in state and local campaigns. >> leaders like ellen clark sgt come repeatedly stopping these meetings -- , repeatedly stopping these meetings as a politically active figure. doing everything they could to ground the campaign in domesticity. >> despite their efforts, the link made it tough whenever voters were in the big city. a specialist in francisco. >> the problem with san francisco is that women's suffrage as an idea was

associated. >> susan b. anthony joined the provision party. a deadly idea in san francisco. liquor was the foundation of the economy. and >> anything that touched on the possibility of prohibition was greatly and popular. >> the first campaign was a great effort, but not a success. >> the war was not over. less than one decade later, a graphic protests brought new life to the movement. >> women's suffrage, the republican convention in oakland, this time it was the private sector response. 300 marched down the streets of

the convention center. women were entitled to be here. >> joining together for another campaign. >> women opened a club in san francisco. it was called the votes for women club. if she could get the shopkeepers to have lunch, she could get them to be heard literature. the lunch room was a tremendous success. >> it was the way that people thought about women willing to fight for a successful campaign. what happened was, the social

transformation increase the boundary of what was possible, out word. >> there were parades and rallies, door to door candidacies, reaching every voter in the state. >> the eyes of the nation were on california in 1911, when we all voted. it was the sixth and largest state in the nation to approve this. one decade later, we have full voting rights in the united states. helping newly enfranchised women, a new political movement was founded. >> starting in the 1920's, it was a movement created by the suffragettes moving forward to

getting the right to vote. all of the suffragettes were interested in educating the new voters. >> non-partisan, not endorsing candidates >> -- endorsing candidates, getting the right to vote and one they have their voice heard. >> the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage is taking place throughout the state. bancroft library is having an exhibit that highlights the women's suffrage movement, chronicling what happened in california, bringing women the right to vote. >> how long does this mean going on? >> the week of the 20th.

people do not realize that women were allowed to vote as early as the 1920's. in the library collection we have a manuscript from the end of december, possibly longer. >> in commemoration of 100 years of voting in california. 100 years ago this year, we won the right to vote. around 1911, this is how it would have addressed. and here we are, dressed the same.

[chanting] >> we have the right to vote. >> whether you are marching for a cause or voting in the next election, make your voice heard. thank you for watching. >> welcome to city hall. more importantly, welcome to our season of giving.

i am pleased that i am joined by very important members of our great city family. i wanted to take this opportunity as we're coming closer to our first of many holidays, i wanted to send a message to all of our city and the rest of the bay area that there is easily going to be a lot of bad news in our lives. it may be economics or jobs. in san francisco, we think differently. we believe in ourselves, we believe in our faiths. we take up the challenge that in times of bad news and economic hurt that we do things differently in our city. we bring our residents and visitors together closer.

to declare this season of giving is important for us to send a different message as we're sensitive to messages that may not be about hope. i want to thank our religious leaders. i want to thank our wonderful social service providers, the intra-faith council, st. anthony's, and so many others, a salvation army, the united way of the bay area. all of them are coming together including the food bank. we will be working hard together. i started this week with our department heads. in the next few months, as we hear about what is going on around us, in san francisco, we

will depend a lot more on ourselves and on our own spirit of unity and sacrifice. i am not going anywhere for the holidays. i am staying right here in our city. i want to join with all the wonderful agencies who have come together. they have been here every season to help and asked others to make donations and sacrifices. the season of giving starts now. i would ask that everyone in the city stepped up. whether you of the job or not, whether you have a family that you care about, or other people's families, this is a good time to step up and make the extra effort. i am going to be there visibly joining them in the message of the season of giving. i want to register that this whole city has been such a

wonderful place to be. i am so very fortunate to be the mayor of this city. i also want to make sure that we have a lot of hope to bring to the residents who live here and the people who are suffering. i will have more to say in a minute. i would like to welcome to the podium someone i have had a chance to work with over the years. is someone i believe in and i know has a very strong message of hope for our citizens. that is cicecil williams and gladys. come on up. [applause] >> do you want to say something first? this is what we do all the time. [laughter] you go now and i will follow. [laughter]

i know what to do. if she says to do it, i do it. [laughter] thank you, mayor ed lee, and congratulations to you on winning the mayor of this city. san francisco is not only a beautiful city. it is a city and a community and a territory that serves the needs of the people. there is no doubt about it. people who are here today are ready and able to do the work. we want to expand and make sure that people in the city and bay area and do what they usually do. that is to make sure that no one has to suffer during the holiday season or in any season. no one should have to suffer.

we come together to support you and let you know that this city is ready. take us and lead us, we will follow. no doubt about that. [applause] >> it is always hard to follow the preacher. i want to thank mayor lee for showing the world and continuing to repeat the bottom line at san francisco is a compassionate city. it does care for all the people here, no matter who they are. we appreciate you. we appreciate your love of the diversity of the city. we appreciate the generosity of this community. thank you for continuing to give. [applause] >> next week, i will have the chance to carve some turkeys. i will be joining st. anthony's

and having a wonderful time. anita and i will have a chance to exhibit our love for the city again. st. anthony's has been a wonderful partner. i was here on these steps with st. anthony's a few months ago as they were exhibiting their love for the city. i know they have a tough time with all the lines increasing on a weekly basis. i want to introduce the director of the st. anthony's foundation. [applause] >> we are honored to be a partner with the city and with all san franciscans. it has been a hard time. we just got our numbers in. last month, we saw a number of

-- another 15% increase in the number of guests coming to our dining room. we're seeing an increase in the technology lab. we're able to meet the needs that grow because of the generosity of san francisco. we know the weather turns colder. we know the economy is still slow and many people still suffer. the other thing i see on a daily basis is hope. when san franciscans and people all over the bay area continue to come together, there is a lot of abundance. there's a great generosity. like the mayor and others, we come together. we may be volunteering, donating food or cash. it really helps. in giving, you and still hope. this the season of giving and hope. we come together and join together with the nonprofits gathered today. we all work together, whether we're buying food together, coordinating other efforts. it is all of us coming together as a family, a big community

family here in the san francisco area. we're honored to get to work with you and everyone gathered here. we want to wish everyone a blessed holiday season. thank you. [applause] >> next week, i will have a chance to join our intra-faith council -- inter-faith council. they have been very helpful as we try to figure out things. we do not have the solutions to every question or even the questions being raised by those representing the challenges to the 99%. we will need help from everyone to figure those things out in the city. i want to register my appreciation for the council and their continuing support for all of us leaders in the city and for their prayers as well. i would to have funds serving

one of the great institutions that are no longer just in chinatown. they are all over our city. annie chung, please come on up. >> mayor, thank you for including us in today's press conference. i read the "reader's digest" for december. they went around 16 countries and asked people one question. the question is whether the holidays are joyous or stressful. is where the united states placed? in the bottom two. -- guess where the united states placed? in the bottom two. at the top was philippines. india was at the bottom with 79%. the united states was close at 82%. thank you for giving out this message of hope today. under your leadership, this is going to change. we're going to make sure that

all sentences against a field stressful or sad during the holidays will be able to get something they wanted this year or for their families. there will be enough gifts for them. it is because you are stepping up. you are asking san francisco to join you and give more this season. we serve 35,000 seniors a year. like everyone else, the line is getting longer. our funding is diminishing. in october, seven adult day care centers were threatened to be closed by the state. mayor, you stepped in. you delivered the message of hope. he found the money to keep 1500 seniors going to these adult day health centers who otherwise would face nursing home and emergency hospitals.

on behalf of adult day health care, we thank you for finding the funding to keep us going for another few months. we hope that under your leadership, san franciscans will open their hearts and pocketbooks and continue to support the seniors. we look forward to having your car 30's and serve meals next thursday. we will serve 3000 seniors that day. thank you. [applause] >> in addition to the wonderful services that will be held with our communities and the wonderful meals the will be served, all i want to also join supervisor jikim is negative shares our strong compassion for neighborhoods. we will find the time during the holidays to open up city hall. when we get our treae lit, messages of hope will be hung on a tree.

we will have the snow day for all of the kids. we will also be able to have some pictures taken with the mayor for anyone who wants to come in and donate a can of food to the food bank. that will be another day when we register our joint effort to bring the message of unity to the city. we will need everybody to step up. this season of giving is in my opinion one of the very good opportunities for everyone in the city -- i do not care whether you are a corporate citizen or resident of whatever economic level, if you can step up to help somebody else, this is where the passion of the city

exists. this is where the soul of the city is. i want to thank all the folks here and every institution. i plan to work closely with all of them to make sure that we touch each other as we go together to help all of our citizens in the city. thank you very much on this announcement for our season of giving. thank you, everybody. [applause] impossible. announcer: when you open a book, you can explore new lands... [bird screeches] meet new friends, and discover new adventures.

there are amazing possibilities when you open your mind to reading. [roar] you can log onto he library of congress website and let the journey begin. >> i have 2 job titles. i'm manager of the tour program as well as i am the historyian of city hall. this building is multifaceted to say the very least it's a municipal building that operates the city and county of san francisco. this building was a dream that became a reality of a man by the name of james junior elected mayor of san francisco in 1912.

he didn't have a city hall because it was destroyed in the earth wake of 1906. construction began in april of 1913. in december 1915, the building was complete. it opened it's doors in january 1916. >> it's a wonderful experience to come to a building built like this. the building is built as a palace. not for a king or queen. it's built for all people. this building is beautiful art. those are architecture at the time when city hall was built, san francisco had an enormous french population. therefore building a palace in the art tradition is not

unusual. >> jimmie was an incredible individual he knew that san francisco had to regain it's place in the world. he decided to have the tallest dome built in the united states. it's now stands 307 feet 6 inches from the ground 40 feet taller than the united states capital. >> you could spend days going around the building and finding something new. the embellishment, the carvings, it represents commerce, navigation, all of the things that san francisco is famous for. >> the wood you see in the

board of supervisor's chambers is oak and all hand carved on site. interesting thing about the oak is there isn't anymore in the entire world. the floors in china was cleard and never replanted. if you look up at the seceiling you would believe that's hand kof carved out of wood and it is a cast plaster sealing and the only spanish design in an arts building. there are no records about how many people worked on this building. the workman who worked on this building did not all speak the same language. and what happened was the person

working next to the other person respected a skill a skill that was so wonderful that we have this masterpiece to show the this masterpiece to show the world today. [horns honking] [siren wails] announcer: big dreams and goodrades aren't enough to get into college. there are actual steps you need to take.

finding someone who can help is the first and most important. for the next steps, go to knowhow2go.org. >> the supervisor is running just a little bit late. she should be here shortly. we do have with us this afternoon mohammed nuru, director of d.p.w. mohammed, where are you? [applause] mohammed is going to have to

rush out, but he wants to say welcome and thank you. >> good afternoon, everyone. and thank you for inviting the department of public works over here to talk about our contract processes. we are part of the city family and he will not be able to stay for the whole event, but edgar lopez, who is from our department, who actually is involved in many of the projects, the new public safety building, most of the projects in san francisco are actually under his leadership. so he can talk in detail about how they meet many of the goals and what we have coming out. we do have quite a number of projects that are coming out. all those new projects are

subject to the 30% local resident hiring. you will see from the information that our department has far exceeded many of those goals that have been sent. we actually track everything and i think the exciting part is that we do have a number of projects that are coming online, and so this hope for work. as it relates to purchasing and buying equipment and rental equipment, which many of you are very familiar with, we've also far exceeded the goals that have been set for us. so we have all that information. you're in good hands. and thank you for allowing us to participate in this forum. it's a great forum. and please just work with us and ask us questions and we'll do our best. so thank you. [applause]

>> thank you, mohammed. director nuru, we have worked many years together. some of you already know him from our neighborhood and what he does. what he's done in the neighborhood, he will continue to do at the department of public works. he will make sure that his commitment to the residents and to the public is just the same as he has done with cleaning the neighborhood and keeping our city clean. mohammed is one of the most dedicated, committed civil servants. so i want to thank him for being able to pop in just a little bit. something came up. he had to rush off to take care of an emergency. our next part of the program will be my commissioner. here