[speaking foreign language] [♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] >> i'm the commission's president. we will start with announcements. >> we would like to start the meeting with the land acknowledgment. [reading land acknowledgment]

pugh with. >> this meeting is being held in hybrid format. in person in city hall room, broadcast live and available on zoom or listen to. using meeting id82736961022. we welcome the public's

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>> commissioner thomas. >> here. >> commissioner perez and wang are excused. >> the next item is 2, general public comment. anyone want to speak on anything not on the agenda tonight? >> no public comments. >> alright. we will close general public comment. next item is number 3, approval of the meeting minutes november 19th, 2024 commission meeting do. we have a motion. >> i motion to approve. >> is there a second. >> seconded. >> is there any public comment on the meeting?j"÷yñ minutes? >> no public comment. >> we can vote. >> presidentably nan. >> yes. >> davis. >> yes. >> pogue yo. >> i. >> commissioner schlander. >> i. >> thomas.

>> i. >> technical difficulties here. meeting minutes approved. next is number 4, report from executive director weiland. >> after this evening there is one more meeting this calendar year, two weeks from do today de4@ó2 hp the following day is our annual holiday party. we're looking forward to that. on harington's on front street 5:30 p.m. it's free and open to the public. there is a cash bar. we don't have much of a program it's really just a great opportunity to come out and network with others in the

industry and elected officials that may come, staff and commission. we encourage you$m:na%■ to come. then outside of scheduling i wanted to provide you all with an update for the first year free program. so i will go through some talking points with all of you. the first year free program was implemented by the treasure and tax collector off. going into effect november 1, 2021. in order to wave the cost of initial registration frees, initial license frees, first year permits and other fees for qualifying businesses. there is no other extra paper work to apply for the program. enrollment is automatic when a business registers for the first time or ads a new location with the city. it ran initially from november 1, 2021 to october 1,

2022. the board extended and the mayor approved through june 30th, 2023 along with modifying eligibility criteria. increasing the threshold to qualify, expanding the business that's qualify. then judge july 2023 the board extended and the mayor approved the program through june 30th, 2024. in april 2024 the program was extended yet again until june 30th, 2025. we have seen the city hugely successful program. since it's implementation over 8700 businesses have enrolled. as part of the program our department has waved the cost of 134 permit applications and associated license fees. as well as for one time event permits with those associated businesses and bricks and mortar permits. in total our office has waved

$155,865. which we feel very proud about. the great part about the first year free program saul of the fees are waved that are waved are still reimbursed to the respective city agency. which means there is no negative budgetary impact to us. we have seen the opposite. as our permit numbers are higher than ever. for reference we processes 435 permit applications in fiscal year 22-23. a total 551 applications fiscal year 23-24. that's about a 26.67% increase in permit applications between the last two fiscal years. we think is a good indicator for our industry as well. this is fantastic news for our industry. it's taken a toll on our budget.

we remain the only agency that absorbs the planning department referral fee required for all brick and mortar applicants. with more permit applications is a higher payment to the planning department. thankfully our dear benjamin van hough it, en had the brilliant idea to ask our colleagues at it, it, x to pwubd will the referral free to the first year free program waivers for eligible businesses. as it turns out we were the only referral agency not doing this already. since november 2021 we have paid the cost of 89 brick and mortar permit referral fees to the planning department when sthoez could of been charged to the first year free program. we haven't gone back through the last three■o fiscal years of quarterly planning invoices to

calculate the amount of the 89 referrals totaled. we are pleased to share we are retroactively charging fees to the first year free program jul. as a result our recent invoice that came through included 16 first year free businesses going from about 5, actually almost $6000 to around 2000 tkhraorz. so a great decrease for us, saving us almost $4000 for just one quarter and helping us stay on track with our very small budget. we're in communication with it, it, x to see if there is anyway to relt row actively collect the funds from the other 73 referrals paid from the previous fiscal years. we understand that's likely a challenging request and may not work out. thankfully we can utilize this

benefit of the program through june 30th, 2025, and we hope to see continued increase in permit applications for the remainder of the fiscal year. i will keep you all a prized with updates as we move forward. we do need to continue to get creative with our referral fees to the planning department and other budget saving ideas. i will keep you informed that had. let me know if you have questions around first year free or holiday party or anything else. >> questions. >> a quick question. the part-time inspector. has that person been hired yet? >> we don't have a public announcement. we should at the next hearing. >> okay. thank you. >> other questions? >> none. any public comment on the executive director's report? >> no public comment.

>> we will close public comment. we can move along to number 5. report from our senior inspector. >> thank you, president bleiman. good evening, commissioners. we have received 29, 311 complaints since the last hearing november 19th. i have one update below. let me know if you have questions. my only update is habibi lounge. process of applying for permits with our office. sunday december 1st inspector young rice visited the lounge at 12:42 a.m. for a previous sound complaint. the doors were closed and the dj was inside. the! was in operation on the roof top. outdoor amplified sound is required to end by 10:00 p.m. inspector young rice spoke to

the general manager who was unaware of the permit continues and seemed genuinely apologetic and turned the speakers off. this is the second since the other was november 16th at 1 am. it's the owner's responsibility to make sure staff is aware of the permit conditions. they were not. the lounge was issued a 500-dollar citation. this is the fourth citation since october 20th. additionally it was brought to our attention the business advertising food service after 2 am. threur not currently permitted to do. the owner has been ordered to cease late night food service until they obtain the permit. there is no acknowledgment back from the owner. the business is slated to come before the commission on

december 17th for review and possible action on their poe and hoe permit applications. >> questions? alright. i don't have questions. public comment on the senior inspector's report? >> no public comment. >> closed. alright moving along number 6. which is hearing and possible action regarding application for permits under the juries tkweubgs of the entertainment commission. no consent agenda tonight. we will move to the regular agenda. >> hi good evening can you hear me okay. >> yes. >> great the first is for place of entertainment permit for outdoor entertainment and

amplified sound at sf beverage and different eulg company. the owner has a permit but not one from our office. he plans to use the poe for entertainment bands, comic, recorded music for patrons outside. the business is located adjacent to california college of the arts. during the outreach process the coo contacted me and josh with questions about the outdoor component of the application. we met and had a productive conversation with josh scaling back the hours to a place and he the schooling edge are comfortable with. it's outlined in the staff recommendation below. notice the conditions are specific. this was on purpose to allow for more outdoor programming when

the students are off campus in the summer. sabrina has set a sound limit to the space and will have an outdoor sound limit when they program. they included the standard calendaring condition. here to speak with you tonight is the honor josh leavy. >> yes. >> how are you doing. it's been seven years since i was here last when i opened my first business in san francisco. i was bright eyed and bushy tailed then. the restaurant business has taken a toll on me with the pandemic. we're here today to expand our business in san francisco. i thought i wouldn't do. but an opportunity came up and we are taking over a beautiful space owned by the developer kilroy at 100 hooper.

adobe has 300,000 square feet above the current space. in that neck of the woods we have the cca. hopefully down the road amazon will build a fulfillment center. bring more people down to the area. so, you know we want to, our current space at the square has zero complaints and issues. avc, federal it, it, b, or anything for that matter. we have been a good steward of the area for the marina district for north beach, russian hill, pro sid yo as well and the north bay as well. we bring them from all over the area. this new venue is better suited for our expansion in terms of our capacity to entertain. this space is almost double the size of our current operation.

we have a bigger outdoor patio that kilroy has let us use throughout the year because of the]oo gç industrial nature of e properties at pdr. production distribution. in that area minus the students during the school year. we had a good meeting with the coo the other day. right before thanksgiving. we talked it through and came to a understand what is good for her is good for me. i'm bringing entertainment, bringing food, bringing life to that area which hasn't seen -- the occupant left there in 2021 right after the pandemic. this is a good opportunity to get the area back up and going. with the anchor leading and being bought who knows what will happen with that. there are breweries going out in that district a lot the last couple of years.

harmonic has gonna way. the other one, new belgium has gonna way at the ballpark. we're trying bring life back to the area. think with entertainment license for the ability toe entertain the general public. we get tourists at the square. we're not planning for tourists to get off a cruise ship and make it to the design district as much as they do at the square. we will have to have some entertainment for locals to keep them there. to entertain them. actually create a good vibe for that area. it hasn't been since the building was built in 2018. yes, so outdoor entertainment, outside. you know we're looking to do acoustic bands, light music. i know the previous tenant had outdoor music without a permit. i'm going through the proper channels to make sure we're a good steward of the neighborhood, commission, the

city. yes, that's it. any questions? >> questions. >> just more specifically on the programming you will be doing. >> i mean we're talking maybe dj inside. it's a brand new building. sound engineer was out there. maybe during the day in the summer maybe a dj outside in the courtyard. that is kind of what our thing will be. inside, i mean this building was built in 2019 for hundreds of millions of dollars. the windows are pretty much bullet proof, i wouldn't say bullet proof. he was doing his test, you could barely hear the music outside with the doors closed. so, the programming i haven't gotten into this space at our current space. we had the pokemon christmas party there last year and there was a dj inside at the square. those are the type of things. hosting that type of party. maybe a sunday brunch, mimosa

with a dj. free kind of, we're not looking to be the midway. that's not my game. we're going to be a brewery, restaurant, distillery and place of entertain hadn't. super simple. >> that area i know kind of has sort of a really mix use. how much of it is residential.ht how many@qç neighbors are residential. >> i wouldn't consider the college students -- i mean they're the residents. they're there part time. there is no full time within two blocks. >> okay they're not sleeping there. >> no, they sleep on the other side of hooper. on the cca campus. they're in dorms. they're on the other sit side of our courtyard. >> okay. >> like three buildings down. >> i guess you have created channels for feedback. >> yes, with the ceo or coo. >> i see you had a lost

communication with her. >> we had a meeting about a half hour. she wants us there as much as we want to be there. the tenants that are there are 9:00 to 5:00 monday through friday. i pray they come back to work full time. adobe is three days a week now. they're trying to sub lease 150,000 of that 300,000 above me. >> i don't have questions. sounds good. you can have a seat. we will open to public comment and then see where we go fromy@ there. >> no public comment. >> closing public comment. any discussion before we entertain motions ? sounds good to me. >> yes. >> yes. >> alright. do we have a motion. >> i move approval of with staff

recommendations. >> i second. >> president bleiman. >> i. >> commissioner tkaeufrs. >> i. >> commissioner pogue yo. >> i. >> skpheugser schlander. >> i. >> commissioner thomas. >> i. >> all set approved and we can move onto the next permit. >> the next permit is place for entertainment legacy north beach bar at 1326 grant avenue. they have a poe with our office with restricted entertainment hours. the owners went through a planning office to host amplified entertainment indoors until 1:30 a.m. daily. now it's approved they're before you tonight to amend the poe permit with the same hours. they're seeking ability to expand outdoor daily 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. since the poe was issued in

april 2024 we have reviewed zero complaints about the business. the owners conducted neighborod outreach and collected signatures of support. all in your file tonight. there is no opposition. here to speak with you tonight are the owners karen and joshua. >> either one. >> so, yes everything she said is accurate. we obviously don't plan on having entertainment seven nights a week until 1:30 a.m. since we're applying thought we would just choose for the ability to should that opportunity arise for our business. we are, we are only opened past midnight on friday and saturday

nights already. we would be well shut down by that time at least five nights of the week. just looking to, we have had some entertainment, acoustic entertainment since obtaining our permit. we have great response and would like to build on that. music is how i know how to build community. i am in the music industry. i work for a music venue. that's what i would like my bar to represent. that's what we're going for here. >> questions. >> no. >> commissioner perez isn't here, i'm sure he would ask you if someone has a complaint what is your plan to respond to them in real time. >> we certainly would hear them out. and comply if we're being disruptive.

>> he asks leading questions. think he's getting to is if you have people who have issues providing your cellphone to them and allowing them to text you during service so you can communicate with them. >> yes. >> it's in our good neighbor policy as well. we like to remind people that. i have had many bars. i find that incredibly effective when neighbors have issues. not getting back toe them at a later time, they go crazy if they can't speak to someone. >> yes. one of us is usually there at night. one of the two of us or both. they would meet us personally. those who can hear us have our numbers already. they have our information from the outreach letters. we know them personally already. >> great. i don't have further questions. have a seat. we will open this up to public

comment. >> no public comment for this item. >> alright. we will close public comment. any motions ? >> i motion to approve with staff recommendations. >> i second. >> president bleiman. >> i. >> commissioner davis. >> i. >> commissioner pogue yo. >> i. >> commissioner slander. >> i. >> commissioner thomas. >> i. >> alright you have been approved. thank you for coming in. we can move onto the last comment tonight. what a day. >> the final

>> brainchild the executive director 6 housing clinic in the neighborhood for it 90 years and talking about the history like the first web about family history and a lot of the clinicians found with a group of the community members. with the owner of cadillac the housing on the west coast and the tenderloin is a permanent climax of history of the neighborhood and the community art gorilla for whatever reason artists in the neighborhood. and we do

public events as well as walk in (unintelligible) for residents we have been known for has nothing to do with historically artist surveys and that makes us very unique and work producing about the cafe and a riot happened in the neighborhood in 1966 helping us on market street year-round indefinitely we think that the arts is an incredible way of experiencing history and really helps people think of themselves as history persons and especially for the house play really a part of the - and think that is generates for the - we are aware the art is

important for people and important for the community mba and can be a really assessable and engaging way to see history well. >> those are the ways as the art and history you're not going to see emotionally in the >> i'm paul. i worked at sfgov for 3 years now. >> as a cylinder kid i was in photographer, i went to college for broadcast journalism. early on i paintd and enjoyed art. artists other most interesting people i interviewed. they have an interesting take on

life and how they see the world. i mean, i find it inspiring. you know to talk to them and show case their work. >> it is hart to be a full time artist anywhere. there is thousands of them and you can only name one or two in the country. the biggest challenge was i did not finish college because the department change and i had got an internship my junior year. i really like today the nbc affiliate and i hung out with the photographers and the editors. and about 2-1/2 months into it than i offered me a job as an editor. this is great. i went to the new department and said, i will not do you know the afternoon classes for my senior year and he said, well, you know, we can't give you the degree then. so i dropped out and started

work. but i did finish. what i would tell the younger audience this has a passion for multiple things is -- you know stick with it, because it is not going to work out t. is first people are going to discount you and -- get in your way, but you gotta believe in yourself.

>> i, my name is peat. independent books on clement street in

san francisco. green apple is a locally owned independent book store in the richmond district since 1967. the store has grown from 1150 square feet to 5 thousand. we have hundred thousand books. new, used, children books, all subjects. there is lots of stairs and nooks and crannies so lots of places to get lost and discover things you might not know existed. we go out of the way in new books to support small presses and bring university press books into the store and just corky things not every store may have. used books we see books from the community that we get all our books over the counter downstair s so it is reflection of what people are reading. brings they bring to sell us are in the community so we can buy them and recycle them in the community. the good parts of having a small business in san francisco are

really the customers and people who live here are curious, interested in a wide variety of topics and ideas. they come from all over the country and world, so it is really whatever serving or goods you are providing there is probably a customer for it in san francisco.

my name is doctor ellen moffett, i am an assistant medical examiner for the city and county of san francisco. i perform autopsy, review medical records and write reports. also integrate other sorts of testing data to determine cause and manner of death. i have been here at this facility since i moved here in november, and previous to that at the old facility. i was worried when we moved here that because this building is so much larger that i wouldn't see people every day. i would miss my personal interactions with the other employees, but that hasn't been the case. this building is very nice.

we have lovely autopsy tables and i do get to go upstairs and down stairs several times a day to see everyone else i work with. we have a bond like any other group of employees that work for a specific agency in san francisco. we work closely on each case to determine the best cause of death, and we also interact with family members of the diseased. that brings us closer together also. >> i am an investigator two at the office of the chief until examiner in san francisco. as an investigator here i investigate all manners of death that come through our jurisdiction. i go to the field interview police officers, detectives, family members, physicians, anyone who might be involved with the death. additionally i take any property with the deceased individual and take care and custody of that. i maintain the chain and custody

for court purposes if that becomes an issue later and notify next of kin and make any additional follow up phone callsness with that particular death. i am dealing with people at the worst possible time in their lives delivering the worst news they could get. i work with the family to help them through the grieving process. >> i am ricky moore, a clerk at the san francisco medical examiner's office. i assist the pathology and toxicology and investigative team around work close with the families, loved ones and funeral establishment. >> i started at the old facility. the building was old, vintage. we had issues with plumbing and things like that. i had a tiny desk. i feet very happy to be here in the new digs where i actually

have room to do my work. >> i am sue pairing, the toxicologist supervisor. we test for alcohol, drugs and poisons and biological substances. i oversee all of the lab operations. the forensic operation here we perform the toxicology testing for the human performance and the case in the city of san francisco. we collect evidence at the scene. a woman was killed after a robbery homicide, and the dna collected from the zip ties she was bound with ended up being a cold hit to the suspect. that was the only investigative link collecting the scene to the suspect. it is nice to get the feedback. we do a lot of work and you don't hear the result. once in a while you heard it had an impact on somebody.

you can bring justice to what happened. we are able to take what we due to the next level. many of our counterparts in other states, cities or countries don't have the resources and don't have the beautiful building and the equipmentness to really advance what we are doing. >> sometimes we go to court. whoever is on call may be called out of the office to go to various portions of the city to investigate suspicious deaths. we do whatever we can to get our job done. >> when we think that a case has a natural cause of death and it turns out to be another natural cause of death. unexpected findings are fun. >> i have a prior background in law enforcement. i was a police officer for 8 years. i handled homicides and

suicides. i had been around death investigation type scenes. as a police officer we only handled minimal components then it was turned over to the coroner or the detective division. i am intrigued with those types of calls. i wondered why someone died. i have an extremely supportive family. older children say, mom, how was your day. i can give minor details and i have an amazing spouse always willing to listen to any and all details of my day. without that it would be really hard to deal with the negative components of this job. >> being i am a native of san francisco and grew up in the community. i come across that a lot where i may know a loved one coming from the back way or a loved one seeking answers for their

deceased. there are a lot of cases where i may feel affected by it. if from is a child involved or things like that. i try to not bring it home and not let it affect me. when i tell people i work at the medical examiners office. what do you do? the autopsy? i deal with the enough and -- with the administrative and the families. >> most of the time work here is very enjoyable. >> after i started working with dead people, i had just gotten married and one night i woke up in a cold sweat. i thought there was somebody dead? my bed. i rolled over and poked the body. sure enough, it was my husband who grumbled and went back to sleep. this job does have lingering

effects. in terms of why did you want to go into this? i loved science growing up but i didn't want to be a doctor and didn't want to be a pharmacist. the more i learned about forensics how interested i was of the perfect combination between applied science and criminal justice. if you are interested in finding out the facts and truth seeking to find out what happened, anybody interested in that has a place in this field. >> being a woman we just need to go for it and don't let anyone fail you, you can't be. >> with regard to this position in comparison to crime dramas out there, i would say there might be some minor correlations. let's face it, we aren't hollywood, we are real world.

yes we collect evidence. we want to preserve that. we are not scanning fingerprints in the field like a hollywood television show. >> families say thank you for what you do, for me that is extremely fulfilling. somebody has to do my job. if i can make a situation that is really negative for someone more positive, then i feel like i am doing the right thing for the city of san francisco.

know san francisco invest nothing resource sos care for people with substance use crisis on the streets. includes new program and successful pilots. >> what is the location of the emergency. a san francisco 911 dispatcher. jot train that this dispatchers receive for street crisis team and our new program is to triage calls for mental health as a medical call. we don't tree it as a police matter more a medical matter enthusiasm clint iings, paramedics emt's and councilors are dispatched through 911.

we dispatch teams trined identify the crisis. they sends an emt and medic. if you are upon experiencing an emergencior worry body machine's safety on the street call 911 >> nonemergencies use 311. you can learn more about the streetn't know you existed. we are proud of what we built and what we are doing and we just are really i think excited for people to find us and see how special we are. >> so, i began at westbay in 200 saechb. i had no idea what it would be like, but when i entered it was over 50 kids in a small room. we are so happy someone was there to help them and honesty, i share a story because that is really when i fell in love with the westbay. my name is carl la, the director of westbay filipino multiservice center. in the spring of 2007 at usf,

we had to do community service hours and i was very last minute so the last to sign up for a place and the only place that didn't have volunteers was westbay. started as a volunteer, i knew nothing about the community. i just saw kids that were trying their best, growing up in a place that might just be filled with a lot of home lessness and violence and drug use, but we didn't care and wanted more and want to be in soma and help and see what i can do. 2007 when i started westbay didn't have a lot of funding. when we were there, honesty it is just like family fills up a space, i didn't realize how small it was. at the old space we had probably not more then 1500 square feet. the programming was such that

anyone would like [indiscernible] and we were always on top of each other, but one group moving in and another group in the back. the beauty of it also is, our community is so intergenerational it didn't feel unfamiliar to how we operate culturally, especially in the neighborhood a lot of our families live in single room occupancies and really small apartments. but like, the lights are always working, the supplies at the time were really limited. kids had pencils with their names on it. in any ways it was just the community you could really see. people don't realize, there is a thriving filipino community here. there is such a rich history of filipino families here. >> when it it comes to filipino and soma i'm the filipino and soma. my name is rudey, born and raised in san francisco. south of market district. been here all my life and still

here. there are opportunities around here like westbay. [indiscernible] i used to go there because it was young teenagers my age there. i go over there to kick it with them. the people who ran it then, they teach you leadership skills, about empowerment. those are the same values i run with my organization now. the same thing they taught me back then. >> my first interaction with rudey is he pulled up at the front of westbay door with backpacks. we got backpacks! >> he dropped them out of the van and drove away and i'm like who is this guy? >> when i are was here i started seeing westbay more often and so when our organizations would come together and do community work together, i would see her. my motto [indiscernible] to take care of the hood. you just got to have care and love in your heart and she has that.

>> i used to remember telling myself, it is what you put into it and there is a lot more resources then you think, you just to if figure out a way to navigate. >> she didn't say do you mind introducing to this man and woman i and do it. >> everything you do to support the organization allowed us to help those most and need and couldn't have done it without you so thank you so much. >> there is always a struging when you rent out a commercial space because the security isn't guaranteed and the lease is pending like it is it renewed again. it was really hard. it was a struggle. by the time we came around to get our building, rudey honesty has been instrumental in our getting our building. with i started become director in 2017 i remember saying we want our own center.

he was very transparent and gave the blue print but it was like now you have to do it. >> she paid attention and saw what worked and didn't work and she did everything else. all i had to do is this is so and so. >> it is up to you. see through the relationships and those connections. i think there's a lot of resources and ways the city tries to help non profits have stable roofs, it is just making sure you know all of them and avail of them. in the south of market there is a soma stabilization fund. when new development happens in this neighborhood that money goes to the existing community here. advocated heavily for funds there and not a lot of folks were buying the spaces so we were able to get $3 million before mayor breed. >> i supported westbay and the goal of

purchasing its own building because of the incredible work they do in the tenderloin community, the fact that you know you can come to san francisco and find a community because of westbay and have supportive services, it is so meaningful and makes such a difference, so it is about time they have a place to call home. let's get this building open as soon as we possibly can. your support is a critical part of the home stretch. let's get it done everybody! [applause] >> [indiscernible] >> i knew about westbay a long time and while on the board of supervisors i first started to interact with westbay and get to know the organization better. once i was in the state senate representing the entire city, i started working even more intensively with westbay. >> i remembered going to a asian american heritage month

celebration and he came there and i remember rudey corpus, i remember he was talking to him and was like can you introduce me and he said sure and he introduced me. what i appreciated so much about senator wiener, i met one time and said can i meet with you next week and he said yes. >> they talked about the vision of the building. >> i shared what westbay was trying to do. >> when i heard about the project and got the details i found it very exciting and so it motivated me to try to help. in years that are good in the budget, i am able to obtain funding for local communities projects. >> i remember maybe a month later getting a e-mail from the aid saying there is a surplus this year so we want to appropriate money for your building and i was just so grateful, because to see how literally one interaction, one

meeting and then we want to fund you and support you because this is important. yeah, it we are really grateful and he is a big part of why we were able to get the space. >> one, two, three! >> this is a good thing for the kids to do. >> man, it was honesty really really surreal. >> this crazy. >> to see now transforming into our center, it is super exciting. i have a organization that has been in the neighborhood for over 56 years. this space to me like signifies what every community deserves. >> [indiscernible] [applause] >> the fact this is happening speaks volumes about carla and [indiscernible] entire westbay team. >> all these years i have known

westbay, they have been [indiscernible] for them to last this long and to have them a foundation now where it is set and the leadership that they have currently right now and the staff and the workers and the people involved in westbay now, that right there is amazing. >> alright everybody, we are here at the new building! [applause] yes. super exciting. we make our way this way; we have a kitchen as well! we finally have bathrooms guys. we have two sinks there. we have accessible bathroom. there is downstairs. alright. we are over here! today we are able to bring the staff out to finally see our new center, our

new home and it is really fun and exciting. up there. it is white. more then half the staff are on the roof. really excited. i think the opportunity to explore different spaces is super exciting and to have a big room. i can't believe it is real. >> after all these years, it has been amazing so thank you. [indiscernible] >> welcome home! [applause] >> [indiscernible] [applause]

stand here as a representative of an organization who's existence [indiscernible] we couldn't have been here if every single person here [indiscernible] happy and honored to say we don't just have a seat, we own the table! we are the kitchen and [indiscernible] >> 5, 4, 3, 2, 1! [cheers and applause]

>> the cool things. [indiscernible] >> the st program ever. [kids laughing]

>> (music). >> my name is - my business name is himself mexican america. >> i started my business a year ago the process was a year ago by business by waving (background noise.) about $1,000 and also guided me there the whole process. (background noise.) that was helpful i was already paying the construction and other fees for the restaurant

the city we put together to honor my city and comes with (unintelligible) on the (background noise.) and. >> (multiple voices.) >> and some go with ebbs and eggs (unintelligible) and a side of roadways and beans. and be able - have my restaurant here in the district of the mission is such an amazing i grew up around the mission area and respect to school around here and so i was able to come in as establish any restaurant here (background noise.) really a feels like