culture with food and exciting events and japantown is a must see for any visitor to san this is a 25 year lease, with the option to extend for 45

years. we definitely want them to stay here for many, many years to come. but more importantly, we know that they looked at so many locations and they chose san francisco. we're so proud, we're so happy, and we're so excited. and we are looking forward to what this facility means. it's not just a training facility for afc, but the public will be able to see this training happen up close and personal. so many young emerging soccer fans and players will be able to have an opportunity to witness this and to experience this and potentially go into the facility and have direct access, and i think that's what makes it special. it's not just about a training facility. it's about bringing the community together. this team is the first bay area team that we have that celebrates and uplifts women's soccer. and we're so grateful that they chose san francisco,

and we're looking forward to their long term commitment to this city. it's going to be so exciting. i can't wait until they break the ground next year in 2025, and open it up in 2027. it is going to be a game changer. san francisco is rapidly becoming a sports destination, whether it's the warriors and the nba all star game that's next year or the laver cup we know that roger federer is bringing to san francisco in the fall of next year. all of these incredible bay area teams are amazing, but i don't think anyone is more excited about any team than they are about bay fc being in the heart and soul of san francisco, so we are grateful to be here and we want to thank everyone from the treasure island development authority to the office of economic and workforce development, to bay fc and their visionary leadership and their, you know, willingness to really be trailblazers and open the door to especially young girls and women who have hopes and dreams of being on that field

and making a difference. they are champions, but they are also inspirational leaders, and we really want to thank everyone. with the city. that also had a lot to do with helping to put this deal together, but i want to especially thank the supervisor, who is fortunate enough to represent district six. he has been a real champion for all the projects going there. we already have over 1000 units with 1200 more units to come. amazing park and open space. and again treasure island people said it will never happen. but that vision of ferry service. anyone can go on the island using our ferry terminals. there's so much that is happening on treasure island. it is rapidly becoming a destination in san francisco to live, to work and play, just like our downtown will be. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our supervisor, matt dorsey. thank you. thank you, mayor breed. you know, there are

moments in history in bay area sports that are really significant. mayor george christopher brought the then new york baseball giants to san francisco in the late 1950s. mayor ed lee got the warriors to come here and tragically didn't live to see the chase center opening. today's signing represents another historic moment, and i just want to express my gratitude to mayor london breed for her leadership, for bringing bay fc to san francisco and how much it means to me. among the legacies that mayor breed is has brought our city. this is one of them. and i will say on behalf of my district and the residents i represent in treasure island, we are so appreciative. thank you, mayor breed. now, i also want to express my gratitude to bay fc. the national women's soccer league has seen such stellar growth and it's so exciting. i

know that this means a lot to the neighborhood of treasure island and also to as a district six supervisor. i am just honored that i get to represent the warriors, the giants and bay fc. it means a lot to me, but i would really like to introduce the ceo of bay fc, brady stewart. thank you very. thank you. supervisor dorsey. today is truly a historic day for bay fc. our goal is to build an iconic global sports franchise, and there is no better place for us to do it. do it in than the iconic city of san francisco that we all love. we are absolutely thrilled to be making history with this training facility for our team, and we're so appreciative of the warm welcome that we've gotten from the entire bay area, but from san francisco specifically. we absolutely would not be here

without the partnership and vision of multiple people in the san francisco community. of course, director beck at tida, thank you so much for your support. i want to thank the office of economic and workforce development. they have been our deep partners on this from day one problem solving with us. so thank you so much. supervisor dorsey, who welcomed us into his district and his community from day one. helping us to bring this vision to life has been such a huge advocate of ours. so thank you, supervisor dorsey. and of course, i have to thank mayor london breed. it's. this is her vision. i think she was talking about back when we were just a glimmer on the eye of the bay area. she recognized our potential, saw the vision for what we could be. welcomed us into the city of san francisco and really helped to drive the

vision for us. we are so, so deeply grateful for your leadership. thank you. all right. first, this signing ceremony of this training facility and then next up, a soccer arena somewhere in san francisco. i am matt, i am manifesting that vision. it is going to happen. all right, come on over. okay. i want to thank you. 1990. it's official. all right. thank you.

congratulations. and let's go. all right. thank you. let's go back. to. >> when i was deep in my addiction i really didn't feel i had a problem. i ran into friends i hadn't seen in a long time and they told me what

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>> this is an exhibition across departments highlighting different artworks from our collection. gender is an important part of the dialogue. in many ways, this exhibition is contemporary. all of this artwork is from the 9th century and spans all the way to the 21st century. the exhibition is organized into seven different groupings or themes such as activities, symbolism, transformation and others. it's not by culture or time period, but different affinities between the artwork. activities, for example, looks at the role of gender and how certain activities are placed as feminine or masculine. we have a print by uharo that

looks at different activities that derisionly performed by men. it's looking at the theme of music. we have three women playing traditional japanese instruments that would otherwise be played by men at that time. we have pairings so that is looking within the context of gender in relationships. also with how people are questioning the whole idea of pairing in the first place. we have three from three different cultures, tibet, china and japan. this is sell vanity stot relevar has been fluid in different time periods in cultures. sometimes being female in china but often male and evoking features associated with gender

binaries and sometimes in between. it's a lovely way of tying all the themes together in this collection. gender and sexuality, speaking from my culture specifically, is something at that hasn't been recently widely discussed. this exhibition shows that it's gender and sexuality are actually have been considered and complicated by dialogue through the work of artists and thinking specifically, a sculpture we have of the hindu deities because it's half pee male and half male. it turns into a different theme in a way and is a beautiful representation of how gender hasn't been seen as one thing or a binary. we see that it isn't a modest

concept. in a way, i feel we have a lot of historical references and touch points throughout all the ages and in asian cultures. i believe san francisco has close to 40% asian. it's a huge representation here in the bay area. it's important that we awk abouk about this and open up the discussion around gender. what we've learned from organizing this exhibition at the museum is that gender has been something that has come up in all of these cultures through all the time periods as something that is important and relevant. especially here in the san francisco bay area we feel that it's relevant to the conversations that people are having today. we hope that people can carry that outside of the museum into their daily lives.

ives. >> the vibrant south of market neighborhood in san francisco is deep lee rooted filipino if fluences to shape the cultural identity. soma pilipinas known for [indiscernible] night life and art scenes is home to growing filipino community that thrived for generations. >> soma pilipinas is a community, the village that has been over a hundred years in the making. this is home to many generations of filipino from the turn of the century, to the present. continues to be a gateway community for a lot of filipinos just arriving from the philippines.

>> one of sth most prominent scines is filipino owned businesses become staples in the neighborhood. restaurants like manila bowl and jp restaurant offer [indiscernible] >> we call it [indiscernible] this is my passion. everybody's who came right now. we feel good right here. community is like a family. >> the eatery serve mouth watering dishes and provide a sense of home to the filipino community, preserving traditions passed down generation. >> a filipino restaurant utilizing california ingredients we honor traditional family recipe [indiscernible] we shop in the market 2 to 3 times a week.

we make the filipino cuisine proud in san francisco. >> along with the culinary deliteds, soma philippine ow is home to san francisco top mix aulgists. filipino artistry is a facet of soma pilipinas rich tapestry. the filipino cultural heritage district transformed public spaces into canvases that depict the stories and experiences of filipino americans. >> parlt part of the work we do is support filipino artists to work with community to really create and develop community based art. this is murals and designs that really reflect the rich history, the culture and the struggles and triumps of the filipino community. >> the presence of the filipino cultural center which offer workshops, language classes and community resources is a

testament to the community efforts to preserve and promote the heritage. >> features the [indiscernible] philippines which is a indigenous community weaving textiles and tapestry for hundreds of years so proud to feech were modern ones and very antique ones and showcase fashion from the community and we are inviting everybody to come experience that with us. >> the center not only caters to the filipino community, but welcome all who wish to learn about and embrace this culture. >> we want to develop a cultural district where you have the young generation learn their history, language and culture and where you have also the seniors be part of the cultural and share their stories and their traditions, and continue to grow young in the neighborhood. >> the intersection of technology and culture in this part of san francisco provides

a unique back drop for a thriving community embracing the past while looking to the future. the filipino influence ingrained in soma serves as remindser of the power of cultural diversity and importance of celebrating in our ever changing world. >> we do in a way which is exciting engaging-the idea is bring the stories to life, because they are so relevant to the questions we all are asking today about where we belong, who are we, who do wree want to be.

we wanted to be do something about food, because it is such a wonderful entrance. to get people to think what are these cultures, how did they come about and how do i relate to them. we can't live the idea [indiscernible] >> there is hundreds if not thousands of immigrants kitchens and we wanted to show how immigration from 1849 through now the different dishes bought here and how it shaped the culture of the city. . not the thing we have to sit down and read for hours and hours, but you get a 2 and a half minute story and the feeling you can eat those foods and never get a dish the same way again. you have the context. >> we decided to set an journey

across the city. the result is [indiscernible] >> san francisco is a place where there are so many different immigrants communities. we are a sanctuary city, a welcoming place to be and the melting spot is a great to get out and explore the city, the history and how we got to have some of the best cuisine in the country and maybe even the entire world. >> my mother and myself and two sisters--we had to leave quick. my mom had one hour to pack and gather her things and gather her kids and head to the airport and evacuate. we found ourself in san francisco. my grand mother was already here. that is why san francisco was the destination for us. it goes back to my grand mother

and who loved to travel and she was also very afraid of the war going on in vietnam. she came to san francisco and she kind of fell in love with the sitdy. city. she visited the italian deli by oakland beach because she loved the beach and met the owner and the owner told her that this place is for sale and she decided this is her opportunity to stay in san francisco and her dream to be a business owner and open a restaurant. >> i was born [indiscernible] i graduated from a french program culinary school, then i [indiscernible] at that time, we had college of san mateo in the back yard and had

a program for foreign students and we got together and went to the american embassy and this woman welcomed us and she gave both. it is not [indiscernible] and then after that i got accepted and [indiscernible] ended up in san francisco where i had friends so i came to college of san mateo. from there, i transferred to chico state college, so i graduated there and that is when my culinary adventure started. i love cooking and also remind me of my childhood mptd >> my father had a dream and grit and determination. worked very very hard. to me, food is one of the most readily

accessible to understanding a culture. i don't think many people have the opportunity to travel to armenia or lebanon. we are lucky in the city, the abundance of asian cuisines and [indiscernible] restaurants are in many ways an opportunity to engage with another culture through food. >> my grand father had his backyard you name it, we had it. [indiscernible] but my grandma's cookie the memories of the [indiscernible] very powerful. when you channel these memories there is a image because it is a experience all 5 senses get if to it. i think that is why city is so important for immigrants.

the first thing you [indiscernible] we got to eat. you got to nourish the body and you remember and i went from memory really. >> i remember my grand mother telling me stories that when she first opened in 1971, people really didn't know much about vietnamese food and she started selling the italian deli food and half the food and half vietnamese food and she stands in the corner trying to pass samples just to lur customers into the restaurant and try vietnamese food. i think when you enter a new place and you have your family and you have each other and food is what holds your family together. at least for my family for sure, that is the time we get to enjoy food, make connections, bond, sit together

and be together. i just remember my grand mother and mom working hard all the time and once a week we would have family dinners. we gather and she would cook the food. all the kids we always look forward to that. my grand mother coming in 1971, she brought vietnamese food in san francisco. we are one of the first vietnamese arrest raunt restaurant in san francisco. >> for san francisco to have this map and look at all the people who came here and made things you can only find in sf. we are the place to get a

mission burete. burrito. that could be overlooked and not seen [indiscernible] >> important because it highlights the san francisco, the diversity for each restaurant and each spot on the map to share their story through food they serve to diners. i think it is special way to highlight the welcomeness and the [indiscernible] san francisco community is bay area has. >> it is one of the project that is so uniquely san francisco that speaks to the long history of immigration and cuisine the city has been known for. the melting spot allows the small businesses that have been around for a while to really shine with their own unique stories and flavors and so we really love it.

the ecosystem in san francisco is very unique and very welcoming of immigrants and immigrant initiatives. san francisco choice to honor us with the legacy business recognition really shows their support of small local businesses. >> a legacy business is a business that has been around and open in san francisco for at least 30 years. legacy businesses are the most foundational businesses in our neighborhood corridors. they provided services and a place for community to gather for often times for generations. they are really part of the culturally fabric that makes san francisco neighborhoods so unique. >> the idea is take what i think is [indiscernible] about immigration, about belonging, about some of the amazing history of the city. [indiscernible]

>> turning on the microphones everyone. >> oh, on the whole time. >> no it was not. >> the mics were off. >> i'm on, i'm on. >> now you're on. >> mic is on now leave it on for roll call. >> okay. >> take it out of the best practices. >> how to