>> good afternoon and welcome to the san francisco entertainment commission meeting th afternoon at 5:30 pm., tuesday, december 17, 2024. my name is vice president wang andnouncements. to start with the land the land are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the ramaytush (rah-my-toosh) ohlone (o-lon-ee) who are the original inhabitants f of the san francisco peninsula. as the indigenous stewards of this land, and in accordance with their traditions, the maytush ohlone have never ceded, lost, nor forgotten the responsibililes y. as guests, we recognize that we benefit from

living and working on their traditional homeland. we wish to pay our respects by ramaytush ohlone community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples. >> this meeting is held in in-person in hybrid with in-persohybrid with i hybrid with in-person in city hall. >> in-person meeting: san francisco city hall, room 4161 dr. carlton b. goodlett pl. san +1-669-900-6833 and enter the meeting id 895 0454 5609 (please read the notes, below, prior to calling in). an opportunity informativeic e=ach comment is limited at the three 2%tem (all public comments are limited to 3 minutes per person on each item for both in-person and remote attendees). the ”om people attending in-person and fill peculiar card at the podium come up to the p and yo name andffiliation have

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e agenda is two general public comment. >> ed sir. >> you interrupted me first i used to be a teacher for a long, long time i came tok# san francisco 45 years ago forex dru rock and really not disappointed back in history and the entertainment commission is alace to start you speechk from the ramaytush ohlone let's buy the le make a gambling casino there is financing there the city and cops are the we can take out bonds and do it start. did you know there areed prostitutes in amsterdam they bring in one billion dollars a year folks the gold

rush and the sex for you think that goes awayre paying money letthe workers oh, the reason i came is this is whatever blah blah blah6t live next doo]t on the and a over 3n the building we love attempt and like there. thank you very much. >> 'm hbrown. >> >> are there any other public comment for litigations on the erl!agenda. >> i 0 no one in the room and no hands raised zoom public comment is closed. nexttem is action to approve the minutes of the december 3, 2024, commission

meeting. [discussion aa motion? second. >> any public comment the minutes? >> ocomments. >> please take a vote commission secretary. >> vice president and others meetin minutes have been app item on the agenda update on board of appeals actions: none; corrective actions:none. [discussion and vice president wang and good evening, commissioners i havepd want to try to our newest team member the inspecto the div and if you wouldn't mind introduc yourselves. >> thank you maggie i'm grateful t part of entertainment co arizona and music business and marketing a play in music around san francisco and love different aspects of t to be part of it and like to go to jw m

>> you're welcome. >> thank you fo happy you're here and part of the team and looking forward to havingimn thear and the only other update from the director's report a reminder tomorrow is our holiday excited and hope you can anyone that is here you're public at the pub event begins as 5:30 and goes to 8:00 p.m. have program beginning as absorption between the commission and leadership couple o we hope you'll join other in the industry÷f that's it and let know if i questions. >> thank you director any questions? none. >>

the next item inspector: senior inspectona reports on recent enforcement activities. ,$ [discussion and possible action item]. >> good evening, sñ commissi'toners.ved 45, 311 from december 3rd have a few updates my first it have the on received a sound complaint on december 7th and when inspector young responded kevin kynoch 12:40 a.m. the doors were open on hemlock streetkl there was a small crowd of shouting and private event wex] him and couldn't producez

site for the following the issuance met event permit hold andryone acknowledged the unders of the conditions how bforward. and the next is aboutg 1885 markert notolermits and on saturday december 13th inspector youngd to and approve the doors wereclosed. and the mic wiecord the manager said outdoor music until 9:30 and the inspector in early we hador this withoutmi when the citation was issued yesterdayefó the permit is required fnutdoound and resulted in a a monetary finessued a citation without and

paid a one hundred dolla fine and next is about green street our office on sat inspector young respond to complaint and upon the b has a jam permit and captioned that that program o young was told scheduled to go until midnight entertainment may not go later don 10:00 p.m. mm management was you think aware b and la ownership through the hearing process to a permit including the owner site and america vice was after 10:00 p.m.ky their permit delayed onyone on aware operation their llp condition the last is at 3159 first street reconditioned

commission on this year only allowing entertainment and when the inspector invited the next there was no entertainment entertainment onri f were allowed ands will a sucht to make sure they are in compliance let me know if you have any questions. >> thank you senior inspector. >> any questions? >> yeah. generated a number of complaints and measurements taken and so on is there site limit for sound bill gravrm? i will oh, any bill grafrm is under the department

o real estate there i a so sulth to article 29 we'ret is unwillingly to engage further than the e-mail we tried many times to have a connection we3) where they live how they're impacted and the isg any further plan it is the department to make suremade to the historic building sore could be a reason this person might, experiencing some form of an engagement in the building to be able to determine that we to know happy to support if they gave me the department of make upgrades are yeah. >> >> inspectors were able to were able to take measurements were sound. >> it is odd the complaint came documents and

omplaints prior to the entertainment so it is hard to determ if it is even auditorium is causing on the report from the inspector? on this item. tem (gavel) and next office of economic and workforce development,provides an update on nightlius bpossible action item] and . >> :f the floor is yours. k# thank you, vice president wang and ben from the off relatively to see you in the few memos couple of upgrades in the e for us was san franciscow co-sponsor to expand

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>> couple of workshops on th entertainment zones launched3 yearet the thrive city entertainment zone and harlan entertainment o baltimore the weather we're going working to implement other peskin designated eligible and working support the other piece of thatlaelopment permitting to be able the districts t h corridors work on all of that i'm mayor and supervisor mandelman introduced a new pf legislation to designate noe valley a come and that legislation make the technical local with the good changes with and couple of local pieces we discussed in the prior hearing the f5"orms professional drawings as i said into law a reminder that legislat requirement for professional

architect drawn changes without changes in ercates like gzlike adding night time not needin)a to do that change and switch, thousands of dollars to really exciting change move forward. um l the mayor's legislation for the license fee waivers two proposition m that did good ings to approvefj - the follow-up legislation will eliminate licens fees in and included entertainment and permits license fees and the manual license fees start in 2026ake sure there are annual licenses in 20256 after that the g news and after that and the finally a note point impact fee

the legisla impact fees will change production distribution to others not only uses and technical piece of legislation that rimthsz e resul change from a production use use thirds t usee've entertainment venues to restaurants night life back fees and legislation to eliminte impact fees will not be full. they say why? >> you know tt question. i know concerns about someshhink that was part of the of the communityn is trying to figure that out so but >> well many of the changes especially local lev are welcome and glad to see some of that change. ther commissioners comments and questions.

>> thank you. >> th on this upgrades onho businesses? >> no public comment. >> okay. public comment is closed. (gavel) and and moving on to risdiction of the entertainment commission: [discussion and possible action item] . >> thanks introduce the treatment permits and applicants completed outreach and only concern was expressed foresee wme llp for studio dba studio aurora and i also to last night i resolved the llp will that that is on the concerns heritagehe case located across the street s it ishe files for review but recommend on

had no concerns and st to approve the coecomt agatdans >> questions or comments? >> okay. >> any >> good evening commissioners raised in zoom jonathan. >> jonathan? 6m>> you jonathan unmute yourself. >> there is echo is there another screen. >> sorry. >> now you have three minutes forcomment. thank you. >> okay. this is magnolia permit a permit now (microphone feedback). >> this will be under the regular agenda iss for consent agenda do you want to hang back and waithhat item. >> oh, yeah. >> thank you. >> any other p on. >> yeah. >> the consent calendar.

>> none. >> public comm do i hear a motion to approve? these. >> like to make a motion tap agenda is recommendation. >> all right. andw vice president wang. >> >> commissioner perez, aye. >> commissioner poggio and commissioner thomas. >> those are continually accep the depu >> deputy director would you introduce the next application. >> on the agenda cw and brandon phillipa of fiveytime llc, magnolia brewing company, 1 for the entertainment such as small bands the reason they're on the regular were scheduled for a public hearing in november we received concerns for the upstairs neighbors to tonight to allow extensive outreach i've not heard from the

owner if completed you'll see in our files a would be caused but i live entertainment i the permit and the owners no regular programming and they've spent a pert for the article and conditions from sfpd station and the owner is kevin kynoch. >> doesn't look like the applicant is tonight. >> okay. >> butl1 i did ask addressed and take public comment and vote. >> okay. do we have any staff sure had haened with the outreach. correct. >> i was unable to get an answer i reached out no answerback. >> i asking can say i'm sure they wanted to come to the hearing and was able to confirm with a site visit wanted t poster posted

response about the. >> i they're not information. comments? f heght need to push this back. that ma >> that will be mydation. >> unless you guys have commissions. >> folks here or um, via zoom in-person first and um. >> i guessoq hi, my name is i live6y=ly above the building direc above the restbove i i and happy to it if it is n great you

have that not really muchept a license pt fantastic but makes any living habitable whatever the my room is right layer between us and i'm hearing that that music over and over there with that i really ask and my roommates andr really don't grant that's it. >> bv have to youo talk about measures and working together a compromise i don't see a compromise that will be workable there. >> no. >> thank you. >> any other public comment? >> yes, so jonatha raising zoom.

>> again. >> yes. we can hear you, you minutes. >> great. i'll read my testimony really quick that in sea formally prote application for my venue located directly by the onnd up thea i'm concerned about the negative impact on my and those of my roommates anduction of my music in proximity home will have sound vibrations can have series consequences as someone that is treated with a anxiety and ú4 creates negatively impacting and someone that works in a my - irge the consider the negative impact will have on the local community and particularly i

ask this applicationst at thehours. thank you. >> thank you. jonathan. >> all right. next up is a y >> a i can't if you can h >> yes.e know you have three >> hello. >> yes. can you. i can hear you. >> i'm the ten on of th over 4 ar and a former employee and have with the previous the neighbors and me theound it is an old building rattles beds furniture and in modest levels i've talked and checks

the noise is just it is just conspirator old building. one goes through that. um, the ever tried to reach out to us neighbors and even me i passed ade an effort to introduceelves i work if home like the peaceful living impossible i have meetings and wake early i impacts our ffor quiet and keeping this past management and below us of us in the unit work f rely on i environment and my neighbors i can on their on behalf and we share the concerns of theghbors that the niece and those the needs for negotiable activities working at never reached out loud:sie

(bell ringing)u so mu a. >> there are no more hands raised on zoom. >> okay. public comment is closed. >> have any more mm thoughts or >> magnoliald ÷& a ragnolia is yeah known for their k you. >> they had a permit previously but been me. >> ownership had entertainment but excuse me - didn't have a we didn't have a complaint history playing music at the ownerships a base issue. >> i mean, i um, feel like we"k should have the owner in here to

be able to answer some questions liken7 continue this to a futureunities touh seconded. >> all right. should is we take a vote? >> vice president wang, aye. >> commissioner >> commissioner poggio, aye. >> commissioner >> okay. >> all right. next next and from the permit for a place of entert f habibi lounge worked with the and came on the radar without a permit and working with our office to comecompliance with the outdoor amplied sound give you a little bit of background habibi two-story restaurant what 257b outdoor patio think in the zoning district liberal

allowing for indoor. >> from 10:00 a.m. to and to 2:00 a.m. sunday and have a commercial they share a wallkq tourist hotel and 25 feet a 200 unit sros they want to host we have from august 6th complaints and issued 4 sizing for entertainment violating one time citations is in the amount $500 the thursd 11:00 a.m. and sunday along amplified sound 11:00 a.m. today through saturday 11 none of those days will 8 hours didn't include the under entertainment and a a food ach the owners sent

a letter between 250 feet from a map in and letters were sent out friday theutreach the seneca hotel were disfrom friday the 13 and the mid-market reached out to the discuss the p meet each other after they sent hitect stepped in and set up meetings the day before the meeting didn't couldn't make it t so rescheduled. and he was and general manager met senior inspectors no comment but the ph d has concerns about the programming located close to the sros and like t owner and voice their concerns and seem! middle

ground and additionally like to see the owner will be in clients with the good neighbor policy rather than this tonight the permit is for a future meeting necessary have an outstanding > a outreach letters were directed days ago and i t give time to with questions or comments and 3 requested an in-person meeting and has notd the shareholders isdjac habibi lounge and their concerns need to be addressed and that owner to pay the meet with those in-person an offered this received ater about the application um, i received i was able to send an set up a time to meet in-person but that

letter is in the file for a purview as well and let me know have any3f questions for me k you for that. k us here we're passionate about promoting nightlife and making hat we have a thriving entertainment but hearing some of the violations in unbased location me. um, i definitely like to hear from the owner and anyone else our of what is going on for. >> my name is architect. >> this is the >> and is general manager. >> i'm the general manager. >> okay. >> i was hoping to a about this it s issue that comes up and like to address that we sent out approximately 200 neighborhood ce. >> sorry take a pause not typical for us to have to be the person

dbi the presentation are youved in the day to day operations or what is our role withbusiness. >> 'm outrplans. >> okay. you. been part of the project. >> um,tation i have a just to understand what has been going on thew+of repeated violations outstanding citation i to heartransp citation is 5 hundred pay it. >> there were twoñc:f citations >> withineeo. >> uh-huh. >> okay. there is another one. -h and i'll go ahead and t one. >> in terms of of just so many uncommon to see a business with so many violations for a permit. >> we control we oon't at the control the sound and we

were situation andro we met with you the per control. >> so according tot his name. >> the inspector. >> it wasn.a. >> a s and he was like first came i said the sound9r;j&p really low like twenty-four ho i'm like going back to himo i w i put it consistently going upstairs. >> making sure the customers i believe a week or weeks ago i caught h so or downstairscs i said upstairs so i said okay. i'm hiding i couldn't take it downstairs but i too downstairs he said youve nothingmuc under your victim has to be like at the point

barely listen he told me two different thanks and andrew went gave us and iuwave great impacts and nfe our food is good we h executive chief is customer service our team is giving our street is rough and peosistently with a high mind didn't know about 6 can be get a water or soda i try to give back objective helping out the community we plan on don't go and gifts and stuff like that you community you are we by us being shout out and andrew told us numbers will do a better jo mor questions

if you want to continue with the presentation. >> yeah. >> regarding the they said we a little dj we never had a live and we have a a pad and one controlling the music ando has different music at diffe but we our own music set up already and customers want what music he plays that f right we have our system. >> all right. >> um, wanted tomw other words of our commission process there was is staff recommendation i want to$dre hearing to a future date feel like either we t,star now um, and then maybe continue if more information but for to allow um,cñ

longer to come i would like to check in people's time and repeat it f so want to that is all that with that business i wanted to of what us toer that becaus i think need to they can play on theback. >> also those rest o us coming back later on what they have to say. >> i want tmake a clarifying you the way defined in may with t dj if they belong to a business the ed the person was presented to themselves as a dj i'm sorry about a confusion but having the dj booth with them running less laptop with that this is entertainment. of they're just pushing play a of a didn't to the treat as entertainment. and so there

the 21 cover that activated n't expire this weekend uilds this permit is actually this permit is issued. >> ç m all here and members of pc in-person to address that.;y we two hundred letters t timel were blocked from those letters to the um, in my opinion by the i probably spent sent 5 e-mails and went ot4ps and the next day in a timely on the third day property manager showed up and probably made 20 phone calls to those letters to the hotel that was our goal to do that and unfort blocked from the project manager never respond after the phone x= e-mails

if respond it is our only because was per versed and this is a property that three years and spent 6 months renovating and the novs for the understanding the one time we thought the one time been in outdoor and corrected that permit to but um, struggling minority middle eastern restaurant and there is a, you know, the police chief was last week and police departments it is for that and people are predictive of the entertainment commission will help ustá getting in compliance and the last week that

general manager is there but able to get the sound controls corrected was very we don't s any reason whywm - >> thank you it sounds likeiligence getting the notice outprovide the e-mail. >> all the same it seems like tlc with the meeti with the owner that has not happened and they wanted to discuss. i'm willing to them anyailable. >> we've for the heard and those have not been shared but not respond to a that is important to note we're here tonight and great you're to meet countless and myself unresponded to honoring the tlc request for meet with the been met and they wanted to meet with understand.

>> are you the general manager when the euvertainment has happened. >> can you speak into the >> excuse me - non we're seeing that and spent hour meeting with the and i'm not surez during that and we're not sure/i after 1 to get into the property management never responded to a single it is stall hink that is how the staff feelsunresponsive if you want to hear we have notyou. >> i was on a businessrip to very, very important meeting and was there for the whole - we tried a f businessgo good a had to e time i told joe to and i came back and share

in-person and my chest and next. i couldn't speak like assessor in the hospital but had a meeting i have a meeting new michigan and wasn't feeling good so i to the hospital but here back and here i if folks want to give comment on this >> okay. >> um, if you guys seat. >> >> okay. okay. >> um, unless let's proceed with public

comment. >> good evenv-ing commissioners i'm rachel a c central city we ask a continuance regarding application for place of entertainment and extended hours as you heard we have not yet h the opportunity to meet with the owner propose our recommendation from without meaningful dialogue the have gone unheard. a allow time for productive engagement with the residents ake sure that my propose od in the christ challenges we believe that possessextendhelp.

>> i think they need you to fill out a card. >> oh. >> good evening commissioners my name is a - i workor oversee the community organizing is tenants we work with t on 6 street at the hotel and we rachel and i not available for a hospital the job person has done members for residentsesses there. there are several concerns none are we have tried a very many times. gone there when they opened to what was because residents area complaints and all kin things that go to them and told them gave information so you heard i'm hear only a noise complaints i do from the residentsll the time and hoping this tennis will low us to work with the owners

to come to an understanding we understand theent but we can't have itge the residents and the conditions of 6 street and can't add to that we want to ha conversation with hope the owner is us wit have an open mind to hear u with us a continuance will really help us get ? >>commissis. i'm a resident of seneca >> two-time and surgery within the 9 months and i agree with the continu can gets the owners to get it resolved on behalf of all they can't take you conducted meetings an organizer. and i have to p my earphones on tox hear my

tryto the business being a continuance good for . i don't think that any of us are opposed toke to see san francisco anyone else isopen and not community i mean my especially, if you're a customer was not utside the community it is good to understand how or why the t the way they are 6 street 28 additional have been transferred infrastructured stations to clean upy- along i don't know who the do i know? of course i do they're in our know this is an opportunity to know we don't we've

opposed to their b outreach to the business owners. thank you.thcomm raised in ou can come back when any fellow commissioners have questions for you. >> thank you for being here.ve read and they were read in prior meetings by the5+ senior inspector of the actions were at night to get a 6 sign and the owner called them up was irated you call the inspectors? >> the inspector did you give him and call5l and couldn't coming come back inside the kabusiness. >> i was on a phone regarding him because wo caitlin on the phone she said

like an ipad and when they came in he was surprised we had a dj and passed out come back in an afternoon and take a picture of it give the right information we have our own system like running the music with the system and stuff and the tell him send in the right information. >> okay. i want to state that you, you know, that is a public expectation we're going to have those places inspected and i or any fellow commissioners goes inside there and responded to a call for service or a noise

complaint and if you have any issues with them you can there are supervisors you can call but expect cordial to our staff and you have two not just about paying a citation but correcting a behavior and with education andement and citations are a tool when citations are issues in this from ono three hundred to 5 hundred dollars i'm hoping to see the behavior is corrected not just siergsz are paid but the behavior is correct pointed out for the one time permit or temporary is over on december 31 new year hope. >> like throughout the dayo

have gags and restaurants everything they come to san francisco with the sound i never notic in the beginning when we opened up and shouldn't be like a problem entertainment from the outdoor and too confusing to me and those people have never this is my first time and learni trying to make that business successful. >> great. thank you. everybody wants the businesses to succeed but make sure within the the permit and will be a lot of on 6 street and city government by insure that staff be that an entertainment inspector or pd officer they'll be cordial and if you have an issue bring

up to the supervisor but we'll comply and work out with the neighborsit down and talk with them to resolve the issue and hear them out and the neighbors are thehe community and have to workouthencern and finds t tions. >> thank you that's what we want to hear the commission we want to see more businesses to open up and we love to see thatu very much. >> before we move forward with you, we want to see you guys play by the rules and send out the letters we need you to sit down to figure out a compromise there. okay. >> you very much. and so if spirit nobody have a motionhere.

>> like make a motion to continue to the >> second andsecretary. >> vice president wang, aye. >> commissioner perez, aye. >> commissioner poggio andsethomas, aye. >> vice president wang can i say next hearing date for the next hearing date on january 7th tuesday, january 7th. >> a ssounds like there is a willingn the t h p direct or e-mails to follow up on the treed holidays are upon us but critical you have that meeting before the 7. um, and we will also send you that link to have that applicable. okay. >> the need to repost our yellow sign for 10 days to have that. >> okay. >> and just a remind issuing one time permit expires december 31st we need to see

compliance before that okay. thank you. >> future consideration and announcements]. >> anything fellow commissioners? >> all right. any public comment on this item? >> eminder that the entertainment commission holiday party is tomorrow(cr what time and where? >> is p there or be square. >> looking forward to working with you. >> welcomealex. >> okay. public comment is closed on that item (gavel). >> this meeting is adjourned.n't

know you existed. we are proud of what we built and wh 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 tered 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 that is really when i fell in love with the westbay. la, the director of westbay filipino multiservice center. in the spring of 2007 at usf, we had to do community se i was very last minute so the last to sign up

for a place and ace that didn't have volunteers was westbay.mi a volunteer, i knew nothing about the community. i just saw kids that were trying their best, growing up in a place 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, honestyit is just like family fills 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 groumoving in and another group in the back. the beauty of it also is, our community is so intergenerational it didn't feel how we operate

culturally, especially in the t of our families live in single room occupancies and really small apartments. but like, the lights are ing, the supplies at the time were really limited. kids had pencils with their names on it. in any ways it was just threally see. peoeñe 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 filino and soma i'm the filipino and soma. my name is rudey, born and raised in san francisco. market district. been here all my life and still here. [k opportunities around here like westbay. [indiscernible] i used to go there because it was young teenagers my age there. to kick it with them. the people who ran it then, they teach leadership skills, about empowerment. those are the same values i my organization now. the same taught me

back then. >> my first interaction with rudey is he pulled up at front of westbay door with backpacks. t backpacks! >> he dropped them out of the van and this guy? >> when i are was here i 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 >> i used to remember telling myself, it is what you put into it and there is a lot moreresources then you think, you just to if figure out a way to navigate. >> she didn't say you mind introducing to this man and woman i and do it. >> everything you do to support the organization allowed to help those most and need and couldn't done it without you so thank you so much. >> there is always a struging 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 in our getting our building. with i 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 didn't work and she did everything else.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 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 when new development happens in this neighborhood that money goes to the ng community here.avily for funds there and not a lot of folks were buying the spaces so we were able to get $3 million befor breed. >> i supported westbay and the goal of purchasing its own building b0 because of the incredible work they do in the tenderloin community, the fact that you know you can come to san francisco and community because of westbay and have supportive service 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.state senate representing the entire city, i started working even more intensively with westbay. >> 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 sa y. >> they talked about the vision id of the building. >> i shared what westbay >> when i heard about the project and got the details i found 2zit very exciting and so it motivated me to try to help. in years that are good in the budget, 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 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 i have a organization that has been in the neighborhood for over 56 years. this space to like signifies what every community deserves. >> [applause] >> this is happening speaks [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 th have currently right now and the staff and the workers and people involved in westbay now, that right there 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.over here! today we are able staff out to finally see our new center, our new home and it is really fun an exciting.

up there. it is white. more then half the staff are on the roof. i think the opportunity to explore different spaces is a big room. i can't believe it >> 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 -m [indiscernhonored to say we don't just have a seat, we own the tab we are the kitchen and >> 5, 4, 3, [cheers

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