surprised by most of comments seemed to recognize this is a review of the waterfront land use plan but some think that is the plan so i wanted to thank you for the opportunity for those who are watching this is a review of the existing plan and what's been accomplished under the plan given getting everyone up to speed and a process going forward i want to reilly repeat that i'm surprised by one set of comments thinking this is the end result as opposed to a starting point we've talked about a specific ear and groups we focus on the waterfront going forward but we want to look at

not only on the group only the ambition issues effecting the waterfront but the sea level transportation but perhaps the group getting involved if the coordination, if you will, of all the different pieces so that it won't seem a sill low but pieces, of course, that makes sense because there is so some differences along the waterfront by it might be helpful an umbrella process or grew up that works with staff pulling together the despite piece not only the issues effecting the waterfront as a whole it can be representatives from some of the various other specific groups by maybe useful to have a bit more of an umbrella piece there another suggestion that which was raised i think it is

important we talk about the constraint we're under fillmore and some of the things but pointing out as we go forward there are other constraint open things we do it is a useful suggestion and maybe come up with a frequently go asked question on what do we operate under not the waterfront what's the restrictions so members of the public are offering suggestions they'll see it in context i think we think of all sorts of amazing things to perhaps happen but not feasible given the whole process and not not only the financial constraint but regulatory constraints so that might be helpful so people can see that

context and finally, i think we'll be doing this but it might be helpful for the next presentation to call out some of the salient comments that have been included some substantive and helpful others we can bucket 10 people said i don't want this in my backyard or whatever we can mark that but there are critic comments that would be helpful to synsize those in areas and we can use those to solicit more comments we'll beizing their comments and thoughtful comments really are appreciated and will be used. >> thank you very much can we at some point, when we

feel the presentation keep improving it and getting the feedback our own city leaders need to understand what we're going forward obviously the supervisors and any other head of departments need to get a better sense of what we're sanctioning here i don't think you've done that by the last question you'll be coming back in january or march what's the overall steps and the timeline so we'll know how long this is going to go on. >> i'll take the first question about the outreach in the city we agree so we made a presentation to the controller we went to the capital planning committee the planning committee includes all the chapter 6 department that basically is the depending and the port etc.

got good feedback and response there we have been trying to organ a meeting and schedule for early jan with the office of economic workforce development and all the staff that interact with the port big next step in terms of outreach to the city when we feel we're ready we can go to the planning commission to the board of supervisors and make the presentation when we feel that we're ready for that but we agree that that's a progress both of educating and inadequate more feedback for this process so there's good existence about th that. >> and your second question i think was more about the next steps what to expect early next year i'll hand it to diane. >> what's been a e that's what

we aim to report you to when we come back in late february or march we're still analyzing the comments that have come in i agree with you many is of the comments are organized in principles for many of the issues that need to be addressed but we have not really done enough work internally to figure out the set of steps with the community we're ready to share with you at this point so we'll put our thinking caps on and come back in february. >> have we respond to michael daily and pier 84 regarding his comments. >> great. >> thank you very much that was a very helpful interpretation. >> that was a fun and exciting

process for all of us and continuing to work on it. >> thank you item 10 new business? >> commissioners any new business? there's no urgency but since i was in the cruise ship terminal we heard from metro open the portside i'm wondering can question get an update at some point in the first quarter what are the observations on the use of the facility how it's going >> metro is in the process of working on a website the public can check what's on the calendar at any given time and i assume at this point they've done a lot of martin.

>> yes. >> that's good, i want to know you know how that is going and better than equal to the forecast i won't ask it would would be the be worse. >> they're opening in the first 60 days it's fantastic the forecast for the full year no, not yet. >> but we will be back with more details. >> okay thanks. >> certainly the informal feedback i received as everyone absolutely loves the familiarity and many great generated folks from san francisco it's much anymore beautiful then they thought could be and others kudos to the port that's fantastic not only the crews operations with you for creating

a spectacular space for the city. >> i move to adjourn the meeting in the memory of jennifer and supervisor bolstering. >> so moved. >> all in favor, say i. meeting's adjourned thank you, everyone >> 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." ♪

>> hi today we have a special edition of building san francisco, stay safe, what we are going to be talking about san francisco's earth quakes, what you can do before an earthquake in your home, to be ready and after an earthquake to make sure that you are comfortable staying at home, while the city recovers. ♪ >> the next episode of stay safe, we have alicia johnson from san francisco's department of emergency management. hi, alicia thanks to coming >> it is a pleasure to be here with you. >> i wonder if you could tell us what you think people can do to get ready for what we know is a coming earthquake in san francisco. >> well, one of the most things that people can do is to make sure that you have a plan to

communicate with people who live both in and out of state. having an out of state contact, to call, text or post on your social network is really important and being able to know how you are going to communicate with your friends, and family who live near you, where you might meet them if your home is uninhab hitable. >> how long do you think that it will be before things are restored to normal in san francisco. >> it depends on the severity of the earthquake, we say to provide for 72 hours tha, is three days, and it helps to know that you might be without services for up to a week or more, depending on how heavy the shaking is and how many after shocks we have. >> what kind of neighborhood and community involvement might you want to have before an earthquake to make sure that you are going to able to have the support that you need. >> it is important to have a good relationship with your neighbors and your community. go to those community events, shop at local businesses, have

a reciprocal relationship with them so that you know how to take care of yourself and who you can rely on and who can take care of you. it is important to have a battery-operated radio in your home so that you can keep track of what is happening in the community around and how you can communicate with other people. >> one of the things that seems important is to have access to your important documents. >> yes, it is important to have copies of those and also stored them remotely. so a title to a home, a passport, a driver's license, any type of medical records that you need need, back those up or put them on a remote drive or store them on the cloud, the same is true with any vital information on your computer. back that up and have that on a cloud in case your hard drive does not work any more. >> in your home you should be prepared as well. >> absolutely. >> let's take a look at the kinds of things that you might want to have in your home. >> we have no water, what are

we going to do about water? >> it is important for have extra water in your house, you want to have bottled water or a five gallon container of water able to use on a regular basis, both for bathing and cooking as well as for drinking. >> we have this big container and also in people's homes they have a hot water heater. >> absolutely, if you clean your hot water heater out regularly you can use that for showering, drinking and bathing as well >> what other things do people need to have aren't their home. >> it is important to have extra every day items buy a couple extra cans of can food that you can eat without any preparation. >> here is a giant can of green giant canned corn. and this, a manual can opener, your electric can opener will not be working not only to have 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