. good evening. welcome. i'm twee view. >> i'm scott shaper. we'll examine who is coming up on same-sex marriage. >> we'll begin about a story about the women who clean the offices where you work and the stores where you shop. they often do their jobs alone at night for low wages. those conditions have made them vulnerable to sexual harass the and assault. for the past 18 months reporters from five news organizations, including kqed have been investigating the abuse of janitor women. there will be an a documentary

on that film "rape on the night shift". >> many janitors are women who work at night in empty buildings in isolation and that can put them in danger. [speaking foreign language] [speaking foreign language]. >> maria cleaned offices in san francisco's iconic ferry building. [speaking foreign language]

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>> what happened to maria is not an isolated incident. according to the department of justice, there are more than 17,000 sexual assaults at work a year. >> kqed univision, front line and reveal from the center for investigative reporting have collaborated on this investigation and joining me now to discuss their filings is reporter bernice from "reveal." welcome. >> hi how are you? >> i'm good, thank you. let me ask you first of all who are the women holding these jobs? >> these women they are largely immigrant women from latin america, china, the caribbean

holding down low-wage jobs. they are working at night often in isolation. often they are single mothers, and they are just in a very financially precarious situation. often undocumented immigrants just don't have the about theility to raise concerns at work. >> how do they find these jobs? >> they largely rely through word of mouth often. there are various recruiting mechanisms but the supervisors often use the word of mouth kind of system to locate new workers and so sometimes you're working with your mother or your sister or your brother. it tends to go through kind of word of mouth channel. >> and during your reporting, were you able to figure out how prevalent is sexual abuse and sexual harassment of women janitors? >> this is one of the kind of

the most challenging reporting questions that we encountered. unfortunately, the government doesn't keep very good statistics related to this top pick. two-thirds of sexual assaults and rape victims don't report the crimes so it's a difficult issue to tabulate anyway but what we do moe is the department of justice estimates that something around 50 people are sexual assaulted or raped every day. >> and that's across the board? >> that is across the board? >> what do we know about the companies that hire these workers? >> what we know is that theiry're, some of them are very large, some of them are small. 90% or so of the janitor services companies are one-person enterprises or family enterprises, tiny. there is a large large range of companies. what we do know is they are the

middleman. it's not like the situation that we had in the past where every building or every organization had their own janitor or janitor l staff. now you're going through a third party, and as a result, sometimes there is a lot of subcontracting that happens. so if you're a building owner, you sign add contract with a cleaning company but they might have subcontracted out many times over. >> several layers down. is anyone doing anything to protect these workers? are government agencies looking into this issue? >> the u.s. equal employment opportunity commission is one of the few government agencies that is looking at this issue in a proactive way. once a complaint of sexual harassment comes to them they will try to address it through various types of mediation and sometimes litigation. >> but a complaint or claim has

to be made first so there is nothing preventive they are doing. >> that's right. there are, the department of labor could potentially through some of its agencies look at enforcement they could go into some of the workplaces and do investigations, but this is nighttime work, night shift work so often times these workers are off the radar of those enforcement organizations. >> the women janitors you spoke to what kinds of safeguards would they like to see put in place? >> you know, some of them are straightforward requests. they would like to the see more female supervisors. they would like to see an ability to work in a team setting, so more than one person at a time in an emp thety building and day-shift cleaning for example. being able the to clock in and clock out the same as everybody else in the office building. >> and are there any independent organizations trying to help them? >> yes, because they are government ent theities so far have

not taken a proactktctive role, we came across an interesting organization in los angeles. they teams in various parts of the state of california and launching something in massachusetts but they essentially send in ex janitors into buildings to interact with workers during the night shift to tell them more about their rights and if there is a problem, they will help them find the help they need. >> okay. thank you for shedding light on this issue. bernice with "reveal" at cir. thank you. >> thank you. >> you can watch the "front line" documentary next tuesday. now on to same-sex marriage. california is one of 37 states where gay and lesbian couples can wed. the u.s. supreme court will decide whether every state should allow same-sex marriage. san francisco city hall played a key role in the debate and today, it's the celebration of

that building centennial. we're going to begin the segment with a look at the history of city hall i dos. they were the it couple of their time. joe and marlin monroe may be the most famous couple to marry in san francisco city hall, beauty where politics and passions meet. >> i know pronounce you husband and wife. [ cheers ] >> and there are 38 couples who are married at san francisco city hall. >> per day? >> per day monday through friday. >> oh my goodness. >> perhaps no one knows more about city hall weddings than ellen schumer. >> how glorious it must be to walk through city hall and surrounded by this. >> by weddings and look you're also surrounded by children who

participate in family weddings. the main thing it's truly a sign of love, love of each other in a building that promotes love. >> when mayor james sunny first opened the doors in 1915 he envisioned it as a palace for the people. a county clerk at the time, issued tens of thousands of marriage licenses over the course of his career. he was known for not standing in the way of a wedding, no matter what concerns were raised. in 1921 a vocal instructor ray youngman claimed he was forced to marry a former student at gunpoint. according to the "san francisco chronicle". >> the father pointed a revolver at him, told him he ruined his daughter and demanded he marry her. youngman says he was too stunned

by fear to say he was already married and followed the lead in a chance. the judge noted nothing unusual in the ceremony although youngman appeared pale. >> weddings fill open spaces but in years past vows were exchanged in a judge's chamber. >> the marriage of marlin monroe and joe dimaggio attracts a record crowd. >> there was a requirement and you had to have a blood test. well there was a lady over there who could not keep a secret, and she -- >> she leaked? >> yes, a big leak and she called several reporters when monroe and dimaggio opened the door to judge harry's courtroom. >> congratulations in which all "mobi" lovers and baseball fans

join. >> honestly one of the best days of my life. >> when meg married jeremy at city hall in 2012 it did not make headlines but marked a turning point in their lives as jeremy described it. >> i had this much more romantic idea than gee, i have cancer so let's get married. >> weeks after his diagnosis, a small group of friends and family gathered as the two exchanged vows. >> we had the day perfectly planned out exactly as we wanted it. we had a limo and driver just about the nicest guy in the world. >> there was a lot happening at city hall. there is a lot of hustle and bustle but in the rathere time seemed to slow down when we were having that moment. it was wonderful. that day we had our whole lives in front of us and jeremy and i being the planners the that we were, we had already named our kids. we already had kind of an idea what we want, what the next few

years, five years ten years were going to look like and we couldn't stop smiling and we couldn't stop kissing and again, we were always very giddy and giggling but that day especially, it was magical. ♪ ♪ >> on a rainy valentine's day weekend in 2004, thousands of people who never thought they would be able to marry had their own magical city hall wedding. they spent hours waiting in line to tie the knot after the mayor told the county clerk to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. >> i waited a long time to do the this part with this ring. >> take your time. >> i thee wed. >> to be married here in the ratunda is something i dreamed would never be possible. >> with this ring.

>> i thee wed. >> one month and 4,027 weddings later, the same-sex ceremonies came to a halt. for four years the legal battle continued until may 15th 2008 when california supreme court made same-sex marriage legal. >> what a day in san francisco. [ cheers ] >> what a day in california. what a day for america. what a day for equality. >> and at the end of the day, make no mistake, this day is about real people in their lives. [ cheers ] >> this is about philis lion and dale martin. [ applause ] >> this that's where it started 52 years of love and devotion and faith in one another.

>> the weddings were put on hold in november 2008 when california voters passed proposition eight. another lengthy court battle ensued and in june 2013 the u.s. supreme court cleared the way for same-sex marriages in california to resume. looking down on the celebration, sculpture henry goddess of equality. >> she's holding the equal lateral triangle in her hand. i think she now has a smile on her face. >> but not all city hall weddings have a fairy tale ending. monroe divorced joe dimaggio nine months after they married and the future of meg and jeremy faded has his treatments began to fail. >> it's hard to imagine the life i'm living. it just seems like a story like

i woke up one day and i was a cockroach and i've been a cockroach for a year and it's hard to accept that's actually what i am. ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ >> two months after his 32nd birthday and two years after they married, jeremy died with meg by his side. >> i always joked he would be an old man with me. now, you know, i think about how i'll be an old woman with a picture of a young man. >> meg thinks of jeremy each time she walks by city hall. >> i think how lucky i was to have had this great love. i know not everybody gets to have that. >> and she takes sole lus knowing her wedding was at san francisco hall. >> we didn't have a chance to have children so we don't have a living legacy and to be part of

history is something that i know he would be very excited about. i love you. >> i love you, too. >> how much. >> all of it. [ laughter ] >> june is pride month and many gay and lesbian couples may stop by city hall to tie the knot. joining me now to discuss the case is kate kendall. hi, kate. >> hello scott. >> what is the supreme court going to decide? >> hopefully a ruling that will end the discussion of marriage nationwide and we'll have marriage in every single state. there are two questions the court is dealing with, the first is it a violation of constitutional principles to not recognize the freedom to marry for same-sex couples and is it permissible for states to recognize validly married couples to move from a state where they got married. if we get question one, they don't get to question two.

all hopeful we'll win on question one and by the end of june we'll be celebrate sglg here in california we have same-sex marriage so what is at stake for people that live here? >> for folks that live here the means the rest of the country is open to you. you can get transferred to a job in mississippi and you'll be okay. your family will be recognized and respected. family members wherever we are we're one country again. we're not -- >> the dividing lines go away legally. >> 37 good states and 13 bad states. we'll finally be unite and our country will be in a much better place for everyone. >> the court decide the law of course but there are hearts and minds, as well. >> there is no doubt. this could be our ground versus board of education moment or this could be the moment where we win suffrage as the women's movement but to win full liberation and justice for the community it has to be moving people to care, not just about marriage but care about violence against transgender people or

immigration or care about economics or employment discrimination but this will be a really important high water mark. >> you think back ten 11 years, 2004, people lined up my partner and i lined up at city hall, thousands of couples over the course of five or six weeks to get married and you remember that was a presidential election year and some people were angry the at gavin n uso me because the democrats lost ohio but one case from the u.s. supreme court is ohio. interesting we're coming full circle. >> the full name case, one of the partners, his partners the partner who died shortly after they got legally married until the state of ohio would not put the marriage on the death certificate. those insults we'll finally solve but you're right the lightning speed with which -- >> did you think you would see it that fast? >> yes, so the this decision the decision that comes down is

not going to answer all questions, even for gay and lesbian couples. there are parental questions for example that may be left unanswered or not? >> that's really one of the most important things i people to remember. we'll be celebrating but we're so not done with the multiple of issues that impact the lives of lgbt people and marriage will not make families secure. there is parental recognition that is very very much going to be an open question in many states. so we'll have our work cut out for us. >> is it job discrimination? you can be fired? >> in most states. >> is there a way the supreme court can answer questions on marriage so broadly some of these other policies that are discriminatory can also fall? >> i think the only way that would happen is if they applied heightened scrutiny to any law that classifieds based on sexual orientation. i'm not sure i see even a 5-4 ruling in our favor giving us the highest level of

constitutional scrutiny but you know what? it does scott and you know as well as anyone it helps set a tone for the place of our humanity and place of lgbt people that i think will ripple for sure to other issues. >> do you think some people got talked about the decision and how it came too quickly and never really settled the question for a lot of people, abortion. are you concerned at all about that here? >> i'm not concerned a bit. the latest poll shows over 60% of the american public is with us. i also think that sexual orientation is a unique issue. it's not like abortion. it's not even really like race. because lgbt people are everywhere, we're in every family and you love us before you know we're gay, and then you have to come to terms with your concerns about that. >> the value of coming out. thanks so much. we'll know in about ten days. >> in ten days we will. >> thanks very much. >> my pleasure.

a huge party in oakland today, the golden state warriors and fans celebrated the teamest first nb championship in 40 years with a parade and rally. dub nation, jamming the streets around lake marchritt the, the warriors planning to move to san francisco for the 2018 season. joining me to talk about the warriors' season this year and what is next is rick piddle with 95.7 the game. you were at the parade today, what was it like? >> it was a surreal experience. it was absolutely gorgeous weather and i think this is probably never going to happen again, the first one is always the biggest and best. >> why do you say it will never happen again? >> this scale. the giants 2010 win was may ham and this was smaller. fans that never seen success like this and got to show off how beautiful downtown oakland

is. there aren't too many cities with a downtown lake that beautiful and i'm sure there were people surprised about that. >> let's talk about the coach, steve kerr rookie coach but six nba rings he played with five teams. talk about him. what made him so special and what did he give the warriors? >> first of all, he has nothing to prove could he coach? he played in the nba, final four in arizona great executive with phoenix and also a broadcaster accomplished broadcaster, as well. he had nothing to prove. great temperament. fantastic communique tore. he got veterans to sit on the bench and come off and offensively, mark jackson had them playing defense the last couple years but steve kerr got them to play offense pass the ball around, a couple more passes a bit and you could see from the first game in preseason but steve kerr for the most part was able his people skills were almost better than xs and os.

>> high emotional intelligence. talk about the chemistry, he had a lot to do with that. these players seem to like each other and get along. is that what you get? >> they do. you can see the whispers here and there. you could see on the plane their cocoa song they would sing together and when the figure head is a selfless guy, steph curry that breathes through the coaching staff and star player. there weren't a lot of big egos. >> young team for the most part but there may be changes, that always happens as much as you want to keep a winning team together. what players do you think will leave? >> the warriors are going to accommodate -- >> the all-star. >> previous all star with the nicks and warriors, as well. he's probably out and other guys might go out like barbosa might

go. losing alvin gentry, he'll be head coach of the pelicans, they will be all right. the core, though, is going to remain and they have a first-round pick. they will probably draft for it. you're not going to get a starter on the world championship with a 30th pick. >> and they have to resign draymond green. >> he's restricted but will get paid. they have to get creative but he will get paid. >> when you look at this team of course you mentioned the giants the huge success over the last five years, do you see anything in common with the teams starting with the ownership and management? >> joe laycob wanted to make it world class. they didn't say how horrible it was. they put in real bleachers and dugouts and said we'll make the this as fun as possible until we get the stadium and took the

longer approach to it and i think that's something lacob did. they said we'll make this a first class organization. so i gus in a way you can say that. >> we mentioned that the team is planning to leave the city for san francisco. are you hearing any grumbling from the city? it was a bittersweet moment at the top there. >> well, as you know in california, you're not going to get anything done with public money and san francisco barely lifted a finger for the giants and the only way they are getting it done now is because they bought their own land and now there are grumblings about the traffic. it's a ridiculous idea to move. they have a perfectly good stadium. refurbished, bart station and want to spend $1 billion to move eight miles away. it makes zero sense. >> they will try. rick from 95.7 the game, thanks so much. >> good to be with you. >> go dubs. >> for all kqed news coverage,

go to kqed.org. i'm scott shafer, thanks for joining us. good night.

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