murals and for an inspection and protection. the department as the property owner and one of the stewards of coit towers is interested in strongly supporting as stronglyly as soon as possible supporting their and we've brought through a resolution supporting the arts commission grant application and i do know there are a couple members of the arts commission staff that would like to speak if that's okay. i believe the first person who wants to speak a forgive me i'll look at my notes i believe it's rochelle >> thank you, mr. kency. good afternoon. i'm rochelle with the arts commission. i wanted to focus our comments on the murals themselves. number one the partnership with the commission and the rec and park department has been stoorl in working on the murals restoration it's also french to hear about the murals protection. and so the third thing is the resolution you have before you s to ask for your support for the grant application that was submitted to bank of america is to ask for additional monies from bank of america to i

the grow to the murals to repeal e help with the ongoing upkeep and maintenance of the murals to make sure their preserved for future generations. among the improvements that the usc to paint the handrails and having custom lighting in the bookstore and cleaning and filling the floor and steam cleaning all walkways and a comfortably the gallery flow. as the department has gone through the process we have a robust community plan that's been going on for probably about 8 years now as we've been working on this. specifically in the fall of 2012 we hemd held a series of the meeting to present this to the public and experiences on how coit tower could be improved. act out of that meeting came some community feedback that participants were wanting more information about the molls and a high quality merchandise being offered and beverage items to be offered. again that element of treating the property as a museum and having staff that areable 0 communicate the history of coit to the public this department has continued to hear the feedback from the community. in the fall of 2013, the departm

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

this giant mural appeared oa >>> most graffiti isn't usually welcomed but there's one mural near theican drawing a crowd. pope francis at the center of the painting. this giant mural appeared on a wall near the vatican and now it's being called superpope. pope francis is likened to superman in flight with his rosary and cape in tow. the vatican seems to approve. it's already tweeted a picture of the artwork. so if they say it's okay, i guess. >> comical. >> i don't see the pope in that light. >> i like that. he's a great pope. >> like the great karnow. >> yes. >> might be a little greater than me. >> only you would put those two together. >> we are going to get rain. >> yeah. a few showers. enjoy. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> hope: cocktails and camping. who knew? >> wyatt: mm-hmm. did you notice? >> hope: mm? >> wyatt: the drinks -- emerald drinks, emerald bay. >> hope: [ laughs ] >> wyatt: get it? >> hope: i get it. >> wyatt: [ chuckles ] [ chuckles ] >> charlie: emerald bay. that's a surfing spot, isn't it? >> liam: yeah. yeah. south of here on pch

the park has adopted policy to fund protection of the mural at an equivalent of 1 percent of the funds of the tower subject to our annual budget process. the lease we'll be considering prohibits private events. i want to thank my constituents who live near the tower and have given of their time to get to this day. i want to thank the arts department. i look forward to the tower opening in april and that will be the beginning of the new era. >> supervisor cohen. >> thank you. good afternoon everyone. studies have shown that children attending high quality preschool programs perform better throughout their subsequent years in school and graduate from high school at a higher rate than their peers. this is especially true for low income students and today i'm introducing a resolution to support senate bill 837, the kindergarten readiness act. it will make one year of high quality voluntary kindergarten registration. providing additional kindergarten, it will fill the gap for early education for our youngest students where only one in every four children preschool age children is now eligib

. >> let's look at the beautiful mural. i have never seen a mural created on asphalt. >> the heat of the asphalt, a new layer of asphalt. then, these wire rope templates that were fabricated for the line work get laid down and literally stamped into the asphalt, and then everything was hand-painted. >> maybe you could talk about some of the symbolism, maybe starting in the middle and working out. >> [inaudible] the flower of industry. >> it is like a compass. there's an arrow pointing north. >> within the great bear consolation, there are two pointed stars here. they typically lead one to the northstar, otherwise known as polaris. so i thought it has a layer of theme. >> let's talk about some of the other elements in the peace. we are walking along, and there is a weather vane. there's a sweet little bird hanging on the side. what kind of bird is that? >> [inaudible] the smallest of the gulf species, and it lives around the bay area. >> you want to talk about the types of flour patterns that you send? >> [inaudible] around

for example, there are murals all over tehran.you see these faces everywhere you go, looking down on you. huge, huge faces. most of them are either the ayatollahs, the former or current. intellectual leaders of the islamic revolution. or heroes of the 1980s iran/iraq war, volunteers or family members who went to fight the iraqis. the only mural that i saw that had one touch of anti-americanism was this one. in it, president obama is back to back with one of the sort of most famous villains from shiite islam. this is a guy who is believed to have murdered, in cold blood, the grandson of the prophet mohammad. and this -- the mural is basically indicating that obama is like this guy. his hand may be outstretched in a gesture of friendliness, but you can't trust him. >> william brangham from day han, thanks so much. he'll have an in-depth report on the effects of the sanctions for the weekday "newshour" in the coming weeks. >>> see more images from inside iran. visit us at newshour.pbs.org. >>> this is pbs "newshour weekend saturday."

this is going to be the third time that we had to renovate the murals up there. this part is really exciting and it's really exciting to see that the work is going on and they fix the water leak. but, i'm concerned about the lease, any other we talked about it a couple months ago. i guess there is three or four options floating around. talking to her i ndz -- understand there is a tight line because it involves other city agencies. i hope we can have some kind of community meeting before we come here and we can all settle on a plan and not have it, torpedoed or stops at the board of supervisors. i know some of the past contracts have passed here and not been implemented. this is kind of a -- we want things to do right. i'm sure the commission and the staff, so i think the more community and support we can have. preferably i prefer the first staff recommendations. i was there and i didn't see many people on the concrete. i just think that would be for the vendor. i have heard the other two proposals. i think it should be up to all of us and the better we have the

the next one there's water damage f to the murals and before they can be fixed the murals we need tod not in the art collection so i think it's rec and park responsibility and finally, the good news is thanks to the art commission and alison in rec and park and the general manager thank you for submitting the historic preservation application to receive a grant to do a study of the mothers building and if that's grants approved we'll do the assessment of study to get it fixed >> thank you. (calling names) >> good afternoon commissioners. i'm stephanie the co- coordinator for the san francisco alliance and the founder of allied garden. hopefully, this will be the beginning of february but i'm here to say we're excited about the new position and we as the u aa has the 50 organization of the meeting and levy has helped us create this position and we've excited to support you guys in whatever we can and looking forward to the success >> thank you. >> next speaker >> good afternoon. i'm kevin a board members of the human rights organization at the 16th and mission and an executive directo

creators are following in the footsteps of mural giant such as diage riveria. this changing the local inner city market sanctions, it's the local government that is behind it. a dedicated unit from the local police is creating free spaces for people to do their thing. >> translator: in 2002002,0008 were the government and giving people to be able to paint. >> reporter: the aim of the project is to get rid of graffiti like this and by opening up spaces it will encourage graffiti artists to paint. and great people like jose and they carry images and messages backed by the state but here at the diago museum there is a new generation of artists who are more rebelious and the new artists do that too and uses drug violence and resent social problems there is a much more rebelious tone because they are in free spaces, the street. not all of mexico is government backed, artist like sanir combined illegal painting with indesigns that are in the streets as well as gallery walls. >> translator: i don't work on political campaigns because i don't want my work to be tied to

me despido, vuelvo con ustedes y los espero para que disfruten de este bello mural. >>> gracias amelia fresco hasta el día 30, instalamos uno con 30 días de uso en el taxi. veamos si todavía funciona. ¿me puedes decir a qué huele aquí adentro? huele bien bonito. natural. no huele a taxi. [ locutor ] sin importar la cantidad de líquido, febreze libera un aroma continuo por 30 días. este aromatizante tiene 30 días. lo creo, lo creo. tiene que ser febreze. [ locutor ] febreze car mantiene la frescura en tu auto hasta por 30 días sin que se debilite, así que, respira tranquilo. con una capa ultradelgada y tecnología advil ion core™ de rápida absorbencia detiene el dolor antes de que empeore. nada funciona más rápido. nuevo advil® acción rápida. busque la caja blanca. ♪ acercate sorprendente que siga la algarabÍa ♪ vamos a divertirnos que ya llega el video del dÍa ♪ >>> y el video del dÍa lo tengo yo. >>> me encanta el weather. >>> tiene que ver con levantarse temprano. y el video del dÍa, miren como nos sentimos cuando suena el despertador, y miren este perrito que dice que realmente no se

pope francis turned up on a mural at the vatican, a pope who's nearing celebrity status.uld make the cover of "rolling stone." even on rainy days like this one, he pulls the crowds to its weekly audiences. more than 6 million have turned up in st. peter's square in the ten months pope francis became pope.g extreme north carolina and eastern virginia. 2 below up north of the pennsylvania border. tappahannock with snow on the ground and light winds in salisbury, zero right now. we've got 19 at reagan national. that's the warm spot easily and 8 in easton. not much of a windchill this morning but a windchill factor in a few spots running just barely below zero like martinsburg at 3 below. light winds. the snow pack allowed the very cold temperatures with the clear skies. this afternoon temps ranging from 28 in hagerstown to 35 in manassas. 33 at reagan national. we do have problems already on 270. >>> problems already and what time is it? really early. it's been a busy week and again today. you see our traffic feature behind me. it's on the northbound side of 270 right here n

. >> if you see /kaelly's mural in the building, there cannot be an imagery that's more related to this place. what people told us about what the importance of the windmills and the green houses and the flowers that used to be grown here and the wind, let's not forget the wind. >> we have to continue to invest in our city's infrastructure and creating new. this is a recreation center for the 21st century and for the 21st century communities. >> we finally made something after somebody that everybody needs and this is the park. >> feel like it really is a community. they are not the same thing, but it really does feel like there's that kind of a five. everybody is there to enjoy a literary reading. >> the best lit in san francisco. friendly, free, and you might get fed. ♪ [applause] >> this san francisco ryther created the radar reading series in 2003. she was inspired when she first moved to this city in the early 1990's and discover the wild west atmosphere of open mi it's ic in the mission. >> although there were these open mics every night of the week, they were super macho. people w

serving as a backdrop is a mural featuring images of local birds and san francisco's famous skyline. >> in the line between that is so natural, you can see birds and be in complete wilderness. i really like that about this. you could maybe get a little snapshot of what they are expecting. >> it is an interactive, keck sculpture that is interacted with by the visitor. >> they are a lot about and they fall down the belt. it moves the belt up, and if you turn that faster, the butterflies fall in the move of words. >> the art reflect the commission's commitment to acquiring the best work from the bay area and beyond. in addition to the five new commissions, 20 artworks that were already in the airport collection were reinstalled. some of which were historically cited in the terminal. it includes major sculptures by the international artists. as a collection, these art works tell the story of the vibrant arts scene in the early 1960's through the mid-1980s's. the illustrate san francisco's cultural center and a place of innovation that is recognized and the love throughout the world. one

. >> les digo que tengo un mural en el techo, y la gente entra mirando hacia el techo, luego pegan elue pudo abrir las puertas a nuestras cÁmaras, no se sentÍa satisfecho. >> han venido de otros lugares, pero "primer impacto" es "primer impacto". >> gracias pepe,luego de consultar a varios arquitectos, nos confirmaron que no existe algo asÍ en amÉrica latina, es algo origi ♪ ♪ >> ahora le damos la bienvenida a nuestro querido alejandro que viene a hablarnos de la transformaciÓn de chiqui rivera, que nos acompaÑan vÍa telefÓnica desde california, que como vieron saliÓ muy bella en la portada de people, en espaÑol,felicidades, chiquis. >> muchas gracias, cÓmo estÁn? >> feliz aÑo, tambiÉn estamos aquÍ con alejandro. quÉ manera de iniciar el aÑo, cÓmo se logra el encuentro entre ustedes? >> en un almuerzo en nueva york, con el editor de people en espaÑol, estÁbamos hablando de la posibilidad de hacer el programa con alguien que trabajara en los medios de comunicaciÓn para llevar el ejemplo a las casas, con alguien que de verdad estuviera batallando con el sobrepeso y demostrara que funcio

these drawings were later to influence the composition of the great mural the battle of anghiari.this particular horse was eventually cast by leonardo into an exquisite small bronze now known as the budapest horse. leonardo was as concerned for the city of milan as the duke himself. when the great plagues of the 1480s killed more than 50,000 milanese, the fastidious leonardo was revolted by the filthy streets, the hovels, that contributed to the spread of disease. he therefore designed a model city in which the sun would be allowed to reach into every corner and cleansing waters would carry away waste and provide canals. this building, for instance, is of particular interest because of its staircase, which is designed so that persons would be able to go up and down it without even seeing one another. the castle at chambord in france, although it was built after leonardo's death, has a similar feature based on leonardo's designs and displaying a similar effect of twisting motion. but plans for model cities did not seem to have much appeal for the great landowners of milan, and it i

monumental murals are becoming increasingly common in the capitol, and its creators are following inhe footsteps of the mexican mural giants. ♪ ♪ >> not only is this wall painting a local intercity market sanction, it's the local government that's behind it. a dedicated unit from the local police is creating free spaces for them to do their thing. in 20008, our anti graffiti unit became the graffiti unit to give young people space to paint freely instead of chasing after them to stop them from painting. >> the aim of the police project is to get rid of graffiti like this, which is common throughout mexico city and the idea is that by opening up spaces, it will encourage artists to paint more pleasing images. >> like many works by the great muralists, such as rivera or arrosco, they carry images and messages backed by the state. here at the museum, this specialist says there's a no generation of artists who are more rebellious and independent than their forefathers. >> while they go over the past, the new artists do that, too, but using more recent history such as drug violence and so

who is going to be paying for these millennials to paint their murals? >> well, nobody, the unicorns, or the children, this is the whole thing, passing the buck to the next generation that doesn't exist yet. and john maynard cane was fond of saying in the long run, we're all dead. who is going to do the actual work -- >> he doesn't think anybody should have to work at all. he thinks the government should give paychecks out, just for sitting on your couch, you exist, who is going to generate the taxes that will pay for the people on their couches? >> well, this is the big problem for communism, capitalism is forced altruism, i starve unless you find something usable for you. who is -- what is shocking is not that this guy wrote the piece, but this is the sentiment that is felt by many in the aftermath of the century, that is why it tried and failed. >> not many people care what the person from occupy wall street thinks, but we're hearing that the president is about to make income equality his center piece, the question is are the democrats going to go as

. >> if you see /kaelly's mural in the building, there cannot be an imagery that's more related to this place. what people told us about what the importance of the windmills and the green houses and the flowers that used to be grown here and the wind, let's not forget the wind. >> we have to continue to invest in our city's infrastructure and creating new. this is a recreation center for the 21st century and for the 21st century communities. >> we finally made something after somebody that everybody needs and this is the park. good morning and happy new year. >> happy new year. go 9ers. all right. (clapping) well, thank you all for km i know there are symso many departments ease our newly scorn or sworn in actually 4 times sworn in and our fire department and mary from treasure island and our commissioners that have been sworn in and about to be sworn in. today is a great day where we've got 44 appointees people who are upping upism in taking open this fantastic responsibility in representing our city in being what i have also said we need con did you notice to run this fantastic city.

. >> if you see /kaelly's mural in the building, there cannot be an imagery that's more related to this place. what people told us about what the importance of the windmills and the green houses and the flowers that used to be grown here and the wind, let's not forget the wind. >> we have to continue to invest in our city's infrastructure and creating new. this is a recreation center for the 21st century and for the 21st century communities. >> we finally made something after somebody that everybody needs and this is the park.

. >> if you see /kaelly's mural in the building, there cannot be an imagery that's more related to this place. what people told us about what the importance of the windmills and the green houses and the flowers that used to be grown here and the wind, let's not forget the wind. >> we have to continue to invest in our city's infrastructure and creating new. this is a recreation center for the 21st century and for the 21st century communities. >> we finally made something after somebody that everybody needs and this is the park. >> i tried to think about this room as the dream room, where we dream and bring some of those dreams to life. i feel very blessed that i have been able to spend the last 31 years of my life doing it my way, thinking about things better interesting to me, and then pursuing them. there are a lot of different artists that come here to work, mostly doing aerial work. kindred spirits, so to speak. there is a circus company that i have been fortunate enough to work with the last couple of years. i use elements of dance and choreography and combine that with theater tech

. >> if you see /kaelly's mural in the building, there cannot be an imagery that's more related to thislace. what people told us about what the importance of the windmills and the green houses and the flowers that used to be grown here and the wind, let's not forget the wind. >> we have to continue to invest in our city's infrastructure and creating new. this is a recreation center for the 21st century and for the 21st century communities. >> we finally made something after somebody that everybody needs and this is the park. (music) >> herb theatre,open rehearsal. listen to the rehearsal. i think it is fun for them, they see our work process, our discussions, the decisions we make. it is good for us. we kind of behavior little bit when we have people in the audience. msk (music) >> we are rehearsing for our most expensive tour; plus two concerts here. we are proud that the growth of the orchestra, and how it is expanded and it is being accepted. my ambition when i came on as music director here -- it was evident we needed absolutely excellent work. also evident to me that i thought ever

this is after the doing the murals. i'm mario i'm one of 9 sons. my mom and dad raised us in the community awhile she fight in the community she didn't fight us she beat us and made the familiar roses that reverend townsend talked about. i want to thank everyone for coming out. in the one of my mom's themes. sure. michael, thank you for doing this project. i need to set the record straight for people in this community. there was an outreach done in this community people complaining about black folks not obeying being accepted in this project they were. some of them didn't qualify and do what they were supposed to do. they didn't follow through with what they were supposed to do. reverend mccrepe maid that everyone got into this project. those who got in did what they were supposed to do. awning driveway would you raise our hand. mark he got back into the project so i know it works he's my brother envy twin. outreach works (clapping) so i wanted to set the record straight. michael working diligently with this family and chinatown worked diligently w

improving visitor flow and implementing a mural protection plan for the area. one of the things that has been a priority for the community and department in this process is that we believe that coit tower is a historic treasure and should be treated as a museum rather than an attraction. we'll created to intensity a contract that improves the visitor experience into in terms of the professionalism of the operation and how knowledgeable their staff is and how we're presenting that information to the visitors as well as the items that are offered. we got a lot of feedback from the community we're happy to incorporate. so in june of 2012 the rec and park commission selected terry grim to operate the coy tower concession and we entered into new york city with mr. grim. a little bit of background he has run a number of successive family businesses here in san francisco including the anchor those take care bar and other businesses in northern california. the department i think was particularly the foreign commission were particularly attracted to again, the mr. grimz

. >> if you see /kaelly's mural in the building, there cannot be an imagery that's more related to this place. what people told us about what the importance of the windmills and the green houses and the flowers that used to be grown here and the wind, let's not forget the wind. >> we have to continue to invest in our city's infrastructure and creating new. this is a recreation center for the 21st century and for the 21st century communities. >> we finally made something after somebody that everybody needs and this is the park. th municipal transportation agency and parking authority. please call roll >> brinkman present. heinecke present. director lee. lee present that were director nolan. present director rubke. present. present mr. chairman and directors you have a quorum. thank you. i'm asking you to silence all electronic devises. their prohibited at the meeting any person responsible for that one going off maybe removed if the meeting. they cause microphone interference for the board. approval of the meetings on december 3rd and the december 9th special meeting >> so is there a sec

they painted murals, organized the lie prayer, and painted some new benches while they were there. we'll have more on these events and all the events across the area coming up tonight at 5:00. >>> the olympics, they are designed to bring it nation's together through sports. but as the winter games in sochi draw closer, we are starting to see more and more distance instead between the united states and russia. and that is causing some serious concerns when it comes to security. danielle nottingham has more. >> reporter: the olympic torch is making its first appearance in southern russia. the flame entering the city of volgograd where terrorists attacked with twin suicide bombings last month. in an internet video, an islamic group from southern russia claimed responsibility for the attacks and promised a president for those attending the olympic games. >> we have sochi very near the part of russia where extremists have spent a lot of time. >> reporter: the u.s. state department has already issued to americans planning to attend the winter games saying they should stay vigilant and ex

. >> if you see /kaelly's mural in the building, there cannot be an imagery that's more related to thisce. what people told us about what the importance of the windmills and the green houses and the flowers that used to be grown here and the wind, let's not forget the wind. >> we have to continue to invest in our city's infrastructure and creating new. this is a recreation center for the 21st century and for the 21st century communities. >> we finally made something after somebody that everybody needs and this is the park. >> when the new california academy of sciences opened in 2008, it quickly became one of the top tourist magnets in the city. part of the cal academies' astronomical success is the weekly nightlife party. >> i am joined by helen, who is here to school me on all the nocturnal activities that are getting ready to take place here. tell us a little about what we can expect to see at nightlife. >> we open up the doors every thursday night at the california academy of sciences. there are certain things you can see every week you can go to the museum, visit the planetarium, a

coming up from the seven-day forecast, the snow totals from last night and the >>> a giant mural of the pope painted like a religious version of superman has appeared on a wall near the vatican. as alfonso van marsh reports, to many it symbolizes the pope's never ending battle to eliminate corruption and bring the church together. >> reporter: just a few streets from where pope francis greets the faithful at the vatican, one artist shows him as the caped crusader. italians are calling him the super pope. this man says they're depicting him as a hero. it is beautiful. pope francis is likened to superman with his cape fluttering and his rosary swinging around his neck. the pontiff's right arm leads the way. his head clinched in classic superman style. the artwork shows the pope holding a briefcase emboldened with the words that are spanish for values. and his love of soccer, a red and blue scarf, in the colors of his favorite team, it hangs from the case. the vatican seems to approve and tweeted a pic of the artwork that was signed 2014. and back at saint peter's crowds cheered the real l

you have great ideas by putting murals. that's like putting lipstick on a pig. it's still a pig. mr. at&t can you hear us now. thank you. [ applause ] supervisor scott weiner: thank you, next speaker. >> that is a tough act to follow oh. my name is craig. as a speaker said earlier that at&t will dig up people. for the record i'm not affiliated with at&t. they didn't pay me. i got an e-mail from san francisco beautiful and got a picture of this box making me to believe that that was a threat that was going to happen that they were going to put this in front of every landmark. in fact that's what got me to speak against san francisco beautiful demand favor of at&t and temperature 90 percent of people who are employed and can't make it. i took time from my schedule to people that need an alternative to comcast can't make it here. when indicated by a stack of cards here by opposition, that is compared to the 825000 citizens in san francisco and over 500,000 voters. i don't want san francisco blighted. if that was the case i would turn down every electrical wire and wouldn't want elec

and thank you for telling us about your beautiful mural. thanks for watching "culturewire." okay good afternoon, everyone. thank you very much for coming happy new year i'm ed reiskin i'm the director of transportation and happy to kickoff the new year. san francisco has been a dynamic city during the break i was reading the history of muni how things have changed and required the city to view. we're in a lot of change including in our transportation system a lot of change is good but it needs to be managed and it's safe and a consistent with the transit first policy. we're here to talk about that. we've got a lot of great partners partners if commercial transportation from the private be sector and companies that they service and our participates in the city. i think you'll hear from the mayor and other speakers we're chronically this issue head on and really going to address something that's are bringing benefits to san francisco and we'll continue to realize those benefits while addressing any issues that this corporate employee shuttle are bringing. without further ado h

. >> if you see /kaelly's mural in the building, there cannot be an imagery that's more related to this place. what people told us about what the importance of the windmills and the green houses and the flowers that used to be grown here and the wind, let's not forget the wind. >> we have to continue to invest in our city's infrastructure and creating new. this is a recreation center for the 21st century and for the 21st century communities. >> we finally made something after somebody that everybody needs and this is the park. >> the meeting will come to order. this is the regular meeting of the government and over sight meeting. i'm supervisor breed and to my right is -- to my left is supervisor david chiu and cohen. the committee clerk is major and i like to thank sfgt for staffing the meeting. >> silence all cell phones and speaking cards and any documents should be submitted to the clerk. items acted upon today will appear on the february 4th agenda unless otherwise stated. >> thank you. are there any other changes to the agenda? >> there are no changes. >> madam clerk, can you plea