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viewing. item 2 the president's report. >> thank you. gi will be brief. 2 things. one was informed this morning that the department received zero complaints after outside left-hand sides. i like to investigate the staff i know we work every year to improve relations with neighbors and how the effort is set up and taken down and i think it reflects a real accomplishment in sf so to all those involved extend our gratitude. >> with sadness i note the passing of nancy warfall. some of you know this at least the last 12 years i have been on the commission she would show up regularly and she read every agenda read all attachments had a knack for reading spreadsheets and i knack for noting when was have t this was not crossed or i

not dotted and never fail today remind us we work for the public. i think we are better commission and department because of innocence and he so, i say with a certain sadness this we sent her ahead of you was. with this, that concludes my report. >> okay. nowil take public comment. this is just on the president's report item 2. for those of you here for general public comment this is item 4 is there comment on the president's report? seeing none. jeanette do we have anyone? seeing nobody with hands, public comment is closed item 3 general manager's report. >> i'm not trying to encroach on your spot i was not logged it.

apol gees. good morning, everyone. sarah madeline sitting in for the general manager. i have a short report for you. first fulton plaza carnival is coming. roadways, gim and cotton candace that he is next week when civic center carnival kicks off it is the fulton plaza and begins thursday august 24. with 5 huh human to a thousand people expected tell bring life and gi to the civic center your. we are looking forward to the exciting activation and it is the first of many at the site. come on the heels of a pilot project to enhance neighboring un mrs. saying. also last week bike share program in golden gate park with mta and rec and park

>> 8a ratify in the time for outside lands and 4 in the next few weeks manufacture optionless. parks from the flurries to the western side inform ocean beach. >> the stations filled i gentleman in the station network. and -- this was also a key per of the safety and access program. we are continuing to deliver on of commitments made through that program >> next week keep are looking forward it unveiling hery play ground in the sunnydale neighborhood. renovations got under way 10 months ago and wore help to announce and hope you will join us in a ribbon cutting on thursday august 24 at 5 p.m. to celebrate this reopening. >> this play ground and club house are critical for kids and families in the surrounding

centers. sunnydale and visitation valley. and meet you in the area with hope sf. and as president buell noted concluded this weekend our 15th annual concert. we estimate over 225,000 people. over the 3 days. the festival include 96 bay area restaurants and 35 wineries and breweries it draws people from all overnight country provides financial support to this department. over the left felony years it jen ritted a billion dollars in economic activity in the city. including hotel night. restaurant visits and want of

other local businesses. >> finally the women's world cup. are world cup viewings conclude you can watch semis on saturday and finals on sunday if you are up early. third place game we have viewings here in the city the last game last week on thursday. we had a lot attending. previous events over a thousand showing occupant promenade and a thousandad embarcadero plaza. many of you continue is in australia and new zee land and the times are warningy. a shout out to office of economic and workforce development. street soccer. ps, lines and the east cull

benefit district. >> sticking with soccer we left week instuled a feature at sunset rec center goal first. say this 6 times. than i are permanent collapsable goal posts under basketball hoop and developed boy form are professional sock are player and founder of over under initiative kyle martino. thanks to the commissioners who joined us at the events and the newest addition will convert the pits it a multiuse court and make it more loved. >> finally, we -- adams the u.s. tennis open tennis championships are around corner and for those of you not flying to new york, join us at golden gate p tennis for a watch party. september 9, 10-4 at the goldmachine tennis center.

>> call registration is around the corner. kids started become to school this week and our registration begins this saturday. august 19th at 10 a.m. there is something for everyone. variety of programs for kids adults and seniors. energy foovenl kayaking. archery, swimming. pickle ball. tennis and basketball. registration for seniors and prior registrations for schedularship resip iants deban wednesday, yesterday. and am will continue for the public on saturday. that concludes the general manager's report. why thank you. why do we have public comment in recommend for you 16 on items 3 the general manager's report. >> okay and did we are hands on our line? no hands. this concludes public comment. commissioners do you have

anything to sill about the report? >> great. >> okay. we are moving on to general public comment i have a few blue cards we do 15 minutesil check with the president at 15 minutes. >> close to the end we finish if not we will move it. >> everyone will tr have 2 minutes i will start with hilary brown or representative. come on up, hilary. some ofual know who i am i'm hillary brown from prozac d5. speaking on behalf my contit wensy. project to go where it is. [inaudible]. if as well the continue the park market to [inaudible]. still there. i, myself live 4 blocks from safe way and got a big budget this is not about me.

it is about the condition state wensy i represent in the tenderloin. they don't afford toed from safe way or outside of the neighborhood. with healthy toed. i speak on behalf and at the event had a community [inaudible] a community garthing. and i spoke on this. i said. i am speaking on behalf and i'm willing to do this. il put my occurrence of constituency overnight agenda. my district i represented. that's what i want to say. thank you. hillary. i will call 3 anymores at a time. queue occupy this side. may, lafrng, and laura.

thank you i want it bring this to your attention i live in the mirna in i correspondo not with i water front view. and one thing that we are aware of in our neighborhood is there is a now boat harbor planned for 235 boats that will fill in the only open area on the marina green this gives a rowel if golden gate to beyond. this is coupled with the fact that this came out of result out of a 2021 settlement the city med with pg and e intended clean up the to beingins from east harbor. it was revealed park and rec worked out so pg and e picks up

15% of the toxin this is are polluing our area. our neighbors are upset and have 2500 signatures on 2 petitions within the left pew weeks. not just from people in the community or our community it is people around the city. people all overnight city and all overnight world come to that accomplice to watch america's cup. that's why they chose to be here. sailing race. float week. fourth of july celebrations. they picnic and bike and walk dogs. had we want you to do kelly in an article said the boat harbor is i done deal. that's not okay. we want you to reevaluate the environmental impact report this was last done in full in 2007. needs to be reevaluated and electric at the toxins tell

affect the bay your and that area affects the face of the water front for sudden front. testimony is iconic and this has been going on so long you need to look at details. >> thank you. >> why thank you. hank, laura and erin. i'm may and i want to spoke to regard to the marina plan. i have gray hair and i am a senior. my husband is a senior we adopted i daughter we have a child this lives with us in the mall condo. so, you know my concern is about the 15% remediation. and what i understand is a lot of this started a hearing association sued the city because of the fish were dying. per of plan suspect than i will build a small shallow play area

where people is -- can i yack and paddle board in this area that is now to beingic and it will be 15% remediated. what happens when member falls in? it is going to be a health hazzard. we are concern body it. and -- you know, there is another shallow area on the west side of the hasher that is also in the being used this was intended be i play area. that's a health hazzard. and that is prove this this plan it build a shallo play your is in the a good idea. so, again. we're asking for an evidence of whether this is i good idea or not. and consider the health hazards socialitied. thank you.

thank you and i. keep my ear to the ground on things happening i did in the been new boat harbor until 2 months ago when it was bruto my attention almost by being. and we talked to a number of people and don't know anyone except for big boat owners who wants temperature concerned about the scarce levels of remediation this will go in the gas house cove and the number of p spaces that are e lim nitted in the plan. to take this big project out. we would like we feel this it was really broadcast to all. people and we just don't think

it is fair and it is beautiful. erin. hol mary. >> it has not been publicicized well to the public there are noticers now and boards. the boards are at the only for west sxend east end of the marina green. nothing in the promenade the affected your. they are talking about a swap. the agreement negotiated was i swap with boats in the east harbor to be relocated in front of the marina green. what i would like to know is -- a change of use is required. and i think that the department this signs off is rpd. they need a host other sign off's the puc.

bcdc. water authority. there are 12 agents in all. what is the stats of that? and what is the definition of that area between the east and west harshors. as a swimmer i walk down step this is go in the water and swim there. foals like it was always intended be an open spitz for the public to interact with the bay. if it becomes a harbor the grown will be an access row to the boats. and just to be clear, there is a lot of boaters who not in favor i don't want to pit this as a boater versus nonboater issue. fuel station has not been accounted for in the budget. the youth sailing programs are opposed. the u.s. tow boat association is opposed. please reconsider. thank you. >> thank you. >> we have holly, mary and

maryland. >> good morning. [inaudible] reaches up to 70 decibels when a hard ball hits a have had wooden paddle 5,000 the average number of pickle ball hits 5,,000. we thank citizen his live cross from the wall ports endure 720,000. 70 decibel bats every day. all day long, every day of the week. these bats are heard in our homes with the windows shut. department of real tors projecting home have yous with

earshots of pickle ball courts to drop 25%. in the presidio heights result in i loss of property tax revenue sick million dollars. i personal low have suffered irreversal budget. house on the market for sick months i pid my mortgage and property fax taxes for 15 years. locked after my beautiful julian morgan house for 17 years and i'm frustrated. 12 pickle ball courts put in the presidio trust ensured everyone no courts would go in. and they can't help it on julius conbuzz it is controlled by parks and rec. we are suffering as homeowners because we now have this noise that is unbearable all day from 6:20 in the morning. 25 people at 6:30 this morning.

and you know fringe low, i'm not sure there is a resolution. >> and taken into account. and all of the decision this is have been made the left 5 years. >> please, help us. mary. >> maryland and then cash? i'm mary on 1 sprus a neighbor of holys. language with several of my neighbors our home is 80 feet from the precylinderiel courts. i'm here to request tht mi15 temp refer expansion of the presidio courts be sunseted. this the front courts returned exclusive tennis use. the back court pickle ball hours limited from 10 a.m. to 3 perform and this the sound proving opinions that are more popular across counties

installed. this expansion from may 15th significant cannot low affected us in our neighbors. we are weeken up every day at 6:30 a.m. by soundses and shouting. we can't open windows the noise lefts you will day from 6 a.m. until the night. the final reservation time some 8:30 p.m. it is 47 hours i day every day. >> when was 4 tennis players is you in 24 pickle ball players with a loud exert more froek web popping and the yell and shouting and scrolling this goes with this approximationate port. the public property noise limit states noise not exceed 10 des bals over 45 this is in san francisco. pickle ball is recorded at 70 decibels 100 feet, way. the expansion also disrupted the

trusts slow street program. west pacific is over krud period unsafe. players p in driveways or illegal low long the road. i point out wildlife affected. we seen meant birds gone from the area because of this noise. which is often described as upon gunfire bisound experts. we understand the sdoir to serve the new port it should not be at the extent well being of neighbors and wildlife. we thank you for considering a sunset of the mi15, temporary expansion. thank you. why before we have another speaker. normally we don't responded to public comment i do want to put a note to staff i would like to get a report on this. the left time this room was filled it was with pickle ball advocates screaming there are not enough courts in the city. but -- i'm very sensitive to the comment about the noise.

and i think i'd like to get feed become from staff. thank you. >> okay. next is cash. >> maryland. sorry. >> come on up, maryland. >> can you fwring had closer. i'm maryland heights a 37 year resident and i have been going to the farmery market for over 20 years. i don't understand why this is stele in times are so tough we are taking a gem literally the heart of the farmery market. manage this works for the vendors and the people. i will have tear at glide and see what it does for the people in that accomplice in this neighborhood where it is a food desert. everyone goes there. school groups. everyone is going lu. we lost venders in the pandemic but gaining them. why can't the skate board park an experiment moved where you are must having the farmery market and leave the market where it is to be expandd and it can still be enjoyed by everyone

the vendors have trucks for safety and set up reasons. this is manage that worked for 50 years. everyone in the city. serving unserved community and the entire community. you are work to destroy temperature buzz you sill it is temporary and migo back we then and there does in the help. we mipolice vendors as that happens we cannot ford this . this is i way everyone can afford healthy, good food. a farmery market where the farmers have to sell and grow when they sell temperature is unique of all the farmer's markets in the city. you are wing to destroy it now. and without p.m. vendors were not put in and the people whom go. i ask you, i know this is helping soon them is a gem of our city that is used by under served and served and the most

equitable accomplice. i don't thpt destroyed. reconsider this move it is important to this city. thank you. why thank you. >> cash and then close to the 15 minute mark we have 3 hands on the public line. why just keep going as listening as we can. >> hi. i'm cash i own a bike shop twop blocks from the farmer's market. i have been in the neighborhood since 86. not the greatest neighborhood but it is mine. x. the one thing that works there and for all this time is the farmer's market. you should human staff is gettingum to at the direction of the mir and i think you need to direct them tom stop the project right now. attach is blowing up in the am press come no one likes it. everybody know this is the skate p is cover for putting a fence around the entire un plaza to

exclude everyone until junkies and the and market finds a new place somewhere else. does not solve the problem. problem is being solved you go down in the last couple weeks you see that during the day there has been a consistent effort to clear out the people who will started collecting there after the failed linkage center. did in the do a good job of crediting i buffer zone. if you do not stop this project. which was not, frufed by the farmer's market, and your staff has been loyaling to the public and loyaling to the press about their interactions with the market, the park and rec service will suffer negative blow back and the mayor will skate. thank you.

and trishia. my last visit to the commission was i requested a meeting with mr. jewel ginsburg and i still have in the heard from them. about the [inaudible] issue in the water issues concerning the [inaudible]. and i stillment that meeting as soon as possible mr. buell. and mr. ginsburg is in the here today. i need it as soon as possible. also this business a very interesting complicated issue.

and we [inaudible] i wanted to, sesz the renovation of am number 4. i'm willing to put my comment in about the moment honest farmer's market [inaudible] if the best one in the city. number 4 there are i other issues in the presidio and park and rec in the city and need to [inaudible] mr. buell i beseech you. [inaudible] so we don't have to have confrontations. that's my comment. not in agreement when i asked

this it is my second time of i will be in probably office with a formal request now. comparing this and -- thank you we have 4 handses raised you want to condition. where let's keep going. >> unmute the next caller jeanette. are you there. >> hi. >> you have 2 minutes. upon hi. i did in the realize it was me. i'm calling regarding the part of the farmer's market and as cash said early 30 is a very

vital part of the area. and i am a resident andshiping there for decades. i'm very disturbed about plans to move market in a mauler space on fulton plaza. and i do in the see why the city cannot find more space for it on civic center plaza. i don't think this any entrance of the furthermorery market should be sacrifices for the experiment this is going to be performed on un plaza. i support the idea of doing something about the drug activity on un plaza, i cannot see why the city must sacrifice the farmer's market when the east side of civic center plaza

is clearly appropriate for the farmer's market and most low available. so, please, look into better fighting for the farmer's market. i'm again i'm -- as everyone pointed out here, this plan to forced on us all without any discussion or planning and we're really disturbed about it despite the press releases. that have been going to the press about people being happy. we are not happy and you will hear about this. >> thank you. next speaker, please. good morning, commissioners i'm al yena and i'm the policy manager for glide. we are concerned about the impact on the community of relocating the heart of the city's farmer's market in un plaza the move puts the market

at risk due to mall are space of the your. there is in grocery store in the tenderloin and the residents depoland this market for fresh fruits and vegetables. this move come the a time when people are feeling the imfact of the cuts of the emergency, letments of cal fresh. gave people food benefits during the covid-19 pandemic. am thouz ansdz of people use their cal fresh at the market. and the market also puff us place in the market match program temperature is essential the markets stay and changes that put the market at risk are just can unacceptable. moving the market to the small are ping lot will e lim nit parking for the market and custody dun on customers. relocating the market will move it fourth away from bart which use access and passing foot

traffic. the community and the market have in the been consultd and engage instead stipulation and the impact to community members will be harmed. listen to the community expect do in the relocate the market. thank you. >> thank you. >> next speaker. i'm with focus everybodies services and co chair of the homeless provider's association i represent over 30 service providers across the city. . it it is in the tenderloin civic and soma area. our cloinlt and staff are worry body logs the farmer's market they depend heavy low on not only all the vendors and the fresh produce butt fact than i can use their kaiser match and double their toekence that is a

huge benefit considering the food insecurity issue this is are being this heavy low impacting our clients and the snap sudden snap cuts. from the federal government a couple months ago. a huge food insecurity problem schifrngage and losing vendors causing trust that you have is you in burdening the organization those of us serving very housing insecurity or homeless residents. . this temporary moving and window dressing by the mayor does in the solve anything this contributes to mental illness. electric of housing or drug, diction. it just shows a food source in a smaller space. and it makes no sense yet skate park does in the go next to the play ground and occupy this

space between the library and the museum. why would you take the market and cause so much [inaudible]. everyone as much concerned about vendors not coming become and we lose the market. it is a terrible plan with no thought or community inpump men have said and need to emphasize the stress causing on the neighborhood that is already under stress. >> thank you. okay this was the left comments so we are moving on from general public comment. anyone call in that we can have more item 8. >> we are now on item five. the consent calendar. is there anybody hold like to take anything off of consent today? >> i don't see we will move to public comment on consent. anyone here to comment on item 5? seeing none in room 416.

anyone on the line. this concludes public comment on item 5. commissioners >> moved and seconded all in favor. >> aye. why so moved. >> in thank you. we are on item 6 the will fillmore miniwashing contract amendment. clear clear >> good afternoon. i'm a project manager with rec and park. to the and planning division. i'm here regarding the discussion and possible action it amend the construction contact with engineering ink for fill mere minip to increase the do you recallation by 85 days. bring the resunrised not to exceed duration to 300 days greater than 10% over the

original approved aim of 215 days. you have seen project in design approved it and increase in the contract sum. and we are in construction wrapping everything up. we are excited reach final mile stone and hope for your approval. fillmore minip a park in western edition neighborhood. will 3 story land mark building and 3 story private house pregnant one story restaurant ping let. site consists of small oval stage the end of the lawn area that is surrounded by benches and game stables encourage sitting and picnic. the project is funds the not a request for additional funds. only for noncomp pence tory time to the construction contracts. upon witness gwen in december of 2022 and anticipate completion

by september 30 of 23. and to be opened to the public the end of october. the additional work long with s such as site existing ness and weather affected the construction time lines and lead to increase in construction change orders. additional scope 'veed added to the project include land scape and electric to address the needs of the community we have answered and this was approved in october of 2022. the circumstances and modifications resulted in increase in time the project was mated to be delivered to the community in the fall 2023. we recommend this the commission approve the increase in duration for the fillmore miniproduct to 85 days not to exceed 300 days over the original 10% which was 215 days. thank you. >> thank you. why all right do we have public

comment on item 6? do we have hands on the line? no. that concludes public comment. commissioners. >> a motion. >> approve. >> second. >> all those in favor. >> aye. >> so moved. >> thank you. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> item 7 stow lake contract amendment. >> good morning. i'm steve tuck are i project manager for san francisco rec and p. and stow mrik perimeter renovation. thank you for allowing mow to speak. the project is requesting annual extension of 78 days no more bringing the contract to 400 days. and no more past september of

2023. the scope is an over all path perimeter renovation a learning are pregnant ray infrastructure of stow lake. this is included ad, up grid and infrastructures to the ping lot and related service the restrooms. and water fountains. do you to conditions. we are as an extension with in longer than september of 2023 due to scopes and unforeseen conditions. >> thank you. >> do we have public comment on item 7 none. are there any hands? i don't see any. no public comment it is you in closed, commissioners. >> seeing no questions the chair entertain a motion? moved. >> second. >> all those in favor. why aye. where so moved. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> we are on item 8 general public ment is there anyone else

in if you were 16 who has i comment this did in the speak during item 4? seeing none. do we have hands raised. i don't see any. seeing no further public comment, it is closed. >> weer item 9 commissioners matters. do you have any matters. >> i don't see can any. >> great >> do we have. >> you have a matter y. commissioner louie. >> so -- the small boat harbor there is a public meeting it be held on wednesday, august 23rd and this is 6 p.m. to 7:30 at the mosconi rec center and again a second meeting for those who can't make the wednesday meeting on saturday at 2 p.m. so, i plan to attends both. and go to marina green and like to hear more about the expansion

and the clean up. thank you. >> thank you, commissioner. >> seeing no other comments. do we are public comment on commissioners matters. public ment is closed. item 10 new business. anything from the commissioners? >> okay. any public comment on item 10 in seeing none public ment is closed. item 11 communications. any public ment on item 11. why public ment is closed. weer item 12, adjournment. adjourn in the memory of nancy parwarmall. >> all in favor. >> thank you one and all.

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>> this is an exhibition across departments highlighting different artworks from our collection. gender is an important part of the dialogue. in many ways, this exhibition is contemporary. all of this artwork is from the 9th century and spans all the way to the 21st century. the exhibition is organized into seven different groupings or themes such as activities, symbolism, transformation and others. it's not by culture or time period, but different affinities between the artwork. activities, for example, looks at the role of gender and how certain activities are placed as feminine or masculine. we have a print by uharo that looks at different activities that derisionly performed by

men. it's looking at the theme of music. we have three women playing traditional japanese instruments that would otherwise be played by men at that time. we have pairings so that is looking within the context of gender in relationships. also with how people are questioning the whole idea of pairing in the first place. we have three from three different cultures, tibet, china and japan. this is sell vanity stot relevar has been fluid in different time periods in cultures. sometimes being female in china but often male and evoking features associated with gender binaries and sometimes in between. it's a lovely way of tying all

the themes together in this collection. gender and sexuality, speaking from my culture specifically, is something at that hasn't been recently widely discussed. this exhibition shows that it's gender and sexuality are actually have been considered and complicated by dialogue through the work of artists and thinking specifically, a sculpture we have of the hindu deities because it's half pee male and half male. it turns into a different theme in a way and is a beautiful representation of how gender hasn't been seen as one thing or a binary. we see that it isn't a modest concept. in a way, i feel we have a lot

of historical references and touch points throughout all the ages and in asian cultures. i believe san francisco has close to 40% asian. it's a huge representation here in the bay area. it's important that we awk abouk about this and open up the discussion around gender. what we've learned from organizing this exhibition at the museum is that gender has been something that has come up in all of these cultures through all the time periods as something that is important and relevant. especially here in the san francisco bay area we feel that it's relevant to the conversations that people are having today. we hope that people can carry that outside of the museum into their daily lives.

>> everything we do in the tenderloin, we urban outfit. here, this gives us an opportunity to collaborate with other agencies and we become familiar with how other agencies operate and allow us to be more flexible and get better at what we depo in the line of work in this task. >> sometimes you go down and it's hard to get up. so we see ourselves as providing an opportunity for the unhoused to get up. and so i really believe that when they come here and they've said it, this right here is absolutely needed. you can't ask for nothing better. >> the tenderloin is the stuff that ain't on the list of remedies, liked the spiritual connection to recovery and why

would i? why would i recover? what have i got to live for? things like that. and sharing the stories. like i was homeless and just the team. and some people need that extra connection on why they can change their life or how they could. >> we have a lot of guests that will come in and say i would like -- you know, i need help with shelter, food, and primary care doctor. and so here, that's three rooms down the hall. so if you book them, they get all of their needs taken care of in one go. this is an opportunity for us here in the tenderloin to come together, try out these ideas to see if we can put -- get -- connect people to services in a

>> there is a lot of unique characteristics about visitation valley. it is a unique part of the city. >> we are off in a corner of the city against the san francisco county line 101 on one side. vis station valley is still one of the last blue color neighborhoods in san francisco. a lot of working class families out here. it is unusual. not a lot of apartment buildings. a lot of single family homes. >> great business corridor. so much traffic coming through here and stopping off to grab coffee or sandwich or pick up food before going home. >> a lot of customers are from

the neighborhood. they are painters or mechanics. they are like blue color workers, a lot of them. >> the community is lovely. multi-racial and hopefully we can look out for each other. >> there is a variety of businesses on the block. you think of buffalo kitchen, chinese food, pork buns, sandwich. library, bank of america with a parking lot. the market where you can grab anything. amazing food choices, nail salons. basically everything you need is here. >> a lot of these businesses up and down leland are family owned. people running them are family. when you come here and you have an uncle and nephew and go across the street and have the guy and his dad. lisa and her daughter in the dog parlor and pam. it is very cool.

>> is small businesses make the neighborhood unique. >> new businesses coming. in mission blue, gourmet chocolate manufacturing. the corridor has changed and is continuing to change. we hope to see more businesses coming in the near future. >> this is what is needed. first, stay home. unless it is absoluteliness scary. social distancing is the most important step right now to limit spread of virus. cancel all nonessential gather everythings. >> when the pandemic litly land avenue suffered like other corridors. a few nail salons couldn't operate.

they shut down. restaurants that had to adapt to more of a take out model. they haven't totally brought back indoor seating. >> it is heartbreaking to see the businesses that have closed down and shut because of the pandemic. >> when the pandemic first hit it got really slow. we had to change our hours. we never had to close, which is a blessing. thank god. we stayed open the whole time. >> we were kind of nervous and anxious to see what was going to come next hoping we will not have to close down. >> during covid we would go outside and look on both sides of the street. it looked like old western town. nobody on the street. no cars. >> it was a hard eight or nine months. when they opened up half the people couldn't afford a haircut. >> during that time we kept

saying the coffee shop was the living room of the valley. people would come to make sure they were okay. >> we checked on each other and patronized each other. i would get a cup of coffee, shirt, they would get a haircut. >> this is a generous and kind community. people would be like i am getting the toffee for the guy behind me and some days it went on and on. it was amazing to watch. we saw a perfect picture of community. we are all in this together. >> since we began to reopen one year later, we will emerge stronger. we will emerge better as a city because we are still here and we stand in solidarity with one another. >> when we opened up august 1st. i will not say it was all good.

we are still struggling due to covid. it affected a lot of people. >> we are still in the pandemic right now. things are opening up a little bit. it is great to have space to come together. i did a three painting series of visitation valley and the businesses on leland. it felt good to drop off the paintings and hung them. >> my business is picking up. the city is opening up. we have mask requirements. i check temperatures. i ask for vaccination card and/or recent test. the older folks they want to feel safe here. >> i feel like there is a sense of unity happening. >> what got us through the pandemic was our customers. their dogs needed groomed, we have to cut their nails so they don't over grow. >> this is only going to push us forward. i sense a spirit of community

and just belief in one another. >> we are trying to see if we can help all small businesses around here. there is a cannabis club lounge next to the dog parlor to bring foot traffic. my business is not going to work if the business across the street is not getting help. >> in hit us hard. i see a bright future to get the storefronts full. >> once people come here i think they really like it. >> if you are from san francisco visit visitation valley to see how this side of the city is the same but different. television.

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