of the arts and education. and it's been amazing to see. i've gone on about 12 site visits in two and a half weeks, and it's been amazing. damian: have you heard of the school of arts and culturethe mexican heritage plaza? tamara: i think so. yeah, well, the school is a grantee of the shortino family foundation, which is how i know the foundation and the board and the staff. damian: how difficult, if it was, was it to leave? tamara: it was very difficult. the school of arts and culture was like my baby, our baby. and having an amazing team, amazing staff, and amazing board, and the community, the community partners, the si se puede collective, so many things that involved not just my professional life, calpulli tonalehqueh aztec dance, that's their--you know, that's our spiritual home, so to speak. so, i almost lived at the plaza, and i kind of still do. they kind of--when they see me, they're like, "you're still here?" damian: and you're not new, vanessa. you've been there-- vanessa shieh: i'm not. damian: you've helped--you've been at the side of tamara helping. vanessa: yeah, we've been working together for the past seven years. before i stepped into the interim executive d

of her political career. breed graduated from galileo high school. she began her career as executive director of the art and culture complex in the western edition. she was elected to the board of supervisors in 2012 and became board president in 2015. today she became the second woman to serve as mayor following in the footsteps of now senator diane feinstein. we posted the mayor's speech on our website. >>> the state air resources board says pollution levels dropped 2.7% in 2016. the latest year available. that means greenhouse gas emissions have fallen below 1990 levels. california was hoping to reach that goal by 2020. the goal is to get pollution levels 40% below 1990 levels by 2030. >>> it's a beach out of reach for most people and a deal being discussed at the coastal commission this week could keep it that way. yesterday we showed you what it took to get the cuarta cana beach pristine lies within the boundaries of holister ranch. it's only accessible by kayak or boat. today we show you the second in our series of original reports. >> devin feeley tells us the back story on how wealthy landowners were able t

school -- i mean, elementary school and it instilled in me the fundamentals of my education which is very important and incidentegrable -- integrable to this city. taxes collected by tourism should be reinvested into our arts and our cultural preservers. the current perception of san francisco is that it's becoming a playground for tech and big business, whereas the jobs in san francisco used to be its people, its art, and its food. that perception is diminishing, and many people go to oakland for arts and community as well. as a future cannabis business owner, as well, i believe it's crucial for a community to maintain its heart and spirit through its arts. thank you. >> good afternoon, supervisor fewer, supervisor tang, supervisor mandelman, congratulations and welcome to the board of supervisors. my name is steve nakajo. i'm the executive director of the japantown task force whose job is to maintain and preserve the history in san francisco, our san francisco japantown, one of three in the united states, the other two being in los angeles and san jose. our goal is to have japantown thrive as a cultural economic and vibrant neighborhood which will serve as a heart of the japanese american and japanese speaking communitie

arts and cultural programs. >>> they believe the answer to helping the homeless students is a couple of steps away in the gym. people who live near the school in the mission gathered for a meeting last night. school leaders shared their plans to open the gym to a maximum of 60 people each night. $700,000 has been budgeted for the program. >> we have students let us know they don't feel safe where they are living or staying. they would prefer to stay with us. by us meaning the school. >> the principal says at least 1% of the kids are homeless. >> the program scheduled today bu in november. >>> plus they spend seven years together. now they are back for something completely different. it is a reality show called making it. every day people who are procrastinating. >> they think all of this and people may think that. >> 31-year-old woman with a background in dance and ark tech dhur is competing on the show. all of contestants are hoping to be crowned master maker. here is the line up, first america's got fall lent atalent at 10:00. >> looks like a fun show. >> i want to see them goof around. >> they are married, right? >> no. >> who is he marr