i worked under jeremiah tower. in 1996-1999, i was the sales manager for skyy vodka. i had the chance to gravel the u. -- travel the u.s., puerto rico, and the virgin islands. i was the director of public relations at young's market company, where i retired last year. my various positions provided me with ongoing relationships with small businesses, financial and other related issues. i begin by researching the problem to try to be as thoughtful in my deliberations for these decisions. the visitors bureau, they gave me the opportunity to work with my peers and this has a direct effect on the small businesses. they work with other small businesses and this is critical to the economy of san francisco, for the residence and the tourists. thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today. >> i know that we have been joined by president chu. president chu: thank you for being here. i was wanting to be here as a small member -- as a former member of the small business commission. there have been people appointed to the committee who have not been working with san franci

jeremiah was a difficult person. supervisor alioto-pier: on the record, and everything. can you tell me about life in san francisco as a small business, that what it was like to help of this restaurant in town. a little bit of background information. >> the first -- first of all, when jeremiah was involved in this thing, he built up this business, which is now being demolished. but he was a person that made certain that everything was working right. and the way the guy -- and the way that i was there, this is when i got out of this business for a while. i was working and learning about a lot of things from him. he always made certain that everything was taken care of. all the time. >> how many people were employed? >> 24 or 25. then he opened a place in oa kfield. >> it's a vineyard now. >> it's terrible. the other one was in palo alto. this is when it caved in. the money wasn't there. >> this business is tough. >> the pastry-- pastry chef did everything. and you could learn everything in this restaurant. my daughter, and my wife is here. my daughter, i was the coo. i go

what jeremiah wright does is a system to fit the lessons of empathy he learned from his mother. he's an inheritor of the tradition of the social gospel from the early 20th century as inflekt bide the black church. and i think what obama sees in him is someone who offers a form of religiosity that transforms the lives of the people in his congregation. and obama comes to know him while he's working as a community organization on the south side of chicago and trying to figure out how you can put together the pieces of the alinsky-inspired organizing world, the catholic community in which obama finds himself working, the political world of chicago politics and this world of the black church network. and i think jeremiah wright above any of the people in those worlds inspires in obama the sense that it is possible to organize people and to motivate them and to get them to make a difference. and so i think he's a very important figure in obama's life and i think it really was painful for him to have to give that speech in philadelphia. but i think that speech -- >> painful? why was i

they were, jeremiah wright's church for 20 years and they listened to what he said, his anti-americanis anti-white people rants. they listened to them. i don't know if they were in every single time he made the same statements that everybody saw many times on youtube and things like that but fact is they sat there in that congregation for all those years. if you don't agree with it eventually you leave. most people leave churches because they disagree with what's taught from the pulpit. obama didn't do that until the pressure office he was running for office. that's a fact. >> todd? >> and that's not the whole focus of sarah palin's book i haven't read it yet. >> does it seem to you, heidi, she's got a problem with race. >> that sarah palin has a problem with race. >> no. >> no, i don't think that sarah palin but i think that michelle obama's got a score to settle. that's what i see when i see michelle obama. >> todd. >> she -- obviously she's trying to appeal it a very small fringe minority of the conservative base that may have a problem -- a problem with race and that may have some

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at 15, i met a handsome union soldier named jeremiah fultz and we eloped. we moved west to greener pasttures. first to oregon. then san jose, california. it was around 1876 and i had just had my fifth child. i was working at home as a dress maker and the sheriff came to the door and took my sewing machine for a debt that my husband owed. well, i knew this was illegal. i had been reading blackstone since i was 10. so i went to the court and i pled my own case and won. then, after that, mr. fultz decided he needed to go on to greener pasttures and he left so i realized that i was going to be the court of myself and my children. so i decided now is my chance to be a lawyer. why couldn't i be a lawyer? well, it is right there in the code. you have to be of good moral character. i'm that. you have to be over 21. i'm that. and a white male. so i simply took the code, took out white male, put in person and called it the laid lawyer bill and off i went to -- the lady lawyer bill and off i went to sacramento. there i was. now i had very little money so i was able to

a fire department's spokesperson said the fire was on the roof of jeremiah's pick coffee. the black smoke was from roofing material, one person was treated for smoke inhalation. fire officials were still investigating the cause, but an employee said a coffee roaster overheated and that's what started the fire. >>> american idol comes to san francisco today. >>> a new option for bay area medical care, we'll tell you how this clinic is able to provide care completely free. >>> showers falling right now in parts of the bay area. i'm going to use live storm tracker 2 to show you where it's raining, we'll see you back here. in the bud, with oscillococcinum. get oscillo and feel like yourself again. oscillococcinum, nip it in the bud. >>> a new health clinic opened in san francisco today. it is the first of its kind in northern california. and it's designed to help the uninsured get better care and to give retired doctors and nurses an opportunity to continue serving. ktvu's health and science editor john fowler is live in san francisco now with more on the story, john. >> repor

she's bringing up jeremiah wright.at in 2008 that mccain said he didn't want to bring it up and he would think people would think he was racist. sarah palin thought it was a valid point to bring up jeremiah wright. right away in the book, she's bringing it up. it will be a talking point if she runs for president. she'll talk about that relationship. even in 2008 she was upset that john mccain wouldn't bring it up and she thought it was a valid political attack. she has no problems bringing it up. she's going to continue that going forward. that's the newsiest part of the book that's been relieved. >> she reveals she's a fan of the movie junie, the movie knocked up and the 40-year-old virgin and likes simon cowell saying he's almost alone in his willingness to tell hard truths. simon cowell, hard truths. he's not a politician. he's a reality muse ek show judge. is this the kind of person that she's looking to as an example of what being a politician is all about? >> no, i don't think so. but i do think it's quite odd th

jeremiah out michael's church listen to his rants against america at white people. she also talks about america's need for new leaders which might be the closest he comes to detail in her interest in running for president in 2012. who does she like? seidman cal will the judge who left american title. citing this is not she says he is almost alone in his willingness to tell hard truths. >> to it and pailin is furious about the book leak and completed a twitter messages and that illegal? this goes on sale starting november 23rd carry >> meanwhile the daughter of the former alaska gov., he is not accepting their apology. internet reporters kimberly tells us what >> the team at the center of the controversy said he is offended by the comments and he said he feels bullied by both willow and bristow pailin. but take a look and see what exactly spark the controversy. trade had initially unsalted palance new reality show by updating his face book that is to save sarah palance alaska is feeling so hard right now. it was shot at your so gate. trey shot up your said shaw, on s

they had jeremiah out what's-is- face, lots of things they had to do with -- had to with. he has not done that here. >> harry reid referred to barack obama as "a light-skinned african-americans with no dialect." >> that is from nevada, the u.s. senate race. happy couple, sharron angle and harry reid. it looks like she has the edge, would you say? >> in the polls, she is ahead. out of the margin of error, but she has been consistently ahead, so that is good for her. it really does come down to turnout, because it is that close to both sides are working really hard. some of the early voting patterns suggest that the republicans have the best of that as well. it does not look good for harry reid in nevada right now. >> even if he wins, i would not put any money on his remaining leader. >> colorado, michael bennet, to close to call? >> tossup, but michael bennet has a slight lead, a couple of points. >> to close to call. >> it is possible that voters will record as he is a good guy and deserves to be there. -- will recognize that he is a good guy and deserves to be there. >> w

this shouldn't surprise us, since both of them spent almost two decades in the paws of the reverend jeremiahght's church listening to his rants against america and white people." she even brings up john f. kennedy's famous speech about the catholic church. she says jfk "seemed to want to run away from religion." the question is, why palin's pan-media blitz? is she running for president? she told barbara walters -- >> i'm trying to figure out if that's a good thing for the country, for the discourse, for my family, if it's a good thing. >> if you ran for president, could you beat barack obama? >> i believe so. >> reporter: her book tour includes stops in key early voting states. iowa and south carolina. if she does run, there are some big numbers for team palin to consider. she has more than 300,000 followers on twitter. she sold more than 2.7 million copies of her first book, "going rogue." five million viewers watched "sarah palin's alaska." all good, but there is this number -- 67% of americans say that she is not qualified to be president. can she overcome that and win? when it comes to t

dredging up comments from the 2008 campaign and wondering aloud about the obamas connection to reverend jeremiaht. the question is, is the the palin strategy just to leak out the entire book before it comes out? starting to look like it. >>> and thursd

guess this shouldn't surprise us, since both spent almost two decades in the pews of the reverend jeremiahht's church. listening to his rants against america and white people. palin got a court order this weekend, pulling down pages of the book posted on the website gawker. a week before the book's official release. but not before some material leed. all this buzz will likely help sas. but will that translate into votes if palin decides to run for president? barbara bush was blunt with larry king. >> i think she's very happy in alaska and i hope she'll stay there. >> reporter: but after this exchange with barbara walters -- >> if you ran for president, would you beat barack obama? >> i believe so. >> reporter: other republin hopefuls are viewing palin more nervously, worrying how high she might aim. andrea mitchell, nbc news, washington. >>> when we continue here tonight, what this day will always mean to millions of americans. s of americans. ah, it's stinging a little bit more than usual! yeah, you'll get used to it the longer you keep your high mileage car, the more it pays you back. ge

jeremiah pick says the fire was put out so quickly his business will not be affected. >>> after he admittedhe joined an online customer group critical of those controversial smart meters. after complaints from consumers groups saying he had used a fake online name. debro apologized. a pg & e spokesperson says that it does not come postseason what debro did and it has an ongoing investigation. >>> virgin america airline today reported it's first profit in the third quarter of 2010. that compares to a net loss of almost $6 million for the same quarter last year. the airline launched it's international service at san francisco airport. >>> and palo alto based tesla motorsish issued it's preliminary -- >>> the africa channel aims to highlight the beauty, diversity, the art and the music of the continent and show americans a side of africa they may not be familiar with. congresswoman barbara lee is attending the party and says as americans understanding the continent of africa, they will be better equipped to deal with racism here at home. >>> was it a >>> in the south bay a debate is renewed as

jeremiah miss mist masoli hits summers. the tigers would rally. ridley breaking the tackle.su wins it 43-36. >>> remember to check out after the game later tonight following oregon state and usc right here on abc-7. more highlights and reaction from the big game, and of course, that was embarrassing for cal. holing oregon, he top team in the nation to a 15-13 loss, and then lose like this, going to be a long week. >> alan: what are lucks chances for the heisman? >> he will be invited to new york. we'll say that. >> alan: the sport reporters don't get a chance to watch the west coast teams. >> mike: win that and get the heisman trophy?

jeremiah pick says the fire was put out so quickly his business will not be affected. >>> after he admittedhe joined an online customer group critical of those controversial smart meters. after complaints from consumers groups saying he had used a fake online name. debro apologized. a pg & e spokesperson says that it does not come postseason what debro did and it has an ongoing investigation. >>> virgin america airline today reported it's first profit in the third quarter of 2010. that compares to a net loss of almost $6 million for the same quarter last year. the airline launched it's international service at san francisco airport. >>> and palo alto based tesla motorsish issued it's preliminary -- >>> the africa channel aims to highlight the beauty, diversity, the art and the music of the continent and show americans a side of africa they may not be familiar with. congresswoman barbara lee is attending the party and says as americans understanding the continent of africa, they will be better equipped to deal with racism here at home. >>> was it a rocket, a missile, a jet? the faa and the d