maybe 30-40 years. it shouldn't have been so hot in oakland last september, but it was. us children have to speak up. we don't want our earth to die. we don't want to die knowing epa wanted money so they put our lives at risk. this is happening across the world, but if we stop the excessive pollution, it can make a positive difference. us kids start off little, but look at us now, standing up for what is right. >> we are here to make a difference, we want to live. we want our children to be safe and happy. i want to know my grandchildren will lead healthy lives. our future generation is at stake. many of you have children, right? don't you want them and their family to be safe? don't you care about their

health? if we keep this up, we will be at stake. if we increase global warming we are putting everything and everyone we love down. everything we do now is leading to something big. outcomes will form, different paths to be taken. they all depend on now. just because we're humans does not negate the fact that we can go extinct, because we can, just like any other species. and i cannot believe anyone would want their bloodline to die. this is why we must start now. by not letting coal destroy us. because as i said, big things start little. huge changes were once just a group of people wanting to make a difference. a future change is us kids wanting a better forth coming.

we don't want coal in oakland or anywhere. we want clean air. we must have responsible and aware leaders if we want a better future. listen carefully to what we say, because it affects everyone, it affects wildlife, me, us, and you. and i am sure you would love to live past 80, maybe enough to meet your great grandchildren. i understand we all have different opinions and since i heard yours, i would like you to listen to mine. i heat.chant, a school chant. [chanting]

an announcement for the oakland youth, your teachers would like you to move toward the sidewalk, the corner. so you can go back to school. sorry. [cheers and applause] there is a number of other folks here today in the crowd to recognize. we have representatives from scott weiner office, harris's office. we would like to recognize the san francisco public utilities commission, commissioner, as well as general manager for their strong work on the clean power efforts of san francisco itself. at this point, i'd like to

introduce the next speaker in the program. the right reverend the bishop of grace cathedral, the episcopal church is an active manner of inner faith council. the right reverend mark andrews. >> as the light is leaving, i'd like to ask all of us to just stand for a moment in honor and in prayer. if you're give please to prayer. or intention for the woman who was the polar bear for us, who was taken away. let's have an intention for her health. and for her witness. and to understand that she was standing up for that which

matters. and that's what you're doing. so she stands for you. and me and this planet. and if we don't stand up, we don't show up, there won't be something to show up for. so let's just take a moment of silence. for her health and safety and of that of everyone. amen. faith communities support the clean power plan because our sacred conditions teach us to support vulnerable people. children, mothers, poor people, people of color. vulnerable people are most at risk from a toxic and dirty environment. we need the clean power plan. i grew up in a community that suffered because of toxic waste.

cancer rates in my hometown far, far exceed national averages. this is personal. my father, my college roommate, my best friend, both his parents, one of his siblings, all died of cancer. and in my father's case, his cancer was directly linked to toxins in the environment. i know for myself why our sacred conditions support the clean power plan to shield the most vulnerable people. sacred traditions teach to this everyone. it teaches us to give care to vulnerable people. there are stories, saving the lives of widows and or fans.

jesus and his followers protected, cared for, healed foreigners, widows, orphans, and children. the cloon power plan is a way that faith communities can care for vulnerable people. we need the clean power plan. interfaith power and light represents 20,000 congregations across the united states. of many traditions. i lead the episcopal diocese of california which is 81 congregations, 24,000 people across the bay area. ipl and the episcopal church have supported policies for a cheen environment -- clean environment for over 30 years. we've the faith communities renew our support for the clean power plan to continue to support vulnerable people. when the governor summons us all to the summit this fall, the global climate summit here in

san francisco, which is a world movement that he is leading, we're still in, it will start at grace cathedral with an interfaith service of every tradition from indigenous re-legionnaires's to all the -- religions to all the world religions. the communities support a clean earth and healthy earth for all the vulnerable people. join me. >> i like to recognize the commissioner for the commission on the environment as well as sierra club. our next speaker hails from nevada itself. she is a mom of five and organizer with mom clean force, moms and dads fighting pollution that causes climate change.

thank you. hello, i'm jennifer ann and i'm here from carson city, nevada. i'm here representing mom's clean air force. we're a force of one million moms and dads across the nation and community of parents fighting climate change. i want to thank the city of san francisco from welcoming families from nevada to participate in the press conference today. and the opportunity to stand alongside california communities in demanding action on climate. i am also honored to stand here with lisa from the sierra club, climate parents. who are incredible allies, organizing families for clean energy and climate solutions. today i'm here to use my voice to protect the clean power plan because my children and all children deserve to be protected from climate change. today, and in the future. as a mom this is so important to

me. it's my job as a mom to nurture and protect my five children. that is why i oppose with all my heart the destruction of the american clean power plan. everyone who has a child or who cares for a child should be raising their voices against this reckless rollback. climate change is real, it's happening now and we need to take action as a nation to address this problem. where i live in nevada i can see impact every day. last year, three floods hit my valley within two months. that extreme weather and climate change makes it worse. warmer temperatures and more frequent droughts caused by climate change are making wildfires more dangerous and last longer. my middle son suffers with asthma, this is directly triggered by smoke. when the wildfires become worse, his asthma becomes triggered. i am constantly in fear of how

well my son is breathing. if i don't stop and monitor his health and make sure i'm protecting him from this bad air, it could kill him. as his mom i do not accept doing nothing as a viable response to the climate pollution that is directly endangering his life. nothing is more precious to me than the health and safety of my children. the proposed rollback of the clean power plan. the american clean power plan can prevent 90,000 asthma attacks and 300,000 missed work days of school by 2030. it is the most significant action the u.s. has taken to address climate change. without it, my son and other children will face increased risk from air pollution heatwaves, extreme weather, rising sea level and much more.

carson city moms, reno moms, american moms, we want solution to this problem. we want our children to be happy and healthy, to enjoy the healthiest of future. parents across the country are waking up to the urgency of this issue. we're demanding our leaders to take action now. we want to keep the clean power plan and our children are depending on it. thank you. [cheers and applause] >> there are four other groups to recognize, the center or climate change and health, 350.org, edf and nrdc for their strong action well. the next speaker i'm going to introduce hails from the san francisco department of public health. their work has been valuable for

low-income communities, communities of color, dr. baba. >> good morning. thank you so much for coming out today to support this very important health issue. because this is in fact what this is. it's a health issue. i'm not here just as a person from the department of public health, but also as doctor who sees patients who have allergies and asthma. climate change is the greatest public health challenge in the 21st century. we know that climate change is real. we know that climate change is real. and it has health impact. we have experienced this in california on multiple occasions, from devastating wildfires, drought, and extreme weather events. i have personally seen the negative consequences of climate change with asthma attacks,

uncontrolled allergies and heat stroke. we also know that climate change disproportionately impacts people of color and low-income communities. climate change worsens already health inequities. the clean power plan is a crucial tool. as people mentioned, we would have decreased asthma attacks, but we would decrease the number of early deaths. if the plan is implemented we would prevent deaths per year. we should be putting all our effort into implementing the plan. it's a smart policy for our economic future, four our climate and for our health. i am proud to say that san francisco is a climate leader and committed to clean power.

as is the health care community. i am surrounded by leadership from the american lung association, from the american pediatric association and from multiple other partners including our california nurses association. we all believe that climate change is real and it's a major health issue. we need to redouble our efforts as a nation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. together, we can act. we can promote the health and sustainability of our communities and make everything equitable in moving forward. thank you. [cheers and applause] >> thank you, dr. baba. the next speaker is shifting the program a bit, it shows another stakeholder that is incredibly important, representing the san francisco chamber of commerce, he works on energy policy and

achievement in the chamber. >> thank you so much. what an honor to be included in this gathering. it's really encouraging to see so many people come together today for such an important issue. particularly the youth, because i think as we all know with a lot of the topics we're grappling as a nation. they're going to face the impacts for our inaction, so it's great to see their voices and i encourage the youth, any opportunity you have to share your voice and opinions. i'm here representing the san francisco chamber of commerce and chamber for innovation and clean energy, a national network of 1200 local chambers supportive of clean energy. the san francisco chamber has long been a supporter of clean energy and climate policy. we were one of the early business supporters of

california's landmark global warming bill and we applauded the plan when it was introduced in 2015 by the obama administration. there were hundreds, as much as thousands of local chambers throughout the country that supported the clean power plan. this is a movement among local chambers as well. the clean power plan was the first real piece of policy that local chambers gathered to support and first time they supported the epa, which says a lot about how important this is to the business community throughout the country. we did so because we know that investing in clean energy is good for the economy and good for local economies throughout the country. that is san francisco, the greater bay area and that is communities throughout the country. and from technology like

electric vehicles to energy storage to renewable technology like offshore wind, we know that it's creating opportunities for business. that's why we see the private sector driving renewable energy. they're making it a criteria for where they invest their money. it's being driven a lot by the private sector and the private sector finds it's a huge important issue. it's not just the apples, but the small and medium sized businesses that are looking to clean energy to cut their costs. it's really important. i think there is one important fact we shouldn't ignore, that clean energy is the fastest

growing energy sector in america. the clean power plant could create over half a million jobs and add 52 billion to the american economy by 2030. so a repeal threatens all of this promise. and it will also diminish america's position in the global clean energy race which we're seeing other countries invest more and make stronger commitment toward. an appeal runs counters to the nation's need for a healthy and competitive american economy. so if there is one thing i want you to take away from the remarks today, should be this. the san francisco chim ber and chambers all over the country supported the clean power plan in 2015 and we support it now. we support it because we know that clean energy attracts investment, it creates jobs, supports healthy communities, and helps the u.s. remain a leader in the global clean energy innovation race. and let's not be fooled by the powers that be. we don't have to choose between

a healthy economy and a healthy environment. we can and we must demand both. [cheers and applause] finally, i want to applaud the continued leadership of the san francisco business community. and businesses all over the country who support the clean power plan. let's show that america is indeed open for business and not repeal the clean power plan. thank you. [cheers and applause] >> the next business leader is representative, the head of sustainability from sales force, patrick flynn which employs over 30,000 employees and recognized as a technology leader. mr. flynn. >> how is everybody doing out there? i'm patrick flynn, head of environmental sustainability for sales force. sales force is one of the largest enterprise software

companies in the world and the largest tech employer in the city of san francisco. with that comes the responsibility and the opportunity to lead on climate action. as a cloud leader we believe the internet should be powered by renewable energy. and we know we can't reach quality for all until we have equal access to clean energy, clean water, clean air for all. that's why at sales force, we're working toward 100 renewable energy. and we encourage others to do the same, to help the great city of san francisco meet its 100%

recentlying goals. those why we deliver a carbon neutral cloud to our customers every day. transitioning our energy system to clean, reliable, abundant renewable energy is critical to mitigating the negative impact of climate change which disproportionately impact our most disadvantaged communities, amplifying inequality. we have to do this together. and thankfully sales force stands alongside 125 other leading companies who join us through we mean business and re 100 with their own 100% renewable energy goals. the business community is calling clearly for clean energy and the clean power plan

provides a clear path forward for cities and states and utilities to meet that demand. so let's give a big round of applause for the organizers, the great city of san francisco, everyone here today, together we can create a clean future for all. thank you. [cheers and applause] it wouldn't be complete without labor in the house, it's my pleasure to introduce the united health care workers representative, alan wong. >> hello, i'm alan wong with united health care workers. i'm here to share with you the dangerous health impacts of clean power plan repeal. we're a union of health professionals that represent caregivers that care for patients with asthma. as patient care and advocates, we demand a healthy community

that is free of dangerous smog. according to the epa's own data, the clean power plan by 2030 prevents 3600 premature deaths, 90,000 asthma attacks in children, 1700 heart attacks and 1700 hospital admissions. this repeal puts interests of corporations looking to profit over children that will suffer from asthma attacks and retired seniors that cannot afford the high health care costs. dirty air and water benefits corporate c.e.o., they have less oversight, while harming americans living in polluted areas. disrupting the health of children is a crime. i don't know how scott pruitt sleeps at night knowing he is giving thousands of children asthma attacks.

we need to continue the path of clean air and water for americans. the epa needs to continue the implementation of a clean power plan. thank you. >> right before i introduce the penultimate speaker, i would like to recognize carrie, coming out here today. the second to last speaker, dan cobb, he represents district 1, vice chair of the east bay community choice energy. >> how is everybody doing? a year and a half -- many of us are activists in the present or past lives, marched on market street, around lake merritt on all sorts of issues. a year and a half ago who thought we would have to march for science. it's like we're living in ali"ae

in wonderland", but we did. i was happy to be one of the speakers at that rally almost a year ago and we still have the most anti-environmental administration in washington this country has ever seen. what we're going to do in california, in san francisco, oakland, east bay cities, the entire state and many other states, we're not going to take that lying down. we're going to put forward -- we have policies already in place to push back, reduce air pollution, reduce heat trapped in greenhouse gases that cause global warming and we're going to take that to a higher level. we have 50% requirement for clean energy in california. we need to up that to 100%. we have cleaner cars, but they're not clean enough. we need to push the transportation system to be as clean as possible in this state and every state in the country.

local jurisdictions have climate action plan. oakland has a strong plan, san francisco does and many other cities and counts in california do. california has a statewide plan to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions which will reduce pollution in the impacted communities. but we have to do more. in oak land, the oakland city council decided that coal is not only a bad idea in california, it's a bad idea everywhere. so based on hearing and studies and the best science available, the oakland city council banned the storage and handling of coal anywhere in oakland and that stopped a proposed coal terminal from being built. that would have exported 9 million tons of utah ton for ten years around the world. that is no longer happening and

that coal is still in the ground. the clean power plan which went through extensive scientific analyses before adoption, absolutely should not be weakened or junked. each state by state plan required under the clean power plan could create hundreds if not thousands of jobs in each and every state for our communities, while putting us on a curb to reducing the harmful buildup of greenhouse gases. it is incumbent upon our political leaders in washington d.c. to make sure that the political power they have is to make sure that our electric power comes from the cleanest sources possible. that's their job, my job, our job, our state, country and planet depends on it, thank you all for being here. >> thank you. our final speaker brings it back

full circle. i'm pleased to introduce the communities for better environment organizer. >> thank you. thank you all for being here. and thanks for inviting a frontline community. i was raised and lived in richmond, raised my family in richmond. i describe it as a corporate, ruled by a corporation. one of the things we understood, chevron is a global corporation. so even though the c.e.o. was born and raised in richmond, he was only interested in profits, not the people of richmond. so one of the things we had to do was look at ourselves and say, are we going to continue to try to influence the people who are making decisions about our health and safety?

or are we going to be the people who will be making those decisions? and in richmond we chose the latter. in order to do that, we had to create a political organization, the richmond progressive alliance which one by one took down chevron stooges on the richmond city council. they spent more and more money and each election they kept on losing until 2016, when they decided -- well, 2014, they spent $3.5 million in local city council race and every one of their candidates lost. the reasons for that are many issues, but the primary wedge issue was are you going to be supporting the oil companies, are you going to be supporting the people? and until all of us make that the primary criteria by which we

elect people into office, or run for office ourselves to press that button, we're going to be stuck with the same old, same old. this clean air plan, that's great. that's a step, a baby step in the right direction. we know in richmond we're stuck with the largest refinery in california, the single recall largest greenhouse gas producing facility in the state of california and produces the most particulate matter that enters into our bodies and has created generations of disease. what we realize, we have to start working on decommissioning refineries, just like we need to decommission the nuclear power plants. it's all part of the same puzzle. unfortunately, many of the rules are stacked against us. we have been fighting for four years, since the chevron fire with the bay area quality

management district, they're supposed to be protecting our health, but they have been fighting a refinery emissions cap for four years and then finally we got the board, who represents all of us, to vote our way. but then in sacramento jerry brown cut a dirty deal with the oil industry and got ab 398 to extend cap-and-trade. he turned to the oil industry, said give me your wish list and they incorporated that into legislation. one of those pieces was to prohibit local districts from recapping refinery emisses because they're a-- emissions because we at the local level control our own destiny. if we get out and vote and organize our communities. when we look at the global scale, we know trump is not going to be here forever and hopefully will see him leave

before his term is up. but until then, we have to fight to save these little pieces of work like the clean power plan. it's not the panacea, but it's a step in the right direction. but then we have to start taking out people in sacramento who support the oil industry. assembly member chu spoke about the republicans who joined to vote fort extension of the cap-and-trade. it was three courageous democrats in l.a. who refused to go along with the leadership that caused jerry brown to cut a deal with republicans to screw us in richmond. so we have to hold all of our people accountable and tell the truth, the power, because that's the only way we're going to win. so with that, i want to lead you in a chant. clean power is our right! clean power is our fight! clean power is our right!

clean power is our fight! thank you so much. [cheers and applause] >> that concludes our speaking program, but it does not end here. in fact, the environmental protection agency is taking public comment until 7:30 in the koret auditorium of the main library. thank you for your patience and attention. see you again in the future. [ ♪ ] >> when i open up the paper every day i'm just amazed at how many different environmental issues keep popping up. when i think about the planet i want to leave for my children

and other generation, i think of what contribution i can make on a personal level to the environment. ♪ clean power sf is san francisco's key way of fighting climate change by renewable energy and offering it to san francisco customers. i'm from the san francisco public utilities commission. the program came about with state wide legislation in 2002 to enable people to take more control over supplies. i first heard of the program when the organization was advocating to launch clean power sf. what i'm most excited about, it's going to bring 100% renewable energy to my home and reinvest into renewable energy

infrastructure and jobs. i had gone to a lot of street fairs and heard from the staff at the san francisco public utilities commission to sign up for clean power sf even before it launched. >> we learned about clean power sf because our sustainability team is always looking for clean operations. linkedin is the largest online network. there are about 530 million members using our site. in this san francisco office there's about 1400 employees working in roughly 400,000 square feet. >> after signing up for the program we heard about the san francisco program and learned they had commercial rates and signed up for that. i'm the co-owner of the new wheel electric bike shop.

we opened this store in 2012 and the new wheel sells and services electric bikes. 11 people work here in san francisco and our store is about 2,000 square feet. electric bikes are fantastic for transportation in the city, they're clean and green and you get places faster than any other form of transportation. it amplifies the power, it doesn't replace it. it makes it easier to get places by bicycle and it's so enjoyable and environmentally friendly way to go and more convenient in san francisco. >> clean power sf requires two products, green, 40% renewable and competitively priced with pg and e. for those who want to fight climate change more, 100% renewable at $0.02 per kilawatt.

>> i decided to go with the super greens, after finding it only to cost about $5 more a month to have super green, that's a no-brainer, i can do that. >> we were pleased that clean power sf offers the super green 100% for commercial entities like ours and residents for the city of san francisco. we were pleased with the package of services for linkedin and now encouraging our employees who have a residence in san francisco to sign on as well. >> clean power sf buys its power from renewable plants that feed the energy directly into the grid. >> there's a commitment to sustainability throughout the entire organization and this clean power opportunity reflects that. >> one of the wind farms we use

is the shilo wind farm and that is large enough to be able to provide energy for up to 200,000 homes. >> our mission is sustainability, even though our bikes are minimal energy use, it still matters where the energy comes from and part of our mission in sustainability is how we run everything -- run our business. having the lights come on with clean energy is very important. >> the sunset reservoir has solar panels that take up about four city blocks covering the reservoir and the solar power generates energy for city resources and clean power sf for residents participating in the program. >> it was easy to sign up for the program, i went online to cleanpowersf.org and i started getting pieces in the mail

letting me know i was going to be switched over and it just happened. when i pay my bill, i still go to pg and e and i don't see any difference between now and a year ago. >> sign up online, just have your account number ready and it takes about two minutes and there's nothing to install. no lines are getting connected to your home. all the power goes through the existed power grid. >> we haven't had any problems with the switch over to clean power. >> it's super easy to sign up. our book keeper signed up online, it took about 15 minutes. nothing changed but now we have cleaner energy. >> we see clean power sf as a key strategy to meet renewable energy goal, we have a goal of 50% renewable energy by 2020. currently we have enrolled about 86,000 customers across the city. about 20% of what we hope to

serve in the future and in the next two years we'll offer service to all san francisco electricity customers. >> an easy way to align your environmental responsibilities and goals around climate change and it's so easy that it's hard to not want to do it and it doesn't really add anything to the bill. >> joining clean power sf is one of the easiest ways to fight climate change, receiving cleaner energy at low and stable rates, you're helping to support a not for profit that helps influence the energy grid and produce more production. >> i would encourage any business to seriously convert to the clean sf service. it's good for environment, business and the community. >> you can sign up online our call and the great thing is, you'll have the peace of mind that you're doing your part in your household to help the

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something new and original were >> one of the things about the conduct our you enter and turn your your back and just so the orchestra. the most contrary composer of this time if you accountability his music you would think he's a camera come important he become ill and it was crazy he at the end of his life and pushed the boundary to think we're not acceptable at this point for sure it had a great influence he was a great influence on the harmonic language on the contemporary up to now. i thought it would be interesting because they have e he was contemporary we use him

on this and his life was you kill our wife you get poisons all those things are great stories for on opera. i was leaving behind a little bit which those collaborative dancers i was really trying to focus on opera. a friend of mine said well, what would you really want to do i said opera what is it not opera parallel. why isn't it are that i have the support now we can do that. i realized that was something that wasn't being done in san francisco no other organization was doing this as opposed to

contemporary we are very blessed in san francisco to have organizations well, i thought that was going to be our speciality >> you create a conceptual idea for setting the opera and you spear ahead and work with the other sdierndz to create an overview vision that's the final product felt opera. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> i was very inspired to work with him because the way he looked at the key is the way i looked at sports looking at the daily. >> so much our mandate is to try to enter disis particular work there's great dancers and

theatre actresses and choirs we've worked with and great video artists is a great place to collect and collaborate. i had a model they have a professionally music yes, ma'am assemble and as a student i benefited from being around this professional on and on soccer ball and as a conductor i'd be able to work with them and it's helped my growth i had a dream of having a professional residential on and on soccer ball to be an imperial >> it operates as a laboratory we germ a national the ideas technically and work with activity artists and designers and video all over the on any given project to further the way

we tell stories to improve our ability to tell stories on stage. that's part of the opera lab >> i was to investigate that aspect of renaissance and new work so that's why this piece it is important it was a renaissance composer. >> there were young people that are not interested in seeing traditional opera and like the quality and it's different it has a story telling quality every little detail is integrated and helps to capture the imagination and that's part of the opera how we can use those colors into the language

of today. >> so one of the great things of the stories of opera and story combined with opera music it allows people to let go and be entertained and enjoy the music instead of putting on headphones. >> that's what is great about art sometimes everyone loves it because you have to, you know, really great you have to have both some people don't like it and some people do we're concerned about that. >> it's about thirty something out there that's risky. you know, disliked by someone torn apart and that's the whole point of what we're drying to do >> you never take this for

granted you make sure it is the best if you can. >> ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪. >> i just feel like this is what i was born to do when i was a little kid i would make up performances and daydream it was always performing and doing something i feel if i can't do that than i can't be e

me. >> i just get excited and my nickname is x usher my mom calls me i stuck out like a sore thumb for sure hey everybody i'm susan kitten on the keys from there, i working in vintage clothing and chris in the 30's and fosz and aesthetic. >> i think part of the what i did i could have put on my poa he focus on a lot of different musical eras. >> shirley temple is created as ahsha safai the nation with happens and light heartenness

shirley temple my biggest influence i love david boo and el john and may i west coast their flamboyant and show people (singing) can't be unhappy as a dr. murase and it is so fun it is a joyful instrument i learned more about music by playing the piano it was interesting the way i was brought up the youth taught me about music he picked up the a correspond that was so hard my first performing experience happened as 3-year-old an age i did executive services and also thanks to the lord and sank in youth groups people will be

powering grave over their turk i'll be playing better and better back la i worked as places where men make more money than me i was in bands i was treated as other the next thing i know i'm in grants performing for a huge protection with a few of my friends berry elect and new berry elect and can be ray was then and we kept getting invited back you are shows got better we made it to paris in 2005 a famous arc we ended up getting a months residencey other than an island and he came to our show and started writing a script based on our troop of 6 american burr

elect performs in france we were woman of all this angels and shapes and sizes and it was very exciting to be part of the a few lettering elect scene at the time he here he was bay area born and breed braces and with glossaries all of a sudden walking 9 red carpet in i walgreens pedestrian care. >> land for best director that was backpack in 2010 the french love this music i come back here and because of film was not released in the united states nobody gave a rats ass let's say the music and berry elect and performing doesn't pay very much i definitely feel into a huge

depression especially, when it ended i didn't feel kemgd to france anymore he definitely didn't feel connected to the scene i almost feel like i have to beg for tips i hey i'm from the bay area and an artist you don't make a living it changed my represent tar to appeal and the folks that are coming into the wars these days people are not listening they love the idea of having a live musician but don't really nurture it like having a potted plant if you don't warrant it it dizzy sort of feel like a potted plant (laughter) i'm going to give san francisco one more year i've been here since 1981 born and raised in

the bay area i know that is not for me i'll keep on trying and if the struggle becomes too hard i'll have to move on i don't know where that will be but i love here so so much i used to dab he will in substances i don't do that i'm sober and part of the being is an and sober and happy to be able to play music and perform and express myself if i make. >> few people happy of all ages i've gone my job so i have so stay is an i feel like the piano and music in general with my voice together i feel really powerful and strong