>> thanks again. >> thank you. >> that's it for this episode. we'll be back with another one shortly. thank you for watching. >> hello dog patch. [applause] extend a warm welcome to our community. our city leaders and staff. and our collaborate rirts to help make this possible. we are very excited have you here i'm with my clothes and we want to welcome to you our construction site. we are sorry about the dust. we are doing our best. but there are things optimistic

as a ground break confirmation as a society we gotta build for a bright are tomorrow. and for us, this is exciting stuff. 2 years ago we were here in the pandemic and shock our city and globe. and we started on the infrastructure that you see here. we said then when it locked rough we would not stop. we set the ground w to build the future neighborhood that san francisco needed. and today we are excited that is getting started. want to look back. [applause] it is good if you were here 12 years ago you would number the middle of a former power pleasant and about to build another there brave people said, you know may be we don't need another power plant here that leadership starred with former supervisor so far maxwell, we honor here today.

[applause]. other leaders like joe possess. let's reimagine the future if they have were successful in putting another power pleasant this land would have been closed for another jeneration. instead we are here. thank you for your courage we would not be here without you. so, [applause]. this is know optimistic mobile home. we got a beautiful day and beautiful site this is wonderful opportunity for optimism. the world's not optimistic about san francisco now. i am. because i than every time people say san francisco is over and that happens every 20 years here we come become better, resilient and invest and invent the idea this is change the westerlied. we are a funny place.

110 thousand of the world's population the things we do here change the westerlied we have an ininfluence on the planet. gave worsts the blue jeans. slot machine. television, juke box. a couple community renovations. and social changes. we were the first to recycle and the first city to give major equality and we are not done yet. >> this city has been a place of pioneers. and what we brought here and how we been this world is how we build the housing. so in san francisco. i can't think of a way to start this project then and there with 100% affordable housing. the building we are embarking on

today will be very special. will be built for a population whom housing is riverly built crucial workers that make our city thrive. teachers, first responders, nurses and the people we want in san francisco to keep it moving i'm excited that is the way we are getting started the way we do it is unique i thank eric shaw who gave us idea. this is weird recycled bond thing a way to reuseo affordable housing bond fist you can figure it out that's how you can get started. we other first in california to do it and the first in san francisco to do it now we got another tool to build housing i'm so excited. thank you eric shaw. [applause] society building we have today and start is named after former supervisor maxwell. she started her career as a

union electtrician i can't think of a better way to honor the site. raise our hands to supervisor maxwell! [applause] >> i want to thank our other supervisor. walton. he is a constant communicator for his community and we are grateful for his leadership, advice and nudge to make us do better. and i will tell you he taught us one important thing. progress is in the measured by how tall our buildings are butt depth of our commitment to the community. thank you, supervisor. appreciate your support. and to our mayor. she has been an advocate. if she would not have pushed in ways like today that no one's

done we would not be here and a generation of inference france fremantles would not have homes thank you to the mayor and the city staff to keep the project moving we would not be here without and you madam mayor this , housing you are helping help is a commitment to makes san francisco affordable for sxefrn that is awesome. thank you. now as we break ground. and start think burglar transforming the power pleasant we are not just building housing we are generating a new energy that symbolizes hope. resilience and optimism the important commitment we can make in san francisco is to give everybody i place to call home. wore not done. welcome to power station. thank you.

thshg, thank you for your leadership that guided the community and our team to continue to build infrastructure to preserve the incredible historic relics this will be trans formed and occupiable and knit back to the fabric of our community. i'm tina tang and humbled to welcome you here and to welcome the champions that he mentioned on stage. to that end i like to bring mayor breed. our champion of housing and fighter for today's city. as a former plan exert i current resident, i know first hand how important your leadership is. it is to the efforts of your administration and you that we have this project going and able to keep it going. so. everyone, join me in welcoming mayor breed. [applause].

>> good afternoon simple it afternoon? morning? well, supervisor walt only says the sun is always shine nothing bayview. thank you for being here. enrique thank you for setting the tone. are you trying to add yourself to the list of people running against me or something. that was a great. thank you for the optimism and the excitement! around not just the power pleasant butt excitement around our city! and the excitement of finally getting rid of the red tape to get housing built. for the people of san francisco. and let me tell you. i remember those battle. at the time i was not on the board of supervisors but sophie maxwell when she ran for the board of supervisors one of the things she said was the main reasons why she ran had other everythingth everythings do do with closing the power pleasant that was polluting the community

she was a part of and followed through on her commitment and med it happen. fact that we are here today to break ground on the first project 100% affordable that is named for her. it is irrelevant just the locality we can do to honor what she has done that will create a new community in an area that has not been open and available to the public for more than 150 years. you did this, supervisor maxwell. you made this happen we're honored for your presence and grateful for your leadership and advocacy and this project will be an extraordinary part of your legacy in san francisco. thank you very much. [applause] what do we have here? when we are didn't this project. we will have 2600 units. 30%, alcohol be affordable. we will have a library.

community space. so much. we are creating a now neighborhood in san francisco. as enrique said tried to count san francisco out. but they don't remember the history of san francisco. they don't know that we have been through very challenging times before and we have e merged strategier. places like the power plant. as well as dog patch and pier 70. those were not things that were locked at to be develop in the new neighborhood and look when we are making happen. this entire project was under project labor agreement. the fact that leadership on enric competence tina came together they worked with labor and community and worked with the city. brought people together this is how we need to do projects in

san francisco to get the job done. there is nothing bert than that. we may know funding is difficult. enter rates throughout roof am expense are through the roof am san francisco have 50,000 units approve and not able to move them forward the fact we have a creative financing too long to do this project one that will will be used for the next 43,000 units that could qualify, will help us get on our way in meeting our goals of the state housing element to build over kwo,000 units in the next 8 years. we have to get out of the way. i'm grateful that the governor signed major housing legislation

including redevelopment financing this we'll be able to use for replace am housing the promises redevelopment agency med they did not honor in terms of their commitments to make sure that there is replace am housing. the financing tools will help us improve our process, and our financing for getting the projects doneful getting people housed in the city of san francisco. i'm excited and grateful for the opportunity to lead those efforts. >> and the other thing that makes me proud. is the fact that we fought when i was on the board of supervisors the able to make sure when we builted the projects, the people who live in the communities have right of first refusal. and 40% of the units this will

be built here today. are going to people who live in and around this community. upon i know that was another reason why supervisor walton was excited and enthusiastic about this project and i appreciate his leadership and working with us hand in hand to deliver this for the folks of the city but especially of the dog patch neighborhood and hill and bayview this will be i game changer of a project. and again enrique, i appreciate your leadership in wing with lbe's here as well so many hire locals to work on the project. exit know how important it is to make sure this we have partnerships and opportunity. this project checks so many box. and that's why we have many people here today. we are grateful to each and every one you have, it does take

a village i want to take a moment to acknowledge and recognize all people that got us to this point. i thank supervisor and current pu c commissioner maxwell. i want to thank enrique and tina from associate capitol your leadership as a developer has been extraordinary and brought people together for this project. i want to thank supervisor walton for his leadership on this event. i want to appreciate many of the community organizations the potrero boost and dog patch neighborhood association for working with the city to make this happen. thanks to labor partners. we appreciate the building traiteds who was harassing me to move the barrier so they can get the work and get jobs on the project. thank you to an taupia the office of workforce development.

for your commitment and work on the big frequents and thank you to judson true our housing ecpel indicter what you need to do to dig and make changes that does not sound cool it is hard work and requires us to work together with a number november partners. thank you to dins herrera when he was our city attorney who worked with supervisor maxwell to shut the power plant counsel of i'm so excited and grateful to be here thank you all, least break this ground and get folks housed! give it up for our mayor. your enthusiastic is grit. i like to welcome our champion

of d 10. our constant fighter for d 10 who reminds us what important including building community and developing community, which is why we are here today. without further adue, supervisor walton. [applause]. >> good morning! good morning! first question is, who said you cannot build house nothing san francisco? you know we have been work very hard with community >> dog patch. potrero, labor, developer. all of you who work with the city and w with our lbe and work in the development field and construction field to make sure that we have projects like this. this is one of those projects where like the mayor said every box was checked.

it went through planning. every commission and every committee unanimously. and that is because it is public to have responsible development when you have people near committed to the work. it did not guilty start that way. i remember when i first met with enrique and i had got elected but we had done w to make sure that all the projects on the southeastern water front would be possible. when i met him i tooktd mayor with me and did that for a couple reasons. one i wanted him to know we meant business and this you were going to listen to the community if you were going to build here. 2, i wanted him to know this we had leaders in the city nacare and concerned even when they may not be part of the civic doubt to do so and after that meeting, and enric embegone to talk to

the community about what the plans were at the power station. when we wanted see. what was going to be developed would he listen to communities. made a lot of changes on design. a lot of changes on the height of buildings and when we would see that's because he listened to community i say thank you to enrique being responsible develop they're listens to community. and then as we continue to push affordable housing and that percentage of higher through conversations and the commitment to community, we thought about now we have the building that will be built. and who are we going to name this building after? tell be a building represents the w force in san francisco. and here in the community and i building represents dog patch. and building live here in san

francisco still have the opportunity and then building -- so immediately enrique supervisor maxwell excited that we get to see flours while you are with us. thank you for your leadership and when you demonstrated to make it possible for people like me to serve in this role. the reality is -- we are at a time where we need more housing here in san francisco. we'll be at the forever front of building house nothing d 10 and continue to not just talk about the opportunity but we will continue to make them a reality. we worked hard, there were ideas on how to get it financed this

is the first but not the last way. and i want to thank the director shaw and enrique and the major's office and my colleagues for understanding and supporting and honor president of the board of supervisors supervisor peskin, thank you for being here. which also demonstrates how important this housing and this project is to our city. with that said i want to just again the mayor thanked everybody. and -- but i do want to thank the dog pitcher and potrero for commitment and labor and thank all of the lbe and folks wing on projects and the workforce who is going to be from the community and also a nonprofit developers who will have opportunity to build here as limp we come i language way and have a long way to go we will build in d 10 where the sun is always shining.

thank you. thank you. supervisor. and left but not least i want to welcome champion of the community fighter for environmental justice, ms. sophie maxwell. you inspire said us in many ways thank you for making today possible. >> who you, who does have thought. who would have ever imagined. i want to thank the people before and i want to thank the mayor and enric and he his team. thank you. this is important. and it is in the the i'm representing all the people who have been here and who were here. i want you to imagine a crowd of people behind me. i want you to imagine city

departments. on the side of me and joe and harris and john decats i don't and linda i want you to imagine the people. some on the side and some in the front leading the charge. this is corrective leadership a collective vision . that we saw something this nobody could see except our city's. they gotta generate power in the city. well, we had another vision. we had another way of doing, no the state will never allow this. closing 2 power pleasants these were some of the among the oldest power pleasant in california. the most polluting power plant in california.

the people in the crowd behind me were mother and fathers the pick their children up early. buzz they had asthma mothers like me who child died and i always blame it on the power plants and these were the people we had no chase to have a vision and determination. that's when we had. and with that. anything can be done. i just was reminiscing with my colleague and my heartthrob aaron peckin the city attorneys dragged us to the puc to testify. we were thinking what in the world but it worked, obviously. but there we were and many people went to the preponderance iso. and sacramento we were on a mission. we went through 3 mayors did in

the matter who was mir and not mir we were here the potrero boosters. ledge was here. sage was here. dog patch association we were all still here. that's what made the difference. you see here this is so appropriate to be affordable housing who will live in our city. is it the food and are we going to be diverse in population. it is that diverse population. are we just going to important middle class or going to build and credit middle class. that is when cities do. that's what cities do. and i want to thank our mayor. i want to thank for a number of reasons i will say have introduced my grandson. i call him now a grownup machine i kent do this my grand son and his family. when they got red to have a

family they moved to oak land. last week i got a call and saturday. grand mother are you in the city because we are over here. on [inaudible] we are in the program this the mayor's office of housing has. and they help you with down payment assistance. and i said, i was not. i am so happy and you don't know because that's what it is b. that's when all in about generations of people who care and love and live in our city. so -- this is just the begin and iing want to thank you here. i want to thank the major's office and everybody else and their mother who is having a part of this this is important. and this is when we do. we are again, showing what we do, when you put your minds to it with a collective energy and a collective vision. again other thank you all. thank you, aaron, i love you.

>> >> supervisor maxwell we are not done with you yet. yes , i would love for to you come becomure today's star we are honoring you today. -- we want to have you hand print your hand in wet concrow hollywood san francisco style. so we can hang this in the lobby of our building so all residents everyone who walked throughout halls know the story. [music] [applause]

[♪♪♪] >> i just wanted to say a few words. one is to the parents and to all of the kids. thank you for supporting this program and for trusting us to create a soccer program in the bayview. >> soccer is the world's game, and everybody plays, but in the united states, this is a sport that struggles with access for certain communities. >> i coached basketball in a coached football for years, it is the same thing. it is about motivating kids and keeping them together, and giving them new opportunities. >> when the kids came out, they had no idea really what the game was. only one or two of them had played soccer before. we gave the kids very simple

lessons every day and made sure that they had fun while they were doing it, and you really could see them evolve into a team over the course of the season. >> i think this is a great opportunity to be part of the community and be part of programs like this. >> i get to run around with my other teammates and pass the ball. >> this is new to me. i've always played basketball or football. i am adjusting to be a soccer mom. >> the bayview is like my favorite team. even though we lose it is still fine. >> right on. >> i have lots of favorite memories, but i think one of them is just watching the kids enjoy themselves. >> my favorite memory was just having fun and playing. >> bayview united will be in soccer camp all summer long. they are going to be at civic centre for two different weeklong sessions with america scores, then they will will have their own soccer camp later in the summer right here, and then

they will be back on the pitch next fall. >> now we know a little bit more about soccer, we are learning more, and the kids are really enjoying the program. >> we want to be united in the bayview. that is why this was appropriate >> this guy is the limit. the kids are already athletic, you know, they just need to learn the game. we have some potential college-bound kids, definitely. >> today was the last practice of the season, and the sweetest moment was coming out here while , you know, we were setting up the barbecue and folding their uniforms, and looking out onto the field, and seven or eight of the kids were playing. >> this year we have first and second grade. we are going to expand to third, forth, and fifth grade next year bring them out and if you have middle school kids, we are starting a team for middle school. >> you know why? >> why? because we are? >> bayview united. >> that'sis a very exciting day

welcome to the city gardens brand opening very, very excited i want to thank mayor london breed this is acquired and helping us to get families here. i want to thank supervisor dorsey for your for the support for the acquisition stream and shout out to you you all are amazing (clapping.) i know that was this was tough that was tough, tough and very quickly i heard mayor breed talked about how that was an incredible and everyone in here worked for us worked to make that happen and thank you, staff and the department of homeless and supportive housing for the wonderful job as well and working with all of you (clapping.) and exile dan adams our

strategist i want to shout out to him unfortunately, was enable to be here. but those are two hundred now units of pouring and stability and hope for families experiencing how many of those i heard how wonderful the support and it made a difference to families and funding for public housing and homelessness recovery program the acquisition of city gardens was fund by 56 point plus that million dollars and $100 million in the local home fund the acquisition contributed to the success of this plan that supported the expansion of the supportive housing by at or near 3000 units the building that is constructed in 2021 included a large lobby

and residential lounges on every floor and office and bike storage and a courtyard this project will change lives and the lives of hundreds of families that are experiencing homelessness in our community the building offers a pathway towards families that have experienced hardship of homelessness and weighing in partnership and community supporting for this made that possible in addition to the city gardens will have a range of support services we case management. and by addressing the many underlying causes of homelessness city gardens will give families the tools they need for the future and with that, i want to thank london breed for her leadership and toss the mic to her

(clapping.) thank you, serene and it really is great to be here you know this project happen very fast and specifically with the city and county of san francisco it would have taken a really long time to add 200 units to our protocol let alone a little with 2, three and 4 bedrooms. i mean this when adams brought this to may attention last year, we are applying for dollars and san francisco has been a big benchmark of homekey dollars allowed to move people into the buildings faster a lot of challenges in our city around family housing so i must say to a bode and the team and all the

people who are working here and the fact you choose to be here and work in this cadet is very much appreciative we are grateful to each other and you're choosing to be here at bode and helping people whether they're challenging or not thank you, so much we appreciate that and let me say a couple of things i'll let you guys deal with that you'll get into the deal yeah [off mic.] >> yes. >> and, you know. there are different people with different sets of challenges but at the end of the day, had i appreciate about all of you, you are here to help people and know that is

not easy and now this is so important i want it is a thank you and express my appreciation and give you a view of for all the work we've done in 2018 san francisco has helped over 10 thousand people exit homelessness and over 10 thousand people (clapping.) and that's not including our shelter system on any recommendations given night we're housing over 16 thousand people including over 36789 people in the shelter system this city working hard to support people we understand it is not a one-size-fits all a family housing shelters and supportive housing there are housing attached to resources

and housing attached to independence all those examples everything we need to san francisco and i can name so many families we're doing it right but in and out without help without the people that work for you who are showing up to this base everyday we are doing it for people like la seize will talk about and make sure that our families especially who are raising children in the city have a safe affordable place to call home this is what this is about and this project is truly about we - the fact we got in building and didn't have to build it ourselves is amazing i want to again really thank dan adams for, you know. dan is not here today but dan went through

the city for us to buy or lease for the people we're trying to house i couldn't believe this building the details especially with the rooftop gardens it is previous thank you to dan adams and i also want to thank serene and her team did an amazing job to help people strushlgz are homelessness in san francisco matching the right people with the right opportunities it is really a thankless job a very, very hard job we want to express our appreciation to you sherri republican and all people to make sure you're shelter beds and challenges that exist exist we are using the dollars to match with the opportunity and with the oasis last week all

those great opportunity i couldn't be admonish powder of work in the city and so that many pieces of preschools by the reason we say this is to give you you a perspective this is an important place here by more importantly san francisco is doing a lot on the large-scale most people don't know that san francisco is one of the only cities in the bay area that actually saw a reduction in homeless a 3.5 percent reduction in overall homelessness and 15 percent in unshredded homelessness. it because of all this work to assure that places like we are today we're able to connect people the opportunity. so it is great to be here and great to to be here with the supervisor matt that work hard to make sure that we have this

space but also provide the funding necessary to keep the operation going to keep the doors open, to keep this place in good condition there is so much goods into it i didn't ultimately the smiles on the kids faces that get to life and thrive here that makes that worthy we're grateful to be here with each other and thank you so much for your hard work (clapping.) with that, please welcome our supervisor matt dorsey. >> (clapping) thank you, mayor breed and welcome to district 6 everybody i got at thes starting with the mayor london breed's really want to express my appreciation for your leadership to doing everything we can to provide people exist to homelessness for projects like this and a strategy that is really making progress i think the mayor makes

it an important point so many people kind of look at the issue of homelessness as an issue that is being solved what is really unseen in that? thousands of lives that are being changed. because of the work that hsh is doing that's my second thing thank you to everybody at the doecht and homelessness they're on the front line i feel they're doing god's work because they're all lives are changing is getting people exits to homelessness and turning their lives around we'll be hearing about that is it great to have this - it is great to know. that we are fulfilling what san francisco is about. this

project is part of a the civic creed of the city and county of san francisco the city of st. francis of assisi and the partnerships and mayor thanks many of people behind us but being a trusted procedure and partner means the world to me as a district supervisor knowing i can count own our partners we have challenges south of market and 6. i want to say more importantly thank you to it my new residents, you know. i had the opportunity and brought some cards i say this whenever i meet a district 6 resident i hand them my card this is my number i know when i signed up and if i hear from you that's good and if you don't call me i know you're

good. he's volunteered to be the point person but i actually you can call us or e-mail so if you, you don't see me well make sure you get me or bryan and express my gratitude to. >> thank it is an honor to be here i'll ash a supporter this the department and thank you, hsh residents will hear, you know. some project is coming and there's a lot of people a people public school hostile to that sometimes, i. really appreciate the department and mayor and the community members and resident its that are good neighbors i when i support those and people push back i'm confident talk to me as a year or two i'm

confident you'll be grateful this is building a county and san francisco represents thank you and i want to introduce the abode ceo for remarks. thank you very much. (clapping.) mayor and supervisors thank you. for being here today and nice to do a celebration and very nice to do a celebration 90 in those times i know your jobs are impossible sincerely the nonprofit is hurting we're sfooufr what a great difference and, you know, i want to shout out for my staff here i mean, you people (clapping.) who work hard everyday to get things done and we're human beings we make mistakes more

importantly we had a conversation about the influence in the neighborhood we're going to need to be aware of it and talking about the problem solving and a member of the supervisor dorsey's district you are a citizen here completely many in partnership with us that's true for each and lots of things to celebrate we're actually putting people in a place they can have an agency and meaning in their lives again and doing the things that give them joy and happiness and in a moment more importantly is to provide the children that are going to be in the building a family project in the middle of santa fe i mean san francisco (laughter) we're in 8 county and i forgot where i am this is san francisco

think of san francisco urban to address family homelessness an incredible building like this was made for middle class people a building. to have that and have the your team put together the purchase of this. and then to collaborate o collaborate with the services to do do property management at least on this on time by the way. (clapping.) i mean this was a pretty ambitious timeline. collaborate so, you know. sometimes this is okay for the general public but takes government, nonprofits and citizens in the community working together to make this happens that makes this happen i can't tell you how overjoyed i am i san francisco i got it

right this time and only begins here we're open to doing more and interested in addressing the bigger thing. which is the incredible social problem in california around unhoused people not being thought of for as long as it is predated you folks and san francisco it is california, and where in the hell this the (inaudible) we need to keep on plugging away we'll get there one project at a time and program at a time. i will stop there because the person you need to hear from is a resident here been here 5 months with her son and talked about from her heart about what this means to her and any of the

thoughts she has (clapping.) hello, mayor hi and i lost any voice so i want to week everyone many people know me and will la and city gardens this is a grand opening celebration i'm celebrating too. years ago san francisco was my escape today it is like i'm celebrating my new home and new life. my old life i left this part behind you is that my childhood was unstable toxic and abused that would be

an understatement and i was in years in foster care and - but then i ran away as a teenager (baby crying. >> i never went back home in my 20s i worked as a professional model and i was seen and no further heard and existed and not respected but i flirted with disaster i ran with a bad crowd that crowd is justified and abused me when i was a kid. and this crowd showed the kinks he eventually would on the street without a home and i was traumatized. my life spiral down

and down i hit rock bottom but given a choice a new chance at life i took life my life. and i never looked back. i joined a program and goat sober and today, i'm celebrating 5 weeks sober (clapping) thank you. >> slowly but surely rebuilding my life and city gardens help a lot too it is important it is not easy and i learned it is never too late to change. >> i take him he's a mouth full and change but when i was making progress i had adversity here's an example i began taking

classes at a school and get a housing voucher but one problem i was about to lose my housing voucher it was about to expire i was stressed all my hard work would be done gone and homelessness one again, i would not give up and at the last minute i got the call they told i had a home and finally this amazing home i had of my own a whiff place called city gardens. and this is the second best thing that ever happened to medical the best thick my baby? in our thoughts and prayers my the boy is the truly the best thing ever happened to me and my goal promise to him have a place

for him (baby that's a good question.) >> as for me, i'm a person of checking off lists and the folks at city gardens they offered so in services like pavrnt services and we even get to play bingo on saturdays. so i feel i need to thank a few people jill any of the paerp and rob and the family rising the homeless creative program and john austin. cynthia herrero and fought for me when i didn't feel like fighting for myself and and kenneth thank you for move to approve i walked

with my head high and everyone at city gardens means a lot to me and a lot of people they're super kind and work hard their angels and everyone has been too important to my journey those programs really work thank you for the help and their help to keep this going to say vital for city gardens the creative sense of community they are eir plausible i never feel loan and i want to use any credentials to help other families just like me bring me joy i look at my personal growth. i think of my his over the years i collected a bunch of plants and taken snippets and they have their

story before i was never stable enough but as long as i've been sober my thoughts have grown and we're healthy and my plants are used it is satisfy safe to say in a flapts like this and guess want i can't wait to see how big - you see city gardens where i found hope, hope for me and my little son this use to be my escape but now my home i could not leave my heart in san francisco like the song i found my heart, i love living here in san francisco and city gardens and city by the bay never too late. >> thank you for giving me this chance mayor and appreciate you

coming today and listening to my story thank you, (clapping.) it was amazing. >> i don't know how to follow with that, i. yeah, it is beautiful. thank you very much. >> so i guess want to thank everyone for being here at the abode for you're amazing services and sharing your story and thank you supervisor dorsey. >> thank you and i think we're going to do a ribbon-cutting is that correct? where are we going to go oh, we're going to be right here. need everyone to come up and go ahead and cut the

ribbon. >> okay. >> [off mic.] >> that's fine. >> all right. >> thank you very much. (laughter). >> all right. are we ready? yes. >> let's start counting 4, 3, 2 , 1. >> wow.

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footsteps of my parents. we source the teas by the harvest season and style of crafting and the specific variety. we specialize in premium tea. today i still visit many of the farms we work with multigenerational farms that produce premium teas with its own natural flavors. it is very much like grapes for wine. what we do is more specialized, but it is more natural. growing up in san francisco i used to come and help my parents after school whether in middle school or high school and throughout college. i went to san francisco state university. i did stay home and i helped my parents work throughout the summers to learn what it is that makes our community so special.

after graduating i worked for an investment bank in hong kong for a few years before returning when my dad said he was retiring. he passed away a few years ago. after taking over the business we made this a little more accessible for visitors as well as residents of san francisco to visit. many of our teas were traditionally labeled only in chinese for the older generation. today of our tea drinkkers are quite young. it is easy to look on the website to view all of our products and fun to come in and look at the different varieties. they are able to explore what we source, premium teas from the

providence and the delicious flavors. san francisco is a beautiful city to me as well as many of the residents and businesses here in chinatown. it is great for tourists to visit apsee how our community thrived through the years. this retail location is open daily. we have minimal hours because of our small team during covid. we do welcome visitors to come in and browse through our products. also, visit us online. we have minimal hours. it is nice to set up viewings of these products here.

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