because there is nothing that we do better than celebrate in san francisco. we celebrate our history, we celebrate our diversity, we celebrate what makes san francisco so unique. and we know that this -- in this city was the epic center of what has occurred that has led to so much to support our lgbt community, and i'm really proud to be in a position as mayor to help support and carry on some of the many policies that we know are necessary to continue to make sure that there is hope for future generations. in fact, trans home s.f. has been an amazing accomplishment in this city, and thank you, tony newman, for our leadership. we've got one of our first buildings, and there's lots more to come, along with wraparound services for our trans seniors. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: and

in san francisco, we do celebrate a new record low of new h.i.v. infections, less than 200 last year. thank you, dr. brent colfax, for your leadership in the department of health. we know we will continue to make those investments that we'll get to zero. we know that we did the count around homeless youth. about 50% of the youth that are homeless in this city identify as lgbt, and we want to make sure that we help the next generation of young people growing up in this community so that they have hope. so many great things but also so much more work to do. and i am really confident in the leadership of this city to really help us move forward on so many different levels. as we think about just the attacks that we have been under. i mean, we just had a visit

from the other number 45 here this weekend, and i can't help but think about not only our city being under attack, but also our lgbt community, where we continue to fight for things that we shouldn't have to at this point. you know, when i think about just what we're celebrating in the month of february, black history month. black history is american history. we're celebrating lunar new year. chinese american history is american history. lgbt history is american history. we are all a part of the fabric of what makes our city and our country so great. so we will not be silenced. we will continue to lift our voices and celebrate what makes us so great, what makes us so unique. and during the month of pride, we will just do it with that

much more flair. so thank you all so much for being here. here's to 50 more incredible years for future generations to come. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. thank you, mayor breed. and one other note i'm just so proud of, thanks to the mayor's leadership, we've invested over $1 million in the next year to seniors. so thank you to the department of aging and adult services, and thank you to all of those in our city who made sure that we were brought to this 50 years and continue to be brought to the right place. so now, a leader that we know will continue to bring us forward in the next 50 years, our new director of pride, fred

lopez. [applause] >> hi. good morning, everybody. how are you? excited? s.f. pride, #sfpride50. before anything else, i just want to convey our sincerest gratitude to the mayor, to supervisor mandelman and all these elected officials today for coming out today to start the celebration right. every city department that is present, we want to thank you for your unwavering support for san francisco's most iconic went. it may cost millions of dollars to produce, but it wouldn't happen without the amazing work of our departments, employees, and volunteers.

[applause] >> as claire said, the theme for san francisco pride is a generation of hope, and it was originally suggested by pride member larry nelson. that spirit of hope will become visible at the beginning of june when the rainbow flags go up along market street, much of market street now newly car free. on saturday, june 37, civic center will once again become a site of celebration. all weekend, with crowds in the tens of thousands we're expecting. it's going to be a big year, and we're excited for it. then, as clair has mentioned, for many of us, the center piece of pride, the parade, on june 28.

50,000 marchers are expected to be in the parade, all cheered on by more than 100,000 spectators -- it's going to be quite a spectacle this year. [applause] >> if your organization or group is thinking about marching, we encourage you to register soon because we think the parade might run out of space earlier as it has in the years past, so that's great. for the past two years, our partners at cbs bay area have live streamed the parade so that people around the world can see it live. wear something cute, and call your mom, because you're going to be on t.v. that's exciting. thank you to our friends at kpix. [applause] >> that's not the only new development for 2020. on april 17, an exhibition entitled labor of love, the

birth of san francisco pride, 1970-1980 opened at the gobt museum in san francisco. it'll be up in the museum until january 2021. further, starting may 7 in the city hall in the north light court, the historical society and san francisco arts commission will mount a photography exhibition called 50 years of pride, so make sure to check out the amazing history that we can learn from. our entire team at san francisco pride is working hard to ensure that we are ready for this monumental event, and here are some ways in which our communities can help. applications are now open for our volunteers who provide power during the event. i want to acknowledge that in this room, there are some former community grand marshals and honorees, like our board

president, carolyn, was once an honoree, and others. if you want to raise your hands, folks who have been honored in the past. thank you for all of your tireless work. that spirit of tireless volunteerism is at the core of san francisco pride, and that commitment goes both ways. in 2019, we were pleased to go nate more than 203 -- donate more than $203,000 to ongoing bay area nonprofits, which adds to our total of more than $3 million since 1997. [applause] >> finally, 2020 may be the 50th anniversary of pride as a march and a celebration, but san francisco's pride began way before 1970. the compton cafeteria riots

took place in 1966. as we look forward to the next 50 years, let's always remember the valuient struggles of previous -- valiant struggles of previous generations, and as hectare remilk said, all give them hope. and here at pride, we always will. thank you so much. [applause] >> thank you, fred. we're so excited, and we know that pride is in great hands. thank you. so it is my honor to introduce our new pride chair, carolyn wisenger. >> thank you, fred, thank you, mayor breed, thank you to my aunt who has threatened bodily harm if i don't mention them. as fred mentioned, the board is

excited about completing our three-year theme with this year's generation of hope. while we are excited about the events leading up to the pride weekend, we are most excited about what that word hope represents. as a community, we are in challenging times, and being in pride, it's so different. there is more required now that we are headed into 50. the organizational needs aren't the same as they were in 1970, and either are the needs of the community that we represent. there's more required in the way that we represent community, there is more required in the way that we support our community, and there's more required in the way that we are supported. now the last leg to 50 is always the hardest leg. some of you may have been married 50 years, and you know it's hard getting to 50. it doesn't get easier as we march in these last months to 50.

as someone who grew up in a church that's now 75 years old, i remember in 1995, and how hard that last road to 50 was. i remember the struggles, and i remember the squabbles, and i remember the day it seemed like it would all fall part. we are in a crunch time now, but we as a board continue to believe that it is important to have a celebration that is reflective of the community we serves, and important to be reflective of all of those voices, and to make all those voices be heard. i remember when bishop carlton pearson said we have to remind them of the hope, so that's what we're going to do, and we ask you to join us for that. [applause] >> thank you. so 2020 is kind of an

incredible year. also, it's not the 50th anniversary, and also, we need to get out there and vote. every one of you matters, so let's get out there and do that. so now, it's my honor to introduce our only out gay supervisor who has been doing some incredible work not only in his district but for the lgbt community at large and in san francisco at large. please welcome supervisor raphael mandelman. >> supervisor mandelman: good morning, everybody. it does -- you know, february does feel like a slightly odd time to be celebrating time, but i will say there's never a bad time for the queer community to take the mayor's balcony, so we are happy to be here. and madam mayor, i think it is just worth noting the extraordinary collection of queer department heads you

have, from clair farley at the o.t.i., and grant colfax at the department of public health, and jeffrey tumlin, and sherreen mcspadden. you have a very queer administration, and we are quite appreciative of that. [applause] >> supervisor mandelman: the trustees never get acknowledge them, so i'm going to acknowledge them now. we have our past president, alex randolph of the college board, and our current president, tom temprano of the college board, doing great and important work. you know, as i -- and then, i also do want to congratulate fred lopez. thank you, fred, thank you, carolyn. thank you to the whole board. pride has never been easy, but it is important, so i -- this year is particularly important

and seems to be particularly challenging, and i know you will get through it, and i am grateful for what you are doing to get us through what will be an amazing 50-year celebration, so thank you. [applause] >> supervisor mandelman: i was trying to think about that 1970 gay-in, the people who participa participated in that. the next 50 years, what did they imagine it would be like? did they imagine that in a few years, a gay man would get elected supervisor in san francisco? and after that, rainbow wave after rainbow wave would come crashing down until the last election when we got a record number of gay, lesbian, and bisexual people elected, even

in virginia. they would not have imagined the extraordinary community response that would come to it. tom and i were just over at the airport where the quilt is getting brought from atlanta. it is finally coming home, and there's going to be a fantastic rollout of panels of the last ten years on april 3, 4, and 5, and everybody should come. but the resilience of the gay community, responding to that crisis and building an aids movement, they had no idea. and would they have imagined same sex marriage? no matter how you feel about pete buttigieg, would they have imagine that a gay man would be one of the leading candidates for presidents this year? and gay c.e.o.s, and so much of what they imagined would have come to pass. i don't think they would have imagined that the mayor of san

francisco would have been an african american woman who grew up in the projects, and i do think they would be particularly amazed and delighted at that prospect, because harvey milk talked about the uses and those who had been left out of the power structure in the 70s, and those who had just begun to imagine that there might be a universe where they can take power. so it's amazing with our department heads and our mayor i don't remember, san francisco -- and our mayor, san francisco is living up to the hope. i feel like i have generationally benefited so much. and in a lot of ways, the work is about building, acknowledging the institution like the lesbian gay freedom

ban. that was a great moment for the city, but some of those other great moments, a second building, and now having purchased a third site and affirming lgbt senior housing. thank you, mayor, for that. there's just around the corner from that, the gay men's chorus. they are becoming the national lgbtq center for the arts, and we got some help for them into the budget last year. again, thank you, madam mayor, and thank you to my colleagues on the board. we have inherited so much, and so i think going forward, obviously, the obligations to move forward on that, and to fulfill the unfulfilled promises. in 1970, we knew that people had been left behind, and in

2020, we know that people have been left behind. we need to eradicate the epidemic. we need to reach folks who have not been reached, and so the work of justice which they know we needed to do in 1970 and '80 and '90, and they know the work that we need to do. it was the work of 50 years, so it was exciting, and now, fred lopez is going to come back. [applause] >> that's a great way to sort of summarize all the amazing things that are happening in san francisco. we are so incredibly fortunate to live in this amazing place and be supported by all of these amazing people and institutions that surround us. i do want to say quickly that i make sure i acknowledge the board members of san francisco

pride who are here. give us a wave. [applause] >> and san francisco pride wouldn't happen without a really talented teams of contractors or staff. if you're a contractor or staff, give us a wave. [applause] >> great work. finally, as raphael said, it is a little

>> we have private and public gardens throughout the garden tour. all of the gardens are volunteers. the only requirement is you're

willing to show your garden for a day. so we have gardens that vary from all stages of development and all gardens, family gardens, private gardens, some of them as small as postage stamps and others pretty expansive. it's a variety -- all of the world is represented in our gardens here in the portola. >> i have been coming to the portola garden tour for the past seven or eight years ever since i learned about it because it is the most important event of the neighborhood, and the reason it is so important is because it links this neighborhood back to its history. in the early 1800s the portola was farmland. the region's flowers were grown in this neighborhood.

if you wanted flowers anywhere future bay area, you would come to this area to get them. in the past decade, the area has tried to reclaim its roots as the garden district. one of the ways it has done that is through the portola garden tour, where neighbors open their gardens open their gardens to people of san francisco so they can share that history. >> when i started meeting with the neighbors and seeing their gardens, i came up with this idea that it would be a great idea to fundraise. we started doing this as a fund-raiser. since we established it, we awarded 23 scholarships and six work projects for the students. >> the scholarship programs that we have developed in association with the portola is just a

win-win-win situation all around. >> the scholarship program is important because it helps people to be able to tin in their situation and afford to take classes. >> i was not sure how i would stay in san francisco. it is so expensive here. i prayed so i would receive enough so i could stay in san francisco and finish my school, which is fantastic, because i don't know where else i would have gone to finish. >> the scholarships make the difference between students being able to stay here in the city and take classes and having to go somewhere else. [♪] [♪] >> you come into someone's home and it's they're private and personal space. it's all about them and really their garden and in the city and urban environment, the garden is

the extension of their indoor environment, their outdoor living room. >> why are you here at this garden core? it's amazing and i volunteer here every year. this is fantastic. it's a beautiful day. you walk around and look at gardens. you meet people that love gardens. it's fantastic. >> the portola garden tour is the last saturday in september every year. mark your calendars every year.

>> this is a huge catalyst for change. >> it will be over 530,000 gross square feet plus two levels of basement. >> now the departments are across so many locations it is hard for them to work together and collaborate and hard for the customers to figure out the different locations and hours of operation. >> one of the main drivers is a one stopper mitt center for -- permit center. >> special events. we are a one stop shop for those three things. >> this has many different uses throughout if years. >> in 1940s it was coca-cola and the flagship as part of the construction project we are

retaining the clock tower. the permit center is little working closely with the digital services team on how can we modernize and move away from the paper we use right now to move to a more digital world. >> the digital services team was created in 2017. it is 2.5 years. our job is to make it possible to get things done with the city online. >> one of the reasons permitting is so difficult in this city and county is really about the scale. we have 58 different department in the city and 18 of them involve permitting. >> we are expecting the residents to understand how the departments are structured to navigate through the permitting processes. it is difficult and we have heard that from many people we interviewed. our goal is you don't have to know the department. you are dealing with the city.

>> now if you are trying to get construction or special events permit you might go to 13 locations to get the permit. here we are taking 13 locations into one floor of one location which is a huge improvement for the customer and staff trying to work together to make it easy to comply with the rules. >> there are more than 300 permitting processes in the city. there is a huge to do list that we are possessing digital. the first project is allowing people to apply online for the a.d.u. it is an accessory dwelling unit, away for people to add extra living space to their home, to convert a garage or add something to the back of the house. it is a very complicated permit. you have to speak to different departments to get it approved. we are trying to consolidate to one easy to due process. some of the next ones are

windows and roofing. those are high volume permits. they are simple to issue. another one is restaurant permitting. while the overall volume is lower it is long and complicated business process. people struggle to open restaurants because the permitting process is hard to navigate. >> the city is going to roll out a digital curing system one that is being tested. >> when people arrive they canshay what they are here to. it helps them workout which cue they neat to be in. if they rant to run anker rapid she can do that. we say you are next in line make sure you are back ready for your appointment. >> we want it all-in-one location across the many departments involved. it is clear where customers go to play. >> on june 5, 2019 the ceremony

was held to celebrate the placement of the last beam on top of the structures. six months later construction is complete. >> we will be moving next summer. >> the flu building -- the new building will be building. it was designed with light in mind. employees will appreciate these amenities. >> solar panels on the roof, electric vehicle chargers in the basement levels, benefiting from gray watery use and secured bicycle parking for 300 bicycles. when you are on the higher floors of thing yo of the buildt catch the tip of the golden gate bridge on a clear day and good view of soma. >> it is so exciting for the team. it is a fiscal manifestation what we are trying to do. it is allowing the different departments to come together to

issue permits to the residents. we hope people can digitally come to one website for permits. we are trying to make it digital so when they come into the center they have a high-quality interaction with experts to guide then rather than filling iin forms. they will have good conversations with our staff. k

hard you have worked to win a state championship. it is an absolutely incredible accomplishment. don't correct my grammar because i went to galileo high school, and you went to lowell. you did it focused as a team, and it matters.

you are going to look back on this time in your life, and you are going to think wow, this was the best time of my life. it may not seem that way right now, but a few years from now, you're going to look back, and you're going to really remember your teammates, you're going to remember the excitement when you played, and yes, the challenges, because we know it takes a lot of hard work, both physically and mentally to get to a place where you can win a state championship, and i wanted you all to know how proud we are in san francisco that these incredible women that are sitting before me today achieved this incredible milestone. so i wanted to take the opportunity to honor you here at city hall because i'm really proud of each of you for what

you were able to do. i want to ask your coach, coach sung, to come up, and say a few words. is the coach here today? there you go. come on up, coach. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: wait a minute. you look like you're a student at lowell high school. >> you know, not too long ago, i was at lincoln. >> the hon. london breed: lincoln? too nice. and not too long ago, you guys beat lincoln. >> not when i was playing. >> come on up, coach, and congratulations to everybody. [applause] >> good evening. my name is kelly sung, and i am the varsity coach at lowell high school. first, i'd like to thank mayor london breed and her staff for inviting us here tonight. it's so amazing to be recognized for all our hard work. growing up and attending lincoln high school, the aaa

teams never made it far in the post season. in the beginning of this season, our goal was to win our section title and to get past the second round of nor-cal. we were able to accomplish that and so much more, but i will let marie go kind of speak to that. what i wanted to touch on is how proud i am of these girls. before practice or tournaments, you could find them studying for their tests or getting ahead of homework. it is hard to balance academics and sports at such a prestigious school. our team held the highest accumulative grade point average of any team at lowell high school. telling teams that they are your favorite team is sort of bad practice, but in my nine years of coaching, i have to admit this is one of my favorite teams to coach. not only because of the success

they had, but because of their love for volleyball and each other. i hope you all remember how much of an impact you have made on not only lowell high school but in women's sports. you are the first team at lowell and the first team in aaa to win state titles. continue to lastly, i want to thank the parents for your support this season. having to leave work early or wake up at 5:00 a.m. for tournaments is not easy, but just know that we would not have accomplished this without your unwavering support, so thank you so much. and next, we're going to have our team captain, mari mariko tanaka.

>> good evening, everyone. my name is mariko tanaka, and i am a senior at lowell high school. this past volleyball season was one of the most amazing experiences i've ever had, and i am so thankful to be a part of this team and so proud to be able to accomplish something even beyond my imagination. at the beginning of this season, winning state was something i never thought my team would get an opportunity to achieve. our main goal was to win aaa section championships and advance past the second round of c.i.a. nor-cal playoffs. the team stayed focused on reaching this goal, and with the hard work came reward to go undefeated in league play and win our city championship. after this, keeping focus was extremely hard, but with the encouragement of our coaches,

kelly and j.j., we won the first and second and then third round against burlingame in an extremely close match, knocking off the number one seed on their home turf to win the championship is indescribable. we are under dogs again in the c.i.f. playoffs, but we were able to bring back the first state championship in volleyball in san francisco history. [applause] >> individually, everyone on this team is very different, but we managed to find a way to gel together in the most perfect way possible. on behalf of this team, i would like to thank mayor london breed for having us and would also like to thank all friends and family for all the support

you showed for us this season. thank you. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: thank you. all right. thank you. that was great. who's the next speaker here? oh, the principal, yes. and again, let me just say, i notice that there's some members of the press here. i hope you get the word out about the incredible students at our school that are achieving great things because we need to continue to shine a light on all the work that they do to accomplish such a great thing here in san francisco. so with that, come on up. [applause] >> i would also like to thank london mayor breed -- mayor london breed. i know that she was a galileo lion, but now that she is the

mayor of this great city, someday she has to be a mission bear or a washington great eagle, but today, i would like to have her as a lowell cardinal. [applause] >> this was an incredibly exciting season. every week, we would advance a little bit. i would come back to the office, and they would say, they won again, they won again. and i was there at that burlingame game. that was a very exciting game. there were moments when the opposing team looked like they were set up to get some wonderful spike, and no, didn't happen. so what i could really see was our young women here had the most incredible focus, and they were looking at each other like

this; you get it. and that's what won the championship: team work. i couldn't be prouder of these young women who brought home a championship and on top of that maintained the highest g.p.a., continued to do so well in their academics. we will say good-bye to the ones who graduate this here, but we have a great young team coming up, and i would love to come back here next year. thank you so much for bringing lowell to city hall, and thank you to our mayor for having us. [applause] >> and now, i believe the mayor will give the certificates. >> the hon. london breed: we have jennie lam, who is a teacher and an elected member of the school board. what she does, she makes sure,

along with the school board, that you have the tools you need. so with that, i'll turn it over to you. >> thank you. first, we're going to acknowledge our players and then the coaches. so first, i'd like to acknowledge kaly bucmongla, katey yee, heather wu, carly lu, kelsey mah, pearl vermilia, gabrie gabriela kwak, alexandra chow,

eliana "ellie" brown, alina qi, aleti edmonds, mariko tanaka, kylonni wong, assistant coach joshua jong. last, but not least, head coach kelly sung. can we get a group picture with

the mayor at the podium, and then last with players and coaches. [applause]

>> the hon. london breed: well, it's that simple. that concludes our program, and again, i want to just thank all of you and congratulations to this incredible team. thank you to the parents and the family members who are here today. we appreciate your support, and -- well, i would say continue to get good grades, but you guys go to lowell so i don't have to say that. continue to just remember that you all as champions are leaders. people look up to you because of what you've been able to accomplish, and so continue to hold your heads up high, do all the great things that you are meant to do, and who knows what may end up happening in the future. you could end up mayor. so thanks for coming today, and congratulations. [applause]

♪ ♪ ♪ >> the san francisco playground's hitsvery dates back to 1927 when the area where the present playground and center is today was purchased by the city for $27,000. in the 1950s, the sen consider was expanded by then mayor

robinson and the old gym was built. thanks to the passage of the 2008 clean and safe neighborhood parks bond, the sunset playground has undergone extensive renovation to its four acres of fields, courts, play grounds, community rooms, and historic gymnasium. >> here we are. 60 years and $14 million later, and we have got this beautiful, brand-new rec center completely accessible to the entire neighborhood. >> the new rec center houses multi-purpose rooms for all kinds of activities including basketball, line dancing, playing ping-pong and arts can crafts. >> you can use it for whatever you want to do, you can do it here. >> on friday, november 16, the dedication and ribbon cutting took place at the sunset playground and recreation center, celebrating its renovation. it was raining, but the rain clearly did not dampen the

spirits of the dignitaries, community members and children in attendance. [cheering and applauding] ♪ ♪ >> once i got the hang of it a little bit, you know, like the first time, i never left the court. i just fell in love with it and any opportunity i had to get out there, you know, they didn't have to ask twice. you can always find me on the court. [♪]

>> we have been able to participate in 12 athletics wheelchairs. they provide what is an expensive tool to facilitate basketball specifically. behind me are the amazing golden state road warriors, which are one of the most competitive adaptive basketball teams in the state led by its captain, chuck hill, who was a national paralympic and, and is now an assistant coach on the national big team. >> it is great to have this opportunity here in san francisco. we are the main hub of the bay area, which, you know, we should definitely have resources here. now that that is happening, you know, i i'm looking forward to that growing and spreading and helping spread the word that needs -- that these people are here for everyone. i think it is important for people with disabilities, as

well as able-bodied, to be able to see and to try different sports, and to appreciate trying different things. >> people can come and check out this chairs and use them. but then also friday evening, from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., it will be wheelchair basketball we will make sure it is available, and that way people can no that people will be coming to play at the same time. >> we offer a wide variety of adaptive and inclusion programming, but this is the first time we have had our own equipment. [♪]

[♪] >> i am the supervisor of district one. i am sandra lee fewer. [♪] >> i moved to the richmond district in 1950 mine. i was two years old. i moved from chinatown and we were one of the first asian families to move out here.

[♪] >> when my mother decided to buy that house, nobody knew where it was. it seems so far away. for a long time, we were the only chinese family there but we started to see the areas of growth to serve a larger chinese population. the stress was storage of the birthplace of that. my father would have to go to chinatown for dim sum and i remember one day he came home and said, there is one here now. it just started to grow very organically. it is the same thing with the russian population, which is another very large ethnic group in the richmond district. as russia started to move in, we saw more russian stores. so parts of the richmond is very concentrated with the russian community and immigrant russian community, and also a chinese immigrant community. [♪] >> i think as living here in the richmond, we really appreciate the fact that we are surrounded

three natural barriers. they are beautiful barriers. the presidio which gives us so many trails to walk through, ocean beach, for families to just go to the beach and be in the pacific ocean. we also also have a national park service. we boarded the golden gate national recreation area so there is a lot of activity to do in the summer time you see people with bonfires. but really families enjoying the beach and the pacific ocean during the rest of the time of year. [♪] >> and golden gate park where we have so many of our treasures here. we have the tea garden, the museum and the academy of sciences. not to mention the wonderful playgrounds that we have here in richmond. this is why i say the richmond is a great place for families. the theatre is a treasure in our

neighborhood. it has been around for a very long time. is one of our two neighborhood theatres that we have here. i moved here when i was 1959 when i was two years old. we would always go here. i love these neighborhood theatres. it is one of the places that has not only a landmark in the richmond district, but also in san francisco. small theatres showing one or two films. a unique -- they are unique also to the neighborhood and san francisco. >> where we are today is the heart of the richmond district. with what is unique is that it is also small businesses. there is a different retail here it is mom and pop opening up businesses. and providing for the neighborhood. this is what we love about the streets. the cora door starts on clement street and goes all the way down

to the end of clement where you will see small businesses even towards 32nd. at the core of it is right here between here and 20 -- tenth avenue. when we see this variety of stores offered here, it is very unique then of the -- any other part of san francisco. there is traditional irish music which you don't get hardly anywhere in san francisco. some places have this long legacy of serving ice cream and being a hangout for families to have a sunday afternoon ice cream. and then also, we see grocery stores. and also these restaurants that are just new here, but also thriving. [♪] >> we are seeing restaurants being switched over by hand, new owners, but what we are seeing is a vibrancy of clement street still being recaptured within new businesses that are coming in. that is a really great thing to see.

i don't know when i started to shop here, but it was probably a very, very long time ago. i like to cook a lot but i like to cook chinese food. the market is the place i like to come to once a year. once i like about the market as it is very affordable. it has fresh produce and fresh meat. also, seafood. but they also offer a large selection of condiments and sauces and noodles. a variety of rice that they have is tremendous. i don't thank you can find a variety like that anywhere else. >> hi. i am kevin wong. i am the manager. in 1989 we move from chinatown to richmond district. we have opened for a bit, over 29 years. we carry products from thailand, japan, indonesia, vietnam,

singapore and india. we try to keep everything fresh daily. so a customer can get the best out a bit. >> normally during crab season in november, this is the first place i hit. because they have really just really fresh crab. this is something my family really likes for me to make. also, from my traditional chinese food, i love to make a kale soup. they cut it to the size they really want. i am probably here once a week. i'm very familiar with the aisles and they know everyone who is a cashier -- cashier here i know when people come into a market such as this, it looks like an asian supermarkets, which it is and sometimes it can be intimidating. we don't speak the language and many of the labels are in chinese, you may not know what to buy or if it is the proper ingredients for the recipe are trying to make. i do see a lot of people here with a recipe card or sometimes with a magazine and they are

looking for specific items. the staff here is very helpful. i speak very little chinese here myself. thinks that i'm not sure about, i asked the clerk his and i say is this what i need? is this what i should be making? and they actually really helped me. they will bring me to the aisle and say this is battery. they are very knowledgeable. very friendly. i think they are here to serve not only the asian community but to serve all communities in the richmond district and in san francisco. [♪] >> what is wonderful about living here is that even though our july is a very foggy and overcast, best neighborhood, the sleepy part outside on the west side is so rich with history, but also with all the amenities that are offered.

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