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- These are,

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the submissions for the Street Pole
banner contest.

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Earlier in February,
the Chinatown International District

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Business Improvement Area
launched a contest

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to design street pole banners
for the Chinatown International District

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neighborhood to beautify the neighborhood
in time for World Cup.

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The design was not to reflect soccer
or football.

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We wanted something that would last
beyond World Cup for part of the reason

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why we did it a contest was because
we wanted it to be open to everyone.

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Anybody.

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All skill levels locally, nationally.

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We had over 140 submissions.

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The selection process
was through a public vote.

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We also had the community vote
for their favorite artists.

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Yeah, that would be my favorite.

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Okay, perfect.

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And while the
theme of the banners is not soccer

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related, we wanted something
that would be installed in time for World

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Cup, reflected the neighborhood
and would live beyond this match.

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And it was really wonderful
to see, all the, talent.

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One that stood out to me was this drawing
from a small business owners kid

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before the city came.

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My parents own world Pizza, and there's
a lot going on in this neighborhood.

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And this is how I imagine

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it must have been before
all the people came and built everything.

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Honestly, it just

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warms my heart
that so many people submitted something.

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So from 145,

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we went from 145

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to 20 to 5

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to 3.

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After weeks of talking to the community.

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We were able to narrow it
down to our finalist.

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Stevie Shao.

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- I won!

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I'm so excited to see all the artwork
go up in the neighborhood.

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- SDOT helped us with, fabrication
and production and installation

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of the four different designs
that Stevie had produced.

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- I've seen it grow and change.

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Yeah.

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And I'm excited to be part of
kind of like this new chapter.