1234e7b welcome, everyone to the 35 and heritage month at city hall i i'd like to 2457k i take it and the san francisco sister committee and my office and before we begin i'd like to call up a dear friend and intruder member of our italian county to sing the national anthem of the united states and i take it >> (clapping)

since we've sunk the national, there is none tonight. them i'll be singing the star 1257b8gd national banner oh, say can you see by the dawns early utility what so proudly we hailed at the twits last comblaem who is broad strip and broad stars through the perilous fight over the land port we watched the gallantly streaming. and the recognize red glare, the bombs bursting in air. gave

proof through the night that was our plastic bag was still there. oh, say does that star that staged banner yet wave this is over the land of the free. and the home of the brave. >> (clapping). >> bravo that was amazing. i think i have some fellow supervisors supervisor mandelman i saw him and supervisor

engardio is half italian and i don't think i saw but we have italian commissioners and others if i missed anyone welcome to today's celebration as a proud italian- american here in san francisco today's celebration has been something i've been dreaming about when i think about why it is so important to honor my italian heritage my family and those who came here and made so in sacrificed and work hard to make the reality of today possible i think about my great grand fathered one of 13 children left for the united states in 1992 and worked various jobs in 1906 read an

article in a san francisco newspaper oh, mpd thank you, president for being here in 1906 read an article written in italian to help clean up and any build after the davis differentiate that destroyed the city and lived here for other italian- american to rebuild the city i want to action john and others i know we are so proud of our italian family thank you, can't thank you, enough for being here (clapping.) italian- american have left a mark think san francisco history we all owe a great deal of the gratitude to italian- american and in this community who have

made accreditations to the culture and landscaping and history naevengs san francisco is named for saint france and italian frier served all humans and led him for poverty and st. francis is something i know many have praying especially for those difficult times. oivenlths have had a long presence in san francisco had the first immigrants arrived from the gold rush to the 80s built a strong foundation in north california in fishing and agricultural and culinary and i winn tasting and once one obsoleted in 1847. the owner and operator of a winery

afford people to chocolate and delhi square is one of the tourists destiny in the 1870s father of this founded the university of san francisco and after the devastation by the 1906 earthquake fire the italian- american stand to build new home and the resilience and work oversight of oichlths led to a rapid recovery from this disaster we we can't mentioned the 1906 earthquake without the fourngs of bank of aisle set up two barrels and with an plantation to help italian- americans with finance resources to overcome high speed rail and financial decisions served the individuals and brought the branch banking in the community

and neighborhood and the networking expanded what we know as was b of a. the bank of i take it was the first to allow woman to manage their bank accounts a wise italian man (clapping.) and ahead of his time. the cities reputation as the world renowned center is built by the italian artists and darngz for example, moral leading the first event event in 1923. sorry about that. >> his leadership and coordination with other members led to the creation of the san francisco opera that stand as is old company on the west coast we celebrated would be hundred years of the fee opera on saturday and always connected

with the residents to have the opera house during the great depression for veterans of the first world war and with the italian- american athletes like béal joe dimaggio and others not to mention they played for the new york yank i didn't see perhaps some of the biggest contributions in san francisco have in public service policy planning, development & environment committee and leadership. italian- american mayors have been leading the san francisco through difficult times and angelo the first mayor 100 percent italian managed a city looks at the bridge and the mayor steroid the city through the 1960s and 70s and back and forth the embarcadero center and

others major george moss cone figure out the san francisco giants and had acceptance from all wall-marts and congress nancy pelosi was the first woman to serve as is house of representatives and each october the italian heritage recognized all italian- americans and the parade remains the old in the nation celebrating one hundred and 50th anniversary on sunday and added grander mashes the legal mind born and raised is represented by hi son junior john updyke. we had tony can't be here but i know an activist

has popularized an unincorporated to his craft wrought new life and horny grand marshall it is next to let the record show gave the key to the city and now interesting san francisco's mayor london breed when i told her i really wanted to bring the italians into this 3w50u6 building i love coming to work and you all to know what wakesurfing known and san francisco's mayor london breed, of course, we'll do that and at this time bring up london breed. >> thank you so much. supervisor. supervisor stefani and your ability to bring people together and let me express to everyone and everyone thank you

for your understanding last week this particular celebration was supposed to be held at city hall the day we gave dr. the keys to the city had to make adjustments because of the loss of our former dianne feinstein. and this community really shows so much support. so much finding he and allowing us to come together to celebrate italian heritage in our city had users and mine thank you for carlos to bring the wonderful amazing talents of those young people for playing traditional italian music to make sure the next generation is holding open to those very time

honored relationships nowadays we see music but machines and it is nice to hear live music and hear an echo in the chambers at city hall most people don't know i'm an big opera fan and inactivation i had the opportunity to go to sicily and a small city i was looking at the people up the place they were all dressed up on the way to the greek theatre and guess who was performing it was andrea building inspector and three of us everyone know it is sold-out and guess how many tickets were left three right smack-dab in the front row can you imagine an

experience like that and to hear his amazing advice not in a language i spoke speak the i know this bridges us together it the sound and the music the feeling the emotion it is why it feels so great to be here with everyone and every one of you to celebrate italian heritage and talked about the history the italian combntdz to san francisco back in 1840 and most immigrants through family room and telegraph hill and neighborhoods surrounding the area of now what is known as little i take it where you have an opportunity to appreciate some of the best food no where and pasta and things from my perspective is i take it by folks in san francisco have taken to the next level i'm

really (clapping.) counselor general i don't know mayor i don't know. it is why you don't want to leave here do you. >> (multiple voices.) >> but san franciscans we have created in the city how you look at any whether is banking receive legislature have the time when b of a offered chblt to women i can imagine where women couldn't control their oil fines that was technically against the law as a bold set up a progressively step and reminds us how disposal san francisco is our italian community to build the city for what it is today. as existed from labor and tony and others here with us today in

memoriams of the building the city and finance in the heart and culture you name it and my laguna of san francisco many italians came together to celebrate this university to promote san francisco in an inclusionary way so when you think you can't talk about san francisco without the extraordinary accomplishments of what helped to build from the selected leader this city and joe dimaggio did he get married to marlin monroe alter city hall he played in los angeles but his heart is here in san francisco and thank you for making sure that really important tradition whether it is the italian heritage parade we continue to remind san francisco of the

legacy of the italian- american community and how when we come together we are stronger because each and every one of us represent a fab has brought san francisco together to be when i know is an extraordinary city and will be more decades to come thank you all so much and before i take my i should say seat we're limited on seating today. i want to thank the chair of san francisco d.c. sister committee richard. i want to thank (clapping.) paul the president of the italian heritage celebration. you did an extraordinary job paul thank you for the weekend and our council general an amazing person i don't think he

wants to leave san francisco he and his husband and children will loving everything about the city and at this time, i want to present you with a proclamation officially dlaishg the month of october italian heritage day and month in san francisco. thank you. (clapping.) >> let me see it into. >> (multiple voices). >> we're going to have the event next week performing please what about that- >> (multiple voices). >> really you like to have a good time. >> it is always about good times and enjoying life and

ladies and gentlemen, mayor supervisor from the italian heritage community san francisco um, i want to thank london breed very, very much for this occasion let me say wonderful special and highly perceived in the italian- american community you opened up the doors the city for the italian- american community and always grateful baa so things so closed to the community of san francisco you're close to all communities but liam say you have a special relationship with the italian- american we are proud of that thank you so much and also i'm addressing the community i must say san francisco's mayor london breed the supervisors of staff of the - are right now hoping busy they're having so many

events with the community. they're facing in two weeks ago the olympics a big exchange for the city gathered here and lots of heads of state from all around the world especially ois asian so thank you, really thank you, thank you (clapping.) and on my side i'd like to - first thing who is here representing the italian- american community, and, secondly, is there a - to president biden in the united states i have so say we sent out invitations with your son and amazed to see how great the representation of this italian- american community is today. we

are seeing you're seeing lobld the italian- american from san francisco those whose parents, aye. >> mothers and father and grandfathers i think of the ships in 19 sent and before getting to san francisco and how sacrifices those hard workers and minors and sea men and fishermen have a better life and many of them made it their way to san francisco and you see how prosperity the italian- american and all the communities of the city? the best sign of what the united states are about and what san francisco has brought about and let me the organization we

have on the consulate side a wonderful president of our students from the staff italian- american here. thank you very much for perpetrating them this is an excellent piece of i take it it is an italian school with three places in san francisco mission and (papers rattling) just opened and an italian with the american and expense talking about the model in education. and helping students to grow themselves not only by the teachers that is fantastic. thank you very much for what you did that was wonderful. we have the director (clapping.) of the (unintelligible) thank you for being here have the rent

for the italian- american community of north beach in north i take it with we have tony on the board. and we have a representative of the really long served italian made great for the city. the great city of today and representative of the business community with the. >> (calling names.) >> i'm sorry (clapping.) thank you for you what do for the italian community and not only the historical community growing in the united states but the new comers the new italians. let me mention for example. >> (calling names.) >> neglects when i would say can you say that no all right.

i'm sorry. we are talking about the security types of security and have representatives in the bay and companies. we have the representatives for for the large cooperation and: >> (calling names). >> thank you for being here. so a mixed cultural restauranteurs that represent you mentioned the great friend represented in the italian community and (clapping.) as another association the members elected by the italian community the president. >> (calling names.) >> the historical italian community serving and i mention all of them and your staff. i

stole in the consulate actually he's so good he deserves it. thank you very much. sorry. >> (calling names.) >> the president of (unintelligible) founded by an amazing aisle gentleman in san francisco whose memory i'd like to honor (clapping.) he was you would have been tremendously happy. and reminding the proclamation of president biden on columbus day and italian heritage and didn't need any comments today, we celebrate all italian- american and helped to define our nation

in 189111 italian- american were murdered in our nation's history in the wake of this horrific attack benjamin - for so many people from the today that first day was a way that had been lost and the celebration of lives lost with the italian- americans those are stories of people in the community living everything they new and left it hidden for the promise of opportunities in the united states. italian- american are educators and doctors and engineers and officers a leaders and italian- american community is also recognized at represent of i take it and a serious of

strength for the relationships with others and essentially (unintelligible) in the european union and the challenge of our times especially for the people of ukraine supporting them and today, we honor all italian- americans from the ride and for generations have helped realize our great nation and with christopher columbus 5 hundred and three 1 years ago the congress has proclaimed the second month of october every year and now therefore, i joe biden mraifkz proclaim october 11, 2023, as columbia day and great to see you london breed for the the whole month of october with a italian heritage

we or very proud and extend not only to italians from the chinese to others to the fleet week represent at the italian parade of families and. thank you, again. (clapping.) >> thank you consul germany want to bring up someone that makes me laugh a broadcaster you might hear him in the mornings at one is 7.7 on the bony know. i know i've landlord this lesson he's also in the 49ers game the nouners the current president of the committee and responsible for the one hundred and 55

italian heritage parade and all the fess actives paling come on up (clapping.) thank you, supervisor. and thanks for our help and support not only during this time of the year with the parade and everything that needs to get done with our sport of italian community the way you represent us in the city geologist to. thank you. >> i think we have (clapping.) set a record for the use of vowels today, i know we need to get reception but thanks for london breed a connection in u s f i didn't graduate there or play a part of my college career. but my great uncle was president of the u s f in the early 19 hundreds in 12 and three 1 was the president back

in high school and lake to thank the mayor for the support thought you city isn't parade not just in year but every year can't be done without the mayors support she generously provides but within the city so mayor thank you for kwovrnt and being a part. supervisor stefani and the support of president peskin in north beach thank you for your hip each year and accomplished the parade a lot of parts involved went very well and the mayor to keep the fog off the point and sat i was looking at it all day please and it didn't come in until late, late day and everything come off and a great day in the city in fact, we like to call the italian heritage parade the best

day of the year in san francisco. (clapping.) sunshine and blue skies nearly every year and the people are out enjoying italian food a little bit of red wine and see atmosphere is good and it is just a fantastic day we have the city to thank for that. not just our represents by the department san francisco police and fire not judge on the day by leading up to it (clapping.) all the planning that condolence and the coordination with sffd and san francisco fire as well as the depth of the department of public works and state of florida and the street closures and the traffic guidance and, of course, the rec and park have larry in the rec and park

commission (clapping.) and their help coordinated with the square park is invaluable every year and you're help coordinated with city hall and the italian community. is indispensable thank you for your help you appreciate it (clapping.) heard about - almost one hundred and 10 years ago known for someone else o something one of the co-founders of i take it welfare association was established in 1915 and helped italians settle in american and whatever they needed the italian welfare association was there to assist them. now? known as the italian community one hundred and 8 years old and represent in the ic f they head into they're one and 9 year helping san

franciscans. thank you very much. and finally, we need to thank our sponsors and claudia with b of a. they are a titled sponsor the parade is not a reality without the assistance and sponsorship of b of a and the bank of i take it and step up to the plate and help to get it done and years ago they actually saved the parade from fading off into the sunset and through the help of our friends claudia single-handedly keep this thing going thank you, very much. (clapping.) as mentioned before our partnerships are the san francisco italian athletic club and sponsorship with the brothers and d foods and thanks all the way around being a

pleasure being able a president and thank you, kathryn getting things together. and very important for that we pass this along and make other people aware of it especially you are relatives so they're part of it yaefrn so we can grow and continues to just flush and thank you, you performed at the mall an saturday night night you guys are fantastic. thank you very much. >> (clapping) thank you everyone for coming i want to action too board members of the italian heritage if you're here raise your hand we're grateful what you pulled off own sunday and (clapping.) all the events have many events celebrated in italian heritage. >> thank you london breed for the proclamation and all for the

italian community a special and one we'll continue to make an annual events and thank you to my daughter and just so grateful for all you do and remembering your italian hygiene i think we'll conducted with our players and celebrate like all good italians do thank you for being here. and coming. >> >> the market is one of our vehicles for reaching out to

public and showing them how to prepare delicious, simple food. people are amazed that the library does things like that. biblio bistro is a food education program. it brings such joy to people. it teaches them life skills that they can apply anywhere, and it encourages them to take care of themselves. my name is leaf hillman, and i'm a librarian, and biblio bistro is my creation. i'm a former chef, and i have been incubating this idea for many years. we are challenged to come up with an idea that will move the

library into the future. this inspired me to think, what can we do around cooking? what can i do around cooking? we were able to get a cart. the charlie cart is designed to bring cooking to students in elementary students that has enough gear on it to teach 30 students cooking. so when i saw that, i thought bingo, that's what we're missing. you can do cooking classes in the library, but without a kitchen, it's difficult. to have everything contained on wheels, that's it. i do cooking demonstrations out at the market every third wednesday. i feature a seafood, vegetable, and i show people how to cook the vegetable. >> a lot of our residents live in s.r.o.s, single resident occupancies, and they don't have access to full kitchens. you know, a lot of them just have a hot plate, a microwave,

and the thing that biblio bistro does really well is cook food accessible in season and make it available that day. >> we handout brochures with the featured recipe on the back. this recipe features mushrooms, and this brochure will bring our public back to the library. >> libraries are about a good time. >> i hired a former chef. she's the tickle queen at the ramen shop in rockwood. we get all ages. we get adults and grandparents and babies, and, you know,

school-age kids, and it's just been super terrific. >> i was a bit reluctant because i train teachers and adults. i don't train children. i don't work with children, and i find it very interesting and a bit scary, but working here really taught me a lot, you know, how easily you can influence by just showing them what we have, and it's not threatening, and it's tasty and fun. i make it really fun with kids because i don't look like a teacher. >> in the mix, which is our team center, we have programs for our kids who are age 13 to 18, and those are very hands on. the kids often design the menu. all of our programs are very interactive. >> today, we made pasta and

garlic bread and some sauce. usually, i don't like bell pepper in my sauce, but i used bell pepper in my sauce, and it complemented the sauce really well. i also grated the garlic on my bread. i never thought about that technique before, but i did it, and it was so delicious. >> we try to teach them techniques where they can go home and tell their families, i made this thing today, and it was so delicious. >> they're kind of addicted to these foods, these processed foods, like many people are. i feel like we have to do what we can to educate people about that. the reality is we have to live in a world that has a lot of choices that aren't necessarily good for you all the time. >> this is interesting, but it's a reaction to how children

are brought up. it is fast-food, and the apple is a fast-food, and so that sort of changes the way they think about convenience, how eating apple is convenient. >> one of the things that i love about my program out at the market is the surprise and delight on people's faces when they finally taste the vegetable. it's been transformative for some people. they had never eaten those vegetables before, but now, they eat them on a regular basis. >> all they require is a hot plate and a saute pan, and they realize that they're able to cook really healthy, and it's also tasty. >> they also understand the importance of the connection that we're making. these are our small business owners that are growing our food and bringing it fresh to the market for them to consume, and then, i'm helping them consume it by teaching them how

to cook. >> it connects people to the food that they're buying. >> the magic of the classes in the children's center and the team center is that the participants are cooking the food themselves, and once they do that, they understand their connection to the food, to the tools, and it empowers them. >> we're brokering new experiences for them, so that is very much what's happening in the biblio bistro program. >> we are introducing kids many times to new vocabulary. names of seasonings, names of vegetables, names of what you call procedures. >> i had my little cooking experience. all i cooked back then was grilled cheese and scrambled eggs. now, i can actually cook curry

and a few different thing zblz . >> and the parents are amazed that what we're showing them to cook is simple and inexpensive. i didn't know this was so easy to make. i've only bought it in the market. those comments have been amazing, and yeah, it's been really wonderful. >> we try to approach everything here with a well, just try it. just try it once, and then, before you know it, it's gone. >> a lot of people aren't sure how to cook cauliflower or kale or fennel or whatever it is, and leah is really helpful at doing that. >> i think having someone actually teaching you here is a

great experience. and it's the art of making a meal for your family members and hope that they like it. >> i think they should come and have some good food, good produce that is healthy and actually very delicious. >> cooking is one of my biggest passions, to be able to share, like, my passion with others, and skills, to htelevision. >> asian american pacific islanders may is asian american & pacific islander heritage month about san francisco the asian-american about the history and curtain or encouragement. >> about fun and family and food. >> about all of us celebrating each other together after celebrating the cultural tradition a our future. >> showing you the regular things like the families and

connecting the japanese heritage and my heritage in hawaii and other asians around the city and world and growing up with the bay area. >> asian american pacific islanders it about showcasing the apa heritage culture contributions and full staves of music and the great diversity within the community i'm not a asian-american but have a great communication and about celebrating the stories of blood lines of apa heritage and the difficult challenges creating opportunity and building a new. >> let's celebrate may is asian american & pacific islander heritage month and victorville our writing our future for the future may is asian american & pacific islander heritage

>> 2023 meeting of lands use and transportation of san francisco board of supervisors i'm supervisor melgar chair joined by supervisor dean preston. and board of supervisor president supervisor peskin the clerk is john carroll. i would like to acknowledge the folks at sfgovtv for staffing the meeting. do you have announcements? >> the board and committees are convening hybrid meetings and providing remote access and comment via phone. board recognizes that access is essential and