(applause) ralph remington, our new director of cultural affairs for the san francisco art division. your yes is the beginning of a reckoning within our system. i'm so grateful you said yes. thank you. (applause) it's pretty exciting today and i have some other work to do. i put a bowl here. i've got all this hair, i can't really see. monumental reckoning is bigger than all of us. and i'm not speaking of the ancestors here. i'm talking about a reckoning in this country. it's time. the time is now. the place that it begins for us is here. (applause) i'm a different person than i was before i got a call from a man named ben davis who asked me if i would be interested in talking about doing art here in this space. i never thought that -- i won't say that we didn't really get here. i knew once we got on the path we would get here. but i want to thank you for your vision, your creative vision which has provided so much beauty and awe and joy for the people of san francisco from the bay bridge lights to the pink triangle to grace cathedral being lit up, to the beautiful conservetory of flo

the new director of the arts commission in san francisco, ralph remington, and ralph, you're going to have to take your mask off in the street so we recognize you. she's the new director for the grants for the arts, but she's been advocating for so many arts businesses in san francisco. we have vallie brown, the director of grants for the arts, and our new director of the office of economic and workforce development. you'll hear from the other two speakers that are joining us, and i'll introduce them, and i want to recognize deputy chief of the san francisco police department. thank you, chief lozar. i want to say captain, but you went from a captain, and you've moved on up in the ranks, and we appreciate you and the san francisco police department and everything you do to keep our citizens safe. we also have -- thank you, karen, and the union street bid for your work because i know that your work and your advocacy is why we're here today. it is a great day in san francisco, and when you think about where we are now and how far we've come, just sit in that moment. the giants are first

(applause) ralph remington, our new director of cultural affairs for the san francisco art division.ll of love. i'm so full and i'm so grateful you are all here to bring in the ancestors. thank you. thank you so much. (applause) >> we love you dana! >> i love you miss blue. we're a tiny team, tiny but mighty. (reading names) thank you. thank you. i mentioned january 31st. we started a conversation february 1st. the ancestors were built -- i forgot three people. i have to stop right now. i need to acknowledge alex nolen and john woolworth. rachel arambola. are you here? yes? i heard it. they agreed to do it in seven weeks. it then went to an incredible neighbor named alonso. is he here? and his business partner ryan. they painted the ancestors. and then the 12 women that i introduced you to, including rachel, we finished the ancestors. seven weeks time. (applause) we are going to go see the ancestors. are you ready? i'm going to ring this beautiful instrument four times. every ring of this gong, this beautiful bowl represents 100 years of slavery. and after i ring that, we're going to

the new director of the arts commission in san francisco, ralph remington, and ralph, you're going to have to take your mask off in the street so we recognize you. she's the new director for the grants for the arts, but she's been advocating for so many arts businesses in san francisco. we have vallie brown, the director of grants for the arts, and our new director of the office of economic and workforce development. you'll hear from the other two speakers that are joining us, and i'll introduce them, and i want to recognize deputy chief of the san francisco police department. thank you, chief lozar. i want to say captain, but you went from a captain, and you've moved on up in the ranks, and we appreciate you and the san francisco police department and everything you do to keep our citizens safe. we also have -- thank you, karen, and the union street bid for your work because i know that your work and your advocacy is why we're here today. it is a great day in san francisco, and when you think about where we are now and how far we've come, just sit in that moment. the giants are first

(applause) ralph remington, our new director of cultural affairs for the san francisco art division. all of us. and i'm not speaking of the ancestors here. i'm talking about a reckoning in this country. it's time. the time is now. the place that it begins for us is here. (applause) i'm a different person than i was before i got a call from a man named ben davis who asked me if i would be interested in talking about doing art here in this space. i never thought that -- i won't say that we didn't really get here. i knew once we got on the path we would get here. but i want to thank you for your vision, your creative vision which has provided so much beauty and awe and joy for the people of san francisco from the bay bridge lights to the pink triangle to grace cathedral being lit up, to the beautiful conservetory of flowers. thank you. thank you for letting me do what i do and giving me the space of your grace to do my work. i'm grateful. i'm grateful. i'm full of love. i'm so full and i'm so grateful you are all here to bring in the ancestors. thank you. thank you so much. (applause) >

(applause) ralph remington, our new director of cultural affairs for the san francisco art division. your yes is the beginning of a reckoning within our system. i'm so grateful you said yes. thank you. (applause) it's pretty exciting today and i have some other work to do. i put a bowl here. i've got all this hair, i can't really see. monumental reckoning is bigger than all of us. and i'm not speaking of the ancestors here. i'm talking about a reckoning in this country. it's time. the time is now. the place that it begins for us is here. (applause) i'm a different person than i was before i got a call from a man named ben davis who asked me if i would be interested in talking about doing art here in this space. i never thought that -- i won't say that we didn't really get here. i knew once we got on the path we would get here. but i want to thank you for your vision, your creative vision which has provided so much beauty and awe and joy for the people of san francisco from the bay bridge lights to the pink triangle to grace cathedral being lit up, to the beautiful conservetory of flo

the new director of the arts commission in san francisco, ralph remington, and ralph, you're going to the street so we recognize you. she's the new director for the grants for the arts, but she's been advocating for so many arts businesses in san francisco. we have vallie brown, the director of grants for the arts, and our new director of the office of economic and workforce development. you'll hear from the other two speakers that are joining us, and i'll introduce them, and i want to recognize deputy chief of the san francisco police department. thank you, chief lozar. i want to say captain, but you went from a captain, and you've moved on up in the ranks, and we appreciate you and the san francisco police department and everything you do to keep our citizens safe. we also have -- thank you, karen, and the union street bid for your work because i know that your work and your advocacy is why we're here today. it is a great day in san francisco, and when you think about where we are now and how far we've come, just sit in that moment. the giants are first place in the league. they're

(applause) ralph remington, our new director of cultural affairs for the san francisco art division.m full of love. i'm so full and i'm so grateful you are all here to bring in the ancestors. thank you. thank you so much. (applause) >> we love you dana! >> i love you miss blue. we're a tiny team, tiny but mighty. (reading names) thank you. thank you. i mentioned january 31st. we started a conversation february 1st. the ancestors were built -- i forgot three people. i have to stop right now. i need to acknowledge alex nolen and john woolworth. rachel arambola. are you here? yes? i heard it. they agreed to do it in seven weeks. it then went to an incredible neighbor named alonso. is he here? and his business partner ryan. they painted the ancestors. and then the 12 women that i introduced you to, including rachel, we finished the ancestors. seven weeks time. (applause) we are going to go see the ancestors. are you ready? i'm going to ring this beautiful instrument four times. every ring of this gong, this beautiful bowl represents 100 years of slavery. and after i ring that, we're goin

the new director of the arts commission in san francisco, ralph remington, and ralph, you're going to take your mask off in the street so we recognize you. she's the new director for the grants for the arts, but she's been advocating for so many arts businesses in san francisco. we have vallie brown, the director of grants for the arts, and our new director of the office of economic and workforce development. you'll hear from the other two speakers that are joining us, and i'll introduce them, and i want to recognize deputy chief of the san francisco police department. thank you, chief lozar. i want to say captain, but you went from a captain, and you've moved on up in the ranks, and we appreciate you and the san francisco police department and everything you do to keep our citizens safe. we also have -- thank you, karen, and the union street bid for your work because i know that your work and your advocacy is why we're here today. it is a great day in san francisco, and when you think about where we are now and how far we've come, just sit in that moment. the giants are first place i

. >> hello chair, this is ralph remington, newly appointed january of director of cultural affairs for commissions. i'm joined today and our deputy director of programs jointly. i just wanted to send my greetings to you and president walton and the board of supervisors. so with that i will pass this on to joanne lee, our deputy gerber programs. >> thank you director remington and thank you supervisors. we are delighted to partner with the treasurer's office in the financial justice project to introduce thiseg

my name is ralph remington and i'm the director of cultural affairs for the san francisco art commission i'm the first african-american to serve in this position. so i'm pleased to be four months into my role with the city of san francisco and to be presenting our two-year budget for your consideration. i will be talking about a few of our agency's goals and accomplishments, specifically around covid response and recovery and racial equity and, of course, finances. here we me today is the art commission deputy director of finance who will be presenting with me. the arts and entertainment were the hardest hit during covid, so our community needed fast response strategy to stay afloat. in march 2020, the mayor launched a relief fund for artists and the arts and within 10 weeks, there was distribution of all the funds to 699 individuals and 65 organizations. we also hired artists to create posters espousing public health messages and thanking our front-line workers. at covid command center, we launched a residency program so the incredible stories and efforts of city workers could be captur

my name is ralph remington and i'm the director of cultural affairs for the san francisco art commissionn to serve in this position. so i'm pleased to be four months into my role with the city of san francisco and to be presenting our two-year budget for your consideration. i will be talking about a few of our agency's goals and accomplishments, specifically around covid response and recovery and racial equity and, of course, finances. here we me today is the art commission deputy director of finance who will be presenting with me. the arts and entertainment were the hardest hit during covid, so our community needed fast response strategy to stay afloat. in march 2020, the mayor launched a relief fund for artists and the arts and within 10 weeks, there was distribution of all the funds to 699 individuals and 65 organizations. we also hired artists to create posters espousing public health messages and thanking our front-line workers. at covid command center, we launched a residency program so the incredible stories and efforts of city workers could be captured in photography and illustra

my name is ralph remington and i'm the director of cultural affairs for the san francisco art commissionamerican to serve in this position. so i'm pleased to be four months into my role with the city of san francisco and to be presenting our two-year budget for your consideration. i will be talking about a few of our agency's goals and accomplishments, specifically around covid response and recovery and racial equity and, of course, finances. here we me today is the art commission deputy director of finance who will be presenting with me. the arts and entertainment were the hardest hit during covid, so our community needed fast response strategy to stay afloat. in march 2020, the mayor launched a relief fund for artists and the arts and within 10 weeks, there was distribution of all the funds to 699 individuals and 65 organizations. we also hired artists to create posters espousing public health messages and thanking our front-line workers. at covid command center, we launched a residency program so the incredible stories and efforts of city workers could be captured in photography and i

. >> hello chair, this is ralph remington, newly appointed january of director of cultural affairs for commissions. i'm joined today and our deputy director of programs jointly. i just wanted to send my greetings to you and president walton and the board of supervisors. so with that i will pass this on to joanne lee, our deputy gerber programs. >> thank you director remington and thank you supervisors. we are delighted to partner with the treasurer's office in the financial justice project to introduce this legislation this state of the license fee for our street license program. through their biannual review of signs and fees to practice the city, the treasurer's office financial justice project works with the mayor's budget office to examine signs and fees that have an adverse and disproportionate impact of low income residents and communities of color. street art of license fee of $849 has been historically paid by artist to our low income and or aging. the license fee permits artist to sell their art and designated spaces. you are probably familiar with our street artist program. a