justice ginsburg talked about the labels portion of this act.ruck those portions of the act. you have not challenged that ruling. there are two sections to the act. one is a criminal act for selling to a minor, and the other is a requirement that you label in a certain way each video. the district court -- i think the circuit court said both were unconstitutional, correct? >> yes. >> and your brief has not addressed the legal requirements at all? >> we didn't, your honor. in striking down the body of california's law, the restriction on the sale, the court found since it is not illegal to sell these games to 18-year-olds, that the governmental purpose was misleading. so under case law regarding lawyers' advertising of services, the government can require a labeling so long as it is necessary to prevent misleading the consumer. the 9th circuit found that because they struck down the body of the law, the label would be misleading. >> that is an interesting concession on your part that the labeling doesn't have anything separate from the restrictio

justice ruth bader ginsburg said there was evidence "gender bias suffused wal-mart's corporate culture." women comprise 70% of the hourly workers at wal-mart but only one-third of management positions. >> those statistics are shocking. and they have statistics that there were huge pay disparities despite women having more experience and better performance reviews. that wasn't enough in this case the supreme court said the way they put it together. so that's a problem. justice ginsburg's dissent really outlined why this is the type of case that should be able to be brought as a single class; it made very clear that these sorts of practices, they aren't accidental. >> this landmark case could affect future class-action lawsuits because it tightened the definition of what constitutes a common issue for a class action. some legal experts say this decision is a major victory not just for wal-mart but other big u.s. companies facing class-action claims from their female workers. >> it's going to make it far harder for women, far harder for workers to be able to join together as a single clas

justice ginsburg talked about the labeling parts of this act.ourt struck this part of this act. you have not challenged that ruling. there are two sections of the act, criminal act for selling to a minor and the other is a requirement that you label in a certain way each video, that the district court said both were on -- i think the circuit court said both were unconstitutional, correct? >> yes. one holding hinged upon the other. the restriction on the sale, the court found since it is not illegal to sell these games to 18-year-olds, the government of purpose served by the label itself was in fact misleading. under a case law, i did not have the case before me, lawyers advertising of services, the government can require a labeling so long as it is necessary to prevent misleading the consumer. the ninth circuit found because they struck down the body of our law, the label would be misleading. >> that is an interesting concession on your part, that the labeling does not have the need support from the restriction on sale. i would have thought that

i will say by way of conclusion that social science does back justice ginsburg. there is a lot of evidence that we all have these pre-cognitive biases. before we think about what we are going to do, we have these ways of classifying people. they do not disappear in the workplace. if you think about what the court can do, you might ask this question. harcourt's well-suited to dealing with structural inequalities rather than bad actors? our courts well suited to dealing with questions of implicit motivation, pre-card to decisions that affect everyone? or is it possible that in the path to equality the courts can only lead us so far and the lawsuit may not be the right way to correct workplace inequality going forward? >> thank you. there are more cases we could have talked about, but i hope you will agree it is better to do a thorough job of the work cases rather than superficial coverage of a lot of cases. there is more to read. the opinions are there. i am sure if time permits after we conclude that if you have a question or two for the panelists the mike linder.

ginsburg. we're partners with park and rec for the past 20 years but with the budget cut i'm afraid we may have to stop paying rent. i'm here to ask mr. ginsburg to keep our partnership in tact. because as a city, the department of aging tried to cut back services for the seniors. any rent increase for south sunset center, any cut back of the nutritious meals will send a lot of our seniors out on the streets again with nowhere to go. so, mayor, thanks for your budget principle of safety, providing essential services is one of those safety principles and we ask you to please protect our population. thank you. >> i get the great pleasure of responding to that one. i want to thank you and south health for the elderly, a perfect example of how rec and park is doing business directly -- differently. we reach out to some of our most successful and vibrant nonprofit partners to help us provide services and you're now currently providing senior wellness programming, not just at south sunset clubhouse b

. -- my name is phil ginsburg. [inaudible] thank you. >> [inaudible] i am mayor lee's budget director. it is my job to work with the mayor and board of supervisors to make sure we are going to balance our budget every year, as we are required to do under the charter. i appreciate all of you being here and look forward to hearing your thoughts on the budget. [applause] >> [speaking spanish] i am director of health. [applause] them a good evening. -- >> good evening. i'm from the department of children, youth, and their families. [applause] >> i am from the department of public works. dpw is responsible for designing, building, and repairing public facilities, but we are also responsible for designing, building, and maintaining the public rights of way like sidewalks in san francisco, maintaining landscape, and keeping our public realm clean and safe. [applause] >> [speaking spanish] i am the director of the central [inaudible] i do not work for the city government. i work for the community. then a good evening, ever

i wanted to specifically thank supervisor chu and phil ginsburg, other elected officials who have done so much in these overwhelming times to support families and children. your efforts are making a difference despite all of the crisis. i wanted to let you know specifically that the work that you've done has revitalized programs. i know it's also making an impact at the library, at joe dimaggio park, and i wanted to also let you know that you're not only helping families to get access to vital services, but you're also -- those public faces, when you invest in schools and parks and libraries, you're also investing in community meeting places. it's through those places that we can get to connect with each other as neighbors, and also connect with our city. and because of that work we now have more volunteers and more parents interested in giving back to their parks and back to their libraries. i just wanted to say thank you very much. and i want you to continue working and we will continue to respond to your investment in us by working as communities to support -- support our neighbors.

i wanted to specifically thank supervisor chu and phil ginsburg, other elected officials who have doneo much in these overwhelming times to support families and children. your efforts are making a difference despite all of he

ginsburg. it is asking for this an agreement that was done in 1990. some of the cabins -- it was treated like it was a donation, and that was fine until last year. all of a sudden, they wanted us to do a day use fee, which is $13 a day, at least it was last year. that equals a $91 a week for one person. for a total of 27 hours, that is all the pool is open during one week. that is just way too high for some families. for two people, it is $182 per week. if you have a family, children, i mean, it is still $30 a day. too expensive. also, it takes about 20 to 30 minutes, because i had to do it, to fill out the paperwork to get the wristband for the day use the. -- for the day use fee. i did it on a weekday, but if it was a saturday when people are checking into the camp, it would really hold up the camp. it took 30 minutes for each person from peach growers who wanted to go swimming to fill out the forms. and they are in the same line. anyway, that, and that is probably why we were given the flat rate to start with. it is easier on everybody. still have

that is kennedy, thomas, ginsburg and breyer. sca lease is a sure vote to overrule, kagen appears skept 8:00, sotomayor doesn't seem to think it's necessary to discuss meed, i think there's a real question whether meed will still be the law five years from now. not saying it definitely won't be but it's under a cloud. ok. thank you. >> mike,. >> i just want to jump in very quickly. all these types of deference and so forth may strike a lot of people in the audiences i think audience's word was thrilling. i think the technical term for this is a snood snooze. but they really are, i want to add, i think they >> very important because it is arguments over these questions of deference in which the very idea of separation of powers and the rule of law are worked out in the context of the administrative stay. and i would just like to at least maybe caution against assuming that justice scalia's new campaign against aur deference is over just because he lost this particular term. justice scalia is a very smart guy and he is very persist

i just want to acknowledge that part and rep and phil ginsburg specifically -- because of his leadership-- we're going to have a great program that includes educational opportunities for youth where they have not had those opportunities in the past. that is what has been created. its stand up in particular this year, because we all know what our budget issues are, and the way that this is working, it is because of a unique partnership, the people you see standing behind me, with the educational department, who are also going to be a part of -- throughout the summer -- with the summer school and the camp mather experience -- and that is a big deal. also, not here, but as part of the partnership and of the table, the police department. and a number of other community-based organizations that of all been at the table to make sure this program work and that kids are safe and that san francisco is going to be safe through the summer. thank you for coming out, and hopefully we will leave here and i will -- and we all leave as agents of change and talk about the exciting things the city is doin

we will start with phil ginsburg, the general manager of rec and park, and we are right next to one of our most amazing parks. >> thank you, supervisor. it is a pleasure to be here. you will hear from all of us tonight about a lot of challenges with respect to our budget. rec adn park's -- rec and park's budget has been in the news a lot lately. it is a great joy to have the pleasure to stored our system, but our budget challenges are really profound. over the last seven years, we have been asked to find solutions for over $43 million in general fund support for our department. we have had a couple of simple principles that we have worked with the community and our commission on, and one is that we prioritize revenue over cuts. we recognize how much our community need our services. they need healthy, safe, structure places to play. we all need that. it is critical to life in a dense, urban city, so we prioritize revenue over cuts. we do not want to cut staff or our programs. we what our pool and recreation centers open. then, we want to make sure that our parks remain clean, safe, and

phil ginsburg, general manager of the rec and park department. ed riskin, director for the department of public works is also here. thank you for your presence here. mayor edwin lee, without further -- adult probation is here, too. mayor kelllee, thank you for yor patience. the microphone is yours. [applause] >> thank you. as you all know, i am not going to have been long speeches. and i'm here to listen to you tonight. but i want to say a couple of things. it is my pleasure to be here with supervisor avalos, supervisor carmen chu, the other department heads, to make sure that i fulfill a promise. while i am occupied this great office of mayor, i will listen to everybody in the city. the matter where you live. that is what i have been doing this whole year. i am three months on the job and it is wonderful to have a new relationship with the board of supervisors. thank you for working closely with me, john. it is no wonder that i am coming out here more than others, but i will say this. john asked the question about how many of you have an $5 mill

believe in who is a very good writer is very difficult to put on screen look at some people tried ginsburgtried to pull generation beyond screen so there are good writers there was south korean writers there would be people who ride for theater and then move to cinema and also there is this school of new drama which tries to change the rules not to fold the chekov type of writing and to move elsewhere sometimes is chucking something they don't like is something they use the two words in the. screenplays and. plays a role but it works and the younger audience is full well. i also wanted to ask you about the budget there you say that the mosque or film festival is trying to become one of the three main events of the year of this kind. do you have enough money i mean what's the budget of the festival kind of going to be compared with there with con when nobody has enough money you know we're we can have twice as much money is still won't be enough the budget the official budget of the festival is known the state is given their own c million dollars the equivalent of three million dollars in d

bob sitting in for phil ginsburg from iraq and park -- from rec adn park. -- rec and park. next up, we have greg wagner, who is going to be via a little bit on the budget. you can use that microphone right there. >> thank you very much, supervisor cohen. i wanted to set the stage by walking briefly through an overview of what our budget problem is, to set the stage for the conversation we are going to have and give a little bit of background on why we are all here tonight and what the challenges are that are facing us collectively over the next three months as we need to balance our budget. so as you know, the city charter requires us to have a balanced budget every year. unlike the federal government, we cannot borrow money and operate at a deficit. this is an ironclad requirement. it requires us to ensure that our sources and the money coming into the city are equal to our users, and that is the expenditures we make. when we look ahead at next year, we do a projection of what our revenues look like and what our expenditures look like, and what we're seeing for next year i

. >> reporter: pharmacist ian ginsburg says finding solutions to ailments at home is more popular than ever. while ian fills conventional prescriptions, most of his day, he is also a big believer in concocting your own cures. >> i think people are real frustrated with million dollarern medicine so we go back. >> reporter: back to those homemade remedies made famous by moms and grandmas. >> there are great remedies that are as good or better than what is going not stores. >> reporter: we asked him to give is a lesson on some of his favorite alternatives. nicking that nausea. >> lime juice, baking soda and sugar. it is a quarter teaspoon of baking soda. it is a half teaspoon of sugar. and 10 drops of lime juice. >> mix it up and drink t how does it work? the baking soda balances acids in the stomach while the sugar settles it and lime juice aids digestion. next, we have the dreaded cold. instead of spending loads of cash trying to decongest, says try dissolving some menthol crystals. can you find them at your local drugstore. sprinkle them on the floor of a steaming hot shower. is it wil