them make the work in front of them so that we can verify that it is all their own work. >> what happened during the holiday to make this an exciting location? >> this would be a magic time of year. you would probably see this place is jammed with street artists. as the no, there is a lottery

held at 6 in the morning. that is how sought after the spaces are. you might get as many as 150 street artists to show up for 50 spaces. >> what other areas can a licensed street artist go to? >> they can go to the fisherman's wharf area. they can go in and around union square. we have space is now up in the castro, in fact. >> how many are there? >> we have about 420. >> are they here all year round? >> out of the 420, i know 150 to sell all year round. i mean like five-seven days a week. >> are they making their living of of this? >> this is their sole source of income for many. >> how long have you been with this program.

how much has it changed? >> i have been with the program since it began 37 and a half years ago but i have seen changes in the trend. fashion comes and goes. >> i think that you can still find plenty of titis perhaps. >> this is because the 60's is retro for a lot of people. i have seen that come back, yes. >> people still think of this city as the birth of that movement. great, thank you for talking about the background of the program. i'm excited to go shopping. >> i would like you to meet two street artists. this is linda and jeremy. >> night said to me to print them -- nice to meet you.

>> can you talk to me about a variety of products that use cell? >> we have these lovely constructed platters. we make these wonderful powder bowls. they can have a lot of color. >> york also using your license. -- you are also using your license. >> this means that i can register with the city. this makes sure that our family participated in making all of these. >> this comes by licensed artists. the person selling it is the person that made it. there is nothing better than the

people that made it. >> i would like you to meet michael johnson. he has been in the program for over 8 years. >> nice to me you. what inspired your photography? >> i am inspired everything that i see. the greatest thing about being a photographer is being able to show other people what i see. i have mostly worked in cuba and work that i shot here in san francisco. >> what is it about being a street artist that you particularly like? >> i liked it to the first day that i did it. i like talking to mentum people. talking about art or anything that comes to our minds. there is more visibility than i

would see in any store front. this would cost us relatively very little. >> i am so happy to meet you. i wish you all of the best. >> you are the wonderful artist that makes these color coding. >> nice to me to. >> i have been a street artist since 1976. >> how did you decide to be a street artist? >> i was working on union square. on lunch hours, i would be there visiting the artist. it was interesting, exciting, and i have a creative streak in me. it ranges from t-shirts, jackets, hats. what is the day of the life of a street artist?

>> they have their 2536 in the morning. by the end of the day, the last people to pack the vehicle probably get on their own at 7:30 at night. >> nice to me to condemn the -- nice to meet you. >> it was a pleasure to share this with you. i hope that the bay area will descend upon the plaza and go through these arts and crafts and by some holiday gifts. >> that would be amazing. thank you so much for the hard work that you do.