first for introductions. thank you, madam clerk. just having an announcement of our [speaker not understood], home under the dome happening this coming thursday at 5:30. usually in the north light court, so, i expect it will be happening there. this is an event that s actually sponsored by the mayor and the board of supervisors, the san francisco public library , [speaker not understood] bookstore in supervisor wiener s district, brain wash cafe, [speaker not understood] studio design. the law offices of [speaker not understood], [speaker not understood] radio, studio 17 artists and the teaching writer. this is a great event, colleagues. i just would recommend coming down. [speaker not understood] a portion of t. if you have a poem to read, it will be a great way to share with the community. and that s just what i have today. i have a poem in a can that i want to share in honor of poems in the dome event. as you know, our poet laureate suggested that we actually have poetry
mr. chris man and his family moved to the bay area in the 1950s where he immediately became involved in the lively and diverse cultural scene of our city. he entered into u.c. berkeley english department to study literature and quickly discovered the works of frederic douglas, w.e.dubois. [speaker not understood]. the black scholar journal is devote today black studies and research and serves as an interdisciplinary approach that seeks to unite activists and academic intellectuals in common advocacy for the needs of the black community. more than 200 issues later, the journal is still publishing and has become the leading independent journal of african americans intellectual inquiry and has shaped many universities ethnic studies african-american studies including women s program including those of san francisco state university. mr. chris man was not only a scholar and a journalist, but an accomplished writer and poet. his works gained recognition from the credit and other
happened, happens every year in japantown, the northern california cherry blossom festival. this is the 46th anian cherry blossom festival. and this weekend the festival will be on both saturday and sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in japantown located primarily at polk street where it crosses webster. so, i hope you will join me. but also the parade will be this sunday. it starts at city hall at 1:00 p.m. and it concludes in japantown at approximately 3:00 p.m. it s an incredible parade and it s really festive. and the cherry blossom festival is one of california s prominent celebrations of asian tradition. each year, over 200,000 people from all over the bay area come to enjoy the color and grace of the japanese culture and diversity of the japanese american community. japantown in san francisco is the second-largest japantown in the country and, so, i m really happy that we continue this festival, not just a one day celebration, but two day celebration of the history an