Going away. We need to shop locally to keep the Small Business alive in San Francisco. Shop and dine in the 49 is a cool initiative. You can see the banners in the streets around town. It is great. Anything that can showcase and legitimize Small Businesses is a wonderful thing. Youre watching quick bite, the show that has San Francisco. Were 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. Its 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 its comprised of our producers that make the food, our staff, those who sell it, and our guests who come and buy and eat the food. And we really feel that we wouldnt exist if it werent for all three of those components who really support each other. And thats kind of what we work towards every day. Valley creamery was opened in 2006. The two pastry chefs who started it, chris hoover and walker who is sams wife, supplied all the pastries and bakeries for the market. They found a space on the block to do that and the ice cream kind of came as an afterthought. They realized the desire for ice cream and we now have lines around the corner. So, thats been a huge success. In 2008, sam started 18 reasons, which is our community and event space where we do five events a week all around the idea of bringling people closer to where the food comes from and closer to each other in that process. 18 reasons was started almost four years ago as an educational arm of their work. And we would have dinners and a few classes and we understood there what momentum that people wanted this type of engagement and education in a way that allowed for a more indepth conversation. We grew and now we offer i think we had nine, we have a series where adults learned home cooking and we did a teacher Training Workshop where San Francisco unified Public School teachers came and learned to use cooking for the core standards. We range all over the place. We really want everyone to feel like they can be included in the conversation. A lot of organizations i think which say were going to teach cooking or were going to teach gardening, or were going to get in the policy side of the food from conversation. We say all of that is connected and we want to provide a place that feels really Community Oriented where you can be interested in multiple of those things or one of those things and have an entree point to meet people. We want to build community and were using food as a means to that end. We have a wonderful organization to be involved with obviously coming from buy right where really everyone is treated very much like family. Coming into 18 reasons which even more Community Focused is such a treat. We have these events in the evening and we really try and bring people together. People come in in groups, meet friends that they didnt even know they had before. Our whole set up is focused on communal table. You can sit across from someone and start a conversation. Were excited about that. I never worked in catering or food service before. Its been really fun learning about where things are coming from, where things are served from. It is getting really popular. Shes a wonderful teacher and i think it is a Perfect Match for us. It is not about home cooking. Its really about how to facilitate your ease in the kitchen so you can just cook. I have always loved eating food. For me, i love that it brings me into contact with so many wonderful people. Ultimately all of my work that i do intersects at the place where food and community is. Classes or cooking dinner for someone or writing about food. It always come down to empowering people and giving them a wonderful experience. Empower their want to be around people and all the values and reasons the commitment, community and places, were offering a whole spectrum of offerings and other really wide range of places to show that good food is not only for wealthy people and they are super committed to accessibility and to giving people a glimpse of the beauty that really is available to all of us that sometimes we forget in our day to day running around. We have such a philosophical mission around bringing people together around food. Its so natural for me to come here. We want them to walk away feeling like they have the tools to make change in their lives. Whether that change is voting on an issue in a way that they will really confident about, or that change is how to understand why it is important to support our small farmers. Each class has a different purpose, but what we hope is that when people leave here they understand how to achieve that goal and feel that they have the resources necessary to do that. Are you inspired . Maybe you want to learn how to have a patch in your backyard or cook better with fresh ingredients. Or grab a quick bite with organic goodies. Find out more about 18 reasons by going to 18 reasons. Org and learn about buy right market and creamery by going to buy right market. Com. And dont forget to check out our blog for more info on many of our episodes at sf quick bites. Com. Until next time, may the fork be with you. So chocolaty. Mm. Oh, this is awesome. Oh, sorry. I thought we were done rolling. [ ] i just wanted to say a few words. One is to the parents and to all of the kids. Thank you for supporting this program and for trusting us to create a Soccer Program in the bayview. Soccer is the worlds game, and everybody plays, but in the united states, this is a sport that struggles with access for certain communities. I coached basketball in a coached football for years, it is the same thing. It is about motivating kids and keeping them together, and giving them new opportunities. When the kids came out, they had no idea really what the game was. Only one or two of them had played soccer before. We gave the kids very simple lessons every day and made sure that they had fun while they were doing it, and you really could see them evolve into a team over the course of the season. I think this is a great opportunity to be part of the community and be part of programs like this. I get to run around with my other teammates and pass the ball. This is new to me. Ive always played basketball or football. I am adjusting to be a soccer mom. The bayview is like my favorite team. Even though we lose it is still fine. Right on. I have lots of favorite memories, but i think one of them is just watching the kids enjoy themselves. My favorite memory was just having fun and playing. Bayview united will be in soccer camp all summer long. They are going to be at civic centre for two different weeklong sessions with america scores, then they will will have their own soccer camp later in the summer right here, and then they will be back on the pitch next fall. Now we know a little bit more about soccer, we are learning more, and the kids are really enjoying the program. We want to be united in the bayview. That is why this was appropriate this guy is the limit. The kids are already athletic, you know, they just need to learn the game. We have some potential collegebound kids, definitely. Today was the last practice of the season, and the sweetest moment was coming out here while , you know, we were setting up the barbecue and folding their uniforms, and looking out onto the field, and seven or eight of the kids were playing. This year we have first and second grade. We are going to expand to third, forth, and fifth grade next year bring them out and if you have middle school kids, we are starting a team for middle school. You know why . Why . Because we are . Bayview united. Good morning everybody. Thank you. It brings me such joy, gratitude, pleasure to welcome you to the rededication of ellis gardens. I hope you will join me in welcoming to the podium our mayor, london breed. Mayor breed i thought you were going to the project and talk a little about it. Fine, i will get started. Thank you everyone for being here today. I am excited about this project. This is the city and county of San Francisco working hard to fulfill a promise. A promise to so many people who live throughout San Francisco in Public Housing, in conditions that no one should have to live in. A few years back when i first started as a member of the board of supervisors, i met with mayor ed lee to talk about priorities. My number one, two, three priority as supervisor was Public Housing in San Francisco as a whole, not just my district. Mayor lee supported the fact that we needed to do Something Different because the kinds of conditions that existed for so many years and the amount of money that we received, there was no way to get to a better place. Over 20 years of my life in plaza east, i live in those conditions. The neglect, the bathrooms that didnt work, the mold, the conditions that you live in when you have had to live that way for over 20 years is something you never forget. This is why nothing is more important to me than changing the kinds of conditions that people live in. Here with 94 units of housing for people who are part of our very vulnerable community, our seniors, People Living with disabilities, people who have challenges, not only physically sometimes but also many of our low income residents. They deserve the kind of place that exists here today. They deserve to live in conditions where when they flush the toilet it will work. Where they have showers and some of the most basic things that some people take for granted. They have pest control so that they dont have to deal with the kinds of conditions that existed in the city in some places around Public Housing for far too long. When we brought in the program there were so many people who were skeptical. They were worried about displacement, what happened in the city in the past. There were some mistakes made in the past. I continue to go back to my own personal experience of living in Public Housing 300 units torn down and only 200 units built. Yes, a lot of people i grew up with were not given the opportunity to come back. That is why it is so important that we have partners and we work with each resident individually to help them understand that this is about them and to make the move and the transition while we are renovating these places as smooth as possible. That we make sure we are able to gain their trust and their support. In this city we have demonstrated through this program that we can be trusted to do the kinds rehabilitation work that is desperately needed to make sure people are living in great conditions, people are living in the kinds of conditions that they deserve. I just want to thank tndc for being our partners, for doing the work with compassion. This place, i dont know if you have been in here before. What we see now, i am overwhelmed by the walls and floors and everything i see today. It is so amazing. We know that San Francisco continues to have so many challenges. Yes, we have to build more housing because we know even outside these doors, sadly, there are people struggling with homelessness. We also have to make sure that we are taking care of the people who deserve a safe affordable place to call home. Preservation of existing Affordable Housing, building new housing in this city, that is what we have to do to make San Francisco a better place for each and every one of us. I am so grateful to be here, so proud of this work of this project, and i want to thank the people from project managers, to the financing. It does take a village that is expensive to do and to do rehappentation work in San Francisco. We rehabilitation work in San Francisco. I am happy for the residents. Congratulations on this incredible property and thank you, don, for all of the work you continue to do. This is not our first project together and it definitely wont be our last. [applause. ] i know i speak for a lot of people when i say we are grateful for your leadership, mayor. Join me in welcoming louise. [applause. ] good morning. I am the president of the ellis gardens council. I want to thank the mayor london breed for making it happening for providing housing. I came to San Francisco in 1962, when i was 12 years old from el salvador. Most of my life i lived in the Mission District before losing my housing. Thankfully, there was room for me at ellis gardens in 2012. Ever since i have moved to ellis gardens, i have become involved in the community such as volunteering in the boys and girls club. Volunteers is a positive and happy experience in my life. I love ellis gardens. It feels like an extension of the park now that the renovation is complete. It is now time to enjoy ellis gardens, have respect for one another and improve our community. On behalf of the residents we are very appreciative for the renovations and the support. Thank you very much. [applause. ] thank you. Please welcome supervisor matt haney. [applause. ] thank you, don, mayor breed. I want to give a special recognition to louise. He is not just the red of the Tenant Council here, he is one of the greatest Community Leaders in the tenderloin. He shows up in the neighborhood. You make this such a wonderful place to live. Please give him a round of applause again. I have been friends with who louise for a few years. Last year he invited me to visit the believe. To visit the building. It looks so beautiful. This area back here, the units. I got to visit on the tenth floor. This building is gorgeous. This is what people in this community deserve. This is what people in the tenderloin need in terms of open space, green space, finally living up to the name of this building, ellis gardens. This is a beautiful building for a neighborhood that is truly experiencing a renaissance of Affordable Housing, renovation for a community on the move in a positive way. I had a couple friends who visited the city recently. They are worried about the tenderloin. I said i was Walking Around and saw gentrification. I said what are you talking about . He said i walked around taylor and eddy and saw the condos popping up. I am worried we are building condos and not Affordable Housing. I said those are Affordable Housing buildings. Yes, they are beautiful. Yes, they represent what people in this Community Need andy serve. People are going to walk by this and say, wow, i wish i could live there. That is what we want for everyone living in the city and the residents. Thank you for allowing us to celebrate. Thank you for going through this process. I am sure there was a level of disruption. Thank you to bank of america and all of the project managers. I live one block from here right on hyde and ellis. This is my neighborhood. I walk by here every day and i am so happy for the residents and this entire community that this building has been expanded in the way that it has. Thank you. applause . Thank you so much, matt. Please welcome the executive director of glide Community Housing. applause . Good morning everybody. It is my pleasure to be here today. Flied Community Housing is honored to be in partnership. Thank you, mayor london breed and supervisor haney. Welcome everyone. We are so proud of the building we are being presented to you today the new ellis gardens. This project has been a labor of love. I would like to just pause and highlight the Development Team for a minute. Thank you so much for your level of excellence devoted to this project. Ellis garden reflects a strong commitment of collaboration and the team went above and beyond to make this a beautiful project. As you tour the building you will see their efforts truly exceed the baseline for the project. The structure here is sound and we are providing units of quality housing for years to come. As a service provider, glide Community Housing believes communities like ellis gardens are built on the strengths and talents of the members in the community. We are here to provide Supportive Services through effective case management. The goal is housing stability for the entire population of not only this building but other believes in the community. Our service Team Develops programming offering an array of multidimensional services and opportunities to travel new pathways to health, autonomy and growth. We believe that housing is the essential first step in supporting individuals to reduce barriers and thus breaking the cycles of chronic homelessness. In closing, i want to thank a few people in the room today. I really want to thank our staff. Glide Community HousingSupportive Services staff has gone the extra mile. It was our first time delivering services in an active construction site. Not only did you take care of your yells, you continued to deliver Quality Services and make sure the folks here were taken care of. Bank of