. >> reporter: this man attends a vocational school in tokyo. he studied mechanical engineering at university and graduated in 2008. he looked for a job in his senior year but could only find part-time work, so he decided to attend a vocational school to eggs pa expand his skill set. >> reporter: >> translator: in this tight job market, i've learned that it is hard to find a job without any practical skills. by attending a vocational school where i could take technical courses, i feel i'd be able to land a job. >> reporter: with more graduates competing for fewer jobs, and fewer companies hiring workers for life, more people are acquiring skills on their own initiative. more college graduates are choosing to enroll in vocational schools. the number of those registered here at this school alone has gone up by 30% since april. >> translator: people used to come to our school in hope of a career change. but now college graduates come straight after graduation because they cannot find jobs. that's a new trend and we flere the recent sluggish economy

i am here to talk about the grant from the department of rehabilitation vocational services. this is a collaborative agreement that we have had with the department of rehab, now going into our 18th year, i believe. this is the third that i can remember, doing this particular work. this is our third resolution before you. it provides -- it allows for a variety of different vocation services to our consumers who are receiving services. supervisor avalos: thank you. mr. rose? >> the total state grant is $7,785,000. that is over a three-year period, and it requires matching funds of $2.9 million. this is shown under dick fiscal impact section of page 4. -- the fiscal impact section of page 4. the board of supervisors did appropriate the first year in the fy10, fy11 budget for the department of public health. there is also a matching $600,000 mental health services act grant which has also been previously approved by the board of supervisors. we recommend you approve this resolution. supervisor avalos: thank you. anything else to add? >> not unless you have any specific questions

i am here to talk about the grant from the department of rehabilitation vocational services. this is a collaborative agreement that we have had with the department of rehab, now going into our 18th year, i believe. this is the third that i can remember, doing this particular work. this is our third resolution before you. it provides -- it allows for a variety of different vocation services to our consumers who are receiving services. supervisor avalos: thank you. mr. rose? >> the total state grant is $7,785,000. that is over a three-year period, andit

we have the contemporary education, where they depict some of the vocational arts that were taught at george washington high school. what is interesting is the artist's and corp. of some of the -- incorporation of some of the architectural elements. they used the speaker from the p a system as part of the design. on the opposite side of the library, we have a large fresco which depicts the academic subjects that were taught at the time. it serves as a foil to the other fresco in the library, we have academic subjects on one side, vocational subjects on the other, and result is the concept of a well-rounded education. additionally, what we plan to do is the academy of hospitality and tourism will be part of, so the students can share with other students, faculty, the neighborhood, and others to come by and what to look to the artwork we have. >> by working with the students, we hope to raise awareness of the collection and foster stewardship. we brought diego rivera to the city. i think the wpa art work is characterized by stylized robustness and a pervasive occupation with a historica

and vocational, of late. those are possibly our -- in terms -- i don't want to say risk, some of the most serious students. and those students are deemed to go to a place that needs to be far away for x amount of time. for me permly, one of my favorite schools and service the students who need to be away from the city and get mental health treatment and intensive education. they have added vocational training of late. there are a lot of different partnerships, city college, san francisco state, the probation department, san francisco conservation corps and urban sprouts are some of the big programs there now. and there is early morning study, g.e.d. program that is next to juvenile hall. not necessarily probation, but most of the students seem to be. i think it's a great program. it's really successful every year. there were 48 students who got their g.e.d. from that program. inside juvenile hall, there are partnerships that are given via grant and they bring out a teacher who is able to do that. the study pr

. >> what makes the clergy vocation different is you work for god ultimately.if that work environment isn't meaningful to you, you're doing a lot of things like, you know, doing budgets or checking spelling on a bulletin, or office management, that's going to really hit home, because you think your job should be about god. >> reporter: add to that a new source of stress for many pastors in mainline protestant denominations, as church membership dwindles they feel pressured to reverse the trend. >> and a lot of pastors think that church growth is really the measure of their success, you know, and a lot of people are having to learn to deal with shrinking numbers, shrinking budgets, even closing churches. >> lord, we thank you for your grace and your mercy today. >> reporter: lynda ferguson is pastor of salem united methodist church in rural bostic, north carolina. >> in jesus' name we pray. amen. >> reporter: she's the church's only pastor. most protestant churches have just one, ministering to a congregation of about 300. >> used to be the churches were filled,

. >> wat makes the clergy vocation different is you work for god ultimately.if that work environment isn't meaningful to you, you're doing a lot of things like, you know, doing budgets or checking spelling on a bulletin, or office management, that's going to really hit home, because you think your job should be about god. >> reporter: add to that a new source of stress for many pastors in mainline protestant denominations, as church membership dwindles they feel pressured to reverse the trend. >> and a lot of pastors think that church growth is really the measure of their success, yu kn, and a lot ofeople are having to learn to deal with shrinking numbers, shrinking budgets, even closing churches. >> lord, we thank you for your grace and your mercy today. >> reporter: lynda ferguson is pastor of salem united methodist church in rural bostic, north carolina. >> in jesus' name we pray. amen. >> reporter: she's the church's only pastor. most protestant churches have just one, ministering to a congregation of about 300. >> used to be the churches were filled, and

it is the vocation. no matter how difficult it gets, you are going to need to produce your art. whether it is a large scale or very small scale. the need to create is going to happen, and you are going to have to fulfill it because that is your life. >> good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. welcome to a gorgeous day on treasure island. in the redevelopment director of the treasure island authority. would you please rise for the singing of the national anthem? >> ♪ o, say, can you see by the dawn's early light what so proudly we hail at the twilight's last gleaming whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight o'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming and the rockets' red glare the bombs bursting in air dates proof through the night -- gave proof through the night that our flag was still there o, say, does that star spangled banner yet wave o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave ♪ [applause] >> it is a tremendous honor to be here today on treasure island with the honorable speaker of the united states, house of representatives, nancy

bookstore managed to craft jobs for their everyday staffers, as well as kids with autism working in the vocational training program. they're making it work, chapter and verse. in the quiet new york city suburb of maplewood, new jersey, another independent bookstore almost disappeared. that was until jonah and ellen came to the rescue. even though they knew nothing about the book business. >> we bought the staff or the goodwill of the store and the staff all came with us. >> when jonah came he didn't have a bookstore background. >> with the change in ownership came a change in management style. the former bookstore owner was hands on doing most of the work of the store herself. >> it wasn't that much more anybody else to do. and we all kind of just came in and worked our shift, and that was that. >> with jonah, it's definitely more -- there's more of a hierarchy. >> a recent graduate of business school, jonah was very interested in the idea of job crafting to better utilize the talents of his staff. >> it's changing the jobs to fit the people rather than the people to fit the jobs. now, that can't

the company vocation vacations gives budding entrepreneurs a chance to spend a few days learning the ins and outs of their dream job. >> it is more than job shadowing. it is deep down dirty. the ins and outs of owning a business, operating a business. >> as you can see, the entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well and being taught in many ways around the nation. let's turn to this week's board of directors to speak a little bit more about this. they are the perfect pair to talk about education. lawrence gilbert is an instruck tond and teaches business development at the wharton school. ron morriss the director at duquesne university and the hole of the radio program "the american entrepreneur." good to see both of you guys. i started a company, as you guys know, with my brother. i am business school trained. i got my mba, i studied this. my brother, he is very successful, done it before, sold a company. he does it from gut. so what do you guys think? can entrepreneurism be taught? i'm assuming the answer is yes. give me a little information about that. >> no doubt that you not necess

occasional sunshine and the possibility of a vocational showers.all is light and it is perhaps a couple under 7 in. at best very >> there's a chance of weather returning late thursday and friday there's also a more significant storm system come run next weekend. >> at the vatican pope benedict it is giving australia their first st. and added it stumbling read the names and each one live degeneration in the class catholic church truth australia's 19th century it none who was excluded because of her orders included a pedophile >> (laughter) for taking for this that i is, i'm here with michael krasny up, he is a familiar voice, a bay area talk show host to wrote a book about religion about an exhaustive quest so we're going to talk about it, we will not get into the " peer >> it will leave you at the vatican but went to talk with it's coming up let us pray. [ male announcer ] carly fiorina. she's against banning assault weapons... and that's reckless and dangerous. she's for risky new oil drilling that could threaten our jobs. fiorina's plan would mea

>> the archbishop's catholic action initiative which was andriano's e vocation, this would work along with the archdiase which would create action. it was 13 counties. >> it was huge. >> it was huge. the role played by andriano which was as highly public role, and he was not bashful about pushing the program, was such that a variety of anticatholic political activists and labor people became extremely concerned about the potential success of this catholic initiative which encompassed everything from opposition to birth control, opposition to eugenics to support for the labor movement. >> did the catholic men's facet of that stay alive because i doesn't exist today? >> it doesn't exist today. i haven't written about this. this is the topic of my next book. one of reasons goes back to the vilification of andriano. pearl harbor shocked the country and when italy declared war on the united states a few days later, this collection of enemies included italian exiles who regarded catholic action in the u.s. as a hand made of the facis, regime. >> back in the day they andriano or his attacker

we often forget how important the community college is for vocational training and the community track and for people regardless of their time in life to get quality education, but we needed to create a framework to streamline our data collection, to streamline our collective efforts, and the gates grant will allow us to do that over three years. here is a good idea that his generated money and resources and support. our job is to implement it and deliver on this promise, and that will happen with your good work and your good judgment, and so in closing, let me thank you in advance for that work. let me thank you in advance for your collaborative and these partnerships that you will advance. let me thank you for your wisdom in getting us here today and remind you -- the future is not in front of us. it is inside of us. we will determine the fate and that future of this program and whether or not more money will flow because we have aligned our collective strategies in a new and profound way. again, as one of four cities that will be receiving that $12 million. i want to applaud hydro m

the mission vocational schools, florida street cafe and cattering company and the latino culinary company out of the center for latino arts. thank you for your contribution to this event. i also would like to thank our partners from barefoot wines and vitamin water who at this moment are stuck on the bridge. there was an accident. they will be here hopefully shortly soon by the time the reception begins with our champagne and our water. it is hot in here, right? and so now it is time to move on with our awards at this time. i would like to call up the con sewell at -- consulate general of mexico to present the next awards. [applause] >> the awards for education will be presented by the con sewell -- consulate. >> originally were bolivia, she received her b.a. in public administration and degrees in counseling from the university of san francisco. she has directed and administered movs, award winning employment and training programs implemented movs policies and procedures monitored programs development and operations and has overseen fundraising and public relations. under her leadership,

we have invited someone to give a presentation from the community vocational enterprise. they train and place people with disabilities in businesses across san francisco. it will be a very formative discussion. i am glad that this is coming up right now as we are also dealing with ada lawsuits. it is really important for us to look at hiring persons with disabilities as part of the business plan and really put them at the front of the line. and look at the value of hiring persons. that is my report. president riley: next item, please. >> item 21, commissioner reports. president riley: any reports? commissioner dooley: i have a report on a few things. i have been attending weekly meetings with the owners of the small pet shops in san francisco regarding the attempted invasion of the neighborhood corridors by formula retail chains. they have filed an appeal with the board of supervisors on the latest permit by the planning commission, so we will see how that goes. on the eleventh, i attended as i do every month, the group formed to create a waterfront plan for the northern

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the money can only be used to pay for college or vocational school. >> they have a trust fund of sorts a college savings account and they have friends in the private-sector that are going to match the contribution to have the city. >> reporter: city officials point to a national study that shows children with some amount of college savings are about seven times more likely to go to college. >>> a number of small earthquake rattled communities across southern california today. the largest quake struck off the coast of humble county. the quake hit about 8:00 this morning. here in the bay area, a number of small earthquakes have struck santa clara county. the biggest one a 3.3 magnitude earthquake hit just before 6:30 this morning. the quake rattled an area of minlow state park. >>> reno is breaking records when it comes to its weather. more than an inch of rain fell yet at the reno airport. that broke a record of about .25-inch. a mountain pass had to be shut down because of snow. the area has been under a winter weather advisory through this afternoon. just last week, reno endured a rec

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grant from the california department of rehabilitation in the total amount of $7,685,055 to provide vocational rehabilitation services to clients for the period july 1, 2010, through june 30, 2013, waiving indirect costs. >> good morning. i am