[applause] >> all right. so supervisors real quick and you have to say the chinese except for supervisor eric mar who has a prepare speech. >> right. happy year of the ram. happy valentines day as well. to all of the children there is a lot of kissing that goes on today but i have a lot of love for chinatown and all of the volunteers serving the community and the people. thanks to the sponsors as well. [speaking foreign language] thank you. >> all right. other supervisors all you get to say is a chinese new year blessing. we will start over here. >> you want to go? >> no, go ahead. >> hi everyone. i am scott

wiener from the board of supervisors and here to wish you a happy new year and thank you to everyone that made this happen and have a great one. thank you. >> this is julie christensen the supervisor for the district. congratulations. all of you picked the best place to be today. it's a beautiful day so happy new year. happy valentines day. have a good day in chinatown and thank you to the chamber and to ed and rose for putting on a party and inviting all of us to be here. thank you norman. [speaking foreign language] >> any other supervisors? that's it? okay. are we ready? >> [speaking foreign language] (speaking chinese). i i am here to represent the recorder

assessor carmen chu and happy new year and celebrate with your valentines too. thank you very much. >> real quick captain can you say chinese new year? >> [speaking foreign language] happy new year. happy valentines day on behalf of every police officer that has the best job in the world patrolling chinatown and thank you very much. >> we have to go to rose and get ready. >> [speaking foreign language] so what i said is wishing everybody a prosperous new year. however, safety is number one and second is cleanliness so i have a cane. if i see anybody throwing garbage around i will wack you. thank you.

[applause] >> i got enough scissors this year. okay. let me tell you what is going on. they're going to cut the ribbon and then the beijing and valley christian will be ready. after they cut the ribbon i will go "one, two, three" and you're in for a real treat. [speaking foreign language] . all right. you guys all help me. ready? [speaking foreign language] >> one, two, three! all right. hit it. check this out everybody. turn around. check this out. all the way from

beijing and valley christian school together. ready? all right. >> [speaking foreign language] valley christian school -- [speaking foreign language] >> can you feel it everybody? ready? (band playing)

>> good morning, everybody. welcome to beautiful delores park. this is a long time coming. back in 2008, voters approved a clean and safe neighborhood parks bond which allocated about $14 million to improve this incredible park. our goal together we are going to build the new dolores park that is going to be built to last. it is going to retain all of it's important features, all of it's historic qualities, all of it's essential beauty. but yet be built with the idea that this is whenever people come. >> we are going to be renovating all six tennis

court's, replacing the basketball court with operations underneath so the staff has the ability to maintain the park. we are completely renovating the irrigation system and in addition to the operations we are building two new restroom buildings. this fund was part of the park renovation fund. we knew community was very supportive of a renovation fund. we engaged in a community process which we began with the park to do a detailed assessment of the condition of the park and very details conversation about what we can do in the park and utilize what we can. >> parks are where people can gather and where to relax and

a lot of people in the city don't have back yards and this is where we come to be with our community. >> 1, 2, 3. [ applause ] [ cheers and applause ] >> the work begins. test. >> hey, there san francisco nona back with budget friendly events and activities it is about anniversaries and festivals keep it here to find out were this wednesday with the one hundred anniversary of the scombrl expo on the center on valencia aiming to excavate the city's lost history learn marrow about our awesome city and on friday the

ocean fwlm festival see the mysteries of the ocean and experience the tlifl of saltwater skills and also catch films about giant tortoise and sharks and much, much more and on sunday it's in the park swing distance to the golden gate park lindsey in the park office a free lesson they're short and easy and fun from 10 to 2:00 p.m. that's the weekly buzz for more information visit sfgov.org and while

>> the program will be continued by the remarks of our special guests. first of all the honorable mayor of san francisco. please welcome our mayor. [applause]

>> thank you very much. happy luna new year everyone. [applause] it's my pleasure again to join our senator leno, our supervisors kim and scott wiener and the entire committee that has worked so hard to put on this wonderful, wonderful festival for our entire city. i just love this time of the year. the year of the ram this year is going to be about artistry, about coming together supporting each other. i want to say thank you very much to the festival volunteer community and the vietnamese community and economic development center. they have been wonderful in putting this on and now that we're revitalizing market street there is a connection of the improvements of the area and connected up with market street and this is a wonderful

celebration that we have it here at the center of our united nations plaza. i want to congratulate all of the store front owners here the small businesses here for working together with us. we have been putting a lot of emphasis on our market street as of late and our investment in neighborhoods and i hope that the small business owners along that corridor have really appreciated the work we're doing together. things are always improving and look at the wonderful crowds that you have coming out today so we join you in this festival. it's now the 19th tech festival celebration in our city. we congratulate and continue wanting to work very closely with the vietnamese community. [speaking foreign language] >> thank you.

[speaking foreign language] [applause] >> thank you mayor. thank you so much.

[speaking foreign language] watching. >> ever wonder about programs the city is working on to make san francisco the best place to live and work we bring shine won our city department and the people making them happy what happened next sf oh san francisco known for it's looks at and history and beauty this place arts has it all but it's city government is pretty unique in fact, san francisco city departments are filled with truly initiative programming that turns this way our goal is to create programs

that are easily digestable and easy to follow so that our resident can participate in healing the planet with the new take dial initiative they're getting close to zero waste we 2020 and today san francisco is diverting land filled and while those numbers are imperfect not enough. >> we're sending over 4 hundred thousand tons of waste to the landfill and over the 4 hundred tons 10 thousands are textile and unwanted listen ones doesn't have to be find in the trash. >> i could has are the ones creating the partnerships with the rail kwloth stores putting

an in store collection box near the checks stand so customers can bring their used clothes to the store and deposit off. >> textile will be accessible in buildings thought the city and we have goodwill a grant for them to design a textile box especially for families. >> goodwill the well-known store has been making great strides. >> we grateful to give the items to goodwill it comes from us selling those items in our stores with you that process helps to divert things it from local landfills if the san francisco area. >> and the textile box will take it one step further helping

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benefit. >> thanks to sf environment san francisco has over one hundred drop off locations visit recycle damn and thanks for watching join us ♪ ♪ ♪ >> i supposed to say the honorable mayor ed lee honorable willie brown mr. gesture pa elementary honorable guests and ladies and gentlemen, in times of the astrology i'm saying this is loving peace that the addition of the wood elements the goat characteristic is taught of love and peace and to be helpful and trusting to clinging and of a nature resistant to change

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