hello and welcome. i'm damian trujillo. today on the show, fireworks safety, plus a second chance for probationers. we begin with the annual san pablo fourth of july festival. last week on the show, we had a mariachi. so, this week, elvis. we all recognize the promoter of many concerts and whatnot. welcome to the show. welcome. >> thank you very much. >> you walked through the newsroom today and surprised a

lot of people. talk about the reaction you get when you do that. >> it's startling. people don't know what to think at first, then they get into it and enjoy it. it makes me -- makes it great i come into a place like this and somebody comes running across 'cause they want to take a picture. so, i always take time to be as assertive with people as i can be. they love it. i never get tired of the -- i've been doing it 18 years. i never get tired. >> awesome. he is part of the acts you will be bringing to san pablo? >> yes. he is the finale right before the fire once, and he will be kicking off the fireworks after the show with the mayor, i believe. and but it's what great production he is going to be putting up for the first time, include a whole light show. so it's kind of back by popular demand. he was there last year, but this time, have it more right in the -- at the finale along with all the other great acts. >> a short clip of something you wanted us to see, so we will let you talk about this. which got about 20 seconds to

show you. ♪ ♪ >> who is this and tell us about this. >> this is kevin holiday from the curtis mayfield super fly show, the tribute show that would be one of the main headliners for our fourth of july event. first time ever being done outside. been indoor concerts that have been selling out and now they are coming to bring show the to the community and kind of more or less educate a lot of people that didn't get to see curtis mayfield to our youth and so forth, but the classic and gonna be the whole super fly, you remember the movie? >> yes. >> so their attire will be

reflecting that, however, all in a positive way of things. >> and this is a way to celebrate the family fun, festive fourth of july in san pablo? >> yes. what we are hearing a lot, especially from all the parents going to have their kids and flashback to that time and, in fact, the whole show is gonna be great. it includes along with curtis mayfield show will be red bone, the 40th anniversary. and they will be doing "come and get your love," the song many of you, i'm sure, remember, as well as the downtown rhythm, tribute to james brown and we have new artists, i stevie coming in to perform. >> you do it up when you put this together for the city of san pablo. what's it like to be part of the card there, if you will? >> it's great. last year, i came and really did something very simple, playing

audio tracks and came in and did a show and everybody -- i was well received. everybody had a really great time. i didn't -- we didn't really step it up that much, but this year, when i was invited back,  suggested to him, let's do it later on in the evening. i have a -- a computer automation show called "the timate elvis show." i create all the automation for the lighting sequences ahead of time, runs on computer, jump into their board with it. it is going to be a visually exciting show, as well as we have got -- elvis had the sweet inspirations. i have the sweetest inspiration, three girls and marty doherty, my lead guitar player will be there. it is going to be us. we are gonna do a great show. going to be doing a lot of -- for the latino community, a lot of songs that elvis did that they are not really the songs that people -- that they hear all the time, but we are gonna be doing "margarita," gonna be doing a song called "i'll take

love" and also we are gonna do "fun in acapulco." and also it's, you know, throw a little bit of rhythm into it and it's gonna be a lot of fun. "boss sa nova, baby," that one, too. it is gonna be fun. >> awesome. fourth of july celebration. any final thoughts before we let you go there? >> it's a free event for the community. we encourage everyone to come out, enjoy. they can bring their own picnic baskets, lawn chairs. arrive early 'cause there will be a lot of traffic on that day. plan it and like i said, there's a great lineup and they can go to the website, www.san pablo.ca.gov/july 4th. >> perfect. see elvis there. appreciate it. thank you once again. >> thank you very much. up next, speaking of fourth

of july, we are gonna talk fireworks safety when we continue. stay with us.

fireworks safety is crucial at this time of year. with me is jill sprawl, the director of the burn unit at valley medical center and also with me, chief ken chem nah, the santa clara county fire chief here. welcome to the show. >> thank you. >> chief, you brought some illegal fireworks here, full. talk about your concern when you see these out on the street. >> the biggest concern that i have -- holding in your hand is a small version of a roman candle. so, after you light it, it shoots projectiles that are actively burning. also, firecrackers here, which everybody knows what firecrackers are but they are a big contributor to injuries, specifically, hand and finger-type injuries. >> these say "thunder bomb."

that can't be safe. >> definitely not. definitely not. >> so the idea is for folks to have a safe -- safe and sane fourth of july. >> absolutely. safety being the key. we really want people to enjoy the fourth of july holiday and the last place you want to spend your holiday is in the emergency room. >> that's where you come in, jill. you have dealt with folks who have mishandled equipment like this before. talk about what they can expect if they do visit you in the burn unit. >> well, just the sparklers alone can ignite clothing on fire and people could get a pretty significant burn and it's no fun to spend the fourth of july in the burn center, so, that's what we really want to get the message out is to not participate in this at all. s it's not turn to be in the burn center. >> talk about them. i kind of want to scare the viewer straight, they will spend a few painful weeks that involve a lot of painful procedures in there

>> right. someone -- in years past, seen sparkler injuries, kids playing with spark sperk letter, clothes catch on fire. get a full-thickness burn, over a substantial part of your body, not looking at days in the burn center but weeks and months and burns are forever. and they are life changing. so, just takes a split second and it could change your life. so, you know, we really want to discourage people from participating in any kind of illegal fireworks activity. >> chief, i went to your website this morning. i do have a clip, just play the video, if you can. just a 30-second psa on how to stay safe during the fourth of july and whatnot. and i mean, it's scary when you see what the consequences are. go ahead and talk about the -- >> obviously, the video covers kind of the range of dangers that are associated with fire works of all types. safe and sane, even legal fireworks, and illegal fireworks.

obviously, we have the concern about injury, but this year, probably more than any, i think everybody is aware of the significant fire threats, specifically in the wild land. it's a very large concern of ours. one of the other fireworks that's here, this is a bottle rocket and pretty much everybody know what is a bottle rocket is and what it does. >> go ahead and hold it up. >> a large contributor to vegetation fires and structure fires. still have homes in santa clara county that have wood roofs, this will easily start a roof on fire, especially this time of year when temperatures are going to be on the rise and things will be very dry. the fire threat is very, very significant. >> we talked in the last segment about the fourth of july family friendly festival in san pablo. encourage people to do the same wherever they are. >> absolutely. there are organized events throughout santa clara county, really isn't why you can't make it to one of the events. and they range from in the north bay all the way down to gilroy. gilroy has a nice public display they will be putting on. it's free. they encourage residents to come attend and see a professional show, which arguably is going to

be much larger and much more dramatic than anything that you can do yourself. >> jill, talk about again, if you can touch on the consequences of this, because after you spend a few weeks in the burn unit, things might not be the same after that for you. >> yes. not only are burns very painful, but it's also disfiguring and so people, you know, the scars never go away. and it can be very, very trauma advertising and it can be dramatizing for a parent, if you have a child that's injured due to what may seemingly be a harmless sparkler. and it really affects the whole family dynamics and not only with fireworks, this time of year, fourth of july is going to be a three-day weekend. we see people partying, having a good time, a lot of barbecuing, we also see people lighting barbecues that catch on fire, burying cot hot coals. just to be mindful of fire safety. >> well, before we did the

interview, telling me that you have been very busy in the burn unit. how many of those injuries that you see do you think are preventible? >> most burn injuries are preventable? >> really. >> yes. 75% of people get injured participating in some high-risk activity. if they are under the influence of drugs or alcohol or just, you know, throwing an accelerant to get the fire going better on an open flame, just not thinking, you know? and one thing i've learned, i've been in burns for over 20 years, people never think about getting burned. and just to increase that awareness that it could happen to you. >> and you're on a proactive campaign right now, chief to get the word out and talk about safety and whatnot. >> we are, indeed. the county board of supervisors, the fire chiefs have teamed up to encourage everybody in santa clara county to recognize the danger of fireworks, both illegal and otherwise and to go see a professional display. part of the reason they wanted to partner with us to get the word out to everybody in santa

clara county that there are alternatives, rather than using fireworks were they are not otherwise legal or appropriate to use. still enjoy the fourth of july holiday but do it in an appropriate way. >> a call could strain resources for men and women out there having to fight this fire? >> no question about that. this is the time of year we are typically busy anyway. and specifically with something like this, the addition a.fire threat and injuries folksily will strain resources. that is true. >> log on to their website, the santa clara county fire department. there is a web address. log on and find out more information about fireworks. any final thoughts from either of you before i let you go? >> just our go is not to have one fireworks-related injury because one's too many. >> very good. all right. thank you. >> i would absolutely agree and i would say have a safe holiday and enjoy it have a holiday that you can remember and remember for a good reason. >> good. all right. thank you so much. good safety tips. thank you. good see you again. up next, a second chance for probationers. stay with us.

a shekd chance for probationers across santa clara county. with me on comunid"comunidad d " valle"ly, -- my guests here. what is a second chance? >> they are staying out of trouble and contribute to the community. >> how many folks are we talking about here? talk about the numbers, if you will. is it an overwhelming number of folks coming into the probation rolls, if you will? >> about 18,000 adult offenders are on probation, being serviced by the probation department. a big portion of those, when 4,000 individuals, have come to us recently as a result of to

governor brown's state realignment, which went into effect in 2011. so, about 4,000 of those individuals are now being served in this county as opposed to being served at the state level through state parole. >> that's a tough job assigned to you, to try to keep them from going back nat system. how is that working? i know your collaboration with patrick tony here had something to do with it. >> absolutely. we have partnered in many ways to provide services to these individuals so they are getting cognitive behavioral treatment in the community, substance abuse, mental health treatment. one of the big factors we have proven to be successful is the faith-based collaborative. the probation department and faith-based partners come together to provide a unique set of services that show the collaboration in this county and how successful we can be when they work together. >> how is that working sand it working? >> it is working very well. we have seen a great deal of

success. we reallyize there weren't only the felt needs, housing, employment, family unification, but spiritual needs, inner needs, we call. we tried i do a dress both. we are somewhat the heart of the reentry effort and the reentry program. and so we continually reach out. we go a little step further. we will put our arms around people. we will speak with them. talk with them. our ultimate goal, of course is to reach out and rescue, because we look at reentry as maybe an astronaut coming from outer space. he has been in weightlessness and all of a sudden, got to get used to gravity again. and when an individual is released from an institution, they haven't had to pay rent, haven't had to pay a car note, gas, any of the responsibilities. all of a sudden, you're become and you feel this great weight and so there has to be a process of reentry helping them to get

acclimated back to the community. we try to reach out and rescue and we work in collaboration with probation to do that. >> how many of those want to be rescued and how many go through the process to make sure they please the judge, if you will? >> seems like 100% of those who come us to want to be rescued. >> got >> got t >> the long process of rest restoration, finding homes, getting jobs, anger management, whatever support groups they may need, drug, alcohol, those kinds of things, we partner with probation about. the ultimate goal is the third r, return them to the community as productive citizens. >> what happens without the safety net that you're providing the probationers out there, the 18,000? >> we don't provide services, these individuals are just in a vicious system cycle of going in and out of custody. that was prove within state parole, they had a very high recidivism rate, largely because of the services they weren't able to offer. these services here really are key to success. one of our big accomplishments

this year has been the employment fair happened the end of may, that was a strong partnership with our faith-based partners to really to have individuals come forward that are viable candidates for johns and to have individuals in the faith-based community step up and really give these individuals a second chance, knowing what their criminal histories are and still providing them an opportunity for employment, which really gives them a sense of worth and the ability to contribute and provide for their families. >> is it too early to say this is working, we are making a difference, a large amount of the probationers or seeing results now? >> we are seeing results now. our recidivism late is lower than it was at the state. time will tell. it's about three years now into the program. we're very happy with the results. there's always room for improvement, but we feel that the efforts that we have made and the services we can provide and the partnerships in the community, trying to restore some of those relationships for these individuals really is the key to success and it is working. >> why didn't they seek faith,

patrick tony, before they got into trouble or is it something that wasn't introduced to them and then find out what's ahead of them say maybe -- >> oftentimes, people will drift in and out of faith. maybe they went to church as a childhood or mosque or wherever as a child and then grew up, drifted away from their faith. many found faith while they were incarcerated. and many come to faith, sometimes people say you don't really see god until you're flat on your back and you look up. when you're in a needs of a place to stay, when you're in needs of clothing, when you're in needs of a job, when you're feeling all alone, and those are the three great needs we find out, employment that these individuals, we call them partners, are in needs of employment, they are in need of permanent housing a place to stay and to live, and there a need to be reunited with families and families comes in a very broad sense, because sometimes, they burn bridges so much they can't get with their

natural family, but it could be a support group. it could be the mentors that we put them in contact. it could be a church group. it could be anyone that is pushing, assisting, lifting and helping them to move toward more positive choices and decisions in their lives. all right. any more information that you might want, maybe for a family member, loved one, there is a number and web address for more information. any final thoughts, karen, before we let you go? >> just been a very positive interaction, a positive collaboration. this is really about making people successful that's gonna protect public safetynd really contribute to society. >> very good. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> up next, the office of the mexican consulate here. stay with us.

she is a press attache for the mexican consult late here in san jose. welcome to the show. >> thank you very much for your invitt tailings. >> the mexican consulate's

office comes on telemundo once a month but today, happy to be joined by her. you want to talk about talking about deferred action. what is it and the deadline is coming on? what's happening? urge the young people brought initially into the u.s. without infants without a lawful permit actually, they can benefit from this program. the first period expired. now the second period. they have to be aware of the expiration. they have to apply for the second period or renewal of deferred action for childhood

arrivals before the first deadline expires so they need to be aware they need to do this before around four months before their first expiration period expires and it's important to do this around this four months and not after -- and not before five months because they run the risk of having this application -- >> expire. >> exactly. >> so, this is -- folks are -- this is children who came to this country not on their own volition but their parents brought them and allow them to stay here legally for some point? >> exactly. this kind of program allows them to stay for two years. if they apply for this program. now, it is very important for them to renew this second period so they can have another two years to stay here around this program is also authorizing them

to apply for request of employment in the case that they demonstrate they have a need for economic employment. they can get a stay for another two years, i mean legally in this country, and also be able to work in this country. the owes whe-- it's important t they need to meet guidlines. they can find them online on the website or directly in the mexican consulate's website. >> the last ten years there have

been advancements to help them out? >> that's true. one of the advancements has been this specific program, for example. and now, it's our turn to inform the people how to do this, how to fill out the forms. it's important that you know that the forms and the specific requirements that you need to present to renew are already online. so, please czeheck out the websites do this on time. you have to do this with four months of advance, not later because you run the risk of not having processed your application on time. so it's very important for you to remain very well informed. also, that your approach to the consulate or to the specific authorities, to the u.s. authorities, to know more about this program, we want to prevent people from being abused or also to have other wind kind of information to being uninformed or misinformed as well. so, that's why it's important to

have a contact with us and, well, we are always open and the best position to receive everyone at their consulate or receive your calls so you can also receive more information about this. >> your office is -- yes. >> we will guide you. and we will guide you to understand what you need to present and all the specific requirements. >> a web address for more information. again, if you want to get ahold of us for next week's show, drop us an e-mail. my twitter handle is at news damian as well. pick up a copy of the newspaper and support your bilingual weeklies all across the bay area. we thank you for sharing a part of your sunday once again. hope you enjoyed elvis. see you again next week.

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