cuisine mixed with american cuisine, and grew up cooking with my grandmother. as i grew older, i really found a lot of joy and fulfillment in cooking and coming up with my own recipes. once i got into the fire

department, it was a really easy transition to cooking on a daily basis. my mom said, if you love to eat, you will know problem learning how to cook. it's like cooking for your family especially since this is a blue collar job and regular people food. that is a lot of things that go on into preparing firehouse meals. we pay for our own meals.

we go, we shop and we spend divided upon the amount of people in on the meal. in the morning, there is a sign up board and you can sign up for lunch and dinner. my name is figueroa and at station 5 is pillar. when we go in typically, we sort of span out in our meals situation and whoever is cooking dictates to what we are going to eat. we are going to take care of the pasta, bread, heavy cream, eggs, a pound of butter. three polish killbasa and onion and garlic.

>> you have a lot of people hustling. >> we are doing this technique on the chicken where we are going to cook it in high heat for about 15 minutes and turn it down. we started at 425, and dropped the temperature at 375. >> my name is oj leonardo, a firefighter first, always, for the city and county of san francisco. >> it's unique. one of the few houses where the officers cook. they are on the cooking detail. so cooking is a big part of our tradition here in the fire department. when you cook for your folks, you are showing how

much you care for them. you don't have to be an excellent cook, just show that you care. when you are at home, you put whatever you want together and people will eat it. there are no rules. in the firehouse, it's a different story. now, whoever is cooking, the first thing we ask is, no. 1, are there any diet restrictions because one of my firefighters is kosher and vegan. here at 12, we make sure that everyone eats. >> when i'm planning my meals, i tend to weigh it, i guess is the best way to describe it. i don't make a list, i don't typically go from recipes. i will sort of go into the rolodex in my mind and think of

what possibilities i have depending on if it's cold outside, if it's hot, do you want to barbecue, do we want a soup, a salad, go light, heavy and decadent. when i first came in, i had some experience in cooking. i think the big difference for me was knowing how to cook for many people and how to shop. that was a pretty big deal because i had no idea how many chickens to get to make roast chicken for 11 guys. luckily, i had some really cool people help me along the way. when goaledberg, who was a staple here at station 5 was we me the first day that i cooked and he said, look here kid, you are going to be all right. we are getting this many salad,

chicken, pasta and you will be all right. don't worry about it. he was throwing things in the shopping cart and i could barely keep up. i thought how is he going to turn all this for a meal for the guys. that's really where i had to wrap my behind around this is how we do it here. lloyd, and all the people here at 5, when i first came in were nothing but helpful when it came to that and everything and parting knowledge to the next person, the next generation is being part of being in this fire department. they for the most part know and every once in a while something new.

>> when we get dispatched to a call, we'll put everything on hold and will do whatever duties we need to fulfill and then we'll come back finish cooking and go on with the day. >> the biggest challenge for me is to make sure that i have a meal that everyone likes. that's the biggest scare. if they don't like it, one guy is on the phone calling for pizzas and the rest are scraping their meal. that has happened. it's really important to pass on traditions. station 5 is famous for setting up the linen, the cloth and tradition. once you have caesar in the firehouse, you won't have it again outside the firehouse.

>> i'm filipino and had my grandmother in the kitchen. we learned how to cook because we were always helping my mom in the kitchen. my mom never measured anything, neither my grandma and i had to always watch because when they turn their back, that is where they made their move. now with cooking, i use simple ingredients and let them speak for themselves. >> i think there is something to be said about coming together and sharing a meal. there is something that happens, some kind of magic that happens spinning across the table. you know, it's a moment where everybody has something in common. the next thing you know people are talking and engaging and there is a sense of community,

and that's important whether it's in the firehouse or outside of the firehouse. that's why it's important in my family that we eat together. >> the biggest thing that the food that i cook for them and we do together is to show how much you love your fellow firefighter. that's our bond. we do it through food. it's more than just the food. i remember we had two of our firefighters pass away in a fire that turned into something. we were together at that moment, and we were able to talk about them and think about them before we started our meal and during our meal. and we would just sit there and just be together and have a moment. in the end, being a firefighter, is all about

people. if you love people, this is the job for you. if you see people in need and respond to people in need, and then you are sharing meals with your fellow firefighters, it's a people business. so, that food just makes that bond even greater. if you are eating, you are paying. so all of you guys, i hope brought enough money to pony up. [ laughter ] oh, this is something. i told you, who needs to measure. [ laughter ]

in the fire department, everyone is willing to help. you have to bring your a game. >> you would walk into the door and encompass two doors with the

stitch and clothing and factory side and fellowship ensure educational component of the development program workshop, classes, internships and apprenticeships. it's a pipeline through to the four deposit and i got in trouble with graffiti and fell into the law and the land and had to make a change. it's a wall, a gallery. three days after i got in trouble and got out and the other things, i took a nap during the day and in the middle of the nap something said learn how to sew. i thought why. i called my mom immediately and she said i used to do that in japan and i said why did you stop, because i had you. so i thought i would keep that

going. everybody presents printing the shirts and skate boards and t-shirts. i thought what is another commodity than t-shirts and it was jeans. i took a sewing class and they said don't do it. and i started sewing jeans. that's how i started and never stopped. my friend said she's a residential counselor for youth and that's what got me into education. i thought, what's up, bro? i didn't want to criticize and these kids and it just clicked. whatever happens. this is it. i'm going to use that skill that i got in trouble for translating into this and now i'm sewing

jeans and behind learning is also teaching. education and graffiti, that became the holy stitch that synergy of youth, art, community, safe space. the safe space questioning and why aren't jeans made here and how come youth are generating jobs and empowering themselves and get your clothes fixed. to be able to distribute that off the screen, vacant vibrant allowed that. vacant vibrant helped to pair new businesses with storefront to create new opportunities for downtown. this project has given it a number of kinds of businesses the opportunity to test the waters in downtown and explore exciting new models that

work for an evolving downtown neighborhood for workers, visitors and residents. >> vacant vibrant allowed a wider audience to the work and empowerment that holy stitch does. the reason that it's important for small businesses, the ones that their applications that didn't get accepted or approved, it gave them hope and a different perspective on what vacant vibrant spaces can be. i hope that vacant vibrant helps to support the businesses because there is a height of abandonment issue in san francisco where it's a prized treasure and disappears. vacant vibrant can do more. >> vacant vibrant can do more than a pop-up and see what that

looks like. >> it was an outdoor stadium for track and field, motorcycle and auto and rugby and cricket located in golden gate park, home to professional football, lacross and soccer. adjacent to the indoor arena. built in the 1920s. the san francisco park commission accepted a $100,000 gift from the estate to build a memorial in honor of pioneers in the area. the city and county of san francisco contributed an additional $200,000 and the stadium was built in a year. in the 1930s it was home to several colleges such as usf, santa clara and st. mary's for

competition and sporting. in 1946 it became home to the san francisco 49ers where they played nearly 25 years. the stayed de yam sat 60,000 fans. many caught game the rooftops and houses. the niners played the last game against the dallas cowboys january 3, 1971 before moving to candlestick park. the stadium hosted other events before demolition in 1989. it suffered damages from the earthquake. it was reconstructed to seat 10,000 fans with an all weather track, soccer field and scoreboards. it hosts many northern california football championship games. local high schools sacred heart and mission high school used the field for home games. the rivalry football games are

sometimes played here. today it is a huge free standing element, similar to the original featuring tall pink columns at the entrance. the field is surrounded by the track and used by high school and college football and soccer. it is open for public use as well. [music] digital literacy is something severely lacking in our world

today and it takes a lot to understand that. food water and shelter have basic necessities so long we forget about wifi and connection to the interenet and when you go into communities and realize peep ople are not able to load homework and talk to teachers and out of touch with the world. by providing the network and system we are able to allow them to keep up in the modern age. >> folks still were not served by internet throughout the city and tended to be low income people, people in affordable housing. people of color and limited english and seniors, all those are high concentrations in affordable housing, so we thought given that we had a fiber network that stretched throughout the city reaching deep into neighborhoods that would be a perfect opportunity to address it in san francisco. >> the infrastructure the city

and star help us run are dejtle programs. it played a critical role from the time we opened during covid till now so we were able to collaborate with online services that offer tutoring and school support. it also helped us be able to log the kids on for online school during covid, in addition to like, now that everybody has switched most of their curriculum online we can log kids on to the online homework, check grades in addition to helping parent learn how to use the school system portm >> the office of digital equity our goal fiber to housing is insure we have all three legs of the 3 legged stool. the first leg is high quality internet connection. we liken the high quality internet

connection to the highway. the second leg is high quality devices. this is the car. you want to make sure the specks on the car is up to speed and lastly, it is important to get kind of that driver's education to learn how to navigate the road, to know the signs to watch out for in terms of making sure you are school while you are surfing the internet it is private so that is the digital literacy piece. >> my daily life i need the internet just to do pretty much everything. the internet has taken so much control over people's daily lives including myself that i just need it to get certain jobs done, i need it for my life. i need it. >> the program really seeks to where ever possible provide a service that's equivalent or higher speed and quality as the best commercial service . >> we serve all of san francisco, but we definitely have to be equitable in our

distribution of services. that means everybody gets what they need to be successful. >> actually one of the most gratifying part of my work here at department of technology, it is really bringing city resources to address problems faced with our communities with the highest need. >> i think it is important because i grew up in a low income community without internet access and it is hard. i think it is important for everyone to have internet access no matter their income and maybe one day their kid will have internet access for us and help the school and with their skills.

>> we serve. we are consumed daily. raw rice and [indiscernible] plus one appetizer and desert at the end. we want people to try a lot of thai local just as much as we can do. we decided to open the restaurant in san francisco because this is a foody city. it is a city people love to eat. people love food. we believe that where we open, people can find us if we have good

food. . that is why we open the restaurant in the middle of the financial district after the pandemic. it is super casual. something i consume when i was young. i bring it here. the same in my country. i want people to keep exciting with our food, with our menu and our restaurant.

. >> my name is dave, and i play defense. >> my name is mustafa, and i am a midfielder, but right now, i am trying to play as a goalkeeper, because they need a goalkeeper. >> soccer u.s.a. is a nonprofessional organization. we use sports, soccer in particular to engage

communities that can benefit from quality programs in order to lift people up, helping to regain a sense of control in one's life. >> the san francisco recreation and park department and street soccer u.s.a. have been partners now for nearly a decade. street soccer shares our mission in using sport as a vehicle for youth development and for reaching people of all ages. rec and park has a team. >> i'm been playing soccer all my life. soccer is my life. >> i played in the streets when i was a kid. and i loved soccer back home. i joined street soccer here. it was the best club to join. it helps me out. >> the tenderloin soccer club started in the summer of 2016. we put one of our mini soccer pitches in one of our facilities there. the kids who kpriez the club team came out to utilize that space, and it was beautiful

because they used it as an opportunity to express themselves in a place where they were free to do so, and it was a safe space, in a neighborhood that really isn't the most hospitalable to youth -- hospitable to youth playing in the streets. >> one day, i saw the coach and my friends because they went there to join the team before me. so i went up to the coach and asked, and they said oh, i've got a soccer team, and i joined, and they said yeah, it was he for everybody, and i joined, and it was the best experience ever. >> a lot of our programs, the kids are in the process of achieving citizenship. it's a pretty lengthy process. >> here, i am the only one with

my dad. we were in the housing program, and we are trying to find housing. my sister, she's in my country, so i realize that i have a lot of opportunities here for getting good education to help her, you know? yeah. that's the -- one of the most important things that challenge me. >> my dad was over here, making some money because there was not a lot of jobs back home. i came here, finish elementary in san francisco. after that, i used to go back to my country, go to yemen, my country, and then back here. last time i went back was a couple years ago. >> i came here six months, i know nobody. now i have the team has a family, the coaches. amazing. >> i'm hoping for lifelong friendships, and i'm super inspired by what they've been

able to achieve and want to continue to grow alongside them. >> i love my family, i love my team. they're just like a family. it's really nice. >> street soccer just received a five year grant from the department of children, youth and family, and this is an important inreflection point for street soccer u.s.a. because their work in our most important communities is now known beyond just san francisco recreation and park department, and together, we're going to continue to work with our city's most vulnerable kids and teach them to love the beautiful game. >> i want to tell everybody back home, i hope you all make it over here and join teams like this like street soccer u.s.a., and live your life. get a better life. >> right away, just be patient,

and then, everything will be okay. president trasvina. good evening and welcome to the february 12 meeting of the board of appeals. president tras vin at presiding officer joined by jr eppler, rick swig and jose lopez