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could join the north side mayor in the forecourt. ladies and gentlemen, furturo picante. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] [applause] ♪ [applause] ♪ >> once again, everybody, this is a band from the mission cultural center and i hope you enjoyed it. we're going to play a couple more tunes, but if you really want to dance, make sure you visit us in the north court over there, because we're going to do some really great dancing, ok? so ready, guys? ♪ ♪ ♪ [singing in spanish] ♪ [singing in spanish] ♪ [singing in spanish] ♪ ♪ [singing in spanish] ♪ [speaking in spanish] ♪ ...

furturo picante. the director is jose leon. they're one of the great draws for tonight. when people heard they were going to be here, the phones kept on ringing. in just a moment we'll hear from them. and if the rest of our awardees could join the north side mayor in the forecourt. ladies and gentlemen, furturo picante. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] [applause] ♪ [applause] ♪ >> once again, everybody, this is a band from the mission cultural center and i hope you enjoyed it. we're going to play a couple more tunes, but if you really want to dance, make sure you visit us in the north ...

everyone we want crazy. you thought the sky would fall in because people were so upset. but in the last few years we have changed perceptions and changed people's hearts and minds. you don't have to like everything, but we want to challenge you, get you to pause and reflection and get engaged, and art can do this. i have had the privilege of seeing this go up and how people are reacting to it, the physical changes in their body. they walk by, look up, stop, pause, sit down and reflect. that is what this is all about, to challenge you. the chief of staff said as the first head went up...

>> i was luisa's friend and neighbor for almost 40 years and she was one of the more inspirational figures in my life. i don't need to go through all the list of her accomplishments, which are in this book and which are not entirely complete. what impressed me the most about her was her dedication to her work as a teacher. every time i walked with her through our neighborhood or any other neighborhood in the city, without fail somebody in their teens or 20's or 30's would come up and acknowledge her and say, you know, you were my teacher in such and such a year and you were the best ...