one but to know where to find it in your kitchen. >> yes. >> so in addition to canned goods, we are going to have fresh food and you have to preserve that and i know that we have an ice chest. >> having an ice chest on hand is really important because your refrigerator will not be working right away. it is important to have somebody else that can store cold foods so something that you might be able to take with you if you have to leave your home. >> and here, this is my very own personal emergency supply box for my house. >> i hope that you have an alternative one at home. >> oh, i forgot. >> and in this is really important, you should have flashlights that have batteries, fresh batteries or hand crank flashlight. >> i have them right here. >> good. excellent. that is great. additionally, you are going to want to have candles a whistle, possibly a compass as well. markers if you want to label

things if you need to, to people that you are safe in your home or that you have left your home. >> i am okay and i will meet you at... >> exactly. exactly. water proof matches are a great thing to have as well. >> we have matches here. and my spare glasses. >> and your spare glasses. >> if you have medication, you should keep it with you or have access to it. if it needs to be refrigerated make sure that it is in your ice box. >> inside, just to point out for you, we have spare batteries. >> very important. >> we have a little first aid kit. >> and lots of different kinds of batteries. and another spare flashlight. >> so, alicia what else can we do to prepare our homes for an earthquake so we don't have damage? >> one of the most important things that you can do is to secure your valuable and breakable items. make sure that your tv is strapped down to your entertainment cabinet or wall so it does not move. also important is to make sure that your book case is secure

to the wall so that it does not fall over and your valuable and breakables do not break on the ground. becoming prepared is not that difficult. taking care of your home, making sure that you have a few extra every-day items on hand helps to make the difference. >> that contributes dramatically to the way that the city as a whole can recover. >> absolutely. >> if you are able to control your own environment and house and recovery and your neighbors are doing the same the city as a whole will be a more resilient city. >> we are all proud of living in san francisco and being prepared helps us stay here. >> so, thank you so much for joining us today, alicia, i appreciate it. >> absolutely, it is my pleasure. >> and thank you for joining us on another edition of building

>> 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."

♪ day. >> thank you for being here today to welcome air lingus to san francisco international airport i'm john martin the airport director i want to send a welcome to lingus to christofi mueller (clapping) joined by a number of digital tars including the mayor of san francisco mayor ed lee. mr. mayor (clapping) for san francisco and the city of cork the sister city has a relationship we're happy to welcome the deputy mayor laurie king stone raise your hand.

and the cork chamber of commerce ceo conner healy. thank you (clapping) also present from the san francisco sister city committee the chairman during mat. thank you (clapping) and the business committee chair jim. (clapping.) and a warm welcome to the consul general of ireland phillip grant (clapping) and we have a large irish community in san francisco a lot of those folks joined us we want to welcome san francisco former gentleman representing dianne

feinstein (clapping) we're pleased to have ireland's award winning service ireland and san francisco share special connections including strong hi, tech industry and a general with the bus community and 20u6r78 industry. on either side great connections of service where passengers fly connecting to bubonic listen and san francisco one hundred connecting flights to benefit from. we really aim to provide world-class set of standards for the industry it exceeds customer expectations and we're reviving one-hundred $2 million in upgrading our facilities including this bar-and-grill terminal to add amenity and additional services and building

a new 4 hundred room 5 star hotel connected by your train system we're committed to have the services for the airline partners to air lingus and all the passengers using the airport we're to going to make this the easiest airport connection airport. it's now great pleasure to introduce the mayor of san francisco mayor ed lee (clapping) >> thank you john. congratulations to, you know, last year, we had 16.9 million investors come electro there 0 the airport that's express or implied so i want to

congratulate john. more and more i'm coming out for events this is another wonderful occasions welcome the ceo from air lingus they spent 10 hours in the air on this flight the first and he hopefully, we'll endanger this in the future and because the relationship with e.r. land i want to see that san francisco and ireland are benefiting from our economy because of the relationship. certainly culturely and with the presence of our business community and sister city that's a strong reflection. over a year ago i had an opportunity to go on my first visit to cork a year and a

another thing. we had a great time representing san francisco and being the the chairperson the master person of the parade for the stds in coverage we're talking about where we got the responsibility name of the lee river in coverage this was one of my first invests and i also met a group of kids there when i was brought to the black castle center where they teach off-street parking projects on science my technology. i made a mental note i had a great time watching the kids and being kathy how they draw in a 3-d way and seeing the excitement. i made a mental note if we're lucky enough i ended my trip meeting with the chamber of

commerce and conner reflected open that we were he will hopefully a decision to regig this direct flight and i really want to be gracious and grateful to the a airline for making this appropriate decision i want to welcome not only the crew and ceo but on this integral flight thanks to the generosities of those we sponsored 5 of the kids for could do joe's to be in the trip they're here today, i give them some cookies with my face on them (laughter) i figured john self-we gave cookies out to the arriving passengers from the international flights we'll jump

over the sky tracks someday; right? we were just laughing and celebrating we were named the third most important airport in the world they consider our airport to be friendly if we did nor cookies co- do joe's. they're to spend 5 days here we have a lot of technologies copy companies in the be sure but we look at bubonic listen and they're considered the nation capital of the world and from bubonic listen not only from europe but from east africa and here in san francisco we consider ourselves the nation capital we have a lot of

technology companies her and the kids will be visit game developments and companies their bebe at the academy of science and the "x" platform. i hope you enjoy users here but again congratulate air lingus again for this inaudible flight and know we'll be supporting our convoys e criticize efforts on this action let me thank you for the opportunity to present mr. mueller with your plaque and please, mr. mueller please come on up as we palatium this day to

be air lingus in san francisco (clapping) >> thank you, mr. mayor. a representative from the state assembly bill couldn't be here but a member of the staff is here to air lingus. i want to ask assembly member to step forward and ask christofi mueller to step forward again as well >> thank you, everyone and good afternoon. i'm norway restrict i'm here on behalf of the assembly member 39 i phil i'm

here to present this plaque to air lingus. we want to thank air lingus and mr. moourt for visiting us today and on behalf of the assemblyman phil congratulations on this occasion (clapping.) san francisco o has a strong partnership r with attracting international service. i want to ask you to join in in welcoming sandra (clapping.) thank you, john it's my pleasure

to add my thanks to air lingus we're thrilled about the tourism time between our two countries. the tour is the number one tour industry is the growth is strong it's extremely important to making sure that flight is both ways coming in san francisco and going to ireland. dublin is a gateway and we look forward to working with the central europe. over 50 of irish coming into san francisco come from dublin i was with may team and to promote this flight we look forward to working with i for a strong relationship pr congratulations

and welcome again (clapping.) thank you, john i'd like to welcome the ceo christofi mueller >> good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, may i ask the crew please to join me on stage we have the gun is all over the place but please join me (clapping) so mayor ed lee and keep in mind guests thank you for the warm welcome i'm overwhelming i have not seen people to pick up their came forward to take beautiful pictures this was what difficult time for ireland but this is a

contribute to what's been called in the previous speaks the technology sector in the bay area and dunn listen where month american companies have chosen to base their european headquarter and we hope to contribute to this relationship. but for you who don't know us lingus we're very, very old but still very modern at this time 78 years old and very modern we serve almost 90 percent of our tickets on the internet and have the most equipment we fly and recognized as being in ward regard to direction policies.

it's not just technology it is going both way the island enjoyed the visitor numbers in the united states and that is attributable your landscape and very attractive hotel prices we want to continue we increased our capacity 15 percent this year hopefully 20 percent is usually unusual but you tourism inbound is important and the vice chairman of the island and jim is here with us to make that point again but also out bound tourism in upper california is the most attractive tourism designation in the united states and we see that today. i check the 5 o'clock we carry

only 95 from the island and the rest is in paris and all over europe that's basically the next step not only to connect idling island to california and europe but the whole world. we have an irish community in san francisco we believe approximately 4 hundred and 50 thousand people and building it or not lingus makes half of its revenue we call them relatives and family. we have 70 million people worldwide but it's a huge market and that's basically our mission we want to complete the mission every year and this flight to san francisco contributes.

we have one hundred and 50 years old we thought of something of our flying equipment it is in 3 o'clock we e 3:30 we took over the north atlantic and the designation is ireland the sf our more importantly all the the aircraft's is called for our crew after 12 hours of work still big miles. >> thank you very much (clapping.) i'd like to ask the crew to remain up front while we had a toast and ask the mayor to come up. a big toast to the air lingus in

san francisco welcome san francisco. cheers (clapping.) this means good height and good look. thank youfolks.

>> welcome ladies and gentlemen, i'm rick i'm the senior manager of digital learning at the academy of science it's wonderful seeing our folks logan and aboard i want to inside of the up the teacher and youth director at the educational academy (clapping.) thanks rick first of all, i want to say on on behalf of the entire science including gregory our executive director and

alison our chief of staff and cove and our jrgd. i'm so pleased to welcome you all i'm meg the director of the education at the academy and digital learning is one of the major categories we're delighted to be participating in today's program and i really want to thank the mayor and his office in making this happen. that's an amazing morning i'm sorry that you weren't here earlier today to see the youth working on those programs i need inform do more cod pr for those of you you who have not been here we're to explore and sustain life. the claemd - good timing for the