>> just a few steps away from union square is a quiet corner stone of san francisco's our community to the meridian gallery has a 20-year history of supporting visual arts. experimental music concert, and also readings. >> give us this day our daily bread at least three times a day. and lead us not into temptation to often on weekdays. [laughter] >> meridians' stands apart from the commercial galleries around union square, and it is because of their core mission, to increase social, philosophical, and spiritual change my isolated individuals and communities. >> it gives a statement, the idea that a significant art of any kind, in any discipline, creates change. >> it is philosophy that attracted david linger to mount

a show at meridian. >> you want to feel like your work this summer that it can do some good. i felt like at meridian, it could do some good. we did not even talk about price until the day before the show. of course, meridian needs to support itself and support the community. but that was not the first consideration, so that made me very happy. >> his work is printed porcelain. he transfers images onto and spoils the surface a fragile shes of clay. each one, only one-tenth of an inch thick. >> it took about two years to get it down. i would say i lose 30% of the pieces that i made. something happens to them. they cracked, the break during the process. it is very complex. they fall apart. but it is worth it to me. there are photographs i took 1 hours 99 the former soviet union. these are blown up to a gigantic images. they lose resolution.

i do not mind that, because my images are about the images, but they're also about the idea, which is why there is text all over the entire surface. >> marie in moved into the mansion on powell street just five years ago. its galleries are housed in one of the very rare single family residences around union square. for the 100th anniversary of the mansion, meridian hosted a series of special events, including a world premiere reading by lawrence ferlinghetti. >> the birth of an american corporate fascism, the next to last free states radio, the next-to-last independent newspaper raising hell, the next-to-last independent bookstore with a mind of its own, the next to last leftie looking for obama nirvana.

[laughter] the first day of the wall street occupation set forth upon this continent a new revolutionary nation. [applause] >> in addition to its own programming as -- of artist talks, meridian has been a downtown host for san francisco states well-known port trees center. recent luminaries have included david meltzer, steve dixon, and jack hirsch man. >> you can black as out of the press, blog and arrest us, tear gas, mace, and shoot us, as we know very well, you will, but this time we're not turning back. we know you are finished. desperate, near the end. hysterical in your flabbergastlyness. amen.

>> after the readings, the crowd headed to a reception upstairs by wandering through the other gallery rooms in the historic home. the third floor is not usually reserved for just parties, however. it is the stage for live performances. ♪ under the guidance of musical curators, these three, meridian has maintained a strong commitment to new music, compositions that are innovative, experimental, and sometimes challenging. sound art is an artistic and event that usually receives short shrift from most galleries because san francisco is musicians have responded by showing strong support for the programming.

♪ looking into meridian's future, she says she wants to keep doing the same thing that she has been doing since 1989. to enlighten and disturbed. >> i really believe that all the arts have a serious function and that it helps us find out who we are in a much wider sense than we were before we experienced that work of art. ♪ you. >> (clapping.) i'm kate i'm the cork of the

event for homeless connect. >> i'm and i any i want to take a few seconds before kate announcements news. this is our first event for 2014 this is the tenth year for project homeless connect (clapping) a project that started it's humble beginning in community efforts love and passion has grown into what it is today, we can't say enough this would not be enough without you coming to the event and giving your time and your ideas. this event wouldn't be what it is today, we started with 5 times a year and now we have a model people can come into the

office in between our events. we're existing and we hope your excited and thank you. again so very much for coming out. as >> as amy said we're having a new shirt if are for the whole year on the fronted it has our log do and on the back all the services we've offend through the years and all the hair cuts and medical services and washing and pedestriany and lunch we've served so thank you. (clapping.) also in thanks we're giving a shirt to all our speakers today so they can represent as well. >> good morning it's great to see everybody here how's it going.

i had the privilege of working with mayor ed lee aaron homeless we partner with project homeless connect i want to share a couple of positive things it's intooirg to see san franciscans coming out everyday and giving of them. i'm equally desired how you make that experience happen. there have been changes this past month we shifted in how the city alternates shelter beds we have one hundred and the 8 in san francisco. some of you may have seen at the 3 and 4 in the morning people line up because you don't know how many 7090 daybeds there are it's not safe for men and women

to be out in the street. i'm glad to say we've shifted that we're moving toward a lottery people can call 311 and make a recreation for a bed now we're going to see that people don't have to be out in the middle of the night people can go and get a meal and go to their appointment and those beds are by lottery. we looked at the long-term beds users people are afraid to have a seizures or episode in a small hotel room so we're making changes inform did system interest the amazing thing i think the way our world is changing the people that have

made 311 restoration people can get a text message and know where you're going to have a bed that might. there the leadership we've opened two other shelters one hundred and 20 beds for chronically bed also between folsom we're opening 374, fifth street there are homeless people between the ages of 16 and 24 and this facility came about and people are moving into this building to have housing. so i want to take a moment and acknowledge people from houston steve and judy harris stand up

and wave (clapping) we love the mayor houston not because thoes the lesbian mayor. in the a first time that we have this sponsor and it's inspiring to us that google is our sponsor for pa c for this event we're really, really pleased. lastly i'm wondering in any friends in hand dot can i see a waiver from hand dot. if you get a chance stop and see the amazing organization we've been supporting. hand dot uss pretty much a sponsor of homeless someone who

was approaching his forgetting reunion he was homeless. it's a principal to work for a mayor that's you should in an area not only of growth and prosper it in the morning where your problems are big or small mayor ed lee >> thank you good afternoon, everybody. happy 53 and tenth this is where the beautiful people have come in morning i've been laborer looking for. those are the times when people need help and us. they need us with good hearts and smiles and a good connection this is what project homeless

has been about for 10 years i've been happy to work with barbara garcia and supervisor farrell and the a other supervisors and new partners that are helping us improve our services. it's not just keeping the cycle that bev vin talked about how about in connection with people giving them a warm smile talking about how to get into long-term support and services. we also help build thirty thousand more unit in san francisco. how about that you how about we race the minimum wage yeah. help people get a descendent job and work with people like sdoolg so people on the streets can use

them launching sf late the other day how about thanking you for the impact grants and all those wonderful things that are happening in san francisco. ? the greatest city in the world but i and everyday now are proving it to be the greatest city people want to be looking at the views and riding great cable cars up to the stars and walk the block but we want to touch people's hearts like that kid did. everyday we're doing our best. sth past year we've learned more youth that on the streets then we thought before more less

obedience and gaze a population of 50 percent we reduce chronic homelessness by 38 percent that's good but we have more to do we always have more to do we invite the challenges and create new perspires that's why good looking is here we need the best of our city government workers and the best of our community to help folks. we want to be astronomer active for them so when google said they're to come in a volunteer i smiled because they started with the affordability how about free muni for youth for the next 23 years how about wifiing our

parks so monoanyone can use this afternoon how about the rally for life how about all the wonderful grants give to impact people's lives in a positive way and to join the volunteers. those are the wonderful things and supervisor farrell is going to talk about how hocking to improve project homeless connect is just the beginning of tropics it was never both going to be the end when you touch people's lives and they start opening up their lives that's about the engagement how to grab the challenges and work with them that so thank you people from houston. one of the security staff said

how did howe house the road i don't in houston we don't have that here we have tech rodeos; right? >> (laughter). >> right. but this is all my way of saying with outline sincerity you have a great deal mayor we're going to work hard with you to make people astronomer their lives i want to start the foundation and please continue to help and get our employees and employers involved and your family and friends and let's make tropics a real vision and thank you. let's celebrate project homeless connect (clapping.)

thank you so i just want to mention as i bring up the next speaker many of the key staff out here providing services are in from our department of public health we couldn't do this without them let's give them a shout out. now i have the opportunity to bring up our rock star of public health. barbara garcia has been in the front when it seemed like we couldn't have health care there's things about the affordable health care it's going to cover health services and without coverage no better partner than our health advocate

barbara garcia >> good morning how many are first time advocates. all right. so i see workday workday folks raise our hands. we hope you'll have 10 more years and hopefully by that time we'll have the opportunity to house many more people. one of the things we are going to be doing as you see the incredible amount of services but daily connect it wouldn't look like this it will be our staff going to into the shelter for signing up people for my glasses and homes. we have the advantage of getting people into one hundred percent homes.

it's going back going to be beneficial as mayor ed lee talked about also being able to get them housed and the department of public health i think we find it's worst a hand in order to complete somebody's health care and be in the best health they need a home. i want to thank you you you're going to have tired feet from walking in the concrete so make sure you come back and we're going to look for you in the next 10 years thank you very much (clapping.) so it's been mentioned this the the tenth anniversary of project connect and also the tenth anniversary mayor newsom

partnered with another colleague and pulled a plan together to end chronic homelessness. as the mayor indicated we've cut that in half 63 one hundred and others are chronically homeless. one of the main goals was to develop 3 thousand new units of permanent permanent howard's now we've got to 28 hundred and i think that demonstrates we can be successful and i also want to say that was 40 percent of our jail population was homeless now we're down to 20 percent. i bring those issues up because supervisor farrell give him a

round of applause. supervisor farrell is our last speaker a great friend to the mayor and myself and others i'm glad to say he's held one meeting already and laid a road map for many hearings we talk about homelessness and reflect over and over on our services a 20 percent drop for veterans and so we're happy to have our supervisor supervisor farrell >> thanks how about a big round of applause for mayor ed lee and all the department heads. so i want to first of all, thank for being here today. what you're doing is what we're all about in san francisco volunteering our time and taking time out of your workday no pun

intended for the work folks. the magnitude we have 35 hundred people every night sleeping on our streets. we have mothers and fathered and sons and daughters those are people we need to care about this is a human issue and to be part of our city's effort we can't do it as a city government alone we do things together and all our cooperate sponsor to google who contributions not only their money but your efforts this is what we do together in san francisco. please know how important it is that you come here today and we keep cowboy her in the city of san francisco. we're going to have more meetings like this we've

introduced legislation to double our outreach team to pasture we have important workers reaching out to the street folks. so thank you and please come back and wear those stlirts today and other it days with pride so you're being san franciscans and thank you very much for being hebeing here

>> san francisco parks, golden gate park transforms into one of the greatest music festivals of all time, let's journey, inside, outside land. ♪ >> to this, our 6th year doing the outside lands and our relationship with san francisco, rec and park. and we work very closely with them in the planning and working very closely with the neighborhood organizations and with the city supervisors and with the city organizations and with the local police department, and i think that the outside lands is one of the unique festivals in the world and we have san francisco and we have golden gate park and we have the greatest oasis, in the world. and it has the people hiking up hills and down hills and a lot of people between stages. >> i love that it is all outside, the fresh air is great. >> they have the providers out

here that are 72 local restaurants out here. >> celebrating, and that is really hot. >> 36 local winerries in northern california and 16 brewers out here. >> and you have seen a lot of people out here having a good time and we have no idea, how much work and planning has gone into this to make it the most sustainable festival in the united states. >> and literally, in the force, and yeah, unlike any other concept. and come and follow, and the field make-up the blueprint of the outside land here in golden gate park and in the future

events and please visit sffresh parks.org. good morning and wel to bayview and the ruth williams memorial opera house. my name is tom decaneey and from the arts commission. i would like to welcome mayor lee and other members to celebrate this exciting ground breaking. i would like to acknowledge commissioners here. bell entrance, commissioner striker, commissioner shoit a, commissioner roberto and former president johnson maybe here if he's in the audience,

wave your hand. their presence under scores the city's cultural center. for those of you who don't know we have six citywide cultural centers. four buildings and including the african american cultural center and latino arts in the mission and south of market and here in the bayview. it's a great honor to have these central hubs in these communities to ensure we have one in every neighborhood across the city. with that, it's my pleasure to introduce the strong support of the arts and arts commission someone increasing our grant budget for this last year for our cultural centers and cultural equity grant. my great pleasure to introduce mayor ed lee. [ applause ] >> thank you. welcome to the bayview?

[ cheers and applause ] >> first of all it's my pleasure to be down here to join supervisor cohn and so many of our community members down here. it is a wonderful opportunity. first of all ruth memorial bayview opera house. it's been historic. i want to thank leader pelosi for helping us get on the national historic registry. it's that qualified, yes. [ applause ] a qualified and major attention and when that was done, we had a lot of partners and we spent most of the time thanking treasures like this and how we can turn historic sites into meaningful active sites along third street. i'm really glad to be

joining folks like louis herrera because he has that library going and that's an active site. to all of our other city agencies, office with disabilities here, our other departments are here. they are active along third street, our invested neighborhoods are here. you can literally see these restaurant and food establishments. i will name a few that i can go into a while that i can name, of course. where i get my waffles and chicken. old school cafe. you have establishments along the way like let's eat barbecue and things that we have invested in along third street to not only make it active, to support institutions like this. another couple of people that i think are part of the