enenenenenenenenenenenenenenenenenenenenenenenenenenenenenenenenenenen [music] >> my name is lana. wner of the excelsior coffee. my roll with excelsior coffee is pretty much the [indiscernible] i do a of the back-end operating procedures and a front facing, a lot of customer outreach, naerbd e coffee is it driving force of the community. i have been here in the excelsior the idea excelsior coffee spouted 6 years ago out of the need for community spf0acand coffee. excelsior coffee a cornerstone of the neighbor next to this iconic mural on excelsior along with acy

businesses. we decided that this corner francisco on the southeast side of the mission the place we like to be. i know you see a eththetics of motorcycles behind us. a lot of people ask, up with the motorcycles behi motorcycle and classic cars are a big yite of idea was to connect to this neighborhood classic cars to low riders to motorcycles and my husband is is a high school teacher that teaches automotives and history. e history of motorcycle engineer and design. for us it talking point and connection. the driving force between who we are and the make-up. i think rates from other coffee shops is that, we are serving a community been here for a decade before us, and i think itecial that there is a vortex speaking

communities here. between my husband represent many cultures. i'm [indiscernible] he his mexican and through our cultures is how we connect with people in the excelsior. to speak their languages, and think honoring our culture background through and pastry. excelsior coffee, we 4495 mission street on mission and excelsior in district. call excelsior coffee in your face e open 7:30 to 4 p.m. for now. [laughter] >> i think a lot of lives we are afraid to follow passions and think life can't be that easy. but i truly do believe ilowed my heart this time in my journal in city government i is where my passion lied. i kept following great opportunity to serve the

[music] >> i'm katy tang the executive director of the office of small business. >> small business san francisco's economy. they provide the bulk o employment in the city and employing a million people in and roughly 90% of the businesses are businesses. so they contribute to economy but also just the quality of life. small businesses areand there a place of transaction it is a community center. a people gather. know each other memories about the city. >> at the office oun a team this helps mall businesses in san francisco whether they are looking to a new business or expand or perhaps they are g issues. our office is here as a point of e with a

business that has 100 or employees. >> i was ideas of when i wanted to do. i wanted to being an i wanted to men be an archit you name it i had many ideas for what i wanted do when i up. and i never in politics. this unexpectedly,q? ,0 )c,zugc1ñq where i first working for former supervisor carmen she became the district 4 sunset district rvisor. that was my firstent row in politics and government in different level. and so when i was finishing up working for legislative aid i thought, i will go off and do something else. may be explore opportunity city government what was then approached by this opportunity to also serve as a district 4 supervisor. if not the traditiouof when you enter inpolitics. a lot know that is manage than i want to do and run for was not part

of my culture and upbringing with manag parents were wondering why i wanted to go in that and important because so many women when have it after having a child feel or don't feel comfortable asking their supervisor for will any lactation accommodations. i saw it opportunity you could use the position where you have tools creating legislation and people listen to to you help the catharsis important to the city and individuals. my family immigrated to the united states from taiwan. came here in pronl probably late 20's 30. and so they came also in thesh limp barely read or write but had understand english to i can't haveigateamerica. i grew up in the san francisco4t most of my childed hoo up until i off to college. so when i started working in

city vernment i think i had mixed reactions about myvolvement working government because for some of our parents there is i bit of distrust in questions about why i was entering in this field think you know when i went in city my parents like so many who is have to navigate city services resources english first language and help the both navigate intercept that is on approximate signage. it is fulfilling to mow to parent and feel like government is there to support them andthem. my parents are happy that i ti politics and being a district 4 supervisor iave continued on for a couple more years approximate oearly. i think that over all they were able to see some work appear in the chinese newspaper. through that they were able to i was able to help communities in a tangible the member of the board of supervisors.

>> transportation authority. for the city and county of san congratulations. >> i think about one importance when i was worn as district 4 supervisor. years ago and someone actually came up to me during the swear nothing ceremony and traveling here from canada and i not believe i saw an asian f role aeadership role this meant so much that someone would say that and felt inspired by the scene. so -- i hop more people see people that look like them and more women coming in of leadership than i feel they person this inpyred me is carmen our city add administrator0j also was district 4 supervisor when i worked with her as a legislative at this point, i too, was skeptical of goipolitics. i saw someone who had her politics. got thrown into it and put her and

dedication to serve people. and it gave to pursue that same job and i honestly would not have either chosen accepted or considered serving on the board of for carmen. >> if you want to make your . >> in my role in city government where i have challenge is people who don't know you and you are here to t they classify you as our city you. so people will talk to youan -- and just you know treat you disrespectfully. and som noticed that they might do more to me as a compared to my male colleagues. but you know i try empathetic. one of the most significant female empowerment we feel like we have to be meeting all of the qualifications before weat we are qualified to do a job. if we look at description or an opportunity to come your way well i doubt about whether you can fulfill therole.

i think that the is huge and sometimes i think we make up for it more experience. more and more and whatever we can put under our belts we'll feel better. be the case. we might be qualifiedh have already accomplished. i started rock indoors a couple years ago as an activity to spends time with my husband and also to try something new finds that rock climbing there are so many paralllife. you know when i'm on the wall i'm concentrating and trying to make it to the next piece without falling. you think i'm not making progress. you come wow, i hit another level. and so i feel like in our daily lives and w we think we are not change in the city. and sometimes we have take out time to reflect every day as hz try and give it your

all and you look back you will a significant contribution there is no limit to where you go in climbing. i want to reminds myself of that in ter of daily life. >> follow what it is you makes you feel excited about wake upy day. you never know and be open to all the possibilities and opportunity. [music] neighborhood in d8 are the castro and glen park and noe valley and diamond coal valley. >> helloi supervisor mandelman the supervisor representing d8 supervisors. >> i had also been interested in politics andck life and

group in san francisco and when i was in i had a 13wrir78 with periphery on the board of a as i got involved in um, was grown uprun so i did. >> so youad running in no charge back. focused on and the mental health issues as priorities for me and district. my mom suffered y sick my years old i move to san francisco she was take care of of me by my grandmother i fdand try to help her anti s on the other hand she lived institutions and board homelessness shelters for a period of time and there are folks with those needs have informed my governance and priorities as an

office last year the governor newsom and senator egg that man and the proposition one on the ballot in march-í big involvement in um, in housing people with serious mental illness a very large bond billion dollars for housing, and bed placement and wake facilities for people with severes we have utilized toated hospitals we closed those forficant involvement california made in replacing ttate hospitals with something better and more community-based organizations and anyoneñ streets of san francisco schizophrenia see folks with really needs and i hoping that with implementing it in san francisco will help us meet the needs of some pretty sick folks

i think the country clubhouses the castro is known a number of things a place where camera shops and where the queer civil rights movement and the political rights started in the decades and known for a study session for queer p that is about bar thenight life that's great a darker side to addiction in the queer community. and overflow room when we were founded ine a8/ coffee house was helping folks to recover from the especially department of defense of aids time the last 41 years has changedane are be a nonprofits have the focusueer recovery community that's our focus but the cen everybody. we hosted in-person board groups week raping if crystal clear collabor anomalies and

overeaters children of alcoholics recovery and smart recovery we try cater to the entire community and all the things they meet needs welfare from folks a community of support to heal from substance abuse given the need a place to go and meet and hang out and get supportive have a place where just be that's the magic that the magic of mighty are doing work to help people move forward. >> i benefit from this because when have questions about substance abuse disorders tilly chang the challenges i can turn total club have lived experiences with the addictions and will tell me what will work or likely to work with variety is

great castro institution. 1ur7neighborhood. at a time when retaistruggling not only in san francisco but around the a beloved it store provides jobs for folks in the seen is transitioned in the neighborhood were here when it was, you know more issuing a neighborhood and then they saw and welcomed all queer folks coming into the neighborhood and really changing the neighborhood enow- >> (multiple voices). >> we was started in6 by my grandfather and evolved with theoods

over the years my great in the tenderloin and while i was recoverin stuff in the back of his hardware store and the, fix when you walk into store you're walking into the most you've ever been in creative by board games and toys and when all of a sudden you're nd hours ware and greeted by ice lashes a fabric and every gift. >> (laughter) ow a time a general storeo to one store for anything rangingg state you multi-family dwelling unit need for some party um, something you need for 6 or walls or to repaint. or to thank someone

for aday or birthday all the stuff and (laughtere an improvement of we don't have if you don't nee it limiting we have everything for food and cloths and every neighborhood in san francisco is struggling somewhat with the impact of to successfully address the i look 10 or 20 years into i think it will be right is about eido brighter to the extent we found a way to meet of people with add mint mental heal people walking around the neighborhood and i think walking around in in san franci neighborhoods people have to been, you know why are doing a better job of caring four those people my hope 10 or 20 years in from now my work and others would have to

constantly ask that question that will now allow for a neighborhoods. >> those are beautiful neighborhoods with buildings and views and we just have to might needs of human beings kind of left behind hewalks and in the carrier ♪ >> san francisco! ♪í> >> this is ancross departments highlighting different artworks from our collection. an important part of

the dialogue. in many ways, th is contemporary. all of this artwork is from thery and spans all the way to the 21st century. into seven different groupings or ch1@as activities, symbolism, transformation and others. it's not bygi or time period but different affinities activities for example, gender and how certain activities are placed as feminine we have a print by uharo that looks at different activities that men. it's looking at the theme of music. we three women playing traditional japanese instruments that would otherwise be played by men at that time. we have pairings so within the context of gender in also with how people are questioning the whole idea of pairing in the first place.

we have three from three cultures, tibet china and japan. this is s relevant because gender has been fluid in different time ;" sometimes being female in but often male and evoking features associated with gendernd sometimes in between. it's a lovely way of tying the themes together in this collection. and sexuality, speaking from specifically, is something at that hasn't been recent this exhibition shows that it's gender and sexuality are been considered andp dialogue through the work of artists and thinking sculpture we have of the hinduies because it's half pee male and half male.

it turns into a different theme in a way and is a beautifulpresentation of how gender hasn't been seen as one thing or see that it isn't a in a way, i feel we have a lot of hi touch points throughout all the ages cultures. i believe sanncisco has close to 40% asian. it's a huge representation here it's important that we awk about talk and open up the discussion around gender. what we've learned from organizing this exhibition at the museum is been something that has come up in all of these cultu something that is important and relevant. especially here francisco bay area we feel that it's relevant to the conversations that people are having today. we hope can carry that outside of the museum into

>> (music). >> my name is - business name is himself mexican america. >> i started my business a year ago the process was year ago by by waving (background noise.) about $1,000 and there the whole process. (background noise.) helpful i was already paying the construction and other for the restaurant the city wer to honor my city and comes (unintelligible) on the

(background noise.) and. >> (multiple voices.) >> go with ebbs and eggs (unintelligible) and a side of r beans. and be able - have my restaurant here district of the mission is such ang i grew up around the mission to school around here and to come in as here (background noise.) really a feels

will hear a chime indicating your time is almost up. when your allotteannounce that your time is up and take the next person queued t and slowly and if you care to state your i will remind members of the public that the commission does not tolerate any disruption or outbursts of any kind. also, i ask that we silence any mobile off during these