>> vice-president swig: i am just doing the meth. if you have a 6-foot six sidewalk, six images that go to the curb, 2 feet goes to the basin, and forefeet is allowable for the pedestrian space, that enables a wheelchair access and, you know, that is a good scenario for handicap access or accessible access. so why not would be my question. i would be willing to go in that direction if the rest of the team goes with me to challenge the viewpoint of the department. and set a precedent. >> it is is a reasonable line.

that is the case already. it is challenging and selecting the right tree for an alley. they tend to -- we want something upright that can get establish. we do not need a 14 feet straight tree. we allow there to be some fluff and smaller vegetation in the way. we do -- we get a lot of -- there are certain species that are absolutely off the table. don't even discuss them. it is always a challenge. what really could do well here? even when we look at the three by three with a 7-foot sidewalk, we are still thinking, get it up, get it out, and not having it to be too too dominating for the site. there are some trees. >> vice-president swig: i have a 2-foot in front of mine and when i first moved in 15 years ago, i was instrumental in working with the people and putting in 270 trees. so it has been 14 years and i've

had no issues with my cherries except for the cherries. the lack of cherries possibly. >> note too many cherries. >> one thing, the sunset is a good example where the sidewalks are mostly developed as a 6-foot wide sidewalk. what we have been doing for years is windows trees need to be removed due to natural causes, we are requiring, we gently point out to the property owner that the line is not where the sidewalk starts. there's a 15-foot wide sidewalk or public right-of-way. we have been requiring that placement trees are replanted within the right-of-way but off that narrow at 6-foot sidewalk when there is space to do that. >> i have one too. rate year. >> that is what we're doing in the richmond and sunset to get them off the 6-foot wide sidewalk. they are not new issues for us, but i hear the feedback and, you know, i'm not going to under

support our department. there is a lot of problems with trees and alleys. as we can hear this evening, no one wants to lose a tree line -- tree-lined street. >> vice-president swig: does your website say that a 7-foot or does the website say 6-foot six? >> i would have to. but that was my goal before hearing this evening. was to look at the application. of the application that the appellant submitted and have a copy of the director's order so i can point to it. >> vice-president swig: ok. thank you. >> commission -- thank you commissioners. this matter is submitted. >> commissioner lazarus: two commissioner's wake's suggestion, would it be a situation where we did something like that it would be a future

disaster or the tree wouldn't thrive. or where there are there trees that would thrive there? >> we have hundreds of street trees in alleys like this in the western edition. we have very similar issues. whole bunch of those alleys. we have very similar settings and some trees have been able to get established and some have added a lot haven't. it is really inconsistent and hit and miss situation. >> president fung: anybody else? i think i showed my cards and i would be prepared to suggest a motion where the appeal is upheld and that the current

street trees are removed and replaced by two new street trees in a 2-foot square box, as long as a 40-inch pedestrian access exists on the sidewalk and that the replacement trees would be at the discretion of the department. that would be my motion if anyone wants to discuss. that would be wonderful. >> i am with the urban forestry. one note is it could be a two by three basin or a two by four. in terms of -- we would want a three by three or three by four.

but just for taxi purposes. i just wanted to put that out there. >> president fung: we can change that up. as long as there is a 40 inch pedestrian access. that would seemingly work. 6 inches, 2 feet, forefeet would give you that 40-inch pedestrian walkway. >> the subject property has a 6-foot sidewalk. it would be a two by four with a 4-foot passage. >> yeah. >> president fung: i do not have a problem with that. the only concerning issue would be that it would set a precedent and calls for further fallback for the department. but as members of the public testified, the department is handing out information that indicates that is a 6-foot six rather than a 7-foot at the new

director's order. given that information, i would support that motion as well. >> on the basis for the motion? it is public safety and the lack of clarity currently with regard to the departmental guidelines. >> ok. so we have a motion -- >> commissioner honda: we would recommend public safety and accessibility on the sidewalk. let's stop it at that. >> and the lack of clarified lines greece. >> commissioner honda: know, we don't need that.

just public safety and accessibility. on the sidewalk. >> there should also be some basis for allowing the tree to be removed. i think you are allowing the tree to be removed. >> the tree needs to be removed because they present a clear hazard and they are in poor health based on the photos that we saw. >> ok. i have a motion from vice president's wake to grant the appeal and overturn the public works order denying the removal of two trees and directing the bureau of urban forestry to issue the tree removal permit for the two trees with replacement of trees and two by four boxes on the condition that they remain -- they remain a 40-inch wide pedestrian access. >> vice-president swig: at least 8 inches. >> 48-inch wide pedestrian access on the basis that the

trees that will be removed are creating a hazard and on the basis that making this change will result in improved public safety and accessibility of the sidewalk. on that motion? >> yes. >> yes. >> yes. >> yes. >> that motion carries. 5-0. so we will now move on to item number 2. commissioner comments and questions? >> vice-president swig: i guess i will start. sorry, you start. >> you are free to leave if you want. thank you. [laughter]

>> big audience. >> yeah. >> you don't know who is watching on television. >> it is live. there are millions out there. >> yeah, right. you could have done this for me earlier and i wouldn't have to leave. >> tonight is my last court of appeals meeting. it has been an honour to serve the public in this way. i have especially appreciated working with my fellow commissioners. these commissioners are unsung heroes in my mind for the work and dedication that i've seen them display and getting ready for the hearings on weekends and evenings, and the time and effort that they all put into come up with the right or the best results. sometimes the decisions we make or that we have made aren't always popular. no one can say that they were made in a whimsical way or made with a lack of forethought. i feel fortunate to have served with all of you.

i will miss this group of commissioners and the dedicated staff personified by julie and gary. i want to thank brad for all of his wise council. i also want to say that i am appreciative of the opportunity that i've had to listen to scott sanchez and patrick duffy. i don't know a time where they did not come before the board and were not well prepared and articulated their present -- and articulate in their presentations. i learned a lot from them even when i did not always agree with them. i wanted to say a special thank you to melia cohen for encouraging me to become a commissioner and to david chiu were selecting me. it is my hope to once again engage in public service and some other way in the future. it's a great city even with all of its challenges. i wanted to thank the public for being engaged, showing up and sitting patiently through some

long agendas, at times. it has been an honour to serve you. i think you. [applause] [laughter] >> any other comments? >> president fung: i grabbed the prerogative of the office and to also thank commissioner wilson for her service. for her deliberations. they have assisted us in our discussions and our decisions. we will miss you. good luck in your endeavours. >> i would just like to add that i too have appreciated your thoughtful questions, your considered decisions, they have always been of help in getting to the right conclusions. we will definitely miss you and i am hopeful that your

replacement is as equally an avid giants fan as you are. [laughter] >> i will keep it simple. i will definitely miss you and i will miss your deliberations and your smile and your thoughtfulness. it has been fun. [laughter] >> i won't move over there. i bite. >> president fung: i am not moving. >> thank you very much for your levelheaded nature and for the chemistry that you have provided to keep this body so cohesive in the way that we do business. i appreciate your words. we do work hard and you have worked equally hard. in the pursuit of fairness and we wish you very well. we will definitely miss you. >> think you. >> we will still see her again. >> i will come for public comment.

>> on that, one last note, i just want to extend my appreciation. thank you to my loving wife who allowed me to be here on our 20th wedding anniversary. whose patience and tolerance is appreciated. i would not miss this moment, evidently. that is it. >> is there any public comment in item number 2? [laughter] >> police down to the site. >> ok. seeing none, this concludes the hearing. >> president fung: this meeting is adjourned. thank you. >> thank you all.

>> to be here to honor the

amazing dragon boat team of lincoln high school. [applause] you know, i've been fortunate enough to be here at city hall and we've been able to honor our city of san francisco for some amazing accomplishments. a high school that once [inaudible] and the football team for winning the first state championship. and now lincoln high school's dragonboat games. this is absolutely incredible. and i couldn't be more proud of your accomplishments. this is a feat to come together not specifically to win a championship, but for the love of the sport.

a committed team that is like a family. that is why they're champions because they work together and they support each other and they [inaudible]. we're training them to work hard and even when they want to give up sometimes, they pushed themselves that extra mile. so the lincoln high school dragonboat team took home four gold medals. [cheering] [applause] it says gold at the 11th annual dragonboat race in hungary. [applause] what an amazing accomplishment led by several participants

including [inaudible]. [applause] and the team managed by brian [inaudible]. 37 student-athletes competed in six division categories winning gold in four and silver in two. four gold is pretty amazing. and it's not just about racing. it's about uniting a diverse group of young people for a common goal. together they made something amazing happen so this is why we want to say that today we honor that accomplishment and to bring us, at this time, someone else who represents your [inaudible] at lincoln high school, including the volleyball team we had in here just not too long ago.

your supervisor, katie james. come on up. [applause] like your outfit. [laughter] congratulations to lincoln high school dragonboat team. i still remember [inaudible] and i could'nt believe it when we took first place in the competition. a round of applause to all of you for all of your hard work. [applause] [inaudible] here at city hall [inaudible] and the dragonboat was not very good. including myself. [inaudible] and we don't know

why. but it is very hard. so i commend you all for being able to [inaudible]. just incredible. [applause] for those of us [inaudible], it is an incredible experience with them and i hear you loud and clear. so, we're going to get in gear for another dragonboat championship. [applause] so with that, i will [inaudible]. the unified school district and [inaudible].

team members, [inaudible]. and i also want to thank [inaudible] these competitors today. so with that i'd like to bring up another member here at city hall, [inaudible]. [applause] >> my goodness. congratulations! [applause] it might be [inaudible] but i think that the work that we do

is as important to support our education system and our schools. one of the things that i had left to do when i was [inaudible] was support [inaudible] that are happening and i really want to thank both mayor london breed as well as kate james. i'm not sure you know, but [inaudible] honor and celebrate your accomplishments. this is something that [inaudible]. it actually really happens with london breed and with mayor ed lee before, where we really wanted to say that our students are accomplishing and winning, are coming together as a team and we want to celebrate you here in your city hall. so i want to say a big, big thank you to mayor london breed and katie tang for spearheading that. [applause] i heard that you won this competition in hungary. i guess you were "hungry" for

the win. [laughter] but, i know. i guess -- i thought it was a good joke. in any case, you know, part of the amazing thing about dragon boating, having been in a boat before and doing it, it's a lot of hard work and i think we have a lot to learn here in city hall with the things that you have accomplished as a team together. you have to get the timing right. you have to work together. you have to listen to the beat. you have to be rowing in the same direction and all working together in order to get that win. because a win isn't about really big distances. we're talking about seconds that matter. the difference that matters. and here in city hall, we have a lot of big challenges and if we're all able to row together, the same way, go in the same direction, accomplish the same goals the way that you have together as a team, i think that we'd go a lot further. so, again, i just simply want to thank you for holding up these values and for your amazing, amazing win. congratulations to you.

[applause] and, of course, my mistake, i am supposed to introduce to you davina goldwasser. please come on up. [applause] >> thank you. on behalf of san francisco unified school district, i also want to congratulate our dragon boat team. i had a few moments before to check in with some students just to kind of better understand what the level of commitment really is all about. and so what i heard from them was that practices were anywhere between 10 to 15 hours a week and that goes even beyond all of their family commitments and school commitments. so i really want that to be, you know, really highlighted

here and how much commitment all of you put into this and i'm just so excited for you that it paid off. and you're such a role model for all of the other students looking to pursue their passions. i want to acknowledge the level of commitment from the parents that are out there and the whole family because it also took sacrifice from the families that are out there to coordinate around practices, to entrust the school coaches and to allow your own students to be a part of this other community and to value this other experience alongside all the other commitments that they all have. so once again, we're so proud of you. and i look forward to another medal next year. thank you. >> thank you so much. so, now we want to hear from some of the team themselves. let's bring up the dragon boat team captains, lucas chen, jason tang, kelsey fong.

come on up. [applause] >> whoa! [laughter] look at that. nice! >> hello. oh. my name is lucas chen. i'm been paddling with lincoln for the past four years. >> i'm kelsey fong. i've also been paddling with lincoln for the past four years. >> i'm jason tang. i also have been paddling for four years. shocker. >> so first off, we'd like to thank everyone here at san francisco city hall who have gathered here today to congratulate us on our recent performance at the world championships in hungary. so, thank you to our coaches, families, friends and supporters that have made it possible for us to make it this far. going to hungary it was a onces in a lifetime experience for us. in reality, though, it wasn't just a trip for our team.

it was the cumulation of four years of hard practice and ambition. setting -- settling our ever increation sights on the highest level of competition in the world. this is when the idea was seriously a twinkle in the eye of our head coach fanny chen back when we were 30-strong instead of 100 and still thinking about how to not lose at our local races. we saw the truly staggering scale of the dragonboat community from all over the world and we solidified bonds with our kindred teams, the eternal dragons. we found our own community tightened by us staying in one hotel building, learning new things about people we have known for the last four years and reaffirming that some of the things were still the same. we learned a good deal about deceit and humility. we saw the beauty of the country and culture of hungary in a way that only a deep immersion into the country could truly afford us.

when i woke up and walked around the hotel room full of my sleeping teammates, it was truly indescribable. that and our coach yelling wakey wakey, it's time for breakfast! [laughter] >> thank you, kelsey. that's for you, brian. being in dragonboat was one of my best experiences in high school, bars none. i got tons of exercise. i made great friends, and i experienced the magic firsthand of being on a team sport. before dragon boat, i would never even have imagined ever being able to cry over the outcome of a race, win or lose. but once you just get swept up into that emotion, it's something special. i met people that i will have a connection for with a lifetime. i met inspiring leaders who, when i talk to them, i just realized they were like regular people. you and me.

i found such a deep well spring of enthusiasm, determination and camaraderie that every experience from here on out will be measured against this high water mark. the coaches showed me such sacrifice. it drove me forward. each of the paddlers showed me their drive and determination to succeed which also drove me forward and as far as making friends goes, this is -- the friends that i made, and the family really, was just a treasure. without dragon boat, where would i be? would i be able to boast all these fulfilling experiences and all these cherished moments with friends? i doubt it. and i've no doubt in my mind that it's not just the 40 paddlelers who went to ccwc that have this. but every single paddler that's ever paddled had the privilege of paddling with lincoln dragonboat. without this sport -- and it is a sport -- our lives would be robbed of so many warm greetings, so many teary

good-byes and the biggest, tightest family i could ever ask for. thank you. [applause] >> wow. thank you for that. natural public speakers here. next i'd like to bring up our team manager and team coach, brian yee and fanny chen. >> brian! [cheering] [applause] >> good afternoon, everybody. you know, me being the manager, i just want to thank everybody for the opportunities we've had over here. i just want to talk about the dedication of our team and our coaches. none of us get paid. these coaches, fanny, matt, ken over there, they come out to do this in their free time five, six days a week with these kids and they don't get a dial. they pay their own money to go to the races. they do everything for the kids.

and i appreciate that from the bottom of my heart just because of the dedication that they have and just the willingness to sacrifice. the love of the sport, the love of the kids and that's something that really goes to the bottom of my heart. i just want to thank the parents, the school, all the folks that have dedicated, sponsored us a few dollars to go to this trip. cbda, the alumni association, ptsa, all the parents that give us some money. it was an expensive trip, like $100,000. so we had a great time. and i just want to thank you guys, honestly. susan, christina, greg and lily. i mean, i -- speechless. honestly, for you folks doing everything you've done for us. and i also want to thank the mayor katie tang, carmen, all you folks for just allowing us

to have this celebration. and thank you. fanny? >> oh, my god. [applause] oh, my god. hello. i'm fanny. so i just want to thank mayor breed and everyone involved for making this event possible. and for inviting us to celebrate lincoln dragonboat's recent achievements at hungary for club crew world championships. and also for welcoming the dragonboat community of the bay area in here. it truly is an honor for me to represent this team as its head coach from 2016 until recently. and it really is a privilege for me to be part of our legacy here. i've been part of this community for almost one decade. and in the 9 1/2 years that i've been here, i've witnessed

not only our team's growth, but also the advancement of dragon boat as a sport in the united states. even a few years ago, world championships wouldn't have been possible. and it makes me extremely proud to say that after facing sophomore adversity, that we are the first youth team to reach the peak of our sport and leading the way and paving the way for those of us in san francisco and for the country as well. so, yeah. it makes me very proud to say that we've accomplished something like that because a few years ago, even a year ago, it wouldn't have been possible. thank you to all of our supporters, our families, the parents t paddlers and my fellow coaches for trusting in me to guide the team forward. your commitment and your dedication to this discipline contributes to the development of dragonboat in our country and this is tonight beginning

for lincoln and i'm excited to see what the future holds for us. thank you. [applause] >> hold on, these two. you have to see what's on the back of their jackets. ok? >> oh, my god -- >> this one says "madame head coach." this one says "boss man yts. excellent. [laughter] i also just learned that lincoln high school is the first school from san francisco that's even gone to participate in this world competition. so that is incredible. and next we'll bring up the principal sherry valissi. [applause] >> good afternoon. i should be getting used to this , to have you all up here. this is an accomplishment for the team. and once again, i'm proud of all of you, not because you guys are student-athletes are over -- a g.p.a. of over 3.5,

not only do you have the athletic ability to compete in this rowing competition, but because you guys have the heart and character on and off the court of the -- sorry, the lake. [laughter] sorry. court, lake. so many sports at lincoln high school that we win, right? i can't help it. i want to brag a little bit. but i just know that with each and every competition, you guys always have this character that you're so humble and i know that will carry on in life. thanks to your coaches for providing the leadership, the patience, the dedication and most importantly to the parents. you provided so much support over the years through fund raising, through just being there for the kids and that is the most important part. thank you again. and congratulations, dragonboat team. [applause] >> thank you. so, now the fun part. we're going to bring back mayor

breed up because we have special gifts for all of you. >> i'd also like to acknowledge the fact that you have a co-ed team. you have a woman and man coach. see how when we work together we get great things done? i'm just really proud of each and every one of you. [applause] and part of what we like to do here is not only give cool certificates that look good on your wall, but give nice gifts and yo-yo chan is here from the warriors and the warriors, they have a special gift that they want to give to you. >> good afternoon. this is actually very personal for me because i went to lincoln high school. [cheering] and i've just seen the team evolve and brian and i actually went to high school together. there's that. but in one champion, world champion to another, we'd like

to present everyone on the dragonboat team with custom warriors sweatshirts with the abraham lincoln dragonboat logo on the sigh. [audience ooohs] >> thank you. wow. >> thank you, yoyo. >> whew! >> all right. to our world champions. i'm going to call your name up. please come on up. for the crowd, i know for every single person that walks up here, you will give them your loudest applause, right? brian yee, our manager. [cheering] fanny chen, head coach. [applause] coach matt chen. [cheering]

coach wesley chen! [cheering] coach ken wong. marker leanna yipp. louder! [cheering] [applause] captain lucas chen. [applause] captain elkin lam. [applause] captain brendan kio. [applause] co-captain jessica lynn! [applause]

co-captain andrew tan! [applause] ok. i know i'm going to mess up this last name. janna anishide. [laughter] [applause] janna! alex baldie. [applause] alex young. spencer cheung. [applause] christian chung. [applause] spencer chung. sean colins! [applause]

claire delucci. [applause] james yipps. [applause] kelsey fong! [applause] alexis gong! mark gwyn. [applause] jordan lam. spencer lam. christopher lu. [applause] ok, crowd. pick it up! ethan lu! [applause]

justin li. [applause] elsa liang. allison lowe. erin ow. nori citakitakul. [applause] darren suyn. jason tan! [applause] catherine tran. edmond wong.

zack wong. [applause] anna yan. ok. you guys see there's two more. loud, right? tony young! whew! [applause] and last but not least of your lincoln world champions, larry yoh! [applause] all right. one last round of applause for the entire team here. [applause] and we're going to ask everyone to step forward in that same order, down to these steps to take a nice group photo. how's that? ok. yeah. yes? you guys can do better than that! the lincoln high school dragonboat world champions! [cheering]

>> this is one place you can always count on to give you what you had before and remind you of what your san francisco history used to be. >> we hear that all the time, people bring their kids here and their grandparents brought them here and down the line. >> even though people move away, whenever they come back to the city, they make it here. and they tell us that. >> you're going to get something made fresh, made by hand and made with quality products and something that's very, very good. ♪ >> the legacy bars and restaurants was something that was begun by san francisco simply to recognize and draw attention to the establishments. it really provides for san francisco's unique character. ♪

>> and that morphed into a request that we work with the city to develop a legacy business registration. >> i'm michael cirocco and the owner of an area bakery. ♪ the bakery started in 191. my grandfather came over from italy and opened it up then. it is a small operation. it's not big. so everything is kind of quality that way. so i see every piece and cut every piece that comes in and out of that oven. >> i'm leslie cirocco-mitchell, a fourth generation baker here with my family. ♪ so we get up pretty early in the morning. i usually start baking around 5:00.

and then you just start doing rounds of dough. loaves. >> my mom and sister basically handle the front and then i have my nephew james helps and then my two daughters and my wife come in and we actually do the baking. after that, my mom and my sister stay and sell the product, retail it. ♪ you know, i don't really think about it. but then when i -- sometimes when i go places and i look and see places put up, oh this is our 50th anniversary and everything and we've been over 100 and that is when it kind of hits me. you know, that geez, we've been here a long time. [applause] ♪ >> a lot of people might ask why our legacy business is important. we all have our own stories to tell about our ancestry.

our lineage and i'll use one example of tommy's joint. tommy's joint is a place that my husband went to as a child and he's a fourth generation san franciscan. it's a place we can still go to today with our children or grandchildren and share the stories of what was san francisco like back in the 1950s. >> i'm the general manager at tommy's joint. people mostly recognize tommy's joint for its murals on the outside of the building. very bright blue. you drive down and see what it is. they know the building. tommy's is a san francisco hoffa, which is a german-style presenting food. we have five different carved meats and we carve it by hand at the station.

you prefer it to be carved whether you like your brisket fatty or want it lean. you want your pastrami to be very lean. you can say i want that piece of corn beef and want it cut, you know, very thick and i want it with some sauerkraut. tell the guys how you want to prepare it and they will do it right in front of you. san francisco's a place that's changing restaurants, except for tommy's joint. tommy's joint has been the same since it opened and that is important. san francisco in general that we don't lose a grip of what san francisco's came from. tommy's is a place that you'll always recognize whenever you lock in the door. you'll see the same staff, the same bartender and have the same meal and that is great. that's important.

♪ >> the service that san francisco heritage offers to the legacy businesses is to help them with that application process, to make sure that they really recognize about them what it is that makes them so special here in san francisco. ♪ so we'll help them with that application process if, in fact, the board of supervisors does recognize them as a legacy business, then that does entitle them to certain financial benefits from the city of san francisco. but i say really, more importantly, it really brings them public recognition that this is a business in san francisco that has history and that is unique to san francisco.

>> it started in june of 1953. ♪ and we make everything from scratch. everything. we started a you -- we started a off with 12 flavors and mango fruits from the philippines and then started trying them one by one and the family had a whole new clientele. the business really boomed after that. >> i think that the flavors we make reflect the diversity of san francisco. we were really surprised about the legacy project but we were thrilled to be a part of it. businesses come and go in the city. pretty tough for businesss to stay here because it is so expensive and there's so much

competition. so for us who have been here all these years and still be popular and to be recognized by the city has been really a huge honor. >> we got a phone call from a woman who was 91 and she wanted to know if the mitchells still owned it and she was so happy that we were still involved, still the owners. she was our customer in 1953. and she still comes in. but she was just making sure that we were still around and it just makes us feel, you know, very proud that we're carrying on our father's legacy. and that we mean so much to so many people. ♪ >> it provides a perspective. and i think if you only looked at it in the here and now, you're missing the context.

for me, legacy businesses, legacy bars and restaurants are really about setting the context for how we come to be where we are today. >> i just think it's part of san francisco. people like to see familiar stuff. at least i know i do. >> in the 1950s, you could see a picture of tommy's joint and looks exactly the same. we haven't change add thing. >> i remember one lady saying, you know, i've been eating this ice cream since before i was born. and i thought, wow! we have, too. ♪ >> it's great to see everyone kind of get together and prove, that you know, building our culture is something that can be reckoned with.

>> i am desi, chair of economic development for soma filipinos. so that -- [ inaudible ] know that soma filipino exists, and it's also our economic platform, so we can start to build filipino businesses so we can start to build the cultural district. >> i studied the bok chase choy her achbl heritage, and i discovered this awesome bok choy.

working at i-market is amazing. you've got all these amazing people coming out here to share one culture. >> when i heard that there was a market with, like, a lot of filipino food, it was like oh, wow, that's the closest thing i've got to home, so, like, i'm going to try everything. >> fried rice, and wings, and three different cliefz sliders. i haven't tried the adobe yet, but just smelling it yet brings back home and a ton of memories. >> the binca is made out of different ingredients, including cheese. but here, we put a twist on it. why not have nutella, rocky

road, we have blue berry. we're not just limiting it to just the classic with salted egg and cheese. >> we try to cook food that you don't normally find from filipino food vendors, like the lichon, for example. it's something that it took years to come up with, to perfect, to get the skin just right, the flavor, and it's one of our most popular dishes, and people love it. this, it's kind of me trying to chase a dream that i had for a long time. when i got tired of the corporate world, i decided that i wanted to give it a try and see if people would actually like our food. i think it's a wonderful opportunity for the filipino culture to shine.

everybody keeps saying filipino food is the next big thing. i think it's already big, and to have all of us here together, it's just -- it just blows my mind sometimes that there's so many of us bringing -- bringing filipino food to the city finally. >> i'm alex, the owner of the lumpia company. the food that i create is basically the filipino-american experience. i wasn't a chef to start with, but i literally love lumpia, but my food is my favorite foods i like to eat, put into my favorite filipino foods, put together. it's not based off of recipes i learned from my mom. maybe i learned the rolling technique from my mom, but the different things that i put in are just the different things

that i like, and i like to think that i have good taste. well, the very first lumpia that i came out with that really build the lumpia -- it wasn't the poerk and shrimp shanghai, but my favorite thing after partying is that bakon cheese burger lumpia. there was a time in our generation where we didn't have our own place, our own feed to eat. before, i used to promote filipino gatherings to share the love. now, i'm taking the most exciting filipino appetizer and

sharing it with other filipinos. >> it can happen in the san francisco mint, it can happen in a park, it can happen in a street park, it can happen in a tech campus. it's basically where we bring the hardware, the culture, the operating system. >> so right now, i'm eating something that brings me back to every filipino party from my childhood. it's really cool to be part of the community and reconnect with the neighborhood. >> one of our largest challenges in creating this cultural district when we compare ourselves to chinatown, japantown or little saigon, there's little communities there that act as place makers. when you enter into little

philippines, you're like where are the businesses, and that's one of the challenges we're trying to solve. >> undercover love wouldn't be possible without the help of the mayor and all of our community partnerships out there. it costs approximately $60,000

for every event. undiscovered is a great tool for the cultural district to bring awareness by bringing the best parts of our culture which is food, music, the arts and being ativism all under one roof, and by seeing it all in this way, what it allows san franciscans to see is the dynamics of the filipino-american culture. i think in san francisco, we've kind of lost track of one of our values that makes san francisco unique with just empathy, love, of being acceptable of different people, the out liers, the crazy