>> strong neighborhoods and communities versus financial profit and taxes, the city makes taxes whenever we can. i'm here knocking on the door of market rate rents. overhead, please. 80-year-old gal, her market rate rent went up $600. she moved to another building and stroked ten months later.

wonderful little couple. both of these are the nicest people. this couple, i didn't get a chance to shoot the photograph of that. this is the second rent increase. one of our residents who is still living there, a long time resident, about 20 years, she worked for the giants. she has to continue working for the giants because her below market rate apartment isn't paid for by her social security. section 8, any unit there in section 8? any seniors? we've four different groups of seniors, seniors that own their own home and can't take care of it, seniors whose legs are broken. we need to move homeless and put

veterans in. there are disabled and less fortunate people that are part of our community. a market rate rent is a disaster. we need people to be able to stay and live in their community instead of making a yearly hotel. thank you. >> thank you for your comments. next speaker, please. >> good evening, supervisors. my name is karen. i'm a planner and designer. i'm here as a 25 year resident of the city of san francisco. as a planner of some 40 years and many more than 40 urban waterfront projects including mission rock in the very beginning. there's not one other project that's ignited the same passions and pride that mission rock has done for me. there are many reasons, but i'll touch on three. the essence and value of the probably executive -- probably

executive, the partnership forms and the leadership by the team for mission rock. essence and values, from the day jack walked into our firm, the first days of this project, from that first day, we didn't have trouble agreeing on the values of what we wanted at mission rock, a place of interest and innovation, comfort, and choice and diversity that would have open arms to all. we agreed on that. that was the kind of -- think of the torch from the olympics. it was kind of the flame that has sustained us throughout. you will find that commitment to those values, the values of the public. participation of this site in everything that's in front of you this evening. community partnership was clear. you've heard comments about that already, sharing, engaging, and partnering together to decide what should be in this project

from the big picture to the small. lip never been comfortable with a face value of things, but moving on with research and commitment to take the long look. as a result, this will be an extraordinary place to live, work, and visit, well worth the pride and passions that i feel for the project and all of its creators feel in the community, but also for your pride and passions as you take agency on on -- action on this project moving ahead. >> thank you for your comments. next speaker, please. >> well, here we go again. another gentrification of san francisco. when this is it going to be too much? when is the congestion go to be too much for you people? if you let this project goes, it proves who you really are. you're not thinking of the poor people that live in dog patch or

down there. they can't park there overnight because supervisor cohen won't let them. it's just deplorable how you treat the poor people. do you think poor people will be able to afford those units? you're just creating urban blight. herman got rid of it. you guys are creating it. you're letting people chop up these houses, create all these expensive units that no one can afford, you know. it's more car break-ins. it's more bicycle thefts. there's more urine in the street, everywhere. i suggest you do not let the -- the giants need more power, a power out of the bullpen and more youth movement. they don't need this. thank you very much. >> thank you for your comments. next speaker, please. >> i thought this was the line for people who were in support

of the project? is this for people in support? >> this is public comment on the item total. >> neighborhood activist. let me tell you a story. it goes back to before most of you were born. the willie brown era, there was a gift horse the city got. it was the mission rock shelter. after a period of time when they built the stadium, they had to close it down, but when the shelter was there, you could actually see the visible homelessness in san francisco declined dramatically. you could -- a person could imagine a solution to the homelessness. that's the effect that shelter had. it was on that -- it was on the site we're talking about here. you know, i would just say that, you know, this -- this is a good probably executive. i'm not opposing the project. my comments are meant to be in addition to everyone else's. there is a huge segment of san

francisco's population that's being left out. >> thank you for your comments. before reverend townsend speaks, are there any other members of the public who would like to address the board on the mission rock financing district number two, the financing district plan and the bond issuance? please proceed reverend. >> thank you. arnold townsend. i came to support this project with brief remarks because i would hope that supporting this project is as easy for you as it is for me. i will say this: this project has been very frustrating to me on one level because one of san francisco's favorite pastimes is picking apart projects like this. i really tried, and i just wasn't able to. every time i turned around and i thought i had them, they got me. when i said there was something they were going to miss, i got a

call about talking about workforce. when i thought there was some parts of the community they would leave out and wouldn't touch, i got a call about, can you help us talk to local pastors so we can explain the benefits of the project to them. when we talked about the diversity in the housing, they said, no, it's not going to be only affordable. we're going to have deep affordability, not the affordable that many of the folk that we serve in our church and community cannot even afford that affordable housing. we're going deeper than that. then we even talked about the potential for affordability and diversity in the commercial facilities that will be there, in the retail sites. they will be small and broken up. just at every turn, they met -- they have met the need and i think it's absolutely essential to finally let me say this. the giants are partners with the city. even when they got turned down for stadiums, they didn't abandon the city and move to

santa clara. they stuck it out and shrugged it out. they deserve this approval, but more importantly, the people of san francisco deserve your approval. thank you. >> thank you for your comments. next speaker, please. >> president breed, supervisors, my name is shelly carol. i'm a neighbor in south beach and i've been attending meetings since jellies years and years and years, and people have said everything that i would like to except i would like to reiterate, support the project. i'm a season ticket holder. >> are there any other members of the public who would like to give public comment? seeing none, public comment is

closed. this hearing has been held, and is now filed. this matter is now in the hands of the board of supervisors. we will reconvene as of board of supervisors out of the committee of the whole. with that, i would recognize supervisor kim. >> thank you so much, madam president. i want to thank again our project sponsor and all of our city departments for their work on this project. it is really something that we're all incredibly proud of. again, the giants set the standard for all of the other developers across our city, particularly for large projects and it's really heartening to hear the supervisor is also working on a project that will hit 40%. it's really the leadership of the giants coming out in front for building for our city. and then one final note to reiterate supervisor fewer's comments to our planning

department and mayors office, we want to make sure it includes a robust discussion on children serving facilities. that is to come this year and so hopefully we can have the conversations before then. all right. colleagues would love your support on the remaining items both item 35 and 36 and then after those items, we will call the rest of the associated ordinances associated with this project. thank you very much. >> thank you, supervisor kim. with that, i would like to entertain a motion to excuse supervisor safai and supervisor cohen. moved by yee. can we take that out objection? without objection, they are excused. and on the items, items number 35 and 36, madam clearing, please call the roll. [ roll call ]

>> there are 9 acyes. ayes. >> item 38 and 39. add the mission rock special use district and make the appropriate findings. item 39 also known as the cbbc for pier 48 with a rent of 55,000 per month and approximately 3,000 per month from october through march. item 40 is the ordinance to approve a development agreement for 28 acres of real property known as seawall lot 337 for the

proposed mission rock mixed use project and suspend the administrative planning and codes. item 41 is a resolution to approve a disposition between the port and seawall lot 337 for 28 acres of real property known as the seawall lot 337. item 42 is a resolution to approve a memorandum of understanding between the port and other city agencies regarding inter agency cooperation for the proposed mission rock project. and item 43, is the resolution to approve a memorandum of understanding relating to and appointing the port commission as agent of mission rock special use district financing district approving related matters as defined here in and to approve the -- adopt the appropriate findings for items 39 through 43. >> colleagues, can we take these items same house same call. without objections they are adopted unanimously.

congratulations. madam clerk, let's go back to roll call for introductions. >> we have that madam president. i'll move to supervisor fewer. >> thank you very much. today, colleagues, it's my pleasure to introduce this with the department of environment and the planning department to prioritize city wise biodiversity goals to for the c. we all depend for food, health, clean air and clean water. preservation of our natural environment, city departments developed policies that pertaining to the conservevation of natural resources. there is an inter agency working group who have met to create a citywide biodiversity vision which includes biologically rich ecosystems, equitable access, awareness and experience of nature, community and ecological

stewardship. ecological planning and design. the department of environment and the planning department have worked for many months on this resolution with 13 other relevant city departments to articulate goals and develop next steps for making a bio diverse policy real in san francisco. urban areas we do not always prioritize our natural environment or think about how to preserve and nurture sustainability. we're lucky to be surrounded by natural environments. not all neighborhoods are surrounded by the same, we should be working to make sure environmental protection for the benefit and enjoyment of all our communities. i would like to thank supervisor jane kim who has committed to environmental preservation and also represents a more dense district than i for her cosponsorship on this resolution

today. in closing, i would like to say that february 16th is the lunar new year and this is the year of the dog. so i just would like to say, for people listening or watching this meeting today, everyone a happy year of the dog. >> thank you, supervisor fewer. supervisor kim. >> thank you so much. i have two hearing items that i would like to introduce today. the first hearing is for the first report of the safer school sexual assault task force which my office called upon exactly a year ago. the task force has completed. the report -- and we would love for them to provide a presentation to the board so we can hear about the work they've done. as a reminder, we know that recent high school graduates who are on their way to college have

many exciting changes and adventures to look forward to. however, the unfortunate grim reality is for many americans, particularly young 18 and 19-year-olds, they fas stats that are scary for many young parents. one in four women are sexually assaulted while in college and 84% of college women report a sexual assault and experience during their freshman or sophomore year. 85% of the victims were assaulted by someone they knew, usually a fellow student and 63% of college men who admitted to committing rape or attempted rape admitted to committing multiple offenses averaging 6 each. the reporting rates for campus sexual assaults are very low and on average only 12% of student victims report the assault to law enforcement. just as disturbing is the aftermath. if a student is sexually assaulted, there is little to no support from college

administration. as a result, we see that survivors are violated for a second time as they try to navigate the on campus sis tim testimony as well as -- system as well as the criminal justice system which is the worst experience in a person's life. we have been working with many grass root advocates including survivors, faculty and graduates who are immobilizing to raise awareness and create resources and support for survivors who may not know their rights or how to navigate reporting their assaults. these same people commit a year's worth of their time and energy to serve on the safer schools sexual assault task force with the department of women's status. and this task force provided a vehicle for experts on the ground especially our direct service providers to weigh in on what the city and its educational institutions in san francisco are already doing and what we can do better to support

these efforts citywide. the first major report including findings and recommendations of what we can do better, we want to make sure that members of the public and the full board get to hear what these recommendations are as we work to implement them. i want to acknowledge by cosponsors, supervisor ronen, tang, and stefani for cosponsoring our hearing and i look forward to hearing from our task force which included san francisco police department, our san francisco district attorney's office, and members -- students and faculty from usf, san francisco state, and city college of san francisco. second, i'm calling for a hearing on a behavioral health justice center and court. it was talked about earlier in roll call today by president breed, but we know that san francisco police department receives 20,000 calls for individuals in mental health crisis every year.

our general hospital psychiatric emergency services are unable to accept any new patients for more than two months in 2016 due to lack of capacity. of the almost 5,000 incarcerated individuals seen by behavioral health services between 2014 and 2015, 15% were homeless at some point in their lives and 31% have been homeless in the last year. of the 77 incarcerated individuals housed in psychiatric housing and jail, 1100% were charged with -- 100% were charged with a felony and the most common was assault with force likely to commit greater bodily injury. this is an a tenable situation where our residents, visitors, and workers in san francisco don't feel safe and the individuals in the greatest need of treatment are pushed through a criminal justice revolving door and no one wins. i'm calling for a hearing on the behavioral health court which has remarkable outcomes.

we want to scale this citywide. for those unfamiliar with the concept, the court is part of a system designed to identify people who are in the criminal justice system was of an untreated mental health issue and send them to treatment. the outcomes are noteworthy. after 18 months, 26% of participants are less likely to be charged with a new offense. 55% are less likely to be charged with -- it was reduced by 40% which is great for the participants and for taxpayer dollars. this behavioral health model is a concept that i believe is worth exploring with our experts from department of public health, pd, da, and public defenders office. we want to be able to talk about how we can scale this model so it's able to accept more individuals in need of treatment regardless of their involvement but also regardless of their contact with the criminal

justice system. you shouldn't have to commit a crime to get the services and support and housing and shelter that you need. with don't want to continue to promote a system that isn't working. for the families of the individuals suffering from mental illness, we know that this isn't safe or healthy for anyone. colleagues, we look forward to hearing both of these hearings at committee and the rest i submit. >> thank you, supervisor kim. supervisor peskin. >> today i'm introducing a ethics reform measure with regard to disclosure of contributions by major donors, independent expenditure committees. i would like to thank supervisors, and i also want to thank president breed for agreeing to waive the 30-day

rule. simply, this would apply to individuals who make contributions of over $10,000 to any committee. they would have to disclose that within 24 hours, and they would also have to disclose what their business interests are in san francisco above certain thresholds which will allow voters and the public and the media to know what is motivating the individuals to contribute. i look forward to passing this legislation. i also want to thank our interim mayor who has agreed to sign it if we are able to put it on his desk. i'm introducing a resolution opposing -- as well as our assembly member and former

assessor by way of a brief explanation in its current form, it would essentially exempt from local controls regarding density, design height limits under 85 feet, any housing development within one half mile of a major transit stop or one quarter mile of a high quality as defined in the legislation transit corridor which amounts to 96% of san francisco. i waent to thank the san francisco planning department for their analysis of this legislation, which fundamentally undermines work that we have done, whether it's the neighborhood plan, the rincon hill plan, our housing programs, home sf, all of these could be undermined in our collective efforts to advance the same policies that senator wiener seeks to advance would be restricted on the local level. i spoke to him today and i'm going to send this item to

committee and not put it on the adoption without reference calendar because he is getting ready to make apparently significant amendments to the legislation and we will see what those look like at the end of this month. finally -- i would like to thank supervisors for their cosponsorship of the resolution opposing sb827. finally, the city has taken unequivocal stand against senate bill 182, which passed last year. i want to thank our city attorney who has initiated litigation, which expresses san francisco's charter sovereignty. this is a piece of legislation which not only exacerbates our congestion issues but under cuts our local tax regulations and i want to salute our treasure who has been on this issue.

we've been forced in litigation with uber and lyft. in the meantime, it's really unfair to taxi companies and law-abiding tnc drivers who have registered with the treasure and tax collector and this will temporarily give relief to those individuals as the litigation is being pursued by city attorney, and the rest i will submit. >> thank you, supervisor. supervisor ronen. >> madam president, that concludes the introduction of new business. >> thank you. read public comment. >> at this time, the public may now address the entire board of supervisors up to two minutes on items within the subject matter jurisdiction. pursuant to the board's rules, directly as a whole and not individual supervisors, nor to the audience. if you would like to display your document, state such to

sftv and then remove it when you would like to return to live coverage of the meeting. >> [ unintelligible ]

>> as a homeless advocate, i'm here to talk about mr. donan. he lives in house number 17. he has new manager. he and the four other people has been evicted only for one thing because they are black. i am against that and i don't allow anyone to have discrimination against us or anything or anyone in the city. include him and other people. we must see how we can stop that discrimination. the color is not discrimination. the discrimination is the people who make it that we must stop them. thank you very much. >> thank you. thank you for your comments. next speaker, please.

>> i regret not going to city council in san jose the month leading up to 91 is 1 because -- 911 because i could have had it on record. the 6th trumpet can be narrowed down to the year, month, and day. if you know when jesus was baptized, you can know with the 6th trumpet is. you can actually know when the 6th trumpet is because there's a chronology that leads back to the destruction of the jewish temple and the command by king cyrus to restore and build jerusalem later. it's really strange that more christians don't understand it, but i do. i did. i regret that. i'm not going to make the same mistake of coming down here before. tomorrow is 6,000 days from 911. it's 8,000 days from the jubilee

of christ. it's the 70th real jubilee, but it's the 40th from christ. tomorrow will be 8,000 days from then. now, it's not as easy to calculate when judgment day is going to be. okay. it really isn't. but once again, it's very, very simple. i haven't proved my point because i have two minutes. i really wish i could get ahold of john macarthur. he could understand it if i could dislodge his thinking. most people think the temple was destroyed in 587bc, but the prophet didn't say that. will judgment day be tomorrow? well, you say you hope so. somebody said that. but this is no joking matter. i mean, if you don't know jesus christ -- i was trying to convert the muslims. christians don't have homophobia with the homosexuals.

i talk with the homosexuals and try to convert them. i speak with the muslims on islamophobia. >> thank you for your comments. next speaker, please. >> president breed, ladies and gentlemen of the board. i ask for your resignations. you violated your oaths of office. you swore to defend the u.s. constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic. yet, you continue the operation of citywide case management focus. a joint project with the san francisco campus of the university of california which city and county funds at the rate of approximately $100 million per year. citywide is city and counties assertive community treatment provider. it's responsible for performing involuntary medical and surgical procedures upon residents of the city and county. citywide is able to do this only by denying the patients life and liberty without due process of law guaranteed by u.s. constitution amendment five.

citywide denies the patient freedom of association and the right to petition the government with grievances all guaranteed by u.s. constitution amendment one. citywide perpetration unreasonable searches and seizures in violate of constitutional amendment 4. they deny the patients the right to -- citywide denies patients the right to jury trials guaranteed by amendment 7. cruel and unusual punishment and violation of amendment 8. they deny guaranteed by constitution a end in -- amendment 9. citywide uses medicine to unnecessarily control the patients because it offers no avenue of complaint. it violates u.s. constitution amendment 13. citywide denies the patients equal protection under the laws guaranteed by amendment 14. you are knowledgeable of these vie layings. you do nothing to prevent them. you have violated your oath of

office. i ask for your resignation. back to you, madam clerk. >> thank you for your comments. next speaker, please. >> the city's obviously broken. it's not functioning directly. it's never been more unlivable. there's never been nor misery -- more misery in the streets anded board has done nothing to alleviate this situation. the first good decision you guys have made was making my political enemy the mayor. that's the first solid decision you guys have made. i say that because of the mad cow stampede that ensued afterwards. that was a disgraceful exhibition that was a total disrespect to those halls and to the democratic processor what we're supposed to be doing. i digress. i want to get back to all this you guys worrying about trump

and the sanctuary city and all that stuff. you don't care about all that. if you did, you wouldn't let these poor immigrants walk through filth, people shooting up, selling crack, going to the bathroom in the streets. i suggest you start doing your job. put out a couple more out houses, maybe a public bath, a needle place where people can shoot up or put their dirty needles instead of leaving them in the street. this is a total ruin. you guys are presiding over it. so i suggest you get out of the developer's hip pocket and start addressing some of the issues that are facing us. the placement center, what good is a placement center when the public, the homeless can't use the bathroom. they have to go in the alley in the back and use the bathroom. or, you know, they can't go in the front because people are

selling crack out there. 600 feet for a pot club? everybody is selling crack anywhere they want. this is a disgrace. are you guys -- have you guys been outside? have you walked up larkin street or hyde? thank you. >> thank you for your comments. next speaker, please. >> auto duffy, neighborhood activist. historically going back, you know, about the time i was born, the golden post warriors, there were a lot more jobs and those jobs didn't require extreme academic skills or any other india of great skills the average person could find a way to raise a family. i had a neighbor who drove a milk truck. part of our problems is those jobs are gone. they're gone. i know about the time i moved here there were two people on every bus. there was a driver and a conductor. they all made incomes good

enough to raise families on. then, you know, so that's -- so that's the problem with the housing right there. you can't -- what i think is that, i'm representing a demographic that's below the demographic this project -- recent project we just talked about is made for. maybe the upper third of the people i represent might have a chance to get into that housing. but, you know, probably not. making it worse is that the people who are in that 100% of median income range, 125%, they're taking up the housing that the lower demographic used to live in, for instance, the president of the board of supervisors. so what i'm saying is i want to put a marker out there and say if we're going to do things like mission rock project, we have to do more than that. the behavioral health component that somebody mentioned right now, that's kind of what i'm talking about. thank you. >> thank you for your comments.

next speaker, please. >> if there are any other members what who would like to address the board, now is your opportunity. >> we're pushing the limits. overhead, please. timing is almost everything. i may have blown the time. tell the guys at the giants that's me in 1955 after they won the -- i was all decked out. you might say i was baptized a giant back in new york. so i'm partial to them. here's another photo. that's the health club. they were a mom and pop marijuana club that got knocked

out four or five years ago when the last feds moved in. they were the oldest club. that's the love shack. that's where i can go and i can get weed out of a jar. it's not -- it's not packaged in a package like this. it is fresher. if you went to the building and you bought all of your ingredients in plastic -- wrapped in plastic, that's the difference of what the feds are doing. so basically, growers that like to grow their weed and make a gift of it can't do that anymore. we're losing moms and pops. the brothers have been doing brownies for 10 or 15 years. they may lose out because of the new ingredients. i brought in a couple of joints last time. those joints would last me two weeks. they cost about $20 each.

a cigarette is smoked within ten minutes, 40 minutes later you need another one and it's destructive. we need to take marijuana away from its being a radioactive. it's a help to living. thank you. >> thank you for your comments. madam president. >> thank you. are there any other members of the public who would like to provide public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. madam clerk, read the items for adoption without reference to committee. >> items 46 through 48 with being considered for adoption without committee reference. these may be approved by a single roll call vote. otherwise, a member may have an item considered separately. >> okay. madam decker, on the item, supervisor peskin. >> i would like to sever item 48. >> on the remaining items, madam clerk, call the roll [ roll call ]

>> there are 9ayes. madam clerk call item number 47. >> item 48 is the resolution to designate michael rios of the city and counsel -- >> ameritus. >> apologies. >> i neglected when we honored mr. rios. >> supervisor pes kin. >> thank you supervisor ronen. >> can we take this item same house same call. it's adopted unanimously. madam clerk, read the in

memorium. >> the late dr. jack mcconnell, on behalf of supervisor cohen and supervisor safai for jeremy gordon. >> and supervisor breed. >> and president breed. on behalf of supervisor cohen for the late mr. jeremy gordon. >> thank you, madam clerk. is there any other business before us today? >> that concludes our business for today. >> thank you, everyone. we are adjourned.

hello, welcome to public works tv. i'm jordan. >> i'm phillip. >> i'm carl. >> i'm jennifer. >> i'm miguel. >> today, we're your host. i'll be sharing -- >>my. >> favorite san francisco spot. this weeks improvements continued along hay street. this whole initiative alleviates sidewalk congestion and allows surrenders -- /* like we always say, it's nall the details. this week, we're proud to

receive an award for employee wellness initiatives. >> i love my bike. it's with me when i'm traveling between meetings, grabbing a bite to eat. often times i'm busy at home, so being able to run a lunch errand is key. if heading south, valencia street is my route. it has undergone transformation. the bicycle doreenway is my -- greenway is my favorite. it allows me to take in the sights and sounds of the corridor. and has a traffic calming effect. public works continues to collaborate with multiple agencies such as the planning department, health department to develop safer streets for all. it's a vision zero plan.

as enthusiastic cyclists, improvements like these help me feel safer. >> if you keep riding to the end of the corridor, you'll find the gateway. with the rainy season here, the gardens manage storm water. landscape architects select species to handle the wet and dry seasons making it a beautiful sight to see. >> one of san francisco's internationally known destinations, fishermen's wharf. it's one of my favorite landscape projects in the city, because it demonstrates how landscape design transforms for the better. this is a community driven process. local merchants and business owners. the district, planning and

public works. in just the first phase of the fishermen wharf plan. the apparent improvements are jefferson street. it was reduced from four lanes to two and the sidewalk widened. making the corridor safer and more inviting for people who walk and bike. next time you're out here, you'll notice there is more. paving material, topography, visual organization. this includes improved intersections, pedestrian scale lighting, bike parking, public seating and more. the resulting design celebrates the history of the wharf and san francisco's waterfront while creating a street scape for the walkable and bikeable city. the project is such a success that phase 2 is under way.

come and check it out. >> the park is bound by 18 street on the north, 20th street on the south. the loehr street on the east and church street on the west. mission delores park is one of my favorite spots because it provides urban oasis in a densely packed neighborhood. many neighbors consider this their backyard. it's a place for children of all ages, those with pets, those who want to play sports, hang with friends or lay in the sun. people from in and out of san francisco come together to enjoy this green space. san francisco public works helped shape the final design of this project. the re-imagined park is home to six tennis courts, a basketball court, a sports field, the helen diller playground. two off-leash dog areas, improved irrigation and public rest rooms and the lawns. if you haven't already, come

experience this park for yourself. >> sunset boulevard starts at lake and ends at golden gate park. the boulevard is lined with tree canopies and is great for runners, walksers, cyclists and a scenic road for people who drive. public works takes great pride in caring for this area. katy tang who represents the sunset district wanted to make the boulevard more inviting and installed outdoor exercise equipment. her goal, encourage the community to explore sunset boulevard and engage in healthy activities. as a resident of the outer sunset, the equipment allows me an easy opportunity to exercise outdoors and it really fun. as a runner, i have always appreciated san francisco's nature and happy to have the advantage of working out even

while waiting at spotlights, using the outdoor fitness equipment. come try it out for yourself. >> hey, didn't see you there, don't mind me, i'm at my favorite spot, lilac alley. i think of a city that is deeply rooted in culture. it's neil gorsuch lilac alley is a two-block stretch in the mission district, containing murals that show case the talent of local artists. whether it's something silly, iconic, political or cultural, the alley is a feast for your eyes and can be used for the perfect spot for a selfie. graffiti watch programs, community members can partner with public works to make sure the dynamic alley is in its best shape for neighbors and visitors. growing up here in san

francisco, gave me the opportunity to explore many cool and unusual spots that only san francisco has to offer. one of my favorite spots is the palace of fine arts in the marina district. this jewel was constructed in 1915 as part of the panama pacific. it was designed by architect may beck. after the exhibition, most of the buildings were torn down. but san francisco loved the magical pal ace so much, they decided to keep it. today, people come from all over the world to visit. with the rotunda and pond, it makes it an ideal location for weddings and events. i personally enjoy walking around the palace and taking in the beauty. public works led a project completed in 2009 that included seismic upgrades, restoration of walkways and others to preserve

the history of the palace of fine arts. if you haven't already, come check it out. >> the slide has been a popular spot for generations of san franciscans. the park opened in 1979 and was developed by local artists, activists and employees. you can find the park tucked away on avenue in the heights. it's cared for by a group of volunteers. what makes this place so special, side by side, 40-foot slides that can bring a smile to children and adults. as one of the kids who was lucky enough to have grown up in san francisco, it's been a very special place to me for a long time. i'm sure once you ride the slide, you'll know why.

>> it's important to remember that these parks are maintained by neighbors. their gems of san francisco and we want thome keep shining -- them to keep shining. ment so >> we hope you enjoyed exploring city the with us. >> do you have a favorite public space? share it with us in the comments below. until next time, thank you for joining us on public works tv. >> i am public works. >> we are public works. ♪ >> thank you for coming to the talent dance performance and talent show. [ applause ]

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