>> announcer: you're watching "coping with covid-19." today's special guest is dr. steven getnick. >> hi, i'm chris man us and you're watching "coping with covid-19." today my guest is the director of the behavior therapy center of san francisco and professor emeritus in counseling psychology at the university of san francisco. doctor, welcome to the show. >> thank you. >> let's talk about managing anxieties during this pandemic.

what types of issues are people facing at the moment? >> there are a number of issues and i really want to point out that this is affecting everyone and has come on very quickly. so it is normal. if you are not experiencing some anxiety, something is a touch off because this affects us all. i think some of the main ones are our health and worried about getting the virus and our developing serious complications. i think for a lot of people who are single, living alone, in isolation, has been very difficult. i think being in close quarters with people who we normally have some space from now are together 24/7. that's produced a lot of stress and anxiety. that loss of connection with others.

we already addressed. and having kids home. for a lot of people. >> yes, absolutely. what are the other problems that they might have? >> i think without that dynamic, the good things are not a problem. it is the difficulties we have. and when we're together 24/7, again it's like hooking everything up to an amplifier. >> so, what kind of problems could be created from working home from home, perhaps for the first time in your career? >> a lot of people are not used to working at home and a working at home just isn't the same. for one thing, there is a lack of social interaction. some people find that that affects them greatly. some people are actually finding they're getting more work done at home without distractions from work.

the lack of structure is probably the most common. we see it here with work at the office. people are kind of watching. we know that our schedule is, suddenly you're at home and you are on your own. >> absolutely. if those are some of the issues people are facing, what are some of the techniques people can use to overcome their anxiety? >> caller: i think there are many. one of the first is how managing and keeping track of your thinking, we think and talk to ourselves a lot. that's normal. we have a dialogue with ourselves often and we need to monitor that a bit. people tend to ruminate versus problem-solve. that is they tend to worry about all the things that might go wrong. and what i suggest is, look, there are things that can go wrong, but ruminating about the worst-case scenario is not going to be very productive. sit down, figure out what the things are that you have to

deal with and try to problem-solve. i think any of the self-control techniques for anxiety can be helpful. and there are dozens of them. the common ones are meditation, relaxation techniques, yoga, for example and another is diaphragmattic breathing. if you google that, you can learn diaphragmattic breathing in about 10 minutes online. it's incredibly simple and it is a really nice way to reduce anxiety in the moment. self-control procedures, exercise. whether if you're fortunate enough to have equipment at home, that's great. if you're not, get outside and go for a walk, keep your safe distance, of course. but you need to be active.

that's helpful. >> i think people marry be dealing with information overload at the moment. how do you suggest people manage that? >> i was just going to say that. i think it is really important to kind of limit the information you get. not in terms of accuracy. i think in terms of accuracy, you want to identify a few sites where people are coming with evidence-based information and scientific information so you can form yourself well. once you've informed yourself, you need to not be watching all day long. i've talked to people who are mesmerized from the tv and a it keeps that anxiety going so you need to limit your viewing for sure. this can be stress for people who have economic concerns and worried about their family and friends and loved ones who are essential workers. what would you suggest they do

to help manage anxiety and stress? >> there is a number of things. one of major ones for depression is behavioral activation. simply, it really means that people will tend to not be depressed as a number of reinforcing activities to engage in. whether it is hobbies, you read, you listen to music, you crochet, you -- whatever. these kinds of things are very important so you want to make sure that you're engaging in activities that literally make you feel better as opposed to sitting around ruminating, worrying about the worst-case scenarios that might happen. >> what about trying to do some self-development? >> yeah. it's a very interesting time. i've talked to a couple of my own clients who are finding, in a very positive way, that this isolation, while at first can generate a lot of anxiety,

particularly if you're just not good at living alone. for a number of people, it's giving them a chance to sit back and really think about what is important in their lives, what are the priorities. i think that maybe if there is any silver lining in this epidemic, it's really forcing all of us to kind of rethink what's really important. >> indeed. you know, though, at the same time, there are people who are feeling very lonely at home. how would you encourage them to overcome that? >> you get online. facetime, skype, zoom, like what we're doing right now. you can stay connected. it's very possible. most connections are important. we are social critters and we need that connection. i think for people who don't have those options, pull up photos, take a look at pictures of family. you need to stay connected. and it's very important.

>> and finally, do you have any suggestions that are specifically for families? >> yeah. well, again, i think one of the interesting things that's come about from all of this, is i talked to families on video is they're obviously spending more time together. while it's a bit awkward, particularly for parents who are in the house working a lot. it's a chance to really deepen relationships and spend more good, quality time together. i think parents really need to step back and kind of plan their day a little bit. not micro manage it, but have some ideas. can the family play games together? a lot of people i talked to, they're even together as a family for the first time. so i think there are a number of things that people can do. i think it is qulaouzful for the families to take five, 10

minutes and say how did the day go? i talked to someone in the phone book before we started who said they noticed what time of day all their anxiety kind of comes together and they start sniping at each other. now they're taking a few minutes at tend of the day to say, ok, how are we doing? >> i think they need modeling good behavior, something you can do within the family, too, to try to -- >> that's right. i think that's relevant. very relevant to how children are going to do. most of the research from crises, particularly things we can't control showed that children do as well as their parents do. so i think it is important for parents to think about how they're react aing and they stay calm because whatever they do is modeling, coping for their children. so, that can be very useful.

it can also be problematic. >> when we talked earlier, you mentioned that acknowledging that your kids are afraid is important. >> yes. i think that ties to your last question. i think modeling -- you know, it's not incompatible with saying, yeah, you know, mom or dad is a little nervous, too. it means a lot of stuff is going on, but we're going to be ok. we're going to stay together. we have our time together. we're going to be safe. we'll -- fill in the blank. so you can do both. you can re-assure but in a realistic way that once the kids know it's normal to be anxious in these times. >> thank you for coming ton show, doctor. i really appreciate the time you've given us. >> you're welcome. thank you for having me. >> and that is it for this episode. we'll be back with more covid-19 related information shortly. you have been "coping with covid-19." thank you for watching.streets.

>> (speaking foreign language.) >> i wanted to wish you a best wishes and congratulations the community has shifted a lot of when i was growing up in the 60s and 50's a good portion of chicano-american chinese-american lived in north beach a nob hill community. >> as part the immigrant family is some of the recreation centers are making people have

the ability to get together and meet 0 other people if communities in the 60s a 70s and 80s and 90s saw a move to the richmond the sunset district and more recently out to the excelsior the avenue community as well as the ensuring u bayview so chinese family living all over the city and when he grape it was in this area. >> we're united. >> and growing up in the area that was a big part of the my leave you know playing basketball and mycy took band lessons and grew up.

>> (speaking foreign language.) >> allergies welcome to the community fair it kicks off three weeks of celebrations for the year and let's keep everybody safe and celebrate the biggest parade outside of china on february 11th go best wishes and congratulations and 3, 2, 1 happy enough is enough. >> i grew up volley ball education and in media professional contrary as an educator he work with all skids whether or not caucasian hispanic and i

african-american cumber a lot of arrest binge kids my philosophy to work with all kids but being here and griping in the chinese community being a chinese-american is important going to american school during the day but went to chinese school that is community is important working with all the kids and having them exposed to all culture it is important to me. >> it is a mask evening. >> i'd like to thank you a you all to celebrate an installation of the days here in the asian art museum. >> one time has become so many things in the past two centuries because of the different did i licks the immigration officer

didn't understand it became no standard chinese marine or cantonese sproupgs it became so many different sounds this is convenient for the immigration officer this okay your family name so this tells the generations of immigrants where they come from and also many stories behind it too. >> and what a better way to celebrate the enough is enough nuru with the light nothing is more important at an the hope the energy we. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> relative to the current

administration it is, it is touching very worrisome for our immigrant frames you know and some of the stability in the country and i know how this new president is doing you know immigration as well as immigrants (fireworks) later than you think new year the largest holiday no asia and china those of us when my grandparents came over in the 19 hundreds and celebrated in the united states chinese nuru is traditional with a lot of meaning. >> good afternoon my name is carmen chu assessor-recorder i

want to wish everything a happy new year thank you for joining us i want to say. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> (speaking foreign language.) >> i'm proud to be a native san franciscan i grew up in the chinatown, north beach community port commission important to come back and work with those that live in the community that i grew up in and that that very, very important to give back to continue to work with the community and hope e help those who may not be as capable in

>> as a woman of color who grew up in san francisco i understand how institutions can have an impact on communities of color. i think having my voice was important. that is where my passion lies when the opportunity to lead an office in such a new space came up. i couldn't turn it down. i was with the district attorney's office for a little over nine years, if you include the time as an intern as well as volunteer da, all most 13 years. during the time with the da's office i had an opportunity to

serve the community not only as the assistant district attorney but as director of community relations. that afforded the opportunity to have impact on the community in an immediate way. it is one thing to work to serve the rights of those without rights, victims. it is really rewarding to work to to further the goals of our office and the commitment we have as city employees and advocates for people who don't have a voice. i don't know of anyone surprised to see me in this role. maybe people have an impression what the director of the office of cannabis should be like, what their beliefs should be. i smash all of that. you grew up in the inner city of san francisco. my career path is not traditional. i don't think a person should limit themselves to reach full potential. i say that to young women and

girls. that is important. you want to see leadership that looks diverse because your path is not predetermined. i didn't wake up thinking i was going to be a prosecutor in my life. the city administrator reached out and wanted to have a conversation and gave me interest in the new role. i thought you must not know what i do for a living. it was the opposite. she had foresight in realizing it would be helpful for somebody not only a former prosecutor but interested in shaping criminal justice reform for the city would be the right person for the space. i appreciate the foresight of the mayor to be open how we can be leaders in san francisco. i was able to transition to the policy space. here i was able to work on legislation, community relations, communication and start to shape the ways our office was going to reform the criminal justice system.

it is fulfilling for me. i could create programs and see those impact people's lives. i am the change. it took truants youth to meet with civil rights movement leaders who fought to have access to education. being a young person to understand that helped the young people realize this was an important thing to give up. what we find is that young people who are truanted have a really high homicide rate in our city, which is a sad statistic. we want to change that. >> coming from a community we are black and brown. i don't reach out to other people. i don't think they feel the same way. >> i had the great opportunity to work on prison reform issues and criminal justice reform issues. we created a program at san

quentin where we brought district opportunities to lifers and talk about how we are all impacted by the criminal justice system. we brought over 40 elected das to san quentin for the situation. now we are inviting the police department. our formerly incarcerated group born out of this programming asked for the opportunity to work on a project where we could bring the men in blue on the outside to come speak to the men on blue inside to start the healing dialogue around how the criminal justice system specifically in san francisco impacts the community. i was attracted to the role. there was a component of equity that was part of this process. the equity community here in san francisco is a community that i had already worked with. before i took steps to visit cannabis businesses i thought it was important my team have a chance to go inside and speak to

men who had been impacted. that conversation needed to happen so we know how we are making an impact with the work that we are doing. the da's office as we were leading up to the legalization of marijuana in the state we started having conversations on the policy team what that could look like. the district attorney was really focused on the right side of history for this. we realized it would be quite a heavy lift for individuals who have been negatively impacted by the war on drugs to expunge the record. it was important to figure out the framework to make it seamless and easy. they put their minds to it after some time and many conversations the data analysts and other policy walk throughs on the team came up with the idea to engage

the tech community in this process. code for america helped us developed the rhythm to be used for any jurisdiction across the state that was important to create a solution to be used to assist all jurisdictions dealing with this matter. the office of cannabis is the first office to have a completely digital application process. we worked with the digital team to develop the online application. there are going to be hiccups. we are first to do it. it is one of the most rewarding parts to offer a seamless -- to offer a seamless approach. that is how they can find solutions to solve many of the community challenges. the best way to respond to prop 64 was to retroactively expunge 9,000 cannabis related records for san francisco. it feels like justice full

circle for my personal experience. in the past i was furthering the war on drugs just as my directive. really coming from a place of public safety. that was the mandate and understanding. it is nice to see that pass a society we are able to look at some of our laws and say, you know what? we got it wrong. let's get this right. i had the privilege of being in the existing framework. my predecessor nicole elliott did an incredible job bringing together the individuals super-passionate about cannabis. >> the office was created in july of 2017. i came in early 2018. i have been able to see the office's development over time which is nice. it is exciting to be in the space, stickily in thinking about her leadership. >> looking for the office it is

always we might be before my time when i was working for the forboard of supervisors. i learn new things every day it is challenging and rewarding for me. >> we get the privilege to work in an office that is innovating. we get to spearhead the robust exprogram. >> i am excited she came on board to leverage experience as a prosecutor 10 years as we contemplate enforcements but approaching it without replicating the war on drugs. >> i was hired by cam laharris. i haven't seen a district attorney that looked kind of like me. that could be a path in my life. i might not have considered it. it is important that women and

certainly women of color and spaces of leadership really do their part to bring on and mentor as many young people as they can. it is superimportant to take advantage of as many opportunities as they can when they can intern because the doors are wide open. plans change and that is okay. the way this was shaped because i took a risk to try something new and explore something and show that i was capable. you are capable, right? it was about leaning in and being at the table to say my voice matters. you find your passion, the sky - >> our united states the sky - constitution requires every ten years that america counts every human being in the united states, which is incredibly important for many reasons. it's important for preliminary representation because if --

political representation because if we under count california, we get less representatives in congress. it's important for san francisco because if we don't have all of the people in our city, if we don't have all of the folks in california, california and san francisco stand to lose billions of dollars in funding. >> it's really important to the city of san francisco that the federal government gets the count right, so we've created count sf to motivate all -- sf count to motivate all citizens to participate in the census.

>> for the immigrant community, a lot of people aren't sure whether they should take part, whether this is something for u.s. citizens or whether it's something for anybody who's in the united states, and it is something for everybody. census counts the entire population. >> we've given out $2 million to over 30 community-based organizations to help people do the census in the communities where they live and work. we've also partnered with the public libraries here in the city and also the public schools to make sure there are informational materials to make sure the folks do the census at those sites, as well, and we've initiated a campaign to motivate the citizens and make sure they participate in census 2020. because of the language issues

that many chinese community and families experience, there is a lot of mistrust in the federal government and whether their private information will be kept private and confidential. >> so it's really important that communities like bayview-hunters point participate because in the past, they've been under counted, so what that means is that funding that should have gone to these communities, it wasn't enough. >> we're going to help educate people in the tenderloin, the multicultural residents of the tenderloin. you know, any one of our given blocks, there's 35 different languages spoken, so we are the original u.n. of san francisco. so it's -- our job is to educate people and be able to

familiarize themselves on doing this census. >> you go on-line and do the census. it's available in 13 languages, and you don't need anything. it's based on household. you put in your address and answer nine simple questions. how many people are in your household, do you rent, and your information. your name, your age, your race, your gender. >> everybody is $2,000 in funding for our child care, housing, food stamps, and medical care. >> all of the residents in the city and county of san francisco need to be counted in census 2020. if you're not counted, then your community is underrepresented and will be underserved.

>> after my fire in my apartment and losing everything, the red cross gave us a list of agencies in the city to reach out to and i signed up for the below-market rate program. i got my certificate and started applying and won the housing lottery. [♪♪♪] >> the current lottery program

began in 2016. but there have been lot rows that have happened for affordable housing in the city for much longer than that. it was -- there was no standard practice. for non-profit organizations that were providing affordable housing with low in the city, they all did their lotteries on their own. private developers that include in their buildings affordable units, those are the city we've been monitoring for some time since 1992. we did it with something like this. where people were given circus tickets. we game into 291st century in 2016 and started doing electronic lotteries. at the same time, we started electronic applications systems. called dalia. the lottery is completely free. you can apply two ways.

you can submit a paper application, which you can download from the listing itself. if you apply online, it will take five minutes. you can make it easier creating an account. to get to dalia, you log on to housing.sfgov.org. >> i have lived in san francisco for almost 42 years. i was born here in the hayes valley. >> i applied for the san francisco affordable housing lottery three times. >> since 2016, we've had about 265 electronic lotteries and almost 2,000 people have got their home through the lottery system. if you go into the listing, you can actually just press lottery results and you put in your lottery number and it will tell you exactly how you ranked. >> for some people, signing up

for it was going to be a challenge. there is a digital divide here and especially when you are trying to help low and very low income people. so we began providing digital assistance for folks to go in and get help. >> along with the income and the residency requirements, we also required someone who is trying to buy the home to be a first time home buyer and there's also an educational component that consists of an orientation that they need to attend, a first-time home buyer workshop and a one-on-one counseling session with the housing councilor. >> sometimes we have to go through 10 applicants before they shouldn't be discouraged if they have a low lottery number.

they still might get a value for an available, affordable housing unit. >> we have a variety of lottery programs. the four that you will most often see are what we call c.o.p., the certificate of preference program, the dthp which is the displaced penance housing preference program. the neighborhood resident housing program and the live worth preference. >> i moved in my new home february 25th and 2019. the neighborhood preference program really helped me achieve that goal and that dream was with eventually wind up staying in san francisco. >> the next steps, after finding out how well you did in the lottery and especially if you ranked really well you will be contacted by the leasing agent. you have to submit those document and income and asset qualify and you have to pass the

credit and rental screening and the background and when you qualify for the unit, you can chose the unit and hopefully sign that lease. all city sponsored affordable housing comes through the system and has an electronic lottery. every week there's a listing on dalia. something that people can apply for. >> it's a bit hard to predict how long it will take for someone to be able to move into a unit. let's say the lottery has happened. several factors go into that and mainly how many units are in the project, right. and how well you ranked and what preference bucket you were in. >> this particular building was brand new and really this is the one that i wanted out of everything i applied for. in my mind, i was like how am i going to win this? i did and when you get that notice that you won, it's like

at first, it's surreal and you don't believe it and it sinks in, yeah, it happened. >> some of our buildings are pretty spectacular. they have key less entry now. they have a court yard where they play movies during the weekends, they have another master kitchen and space where people can throw parties. >> mayor breed has a plan for over 10,000 new units between now and 2025. we will start construction on about 2,000 new units just in 2020. >> we also have a very big portfolio like over 25,000 units across the city. and life happens to people. people move. so we have a very large number of rerentals and resales of units every year. >> best thing about working for the affordable housing program

is that we know that we're making a difference and we actually see that difference on a day-to-day basis. >> being back in the neighborhood i grew up in, it's a wonderful experience. >> it's a long process to get through. well worth it when you get to the other side. i could not be happier. [♪♪♪]

shop and dine on the 49 promotes local businesses and challenges residents to do shopping and dining within the 49 square miles of san francisco by supporting local services within neighborhood. we help san francisco remain unique, successful and vibrant. where will you shop and dine in

the 49? san francisco owes the charm to the unique character of the neighborhood comer hall district. each corridor has its own personality. our neighborhoods are the engine of the city. >> you are putting money and support back to the community you live in and you are helping small businesses grow. >> it is more environmentally friendly. >> shopping local is very important. i have had relationships with my local growers for 30 years. by shopping here and supporting us locally, you are also supporting the growers of the flowers, they are fresh and they have a price point that is not imported. it is really good for everybody.

>> shopping locally is crucial. without that support, small business can't survive, and if we lose small business, that diversity goes away, and, you know, it would be a shame to see that become a thing of the past. >> it is important to dine and shop locally. it allows us to maintain traditions. it makes the neighborhood. >> i think san francisco should shop local as much as they can. the retail marketplace is changes. we are trying to have people on the floor who can talk to you and help you with products you are interested in buying, and help you with exploration to try things you have never had before.

>> the fish business, you think it is a piece of fish and fisherman. there are a lot of people working in the fish business, between wholesalers and fishermen and bait and tackle. at the retail end, we about a lot of people and it is good for everybody. >> shopping and dining locally is so important to the community because it brings a tighter fabric to the community and allows the business owners to thrive in the community. we see more small businesses going away. we need to shop locally to keep the small business alive in san francisco. >> shop and dine in the 49 is a cool initiative. you can see the banners in the streets around town. it is great.

anything that can showcase and legitimize small businesses is a wonderful thing. >> as a woman of color who grew up in san francisco i understand how institutions can have an impact on communities of color. i think having my voice was important. that is where my passion lies when the opportunity to lead an office in such a new space came up. i couldn't turn it down. i was with the district attorney's office for a little over nine years, if you include the time as an intern as well as

volunteer da, all most 13 years. during the time with the da's office i had an opportunity to serve the community not only as the assistant district attorney but as director of community relations. that afforded the opportunity to have impact on the community in an immediate way. it is one thing to work to serve the rights of those without rights, victims. it is really rewarding to work to to further the goals of our office and the commitment we have as city employees and advocates for people who don't have a voice. i don't know of anyone surprised to see me in this role. maybe people have an impression what the director of the office of cannabis should be like, what their beliefs should be. i smash all of that. you grew up in the inner city of

san francisco. my career path is not traditional. i don't think a person should limit themselves to reach full potential. i say that to young women and girls. that is important. you want to see leadership that looks diverse because your path is not predetermined. i didn't wake up thinking i was going to be a prosecutor in my life. the city administrator reached out and wanted to have a conversation and gave me interest in the new role. i thought you must not know what i do for a living. it was the opposite. she had foresight in realizing it would be helpful for somebody not only a former prosecutor but interested in shaping criminal justice reform for the city would be the right person for the space. i appreciate the foresight of the mayor to be open how we can be leaders in san francisco. i was able to transition to the policy space. here i was able to work on legislation, community

relations, communication and start to shape the ways our office was going to reform the criminal justice system. it is fulfilling for me. i could create programs and see those impact people's lives. i am the change. it took truants youth to meet with civil rights movement leaders who fought to have access to education. being a young person to understand that helped the young people realize this was an important thing to give up. what we find is that young people who are truanted have a really high homicide rate in our city, which is a sad statistic. we want to change that. >> coming from a community we are black and brown. i don't reach out to other people. i don't think they feel the same way. >> i had the great opportunity to work on prison reform issues

and criminal justice reform issues. we created a program at san quentin where we brought district opportunities to lifers and talk about how we are all impacted by the criminal justice system. we brought over 40 elected das to san quentin for the situation. now we are inviting the police department. our formerly incarcerated group born out of this programming asked for the opportunity to work on a project where we could bring the men in blue on the outside to come speak to the men on blue inside to start the healing dialogue around how the criminal justice system specifically in san francisco impacts the community. i was attracted to the role. there was a component of equity that was part of this process. the equity community here in san francisco is a community that i had already worked with.

before i took steps to visit cannabis businesses i thought it was important my team have a chance to go inside and speak to men who had been impacted. that conversation needed to happen so we know how we are making an impact with the work that we are doing. the da's office as we were leading up to the legalization of marijuana in the state we started having conversations on the policy team what that could look like. the district attorney was really focused on the right side of history for this. we realized it would be quite a heavy lift for individuals who have been negatively impacted by the war on drugs to expunge the record. it was important to figure out the framework to make it seamless and easy. they put their minds to it after some time and many conversations

the data analysts and other policy walk throughs on the team came up with the idea to engage the tech community in this process. code for america helped us developed the rhythm to be used for any jurisdiction across the state that was important to create a solution to be used to assist all jurisdictions dealing with this matter. the office of cannabis is the first office to have a completely digital application process. we worked with the digital team to develop the online application. there are going to be hiccups. we are first to do it. it is one of the most rewarding parts to offer a seamless -- to offer a seamless approach. that is how they can find solutions to solve many of the community challenges. the best way to respond to prop 64 was to retroactively expunge

9,000 cannabis related records for san francisco. it feels like justice full circle for my personal experience. in the past i was furthering the war on drugs just as my directive. really coming from a place of public safety. that was the mandate and understanding. it is nice to see that pass a society we are able to look at some of our laws and say, you know what? we got it wrong. let's get this right. i had the privilege of being in the existing framework. my predecessor nicole elliott did an incredible job bringing together the individuals super-passionate about cannabis. >> the office was created in july of 2017. i came in early 2018. i have been able to see the

office's development over time which is nice. it is exciting to be in the space, stickily in thinking about her leadership. >> looking for the office it is always we might be before my time when i was working for the forboard of supervisors. i learn new things every day it is challenging and rewarding for me. >> we get the privilege to work in an office that is innovating. we get to spearhead the robust exprogram. >> i am excited she came on board to leverage experience as a prosecutor 10 years as we contemplate enforcements but approaching it without replicating the war on drugs. >> i was hired by cam laharris. i haven't seen a district attorney that looked kind of

like me. that could be a path in my life. i might not have considered it. it is important that women and certainly women of color and spaces of leadership really do their part to bring on and mentor as many young people as they can. it is superimportant to take advantage of as many opportunities as they can when they can intern because the doors are wide open. plans change and that is okay. the way this was shaped because i took a risk to try something new and explore something and show that i was capable. you are capable, right? it was about leaning in and being at the table to say my voice matters. you find your passion, the sky

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tumbler dating.com this is the regular meeting of the commission on community investment and infrastructure for tuesday, september 21, 2021. i'd like to welcome members of the public who are streaming or listening, and staff and other commissioners will be participating in today's meeting. following the guidelines set forth by local officials, members of the commission are meeting remotely to ensure the safety of everyone, including members of the public. thank you, all for joining us this afternoon. madame secretary, please call the first item. >> the first order of business is item 1, roll call. commission members, please

respond. >> commissioner bycer: here. >> commissioner ransom-scott: here. >> vice chair rosales: here. >> chair bustos: here. >> commission brackett is absent, all others are present. the next is announcements. the next meeting will be held on tuesday, october 5, 2021. please be advised a member of the public has up to three minutes to make comments on each agenda item. during each public comment period, viewers on line will be instructed to dial 1-415-655-0001 and to access code which is 2481 925 4684. you'll be asked to press the

pound sign and the pound sign again to begin the call. when you dial star 3, you'll hearing the following message. you've raised your hand to ask a question, please wait to speak. when you hear your line has been unmuted, this is your time to provide public comment. please speak clearly and slowly and you'll be placed on mute. you can stay on line to listen to the meeting or hang up. if you're providing public comment on any items, it's recommended that the call the public comment line on the agenda now. today's meeting materials are available on our website. under commission, then the public meetings tab. the next order of business is

item 3, report and actions taken at previously closed session. there are no reportable actions. the next order of business is item 4, matters of unfinished business. there are no matters of unfinished business. the next is item 5, consisting of consent. first is the consent agenda. a, approval of minutes, regular meeting of august 17, 2021. b, authorizing pursuant to the transbay implementation agreement a fourth amendment to the memorandum of understanding with the sustained county of san francisco acting through its department of public works to stepped the term of the m.o.u. from september 17, 2020 until cement 30, 2024 to complete post construction administrative activities for the transbay folsom street project, resolution number, 30-2021.

mr. chair. >> chair bustos: do we have anyone from the public who wishes to provide a comment. >> secretary: members of the public who wish to provide public comment should call 1-415-655-0001, enter access code, 2481 925 4684. press the pound sign and then the pound sign again. then press star 3 to submit your request to speak. >> if you're listening to us by phone and would like to comment on the consent item, press star 3. we'll allow a few moments for the members to respond. mr. chair, it does not appear there are no members of the public. >> chair bustos: i will close public comment. commissioners, may i get a motion for these two items on

the consent agenda? >> mr. chair, i move that the items on the agenda be accepted. >> chair bustos: thank you, commissioner scott. may i get a second motion? madame secretary, please take roll. >> secretary: please announce your vote. brackett is absent. >> commissioner bycer: aye. >> commissioner ransom-scott: aye. >> vice chair rosales: yes. >> chair bustos: yes. four ayes, one absent. >> chair bustos: motion carries. thank you, commissioners. call the next item. >> next is the regular agenda, 5c, authorizing a fourth amendment to the option

agreement with f4 transbay partners l.l.c., a company for the purchase of transbay block 4, transbay redevelopment project area discussion and action, resolution number 31-2021. >> thank you, madame secretary. we last brought the project before you when the commission approved a short-term extension to our option agreement with the development team for the transbay block 4 project. in order for staff to fully evaluate the proposed program for this mixed income housing project. since that time the staff and the development team have completed a thorough evaluation of the project and have agreed on a proposed program for the next phase of the option agreement, which is the appraisal process. our housing team will present the staff recommendation on the program and terms of this fourth amendment to the agreement and she is joined by staff and developer representatives to

answer any questions you might have. kim? >> thank you very much. good afternoon members of the commission. i'm a development specialist with the ocii housing team. the request before you is authorization to enter into a fourth amendment to the option agreement with f4 transbay partners for block 4. the amendment would provide a good faith time frame of 45 days, to replace exhibit c, the 2018 term sheet with the current proposed program for appraisal. extend the outside date to march 31, 2022 to work through the process to determine the land price. and provide the executive director authorization for a further extension of three months if needed to prepare the d.d.a., schematic design and related documents for consideration.

quick overview of the presentation. i'll provide a brief background and update. describe the housing program, community serving commercial and the proposed enhanced certificate of preference or c.o.p. holder strategies and then talk through the proposed action and next steps. just a quick reminder, regarding the site location. block 4 is on the northern portion of the site of the former temporary transbay term unanimous. it's bounded by howard, main, beale and the planned extension of ta calma. a bit of background, block 4 was sole sourced to f4 transbay partners who is heinz, goldman sachs as a j.p.a. sale of parcel to the same entity. the option agreement established

that the affordable housing obligation would be satisfied through the construction of offsite or below market rate block 4. that was modified this year and paid in-lieu fee for affordable housing. proceeds from that fee then will be used to fund the mid rise affordable project as block 4, through an ocii loan. overall, block 4 is planned or a mixed use project. it's important to note that ocii will ensure that minimum of 35% of all development units are affordable to low and moderate income households. it has long been intended that block 4 would provide affordability at a rate sufficient to meet the obligation. a little history on the option agreement. as noted, the option was initially approved in 2016 and

there have since been amendments and extensions. most recently in june the commission provided a short-term extension to allow staff to review a proposed housing program. the option currently expires at the end of month. the option establishes a land price of $45 million, but acknowledges that the final price will be based on established evaluation process. once final. the 2016 option established a housing program at 45% affordable. negotiation from the d.d.a. to date has been based on the nonbinding term sheet approved in 2018. these deal points included increasing the tower height, a substantial affordable housing program at 49% affordable which is based on the percentage to meet the obligation at the time and the community benefits package. the project is currently proposed would provide 681 units split between 100% affordable

mid rise project, mixed income tower rental units, condominiums and town home. in addition, it includes ground floor retail, a large to be community-serving. vehicle and bicycle parking in an underground garage. streetscape improvements on all four sides as well as building out the extension of thomas street between block 4 and future block 3. this march, the developer shared a financial model for the project and stated that the 49% affordability is not financially feasible and presented a housing program with 39% of affordable units and no payment for the land. at the direction of the commission, rejected the proposal at 39% affordability and sought affordability in

accordance with the 2018 term sheet. the developer submitted a revised proposal on june 4 with total affordability at 40%. this is a program that was presented at the june 15 commission meeting. the program before you today increases affordability to 45%. ocii economic consultant century urban conducted review of the financial model. they reviewed and verified key assumptions including returns required to procure prospective lenders and investors and ongoing project expenses. the consultant found that with a modification of the program to convert the top two floors of apartment rentals from market rate to for-sale condominiums and adjustment to either assumptions regarding economic occupancy, the project can support up it 45% of affordable

units. the developer has agreed to adopt the recommendation to modify rental floors to condos and has agreed to take the land sale price, the valuation process established in the option agreement, under this revised program. however, the developer does not represent that the project at 45% affordable is financially feasible. this diagram provides an overview of the housing program as currently proposed. the shorter building bracketted in blue is the 100% affordable mid rise project. there is no change to this project since the june preparation. the portions in the orange bracketts are market rate condominiums units and in the town home style bar along ta hama.

this table provides a comparison over the overall housing program and the current program at 45% affordable. the key changes since the june proposal are a four-unit reduction in the overall unit count from 685 to 681. a reduction in tower rental units and increase in tower b.m.r. from 73 to 105. the b.m.r. units in the tower rental portion of the project are moderate income, serving households at 100% to 120% of the median income. the changes have most

significantly impacted these tower b.m.r. units. studio units have been introduced and number of three-bedroom units reduced. in addition, the allocation of b.m.r. shifted to an even split across each income tier to higher allocation at 120% b.m.i. it's subject to further review as part of the design review process and to review by our partners to ensure compliance with the city's inclusionary policies. the current program includes approximately 6,000 square feet, designated as community-serving retail at the bid of the mid rise affordable project. mercy housing will take the lead in managing the space. commercial rents to be at or below 50% of the commercial market rate. this is intended to provide opportunities for local

businesses and non-profit organizations who might otherwise struggle with the high commercial rents in the neighborhood. in the 2018 term sheet, and in the current program for appraisal, the developer has committed to preparing and implementing a plan for c.o.p. outreach that is beyond the early outreach and marketing plans. they have provided a draft plan and noted that mercy would lead the effort for the mid rise and that heinz will lead the effort for the tower. the preliminary plan identifies commitment to a diverse -- teams formed early in the lease process and held in place to provide continuity and communication to tenants. in-person and backup tours. in-person and virtual neighborhood tours. presentations held near the project site and out in communities. dedicated websites and targeted

outreach to those c.o.p. holder who may have applied for housing but were not able to secure housing. staff recommends approval of the fourth amendment to the option agreement to extend the outside exercise dates of march 31, 2022, with an additional optional three-month extension at the discretion of the executive director. staff will use this period to work with developer to resolve key d.d.a. and schematic design items within 45 days and pursue the process set forth in the option agreement to establish the land price. staff will return to commission to seek approval of the d.d.a., schematic design and related documents prior to the extended outside date of june 30, 2022. that concludes the staff

presentation. i'm happy to answer any questions. i want to introduce representatives. from hines, we have dan, ellie and legal counsel. and from mercy, we have william, barbara. and ocii economic consultant is also on the call from century urban. thank you. >> chair bustos: thank you. do we have any members of the public who wish to provide public comment. >> members of the public who wish to provide public comment should call 1-415-655-0001, enter access code, 2481 925 4684, press the pound sign twice, then press star 3 to submit your request to speak. if you're already on the phone with us and would like to

provide public comment, please press star 3. or the raise hand feature. i'll allow a few moments for the members of the public to enter their request. mr. chair, it does not appear there are any members of the public wishing to comment on this item. >> chair bustos: all right. i will close public comments. now i turn to fellow commissioners for questions or comments they may have. i'd like to start with vice chair rosales. if you have any questions or comments? >> vice chair rosales: thank you, chair, and thank you to the

staff for the presentation. my only comment, i appreciate the due diligence and i have no concerns about the requested extension. >> chair bustos: thank you. commissioner scott? >> commissioner ransom-scott: thank you, mr. chair. kim, thank you so very much for just slowly going through so i could follow and the comprehensive presentation just wonderful. my heart kind of leaps whenever i see, you know, just that increase in commissioner bycer was the one along with us for more affordable and just i'm appreciating our team. i'm appreciating you and thank you, kim, because you go through with not just a reading, but a knowledge in it. it felt like you cared about what you're doing and that means a lot, kim.

it means a lot, thank you. >> chair bustos: thank you. >> commissioner bycer: thank you, mr. chair. kim, thank you for that great presentation. definitely provided, i think, a very clear delineation between the various proposals we've seen. and i'm glad to see many more affordable units and a higher percentage of affordable. i guess a couple of questions. did century urban make any statements regarding the financial feasibility of 45%? >> yes. century urban's finding was that a development program at up to 45% is financially viable. and certainly, we can let them speak to that directly. brian, did you want to make a comment on that? >> good afternoon, commissioners. i'm brian sparkman. thank you, kim. i'm managing principle at

century urban and pleased to be here with you all today. we have spent a significant amount of time working with kim along with ocii staff on this project. our goal is to, one, validate the project economics. two, to make sure as acting as a fiduciary to ocii that we're pushing for the highest level of on site inclusionary that is feasible and supportable by the project. my colleague is on the line with me today. ms. blackburn, the vice president. we have spent a very large amount of time to review the economics. we believe that the project today when you kind of combine a convergence of the top two floors from rental units to residential condominium units is

a credit to the overall project returns, meaning that is beneficial. we also know a lot of hard work has gone into the project by the commissioners and staff and hines to work through the $47.6 million parcel loan. and third, i think indicated to us, they're looking at this as a kind of build to core asset. and what that means is, this is a long-term hold. generally, that built core owner has a lower return profile. based on our professional opinion and review of the economics, we believe the project is feasible at 45% on site inclusionary housing. we believe that is a defensible number and one that can be supported by the commission and staff. i'd also like just to serve this

opportunity, my colleague, ms. blackburn, if there is anything you would like to share? >> hello. yes, i think you summarized it pretty well. essentially, we've been working on this project in earnest since march of this year, spending a lot of time working with the developer in reviewing the pro forma, understanding their proposed program, you know, recognizing that, you know, we are kind of in a very unique market right now with covid, however, we do look at this project as a long-term project. in which it would be developed in a more normal market where rents and condo sales prices would return to pre-pandemic levels. so we do view this project as being feasible based on our extensive review of assumptions, the revisions to the program and

sort of looking at this project as more of a long-term hold. >> chair bustos: great thank you. any other questions? >> commissioner bycer: so there was a line in kim's presentation that went out of its way to explain the developer does not -- is not disagreeing, but not agreeing on the financial feasibility statement. i'm curious to why that may be and what are different assumptions that are behind that key difference between the consultant and the developer? >> thank you, yes, that's correct. hines has informed ocii that they do not agree that 45 -- or represent that 45% affordability is feasible, but they are prepared to move forward with the program to seek out the land price. dan, if you wouldn't mind speaking to hines' position on that, that would be helpful, please.

>> good afternoon, commissioners. hines in san francisco. wanted to echo your words. this project was referenced in our letter to staff and in the presentation. we are still concerned about the feasibility of the project here, not definitive in any sense, but just noting that this is an exceptionally ambitious project, you know, program atticly and in the time we find ourselves. both the project and the program are unprecedented in terms of the amount of inclusionary housing they're attempting to are produce in san francisco. and there continues to be

ongoing uncertainty both in the cost environment as well as in the, you know, rent and condo pricing environment that has yet to play itself out. we wanted to be clear here, we see the appraisal process as an important part of advancing the work we've already been doing here in the last few months and the last five years before that, but we cannot and do not want to stand here today and, you know, represent to you that we are sure that the project is feasible at this ambitious program level. >> commissioner bycer: so i'm clear, when you say it's not feasible, is it the 45% and the $47 million price that has been discussed before, or just on the 45% affordable regardless of land price? >> i think it is a cumulative

assessment around everything in the program, which is, you know, there are many other elements of the program that are, you know, that detract from feasibility even though they're important to things like delivering the community benefits program, other benefits to the city and other entities within san francisco. you know, at this stage, most of the analysis was done at an assumption of the minimum land price that might come out of a process like this at zero. that being the assumption at the time. it does factor in, you know, in the century urban team and ocii staff can confirm their analysis factored in the structure that is in place with parcel f and the sort of down payment structure that is coming from parcel f to support the units. >> commissioner bycer: when we will expect to see a feasibility

-- after the appraisal we get to see the feasibility at this program level? when do we get that information? >> it would certainly be our intention to confirm as part of moving forward from that point that we believe in that and we're willing to move forward and we're going to advance the project to construction. >> commissioner bycer: got it. all right. thank you for answering my questions. that's all i have right now. i thank you again for all the great work on this. >> chair bustos: thank you, commissioner bycer. so, i mean i have tons of questions that i'll -- i think will probably be answered when we do the appraisal. but as we do the appraisal and look at the feasibility of this project, i think we need to go beyond looking at just the value of the price now. at some point during this dance that we've been having, 49% was

feasible. and when i think of 49%, i don't just think of the number of units, but i think of the future of san francisco and the ability of this city to grow its low and middle class. to grow diversity in a city that was when i grew up was very diverse. i think we need to keep in mind that beyond the money, it's about the future of this city and the future generations and families that will benefit from the amount of inclusionary housing we put on this piece of property. so, for some it may just be a shift of percentage point or two or maybe five in this case, but if we look at it in terms of number of families, that's a lot of people. and i think every single one of those families and members of

those communities have work -- [indiscernible] i'm anxious to see the results of the appraisal. but i hope everyone here knows at least from my point of view, i'm still not going to be settling for less. because at one point, it was feasible at 49%. so, we're going to bounce back. we are a resilient city. we learned that in 1906 and we learned that in 89, the recession of 2008, we are a resilient city. i hope we don't become shortsighted partners in this and i hope we look at the long-term view. so, with that, commissioners, may i get a motion for this item? >> mr. chair, if i could just sort of bounce off of your

comments and commissioner bycer as well. dan, i want to commend you all for in spite of you thinking it not to be feasible for deciding to go forward. and as we said, we're standing our ground that this is what is needed and as dr. king once said, out of a mountain of despair, a stone of hope. the hope comes in on you saying we're going to go forward and so are we. and we're looking at the resilience. -- for our city, our family, the future of our people and they deserve every chance to just recover and grow and develop into what this city is moving

towards. a great diverse city, strong, and united. thank you. >> thank you, commissioner scott. may i get a motion for item number 5c? >> thank you, vice chair. may have a second motion. >> i second that motion. >> thank you. >> commission members, please announce your vote for item 5c when i call your name. commission brackett is absent. >> commissioner bycer: yes. >> commissioner ransom-scott: yes. >> vice chair rosales: yes. >> chair bustos: yes. >> mr. chair, the vote is four ayes, one absent.

>> chair bustos: motion carries. look forward to what we come up with. madame secretary, please call the next item. >> next is agenda item 5d, workshop on amendment to 2021-2022 recognized obligation payment schedule for january 1, 2022 to june 30, 2022. discussion. madame interim director? >> thank you, madame secretary. as you're aware, oci submits the raps and since the agencies are given an opportunity to request amendments to any lines by october 1st of each year. so this year we need to request amendments to two line items. and you from the finance team will walk us through before we submit to the statement department of finance.

>> thank you. good afternoon, commissioners. i'm budget and product financial minister for ocii. we sent you an updated memo yesterday to reflect an invoice we received restoring the planning process. and that was for a long-term plan establishment for the fiscal year 2022-23 and 2023-24. we just revised it with the most up to date spend information on this presentation. so this provides legislative program on the rops. authorized the board to amend the rops in a 12-month period.

so, reminder of where we are in the schedule. we scheduled the original rops before you in january. we received approval in april. we presented this workshop to the oversight board last week. we are presenting this to you today. we'll be back before the board next week for the action item. and then we'll submit our rops amendment on the 30th. so another refresher. a reminder of the five different funding. we have the bond proceeds which includes prior and anticipated. we have our reserve which is unspend -- unexpended. we have our administrative allowance. this table shows two amendments before you and this table shows

the amendments on our sources. you can see in the bottom line, the total change is $1.7 million change for a .3% from the approved rops 21-22. this table shows those changes by the specific project area. we have a $582,000 change in our hunter point shipyard and $1.1 million in transbay for a total of 1.7. next slide, please. so our first amendment is related to our building 101 and hunter point shipyard. it's studios and auditorium. we entered into a contract with public works. as part of this grant, we're

required to provide a 10% match. so following the rops planning process for 21-22, during construction, public works informed us that less fund than anticipated were going to be expended in 2021 because of long lead times for procurement and fabrication of fire suppression system. these delays resulted in invoicing less grant funds than anticipated and the amendment before you today is to carry forward authority for those unexpended grant funds. currently, all of the materials are now procured. fabrication is under way and will be invoiced in the next year. the total contracted amount doesn't actually change and the project is anticipated to be completed by february of 2022. next slide, please. so the second amendment before you is regarding our folsom project. the transbay redevelopment plan

includes revitalization of folsom street to serve as a main boulevard along zone line and the transbay project area. so we entered into a contract with public works to manage the implementation of this project following the planning of our 21-22 rops during construction of the folsom improvement project. project was delayed because of fewer funds anticipated were going to be expended in 2021 due to long lead times for procurement of the traffic poles and signals. so this story resulted in d.p.w. being able to invoice less than anticipated. so that amendment is to carry forward authority for those unextended proceeds into the current fiscal year. and d.p.w. completed construction on the project in february of this year and will soon be invoicing ocii for the

completed work. the total contracted amount for this project does not increase. so the amendment is minimal to the taxing entities. as i mentioned, there is a 10% grant match for the grant, that is about $58,000 and less than a percent of the request in 21-22. we also don't have any budget and adjustments necessary because it's part of the annual continuing budget, so this carries forward from the prior year's approved budget. again, the next steps. we have the workshop before you. we'll incorporate comments and feedback. present the action item before the work oversight board next week and then submit to the department of finance. i'm happy to take any questions.

we also have the project teams online and we have our public works representative. we have raphael gutierrez for the grant and someone for the folsom street project for any questions. thank you. >> chair bustos: thank you for that. madame secretary, do we have anyone from the public who wishes to provide comment? >> secretary: members of the public who wish to provide public comment on this item, should call 1-415-655-0001, enter access code, 2481 925 4684. press the pound sign twice and press star 3 to submit your request to speak. if you have already joined us by phone and would like to provide public comment on this item, please press star 3 on your touch tone device. again, we'll provide -- we'll allow a few moments for the callers to make that request.

it does not appear there are no members of the public. >> chair bustos: hearing no request to speak, i'll close public comment. i would like to start with commissioner bycer. >> commissioner bycer: no comments or questions, thank you very much for the presentation. >> chair bustos: commissioner scott? >> commissioner ransom-scott: thank you for your presentation. i don't have any questions. only comment, i just kind of smiled when you said and as i was reading, there will be no budget necessary [laughter]. it just gave me a smile. but thank you for your presentation. very well done.

>> chair bustos: thank you, commissioner scott. >> vice chair rosales: no questions, thank you. >> chair bustos: thank you. i don't have any questions as well. i really appreciate staff's due diligence on this topic. and the presentation. so, let's see. since this was a workshop, we won't be taking any action. so please call the next item. >> item 6, public comment on non-agenda items. mr. chair? >> chair bustos: is there anyone from the public who wishes to provide public comment? >> members of the public who wish to provide comment on non-agenda items, please call 1-415-655-0001. enter access code 2481 925 4684. press the pound sign twice and press star 3.

we'll allow to moment. -- a moment. there are no members of the public wishing to comment. >> chair bustos: i'll close public comment. please call the next item. >> the next order of business is item 7, report of the chair. mr. chair? >> chair bustos: thank you. i don't have much to report, but i just want to remind folks that the process for the search for a new director is under way. the search firm has published the job description, so i just want to share with the commission that it is moving. so silence doesn't mean nothing is happening, but it is happening. so just wanted people to know about that. >> mr. chair, you said it is

published now? >> chair bustos: yes. madame secretary, please call the next item. >> the next order of business is item 8, report of the executive director. madame interim director? >> thank you, madame secretary. commissioners, just want to call your attention to two informational memos in the packets. the first was related to the machination going on in the bus site in transbay. we provided you a status update on how that is going. the east cut landing partners, the entities elected to activate the site have begun a soft opening the weekend before last with food, beverage and activities and they plan on having a larger public opening in early october. and we'll keep you apprised of that. so we'll continue to keep you updated on their progress as the full activation unfurls. and also wanted to call your

attention to an item to inform you that on our affordable housing project that recently completed in mission bay, block 6 west, the developer mercy housing has proposed naming this project after their longtime c.e.o. who, unfortunately, passed away in 2019, sister lillian murphy and they propose naming it the sister lillian murphy community. they've engaged in the community process and have received feedback about that. we wanted to keep you updated on the project naming. lastly, i wanted to let you know that earlier this month on september 1, the school district published a notice of availability on the draft environmental impact report on the mission bay school project and the school district will be accepting comments on the draft eir through october 19. commissioners, members of the public, you're invited to review the eir and make comments. staff is reviewing the document and we'll notify the commission

if we have any comments that we're going to be submitting and we'll forward you the link where you can find the draft eir online. that concludes my report. >> chair bustos: thank you. commissioners, are there any questions related to the executive director report? i just want to say, i'm actually excited they're naming it after sister lillian. she was a force to be reckoned with and a big promoter of affordable housing for people. so, in her own right, she was a sister of mercy, but also a community-builder. and so i'm delighted they're doing that. madame interim director, do we have a time frame in which we'll be able to hold these commission meetings in person at city hall? have we heard anything from our mayor's office? >> we don't have any specific date yet. i think they are still working

through the logistics of how that would work and allow the public to participate as well as commissions and staff in a safe manner, but we expect to hear something soon and we'll keep the commission updated. >> chair bustos: thank you. madame secretary, please call the next item. >> item 9, commissioners' questions and matters. >> chair bustos: commissioners, any questions or matters? hearing none -- >> mr. chair, is it appropriate to invite those that have not rsvp to rsvp if they are interested in attending the gala event? >> chair bustos: is it oci? >> is it appropriate or should i do it another way? >> chair bustos: if it's not ocii, it may not be. >> very good. >> chair bustos: but please

bring it up. >> no comment, sir. >> chair bustos: thank you. madame secretary, call the next item. >> the next order of business is item 10, closed session. there are no closed session items. the next order of business is item 11, adjournment. mr. chair? >> chair bustos: fellow commissioners, i need a motion to adjourn. >> mr. chair, i move that the meeting be adjourned. >> thank you, commissioner scott. is there a second? >> second. >> chair bustos: thank you commissioner bycer. thank you, commissioners, for your time. thank you staff and thank you to the members of the public. meeting adjourned. 1:49. >> thank you.

>> [inaudible] i'm a illustrator by day and a [inaudible] composition teacher. right now i'm practice by transscribing [inaudible] that is what i have been doing the past couple years, teaching myself. california college of the arts, illustration there has really great teachers. robert hunt, vance story taught me a lot. what i'm working on is a portfolio [inaudible] riding a donkey unicorn in the process. >> my name is dawn richardson

and musician, drummer and drum teacher. i guess i would say i started my professional path quh i started playing in bands and teaching drum lesson when i was in college. they were definitely not that many women that would do what is doing. in 198 8 i graduated from cal state los ang and studied mostly classical percussion and music education but at the same time i was in hollywood so played at night in rock bands so was doing two different things. >> the reason i'm [inaudible] the people. there is a extremely vibrant art community especially arounds the red poppy art house [inaudible] as a artist in the past 2 or 3 years there is a event called the [inaudible] every 3 months a free art music

festival that i usually play at and just met so many people. >> i was teaching a little bit and doing odd jobs like waitressing and going at night and playing in bands and meeting a lot of people. i chss in ban that had cool break jz get parts on tv shows or things like that. a friend of mine, we had mutual friends that got signed to a record deal in san francisco called 4 nonblaunds and i addition frd the bands and moved to the bay area. i think things are different now than 30 years ago, the world evolved a lot. it could be a challenge but have to know how to negotiate everything and sometimeatize is [inaudible] it was great to get to a point where i was just treated

like another one of the people, a musician not a female musician and that is always what [inaudible] >> you don't hear stuff on the radio [inaudible] i need to write music [inaudible] be more conscious in their decisions and somehow make that poetic so they will be convinced. i think i will do that. [singing in backgrounds] drawing and writing music since i was a really little kid and fortunate enough to have a good education in art and parentss who supported me. i hope my life will continue to allow me to do both. >> for me now having all male, female girls, boys students it shows the world has changed a lot and people areope toon open to a lot more than

they were in the past. you can get a deep satisfaction from responding a lot of year practicing in one thing and becoming really good at something. sometimes i think that it is better to get lost. you have to practice and become good at what you do, so if you have everything together then go out in the world and do what you do and then i think people weal accept that.