>> welcome to the 2024 civic center. >> 5. public hearings. is everyone festive today. >> we know boys and girls i love the holiday season has not been that way all the time i needed to learn with the true

meaning of christmas is. >> where you are christmas? how will i find you? >> why have you gone away? >> where is the new day? i can't (unintelligible) where has the music gone? >> the world is changing i'm rearranging. merry christmas day

to you. >> where are you christmas? >> do you remember? >> the girl you used to know? >> i was so carefree and trusting near you christmas day. (unintelligible). >> (music). >> excuse me - pardon excuse me - excuse me - i was going to sit here pardon me excuse me - look at you are you lovely i

love you. are you single talk to you later excuse me - i'm to sorry i apologize excuse me - excuse me. wow. hello there. hi clown. >> hi clown. why is glum don't you know what time of the year it is? it is christmastime. >> yeah. >> i don't know maybe i'm not feeling the spirit of holidays this year. >> you know what sometimes, i feel sad, you know, what i do i laugh like this (noise). >> try it. >> (noise n or laugh like this

z, z, z. >> or try this oh, that's a good one. >> well, what make you feel happy. >> i don't know. sometimes thinking helps. >> singing i can do that. >> all right. hit it. >> (music). >> have a holy jolly christmas the best time of the year. i

don't know if there will be 123450e but have a cup of cheer have a holy jolly christmas when you walk down the street say hello to friends you know and everyone you met. >> oh. >> i don't know my singing was that bad. i think we need row reenforcement everyone hi kids come on up on stage hey kids come on on stage ladies and gentlemen, i think that is initially, yeah. >> (music).

>> deck the halls with balls of holly. >> dawn we now our gay apparel lah, lah, lah, lah, lah, lah. >> join the chorus. lah, lah, lah. rink side cheers. >> lah, lah, lah.

>> (clapping) (singing). >> sing, sing, the holidays. >> all the people sing. >> oh, oh. here comes santa clause. here comes santa clause.

all those bright. santa clause comes tonight. >> because santa clause comes tonight. >> because santa clause comes tonight. >> because santa clause comes tonight. >> tonight, tonight. >> jingle bells, jingle bell rock. >> now the jingle bells have

gone. >> jingle bell time is the jingle bell time in the frosty air. >> what a bright time is the right time to rock the time away. >> jingle bell 7, 8, 9 is the right time to go riding in a one horse sleekt. >> jingle around the clock. >> jingle that's the jingle bell that's the jingle bell way. >> that's the jingle bell rock. >> (clapping) (music). >> rudolph the red nose

reindeer all the other reign deer's they never let poor rudolph join in any reindeer games. >> then one foggy christmas eve rudolph with your nose so bright won't you, you guide our sleigh tonight. rudolph the reindeer you'll go down in history. >> (music).

>> frosty the snowman. frosty the snowman. oh, frosty the snowman.

(clapping.) wow. >> (music). >> wow. >> wow. >> okay. >> wow. >> that was so good everyone give an applause for the chorus no wonder you didn't like my singing so feel better now? >> well kind of. >> a kind of? >> kind of? >> wow. >> you know, what maximize me feel better when i was a little clown boy my true mom used to make my christmas cookies. >> oh, the cookies

(unintelligible). >> yeah. that's not a cookie. >> sure that is what's your favorite kind of cookie. >> well pepper mint sticks. >> don't swear. >> what's your favorite cookie. >> who has a favorite cookie here. >> what's your favorite and o'clock chip. >> cookies. >> pepper mint and o'clock chip and chocolate. >> super chocolate chocolate are better than brussel sprouts and broccoli i'm going to have to tell my mom about those you

know what in the flavor is we're adjourned i'm roam my mom in the kitchen making cookies do you, you have a favorite tradition around the holidays. >> summons we decorate the christmas tree. >> oh, christmas tree that sounds fine. >> i wish we had a christmas tree but where we're going to find a big huge christmas tree "time of the year. >> behind me. >> what. >> behind me. >> (multiple voices.) >> and wow, i want to see my behind you. >> behind you. >> behind me? >> maybe behind me, i don't see. >> (multiple voices). >> right there by the clock. >> where behind you.

>> when did that get there? >> should we light up to huge christmas tree and yeah. >> how we're going do lit that i have an idea we have friends we're going to invite up for this will be here. >> (multiple voices). >> i can light if we he. >> oh, we have scott wiener come on up and we have milking from gordon calibers energy we have rec and park phil ginsburg and hi. >> all right. and we have is the mayor here and she is? and

london breed. >> (clapping) where does the time london breed is nice to see you. oh, london breed wow. >> well here we go get to everyone and get to this tree. >> uh-huh. >> yeah. >> there we go this way all right. everyone, everyone help me count down backwards from 10 are you ready here we go. >> 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 , 1. >> wow. >> (music). >> around that way here we go.

>> (singing) and everyone say pepper mint sticks. >> say holiday. >> holiday. >> san francisco. >> san francisco. >> (singing). >> (multiple voices). >> thank you, guys thank you, everyone. >> representatives yeah. >> wow. >> (music). >> wow. >> you know what? >> we need a little christmas. >> we sang a song. >> we have or you feeling any better? >> well a little bit i'm sorry are you mad at me maybe i'm not

feeling the spirit of holidays. >> cinnamon bun what will you will make you feel better? >> are you feeling the magic? >> we need a little magic that gives me an idea. i excuse me - i need to make a phone call beep beep beep. >> ring, ring, ring and oh, hi, hi josh. >> oh. >> i have a sad little girl right here. >> yeah. do you on you, help. >> (multiple voices). >> good how should we get here. >> (unintelligible). >> great. i'll see you soon. >> oh. >> oh, i got here as soon as i

could. >> what took you so long. >> who are you help me feel better? >> i sure, try. >> i'm. >> am i making that what? >> my name is jack frosty might be able to do something special do you have something with snow undertakes. >> every snowflake is extreme beautiful and unique just like you and like. >> you, too. and i have a very special snowflake perhaps the

snowflake in the whole world do you want to see it? yeah. >> that's not a snowflake that's a piece of paper. >> it is no ordinary piece of paper every snowflake begins with a whisper of air and with a cold wind starts to snow. and when it get freezing it grows into a snowflake no snowflake is the same it is unique so much - others are tiny. and sharp.

>> but every snowflake - is delicate. everyone. >> every one. >> each and every one is delicate. >> but the they're delicate the they're fragile. it is in the place that they're try beauty shines. >> take a step back. >> and look closer and every year snowflakes fall to the

ground create and beautify snowy white a season. and then they disappear. and they melt every single one but only a matter of time until necessary reappear. every year had the wind begins to blow and air gets cold and gets freezing every year. >> freezing air comes in and gets cold and the snowflakes begin to fall. again.

>> wow. >> wow. >> wow. >> (music). >> wow. >> i guess you really did make it snow. >> i guess i did. >> you, you feel happy now. >> yeah. i do. >> (laughter) i hope you all remember building in the magic of the holidays. >> and now i'm going to make myself disappear. >> disappear actually i was going to walk offstage. >> oh. okay. >> legend andrew joshua joshua

andrew's i get to confused. wow, you you know what we have sunk songs we have seen the boys chorus and celebrated timeless holiday tradition and even got to witness holiday magic i don't think - >> presents. >> we just made it a city hall what else can be left. >> me a present? oh, a present i know just the person to do that. hoa who who /* inc. who, who says that?

>> (multiple voices). >> in the north pole. >> santa. >> merry christmas. >> merry christmas everyone. >> merry christmas. >> santa is here. >> a ho, ho, ho. >> merry christmas ho, ho, ho. >> ho, ho, ho. >> merry christmas. >> ho, ho, ho merry christmas. >> yeah. hear those sleigh bells jingle jingle. >> on top of your head because santa comes tonight.

>> you look at so much better ho, ho merry christmas, merry christmas. >> ho, ho, ho merry christmas. >> yeah. >> ho, ho, ho. >> whoops he's hiding. >> now santa. >> down santa clause lane- >> (multiple voices). >> ho, ho, ho merry christmas. >> i love you all. >> (multiple voices.) >> and santa clause comes tonight and ho, ho merry christmas. >> ho, ho, ho and good to see you. >> ho, ho, ho look everyone who is santa. >> hey everyone. >> oh. >> well santa i'm so happy

you're here because you look at a little bit sad. >> he makes me feel better and (laughter) about the spirit of holidays and things with the people you enjoy tonight we have my family we bake cookies and o'clock who has a family tradition? what's your family tradition. >> they give you money? >> money is good. >> so who has a fun holiday tradition. >> you do oh, chicken fair.

>> what do you guys do? >> oh, yeah- >> (multiple voices). >> wow. >> make me feel a lot better. >> i can see. have i been good children out there? >> yeah. >> what have you done to be good? >> putting your dirty clothes in the hamper and takes out the garbage that's very good. >> and you know what well - >> i'm a little bit sad santa you don't worry there is plenty of time this year. >> and don't worry that is time they'll deliver the gifts

get home and write those letters. >> a your mom or dad or me to write a letter for you have you been a good child this year. >> what have you done? >> everything that i'm supposed to do. >> yeah. >> you know what i'm going to put a smile on our face i've been owe is extra good i'm giving you a wonderful gift. a present? >> yeah. just for you. >> what do you guys think that is? >> we have to wait no, i want to open it. >> why don't. >> have a peek just a little peek to see what it is. >> put it under the christmas

trees you can do that and on it own christmas eve wait don't you think? >> okay. fine thanks santa. >> the pleasure is mine. thank you. >> i had- >> (multiple voices). >> sorry for the short visit but so in children and things to do i'm going to head anti but wish you a merry christmas and with the cookies for me and carrots for the reindeer and this way. >> goodbye santa. >> goodbye santa i love santa. >> i love him more. >> - >> (multiple voices). >> i will have santa. >> i love santa. >> you know what? >> what yes i think that was

one of the best christmases i think so too i hope when i go ahead older i can remember the spirit of holidays. >> john this is the christmas you'll forget any time soon. >> and make that snow? >> i don't think that your going to be able to forget the holiday any time soon i know one thing. >> still trying to figure out how to make that snow. >> oh. >> oh, i have an idea. let me tell you i swear i can ev well, we, give it a try. >> okay. here we go. >> give it a shot. (music).

>> are you listening in the lane the snow is happy tonight walking in the winter wonderland. >> do it tonight walking tonight. tonight. >> how i hate going out in the snow in really hold me tight, all the way home i'll be warm. and the fire is slowly dying and saying goodbyeing as long as you

hold mow close let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. >> (music). >> when we finally kiss good night how you hate going out in the snow if you really hold me tight all the way home i'll be warm. and the firing is slowly dying. and my friends we're obligating as long as you hold me close let that snow, let it snow, let it snow. >> made it snow made it snow

at city hall. >> well this is a best christmas ever i want to thank you, we want to thank you all for - >> oh, whoops oh, oh. >> (music). >> i'm dreaming of a white it christmas, just like the one i used to know. >> where the tree tops glisten and children listen to hear sleekt bells in the snow.

>> i'm dreaming of a white christmas, with every christmas card i write. >> may your days be merry and bright, and may all your christmases be bright. (humming). >> may your days be merry and

bright, and may all your christmases be bright. >> (music). >> (clapping) (music). >> sleebt bells ring are you linking in the lane the enclose is glistening i'm happy tonight walking in a burned wonderland going to away is the blue bird

here to stay is the new bird. to sing a will have song while we're walking alone walking in a winter wonderland. >> in the lane we can build a snowman and prevented that is parson brown you'll say are you married we'll see no man, you, do the job when you're in town. >> later on we'll conspire as we dream by the fire to face unafraid all the plans that we made walking in a winter wonderland. >> come on you all let's sing this. >> gone away is the blue bird

here to stay is the new bird. so sing a will have song while we're walking alone walking in a winter wonderland in the immediate a we can build a snowman and name him parson brown you'll say are you married we'll say no man. >> later on we'll conspire as we sit by the fire. to face unafraid all at plans that we made walking in a winter wonderland. yeah. >> all right. >> wow. >> wow. >> you paid is snow. >> i sure did. >> look everyone up it is san

jose. >> yeah. >> whew if you look at across the street at city hall had color is it. >> it is green. what is special that's the christmas colors city hall is lit up for christmas you know what i think that was a best civic center pn 6-c-017-23 we've ever had i want to put on stage we have joshua the mootion we have our very young girl come on up young lady there we go i'm bruce wick we have a few special people to thank here

we go energy with the credit union. and boxcar theatre and off the grid stephen and mary with planet are entertainment and julie and tracey and civic center others. wow. >> (clapping) thank you, everyone. >> now we have someone you really want to see santa and mrs. clause and celebrate and take pictures.- >> (multiple voices). >> everyone santa will take pictures. >> we can't have kids on stage it is dangerous.- >> (multiple voices). >> and mrs. clause can you stand.

>> hey everyone and everyone back up please. back up. >> we need to back when i shoot chinatown, i shoot the architecture that people not just events, i shoot what's going on in daily life and everything changes. murals, graffiti, store opening. store closing. the bakery.

i shoot anything and everything in chinatown. i shoot daily life. i'm a crazy animal. i'm shooting for fun. that's what i love. >> i'm frank jane. i'm a community photographer for the last i think about 20 years. i joined the chinese historical society. it was a way i could practice my society and i can give the community memories. i've been practicing and get to know everybody and everybody knew me pretty much documenting the history i don't just shoot

events. i'm telling a story in whatever photos that i post on facebook, it's just like being there from front to end, i do a good job and i take hundreds and hundreds of photos. and i was specializing in chinese american history. i want to cover what's happening in chinatown. what's happening in my community. i shoot a lot of government officials. i probably have thousands of photos of mayor lee and all the dignitaries. but they treat me like one of the family members because they see me all the time. they appreciate me. even the local cops, the firemen, you know, i feel at home. i was born in chinese hospital

1954. we grew up dirt poor. our family was lucky to grew up. when i was in junior high, i had a degree in hotel management restaurant. i was working in the restaurant business for probably about 15 years. i started when i was 12 years old. when i got married, my wife had an import business. i figured, the restaurant business, i got tired of it. i said come work for the family business. i said, okay. it's going to be interesting and so interesting i lasted for 30 years. i'm married i have one daughter. she's a registered nurse. she lives in los angeles now. and two grandsons. we have fun. i got into photography when i was in junior high and high school. shooting cameras.

the black and white days, i was able to process my own film. i wasn't really that good because you know color film and processing was expensive and i kind of left it alone for about 30 years. i was doing product photography for advertising. and kind of got back into it. everybody said, oh, digital photography, the year 2000. it was a ghost town in chinatown. i figured it's time to shoot chinatown store front nobody. everybody on grand avenue. there was not a soul out walking around chinatown.

a new asia restaurant, it used to be the biggest restaurant in chinatown. it can hold about a 1,000 people and i had been shooting events there for many years. it turned into a supermarket. and i got in. i shot the supermarket. you know, and its transformation. even the owner of the restaurant the restaurant, it's 50 years old. i said, yeah. it looks awful. history. because i'm shooting history. and it's impressive because it's history because you can't repeat. it's gone it's gone. >> you stick with her, she'll teach you everything. >> cellphone photography, that's going to be the generation. i think cellphones in the next

two, three years, the big cameras are obsolete already. mirrorless camera is going to take over market and the cellphone is going to be better. but nobody's going to archive it. nobody's going to keep good history. everybody's going to take snapshots, but nobody's going to catalog. they don't care. >> i want to see you. >> it's not a keepsake. there's no memories behind it. everybody's sticking in the cloud. they lose it, who cares. but, you know, i care. >> last september of 2020, i had a minor stroke, and my daughter caught it on zoom.

i was having a zoom call for my grand kids. and my daughter and my these little kids said, hey, you sound strange. yeah. i said i'm not able to speak properly. they said what happened. my wife was taking a nap and my daughter, she called home and said he's having a stroke. get him to the hospital. five minutes later, you know, the ambulance came and took me away and i was at i.c.u. for four days. i have hundreds of messages wishing me get well soon. everybody wished that i'm okay and back to normal. you know, i was up and kicking two weeks after my hospital stay. it was a wake-up call.

i needed to get my life in order and try to organize things especially organize my photos. >> probably took two million photos in the last 20 years. i want to donate to an organization that's going to use it. i'm just doing it from the heart. i enjoy doing it to give back to the community. that's the most important. give back to the community. >> it's a lot for the community. >> i was a born hustler. i'm too busy to slow down. i love what i'm doing. i love to be busy. i go nuts when i'm not doing anything. i'm 67 this year. i figured 70 i'm ready to

retire. i'm wishing to train a couple for photographers to take over my place. the younger generation, they have a passion, to document the history because it's going to be forgotten in ten years, 20 years, maybe i will be forgotten when i'm gone in a couple years but i want to be remembered for my work and, you know, photographs will be a remembrance. i'm frank jane. i'm a community photographer. this is my story. >> when you're not looking,

frank's there. he'll snap that and then he'll send me an e-mail or two and they're always the best. >> these are all my p >> here is great wall hardware, 3500 square feet of retail space. we carry about 22 thousand items in here and countingfelt it never stops because i have a thing. when a customer says, do you have this and i don't have it, it bothers me. i won't have it. so, it is just one of those things owning a hardware store, people expect you to have everything and you try to if full thill fulfill that

need. native san franciscan. born in chinatown, same as bruce lee, chinatown hospital. my family moved to the sunset in the late 70's, so my mom and dad thought, we are already doing construction, why don't we open a hardware store? it is nice dove tail to each other, so that is how that got started. we started this store in 1983, and we have been going every since, so now it is 40 years. i like serving my neighborhood. i fealt a hardware store is different from other businesses. most businesses you want to buy this or that and eat this or that. a hardware store is different. people come in and usually have a problem and need a solution and looking for you to navigate them through that problem and offer them products that help them get to where they need to go. the people are great. i love this neighborhood. there is different etnisties and cultures here.

we all intermingle and mix together and get along fine and i like that about this neighborhood t. is nice place to be. it is near the beach and beautiful and near the zoom and park and stern grove. great schools and parks. what's twl not to like? i am always looks around the corner the next thing to and crank it up more and make it safer and more enjoyable. bringing in new businesses. support them. great wall hardware, open 7 days a week, monday-friday 8 to 6, saturday is 10 to 6 and sunday is 10 to 3.

>> once i got the hang of it a little bit, you know, like the first time, i never left the court. i just fell in love with it and any opportunity i had to get out there, you know, they didn't have to ask twice. you can always find me on the court. [♪♪♪] >> we have been able to participate in 12 athletics wheelchairs. they provide what is an expensive tool to facilitate basketball specifically. behind me are the amazing golden state road warriors, which are one of the most competitive adaptive basketball teams in the

state led by its captain, chuck hill, who was a national paralympic and, and is now an assistant coach on the national big team. >> it is great to have this opportunity here in san francisco. we are the main hub of the bay area, which, you know, we should definitely have resources here. now that that is happening, you know, i i'm looking forward to that growing and spreading and helping spread the word that needs -- that these people are here for everyone. i think it is important for people with disabilities, as well as able-bodied, to be able to see and to try different sports, and to appreciate trying different things. >> people can come and check out this chairs and use them. but then also friday evening, from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., it will be wheelchair basketball we will make sure it is available, and that way people can no that people will be

coming to play at the same time. >> we offer a wide variety of adaptive and inclusion programming, but this is the first time we have had our own equipment. [♪♪♪] >> who doesn't love cable cars? charging emissions and we're free which we're proud of you know, it's not much free left in the world anymore so we managed to do that through donations and through our gift shops. you got

a real look and real appreciation of what early transit systems are like. this was the transit of the day from about 1875 to about 1893 or later, you know. cable car museum is free, come on in. take a day. come down. rediscover the city. you can spend as time you want and you don't have to make reservations and it's important to be free because we want them to develop a love for cable cars so they do continue to support whether they live here or other places and people come in and say, yes, i have passed by and heard of this and never come in and they always enjoy themselves. people love cable cars and there's none left in the world so if you want to ride a cable car, you've got to come to san francisco. that what makes the city. without the cable cars, you lose part of that, you know, because people who come here and they love it and they love the history ask they can ride a cable car that has been running since 1888 or 1889. wow! that's something.

can't do that with other historical museums. rarely, have i run into anybody from outside who didn't come in and didn't feel better from knowing something about the city. it's a true experience you'll remember. i hope they walk away with a greater appreciation for the history, with the mechanics with people are fascinated by the winding machine and i hope the appreciation, which is a part of our mission and these young kids will appreciate cable cars and the ones who live here and other places, they can make sure there will always be cable cars in san francisco because once they are gone, they are gone. it's the heartbeat of san francisco that founded the cable and the slot and without the cable cars, yeah, we would lose something in san francisco. we would lose part of its heart and soul. it wouldn't be san francisco without cable cars. [bell ringing]

[pledge of allegiance] >> fire commission regular meeting december 11, 2024. 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. this meeting will be in person at city hall room 416. members att n