>> we offer everything from traditional black and white darkrooms to learning how to process your first roll of film. we offer classes and workshops in digital camera, digital printing. we offer classes basically in the shooting ton the town at night, treasure island. there is a way for the programs exploring everyone who would like to spend the day on this program. >> hello, my name is jennifer. >> my name is simone. we are going on a field trip to take pictures up the hill. >> c'mon, c'mon, c'mon.

>> actually, i have been here a lot. i have never looked closely enough to see everything. now, i get to take pictures. >> we want to try to get them to be more creative with it. we let them to be free with them but at the same time, we give them a little bit of direction. >> you can focus in here. >> that was cool. >> if you see that? >> behind the city behind the houses, behind those hills. the see any more hills? >> these kids are wonderful. they get to explore, they get to

see different things. >> we let them explore a little bit. they get their best. if their parents ever ask, we can learn -- they can say that they learned about the depth of field or the rule of thirds or that the shadows can give a good contrast. some of the things they come up with are fantastic. that is what we're trying to encourage. these kids can bring up the creativity and also the love for photography. >> a lot of people come into my classes and they don't feel like they really are creative and through the process of working and showing them and giving them some tips and ideas.

>> this is kind of the best kept secret. you should come on and take a class. we have orientations on most saturdays. this is a really wonderful location and is the real jewel to the community. >> ready to develop your photography skills? the harvey milk photo center focuses on adult classes. and saturday workshops expose youth and adults to photography classes. . >> ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

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♪ ♪ ♪ >> there you go. (clapping.) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ in >> all right. thank you so much. >> thank you my name is suzy one thing the president of the board of directors for chinatown cdc welcome you all to today it is such a wonderful thing to see this building come to fruition i mean, it was many, many years of work those of you who work with affordable housing know it takes a lot of effort to get the fund and do the building and planning so hats off to the team for working for seven years so hard

to make that a reality. (clapping.) >> i wonder how many of you were in the bay area during theloma prieta earthquake i have in the basement of cdc i felt the architecture rolling competently we didn't know if we would see chinatown in the rubble out of that disaster came a wonderful opportunity to build affordable housing but it didn't happen automatically so many people involved and norm is getting into all the tuesdays but it highlights the role of chinatown cdc in organizing and all those ways that happened before the housing department what happen to again thank you to everyone

for your involvement and support and all 9 folks that long time supporters norm an. >> thank you suzy. >> okay everyone turn to the person next to you and say you're beautiful no matter what they look like okay. no matter what we look like this is a beautiful thing in san francisco i'm probably the happiest thing the dream came through true act out of rubble so much collaborations unbelievable but my job today is to be quick to acknowledge so many people if you get left out if so only because of my scriptwriter okay. but basically we're celebrating we've got the adapted from 9 central subway and we've got

1850s 50 family that's rare we have homeless from hfa 5 shelter and 25 very lucky people that won the lottery any loiter winners here this is a dream come friday try a would've wonderful collaboration it didn't get better than this north beach and candle stick park anyway, i shall be myself i put on a collar but referred is backing up on the blessing reverend ma crepe here's the list we'd like to acknowledge you, your in the program if we left you out sorry first of all celebrate mayor ed lee give them

a hand the little dragon that's my name someone instrumental in turning this police station site to affordable housing the honorable willie brown and around at planning supervisor and olsen lee is he here he's on vacation i'll mention hills name and thank you to any staff (calling names). >> at a time there was a gap and john of the san francisco mta is in the house and we solve you know displacement issues it is perfect here and kay hill is there the contractor i don't see chuck he's highland we're going

to bug him for ticket okay always we wanted to thank chuck and mike and rob and jim and mark and pedro and stephanie thank you all from kay hill a quick hand and solomon thank you steven and ann here we go our financial people right on the list; right? we know p want to thank first of all the wonderful staff dedicated if chinatown stand up and make in some noise thank you so much your baby thank you for you're going to take over one of the companies in the housing and development staff gorgeous so

many people and the full-time maintenance that be here shawn the man and full-time property management and a lot of love we want to thank our financial partners california department of housing and urban development and california tax credit committee and federal home loan test, test, test, test, test, test, test, test, test, test, test, test, test, test raymond james again mta and, of course, silicon valley thank you. the gentleman will say a few words and the humans agency thank you cindy and joyce and city attorney's office beven and kirsten thank you all our political supporters look at all the board of supervisors thank you to sxhooikz and commissioner

tang supervisor kim and supervisor mar and captain david lazzaro and thank you, derrick for all the free tickets that's not in the script i added that and once again aaron and so many people to thank i'm going to cut auto u out and introduce our first speaker silicon valley fiona from silicon valley valley bank if i speak too fast too bad. >> thank you everyone it is good to be her o from silicon valley bank i'll keep my remarks short i'm told the two words you want hear from a banker is your

approved i shared the incredible stories the story from the rubbles to new begins like lydia flores moved ♪ april the incredible enthusiasm from the bank and, yes for the involvement to 9 project i want compromise convey it to wit new and the entire team i come to release as much asia i like to powwow it is critical we bring in the communication gambling more people about the health and affordability crisis especially in the city and state those who can't afford current market rate and how it impacts them we need the votes on upcoming legislation that benefits the entire city we need to remind folks that great ideas to this

amazing city is derived from the passion that's our square feet and a that's what is at stake i'll take off any banker hat and i can finally say yes in my background 1, 2, 3 yes, in my backyard so i can say it so my team member advocates for some funding for the community room we can say that we become we believe this project broadway-sansome apartments is an asset to our neighborhood and we welcome the families who live here and wish them a happy beginning thank you so much >> thank you fiona well, i better use this one we, of course have to have sam solomon not only for this building but

down the block you've got the corner on this market. >> i expect a microphone that norman is held to sizzle my figures it is it is enforceable in the mini have to say all the reasons this moment is so enormous for me convey my appreciation's this is a celebration that san francisco more than any other city san francisco is there it's successful mayor's and amazing community of nonprofit have created repairs to the stairs and the issues in our beautiful city with desperately needed affordable housing for an old san franciscan like me north beach is sacred ground nothing

means more than the great people (calling names) the whole institution have given to me and my colleagues to transform the square of the embarcadero freeway for those buildings and across the street as you look around the big picture how to fits into the city is originally and file number look at the people and look at the buildings but look at the many pictures look at how every baseboard meets the doorjamb and see how the hard work (calling names) by the incredibly capable and daebltd steve of our office i especially want to acknowledge fred lion who is glorious photograph in the lobby and his

life work of affirmative for san francisco conveys the ervin history those buildings are part of thank you thank you all for to special moment go warriors (clapping.) >> so some of you explain why al legislation - thank you reverend does this one work well, congress is in session i'm looking to be here on behalf of the congresswoman pelosi dear friends i'll add my congratulations to celebrate of the opening of broadway-sansome apartments out of the rubble and destation the looifrnt has

housed the homeless and other deserving low income individuals and families some of them are here this opening is a critical time in the affordable housing crisis and recognize our equality and affordable housing across san francisco i join you in applauding the chinatown development center for their leadership in stare heading this ambition project and binging hope to many of chinatown's resident your effort will give any deserving san franciscans a new and save place to call home providing save affordable housing is a matter of social and economic justice we must insure respect for every family and justice for all holders and

hope for all americans today we build a future of flarns fairness and equal opportunity for all regards nancy pelosi. >> thank you (clapping.) okay. all right. politics is a part of life okay. we have our current commissioner christensen come on up. >> politics is a part of my life first, i want to welcome the individual families that have become our neighborhoods by moving into this building their blessing is whoefrthd and big big thank you to the chinatown development center a wonderful organization with such a great history essential to our neighborhood and valuable i've been proud for many years as

affordable unit a neighborhood advocate to work within them on the joe dimaggio playground and as a supervisor their importance to me and the city government is more underscored there is so much to be done and cdc are essential in take care of the neighborhoods and society thank you, norman gordon and all the staff i'm pleased to do my little part at a supervisor i'm glad to join with the mayor and fellow board members this november and hopefully, we'll have a lot more ribbon cutting and groundbreaking i've been working on prevention that will help people who live in neighborhoods stay in affordable housing in neighborhoods with president breed and mr. rosen weaving to give preference to people that quality for

affordable housing so they can sacrifice in thaush neighborhoods and friends and neighbors to remain with us we're about ready to start work on 88 broadway another affordable housing project an broadway and marcus that project is not only a good home but a great neighbor to the people around it is it windshield integrated into broadway and the neighborhood i look forward to our help we're allowing to the sgrarn that people that are adapted by the rad program that we're going to encourage landlord to find a place for those people and hopefully return to their homes so there's loots to be done and glad as i am and happy i want to remind everyone for a long time this was the site of the new police

station i'm happy we have affordable housing but captain lazzaro we recent the oldest moldy police station in the city and make sure we take care of those people that are taking care of us thank you all very much (clapping.) supervisor jane kim (clapping.) >> thanks bunny she works in my office it is always great to be back home i am sure i spent 6 years of the chinatown community family and continue to be part of the family and of the neighborhood one of the things i leader added chinatown cdc i carry to this day on the board of supervisors things get talked about a admits

normal that is an opportunity not true but what is true that in country there is opportunity and one of the things i've leader another cd c turning something into tragic as suzy mend the 1989 leadership whether the former international hotel we partnered with st. mary's to build hundred units of affordable housing for your seniors in the city to many of the sites on broadway when did freeway was there to build affordable housing i'm sure you're aware of it is really, really difficult to build affordable units multiple unit housing their current 3 thousand

plus homeless children and one of the wealthiest cities in the world this development is going to help to take you will say another step towards eradicating and eliminating families homelessness in san francisco we know there are many families that also maybe not in the shelters life in sro's hotels 8 by 10 and kids trying to do their homework and it's multi generational there's a subsidy to know that families couldn't even be afternoon to make a transition to beautiful building on broadway this is what chinatownc. c is making our neighborhood healthier thank you

gordon and novrm and many people that are involved here today (clapping.) we found out that willie brown will not make it after andrea our residents speakers the mayor you have 15 seconds to thirty second to cover the story back then how this become affordable housing you were here. >> thank you, norman it is quite a story and actually a story where the thanks go to the people of district 8 because the police amendment was going to be told me sold off and the money to build a new central station on this site but the good people of district 8 encouraged their supervisor mark leno no, not to sell it off and as a result not

enough capital funding for central to come here i sfeptd in with gordon and rose and convinced willie brown it was time to make affordable housing at this site let's do it again at the bus yard and john hancock elementary school and all over the city cd c you're a rehabilitate committee thank you. >> you're our hero our hero for today, it's all about you let's give her a big hand at broadway. >> hello, everybody i'm andrea a new resident here and i want to (clapping.) first give thanks to the gentleman without him, i wounded be here and i want to thank sro

collaborative and my coach that that helped me through my family and i stuck by us and that's correct thanks to our mayor and everybody i see here my neighborhoods and even to say thank you so much to all of you we owe our deep itself gratitude for putting us in here it is - thank you for giving us all a new life compared to where i came from i was homeless for 3 and a half years my family and i living in a hotel i appreciate. >> thank you so much for giving me the opportunity the staff i

can't forget you i love the staff here we love you guys you're on top they're there when we need you and cal where i at you're so wonderful and i can't forget my girl thank you guys you guys put together the best staff ever when you put them here thank you so much for them (clapping) >> thank you for giving all the tenants another chance of a better and greater life thank you (clapping.) all right. okay are you ready mr. mayor. >> your time is come we want to thank everyone involved a lot of obligates participation and collaborations that make to possible like i said in the begin i don't know how happier he can be this

is one of the things homeless and sro families suffering in little rooms anyway this is a good one everybody i'm happy we're depending upon our mayor mayor edwin lee (clapping.) thank you, norman and congratulations again to you and cd d.c. thank you to the supervisors that are here, commissioner christensen and anothers thank you to gordon to rose that's been not only here we were together when we opened up the family housing a block away this was named after willie brown so got to go down there i want to thank you for the opportunity not only to celebrate many reasons to celebrate this the reason they put me last