we're excited to partner about our partnership with salma pilipinas.worked earnestly with rudy and united place to come to an agreement. my hope and goal was to provide below market rent for 25 years to both groups to enter the building. unfortunately we were unable to fulfill ups requests thank you. but that history that every time for 25 years the commissioners may have some clarifying questions for you and call you later. thank you. with that we should open up public comment. members of the public this is your opportunity to address the commission on this matter through the chair each member of the public will have two minutes ready? >> ready. good afternoon commissioners. my name is alex lansberg. i'm research and advocacy director for the electrical industry. i wanted to rise here in support of this project to us. i have a letter from the sheet metal workers. there were representative had to go pick up a kid so this as good as it gets today i think you've heard a lot of good things about this project. i think i want a couple of things i want to un

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 th

. >> hi, i'm pilipinas chi chai mateo and am the artist here.current working on a title meaning together and the reason why i choose that theme because celebrating the legacy of some of the latin tennis especially with the power that put us together as formed when he come together and before us putting for our recognition and housing. but through our art culture and we see that today which we're together and it is always a hope for the generations after us. >> here in this district where we revising the languages and culture but in yes or no answer why we do this i get to see kids come out of this kind m ryu rattle where they came from and we are here. such an honor to be part of this legacy of togetherness and those opportunities have painting a mural such as this but teaching different skwashgs and learning more about my culture i thought i already knew but so much more to this is beautiful we have so much to give each other and we're also willing to work 18. >> if you're anesthetic think about a career with us in the sffd stands up a remarkab

filipino artistry is a facet of soma pilipinas rich tapestry.ericans. >> 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

japantown chi event equator latino cultural district soma pilipinas transgender cultural district inhe tenderloin leather and lgbtq cultural district in soma african american arts and cultural district in the bayview american indian cultural district sunset chinese cultural district pacific islander cultural district and of course the castro lgbtq cultural district. and each of these districts is managed by an independent nonprofit or a fiscally sponsored organization and most city is proud to manage the overall program and provide baseline operational funding via prop e hotel tax revenue. each district is charged with steering neighborhood specific policies and programs that best respond to community needs. they are also tasked with creating a chess report and chess stands for cultural history, housing and economic sustainability strategies. the chess then is a cultural legacy document a snapshot of the cultural community and a strategic plan that provides a roadmap for communities stabilization within the district. this program and the chess represent a partnership between communit

filipino artistry is a facet of soma pilipinas rich tapestry.ilipino 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 cul

filipinas contacted me and saw, you know, watching the recorded hearing and informed me that somewhat pilipinas is not part of the railyard working group and so that was something also whether it needs more clarification and also you know clarification and you know for me personally if the staff does not know or does you know this does not know the whole you know not i'm not assuming that all all staff will will be knowledgeable in all of the things that special for that project because a lot of things going on i do encourage us to be trump transparent that you know something that they have no thought of or something in progress and so you know, it does you know, for a community to kind of reach out and said that there are also being a represent or they feel like they're being misread dissented you know, i kind of want to recognize that and also, you know, to follow up in terms of the the progress of the arts of railyard working group. >> so i just want to, you know, comment on that and be and perhaps i will also follow up in terms of personally for the the working group on that. >> so thank yo

. >> hi, i'm pilipinas chi chai mateo and am the artist here.m current working on a title meaning together and the reason why i choose that theme because celebrating the legacy of some of the latin tennis especially with the power that put us together as formed when he come together and before us putting for our recognition and housing. but through our art culture and we see that today which we're together and it is always a hope for the generations after us. >> here in this district where we revising the languages and culture but in yes or no answer why we do this i get to see kids come out of this kind mr. ryu rattle where they came from and we are here. such an honor to be part of this legacy of togetherness and those opportunities have painting a mural such as this but teaching different skwashgs and learning more about my culture i thought i already knew but so much more to this is beautiful we have so much to give each other and we're also willing to work >> we will get started. welcome everyone this is the special meetingly of ocoh oversi

. >> hi, i'm pilipinas chi chai mateo and am the artist here. theme because celebrating the legacy of some of the latin tennis especially with the power that put us together as formed when he come together and before us putting for our recognition and housing. but through our art culture and we see that today which we're together and it is always a hope for the generations after us. >> here in this district where we revising the languages and culture but in yes or no answer why we do this i get to see kids come out of this kind mr. ryu rattle where they came from and we are here. such an honor to be part of this legacy of togetherness and those opportunities have painting a mural such as this but teaching different skwashgs and learning more about my culture i thought i already knew but so much more to this is beautiful we have so much to give each other and we're also willing to work >> 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 whe

. >> hi, i'm pilipinas chi chai mateo and am the artist here.urrent working on a title meaning together and the reason why i choose that theme because celebrating the legacy of some of the latin tennis especially with the power that put us together as formed when he come together and before us putting for our recognition and housing. but through our art culture and we see that today which we're together and it is always a hope for the generations after us. >> here in this district where we revising the languages and culture but in yes or no answer why we do this i get to see kids come out of this kind mr. ryu rattle where they came from and we are here. such an honor to be part of this legacy of togetherness and those opportunities have painting a mural such as this but teaching different skwashgs and learning more about my culture i thought i already knew but so much more to this is beautiful we have so much to give each other and we're also willing to work [music] >> discover the heart of san francisco in district 5. tapestry of neighborhood r

japantown chi event equator latino cultural district soma pilipinas transgender cultural district inafrican american arts and cultural district in the bayview american indian cultural district sunset chinese cultural district pacific islander cultural district and of course the castro lgbtq cultural district. and each of these districts is managed by an independent nonprofit or a fiscally sponsored organization and most city is proud to manage the overall program and provide baseline operational funding via prop e hotel tax revenue. each district is charged with steering neighborhood specific policies and programs that best respond to community needs. they are also tasked with creating a chess report and chess stands for cultural history, housing and economic sustainability strategies. the chess then is a cultural legacy document a snapshot of the cultural community and a strategic plan that provides a roadmap for communities stabilization within the district. this program and the chess represent a partnership between community and city in addition to the castro communities contribut

my name is raquel dandyism, the director of summer pilipinas which is the city and state recognized filipinoultural heritage district in the south market and i am also very honored to serve on the equity council along with really and we're not all here but it's really an incredible group of community leaders who really represent the cultural wealth of this city and the future of the city, the history and the future of the city. i first came to san francisco 30 years ago. i was an undergrad student at ucla and i came up with a student film crew to work on an independent film centered on the lives of immigrant working class filipino community in the south market. and that's when i fell in love with the city and immediately when i graduated the year after i moved i took all my things and moved to san francisco and since then i've developed deep roots here. i've had all my kids here. they all went to bessie carmichael and the local public schools and i can tell you that in those last those 30 years i've been very active in the south market community and for most of those years our relationship w

filipino artistry is a facet of soma pilipinas rich tapestry.he 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