ways also a coordinator of murals. and one of the benefits of having a process, whether that's a permit, whether there's a fee attached to that, whether there's a committee or if it simply goes through a process where different departments of the city can have input. for example, in vancouver and really the vancouver graffiti management mural program is almost identical to what tyra is talking about doing here. it's similar to public art murals, but similar in scope. when we were doing our murals, almost 200 of them, there was no permit in place, but there was a selection process. and, so, if that was the heritage property, that had to go to heritage. and they had to decide whether or not that building had been painted and if a mural would go there. if so, did it work with the heritage esthetics, et cetera, et cetera. it also goes to the community group or the business group in that area. it goes through the graffiti department primarily because we do engage past graffiti vandals who are now legal and are doing artwork

some of the murals suffered wear damage. we really began to organize getting funding through the arts commission and various other sources to restore the murals. they don't have that connection or thread or maintain that connection to your history and your past, what do you have? that's one of the major elements of what makes quality of life in san francisco so incredible. when people ask me, and they ask me all the time, how do you get to coit tower, i say you walk. that's the best way to experience the gradual elevation coming up above the hustle and bustle of the city and finding this sort of oasis, if you will, at the top of the hill. when i walk through this park, i look at these brick walls and this lawn, i look at the railings around the murals. i look at the restoration and i think, yeah, i had something to do with that. learning the lessons, thank you, landmarks meet landmarks. the current situation at pioneer park and coit tower is really based in public and private partnership. it was the citizens who came togethe

is that supposed to be my mural? - yeah, frank draws a butt on your mural. i'm drawing your mural on frank's truck's butt. eye for an eye, mamacita. - aw, dwight, that's really sweet. - let's see yours. - oh, no. i'm embarrassed. it's stupid. - this is amazing! frank, and he's leavi a trail of poops? - yeah. - and he has saggy boobs. - i saw that. it's great. - i feel better. - good. i'm glad you feel better. this has been a wonderful day. i have to say, i like hanging out with a vengeful bitch. - i know. you miss angela, don't you? - ugh, don't spathize. you're ruining the mood. back to work. draw his penis. - i got back at frank in the most fitting way possible. with my art. you know, the paints are water-based. it's gonna come off with a hose. but i think the lesson will last-- - lady, my truck? you had no right. - no, you had no right! - it's a $40,000 truck. - so? you started it. - so? so somebody needs to shut you up. - hey, hey, hey. - whoa. - easy. - son of a bitch. - guys? - you're gonna hit a woman? [all grunting] - thanks so much for coming. thank

they also painted a mural in san francisco. finally, it's on the outside of the berkeley community theater. all people brought together through the arts. unfortunately, it was not the last. the war came along. and anton refurgie. there were controversial. there were tried in washington in 1953. he had a panel showing the arts and sciences. there is luther burbank and jack london. there was a thing on the side. it says federal art project and has beginning and ending date. that is a wall which becomes a tomb stone. the artists themselves are becoming ghosts. that's what he's doing there. joseph danish. head of the projects, it is it was a wonderful time that he woke up every morning wondering how long it would last. they were being paid to produce public art. well, what happened of course is the war. the war came along. and roosevelt could see it coming. so, very few people understand the new deal segways into war. they beefed up the military bases like fort mason. my 1943, they are all killed. the war did what the new deal coul

they do not want to put a single mural on any one of their boxes. has anybody had success with them? have you got any suggestionses? because we're tired of painting those boxes. they threatened to sue our city when they tried to get them involved in the mural program. >> i think the one suggestion i might have for you is you start documenting the number of times that you're actually painting out there box and you start generating a bill along with a letter and send it to them. i think that's probably your best strategy so you can show the amount of cost that you're actually spending abating something that's theirs. and from that point then you have to have your policy makers or engage them. i mean, because that's pretty much -- >> [inaudible]. it's not unique. trust me, it's not unique. >> [speaker not understood]. >> all right, you have another one for us, another anonymous question. >> so, this is in regards to enforcement. do you take juvenile gang bangers to paint over gang graffiti? any law enforcement? >> we do. >> do you? >> [speaker not unde

and although, the work has begun on that mural as of november 7th they have begun to put that mural in place so we can give you and the public a heads up that you will see that work beginning and it will be completed until december and we are working with the mayor's office and others on a ground breaking at least, to celebrate that. >> it will be lit as well as the pro-yekt is completed and commissioners that completes my report. >> thank you. and we do have one public comment, and you can make your comment. >> i am just surprised that washington was not on the executive direct's report as far as what happened. i must say that in spite of all of the meetings that we had and the labor said no no no and the port did not listen and it is too bad that they spent all of that money on a useless fight that could have been avoited and better spent on lighting the embarcadero and made other improvements to the water front, which we sorely need, and so i am just, really..., that it is held here. and i created the park across the street and all that i could say is a bunch of lies saying that we

. >> let's look at the beautiful mural. i have never seen a mural created on asphalt. >> the heat of the asphalt, a new layer of asphalt. then, these wire rope templates that were fabricated for the line work get laid down and literally stamped into the asphalt, and then everything was hand-painted. >> maybe you could talk about some of the symbolism, maybe starting in the middle and working out. >> [inaudible] the flower of industry. >> it is like a compass. there's an arrow pointing north. >> within the great bear consolation, there are two pointed stars here. they typically lead one to the northstar, otherwise known as polaris. so i thought it has a layer of theme. >> let's talk about some of the other elements in the peace. we are walking along, and there is a weather vane. there's a sweet little bird hanging on the side. what kind of bird is that? >> [inaudible] the smallest of the gulf species, and it lives around the bay area. >> you want to talk about the types of flour patterns that you send? >> [inaudible] around

art i haves will repair any scrapes or scratches on the delicate murals. jonah peoples lived here her whole life and visited for the first time with her grandson. >> wanted to get the original feeling. that's why i came today. >> not going to lie. it's boring for me. it's always nice to see the mural or get to ride in it. >> it may be an acquired taste but the living art is here. >> it's the unusual structures standing when it was built. >> the intentional renovation is to keep it that way for the next 30 years. john ramboss, kpix5. the tower is set to reopen march 18th. hopefully by then we'll talk about the rain we've had the rainy season. right now, baby steps. >> we're starting to crawl right now. we can use the rainfall. it's early. we have a lot of time to make this up, this being a rainfall deficit. we didn't do it today but it's sunday. it wasn't warm but it was mild. mid-60s in los altos. the warmest part, livermore had 67. novato topped at 63. the weather was aok with a high of 59. nothing on the radar. of the last time we had something, the seco

next five months for renning sraeugzs, kpix-5 takes us inside and shares the story about the famous mural that are about to be restored. >>> of all of san francisco's iconic landmark, coi it t tower. when she donated her money she left it up to others how to spend it. >> originally the city fathers tried to build a road with her $100,000. her friends, luckily, and othersed i happening she wanted something different and unique. >> reporter: in 1933, years after her death, the city decided to build the familiar art decko tower with an elevator ride up to spectacular views of the bay. and, because with the depression and they needed job the government commissioned artists to create the huge mural. the scenes of life in california became the first publicly sponsored art in the country. giving coi it t towers stunning views inside and out. >> but, the works of art it is a museum. and that is really what motivated all of us to push the city harder to treat it like a museum. it has never been treated that way. >> reporter: so on monday and for the next five months, coit tower will be closed as t

kpix 5's john ramos takes us inside and shares the story behind the murals that are about to be restored. >>> reporter: of all san francisco's iconic landmarks, coit tower is unique because that is all it was ever supposed to be. when lily hitchcock coit donated a third of her estate to beautify the city she loved, she left it up to others to decide how to spend it. >> in fact, originally, the city fathers tried to build a road with her $100,000 but her friends and others said, i think she wanted something different and unique. >> reporter: so in 1933, years after lily's death, the city decided to build the familiarity decco tower with an elevator ride up to spectacular views of the bay. and because it was the depression and people needed jobs, the government commissioned artists to create the huge fresco murals that graced art-deco interior walls. the scenes of life in california became the first publicly sponsored art in the country giving coit tower stunning views both inside and out. >> but with the works of art, it's also become a museum. that's what in part motivated all us to push

i'm not going to lie, it's boring for me, it's nice to see a nice mural or get to ride in the evacuator. >> the art may be an acquired taste, the tower is interesting because it's here. >> it's living history, one of the few structures standing in the way it was intended. >> the intention of the rennovation is to keep 38 way for the next 80 years. >> the tower will reopen on march 18th. >>> the pilot of a small plane makes an emergency landing on the highway and gets a bill. >>> what prompted police to open fire on a minivan full of children. >>> one of the most active vol cane knows the world blows its top again. [ male announcer ] step one, prepare for triumph. step two, baconated cheese for awesome. step three, get ready to wow. step four... mmmmm. ♪ [ male announcer ] pillsbury crescents. make the holidays pop. he loves me. he loves me not. he loves me. he loves me not. ♪ he loves me! that's right. [ mom ] warm and flaky in 15, everyone loves pillsbury grands! [ girl ] make dinner pop! stop in new mexico that spun wildly out of control. officers ended up smashing ng shots at a .

if you walk around and see an amazing mural or amazing garden, it's a good chance she's the one that said yes to that application. so, here we go, lenny. (applause) >> good evening. i'm up here because i nominated the progress park for the best ccg nen award. i'm proud to present this award on behalf of nen to bruce and bill for their hard work and dedication for turning this vacant lot, this eyesore in their community to a beautiful green park for everyone to enjoy. through their hard work and dedication and the support of their neighbors, they just created something tremendously beautiful. it's just amazing. and i would like -- i'm honored and i would like to invite them up to receive their award. (applause) >> thank you. [laughter] >> i want to mention that we live in one of the newest neighborhoods in san francisco, brand-new -- well, ten-year-old buildings, condos, apartments, a bunch of people who don't have a history, don't have a neighborhood. just a bunch of strangers living in proximity. and we got this idea to convert this derelict property, this derelict piece of weed inf

the press expressed outrage at the mural's inclusion of lenin. the rockefellers dismissed rivera and had his work destroyed in 1934. only a replica survives. it may seem surprising that such an artist could have painted for american cities. where his theme was the power of the machine and the marvels of technology, he overrode political opposition earlier in the thirties. his populist realism and a strong traditional sense of compositional order appealed to the widest public in the states and mexico. rivera's art corresponded to a notion of revolution and social realism. elsewhere, in europe, another revolution was taking place, led by a poet who saw himself so much as a revolutionary, he traveled to mexico to visit rivera and trotsky-- andre breton. the surrealist revolution also emerged as a reaction to the abstract aspects of modernism. for the surrealists, art opened a route to the marvelous, or the surreal. this is rene magritte's le double secret, painted in 1927. the surrealists understood, perhaps better than any group, that man is like a

area, there are murals of washington landmarks. >> i think it's very much a showcase for artists. we had six different companies work in the house. we have an extremely talented glass artist do a lot of lighting and sculptures for us. >> reporter: the compound sits on nine manicured acres. there's a 2,000 square foot koi pond and outfront, a reflecting pool greets visitors. >> america has provided a land of opportunity for us to succeed. america is a city on a hill. we must also consider all the eyes that are upon us. you can inspire and you can do a lot of things and you can renew, realize and achieve your dreams. >> reporter: andrea roane, wusa9. >> i don't want even to think about how much that cost to build. andrea tells us the manor has 14 bedrooms, 22 bathrooms, a movie theater, 60 chandeliers never mind the number of kitchens. the last electric bill. $5,000. that's the electric bill. but the place is considered green with a geothermal well and an elaborate solar system. i know that's what your place looks like olga? >> they're keeping it a little bit green though at least i

commitment and reobsolesce she plays softball and volunteering countless hours with the red cross and mural project >> (speaking spanish.) >> so congratulations you see these students they're the future i'm very proud he i know with leadership like those young people our community is in good hands. >> (speaking spanish.) >> congratulations (clapping). >> thank you, supervisor campos and all folks celebrating their leadership. >> (speaking spanish.) >> and now we would like to welcome who's been developing and celebrating the martial arts since 1991 in the mission their at the 3231 mission street. >> (speaking spanish.) >> (clapping) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ in in ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (clapping) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (

i got the mural? oh, my god! all: shh! - [whispering] um, i'm sorry. i have to go. my daughter's a ladybug. i know that doesn't make any sense. um, thank you, thank you. - you're very rude. - yes, very rude. - shh! kids are dancing. - darryl and i will be here to serve you for years and years and years and years. [chuckles] so should we go call jim and go tell him to go screw himself? - dwight, look, i'm sorry you're having a hard time with this, okay? athlead is my future. no disrespect to dunder mifflin, but if i can have fun at work, i want that. - it can't be more fun than selling paper and paper products. - it can. - are you pretending to be crazy, huh? - pete and i haven't done anything. - it's true. - yeah, right. with slammin' bods like that, they ain't playing checkers. - people, it's 2013. erin is a strong, independent woman. who says she has to end up with any man? - okay, can everyone please stop speaking for me? andy is my boyfriend. pete and i are just friends. and that's the end of it. right, pete? - hat is correct. come on, guys, where is this even c