tv Mayors Press Availability SFGTV September 23, 2016 6:30am-7:01am PDT
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for the elderly, community libing campaign and technology network so they do the good work they have been able to engage in. we will give a new series of grants to partners in neighborhoods throughout the city to expand awareness around our recent expansion of internet essentials to public housing and these groups include bayview senior services, chinatown community development center, the felten institute and the mission housing development corporation. so, congratulations to all of those organizations and thank you for our partnership. [applause] i have one last announcement. one last substantive announcement and one last introduction. my announcement is one that should be of interest to everyone in the room. so, show of hands-i know you are all moving into your
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new units of g dairfbs center, how many are living or moving into units here? most of the room. now embarrassment to this, but how many of you have computers now in your units? laptop or desktop. only a few. all most none. let me tell you what we will do here today, in about a hour the answer to that question is going to have every hands in the room go up because when we leave here today all these computers you see behind here, comcast is donating a free computer to every resident of the george w davis senior center. [applause] we want to make sure you are have all the tools to make this place live and hum to the
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vision that was designed into this building and we will do our best to bring the internet to all of you. i saw a few people here who were not libing here and we want to take care of you too so we will have a raffle for people who don't live at this center, if you sign up for internet essential we will have a raffle that gives free computers to those people as well because our commitment is getting every senior in the community connected to the internet. thank you for being such a good audience and you will go home nicely rewarded which is our goal coming and impinging on your time. cathy davis will explain the way this works at the end of the program so stay with us until we get through the rest the program. my last
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responsibility here is a pleasant responsibility. the mayor said, we have announced jackie joyner-kersee is the national spokes person for internet essentials. gicy jackie is a extraordinary person. she is a 6 time olympic medal winner. need a lot of applause here. she performed in 4 olympics and the first african american woman to win the gold medal in the long jump in the olympics. she is the first and only woman to win the pathd [inaudible] in two conseck tev olympics. thee is the world record holder in the [inaudible] and espn call said her one of the 50 greatest athletes of all times.
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[applause] you'll hear in a second in a video a sports caster roughering to jackie joyner as a tough woman. she accomplished all that with falife long bad batal with as asthma. imagine the success she had even though thee battles asthma. she is a amazing woman. as a executive with comcast, nbc and universal and own the olympics between now and 2032, i'm blown away by her olympics accomplishments and accomplishments as a human being. born and raised in east saint lewis. the community center that kept that community going closed as a young person and when she had all that
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success at ucla squu lumpics she could have gone anywhere and done anything but she decided to go back to east saint lewis to go back to her home town community and created a foundation and opened her own community center in east saint lewis which she supports and runs today. [applause] and her passion and commitment to making the lives of young people and seniors in east saint lewis literally makes her a hero. i can't gee prouder to be associated with jackie joyner-kersee. before i bring her up i want to show a video that will get you in the mood to hear from jackie so let's role the last video. >> jackie joyner-kersee [inaudible] greatest female
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athlete. standing with the worlds greatest. the reining queen of track and field. the opening of the [inaudible] jackie joyner-kersee. gold medal. the greatest we have ever seen. [inaudible] jackie joyner-kersee comes to the finish line. [inaudible] nobody had ever successfully defended a gold medal until now. [inaudible] she is the toughest ladesy i have seen, there is no end to jackie joyner-kersee. [inaudible]
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another record for jackie joyner-kersee. [inaudible] jackie joyner-kersee is the first lady of track and field. [applause] >> please welcome our internet essentials spokesperson, jackie joyner-kersee. >> thank you. thank you so very much. i truly appreciate it. it is just really-when i walked through the door and i was greeted with so many of you and you know, it just really
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did my heart well because i grew up in a community similar to yours and i understand the importance of what it feels like to be in a community that is underserved or people overlook you or don't think you deserb this and i'm so humble to be the national spokesperson for internet essentials and grateful to comcast. and as i watched the video and listen to the music it said just like fire, just like the magic, access to the internet is just like fire and you will see the magic that it will make in your lives and it is each and ever one of you deserve to have access because that is what we all want is access. as a olympic athlete growing up in east saint lewis not knowing i
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had the ability or potential to one day become that olympic athletes but it was someone and group of individuals who saw the potential i did knonet i had and that is what we are doing for you here at the george davis scepter because we see the potential and don't want you to be denied. we want you to connect to the great grandbabies so you can see them. i thank comcast and thank each and ever one of you because you can stay connected through the internet. you deserve to have access, you deserve to have what i say gods blessing to all of us. so remember, just like the magic, just like the fire, you have the power to turn it on because you are the magic and you will be the fire. thank you.
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[applause] >> wow. can i just say what everyone in the room is thinking now. we have sitting in the same room with jackie joyner-kersee and you know what? unlike mayor lee we don't want to touch your medals we just want acephaly self iy. thank you for the thoughtful response and congratulations on your role for internet essentials the official spokesperson. thank you for using the platform. there are so many people that achieved fame and success whether it is athletics or any other areas of life and they don't utilize and try to effect change in the
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communities they grow up in and other communities and effect peoples live jz you are embodiment of someone who takes that and maximizes it for all it is wurkt. worth. thank you so much for doing that. [applause]. i think we also say that we grew up watching you. we saw you break records. we saw you break barriers. grant i may have been like 6 at the time and you guys 30's or so, but thank you. thank you for doing that. let's point out right now that this is just a role that will left people up and that is the idea and why you are here. thank you. a new definition to high-speed internet by the way i should add, for sure. now we talk about another champion for seniors, the bay areas very own larry mags who is a journalist for kcbs but president and ceo
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of correct safely.org. join me in welcoming larry magis. >> talk about a hard act to follow. that was inspirational and incredibly humble to be in the same presence as jackie and david and all of you. um, all of you. so, i am ceo of connect safely and some may hear me talking about technology or perhaps the radio network in the morning talking about technology and it is a great privilege to be able to bring technology into the lives of people in the bay area and around the country. i work with cbs news and san jose mercury news. i started this organization around 2005, cofounded the organization during the period when my space
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was coming. you remember my space? not very big anymore but it was big for a while. when my space came around everyone was scared. politicians and media and parent were scared because people are posting things on line and people were nervous and rather than cower to fear we got together with colleagues from comcast and google and face book and attorney general and president obama administration and worked to make sure people are educated to use the technology safely and appropriately and that is exactly what happened whether it is my space and now face book or comcast internet service, by knowing the rules of the road you can use the technology safely. i know you are all getting computers, if anyone is wurbdy worried we have a booklet called the seniors guide to on line
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safety. i can never guarantee 100 percent safety any time in life whether on the internet or in a car or airplane walking down the street, lying in bed, one can never say nothing can go wrong, that is life. we have all been around the block. but what i can say is you can madgeen manage the risks. if you are careful about what you post and put on your critical thinking skill said and use the wisdom you gained in most cases through many decades of life and apply that to the internet then you will have a great time and nothing will go wrong, probably. in all probability. i also want to point out we patronize seniors because let's face it, our generation and your generation invented the technology. steve
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wazneck built the apple computer. the baby boomers and pre-baby boomers built thish technology so take advantage of it. with the nrbt net there is so much we can do whether banchging or shopping or access to health care. when i go to the the doctor by the time i get home my bled tests are on line and if i have a question i can send a message to by doctor. i don't have to pay the copay. i don't know how many here are effected by this but bet there are some. on lineidating e dating is not just for teens and 20 year olds. some of you probably know that. a lot of senior citizens are out there meeting people on line and on line dating is terrific. i have a neighborhood in her 70 's that
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just met her partner on the internet so it is real and something we can take advantage of. not all, my wife is here. everybody i know about on line dating was told to me. it is a powerful tool. socializing and meeting new friends and keeping in touch with old friends. taking advantage of service like face time to have video conversations with kids and families. how many like to travel? yep. you can get information and lower cost fairs on line. t anywhere you want to go. go to you tube and search for your destination and someone posted a travel video and you get great trips. i go
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on you tube to change a toilet seat. i don't have a clue. i may be good at technology but put a wrench in my hand and i'm lost. those resources are out there. all the resources from the government, medicare, social security, housing information, transportation, clipper card, anything you need from the government whether it is to find government or mayor lee in san francisco or the fine government of the united states t is available and there is no reason not to take advantage. you paid for it, take advantage of that great free government information. some of you folks are probably interested making a little money. there is on line-i won't say go on line and make a fortune but there are people finding work on line and doing crafts on line, selling things. it is a amazing opportunity. so many things on e bay. there is plenty of opportunity for
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anyone who wants to explore. we know the internet has phenomenal opportunity and the are risks like any good thing. there is nothing in life. fire cookathize food but can burn down the house. most of the time it is positive thing. there are risks and we don't sugar coat anything. the seniors guide it on line safety we talk how to maintain and protect your privacy. you have right tooz control who has access to your information. nobody besides you has the right to control that. we talk how to do that. crams, unfochinately there are those who prey on all of us, young and old, everybody. there are criminals who want to take their money, whether they say they are from microsoft kw want access to your computer? anybody get a call from the irs. if the irs needs to get a
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hold of you they won't call you. they will knock on your door or write a letter. all these scam squz they are not only by phone, they are coming on line so we need to be savvy and avoid the scammers. think brf you post. connect safely start said as a service for the young people. the seniors guide is a first publication. the fact is think before you post applies to everyone t. is easy to hit the send but squn say i wish i didabout say that. be kind and don't take abuse from anyone. it is really important that we realize that when we are on line we are us, our reputations are at stake just as i'm sure everyone in the room treats each other nicely and is polite around them. just because you are on a computer doesn't mean you are not still human being and the
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person on the other end isn't human being. cyberbullying isn't just for young people. young wem toon sexual harassment and young men, older folks to harassment. if anyone bothers you on line report it and deal with it because you have a right to go on line and be treated respectfully. we all have to be iweir aware of security tough password that are tough to guess and easy to remember. i'm so thrilled you are all getting computers and looking forward to seeing you on line. i'm larry magen on facebook and @ larry magen on twitter, follow me and i'll follow you back. thank you and congratulations. [applause] >> larry thank you very much. thank you for be agchampion protecting the seniors rchlt we have a lot more people to consult with after the connect
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event coming up. at this point we like to be joined by a san franciscan leader who i'm sure you recognize and know very well. she works daily and tireerless on issues that impact the community and quality of life. she is your representative. let me welcome now at this point san francisco district 10 supervisor, malia cohen. [applause]. >> thank you very much. good afternoon everybody. how you doing? you feeling full? how was the bb q? not bad? not good? let me know, i'll have a word with cathy in the back, we can fix that. you know, i think what is important here is recognize and often our narrative in the bayview hunters point is we are always left behind. i think jackie joyner-kersee nailed it when she talked about internet
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connection and excited for you because internet connection is about opening up a world that you may or may not be aware of. it is incredible. you know when the doctor gives you that prescription, and makes you -maybe it doesn't make you feel good, you can research the ingredients on the prescription. say you is a headache or stomach ache and remedys come up. here is something else you can also do, face time your grand children or great grand children rchlt the kids away in college. it is a way to stay connected and very important we not leave anyone behinds so today you get free computers but we need to bring you classes on how to work the computers. right? so we will make sure you we give you the tools and impact the knowledge and wisdom and most
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importantly how to do it safely so you idaentty isn't stolen and are able to connect can friends and families in the bay area and those in other parts the cuntsry. what is also poncht is we in the bayview hunters point we are the northern neighbor to silicon valley and you hear a rot about technology, right? technology is not leaving anybody behind, that is is why today is so important and grateful i comcast and internet essentials to make sure everyone stays connected. your livelihood and health of you and family are all connected on the interet. you can do all types of sunchs and if you have a complaint you can always write your supervisors. if you have a councilman you can-if you have a compliment you can write too. it is important we [inaudible] the digital gap. the internet
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is essential for participation in the econ omy and our community so when you know people look frg housing, you may know grandschild looking for a job, everything is driven on the internet. that young person can come connect with you. in san francisco is the epicenter of technology and disproportionate access to internet. comcast pledged to connect not only the go george senior center but people in public housing and section 8 vouchers. that is a critical opponent and want to thank mr. cohen had for bringing that and scott adams and the internet essentials team. seniors help build the city. proposition i, dignity funds, that allows seniors and people with disabilities the ability to live in their house so we have
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money available to you when you need it. so no longer feeling vulnerable and fear of evictions, no longer fear of displacement. that is what this is about. that is the movement that san francisco is moving in the direction of, taking care of those that stood before us and paid their debt so as a daughter and granddaughter iant to say thank you that fought that fought that allowed me to be here and be your supervisor. i'm grateful. thank you. [applause] so, i'm proud to deliver this milestone and don't sleep now that we are connected. now there are many opportunities to stay corrected and share information. be sure to take advantage of the computer classes we will bring right here in this very facility. i love you all, i hope you have a wonderful rest the week, thank you very much
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for your time and consideration. [applause] >> supervisor cohen, thank you very much. they can e-mail you as well after todays event? perfect. i saw a lot of nodding heads as you mentioned the fact that-thank you for those remarks and everyone here david mentioned we have boxes of computers to give away and it is time now to get started and hooked up and familiar with the skills you need so cathy davis i'll set it back to you for that part the connect event. >> i want to give a final thanks to comcast and our friends, david, scott, lor enaall the ambassadors and all the people in the white shirts. i saw linda creighton over here. this is so great to see
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her. she is dr. davis were good friends. just want to also acknowledge the building and that our community partners that built this building is mu cormic [inaudible] management is in the house right there, raise your hands. there is a saint lewis connection between these saint lewis and [inaudible] they helped build the building so proud to be partners with them and will make sure every senior gets their computer, but wait, we have to do more. first of all i want to make sure everybody signs up for internet essentials that is eligible and can sign up for it. we did these applications, the pre-applications you signed up for earlier but you have to go and make a phone call to comcast to make them real. so you got to take your paper, go back to the people in the white shirts with the internet essentials and talk to them and they'll get you hooked up to
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internet essentials. so, if you are a resident in the building we'll make sure you get on internet essentials if you want to and if you want to get into the raffle and you are not a resident then you need to fill this out and sign up for comcast internet essentials. everybody clear about that? so i'm excited for the residents of the building. people ask how does this happen? i said i asked. i went to comcast and said i like to see some real technology for the seniors over here and they came through in big time, so let's give them a big round of applause for helping us out in the community. they are great neighbors and partners so what we want to do now is play a little music. those that need to see the people with the white shirts and sign up for internet connections do that now. 145 if not earlier we will have the raffle and at 2
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o'clock i think we are still on 2 a clock time we will sign up all the seniors in this building. if they didn't make it today let us know and we'll make sure they get their computers on another day but if you live in the building we'll sign you up after we get on internet essentials. thank you so much for coming out today. are we fired up and ready to go! we are-wait to you see us a year from now, we will be on line face booking the supersize visor and taking care of everyone and their health care so let's make it happen. thank you. -------------------------------- ->>gavel.
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>>good afternoon. i would like to call the regular meeting of the public utilities commission to order. mme. sec., would you please call the roll? >>may i have everybody sit down? >>present vietor. >>here. vice president moran? >>here. >>commissioner caen? >>commissioner courtney >>here>>here. >>commissioner kwon? >>here. >>present vietor. >>here.commissioner kane is expected shortlyand commissioner courtney will not be able to
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