i have a grandson who just got suspended from george washington carver. he's kindergarten. he's 5 years old. he has the -- the education of a 2 -- 2nd. he can do 2nd grade work. he speaks chinese. he speaks german and he also speaks spainish and remind you he's 5 years old. i can't say his name. i was told not to say his name. they put him in second grade. a teacher named mrs. mcgee was his teacher. he was getting good work. they put him in the second grade. he was performing well. they put him back into kindergarten. he is not performing because he knows his work in kindergarten. we want you to teach our kids the once that are advanced, bring them up to second grade but we want to make sure that black history is taught in our schools and that the teachers are prepared to teach black history. that is the reason a lot of our young people are not going to san francisco public schools are fallen off because they do not learn anything about themselves. >> thank you very much. two minutes are up. thank you. [applause] >> good evening. i'm randolph james. i'm speaking on behalf o

oh, senator carver, i'm so sorry. you were gone and now you're back. >> i'm happy to yield. >> no, go ahead. he'll take his final. >> all right. thank you for joining us today. i spent a lot of years in the navy. we were trained from an early age that leadership by example is one of the best forms of leadership. people may not believe what we say but believe what we do. none of us are perfect. we all make mistakes. richard nixon used to say people who don't make mistakes are people that don't do anything. my father used to say just use some common sense. i think what happened here is common sense was not used. and leadership by example certainly was not pursued. it's a reminder for all of us that we need to use common sense and remember that people are watching us and that brings with it special responsibility. i have a couple of questions i want to ask. mr. miller. the irony of it is that we're focused on less than a billion dollars and there's a much larger amount with gsa every year, property that's owned by the fe

a carver steak. what is that?her's london broil. what we've done is taken the best part of it which is on the cuff, which has less of a vein. we've cut out the veiny part and using the more tender meat. >> can the butcher get this for you? >> you certainly can. ask for london broil or top round. >> this is a steak you're going to marinate a little? >> it is. we're kind of doing it the old shake and bake way. >> ah. >> exactly. >> sorry. i've got to get out of here. >> so basically keep it simple. take a little bit of soy sauce. >> a splash. some red wine, good cabernet from california. >> okay. >> some black pepper and a pinch of this, not all of that. >> what is this? >> that's coriander. >> okay. >> and then, you know you just zip it up, don't worry about it. roll it up, put it in your fridge overnight. done, done, done. take it out in the morning, drain it. put it on a towel. grills about three or four minutes a side. takes a little more time than with your filet would take. >> all four sides? >> that's the way

i work at georges washington carver elementary school -- i'm talking for all of us i'm hoping. i would like to make the first point that as an educator i would love for everyone to keep their jobs of the it would be the easiest and best thing to do for the district. i would like to thank the five board members that wept out on the limb to affect the status quo because there has been a stat tuesday "for some time. and i hope it brings real change. i hope that everybody in the room can decide to work for me. and i would like to work with you and discuss the issue with you if possible. hope to see you real soon. >> good evening. tough crowd. i'm not talking about that issue. i'm a parent and i'm here because i know you heard other parents talking about the transal -- transitional kindergarten and it is affecting me because of the timing. and they told us -- basically sent a letter and i got mine last week, all the applications, they're done, they're finished for this year. i don't have a place for my child. offering me two spots in bayview and i live in the haight. during the rush

from the folks that we get at the opera house, those in various institutions along oakdale, george carver, all the same. they want the violence to stop, they want visible police presence. we're doing some plainclothes work. rodney fitzpatrick is out there every day and working in that area. supervisor cohen is working on this. malia an d [unintelligible] there are a whole number of suggestions. we have removed the benches, increasing lighting, working with dpw, public utilities, mta. everyone is working on making it safer. dbi, supervisor cohen is whispering in my ear. code abatement, issues with liquor stores. there is a multi-city department effort. we have the arts commission that i met with for an hour, suggesting what they are doing at the opera house and the plaza. the opera house has a vibrant operation int he pla - -i- in the plaza. we want more events in the summertime, that is going to happen. it is right at the focal point for everybody. safety, security, making infrastructure changes. the folks that live and work there, they want change. they want cops there, so i have resourc

oh, senator carver, i'm so sorry. you were gone and now you're back. >> i'm happy to yield. >> no, go ahead. he'll take his final. >> all right. thank you for joining us today. i spent a lot of years in the navy. we were trained from an early age that leadership by example is one of the best forms of leadership. people may not believe what we say but believe what we do. none of us are perfect. we all make mistakes. richard nixon used to say people who don't make mistakes are people that don't do anything. my father used to say just use some common sense. i think what happened here is common sense was not used. and leadership by example certainly was not pursued. it's a reminder for all of us that we need to use common sense and remember that people are watching us and that brings with it special responsibility. i have a couple of questions i want to ask. mr. miller. the irony of it is that we're focused on less than a billion dollars and there's a much larger amount with gsa every year, property that's owned by the fe

washington and george washington carver, but she lectured about the contribution of frederick douglass, w.e.b. dubois, and how jackie robinson had broken the baseball barrier. and we remembered the opera singer who was not allowed to sing in the hall and had to sing in lincoln center. all the discrimination and the local in justices. like, everything was separate and unequal. the school was inadequate. we could not go to the hospitals. they built a house adjacent to the main hospital. the white people were not supposed to be in the same room with an n-person. you know the n-word? i said to myself at the end of the day that i love my country and i'm glad that that day, i took a stand. i saw through the supreme court that the flaws that america had tried to correct them by removing those horrible signs -- "white" and "colored." i said when i testified at the trial, i went through how we were treated, and the lady dramatize it, so i do not have to go through that, but it is the whole system of separate but unequal. it is understates rights -- is under states' rights. after lincoln had fre

major freeways your file in this problem right there by the san they expressway so we thought was carver's is true-with a light pole so this is right there by park avenue. the defense says alexander ross. is a nice smooth ride and san francisco this camera is passed treasure island so you can see everything is moving fine. nummi a mindsets and everything is good to go. monday morning back to work everything reported delays. they're ready apartments and then by then at 169 add them back to you. did weights and heads up for drivers used oil drive and san francisco it will be closed from 8:00 p.m. to and during the workweek and from 9:00 p.m. to noon and weekend. there were moves sections of a sidewalk and bridge. they'll be close to the 27th to the 30th the could find out tomorrow san francisco's new offer free rides young people will vote on the pilot program tomorrow and whether they could be extended to everyone ages 517 up one of the the program would be too costly organizers of today's boston marathon are telling some runners to skip the race. and for good reason it is too hot they're w

. >> these carver boat texted is our future entrepreneurs, learning business skills at nfte class. >>selling their products, developing and innovating new ideas, and hopes that one day they will on their own business. >> it is a non-profit designed to encourage students like these ninth graders and give them the tools and the know how to run a successful business. >> how to own your money and just how to understand the process. >> we had started this thing called a business plan. >> along the way, the students learn creativity, math, writing, and social skills, all things crucial to running a business. in them last decade, nfte has grown to include 10,000 students. >> she is a wonderful teacher. she always has command of her class. she is very creative. she has just taken it a little bit further. she has been very creative in her classes. >> they hope the next 10 years will bring even more growth to the program to encourage more students to pursue their goals. >> it is about reaching a dream, reaching a desire and seeing it through cotton in. >> for more information, you can find a li

the guys from altgeld gardens, they were attending carver school, which was turned into a military schooluys didn't want to go to a military school, so they transferred the guys to fenger. so now you got these guys coming from a whole other neighborhood. >> when they laid there and closed down carver high school, and started letting these guys get to school any kind of way they can, riding on the bus, walking, or what have you, you left it to them that they had to defend themselves. and the ville is fighting altgeld gardens. they've been doing that since the '60s, man. >> we up against history. >> yeah, and we got toespect history, but, it shouldn't play a big factor in this table. man, we got over 500 years of prison time at this table. that's a lot of ( ble)p wisdom. how the hell are we gonna let these kids school us, that we were schooling them? >> we want to try and work this conflict out. because right now they just had another big fight up at fenger while we talking. the beat goes on. >> that's that brother right there, man? they put him in the... that's the body? damn, that's ( ble

oh, senator carver, i'm so sorry.ere gone and now you're back. >> i'm happy to yield. >> no, go ahead. he'll take his final. >> all right. thank you for joining us today. i spent a lot of years in the navy. we were trained from an early age that leadership by example is one of the best forms of leadership. people may not believe what we say but believe what we do. none of us are perfect. we all make mistakes. richard nixon used to say people who don't make mistakes are people that don't do anything. my father used to say just use some common sense. i think what happened here is common sense was not used. and leadership by example certainly was not pursued. it's a reminder for all of us that we need to use common sense and remember that people are watching us and that brings with it special responsibility. i have a couple of questions i want to ask. mr. miller. the irony of it is that we're focused on less than a billion dollars and there's a much larger amount with gsa every year, property that's owned by the federal

oh, senator carver, i'm so sorry. you were gone and now you're back. >> i'm happy to yield. >> no, go ahead. he'll take his final. >> all right. thank you for joining us today. i spent a lot of years in the navy. we were trained from an early age that leadership by example is one of the best forms of leadership. people may not believe what we say but believe what we do. none of us are perfect. we all make mistakes. richard nixon used to say people who don't make mistakes are people that don't do anything. my father used to say just use some common sense. i think what happened here is common sense was not used. and leadership by example certainly was not pursued. it's a reminder for all of us that we need to use common sense and remember that people are watching us and that brings with it special responsibility. i have a couple of questions i want to ask. mr. miller. the irony of it is that we're focused on less than a billion dollars and there's a much larger amount with gsa every year, property that's owned by the fe