rivera. the first mural painted in the united states by rivera, his other murals are significant for their influenceon the new deal era mural program and san francisco's muralism movement of the 1960s and 70s. the fresco is also significant for its association with the latinx and chicanx arts communities. diego rivera is one of the most important and influential hispanic artists, and after immersing himself in european art, rivera returned in 1920 and began painting prominent buildings. between 1920 and 1934, rivera painted works in san francisco and detroit. to capture the distinctive features of california as depicted in allegory, rivera spent many weeks touring california and making frescos and drawings, capturing harmony between neighbor and machine, a glorification of the past while glorifying the future. rivera also included his friend and fellow artist, ralph stackpole and his son in the figure of the boy with the airplane. we received one comment on this landmark designation, which was forwarded to the commission earlier today. we have received comment from the owner of the property noting t

that site and adopts a recommendation for approval to landmark the allegory of california diego rivera murals for the board of supervisors and the historic preservation commission, so we can move onto item 8, slightly misplaced and really should have been under commission matters is case number 2021-009977-crv to further extend remote hearings for another 30 days. commissioners, if you recall, the governor did not extend the stay of certain brown act requirements for public hearings, whereas city hall has not reopened, so we need to adopt these every 30 days, which will come to you at the beginning of every month. we should take public comment on this item. members of the public, if you wish to speak to the remote hearing resolution extension, please press star, three to be added to the queue. when you hear your line has been unmuted, that's your indication to begin speaking. >> this is sue hester. i request that the planning commission require that there be a scheduled hearing on the next item -- next time this item is coming back to you. please have a discussion on remote hearings. we have

rivera's san francisco art is having a moment. a massive muralcreate add a decade later is getting a showing. >>> it's a big night. the indian community celebrates diwali. it's the annual indian holiday that celebrates darkness over light. >> reporter: for the holiday diwali there is now a new place to celebrate, a temple built by an indian-american son to fulfill his father's wish for the community. he just opened the doors to this hindu temple in october, a facility that can fit 400 people in for prayers and celebrations. >> we have candles lit. it was diwali, the festival of lights where lightness conquers darkness. >> reporter: it was named for his father, veejay, who dreamed of building a temple for the community, but ran out of time. >> he said if anything were to happen to me, make sure you finish this temple for the community, and that sat really heavy with me. >> reporter: chan had some good luck. a closed christian church with a religious use permit became available at the current site, so he quit his tech job and spent a year as a cons

in public spaces, and she wanted it large-scale, in the tradition of renowned mexican mural painters like diego riverastly men. >> first of all, i chose making monumental work, which is basically a male area. i mean, that's... >> brown: "men make things"... >> right. that's the purview of men. women don't make monuments. they could make a model of a monument, right? they could do a dollhouse, but they couldn't build a house, right? or design a house. so in other words, the scale for women was prescribed. >> brown: to overcome barriers, baca co-founded the social and public art resource center, or sparc, a community arts and education hub housed in an old jail in l.a.'s venice neighborhood. here, she works with other artists to plan and design murals and conduct research. why is the collaborative aspect of it so important to you? >> it's ownership. i've seen kids come down to the wall many years later, you know, saying, "hey, i painted those mountains," right? they feel pride in their support of a larger piece that was greater than anyone could do individually. >> brown: at the core of her project, see