that has the history of the mural on the back and who everybody is. we gets on the muni line that goes past the safe way and talks about the mural to muni riders and sells that package. it's a wonderful spiral it gets the money for the maintenance and it also makes more people aware of the mural and the neighborhood cares about it and it's a community benefit. and i always liked that idea. so, we actually funded them to do some they received funding to implement the mural and we funded them to do some maintenance work. part of the match was his time. mona's time and the neighbor's time and the money they collected from muni riders, there is a lot of way to roll stuff like this. >> yeah. >> the standpoint of looking at stake holders through our community meetings. are you excited about this plan? yeah, great. are you excited enough to donate money up front or will it be worth it to you to say 20 dollars a month because you live, work in front of this pla place. are you interested in the spiritualy and financially enough to contribute to it. that's goin

the grandeur of these murals is fantastic.y of the students who have come here have come here and are very proud of these murals. they're so happy that they're still here and are being preserved. >> to learn more about the civic art collection, visit >> welcome to "culture wire." on this episode, we visit with one of the arts commissions very special teams. >> the asia-pacific island cultural center receives help from the census but our commission. john mean today to talk about in off festival is the executive director. welcome. i understand this is the 13th annual festival. can you tell me the name? >> the name is a celebratory name. we also celebrate what we call the asian-pacific islanders as well, in terms of culture, experience, and multidisciplinary arts. >> the festival is actually very wide-ranging. you have 16 venues, and how many different performing arts centers? >> we have over 85 artists participating, 16 venues, 21 events. there are over 15 groups that are performing. >> there recently kicked off at the beginning

they also painted a mural in san francisco. finally, it's on the outside of the berkeley community theater. all people brought together through the arts. unfortunately, it was not the last. the war came along. and anton refurgie. there were controversial. there were tried in washington in 1953. he had a panel showing the arts and sciences. there is luther burbank and jack london. there was a thing on the side. it says federal art project and has beginning and ending date. that is a wall which becomes a tomb stone. the artists themselves are becoming ghosts. that's what he's doing there. joseph danish. head of the projects, it is it was a wonderful time that he woke up every morning wondering how long it would last. they were being paid to produce public art. well, what happened of course is the war. the war came along. and roosevelt could see it coming. so, very few people understand the new deal segways into war. they beefed up the military bases like fort mason. my 1943, they are all killed. the war did what the new deal coul

some of the murals suffered wear damage. we really began to organize getting funding through the arts commission and various other sources to restore the murals. they don't have that connection or thread or maintain that connection to your history and your past, what do you have? that's one of the major elements of what makes quality of life in san francisco so incredible. when people ask me, and they ask me all the time, how do you get to coit tower, i say you walk. that's the best way to experience the gradual elevation coming up above the hustle and bustle of the city and finding this sort of oasis, if you will, at the top of the hill. when i walk through this park, i look at these brick walls and this lawn, i look at the railings around the murals. i look at the restoration and i think, yeah, i had something to do with that. learning the lessons, thank you, landmarks meet landmarks. the current situation at pioneer park and coit tower is really based in public and private partnership. it was the citizens who came togethe

we have had this mural of for about six years and it has not been tagged. it really works as a deterrent. a lot of us graffiti artists have been waiting for an opportunity like this, to express ourselves on walls. and there are so many walls around the city that could be beautified. i am so thankful that this opportunity has come about. >> my word encourage anyone who is thinking about it to really jump on the bandwagon. it is looking beautiful. when i came here this morning, i was notified that taggers were there last night, but fortunately, they did not touch our building. >> to check out the mural in person, stop by 65 polk road. in addition to being a street smarts artist, he has been teaching students about the value for public space and creating public art for the communities through a program called where art lives. for a full list of other in your locations and to learn more about the efforts to combat vandalism, visit >> about four years ago, [inaudible] look at how beautiful this was. there is our relationship to the planet. these regions are the

chances you saw our kid's murals. the residency start with a phone call and meeting to meet with people in the community that are interested in doing a project that involved transforming part of their neighborhood. a couple of years ago i had funding from an oakland based foundation to do a n mosaic project. i had done a project for the school 2 years beforehand. we had the money and i couldn't get the principal to meet with me for a 20 minute meeting. i meet with the principal and some parents and the chosen teachers one or 2 teachers and we will start a project. i had the money. they didn't have to come up with the money. i couldn't get the principal to meet with me. one of my murals was up in their school. i told the secretary said we am lose the opportunity. i got the teacher who sounded like this was dumped in my lap. can you work with 400 of our kids. >> no only 40. i couldn't get her to return a phone call. i went to the funder and said if i can't get the people to sit down and meet with me when i'm bringing a

we have had this mural of for about six years and it has not been tagged. it really works as a deterrent. a lot of us graffiti artists have been waiting for an opportunity like this, to express ourselves on walls. and there are so many walls around the city that could be beautified. i am so thankful that this opportunity has come about. >> my word encourage anyone who is thinking about it to really jump on the bandwagon. it is looking beautiful. when i came here this morning, i was notified that taggers were there last night, but fortunately, they did not touch our building. >> to check out the mural in e

the grandeur of these murals is fantastic. many of the students who have come here have come here and are very proud of these murals. they're so happy that they're still here and are being preserved. >> to learn more about the civic art collection, visit

we have had this mural of for about six years and it has not been tagged. it really works as a deterrent.

we have had this mural of for about six years and it has not been tagged. it really works as a deterrent. a lot of us graffiti artists have been waiting for an opportunity like this, to express ourselves on walls. and there are so many walls around the city that could be beautified. i am so thankful that

some of the murals suffered wear damage.e really began to organize getting funding through the arts commission and various other sources to restore the murals. they don't have that connection or thread or maintain that connection to your history and your past, what do you have? that's one of the major elements of what makes quality of life in san francisco so incredible. when people ask me, and they ask me all the time, how do you get to coit tower, i say you walk. that's the best way to experience the gradual elevation coming up above the hustle and bustle of the city

the grandeur of these murals is fantastic. many of the students who have come here have come here and are very proud of these murals. they're so happy that they're still here and are being preserved. >> to learn more about the civic art collection, visit >> thank you for coming today. today is the disaster council meeting for friday, september 10, 2010. i'm going to take this opportunity to let you know that we will be making some changes to the agenda, mostly due to the san bruno fire that occurred yesterday. we will reorder the agenda today, and we will be adding the discussion to the agenda regarding yesterday's fire, as well as a moment of silence on this ninth anniversary of the 911 that tax. we realize the ninth anniversary is tomorrow, but we wanted to recognize that since this body is the disaster council. we will also be taking a recess at approximately 1:30 for an emergency briefing, and we are planning and to reconvene at 2:15, and i apologize for this, but it is unavoidable, and i want to thank you for your patienc

the grandeur of these murals is fantastic. many of the students who have come here have come here and are very proud of these murals. they're so happy that they're still here and are being preserved. >> to learn more about the civic art collection, visit >> thanks, guys for showing up. wanted to give you an update on our jobs efforts now. as you know, the jobs now program, which was funded through what is referred to as e.c.f., through the federal stimulus program, is due to expire on september 30. just a week or so from today. that will impact potentially, worst-case scenario, it will impact regardless, 4,127 families in san francisco. i want to repeat that. 4,127 families will be impacted by the termination of the federal stimulus. not everyone will lose their job, however. but all of them will be impacted because their employers, be it non-profits, private sector businesses, large and small, and the city itself, will no longer have that job subsidy. and that business, that non-profit, the agency will have to make a determin

the grandeur of these murals is fantastic. many of the students who have come here have come here and are very proud of these murals. they're so happy that they're still here and are being preserved. >> to learn more about the civic art collection, visit >> did you meet the executive commissioner rodney fong? item 2, approval of minutes for the august 2010 meeting. >> so moved. >> all in favor? any opposed? >> item 3, public comment on executive session. >> i would like to disclose that we voted to approve the settlement with the port commission on pier 38, maritime recreation center. >> is there a second? thank you. >> item 6, please be advised that the ringing and use of cell phones, pagers, and similar sound producing electronic devices are prohibited. the chairman or the removal from the meeting room and the persons responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound producing electronic device. a member of the public has up to 3 minutes to make permanent public comments on each agenda item on

the grandeur of these murals is fantastic. many of the students who have come here have come here and are very proud of these murals. they're so happy that they're still here and are being preserved. >> to learn more about the civic art collection, visit >> would the public please turn off their cell phones? the first item is roll call. [reading roll] commissioners, the quorum is established. item number two, consent calendar. all items listed here under are considered to be routine by the small business commission and will be acted upon by a single will call vote. there will be no separate conversation unless a member so requests, at which time it will be considered as a separate item later in the meeting. the approval of the meeting minutes. explanatory documents. the, approval of the meeting minutes. c, approval of the june minutes, explanatory documents, the special meeting minutes. these are action items. [ayes] >> for the past three years, i have had a candy store. i welcome the opportunity to be a part of the commission

it is a huge mural of incredible works. >> the san francisco civic arts collection has been in existencece the turn of the century. it consists of everything from monument to golden gate park to market street, other works in the collection, from the wpa era, the quite tower, the works from the george washington high school. we have the contemporary education, where they depict some of the vocational arts that were taught at george washington high school. what is interesting is the artist's and corp. of some of the -- incorporation of some of the architectural elements. they used the speaker from the p a system as part of the design. on the opposite side of the library, we have a large fresco which depicts the academic subjects that were taught at the time. it serves as a foil to the other fresco in the library, we have academic subjects on one side, vocational subjects on the other, and result is the concept of a well-rounded education. additionally, what we plan to do is the academy of hospitality and tourism will be part of, so the students can share with other students, faculty, the n

tuvo que unir 90 paneles. >> como si 70 ciudades no fueran suficientes y el artista quita ser otro murala combinación de pasta y salsa, y luego otra y otra por sólo $8.95. prueba salsas como la nueva y deliciosa chianti three meat y la cremosa parmesan portobello. más toda la ensalada y pan que gustes. ¿más pasta señora? para mí también! [ locutor ] olive garden. aquí estás en casa. por segundo dia buscan en un basurero municipal el cuerpo del que podÍa ser la sexta Íctima de un asesinato en serie.en menos de 24 horas las autoridades logran arrestar un alto numero de conductores que manejaban bajo la influencia del alcohol o drogas.el muni comiensa hoy a restaurar el servicio que unos meses cancelo por problemas de dinero.--los detalles hoy en horario especial a las 4:30 en noticias univision 14 fin de semana. >> una masacre y el abandono de varios caballos conmocionÓ al sur de la florida. el problema es mÁs complejo de lo que parece, advertimos que algunas imÁgenes son fuertes. >> en esta esquina mÁs de 20 caballos fueron abandonados en situaciones lamentables, los alambres de pÚas fuer

the collection ranges from painting and public buildings to murals, and from bronze busts in city hallsto cite specific structures. at this time, many of the large works are in desperate need of repair, and a long-term innovative solution is needed to make sure these public treasures will be cared for. >> the story of the arts commission program begins with ruth fromstein. 2010 marks her 50th year as an art dealer. at the helm of the county, she had represented some of the most notable of bay area artists, and continues to look for new talent. >> the artists that i represent, what do i choose them, if asked to do with a background of what the gallery is about. i love the idea of finding new guys and watching them grow. it is the old fashioned way of having a nunnery, which is having a stable. what you have is loyalty to them, artists are loyal to you. the philosophy behind that, my philosophy, has not changed since i started 49 years ago. i take care of you and you take care of me. it has been that way ever since. >>

it is a huge mural of incredible works. >> the san francisco civic arts collection has been in existence since the turn of the century. it consists of everything from monument to golden gate park to market street, other works in the collection, from the wpa era, the quite tower, the works from the george washington high school. we have the contemporary education, where they depict some of the vocational arts that were taught at george washington high school. what is interesting is the artist's and corp. of some of the --