i am grateful, but -- yeah, i paid a lot of dues, man. as a matter of fact, i am still paying dues even though i'm in the high cotton. [laughter] tavis: i am glad you paid me a visit tonight. i was thinking about how musical this conversation was, and you didn't play nothing. yet, the conversation was a musical and lyrical and genius as listening to him to a three- hour show on his horn. i am delighted at tickled to be sitting across from this legend, this icon, sonny rollins. the year 2011, the latest project from this master is called "sonny rollins road shows, volume 2." my absolute delight to have you on this program. >> it is my delight, and i want to say to you, i am a fan of yours, too. tavis: tell me nothing now. good night. keep the faith. [laughter] ♪ >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. foray into movie music. we will see you then. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together

i am only here because i am a private investigator and i'd jump in -- and i dropped teargas on street gangs. as long as i am still walking and talking and breathing, i am going to speak out in favor of recreational opportunities for children. maybe birds are a little bit important, but we are human beings, and we are supposed to take care of our children first. children are supposed to be first. birds, i am sorry. i am a republican. i eat birds. we do not eat our children. we eat birds. this is basic. we have to understand what we are talking about here. children are supposed to come first. is your name for the record? >> and andrew solo. >> my name is anastasia. i am not prepared to speak. i am not a speaker. this project is a crime. they mean to put not toxic waste in golden gate park, which is a crime, but i look it up yesterday on wikipedia, and i do not know why anybody would want their children to play with it. it seems to be best for everybody. i am kind of excited. basically they have recently criticized, but it may create injuries. the american team manager called for this. now i do no

as the u.s. suggested. i am not trying to dodge is, i just don't think it is appropriate to move forward with some much lingering doubt as to what the gray areas are. and have this particular matter judged. >> these things come out in these cases, i disagree, but there are six of us. >> she has never participated in the settlement discussions on this case. >> i would like to know what you think about it because you were in there. >> i am concerned -- concerned in terms of settlement. if i am understanding history correctly on this case, it has been the whose series of negotiations and to settlement agreements that were negotiated by counsel for the assistant patrol officer special and the department. the second one was more favorable for the assistant patrol special hot desert. and ultimately, neither went throughout because they weren't satisfactory. i think you heard assistant patrol special officer indicate what wasn't satisfactory to him. so this is a new day. we can go forward with new negotiations. and so

i would like to see a condition, should this be approved, but basically presents as much as i am support, this particular establishment could never be taken over by any other formula of retail, because that is obviously a way. this business line -- this business plan is of less than perfect for a thing. -- perfect footing. i want to make sure there is a condition in disapproval -- in the approval but sends the message there will be no substituting. he cannot just handout off the -- handed off to the suppliers. >> i would be supportive of that. if it does fail, i do not think are conditions would allow it to be open. can we put that in there? once we have completed a condition of approval. there is a condition we have drafted on page 8 that says is so be identified as a small self-service restaurant and not in retail use. >> i would assume it were to morph into that, it would no longer be a permit its use. >> it would no longer be subject to controls and would have to go through a process to become violent -- valid. parks commissioners, the motion is to take a project and modifications fo

i am not who i was before this war, i am not she who no longer dares to be my mother is so happy with this worn body returned home. we pretend that i am as whole as i look. but at night when i stair through the dark at the hidden image in the mirror i cannot lie to the stranger i see. i have forgotten everything. except my affection for children, my service to country and my insatiable fear. [applause] >> sizing up the cost of war. >> what is left but the shoes. shoes scuffed and torn, no longer having feet to carry them, shoes empty now. work boots bearing mud from the last field he had plowed with his father. empty now. red sneakers with white stripes brought back fwr america by her oldest son given to her youngest, both of them immediately rung outside kicking the soccer ball back and forth the older rustling the youngster's head after a goal, empty now. heavy and white, they were the first pair of shoes she ever walked in. the first she had learned to untie so that she could riggel out and once again feel the sand cyst between her toes, empty now. his work boots were resoled many times next season he would have bout a new pair or per

as am i have not dined for days. my lover who lives far away opens the door to my room and offers tea made from the liquid he's crying. i do not want my lover crying and i am sorry i ever asked for tea. my lover, who lives far away opens the door to my room pretending he never cried. he offers tea and cold cakes. the tea is delicious. spiced like the start of our courtship. honeyed and warm. i drink every bit of the tea and put aside the cakes. my lover who lives far away opens the door to my room like a man loving his strength. the lock i replaced this morning will not keep him away. my lover who lives far away opens the door to my room and brings me nothing. perhaps he has noticed how fat i have grown indulged. perhaps he is poor and sick as emptying his store. it is no matter to me any longer he has filled me already so full. my lover who is far away opens the door to my room and tells me he is tired. i do not ask what he's tired from for my lover far away has already disappeared. the blankets are big with his body

>> i knew i had to be as close to my brother as i could possibly be. i am sure that pull is part of it. >> you have a daughter and stepson as well? >> i have 1 daughter and 1 stepson who i am close to. >> has this changed how you are around them as well? >> absolutely. my daughter casey has a half brother she is very close to. i say to all of them, you are a team. you have each other through life. you are a team. you do a lot of things together as the 2 families, very, very close. >> this seems like a good moment to open up any question that is you all may want to ask about the writing process, about siblings, anything else. >>>> is there something you could read to us from the book that you would feel that we wouldn't understand unless you read it? >> you have any ideas? >> it is a real sort of testish. she has put it together like a quilt. i would say the scene that you described where you are arriving and first see him in the apple orchard, do you remember exactly where that is? >> i'll page through it and see where it is. i might do a short theme where

as am i have not dined for days. my lover who lives far away opens the door to my room and offers tea made from the liquid he's crying. i do not want my lover crying and i am so

i have not looked at my calendar, but as soon as i am able i will go to the historic preservation. there are a couple of items that they have not yet considered. i look forward to that. this evaluation, of articles 10 and 11, is an important chance to step back and decide how historic preservation -- how this fits into the context of our complex urban setting in san francisco, to discuss how we embrace the best of our past, and also embracing the future. and a change that this city constantly undergoes. we know that a great city must know and respect its history, and it has to be willing and able to change when appropriate. articles 10 and 11 don't totally answer this question, but this is a piece of the puzzle. i have prioritized the historic preservation as part of my legislative agenda. i support preservation and proposition j, which treated the historic preservation commission. i did support this and i do stand by this decision. i have been working closely for many months, with the planning staff and members of the community on the proposed historic district. i could have walke

thank you. >> i am disappointed as well. some of the experiences i have seen, i am surprised you would not find an individual. i do not want to go into detail but i mentioned quite a few things to the assistant. i have seen patients harassed. i am on thelega legal committee. i spent five hours to support a disabled man. it is shocking, especially since i have not felt the support. i don't know if you know the politis. just because it is an organization, it might not serve the de made submissions. i have been there for 20 years. let's help the people here. what is this about. i am surviving. i have had all kinds of thoughts about how i could take care of myself and i have a hospital nearby. president chiu: thank you, next speaker. >> i am the [unintelligible] i am a patient of medical campus. [unintelligible] where there were silenced. i feel like i am being silenced and i do not feel that is right. president chiu: thank you, next speaker. >> i wanted to have the support of hiv and cancer patients as well. we need support as w

i am close to being an elder and the park will be my delight as long as i am welcome. i want it to be a delight and not a blight. for all. keep out the astroturf and keep the stadium lights out please. thank you. president olague: sir? those in the second row? these are the people that requested and i am trying to pull the cards. >> good evening. i think one thing is interesting and we should make note of. it was the implementation of scotch of brass that enable the creation of golden gate park. prior to that there was a problem with keeping the sand out of the park. it would be ironic if -- for us to take something and replace it with a synthetic alternatives. john mclaren cared as much about ecosystems as he did about usable space. i want to say that i am in agreement with every speaker prius to me. we need to think about what the field that is when we're not there. it is habitat and the presence of birds and other wildlife indicates this is more than just a usable space for us. also, i have been blind for six years. 35 years ago, i played soccer and we played on a gr

it was an amazing grace to watch as i am sure for you. i was incredibly impressed by the royal lawlessness of your campaign in trying to touch everything goal border in district 5. i would often hear of obscene ross at this bus stop. how could it be could be at these different bus stops every single day? also the incredible qadry of folks you were able to bring on. -- cadre of folks you were able to bring on. it was a tremendous experience during that time. two years later, you had a strong reputation already on the board. you were known as someone who would be at the site of homicides before sfpd who -- would be there. we have had coffee and i have been able to walk on the streets with you. i do not think i was ever on the street when a constituent did not stop you. it is a tremendously hard work and something that i hope to model as a district supervisor as well. we did some research and found that you were the primary sponsor of 126 pieces of legislation which passed over the last seven years. i wanted to highlight some of the ones that

as well. thank you. >> i am one of the directors of 24 days a central market arts. the mayor's office has assigned james sullivan as the league -- as the liaison. we're appreciative of that assignment. during arts programming, it would be a great opportunity to there will leave the -- probably be jump trons -- jumbo trons. those would be optional origin of the mall locations for arts programming. there are ways to sport the city's efforts to revitalize the central market. had my last point is that they have identified a particular organizations in the neighborhoods through the neighborhood collaborative arts grant, and i think there are ways to build upon that. i encourage you to find ways to do that. >> good afternoon, everyone. thank you for convening this initiative to have our culture be part of america's cup. i am the managing director of the art gallery located in bayview, hunters point along the third street commercial corridor. this southeast sector. this area has been a very underserved and overlooked area. we opened up the art gallery four years ago so that

as well as having discussions about a variety of other funding opportunities. my background as i am an architect and planner. i work for small non profit in the south of market neighborhood. if you have questions i would have been -- be happy to entertain them. i look forward to working with my colleagues for another couple of years. supervisor kim: as this continucommittee continues, do e any feedback? any feedback on continuing to keep this committee relevant, anything that we can do to support eastern cac. >> we go between the small issues of how do i deal with funding issues, but then there is pretty large and complex issues. the biggest one we have been dealing with is how to interface between physical development and transportation development. we have interfaced with the eastern neighborhoods troops process. there is a lot of work to be done. and to work together to create a robust transit system for the area. supervisor kim: thank you. i will call chris block but he is not here. next, wendy phillips. >> that afternoon. i am wendy phillips, i work for community-based nonprofi

>> i think it is realistic as we go forward and planned from of the tory -- budgetary standpoint. i do not want to appear as if i am making excuses and so forth, but when we look at that increase, that has a lot to do with the infrastructure needs. when i talk about how we are focusing on that aspect by leveraging our grants and investing in the state of the repair to make enhancements to that infrastructure, i do feel confident we can bring that down. would that be 15%? i cannot stand here and say that would be, but i feel confident it would be a significant decrease as it relates to what we have planned for in the current fiscal year. that is something else that was unforeseen when we look at all the different activities that is happening in san francisco and the different events that we need to call people in to direct people accordingly. the same with the front-line supervisors. as we talk about the issues we have had with track signal and 90 minutes, we need the front line supervisors to help direct the service vehicles on the streets to go other places. -- line maintenance, we need the front-line supervisors

elected as i am to -- reluctant as i am to dissent from evan thomas, i think there is a lasting impression from this. john boehner was wounded as speaker. it distances the republican party from whoever the nominee is. eight emboldens democrats. democrats for the first time are openly confident about 20 top and their prospects congressional -- about 2012 and their prospects a congressionally. let's get one thing very clear -- the democrats -- this is not a brilliant victory by the white house. the white house set in concrete its position for millionaires' tax increases folded it had to be a year, folded. could not be any pipeline, folded. because the democrats were not involved in it -- >> but entirely self-inflicted, because as mark indicated, at the senate bill included all kinds of democratic capitulations and a victory that mitch mcconnell had in including the pipeline. the house went and kicked it away. >> let's talk about the fading newt gingrich and the spending of mitt romney. >> if he wants to test the heat, i will meet him anywhere in iowa next week, 90 minutes, at no moderator. i

crocodile dundee together. [ laughter ] turns out siri is just as scared illegal aliens as i am. e her. it's only a matter of time before the iphone loses its job to some mexican yo-phone. [ laughter ] but it's not enough for siri just to ignore foreign users, she has to fire back. so i made a few modifications to siri. let me just test it out here. let's try some scottish. (scottish accent) siri, can you direct me to the nearest kilt shop? >> siri: this is america. wear pants, you haggis-eating, bagpipe molestor. [ laughter ] [cheers and applause] >> stephen: all right now for the british. (british accent) siri, where does the rain in spain mainly fall? >> siri: why don't you go ask your stupid queen? or is she too inbred to answer?! [ laughter ] >> stephen: or for germans -- (german accent) guten tag-- i vould like directions to the local gim-nasium. >> siri: how can you live with yourself after what you did to the von trapp family? >> stephen: know what? the republicans can't decide who to get behind, and siri is such a strong conservative voice. maybe she should run for presid

i grew up in san francisco, and as far as i can remember, st. luke's has always been the backyard harsco. -- hospital. i am happy to have an earthquake safe building like this in our backyard. this is though this project can be done immediately. thank you. good night. president chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> my name is -- i am a project engineer. the general contractor that was hired. i am a graduate of the training program. i am for 30 years in san francisco resident. i have a degree in landscape architecture and have years of experience. i lost my job when the recession hit. i spent 18let me tell you what n experience that was. i sent out hundreds of reza mays. i applied for hundreds of jobs. i only got three interviews.

i have discussed that would command staff. as far as i am concerned, we have been and will continue to hold the club's accountable for what happens outside. it seems fair that if you want to hire officers, like in the bayview, often the neighborhood or the area may have hired officers for out front, boosting patrol, violence reduction. whenever. i would support that. absent the city telling me in black and white that that is not something we can do, i do not think it is a good fight -- bad idea. >> [inaudible] >> pie in the sky, that is already supposed to happen. traditionally the beat cops work the business corridors. most businesses, absent the entertainment industry, they are closed by 9:00 or 10:00 at night. the lion's share of the foot beat officers work from 11 in the morning until 9:00 at night. we tried to take in the transit corridors. we get spread pretty thin when it gets to be midnight, 2:00 in the morning. certainly, valencia st. would be one of the areas. i am sure that he would love to hear more from you. >> [inaudible] >> i

i am curious as -- i am curious if this is rolling out the way you thought it was? >> no. i just wanted to do plays and i wanted to -- i thought it would be amazing to be in film, but i wanted to be in theater. just to work consistently as an actress is beyond anything i thought. to be doing it with the directors and people i am working with, i never imagined. tavis: does the pace of it ever scare you? >> it would seem silly to be concerned because it is such good fortune. if i do feel like it is getting ahead of me, i know it is just time to enjoy it. it may last for another year and it will be the case. i try to enjoy it. sometimes it is a little bit fast. but it is the best. tavis: if it were to end, i cannot imagine that and your fans pray to god that that is not the case, but what would you do with your life if you were not on the stage or on the screen? >> i do not know. it is what i wanted to do since i was 6 years old. i never had any great plans. i would like to be in england at home, but i do not know, career wise, what i would do. i guess i would study and try to

i am on youtube. and my channel. i am on the internet. please check me out on my website. i have some albums and posters out there for sale as well. next song i wanted to do -- can i have my water? this next song, i just wanted to bring it back to my roots, being a filipino. i am not very good in my tagalog, but i wanted to sing this song for you guys tonight. thank you. excuse me if i'd love any words. here we go. -- excuse me if i flub any words. here we go. this one is dedicated to you guys. ♪ [singing in tagalog] ♪ thank you guys so much. had a great evening. thank you. >> one more time. great job. thank you so much. amazing. amazing. ok, before anything else, we want to thank our sponsors. pixel creations. thank you so much for being part of tonight's event. we just want to tell everyone to please just continue joining -- enjoying the food. i just want to say it was an honor and pleasure hosting tonight's event with you. thank you for having me. >> likewise, and until next time -- [speaking in foreign language] [applause] >> i want to introduce to you and adopted filipino woman, the supervisor district 10, maria cohen. when a

i am going to buy him. if i am on my game, if i am really small and, as god as my judge, you can give me the telephone book and i can make the whole world cry. if i am cooking, and nobody ever taught me how the act or make a movie. i was writing on the weekend and shooting them on monday. i directed half of them. why don't you take any credit for anything. that is another pathetic story. i told everybody my father was a genius. spencer tracy taught me how that act. i would sit on the stage and watch him. when he did judgment at nuremberg, i was sitting above him on the catwalk through the whole movie. i can tell you stories about spencer tracy. i was 5 feet above him on the catwalk all the way through a judgment at nuremberg. but we have his place and that he liked to go and i had my places, so we would share. we both wanted to go see the midgets on the yellow brick road because we were taller than they were, and that was cool. and they were all drunk and i knew how to drink. i did the show and everybody was taking heat their head, this was crazy. abc is a disaster, they have 13 shows on the air and they ha

stood by the oppositionists inside syria now the whole situation i believe there has not been so for a true peaceful dialogue as an as i am an a mass of the for peace i urge all parties inside syria to have a certain dialogue but it seems that the west and specifically the european union and the united states have been you know concentrating on the position that there is no dialogue with such a president dr bashar assad i believe there is still a gap between both parties i mean there is syrian regime and his counter let's say falls or political foes inside and outside the republic of syria so i did all to be more pressure and more efforts being perpetrated by independent arab states that they haven't played a role so far in the arab league and major clout powerbrokers all the thanks for sure for the russian federation and their support for syrian regime so far so there should be a certain balance between both parties in order to have a certain dire political dialogue between conflicting parties inside syria. so you talked about the western interests there. says that sympathy with the opposition and destabilizing the situa

i grew up in san francisco, and as far as i can remember, st. luke's has always been the backyard harsco. -- hospital. i am happy to have an earthquake safe building like this in our backyard.

i grew up in san francisco, and as far as i can remember, st. luke's has always been the backyard harsco. -- hospital. i am happy to have an earthquake safe building like this in our backyard. this is though this project can be done immediately. thank you. good night. president chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> my name is -- i am a project engineer. the general contractor that was hired. hired. i am a graduate of the training