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Cahokia is an artspace owned by women and led by Native Americans that opened Oct. 11 in downtown Phoenix. Its goal is to uplift Indigenous representation in the art world and “creative placekeeping.” ....
Lynn Trimble Trumpocalypse Billboard Several designs by California artist Karen Fiorito have graced a Grand Avenue billboard during the past four years, including a controversial piece called Trumpocalypse. Her latest design will be replaced in late January by a billboard set to include the text “Black History Matters.” It’s part of a Black History Month project being organized by Gizette Knight, whose plan to install a Black Lives Matter street mural in downtown Phoenix last year did not garner City Council approval. Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art recently received a grant from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. ....
from traffic. protected from the vehicular traffic. this is an issue for the disability community as well. there is often the misperception that the disability community only six consist of people who use wheelchairs are used canes because they had envisioned disabilities. the disability community is a very broad. it is about 20% of our population here in san francisco. it includes people who have chronic illnesses, orthopedic problems of back pain, lead paint, new problems, heart disease, lung problems. the hidden disabilities, mental disabilities, psychiatric disabilities, are all included in this community. just as it is not a homogenous committee in terms of who we are, it is not a homogenous committee in terms of the perspectives on various city projects. unfortunately, not prepared to speak to this specific design. but i am prepared to say that saybike lanes are very important for people in the disability committee who do buy, because the safety would be more ....
good morning, commissioners. susan, director of the mayor s office on disability. do you have questions? commissioner buell: we have gotten a number of letters concerned about the safety for disabled in terms of crossing and then access, so i would like to see if you could comment on this or if you have a look at the scheme and have any comments on it. let me give you a little bit of context. the mayor s office on disability is the office in san francisco that is the ada compliance office. our job is to make sure that the city is in compliance with the americans with disability act and other disability rights laws. we work with 88 coordinators in departments around the city. we absolutely consult on projects like this. in this case, we were approached a few months ago, and my e-mail say in june, to look at the cycle tracks as they were becoming more defined. we focused on the accessible parking spaces in those discussions. because in the past when we have had issues ....