if you want to watch some of our other episodes at sfquickbites/tumbler.com. see i'm derek, i'm hyungry, and ready to eat. these vendors offer a variety of the streets near you. these mobile restaurants are serving up original, creative and unusual combinations. you can grab something simple like a grilled cheese sandwich or something unique like curry. we areher here in the average eight -- upper haight. you will be competing in the quick buy food challenge. an appetizer and if you are the winner you will get the title of the quitck bite "chompion." i am here with matt cohen, from off the grid. >> we assembled trucks and put them into a really unique heurban settings. >> what inspired you to start off the grid? >> i was helping people lodge mobile food trucks. the work asking for what can we get -- part together? we started our first location and then from there we expanded locations. >> why do think food trucks have grown? >> i have gotten popular because the high cost of starting a brick and mortar or strong, the rise of social media, trucks can be easily l

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if you want to watch some of our other episodes at sfquickbites/tumbler.com. see someone special.elcome to corona height located in the height of the cast strow district the eye kong bay bridge and on towards the east bay. cone oi shakes park is one the city's best kept secrets on lake twin peaks it's hardly crowded on a day any day you will run into a new lolls and hop on a bus to get there without any parking worries and lolls bring their four-legged fronds run freely with other dogs and a small touch of grass for the small dogs and wild flowers carpet the grasslands keep on the look out nor hawks and ot [drum roll] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] >> good evening, everything. why don't we give the cyc dragon dancers s a big round of applau. first i want to wish everyone a happy lunar new year. and we are happy to host you at this event at city hall. there are a number of people that i want to recognize before we start. and a number of people that will be speaking. we have supervisor malia cohen. of course our very own first lady, mrs. anita lee. i see a number of other dignitaries wh

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if you want to watch some of our other episodes at sfquickbites/tumbler.com. see >> you're watching quick bites, the show that is san francisco. and today you're in for a real treat. oh, my! food inspired by the mediterranean and middle east with a twist so unique you can only find it in one place in san francisco. we're at the 55th annual armenian festival and bizarre. this is extra special not only because i happen to be armenian, but there is so much delicious food here. and i can't wait to share it with all of you. let's go. armenia, culture and cusine has had much cultural exchanges with its neighbors. today armenian food infuses he flavor from the mediterranean, middle east, and eastern europe. >> this is our 55th year and in san francisco we're the largest armenian food festival and widely recognized as one of the best food festivals in the area. we have vendors that come up from fresno, from los angeles showing off their craft. we really feel like we have something for everyone in the neighborhood and that's really what it is, is drawing people to see

if you want to watch some of our other episodes at sfquickbites/tumbler.com. see >>> good morning and welcome to the special meeting for today march 25, 2013 directors sartipi is not available to attend. metcalf present, reiskin, kim present as well. madam chair you do have a quorum? >> thank you, is there any new business? seeing none we move on to the directors report. >> good morning everyone. we have a full agenda today. i'm going to report on one item, preparatory school in palo alto shadowing us and they are from grades 6-12. all of these students graduate and go to college. i want to thank you for attending. that concludes my report. >> thank you. at this time we'll move to item # 6, which is a public comment. >> we don't have anyone who wishes to comment on this item. thank you, patrick from san francisco. i know you are looking for areas to save money, i think you can save money in position decisions which include buildings that is right going to attach to the dooept. a policy decision that could be made easily. thank you very much. >> thank you, mr.

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if you want to watch some of our other episodes at sfquickbites/tumbler.com. >> you're watching quick bite, the show that has san francisco. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> we're here at one of the many food centric districts of san francisco, the 18th street corridor which locals have affectionately dubbed the castro. a cross between castro and gastronomic. the bakery, pizza, and dolores park cafe, there is no end in sight for the mouth watering food options here. adding to the culinary delights is the family of business he which includes skylight creamery, skylight and the 18 raisin. >> skylight market has been here since 1940. it's been in the family since 1964. his father and uncle bought the market and ran it through sam taking it over in 1998. at that point sam revamped the market. he installed a kitchen in the center of the market and really made it a place where chefs look forward to come. he created community through food. so, we designed our community as having three parts we like to draw as a triangle where it's comprised of our producers that make the food, our staff, th

if you want to watch some of our other episodes at sfquickbites/tumbler.com. see >> hello. you're watching the show that explores san francisco's love affair with food. there are at least 18 farmers markets in san francisco alone, providing fresh and affordable to year-round. this is a great resource that does not break the bank. to show just how easy it can be to do just that, we have come up with something called the farmers' market challenge. we find someone who loves to cook, give them $20, and challenge them to create a delicious meal from ingredients found right here in the farmer's market. who did we find for today's challenge? >> today with regard to made a pot greater thanchapino. >> you only have $20 to spend. >> i know peter it is going to be tough, but i think i can do it. it is a san francisco classic. we are celebrating bay area food. we have nice beautiful plum tomatoes here. we have some beautiful fresh fish here. it will come together beautifully. >> many to cut out all this talk, and let's go shop. yeah. ♪ >> what makes your dish unique? >> i like it spicy

if you want to watch some of our other episodes at sfquickbites/tumbler.com. see (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 everyone should know that. this was my purpose. and after we opened, which was a spectacular opening concert about five weeks after that the economy completely crashed. my plan -- and i'm absolutely dogmatic about my plans --were delayed slightly. i would say that in this very difficult timefor the arts and everyone, especially the arts, it's phenomenal how new century has grown where many unfortunate organizations have sto

if you want to watch some of our other episodes at sfquickbites/tumbler.com. see >> good afternoon and welcome to the san francisco transportation authority and i am chair avalos and swroined by commissioner cohen and marr and wiener. this is the personnel committee. the clerk of the board is erika cheng and we are broadcast today by sfgtv. madam clerk will you share any announcements? >> we don't have any announcements. >> i did roll call already so we can go to item two. >> item two is approval of the minutes of february 19 meeting this. is action item. >> any comments? we will go on to public comment first. any member of the public that would like to comment? seeing none we will close public comment and a motion from eric marr to approve and seconded by commissioner campos and we will take that colleagues without objection. madam clerk our next item. >> pup date on selection process for the executive director. this is an information item. >> this is update for the permanent executive director. again this is an information item and we are looking for your gu

if you want to watch some of our other episodes at sfquickbites/tumbler.com. see >> could we please stand for the pledge of allegiance? >> president mazzucco i would like to call roll. >> president mazzucco? >> present. >> vice president marshall? >> here. >> commissioner dejesus? >> in route. >> commissioner chan? >> present. >> commissioner kingsley. >> present. >> commissioner turman is excused. >> and commissioner loftus? >> is excused. >> we have a quorum. >> thank you very much, inspector monroe and ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the march 6, 2013, police commission meeting. we will start the agenda item first with public comment number two and move into line item number one with the special presentations. first we will start with general public comment >> the public is now welcome to address the commission, regarding items that do not appear on tonight's agenda but within the subject matter jurisdiction. the speakers shall address the remarks to the commission as a whole and not to the commissioners to the department or the personnel. on the police co

if you want to watch some of our other episodes at sfquickbites/tumbler.com. see test, test test, test >> director brinkman. >> actually, we haven't called it to order just yet. welcome ladies and gentlemen. >> okay director brinkman. >> and director heinecke is expected. director lee is also absent with notification. (calling roll) have a skoerm. thank you and our city attorney thank you for being here >> approval of the minutes and the

if you want to watch some of our other episodes at sfquickbites/tumbler.com. see >> the public wants to access particular information about your house or neighborhood we point them to gis. gis is a combination of maps and data. not a graphic you see on a screen. you get the traffic for the streets the number of crimes for a police district in a period of time. if the idea of combining the different layerce of information and stacking them on top of each other to present to the public. >> other types of gis are web based mapping systems. like google earth, yahoo maps. microsoft. those are examples of on line mapping systems that can be used to find businesses or get driving directions or check on traffic conditions. all digital maps. >> gis is used in the city of san francisco to better support what departments do. >> you imagine all the various elements of a city including parcels and the critical infrastructure where the storm drains are. the city access like the traffic lights and fire hydrants. anything you is represent in a geo graphic space with be stored

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