>> good morning. welcome to the rules committee of the san francisco board of supervisors for today monday

march 21, 2022. i am the chair of this committee, aaron peskin. joined to my right supervisor raphael mandelman. and joined by supervisor connie chan. >> clerk: we allow in-person attendance and public comment which provide remote access and public comment by telephone. equitable public access is essential. first, public comment will be taken on each item on this agenda. those attending in person will be allowed to speak first, then we'll take those who are waiting on the telephone line. for those watching and sfgovtv.org, public comment call in number is streaming across the screen. the number is (415)655-0001 enter the meeting i.d. 2488 501

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goodlett place. finally iteming ad upon is expected to be on the board of board ofsupervisors march 29, bn 22. >> supervisor peskin: you're no doubt aware of what in home support services does and its mission to provide a model of consumer directed inhome support services that allows older adults and people with disabilities to live and age in place independently and allows often times members of their family to be there caretakers with appropriate compensation. in san francisco, back in the 1990s, the board of supervisors created a governing board, the first public authority to have an independent

governing board in the country to oversee this. today we have a number of applicants for a number of seats on this governing board. i wanted to start by thanking all of the workers for the work they do but particularly for the work they have done during the pandemic. which includes taking lot of public health risks during a period with a lot of staff shortages. thank you to all of the ihss workers. you will recall that kelly durham used to be the director of the public authority but is now moved on to the department of aging and adult services, which has connections to the public authority. the new director, eileen norman,

could not be here today. but her deputy director erin gutierrez is participating virtually. ms. gutierrez do you have any opening comments? if not we'll go to the applicants in the order they appear on our agenda. >> this would be for item number one. which is a hearing to -- >> chair peskin: my bad. >> clerk: two members terms ending march 1, 2024 and five members terms ending march 1, 2025. >> chair peskin: with that, any opening comments? why don't we go to the applicants in the order that they appear on our agenda.

my understanding is that one of the two applicants for seat 4, which is a healthcare provider, glenda cartenga has withdraw. which leaves us -- are you with us this morning? let's go to jesse nichols for seat 5. [ indiscernible ] >> i'm a resident of the bayview. i've done ihss for 14 years now.

[ indiscernible ] >> chair peskin: is ms. hernandez with us? if not, why don't with go to the wasn't an only rita semel seeking appointment to seat 6. are you with us this morning? seat 9, alexander madrid for seeking reappointment. how about sascha bittner for seat 11. >> this is alex madrid. >> good morning.

>> thank you for taking my application. hopefully, will be reappointed thank you. >> chair peskin: are you still on the mayor's disability council? that is one of the requirements of this seat? >> yes. >> chair peskin: thank you for that confirmation. if we don't have -- let's go on to sascha bittner for seat 11. if not robin wilson-beetle for

seat 13. >> clerk: i do not see them logged in. they did indicate they will be participating via teams. >> chair peskin: let's open item 1 up to general public comment. >> clerk: give me one moment. we are now checking to see if remote attendees. if there are no members of the public in the room at this time. if you are on the the phone and have not done so, please press star 3. wait until the system indicates you have been unmuted and you may begin your comment. we have two listeners on the line but nobody in the queue to speak. >> chair peskin: public comment is closed. colleagues, given that all of the paperwork and the

applications in the file are in order and given our independent confirmation that ms. semel who is required to be a member of the human services commission and we have confirmed a member of the human services commission as of beginning of this year as reflected in their minutes, everybody else is qualified for their seats, would like to move haiti hernandez for seat 4 with a residency waiver. jesse nichols for seat 5. rita semel reappointed to seat 6, alexandra madrid to seat 9, sasha bitter to seat 11 and robin wilson-beattie to seat 13.

>> clerk: i have vaccination confirmation for all members except for ms. hernandez. >> chair peskin: pending, we'll have until april 5th to receive that. there's no board meeting next week. this is not being sent as a committee report. subject to that verification as it relates to ms. hernandez for seat 4, a roll call on the motion please. >> clerk: on that motion. [roll call vote]. motion passes without objection. >> chair peskin: next item please. >> clerk: consider pointing one member term ending july 21,

2023. one seat one applicant. >> chair peskin: this committee made recommendations to the full board for a number of other seats specifically seats 7, 8 and 11 to the children youth and families oversight and advisory committee. we're hearing today seat 10 for an individual who withdrew her appointment application in january. this was authorized under a measure passed in 2014 and for the children's fund and with that, why don't we hear from the one an only applicant to seat number 10, mr. aaron yen. >> good morning. thank you so much for the opportunity for this seat.

very excited about the potential. my name is aaron yen. i'm currently chief equity officer for the covid-19 task force. i was interested in pursuing this seat because, prior to my city work, i was majority of my professional career has been working with youth and families. i went to san francisco state to study child adolescent development specifically for yute and families. this has been a passion of mine since i was young professional, even as a kid as a san francisco native. i look forward to supporting efforts that involve our youth and families. i'm happy to answer questions that you may have. >> chair peskin: thank you. any questions for mr. yen from committee members? seeing none.

why don't we go to public comment. >> clerk: before we do that, we had some of the members for that last item just log in. we have finished with item number one. appointments were recommended for the majority of the members. >> chair peskin: thank you. >> clerk: they just logged in. i wanted to let them know what's going on. members of the public who wish to provide public comment on item 2 and joining us in person. there's nobody in the room at this time. for those listening remotely call (415)655-0001. meeting i.d. 2488 501 6919 then press pound and pound again. once connected you need to press

star 3 to enter the speaker line. we have two listeners but nobody in the queue to speak. >> chair peskin: public comment is closed. i want to thank mr. yen for applying to seat number 10 and indeed, as reflected on his application and his resume, he does indeed have a wealth of experience at the o.m.i. excelsior beacon center, ymca, as well as other associated activities, s.f. associates youth baseball and imprint city. he seems qualified for the seat. we look forward to his service. seeing no comments from committee members, i will make a motion to send mr. yen to the full board with recommendation on that motion mr. young a roll call please. >> clerk: on that motion. [roll call vote]

the motion passes without objection. >> chair peskin: we are adjourned.

>> shop and dine in the 49 promotes local businesses and challenges residents to do their business in the 49 square files of san francisco. we help san francisco remain unique, successful and right vi. so where will you shop and dine in the 49? >> i'm one of three owners here in san francisco and we provide mostly live music entertainment and we have food, the type of food that we have a mexican food and it's not a big menu, but we did it with love. like ribeye tacos and quesadillas and fries. for latinos, it brings families together and if we can bring that family to your business, you're gold. tonight we have russelling for e

community. >> we have a ten-person limb elimination match. we have a full-size ring with barside food and drink. we ended up getting wrestling here with puoillo del mar. we're hope og get families to join us. we've done a drag queen bingo and we're trying to be a diverse kind of club, trying different things. this is a great part of town and there's a bunch of shops, a variety of stores and ethnic restaurants. there's a popular little shop that all of the kids like to hang out at. we have a great breakfast spot call brick fast at tiffanies. some of the older businesses are

refurbished and newer businesses are coming in and it's exciting. >> we even have our own brewery for fdr, ferment, drink repeat. it's in the san francisco garden district and four beautiful murals. >> it's important to shop local because it's kind of like a circle of life, if you will. we hire local people. local people spend their money at our businesses and those local people will spend their money as well. i hope people shop locally.

>> the city has undertaken a pilot program to hook up private privately -- owned hotels. >> the community members say this is helpful for them especially for the seniors and families with kids from seniors being able to connect with the family during the pandemic and too watch the news has been really helpful during this time where they are stuck inside and are not able to go outside. for families it is important to stay connected to go to school, to get connected so they can submit resumes to find jobs during the pandemic.

[speaking foreign language] >> challenges that might seem for the fiber in chinatown is pretty congested. the fiber team found ways around that. they would have to do things such as overnight work in the manholes to get across through busy intersections, and i think the last challenge is a lot of buildings we worked on were built in the early 1900s and they are not fitted with the typical infrastructure you would put in a new building. we overcame that with creative ideas, and we continue to connect more sites like this. >> high-speed internet has become a lifesaver in the modern

era. i am delighted that we completed three buildings or in the process of completing two more. i want to thank our department of technology that has done this by themselves. it is not contracted out. it is done by city employees. i am proud and i want to take a moment to celebrate what we are doing.

[♪♪♪] >> good afternoon, everyone. my name is sean ellsburn, and

it is my pleasure to be the emcee of these events, and it is great to have everyone back and in the building for the raising of the irish flag. [applause] >> as emcee, it is my responsibility to introduce the various speakers. our first speaker today is my boss, and what i want to say is directed at the more irish society. it's not so much of a thank you, it's a bit of a scolding. there is no one i know who enjoys wearing a sash more than london breed. [applause] >> ever since you made her

grand marshal of the 2019 parade, we now have to refer to here as mayor van marshal the entire month. i saw her on her peloton. she was wearing her sash. all throughout covid on zoom, she was wearing her sash. jim, you have a big legacy to live up to to this grand marshal. [applause] >> so without further adieu, mayor grand marshal london breed. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: i'm not going to fire you today. it's celebration with the irish community, but this is the only sash that i've ever been given in my whole entire life, so yes, i'm going to wear it with

pride. so let me just say the reason why we had to move this event to the south live count is because you were outgrowing the balcony. we've had so many people every single year, so we wanted to do it justice. i just want to say, after two years of a global pandemic where we couldn't connect with one another, i'm so happy to be here today, and thank you so much for coming here today. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: i want to take this opportunity -- and we have the lord mayor of court joining me. thank you so much. we have a number of members of

the board of supervisors who joined us upstairs, including supervisor safai, supervisor haney, supervisor catherine stefani, your host today, supervisor mandelman. i saw our assessor-recorder, david torres. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: and thank you so much to our honored guests and counselor general. it is so great to work with counselor general driscoll over the years because he is just really the life of the party, so thank you all so much for being with us today. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: today is more than just a celebration of flag raising, it is a

renewing of the relationship that exists between our city and the irish community. we know that the first irish immigrants who came to san francisco in the 1950s and settled here and created an opportunity for others to come. when we think about that rich and proud history, we can't help but reflect, but, more importantly, the contributions that this community has provided to san francisco have been extremely invaluable. and when i think about the water i drink, which is the best water in the world, hetch hetchy, and the engineering, it came because of the vision of an irish man who knew what

san francisco needs, today and in the future. today, we celebrate 171 years of the st. patrick's day parade, and i can't wait to celebrate that. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: and wait to renew our relationship with our sister city, cork. i am proud of that history and to renew our relationship now and for the generations to come. so with that, and on behalf of the city and county of san francisco -- i need the proclamation, martha, because

you know, we're mayors, and we're campaigning, and we're proclamationing and all that stuff. so first, i want to invite robert driscoll to come forward, and everyone else to come forward. on behalf of the city and county of san francisco, we are declaring today and the entire month of march as irish heritage and friendship day in the city and county of san francisco. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: thank you. but that's not all -- oh, they each get one.

so unlike the lord mayor of cork does not live here, so you won't be able to use it for free parking at the parking meters in san francisco, but our counselor general will, so thank you both. and there's someone else who i had the pleasure of meeting last year, when i appointed him to the san francisco police commission. now, i'm sure, as you watch, it is very, very, very difficult to get anyone through the board of supervisors for an appointment, especially the police jim. and jim byrne and the work that he's done in san francisco has been extraordinary. he grew up in visitacion valley, the son of irish immigrants who came to the u.s. and raised their kids and

created a great life for themselves and created a great son who became an attorney, working to support immigrants in even -- not just in his legal capacity but in his personal professional capacity because of what he believed in, wanting to help people, and that's what his life has been about: helping people, supporting people, not just immigrants from ireland but from other countries, as well. so he served currently as a member, a very thoughtful member of the police commission in san francisco, and yes, he does have big heels to fill, because he was the grand marshal, and proudly so, in 2019. and commissioner, i went to all

of my responsibilities, and i was very proud to do so. i have no doubt you're going to continue the legacy of grand marshal of the parade this year, and so it is my honor to declare today jim byrne day in the city and county of san francisco. [applause] zrn [indiscernible] [applause]

. >> the hon. london breed: isn't she cute? you just may want to have her for the parade. she'll steal the show, because we all know how some people like to boo elected officials. actually, i need to borrow her. i want you all to enjoy yourself as long as you want, have a good time today. i can't wait to see you at the parade tomorrow, and please don't tear up the city on the 17th. thank you all so much. [applause]

>> thank you, honorary -- or no, not honorary, thank you mayor grand marshal. we have a small program for everyone. before we continue, there were just a couple of other folks that i wanted to recognize and say hello too. the former landlord supervisor of the united irish cultural center, now our city administrator, carmen chu, is in the back, so recognize her. [applause] >> a good friend of san francisco's irish community and a good friend of san mateo's irish community, kevin mullen. thank you for joining us, kevin. [applause] >> so we're going to begin the program with san francisco's own, led by mary mckeever,

celtic voices.

[applause]

>> thank you very much, mary and celtic voices. our next speaker is the dean of the consular general in san francisco. without further adieu, consular general robert o'driscoll. [speaking native language] >> thank you very much for that kind introduction. guests here, we're graduated to the big room, and thank you very much, mayor breed, for

that. it's a phenomenally big room, so very thankful. those who know me will know that this week was a very special week for me personally because our second native san franciscan child was born here in cpmc. killian lochlan o'driscoll. he will ask me one day, where am i from? where am i people from? and i will say, you are from san francisco. you are from the city by the bay, with one of the greatest irish communities in the entire world. [applause]

>> and you can be proud of that community. that community, from its earliest day, has served the city. today, i want to reflect on mary baptist russell, from the county of cork. she came here in 1856, and served the convent in the city and hospital in the city. the irish government spent $400,000 in grants in the last year on the bay area to irish organizations because you recognize the good work that you do, and the good work that we all saw you do during the pandemic, looking for food provisions, making sure people less fortunate than ourselves are looked after.

i was so impressed with the irish cork society added $1 million of their money. [applause] >> may i just say, we, ireland, and san francisco also have an enormous relationship. we've had a consul here since 1933. we're coming back from the pandemic, and what does that mean? it means that direct flights between ireland and san francisco are back. [applause] >> in the last couple of weeks, you've seen san francisco, california, irish company open their doors. next week, we will open a brand-new ireland house san francisco, a state of the art office here in center city, to connect ireland and san

francisco. it's a voter confidence in our relationship in san francisco, and a believe that ireland's future is intertwined with san francisco. [applause] >> so thank you all so much, and jim, jim, you know how i feel about you. love you, guy. love you, and to all of the other grand marshals, i met you all at the flag raising. thank you so much for being here. thank you. [speaking native language] >> thank you. >> thank you, consular general. we've got a few more highlights before we get to the supervisor's message, but we've got a few more things before we get there. we'll begin with the murphy

irish dancers. [♪♪♪]

>> thank you very much, murphy school of irish dancing. now, we're going to bring up the man who leads all of our events, mr. liam frost.

>> thank you, sean. public speaking, one of my favorite things to do. welcome to the 171 st. patrick's day season. before we get started, we're missing two people that were huge to me. one, john moylan, who was a part grand marshal, as well as catherine linehan, and then, our friend in the mayor's office we're honoring this year as one of the honorary grant marshals, charlotte shulze, so i'd like to take a minute to remember them. thank you.

wow, it was two years ago that i was taking off from canada, and i landed a few years later, and sean said, liam, you better call me. that's why it's so amazing to be back this year. mayor london breed, consul general robert o'driscoll, lord general, y'all came out today because we're getting into the spring, and everybody is ready to go. so we're all here today to kick off tomorrow, so thank you.

i want to thank the mayor, london breed. we've got martha, joan, samantha, emily. i think we've become best friends in the last week with all the texts and phone calls, but you've done an amazing job, and this place looks great. thank you. [applause] >> and as our appreciation, i would like to give mayor breed a gift from the united irish societies, and chris delcaro, who's our correspondence secretary, it's kind of self-serving because we're giving her a blank frame that she can put a picture of herself wearing that sash, hopefully with me, so mayor

breed. thank you. [applause] >> the reception was put on and hosted by catherine stefani with the help of adrian roche and her staff, so i want to say thank you for that. i always get choked up when i get to this part because i'm part of a board that's amazing, and to come back after two years and have them be able to put together all the events, it's a well-oiled machine. i get to come up here and take all the acolades, but i get to come up here and take all the credit. to my board. and their families, with all their running around, it's the

families that are missing out, especially my wife, mary. i'm the one answering phone calls, they're the ones doing all the work, and they are ones being separated from their family for this time. but i know come monday, the families will be happy to get them back, so thank you. i do want to single out kathleen manning, the president of the court sister city association as well as our parade director. she's been doing it for a cup of years, and this is her last year. she's going to be giving the baton to james cohen, but i just want to say thank you to kathleen manning. [applause] >> putting on the parade, we get to talk to the mayor's office to help us put on the parade, and we get the contracts with the sfmta, park

and rec. chief bill scott, we have mike redmond here and their staff, traffic north and central police station to keep us safe when we're on that route, and i really want to say thank you to the mayor and all her departments. thank you. [applause] >> it's a huge honor to be the grand marshal of the parade, but there's also a lot of work, and so i want to thank jim because every time i ask him to do something, he does it, and it's immediately, what comes

next? our honorary grand marshals are pat, maureen, james, margaret, and charlotte shulze. thank you for allowing us to honor your families. [♪♪♪] and then, my good friend, collin lyons, grand marshal for two years in a row. he is going to have a special place in the parade that has been set up by his club, and i just want to say collin, i'm sorry that it was two years in a row that we weren't able to get you out there, but thank you for all you've done for us. i appreciate it. [applause] >> the st. patrick's day season, as i like to call it, because we know, as the mayor says it, it's a month. it's more than the parade and

the raising the flag and the dinner. generally, we go to the veterans administration and laguna honda, and mayor breed was at every event, and we appreciate it. this year, because of covid, we could only go to alma villa, but when we do things like that, and we invite the children and the dancers to come with us, it sets the precedent for the future to be in this room. they'll be the ones going and spreading the good cheer, because i'm up here, talking, and they're, like, get off. we want to see the little girls with the curls dancing. we also put on the peter york day, and this is our season. it's a season in san francisco, and when i say our season, i mean san francisco, i mean the

irish, and if you live in san francisco, you all know, you're part of a family: the san francisco family, just as in an irish family: faith, family, and tradition, so i invite everyone to be irish and come out to the parade and celebrate. thank you all. [applause] >> thank you, liam. now, my honor to introduce a long time members of the irish san francisco community, the cochair of the cork san francisco sister city committee and someone i have been whispering in his ear for the last -- well, liam, you kind of talked longer than you are supposed to, you have 30 seconds, turman, to introduce the mayor of court. see if you can stick with it. >> thank you, sean, and a happy st. patrick's day to everybody.

it is with great honor i now introduce the lord mayor of cork, counselor collin kelleher. >> thank you. it's an honor for me to be here. i'd just like to thank mayor london breed for the invitation. the relationship we have with san francisco is going into its 39 year last year, and i would just like to pay special thank you to kathleen manning, in addition to the chair of the sister city program. counselor general robert, i spoke with [indiscernible] and when the call was finished, i

said to maureen, was he from the north of ireland because he said -- [speaking native language] >> it's an honor to be here in city hall for the flag raising ceremony. it's something that i will remember personally for the rest of my life. counselor former mayor jeff sheehan was supposed to be here two years, but because of the pandemic, we had to cancel the trip. the last lord mayor, lord finn, was the last lord mayor who could be here.

we have counselor derry county, and we have our chief executive, fann dougherty, and paul moynahan. power, we know you give it with one hand, it's taken away by another hand just as quick. mayor breed, we were going out for dinner, and she asked to be in the same restaurant. she came over briefly and said, how are you. i said great. she said, i want to go to ireland, and i said somebody said you mentioned you wanted to stay in a castle. she said, i don't want my room to be too warm. i said, you have no problem

there because all of our rooms there are cold. in san francisco, the amount of irish lineage since i've been here has been heartwarming. after the great famine, we went to all four corners of the world, and wherever we went, we laid down roots. i must speak to him again

because he had a great grand uncle who came to the west coast in the 1940s. we never again heard from him, mcauliffe. i met a lady at the irish center yesterday, and she said, i need to talk to you the day of the parade, so god willing, i may have found long lost relatives, so god willing, i'm looking forward to the parade tomorrow. [applause] >> this was not a booby trap. i was presented with this two years ago from charlotte shulze at city hall. it's very special to me and i think to everyone in the mayor's office that we still have so many memories of her

still in the building. [applause] >> before we leave, i just want to recognize the new supervisor from district 4, the head of the irish cultural center, gordon mar. supervisor, thanks for being here. supervisor, thanks for being here. [applause] >> and then, standing to his left, i want to make sure i also recognize the other cochair of the san francisco sister city committee, nora sheehan. thank you for being here. [applause] >> and now, we are going to bring up the next group of performers from the wheeling irish dance group. come on up, guys. [applause]

[applause] >> okay. we're almost done, everyone. i did want to recognize -- liam recognized chief redmond in the back. this is a bold statement to make in the month of st. patrick's day, but i will

recognize perhaps the best irish soda bread maker at least in city hall, under sheriff joe engler turning very red there under his white mask. thank you, undersheriff. so if i could ask supervisor stefani to come up, who is going to play announcer for the rest of the program. could i ask noreen or dermott, mary from the celtic voices, someone from the murray academy, and someone from the

irish dancers. i just want to give something to you. all right, everybody. and then, we are going to conclude with supervisor stefani, who's going to tell you what we do next, right? thank you, everyone. >> supervisor stefani: thank you, josh. oh, my gosh, it is so amazing to see all of you. i am so happy, and that's not a feeling that i feel often. it is so fitting that we are opening back up with the irish flag raising and this party, given that two years ago, it was in my office when we were

talking about what was going to do next, how we wash our hands, where we buy masks. i can't thank you all enough for being here. people get confused. my name is stefani. i am italian, but as my mother says, i am also a quarter irish, and i just want to recognize a member of my staff, andy mullen, who just became an irish citizen, as well. we can't wait to share this event with you, but just a few words. it's so exciting to hear from mayor breed and the lord mayor of cork and the chair of the san francisco cork sister city committee and police commissioner jim byrne. i have to say, his patience,

tolerance and restraint were qualifications to get to be grand marshal, that's your qualifications. i am grateful that you are committed to public service and to the safety of san franciscans, so thank you, commissioner byrne. i also want to take a moment to extend my deepest thanks to consular general robert o'driscoll for his services in san francisco and across the united states. the consular general's term will end in just a few months, but we will always remember his legacy, and i want to go over a few of them. during his term, he supported the irish community center's development of the irish center

2025 project, starting the irish business chamber of california, bringing the st. bridget's day to san francisco and helping thousands of irish american people through the work of the consulate. thank you, consul general o'driscoll. we're so proud for your work, and we have a commendation for all of your incredible service to the city and county of san francisco, so thank you for your work. [indiscernible]. >> supervisor stefani: oh, sure.

i also want to thank all of these people who made this day possible, san francisco chamber of commerce, the dugan family, miss susan frost and adrian roche, and my legislative aide, emily abraham, who did a lot of work today. so great to see everyone, can't wait to be in the parade tomorrow, and have a great time. [♪♪♪]

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photos to alight emotional responses from the audience and bring innovation and create bodies of work that narratively function the way that photos do san francisco as the commission came out and you visited me and one of their prerestricts was to find an art with enough work to fill a large says that a quad down the hallway downstairs and we hung that quad to feel like a train station that constant sensation from all different directions some of the major characteristic of the landscape festivities the blur of the train their 70 miles per hour and they're not perfect

as opposed to to what landscape will look like it creates a dichotomy for people insides the train not just the story of the subject it is not just the visual design the composition juxtapositioning, etc. not just all autobiography boo-hoo it creates pictures with meaning within them and then some of the portraits feel awkward some of them feel welcoming and the person that mime making the picture is really comfortable and other ones feel awkward and weigh i didn't and tense that sensation is counter to what we feel like makes a

successful portrait that sensation makes that work it is hard to be an artist in a city is 100 percent focused an business the cost of living is expensive and to value your success not scribble on financial return creates a conflict between the paramount egos in san francisco today. >> you see a lot of artists leaving for that reason because you need space to make work my ultimate goal to make work that firms people firms this gift and just the experience of life and of their worst and of the

amazement the wonderment of everything around us

>> i love teaching. it is such an exhilarating experience when people began to feel their own creativity. >> this really is a place where all people can come and take a class and fill part of the community. this is very enriching as an artist. a lot of folks take these classes and take their digital imagery and turn it into negatives. >> there are not many black and white darkrooms available anymore. that is a really big draw.

>> this is a signature piece. this is the bill largest darkroom in the u.s.. >> there are a lot of people that want to get into that dark room. >> i think it is the heart of this place. you feel it when you come in. >> the people who just started taking pictures, so this is really an intersection for many generations of photographers and this is a great place to learn because if you need people from different areas and also everyone who works here is working in photography.

>> we get to build the community here. this is different. first of all, this is a great location. it is in a less-populated area. >> of lot of people come here just so that they can participate in this program. it is a great opportunity for people who have a little bit of photographic experience. the people have a lot, they can really come together and share a love and a passion. >> we offer everything from traditional black and white darkrooms to learning how to

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

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

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

class. we have orientations on most saturdays. this is a really wonderful location and is the real jewel to the community. >> ready to develop your photography skills? the harvey milk photo center focuses on adult classes. and saturday workshops expose youth and adults to photography classes.

>> good afternoon, everyone. thank you for joining us today. we're happy to host this event with mayor breed and our iconic downtown partners to show our support and commitment to the economic recovery of the city. we are committed to this effort and are thrilled to welcome back people to downtown. i'm honored to introduce our steadfast leader during a challenging time, but we're turning the corner. mayor breed, we look forward to the continued partnership of the downtown recovery plan, and welcome back to s.f. [applause]

>> the hon. london breed: thank you, neela, and it's great to be here at selhurst park in the city, let me tell you, if you don't live here, you would want to. this is one of the most beautiful cities in the world, and it's great because the weather is nice, but there's been something missing for sometime, and that's the people. yes, the diversity, the folks from all over are what make san francisco so amazing. so when i reached out to members of the business community and asked them to work with me and join us in returning to work from march, so many businesses stepped up

and said yes. so part of what we know is businesses don't just open up, and restaurants open up, and people move about, we've been cooped up for two years. a global pandemic has kept us apart like never about, and now that we're emerging, we have so much to do. we were the first country to shutdown, san francisco, and we saved thousands of lives because of it. and now, 83% of san franciscans are vaccinated and counting. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: so we have something to be proud of, but no one likes to have a good time more than san francisco. no one takes fun more seriously

than san francisco, and so part of the fun means when we come back, we need to see some amazing gatherings. i welcome our salesforce and c.b.d.s and others who came together with places like the flower mart to say basically that not only are we coming back, but we're going to come back. if you have not been to club fugazi and have seen the show, boy, are you missing out.

that show is extraordinary, and so we're bringing a little sneak peek out for everyone to see and enjoy. make sure you go and see the bigger show because boy, it makes you feel good about san francisco. it makes you feel good being a part of this extraordinary city. thanks to lyft -- to lyft who are providing free bikes and scooters to get around the city, and make sure you visit places in the city that are going to host some of these activities because we are back. we are back, and now, it's time

to appreciate life like never before. thank you to so many of our partners, and now, i want to introduce kip to make some remarks. he has put a lot of this together, and we welcome his advocacy and his leadership and answering the call when we needed it. before i do that, i just want to give a shoutout because i know what's been on the top of everybody's mind. our community ambassadors in the orange jackets all over the city, we have retired police officers who are working as ambassadors, and so we are going to do everything we can to make sure that san francisco continues to be this extraordinary place that keeps a smile on your face, and thank

you all so much for coming here today. and with that, i want to introduce kip from east cut. >> thank you, mayor breed, and thank you to you and your team for your tireless efforts in trying to bring people and businesses back to the city. so what i thought i'd do is just share a few remarks about how our group came together and why we came together, and it's really no secret that covid has been a huge challenge cities. there's not a lot more that can be done to encourage people to come back to downtown, and if you recall, we started the

process at the end of last year before omicron, and the chronicle had an interview with a small business owner, and he said it's great that restrictions are being lifted, but we need to show that things are different, and it was that concept, that don't just tell me, show me, that things were different to bring this s.f., this bloomsf at the end of march. and so in conjunction with the mayor's recovery team, we sat down and said what can we do to help? and the decision was let's put together a celebration, let's give people a reason to come back downtown. and a vibrant downtown is not only critical for our recovery but for the long-term health of

this city. this is where serendipity happens. these things happen unscripted and unplanned when we're down here, and this is where we come to eat, to shop, to be entertained. we know that precovid, technology can serve to isolate us, and covid has exacerbated that, so these events are so critical for us to be together. so bloomsf at the end of this month will be a celebration. our group determined that that event would be more compelling. we'll see a wine walk, outdoor deejays. we'll have the launch of the outdoor cinema at the crossing.

that'll be complemented by art installations at b.a.r.t. and muni stations. it's going to be a really fun weekend, so if you're a business, don't just encourage employees to come back, encourage them to come out. if you're a worker who's hesitant, come back and rediscover what it is you love about your co-workers and what you love about downtown. we hope you all come back this weekend and help in getting downtown back on its feet. with that, i want to introduce robert tibbetts with an architecture firm, one of the businesses that's committed to bring people back in the month of march.

rob? [applause] >> thank you. i do just want to take a moment to thank the mayor for her leadership. two years ago, you made a difficult decision in the face of fierce opposition from other levels of government, and steered us through this, and i don't know that we've said we appreciate you for that. all right. coming back to work, we're all going to wear pants and shoes. we have 200 people coming back to work, and we're a design firm, so we need to work together. we need to see each other. there's a certain magic and collective creativity that just isn't possible on zoom, and that's just real exciting. on the way to work, we'll stop and get coffee and doughnuts,

and on the way home, we'll stop and get our shoes repaired, get soup and salad for dinner, and we'll start to gather. we are going to be making our community a better place, and we are committed to doing that. we have a great city, let's make it even greater. thank you. [applause] >> all right. next up, going to recognize and introduce -- just say as a san francisco native, i'm proud to

introduce denise tran, owner and founder of a small business eatery in san francisco. [applause] >> hi, everyone. i just want to thank mayor breed for this opportunity to speak on small businesses in downtown. i am the founder of a bhan-mi sandwich eatery, two locations, one at the airport, and one on market stleet, just a few weeks from here. i have to -- street, just a few weeks from here. i have to say three of my locations have reopened, except for the one on market street.

the small mom-and-pop businesses in downtown san francisco that make san francisco so unique desperately need folks to come back to work. my shop, my little sandwich shop, relies on catering and office business and office lunches, and unfortunately, we're still closed, so i'm so excited for this opportunity today, for the mayor to call businesses back to work because this gives us an opportunity to open our shop again and do what we love best. san francisco, we're all, under the leadership of mayor breed, have done such an amazing job of keeping everyone safe during such a hard time. let's continue to work together

to bring back tourism to our city, to bring back conferences and businesses. let's bring back all the great things that we love about this city again, so thank you for this opportunity, and i look forward to what's coming our way. thank you so much. [applause] >> all right. next up, we're going to have the mayor come back and introduce one of her favorite groups. >> the hon. london breed: i am? >> yeah. >> the hon. london breed: okay. well, just to top it off and give you a bit of a little bit of a taste of what you can expect from all of the great activities that we're going to be adding to san francisco, right now, we have a performance from seven finger circus. they perform at club fugazi,

and here's just a tidbit of here's san francisco. [♪♪♪]

[applause] >> the hon. london breed: big round of applaud for seven finger circus. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: whoa! goodness, doesn't that make you

nervous? do i clap? i don't want to mess them up, right? well, this is what you're going to be seeing all over san francisco, and we want to thank all of you for coming, all the businesses who committed to bringing their employees back during the month of march. i've already seen some of the lines at some of the businesses downtown, so we want our businesses reopened, we want our economy going again, we want to be out and about, enjoying our beautiful city, so again, it is not too late. it is still the month of march, so bring your folks back two, three, four, five days a week or bring them back for dinner, bring them back to see san francisco at club fugazi, bring them back to the flower mart. it is time to takeoff those pajama pants and go down.

we are open for business, san francisco. thank you all so much for coming today. [♪♪♪] [applause] 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. >> what we're trying to approach is bringing more

diversity to our food. it's not just the old european style food. we are seeing a lot of influences, and all of this is because of our students. all we ask is make it flavorful. [♪♪♪] >> we are the first two-year culinary hospitality school in the united states. the first year was 1936, and it was started by two graduates from cornell. i'm a graduate of this program, and very proud of that. so students can expect to learn under the three degrees. culinary arts management degree, food service management degree, and hotel management degree. we're not a cooking school.

even though we're not teaching you how to cook, we're teaching you how to manage, how to supervise employees, how to manage a hotel, and plus you're getting an associate of science degree. >> my name is vince, and i'm a faculty member of the hospitality arts and culinary school here in san francisco. this is my 11th year. the program is very, very rich in what this industry demands. cooking, health, safety, and sanitation issues are included in it. it's quite a complete program to prepare them for what's happening out in the real world. >> the first time i heard about this program, i was working in a restaurant, and the sous chef had graduated from this

program. he was very young to be a sous chef, and i want to be like him, basically, in the future. this program, it's awesome. >> it's another world when you're here. it's another world. you get to be who you are, a person get to be who they are. you get to explore different things, and then, you get to explore and they encourage you to bring your background to the kitchen, too. >> i've been in the program for about a year. two-year program, and i'm about halfway through. before, i was studying behavioral genetics and dance. i had few injuries, and i couldn't pursue the things that i needed to to dance, so i pursued my other passion, cooking. when i stopped dance, i was deprived of my creative outlet, and cooking has been that for

me, specifically pastry. >> the good thing is we have students everywhere from places like the ritz to -- >> we have kids from every area. >> facebook and google. >> kids from everywhere. >> they are all over the bay area, and they're thriving. >> my name is jeff, and i'm a coowner of nopa restaurant, nopalito restaurant in san francisco. i attended city college of san francisco, the culinary arts program, where it was called hotel and restaurant back then in the early 90's. nopalito on broderick street, it's based on no specific

region in mexico. all our masa is hand made. we cook our own corn in house. everything is pretty much hand made on a daily basis, so day and night, we're making hand made tortillas, carnitas, salsas. a lot of love put into this. [♪♪♪] >> used to be very easy to define casual dining, fine dining, quick service. now, it's shades of gray, and we're trying to define that experience through that spectrum of service. fine dining calls into white table cloths. the cafeteria is large production kitchen, understanding vast production kitchens, the googles and the facebooks of the world that have those types of kitchens.

and the ideas that change every year, again, it's the notion and the venue. >> one of the things i love about vince is one of our outlets is a concept restaurant, and he changes the concept every year to show students how to do a startup restaurant. it's been a pizzeria, a taco bar. it's been a mediterranean bar, it's been a noodle bar. people choose ccsf over other hospitality programs because the industry recognizes that we instill the work ethic. we, again, serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner. other culinary hospitality programs may open two days a week for breakfast service. we're open for breakfast,

lunch, and dinner five days a week. >> the menu's always interesting. they change it every semester, maybe more. there's always a good variety of foods. the preparation is always beautiful. the students are really sincere, and they work so hard here, and they're so proud of their work. >> i've had people coming in to town, and i, like, bring them here for a special treat, so it's more, like, not so much every day, but as often as i can for a special treat. >> when i have my interns in their final semester of the program go out in the industry, 80 to 90% of the students get hired in the industry, well above the industry average in the culinary program. >> we do have internals continually coming into our restaurants from city college of san francisco, and most of

the time that people doing internships with us realize this is what they want to do for a living. we hired many interns into employees from our restaurants. my partner is also a graduate of city college. >> so my goal is actually to travel and try to do some pastry in maybe italy or france, along those lines. i actually have developed a few connections through this program in italy, which i am excited to support. >> i'm thinking about going to go work on a cruise ship for about two, three year so i can save some money and then hopefully venture out on my own. >> yeah, i want to go back to china. i want to bring something that i learned here, the french

cooking, the western system, back to china. >> so we want them to have a full toolkit. we're trying to make them ready for the world out there. >> mayor breed: i am san francisco mayor london breed. welcome to the state of the city address. [applause] >> mayor breed: i am happy to have all of you here today. it is really great to be outdoors in person. the mask mandates, vaccine mandates are all gone. if you take pie