for supporting the operation, maintenance and programming of city-owned community and cultural centers as well as to the mohcd for cultural districts in the city neighborhoods. and, lastly, for the arts commission to address needs in the arts committee as determined by cultural services allocation plan so those are the five different categories of funding that would be -- that the hotel tax revenues would be dedicated towards. we were able to fund cultural districts and i want to thank the controler's office in particular for how we were going to fund this without very much of an impact to the general fund. so thank you for that. i think our city -- i'm grateful we had done this for years, but i hope that we can do this for generations to come. with that said, i want to bring up director. thanks for your work on this. >> absolutely. thank you, supervisor tang, members of budget and finance committee. thank you for your consideration of this today. i just want to ebbicho the than you to controller's office, budget office, grants for the arts, cultural district representatives and all th

i hope you will support chinatown cultural center's dance on waverly, and dance on chinatown. it has been healthy for our communities, and i hope you will support our ask for more activities like this in the community. we feel that the chinese culture center's dance on waverly and activities have made us very happy. and it has been very happy and healthy for our group and community. thank you. [end of translation] >> thank you. >> supervisor cohen: thank you. [speaking spanish] [voice of interpreter] >> good morning, supervisors. my name is roger, and i'm one of the members of casa gusta. we're here to demonstrate the importance of youth programs, programs provide the support and resources youth need to grow as people and leaders. youth have the opportunity to understand what are the roots -- root causes of the problems and conditions we see in our communities. we understand that we also have something to contribute to the struggle and are able to create change through political campaigns and organizing the community. instead of punishing us or incarcerating us, you should sup

one hundred sixty of his black and white photos are now on display in art and cultural center the french photographer. but only monochrome photography could be genuine art. not to finish out the show today let me ask you which celebrity could you recognize if you only saw the hair can anyone has it has to really be that recognizable well if they can and has a top five. european celebrities who are instantly recognizable thanks to their trademark hairstyles. this dutch royal hasn't changed the days. in fifty days beatrix of the netherlands who reigned as queen of the netherlands will thirty three years into abdication in twenty thirteen. she was known for her problematic leadership style and she hasn't changed to this day. this music legend meanwhile is famous as one of the best selling artists of all time and for his majestic mullet in fourth place rod stewart this. has been through ups and downs in this personal life but his mother has been a constant for decades. this french legend is just one me to fifty three told us he's one of the greats and sonny is variations on his signature bob

i'm with the chinese culture center of san francisco in chinatown, also known as c.c.c. the c.c.c. is an active member of the a.p.i. council. as you know, 42% of a.p.i.'s live in poverty. chinatown is especially disadvantaged with most of our families living in single-family residence occupancies, s-r-o's. the art and culture connection for our community, our surveys show most of our families earn 40,000 or less annually. they have never been to the ballet or symphony, but do come to the c.c.c. to visit the innovative exhibitions and to enjoy world class performances at the chinatown festival and dance on waverly. >> supervisor cohen: thank you. thank you very much. next speaker. >> good morning. my name is talley wong on behalf of the asian pacific islander council of san francisco, we are asking that the board of supervisors put back the 18 expiring programs into the budget. these 18 expires programs come just under $1.5 million. these funded programs include needs around behavioral health, domestic violence, workforce development, youth services, tenant rights, neighborhood and

departments with the cultural heritage assets committee and having an ability to tie in and i think the cultural center is under the commission's purview, right? a lot of the oral histories and a lot of the cultural, intangible, cultural assets, that were expanded by the cultural centers, having access to the information. i don't want to expand the scope of their contract, but it's the archivist at the library. there's an immense amount of information that's digitally available and having that as somehow incorporated into wherever we can get it incorporated so they can be connected and accessed would be good. >> beth rubenstein, public works. i forgot to mention, thank you, that there are three types of kiosks. one is a standard advertising kiosks with three panels. the second is micro-business. and the third is interactivity one. that would have an awning and have a panel for interactivity. it's exactly to your point. it would probably be digital, map, way-finding, history of the site. and we're really excited period tha -- about that. and i've been talking to community groups about seeing the kiosk a

we need the funding for culture centers to promote the culture in the city and carefully crafted measure will provide more space for our citizens and our artists. thank you. >> supervisor fewer: thank you very much. next speaker, please. >> hi. thank you for the opportunity to be here. i'm ron goldman, director of education at the san francisco symphony. and also a resident of san francisco. arts are crucially important to me personally and also in my professional life. they're a critical part of the fabric of san francisco, helping to define what this city is. the san francisco symphony for 100 years has been very involved in the pursuit of ensuring that everyone in the city has access to arts. when the school district made its first cuts to music a number of decades ago, the symphony stepped in and formed a partnership with the san francisco unified school district to created a ventures in music program, a program that ensures every single child with music services in grades 1-5. in every elementary school in the neighborhood, every community. we see how important the arts are. this eq

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mall cultural diplomacy is on the agenda on wednesday the inauguration of a french cultural center and meeting young nigerian entrepreneurs. have you sell a nickel reporting there for us from nigeria still to come on the program brags that trade attentions and sovereign debt the e.u. faces some major economic counselors is that up to the challenge. that stories coming up in business with ana humphrey but i'll still be covering we'll be taking a look at the russian pension reform a lot of people in the country don't like all the attention is fixated on the wall cup all of that coming up in around one minute's time x. washington. so this is the view from my seat in the horn section. sarah with knows her stuff. think this is going to be the most incredible. musicians and conductors. and she shows just how diverse classical music can be there.

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there is the cultural center, the library, we really need -- none of the people who have lived here are going to move into that building. the density, let's look to who we are serving. let's look at amr and, like, what that is taking into -- what kind of incomes that is taking into consideration because it has not serving the people that we are displacing. it is so sad. >> thank you for your comments. next speaker, please. >> hello. i'm the executive director of. [speaking foreign language] it is right across the street. one of the things i believe it is a board needs to take a stand on making sure that this area has health protections. there are children right next door. we just heard a couple of people speak to, not only the potential, but research, understanding about the impact and their health. and it is our responsibility as public institutions and, you know, people who are doing this work in the city, to ensure that the public is safe. i also think -- the independent third-party study, in my mind becomes essential. that would be required of anything that is done there. my prefere

frankfurt is the leading cultural center and it hosts the world's largest book fair.the fair was first held over five hundred years ago after you had a school bag invented the printing press. today is that she was just a stone's throw from left of the. fun forward. back in the eighteenth century when good was born only had about thirty thousand residents. but it was the coronation city of the kaiser's of the holy roman empire and as a free imperial city it had some autonomy. but above all it was a center of trade thanks to the trade routes and the trade for the structure for. the house where good was born is no newseum during one hundred thousand visitors a year. the house has been restored to its original with great attention to detail . the famous writer lived for twenty five years this is also where he wrote his a pistol or a novel the sorrows of young. he wrote that in frankfurt and it was revolution of his isn't kind songs revolutionized poetry and his play good from burleson and also written in fun first transform german drama. a few meters from good as house yo

together with some friends he wants to buy this vacant cultural center they want to call the project are the envy. you have once artists to move in and work at the center he's passionate about his idea but he and his friends don't have the money to turn it into reality yet still he remains optimistic and a model innovations drive the whole world to develop and there should be as many of them as possible you have to have a hundred wild ideas and the end to remain that work and they move us forward and. you have yet to be in in things the basic income is a real innovation. and he believes it would be a shame to get rid of it after the two year trial. there are around one point three billion cars and trucks on our planet but any around two million of them have an electric motor that risk builds to few charging stations in operation plus the cost of the vehicles is too high for many. nonetheless the number of electric vehicles is forecast to hit forty million by twenty twenty five not soon enough for some of them all green minded citizens of mexico. it's clear weather but a blanket of smo

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culture is losing ground to capital its most prominent victim tom phillips these some cultural centerf the ninety's and early two thousand right in the heart of palin. because later palin. minister for cultural affairs it's a place with sentimental value as i know one thing top the list was centrally located this used to be a hot spot it was surrounded by similar venues although it's hard to see it nowadays it was a kind of beacon emitter everything else gravitated towards it the dynamic at the time made it the biggest hot spot among many of its kind it had huge symbolic power for the city of berlin and now that's fading it's left a gaping hole in the book office when. after a long battle tackle is finally closed in twenty twelve. answers workshops are being edged out all over ballin most recently here in the palace arden's cars are over three hundred fifty studios disappear each year due to rising rents. just keep the i.q. test no studio space left forward more and more disappear every month is pretty hokey saying cthulhu. over harlan in the district of vetting is one of the last big

is one of stockholm's newest attractions it's located on the outskirts of the art gallery and cultural center is found in venda an island in the stockholm archipelago. the natural surroundings play an important role in the exhibitions and in the architecture visitors enjoy stunning views of the archipelago almost everywhere whether in the restaurant or in the art gallery. ot or with kong or with the way the art of the nature is so we have to plan the exhibition so that we either show the nature or we have to put it away. so the nature is always they are so it's always a part of the things that we show. back in the city from the recent mariama socialize on a ship that's been taken out of service they have some advice on how to make friends here. but. we can be a little bit hard to get it like get contact with their peer as a tourist so needs to be a little bit of a problem and talk to us. don't be shy. but even if it takes a while to make friends with sweets for many visitors to stockholm it's love at first sight. well that is all we have time for on this site says i but thank you for changing

many buildings were converted like this former slaughter house which has been turned into a cultural center. at the moment the exhibits on display focus on the topics of movement. the north east of the spanish capital is more reminiscent of new york this is where you'll find the highest skyscrapers in spain the quatro thought a door for towers was designed by a team that included star architect norman foster. they lie at the heart of the grid snoopy's news district. for more traditional atmosphere head for the sweet shop navios in the city center. the small family owned business has been producing violet flavored candy for over one hundred years. and lots of people give them as gifts at birthdays weddings baptisms a first communion and we have special versions of these events or you can buy them as a souvenir as madrid when you their money. back to the old district of latino location scout but offer help if you go i stopped off at his favorite bar. rodrigues. is the kind of this place to be it's been around since eight hundred sixty you know it's a very authentic experience it's a mixture o

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procedures and the delivery of hygiene kits to the migrants we have identified three social cultural centers to allow receptions during the day the camp began forming a couple of months ago when the first tents were erected and by the middle of june the camp had significantly increased after some migrants were evicted from a nearby disused building and while charities are trying to help locals have expressed concerns about the newcomers presence. charlotte visits the camp. in a public garden in the heart of the city hundreds of refugees stand in line for their next meal one of them we will be calling him it has been in the city for two months he's agreed to speak to us as long as we hide his identity. we are lost hopeless there are problems with finding somewhere to live we don't sleep well it's very terse and it's painful very painful because there is a risk of epidemics here not at all happy because we're in danger here and sanitation is a big issue it's estimated that around five hundred people live in this camp yet there is only one toilet and just a single water tap they've been here fo

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