thomas jefferson, annette robinson, pam fisher, fred martin, dr. jones, susan mcintyre, virginia wright, tom purvixs, officer dunn. i like to thank you all for participating in this very special hearing. i would like to make sure that the things said this evening reached the ears of those in office at this moment. those who control the purse strings, those who make the decisions to make these cuts. we let you hear from firsthand responders, from those who are on the ground, from those professionals who have experience dealing with those in crisis. we've heard from the public this evening, passionate testimony

dr. jones, do you have a second? from officer kelly dunn. this meeting is adjourned. thank you. [applause] [no audio] ♪ >> welcome to culture wire. did you know the city of san francisco has an art collection consisting of 3500 objects? the collection ranges from painting and public buildings to murals, and from bronze busts in city halls, to cite specific structures. at this time, many of the large works are in desperate need of repair, and a long-term innovative solution is needed to make sure these public treasures will be cared for. >> the story of the arts commission program begins with ruth fromstein. 2010 marks her 50th year as an art dealer. at the helm of the county, she had represented some of the most notable of bay area artists, and continues to look for new talent. >> the artists that i represent, what do i choose them, if asked to do with a background of what the gallery is about. i love the idea of finding new guys and watching them grow. it is the old fashioned way of having a nunnery, which is having a stable. what you have is loyalty to them, artists are loyal

dr. jones. mr. keyes. miss susan mcintyre. mr. tom purpose. mr. tho-biaz. miss williams. mr. errol wishom. ms. virginia wright. >> please speak and your microphones. we are being recorded and televised. we want to hear everything that you have to say. i would like to first acknowledge from the senator's office, miss erin keenan. we know that center -- senator yee is a strong advocate for mental health in san francisco and throughout the state of california. we appreciate him sending a representative here to witness the proceedings. thank you very much. i want to welcome you all to the public hearing on the impact of the mental health budget cuts. over the past 10 years, the severe reductions in inpatient psychiatric bed capacity has led to a crisis in san francisco. these cuts are a great threat to public safety. they expose the city to increasing costs in crime and homelessness while failing to provide humane treatment and the hope of recovery to residents with mental illness. when services are cut, we end up paying higher costs in our hospitals, streets, and jails. tonight,

dr jones and believes the small fine and the next to his daughter's body is evidence that someone tried to cover this smiling the young me says these no evidence to back that. the fire inside the tent resulted from p.f.c. johnson sitting some papers on she used to accelerate to ignite several pages that she had ripped out of a notebook which is believed to have been a diary. the army investigators also claim that living in his behavior prior to didn't pointed to suicide but her. own company commanders statement suggested otherwise this soldier was clearly happy and seemingly very healthy physically and emotionally. with no suicide note no recovered baluch no significant gunshot residue on her hands and injuries to johnson's belief cools by an attack on they decided to push on with their own inquiries use force taking you behind the scenes of the investigation into the death of a local soldier dead a private living at johnson is clouded in controversy and allegations of a cover up new source matt says he was a johnson's head living in his body exit and an independent autopsy conducted by

dr. kron 4 mark jones.hey complained that after steven keesly was a fraud to the church never told her family history before he remarried her mother. >> steven keesly is my stepfather when i met him when i was 11 when mother married him in 1982. he was in my life for 30 years. i suffered 30 years of sexual abuse. >> until recently she said she did know that catholic church knew he was a pedophile before he became a priest. in the church to know. >> in the church i would say the diocese up to the vatican >> well the time is being ordained? how could you prove that? >> yes we have a timeline that the church has on steven keesly and all the time line. >> april this document revealed then cargo was now the pope had been informed by the oakland bishop that he should be dropped for multiple sexual assaults of the boys and girls. he kept keys as a priest for years. >> is it to a summit with found out. >> kathleen said she never came forward as one of his victims. the april headlines infuriated her. >> to be a pope

dr. avis jones. [applause] >> good afternoon.e national council of negro women, i am truly honored to be here, along with our executive director. we are here to greet you on behalf of our executive board and the over 4 million women of color. the organization was founded in .935 by dr for almost five decades, it was led by our president emeritus and chair of the board, the late dr. dorothy height. the mission of the national council of negro women is to lead, develop, and advocate for women of african descent as they support their families and communities. we fulfill our mission for research, advocacy, and national and community-based health education and economic empowerment services and programs. today, i am filled with mixed emotions as i remember being a young woman traveling from baltimore, md., with the jackie robinson news council of the naacp -- youth council of the naacp to the march on washington. we have come this far by faith. we of progress in the area of civil rights. we have made progress as a nation. but the road

dr. walterters and jones the testimony. whether you are in washington, los angeles, atlanta, you encounter a young brother on the corner that is unemployed, may feel kids, and is feeling the pressures of being unemployed. someone like myself or any of us sitting here say to them "invest in yourself, get an education." some of the things mr. mitchell said would help. what message do we be conveying to these young people as they are out there dealing with the challenges? what tools could we devise to help them up front? they are an ex-felon, unemployed, have a baby to feed, and dealing with the family pressures. what are your reactions to that question? >> i guess what i say, and i've had these conversations with family members and former classmates, the absolute first thing is do not make bad matters worse. not come out of desperation, add to the felony conviction another conviction the second thing -- conviction. the second thing i say is to be patient, particularly if it is a friend or family member. they can provide assis

dr. walters and mr. jones for their testimony here this evening. one of the questions i have, whether you are los angeles or washington d.c., atlanta, florida, it does not really matter. you encounter as a young brother -- you encounter a young brother on the corner, he may have kids, and is feeling the pressures f. being unemployed. and someone like myself sitting here will say, invest in yourself, get an education. but they are ex felon. what message should we be conveying to these young people as they are out there dealing with those challenges? what tools could we provide them to help them up front, knowing that they're rednecks felon, unemployed, have a baby to feed -- knowing that they are an ex- felon, unemployed, have a baby to feed? >> thank you for these questions. what i say -- and i've had these conversations with family members and former classmates -- the absolute first thing is, do not make bad matters worse. do not out of desperation at to the felony conviction another conviction. -- add to that felony conviction another conviction.

jones and a special performance. she will be in milwaukee celebrating the 20th anniversary of farm aid. reaction to president obama's speech on iraq. on thursday, one politician will join us and so will dr. john. on friday, a look at this year's emmy winners. tonight we will look at the much anticipated address tomorrow night by president obama as he marks the end of combat operations in iraq. wesley clark was a candidate for the white house in 2004. he is a senior fellow and john's us from chicago. good to have you back on the program. the insurgents increase their activity recently. what are they trying to say? >> they are trying to say to their network they are still there and have not been defeated, but they have been substantially defeated. this is why we built the iraqi security forces. >> what does this do to the argument many have made that when we give them a date certain this was expected to happen? >> i think a date certain cuts both ways. you have to tell the host government at some point we are leaving and they need that as an incentive. sometimes you have to say it for the american people because our patience is limited. they have not been able to get them thus far. the u.

the ap reported that stanford university professor clarence jones preserve death doctor came's attorney said on saturday that he believes that dr. king would not be offended by the glenn beck rally and would be "pleased and honored." does the white house believe that professor jones was wrong? >> i think he is asking me if i could in turn spurred the remarks of an advisor to a civil rights leader that passed away in the 1968. that would make it three years prior to my birth. >> you have a long memory. >> i have had very few conversations with dr. king that would imparts me the wisdom that i could -- >> so you want to evade the question? >> i have absolutely no standing with which to offer a comment on a stanford university professor who formerly advised martin luther king that i presume last spoke to him early in april 1968. >> what is the white house reaction to u.s. news and world report's about zuckerman's description of the obama administration that it is "the most fiscally irresponsible administration in u.s. history"? >> you have a boundless curiosity one could say. with any reading of what has happened over the past eigh