the editor and top reporters all said to me must talk to helen. she is your story. sure enough, i called suze when i could fit into her very busy schedule. she said why don't you come over right now calling my bluff? i can still see her opening a door to her lovely home on an island drive reaching her hand out to greet me. i am house when she said with her winning smile. please come in. been no. and the enduring friendship and it that it continues to this day and the editors of the paper did not disappoint helen was a key player in our story was a mention their names stores and everybody in town wanted to be interviewed probably the first and only time that will ever happen to me. [laughter] she manages not only to be that a list in palm beach but also makes fun of all of the other a lister's and that i cannot figure out how she does but it has something to do with the winning combination of her quick wit, charm and blunt riding skills. because of her i won my first national emmy for the story and i have already said she deserved it more than i do. without her, it n

." >> today, a special on the death penalty with sister helen prejean. it is the 20 anniversary of her best selling book became a feature film. we will also be joined by bill pelke. >> 15-year-old paula cooper took a knife from her purse and began to stab my grandmother. my grandmother was that 33 times with that 12 inch butcher knife. july 11, 1986, the state of indiana sentenced paula cooper did that in to become the youngest that row inmate in our country. at that time i was in favor of the death penalty. about four months after paula cooper was sentenced to death during a special reflection, i became convinced beyond a shadow of a doubt that my grandmother would have had compassion. >> on monday, the state of indiana released paula cooper from prison. bill pelke has traveled to indiana with the hope of meeting cooper. but first reports from the massive protests in turkey and brazil. and we remember the journalist michael hastings. he died in a car crash on tuesday. the reporter who brought down stanley mcchrystal and expose the grim realities of war

joining us from the phone on hong kong is helen zhu. hello, helen. >> hello. >> can you talk about the meltdown that is taking place there? >> well, we had the indicator of the exports, and i think that from the manufacturing stuff, it will have to wait for the foishl pmi to come out in the next few days, but certainly, a low print today. a nine-month low, and that is exacerbating the worries that if the exports are not contributing as much as they could be, then the cyclical pressures domestically will worsen particularly as policy makers' tolerance for lower growth and the policy response has been delayed. >> i mean, perhaps i'm misreading what sounds like a lack of concern in your voice. are the markets making too much of the data out there? because i don't know how else you could look at it? >> well, no, no.

this is just really a big, community win and a celebration for us all. >> to learn more about the helen diller playground in dolores park, go to sfrecpark.org. ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the wednesday june 12, san francisco police commission meeting. unfortunately tonight we are going to have to move our entire agendas you see we couldn't have a quorum tonight. we need 4 commissioners for a quorum. we offer our apology for everyone who came out tonight. unfortunately we are prohibited bylaw from going forward with the hearing without a quorum of the commissioners. so we are scheduled to start at 5:30 it's now 5:57 and it appears we are not going to have a quorum. at this time, we are going to have to go into recess until our next meeting which unfortunately we are dark next week but our next meeting will be the 26th of june.. >> is that a community meeting? our next meeting will be a meeting here on the 26th. thank you everybody. i offer my apologize -- apologies. thanks very much. >> >> >> >> >> >> order the regular meeting. the meeting is now called to order roll call please. (c

helen fielding. [applause] >> thank you, chris. it's a great honor to be here in such elevated company. it is also a relief to see so many people here. i never quite got over my first time when i spoke about a book where two people turned up and one of them was someone i used to go out with at school who took me out for lunch and told me that he was. so this is already much better. [laughter] yeah, it is. that is quite a surprise actually to be talking about "bridget jones." i have been frankly out of state for several months typing away at my laptop. i never actually thought i would write another one. one particular start as chris said it was a column in the newspaper. they asked me to write about myself when i said no that is so embarrassing. then of course it couldn't be more exposing an embarrassing in a way because everyone continued to think that rich it was me. the whole thing was a huge surprise i think too everybody that it sold so well and turned into movies and so on. i sort of after that lost my voice a bit and i didn't

this is just really a big, community win and a celebration for us all. >> to learn more about the helen diller playground in dolores park, go to sfrecpark.org. >> good afternoon. welcome to our regular rules committee meeting for thursday, may 16th, 2013. i am supervisor norman yee and i will be chairing the meeting. to

this is just really a big, community win and a celebration for us all. >> to learn more about the helen diller playground in dolores park, go to sfrecpark.org.

the movie was the cook, the thief, that one -- with helen merrin, who is absolutely fabulous -- helen mirren, fabulous actress. he showed me some painting of rembrandt and said, "uc that? could you do the in modern, in today? and i said i will try. yes, but it is part of the job. so i tried. i worked with a dutch artistic director, and i get to work with him. he was very specific and fabulous man. also, they were very specific about the color. in reality, they asked me because the color is a little like in the spirit. it is something in common. i was flattered to do that, but it is beautiful to see how much they are -- our work, our demand is to make a beautiful movie. i should not be able to do anything. i never thought about it, but when people ask me, you have to be so clever. >> tom ford made a movie, so why not you? >> because my brain is not that sure. you have to think about so many things. truly, it is a big work. you have to be strong. you have to take care also of the physiology of the actor which is, like, oh, my god. you can be depressed. also, you see the depression of ev

and so we do have helen ying and the executive of our school. sandra notten and our policy manager and glen who is planning annist for the yeast work force. this was continued from last month. we want to appreciate you all coming back for a second meeting and also allowing us to hear item number three first. >> thank you. good afternoon, i'm helen ying for the high school division and i was also a traffic girl in the 6th grade. i wanted to give you a brief over view of the summer programs has happening in san francisco unified school district. so there's four major programs happening this summer. the special education extended school year program, and the micro education prap, the school grant improvement and these are the bay zones that's funded that's continuing their program and the high school credit recovery program. so this year once again as every year wore extending the students with iep and they're serving the students at seven elementary schools and four high schools and the purpose of this program is so the students don't lose any lea

this is just really a big, community win and a celebration for us all. >> to learn more about the helen diller playground in dolores park, go to sfrecpark.org. >> good morning, everyone and welcome to the thursday, june 6, 2013, meeting of the board of supervisors and neighborhood services and safety committee, my name is david camp os and i am the chair and we joined by norman yee and supervisor eric mar is excused the clerk of the board is derek evans and before we turn it over to the clerk, i also want to acknowledge the following members of stgtv staff, jessy larson, and jennifer low. >> could we have a motion to excuse supervisor mar? >> could we take that without objection. and mr. clerk if you have any announcements. >> make sure that you silent all cell phones and devices and complete the speaker cards and the file should be submitted to the clerk, items acted upon today will appear in

this is just really a big, community win and a celebration for us all. >> to learn more about the helen diller playground in dolores park, go to sfrecpark.org. >> garv, everyone, and welcome to the san francisco board of supervisors budget and finance committee meeting for wednesday, june 5th, 2013. my name is supervisor mark farrell, i will be chairing this committee. and i am joined by supervisor john avalos, supervisor london breed will be joining momentarily supervisor scott wiener and we are going to be missing supervisor eric mar who we will be excusing. i'd like to thank the members of sfgtv mark bunch and jeff as well as victor young. do you have any announcements? >> yes, please silence all cell phones and electronic deviceses. copies submitted to the file should be submitted to the clerk. items acted on today will be on the board of supervisors june lease termination agreement - downtown parking corporation - 833 mission street unless otherwise stated. >> okay, colleagues, before we call item number 1, can i have a motion to excuse supervisor mar who is absent for family reaso

donation of more than $1.5 million from the mercer fund in honor of san francisco bay area philanthropist helen diller. together with the clean and safe neighborhood parks fund and the city's general fund. >> 4. 3. 2. 1. [applause] >> the playground is broken into three general areas. one for the preschool set, another for older children, and a sand area designed for kids of all ages. unlike the old playground, the new one is accessible to people with disabilities. this brand-new playground has several unique and exciting features. two slides, including one 45- foot super slide with an elevation change of nearly 30 feet. climbing ropes and walls, including one made of granite. 88 suspension bridge. recycling, traditional swing, plus a therapeutics win for children with disabilities, and even a sand garden with chines and drums. >> it is a visionary $3.5 million world class playground in the heart of san francisco. this is just really a big, community win and a celebration for us all. >> to learn more about the helen diller playground in dolores park, go to sfrecpark.org. test, test, test, test,

helen fielding. [applause] well, thank you, chris.s a great honor to be here in such elevated company. and also try to give a scary. it's also a relief to see so many people here because i've never quite got over my first ever event i spoke about the book, where two people turned up. and one of them was someone i used to go out with at school. [laughter] it took me out for lunch and told me that he was gay. [laughter] so this is already better. [laughter] it is. but it's quite a surprise actually to be talking about bridget jones again like this. i've seen in the states of several months with wild hair -- wilder and sweatpants tapping away at my laptop. i never actually saw -- thought i would write another one. when bridget first started as chris said it was an anonymous column in a newspaper. they asked me to write about myself and i said no, no, no. that was hopelessly embarrassing and exposing but i will make up this character, and then, of course, it couldn't be more exposing an embarrassing in a way because everyone continued to

sister helen, thanks for being here. >> great. i looked over my shoulder, it was 20 years. >> yeah. how did that happen? >> how did that happen? >> 20 years of this advocacy and activism. seeing the way that things have changed. do you feel like you have a long view now of what works and what doesn't in trying to get people to see this issue your way? >> you know what i've come to see is you bring them into the story. the american people are not wedded to the death penalty. they just never think about it. the minute you can bring them into reflection, the book does that, the film did that. then tim robertson has written a play for high school and college students to do. where they get -- they take all the parts. they're the guard. they're the victim's family. they're the mother of the death row inmate. they're the governor. they're everybody. and they go into a deeper reflection. what you have to do in a story, and what i'll do with all the audiences, i do a lot of speaking, is you bring people over to both sides. let's look at this terrible crime. we're outraged over the crime. loo

the movie was the cook, the thief, that one -- with helen merrin, who is absolutely fabulous -- helen mirren, fabulous actress. he showed me some painting of rembrandt and said, "uc that? could you do the in modern, in today? and i said i will try. yes, but it is part of the job. so i tried.

[helen/janine sneezes] >> oh, my goodness. >> wait--don't bring that in here.lowers. what is this? ragweed? >> i don't know. they were up on the roof. well, get rid of them! >> oh. here. >> me?! >> i'll help you. >> ok, lionel. >> let's just go, tom. let's go. >> yes, dear. right away. >> oh, george, this is terrible! >> oh, oh, i'm glad you're home, mr. jefferson. i believe you'll be needing these. >> wait. don't go. george has something he wants to say to you. >> i'm sorry. >> tell her again. she didn't hear you. >> i'm sorry. >> enough. i'm not gonna let you upset me, mr. jefferson. i'm gonna go up on the roof and attend to my prize-winning flower garden. >> aah! damn, damn, damn! >> wrong show. >> oh. george! you've blown it this time, george. all of the work we've put in to save, and you've just blown it, george! i may as well just start packing, george, because i'm hoarse. george. >> again. >> women are so dramatic. >> well, your advice sucked! >> i don't know why you listened to me. >> because you're george jefferson. >> yeah, but i was always wrong. if

. >> to learn more about the helen diller playground in dolores park, go to sfrecpark.org. park, go to sfrecpark.org. [horns honking] announcer: big dreams and good grades aren't enough to get into college. there are actual steps you need to take. finding someone who can help is the first and most important. for the next steps, go to knowhow2go.org. [ applause ] >> we are back, i think that the mayor will speak to this, but we are back coming back, very strong from a deep recession that the country experienced the last few years, san francisco has come back strong. we have one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country, you can see it by all the cranes represented in the sky these days. and the out look is bright and sunny for anybody in the construction industry. the contractors are the employers, the web corps the turners, the kay hills, and without them, we could not employ our students, so with that strong support, that is how we have 23 students already placed. so a strong shout out for them as well. [ applause ] and the last partnership that makes the goal are al

my name is helene [speaker not understood]. i am the general manager of daniel berham court. we are a [speaker not understood] right across the street from the proposed cathedral hill location. because of our proximity to the upcoming project, we had a lot of concerns. i want to thank the planning commission, the board of supervisors, specifically supervisor farrell's office, and cpmc for meeting with us, for hearing us, and for implementing some of the changes that we were very concerned about. thank you all for your efforts. we support the project and we would like to see it get started. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. >>> thank you, supervisors, for hearing this important item today. my name is [speaker not understood]. i am a project engineer at [speaker not understood] builders. partnering with bold company [speaker not understood] and st. luke's project. i was in san francisco and a lake merced member and i support the city board of supervisors and the plan to rebuild cpmc. i graduated from san francisco state university a year ago with bachelor of science in civ

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and we also would take you out to dolores park, and the beautiful new helen dillard playground open a year ago between public and private partnership between the city and us, through the bond funding, and private philanthropy, one of the most beautiful playground in the country and yet we are having trouble there with vandalism and damage caused in part because we don't have park patrol officers out there monitoring our parks; same thing is the case all across the city. in a study that was done recently by spur, they identified about a 30 million dollar gap, between the level of funding that we are currently putting in and what a park system of that size and scope and complexity really needs, 30 million dollar gap. growing because we have been cutting the budget to parks instead of growing it. this leads me to a twofold question to you mr. mayor, and to you supervisors. in the budgeting process, how can we begin to turn that around and address the budget shortfall? the second half of the question is, beyond the budget, what is the long-term fix to close the 30 million dollar gap? does

and i want to invite you a special event on may 9, sister helen rajeem will be here, and she's well known and played in deadman walking. that's may 9. i want to thank all volunteers and those who made this event possible. and all of you for attending. thank you and have a good evening. we are celebrating the glorious grand opening of the chinese rec center. ♪ 1951, 60 years ago, our first kids began to play in the chinese wrecks center -- rec center. >> i was 10 years old at the time. i spent just about my whole life here. >> i came here to learn dancing. by we came -- >> we had a good time. made a lot of friends here. crisises part of the 2008 clean neighborhood park fund, and this is so important to our families. for many people who live in chinatown, this is their backyard. this is where many people come to congregate, and we are so happy to be able to deliver this project on time and under budget. >> a reason we all agreed to name this memorex center is because it is part of the history of i hear -- to name this rec center, is because it is part of the history of san francisco. >> the

i think we have a new occasion now for dialogue. >> sister helen prejean, it's wonderful to meet you.is "dead man walking" reissued in paperback. we'll be right back. ica. ica. bp supports nearly 250,000 jobs here. through all of our energy operations, we invest more in the u.s. than any other place in the world. in fact, we've invested over $55 billion here in the last five years - making bp america's largest energy investor. our commitment has never been stronger. we're not in london, are we? no. why? apparently my debit card is. what? i know. don't worry, we have cancelled your old card. great. thank you. in addition to us monitoring your accounts for unusual activity, you could also set up free account alerts. okay. [ female announcer ] at wells fargo we're working around the clock to help protect your money and financial information. here's your temporary card. welcome back. how was london? [ female announcer ] when people talk, great things happen. >>> put on your lawyer's hat. it's supreme court tomorrow. decision day. >> they told us on monday to expect more decisions on thurs

and i want to invite you a special event on may 9, sister helen rajeem will be here, and she's well known and played in deadman walking. that's may 9. i want to thank all volunteers and those who made this event possible. and all of you for attending. thank you and have a good evening. >> good morning. my name is ann crone enberg, i'm director of emergency management here in the city of san francisco. i'm here dem, our role is really to prepare for large disasters, the disasters that happen every day, too. i'm very excited today to present a new idea that the sharing community in san francisco has come up to partner with us in preparing for disasters and in responding to and recovering quickly. last month we had a very good drill mimicking a 7.8 earthquake. we fed 6,000 people in the tenderloin with no electricity. we had set up a shelter up at st. mark's. it was just an incredible day. and that's what working with our community partners with the faith-based community and with the sharing community. ~ so, when mayor lee came to us about six months ago with this idea to partner with the sh

carson bail bonds and in the industry for 4 decades and former mistake mayor of carson california and helen for the juvenile and criminal justice system and currently on the and ralph on the commission of san francisco and works closely with the sheriff's department which now leads the program for violent offenders. >> san francisco, he has over 3 decades of experience in law enforcement including his former role as chief of police in san francisco. he's been a critic of current models in the criminal justice system that rely too heavily on incarceration. will looeng is the c e eo of diversion project from ranging from final alternatives to rehabilitative programs to more comprehensive case management and finally jonathan simon is adrian craig in professor of law, teaches courses on criminal laws, criminal justice, law and consulted culture and law risk and studies. his book includes parole and the social control of the under class 1890-1990 how the war on crime transformed american democracy and created fear. welcome our panelist. [ applause ] >> i'm going to start with catherine mccrack i

and i want to invite you a special event on may 9, sister helen rajeem will be here, and she's well knownand played in deadman walking. that's may 9. i want to thank all volunteers and those who made this event possible. and all of you for attending. thank you and have a good evening. >> good morning, everyone. >> good morning. >> all right. i'm mohammad nuru from the department of public works and i want to first begin by thanking all of you for coming out today. it is a very, very great day in san francisco. yeah? >> yeah. >> all right. [ applause ] >> i remember about 16 months ago when

helen: jerry, we can only stay 4 days. well, i'm upset... but we'll make the most of it. did you pack my travel gym? yes. your father bought an exercise device off the television. he does it every morning at 4:00. only 25 minutes a day. and you can attach it to any doorknob. huh. so, i guess your travel miles were about to expire. well, actually, jerry, we wanted to talk to you about something. am i finally getting a baby brother? jerry, be serious. how would you feel if we sold the cadillac? what? the cadillac i bought for you? it's too much car, jerry. oh, come on, you love that car. what about the northstar system? i don't think we even use it. well, it's a gift, and i want you to keep it.

this is from a very famous actress, helen haze and some of you are too young to remember her and she lived to be 93 and so she did some things right. my mother drew a distinction between achievement and success. she said that achievement is the knowledge that you have studied and worked hard and done the best that is within you. success is being praised by others. that is nice but not as important or satisfying always aim for achievement. >> and as you embark on your careers i wish you tremendous good fortune and wish you success in your business and personal life. and i wish you growth and confidence, and development as a human being and a member of this planet and a member of this city. thank you very much. [ applause ] >> wow. thank you, gary, that was great. just a couple more shout outs. we have mark ferar the consultant and the mission hiring hall board president here. [ applause ] >> travis brown of the labor's apprenticeship is here. from local six, ibew, steve powers and tim donovan. >> flores from the local 22 of the carpenters. [ applause ] >> and for our next speaker, jes

. >> to learn more about the helen diller playground in dolores park, go to sfrecpark.org. everybody, welcome. we have a packed agenda tonight. first we want to thank the southeast community facility commission for opening their doors tonight and their executive director, moses. thank you for opening the doors tonight. we have a very, very tight agenda. the goal here is for the community to be heard. this is not a question and answer time, but the goal is for the community to be heard. when we get to public comment, and you make your statements. remember we want you to be as concise as possible, because the department heads and the mayor are here to hear you. without further ado, i want to introduce mayor lee and he will open us up. thank you. good evening everybody. as stated eloquent ly, this is time for all of you in the community particularly focused residents of 10 and 11, to tell us in government what you feel passionate about. i want to thank supervisor avalos and supervisor cohen that it will be here in a minute. your budget chair is supervisor farrell, i want to th

carson bail bonds and in the industry for 4 decades and former mistake mayor of carson california and helen for the juvenile and criminal justice system and currently on the and ralph on the commission of san francisco and works closely with the sheriff's department which now leads the program for violent offenders. >> san francisco, he has over 3 decades of experience in law enforcement including his former role as chief of police in san francisco. he's been a critic of current models in the criminal justice system that rely too heavily on incarceration. will looeng is the c e eo of diversion project from ranging from final alternatives t

>> i think helen ready would think it's good news. some portion of that 40% is being the breadwinner because of their achievements. more women are out-earning men in terms of phds, masters degrees. the problem is, if this is happening at the expense of men. we obviously don't live in a vacuum. men and women are too often pitted against each other. we don't want to see women becoming the breadwinners because men can't. >> mike, the fact is there are fewer americans working now who are employable than in the past 40 years. so we do have a desperate unemployment situation in this country. >> david, the economy is not a zero sum game. far more important than the sexual makeup of the labor force are hinthings like the participation rate, which right now is only 63%. >> that's awful. >> that's a recession level. upward mobility which is extremely difficult. real wages which are stagnant. all the key indicators of the economy in terms of the labor force are poor right now. that's far more important than our 51% male and 52% female whatever.

and i want to invite you a special event on may 9, sister helen rajeem will be here, and she's well knownand played in deadman walking. that's may 9. i want to thank all volunteers and those who made this event possible. and all of you for attending. thank you and have a good evening.