it is jesse joyce looking like ralph cramden on "the rack." and he is the only person in town not allowed to use the bathroom at barnes and nobel, bill schulz and he is so sharp he gives paper john stocil cuts instead of the other way around. he is the host of "john stocil." his latest book is called "no they can't" and it is his thoughts on women voting. no, i kid. it is about how government screws up everything. you have to read the book. it is good. we will talk about it later. and the front page never fails to enrage. good to see you, pinch. >> a "times" reporter says a century after the sinking of the titanic they find ocean tides and ocean mirages may explain the disaster long associated with human inep paw tude. ♪ once more ♪ you open the door ♪ something, something ♪ something, something easily the best movie since the world first laid their ears on the electric boogaloo sound track. greg? >> thanks. a, john stocil will never come on this show for another two years, and two, these things are getting longer longer. >> should i sing more

meetings and directed staff to begin their work on a study of the voting process by including ranked joyce voting. -- rank choice voting. >> jason fried, lafco staff again. we have gotten most of the data that we needed to the system right now, we are continuing to refine or review the information that is available to us. over time, what has been available has gotten much better. some of that information isn't as a parent horas clear. we're trying to look at ways of comparing -- have there been any patterns with rank choice voting, are they good or bad? we are doing data crunching in the system. we also have the opportunity to sit down and talk with people about rank choice voting. there was a study done in 2004 and 2005. there is hope that we will get an updated version of that study. this number-crunching, i have a very talented in turn that can help with a lot of that data crunching. he has been able to utilize that. commissioner avalos: it has actually been very noisy in your corner of city hall with all the number crunching going on. like cereal or something in there. i was at sf-stat

>> i think fewer. >> joyce? >> i think ill be missing. they would just be more debt restructuring to i don't think it's much of an exiting fear so much as restructuring the debt. >> no one is on the 16th greece only can. let's talk about the u.s. and maybe i should start with you, vincent. we had the fed minutes out yesterday. you have been arguing in a month or two before that the chances of two we three were rather high. have you changed your mind? >> cercla. you have to respond to what they say. it's an open and transparent that and they're telling something that matters. we have been thinking a bit about a two in three chance of some form of balance sheet operation in the first half, and that had three parts. forecast with economy grows essentially to trend, but we have been above trend and would come back to trend. that's the second part. the third part, there is an election coming and the fed would be reluctant to want to step back during the campaign season. but if you logically see the window close at the end of the first half, yo

and i said, joyce. she said high? i said high. >> reporter: high on drugs. from the girl he first met decades earlier. >> i thought she was the cutest little thing. oh, my god. pretty. >> reporter: moore's career was just beginning. part of the singing group sam and dave. with chart toppers like "soul man" and "hold on, i'm coming." ♪ i'm a soul man >> reporter: he was traveling and performing alongside gospel greats aretha franklin and houston's mother, cissy. >> i remember her. and i even saw the first "seventeen" magazine. i said, look at here! oh, my god, look at here. >> reporter: whitney came to call him uncle sam. and as quickly as moore watched the girl he called nippy rise, he watched her fall. it was the early '90s. >> when i first realized that she was using, i saw her on tv. she always was perspiring. she was doing this to her face. wiping the sweat. >> reporter: at that moment he knew she was an addict. he knew because sam moore was an addict himself. on the streets of harlem in the 1960s sam moore's nearly deadly descent into drugs began. >> we

today, it is rundown, according to developer joyce stanley.tanley: dudley's been an area that's been neglected for a long time by the city, by a lot of banks and the state. d what we want is something to be able to develop soe buildings, d the rge ngst is something e in ouarea to develop narrator: the hope is that large restored buildings might attract new employers to the area. it's a gamble boston needs to make using someone else's money. they desperately need jobs to combat poverty. it's 1994, and they has just eer a competition. but unlike this friendly street game, the stakes for boston are high, and the clock is ticking. cities across the country are vying for new federal grants for something called an "empowerment zone"-- a special area of the worst poverty. for something called f spearhead bosn's forts,on. e yor enlisted geographer linda haar. with the community to establish our empowerment zone plan, i sat back and started to think about boston from the perspective of a geographer, which is my training, and i've looked at boston along

question for joyce >> -- >> question for joyce.as struck by your comment on what countries are willing to do. having traveled to asia, a guest we share a lot of they seem very willing to allow for the depreciation. i guess the question i have is what would you look at as a signal that they are allowing the euro-dollar to depreciate more substantially to allow both regions to grow their way out of their problems through exports, which is kind of what both need and can help them rebalance, but given their unwillingness, there has got to be something that you might be looking for as some sort of policy change or some sort of economic change that would signal greater willingness. >> i did not see the greater willingness. i think that there are emerging markets willing to look at more unorthodox policy mix is because they have their own domestic agenda. >> you mean unorthodox mixes in order to prevent depreciation of the currency? >> yes. we have seen that across the board in the number of countries, particularly in some of the commodit

capitol hill will be discussed at that summit what do the attendees hope to accomplish or some said joyce from florida's nineteenth district will be at the summit and he's going to be here tonight to tell us more about an intern ideally take republicans lie their way into office because they can get away with it and no continue to get away with it if no one calls them out so how do we stop these lies from influencing american public opinion. you need to know this today health insurance company blue cross blue shield became the latest member of the american legislative exchange council to sever ties with the koch brothers funded corporate think tank in just one month alone this month now it has lost eleven members after several progressive groups organized a campaign against its corporate sponsors the exodus of alec members comes on the heels of a new report by progress missouri documenting thirty pieces of legislation introduced in the missouri general assembly over the last decade that were written by alec and as many as forty state lawmakers with financial ties to alec and the backlash

an old family friend, he and his wife joyce knew that she was in trouble. >> she came in and she lookedver and saw me. and i said hey, baby. and she fell down and i said no, no, don't get on your knees the and she's starting to sweat. and i said high? and she said she was high on drugs. >> reporter: far from the girl she met decades earlier. >> i thought she was the prettiest thing. >> reporter: moore's career was just beginning, part of the singing group sam and dave with hits like "soul man." he was traveling and performing alongside aretha franklin. >> i remember her and i saw the first "17" magazine and i said, looky here. oh, my god, look here. >> reporter: whitney came to call him uncle sam. as quickly as he watched her rise, he watched her fall. it was the early '90s. >> when i first realized she was using, i saw her on tv. she was always perspiring, doing this to her face. >> reporter: at that moment, he knew she was an addict. he knew because sam moore was an addict himself. on the streets of harlem in the 1960s, sam moore's nearly deadly descent into drugs began. >> we were si

let's go to joyce in texas, please. joyce? >> caller: oh, jim, i've got to talk to you real fast.e're under a tornado watch down here. >> yeah, i hope everybody's okay. i hope everybody's okay down there. >> caller: okay. the stock is fossil, fosl. i want to know if it's a buy. i would like to buy 50 shares, i owned it at one time, made money on it, and i would like to get back into it. also, i heard that they're going to start to make more watches for chanel. >> you're absolutely right and your homework is excellent. joyce, it's really difficult for people to understand, this stock is flying and that's the problem. this stock gets hit on down days. you get a break in this stock that is not related to fossil but related to the market, then pull the trigger. why not do it now? because the stock just doubled. and coming in after a double, not prudent. let's go to ed in my home state of new jersey, please. ed? >> caller: happy boo-yah, jim! >> a front-running easter boo-yah back to you. >> caller: thank you. sparta, new jersey. >> sparta! a lot of bears there, man! the wrong kind of

question for joyce >> -- >> question for joyce. i was struck by your comment on what countries are willing to do. having traveled to asia, a guest we share a lot of they seem very willing to allow for the depreciation. i guess the question i have is what would you look at as a signal that they are allowing the euro-dollar to depreciate more substantially to allow both regions to grow their way out of their problems through exports, which is kind of what both need and can help them rebalance, but given their unwillingness, there has got to be something that you might be looking for as some sort of policy change or some sort of economic change that would signal greater willingness. >> i did not see the greater willingness. i think that there are emerging markets willing to look at more unorthodox policy mix is because they have their own domestic agenda. >> you mean unorthodox mixes in order to prevent depreciation of the currency? >> yes. we have seen that across the board in the number of countries, particularly in some of the comm

anyway, my sister, my friend joyce from way back. mr. shaw, randy. i will go ahead and start. you know, it was just yesterday that i was standing under the rotunda listening to mayor lee's inaugural speech, and i think this is an incredible time for our city. a time where the city is coming together and moving past the old political pigeonhole. i want to say first and up front that we are the city where everyone is included. we are the city for everyone. our priorities are clear. we need to focus on jobs and smart economic development for all of our neighborhoods and rolled up our sleeves, get to work, and get things done. to the people of district 5, mayor lee and i share the same standard, that every decision i make will be what i believe are in the best interests of my constituents and the people of san francisco. i think you all know that i am is following in the footsteps of great supervisors who have represented district 5, starting with harvey milk, harry brit, matt gonzales, and ross mirkarimi. matt, i know that you're here today, and i want to thank you for your couns

i would like to thank the staff , elizabeth, sally, heidi, migke, joyce. you are the ones that worked side-by-side to sweat the details and worked as long and hard as we did. if there is any recognition we receive as project managers, you receive that equally. i like to thank the department of public health and city-wide and the funding people. you were a big part of the success and will continue to be so for many years to come. finally, i would like to thank the members of the many community and neighborhood residents that have supported the project. i would like to thank cac members and neighbors and residents. chris jackson is on the selection committee that chose our team. thank you. john owns a condo right next to the site. thanks to you as well. on behalf of committee housing partnership and our future residents, they give to the immediate neighbors for their support and continued -- thank you to the immediate neighbors for their support as we complete construction. [applause] >> thank you. we are waiting for the mayor to arrive. he will be here any

still to come, the half time report from jesse joyce. >> tonight's half time report is sponsored by luxuryts. the sea vessels that are valued because of their speed and overall experience. thank you luxury boat. >>> let's see if we have got anything wrong so far. for that we go to jesse. >> i see your wrist is better. >> i am wearing a french cuff shirt so i couldn't fit the splint under it. >> so it is still messed up? >> yes. whatever works better for the joke. which works better? >> i got to the bottom of it. i am looking at this as your computer. i can figure out how it was fitting. >> you are the first 20* ever make that joke. >> kevin, since you more than anyone else in the history of the show most closely resemble the james bond bat guy, and since bill is the size of a persian cat, can you stroke him in your lap for the remainder of the show? can we work that out? >> no. >> fair enough. >> oping only one of the two of them would -- only one of the two of them would enjoy that. >> you are welcome, kevin. >> you showed that clip of newt being endorsed by a rock star? >> yes. >> i can

i want to acknowledge that we have scott and joyce from the human services agency here. bernie's from the shelter monitoring committee. the doctor from the department of public health, and bevan dufty, who is our new director of hope. we also have joanna, who will be joining us later from the mayor's office of disability. i also want to recognize nancy here from 311, and i believe diana from mta as well. i thought i would begin -- and i know the community will also be presenting, but i did want to begin with the human services agency. >> can you hear me? good afternoon, and thank you, supervisors. i am the director of the housing and homeless division for human services agency. i come before you today with a list of questions that supervisor kim asked the department to respond to. the first question is based on heard january 18 state in the next door shelter. her first question is -- what are the number of beds assigned on a 90-day basis? approximately 700 resourced center beds are available -- resource center beds are available, and these are all a sign for 90-day reser

. >> joyce zhang. >> although high school students were here representing this policy, other issues are irrelevant in elementary and middle school students. i just wanted to get that out there. >> i would like to say that this is an important issue because having to use the bathroom is such a basic need. it is almost a fundamental right. being able to have a uniform policy throughout the district in sure is that everybody -- ensures that everybody has the same rights and they are not being singled out. it prevents the possibility of any kind of profiling and their access. >> i want to thank the student delegates for bringing this fourth wa -- forth with commissioner fewer. this has been a long time. it is not just about passing this resolution, and it is really seeing our students is being in gaged like this. you could see that san francisco will be in good hands with leaders like you in the future. roll call. commissioner fewer: yes. commissioner maufas: yes. commissioner mendoza: yes. commissioner murase: yes. president yee: yes. >> seven ayes. [applause] >> item j, general matters. i

we have director joyce hicks. >> good evening. the occ has no recent activities to report this evening. >> thank you. >> line item 2c, commission reports. president mazzucco: i have nothing to report. commissioners, anything to report? before move on, i think i see

isn't just a bouncy weave so it is just about accepting who you are, accepting how you were made. >> joyce>>> switching now to weather i for one was glad to see the little bit of rain we got yesterday it helped wash away pollen driving us all nuts. >> bad pollen season a lot of people are complaining about the fact, so many trees have leafed out all at once. little bits of green we did wash a little off a couple spots got close to a quarter inch or so yesterday that did help we could use a little bit more rain i don't have a lot in this forecast though, but what we did have today, a beautiful sparkling april 2nd, you can see our cameras slightly bouncing just a little bit winds are getting better and they will continue to drop as we go through the overnight hours which leads us to our first map tonight, talking about another frost advisory and in fact a freeze warning frost advisory, means frost is possible temperatures could drop between 33 and 36, darker blue areas including baltimore, howard, montgomery, louden and points west when you get into the freeze warning, includes you in freder

at how wall street is performing this hour >> able blog in utah and joyous -- a bulldog in utah and joyceng the day away. his owner taught him how to ride more than a year ago and now they do it daily. his unusual talent has brought him something. he's behind the inspiration -- isn't he cute? speaking of cute, this is honey. >> this is a beautiful, miniature hors. e. >> she is very sweet. >> she will go to elderly care centers and senior centers and visit. if you want a visit by her, you can call the baltimore animal center and they will put you in contact with honey's owners. >> the shoes are priceless. >> how about some questions? laura has a question about hairballs. are they supplement's really safe for cats? >> they are safe. petroleum is just a laxative. you can get petroleum jelly from the supermarket and use the same stuff. for cats, if you put a little bit on their upper lip, they are almost obligated to lick it off. >> what can you give a 13-pound dog for surgery on a knee? >> assuming it was an excellent surgery, there are lots of products. you can talk to your veterinarian. >>

. >> reporter: joyce best is one of the women who took the fight on and won.he proudly displays a paining made by her niece. >> with friends and family and faith, you get through it. >> reporter: best was diagnosed with breast cancer in august 2010. she officially beat the cancer in june of last year. seen in this home video, her last chemo treatment was nothing than a triumph. >> over at walter reed, you ring a bell. it is a great feeling to know you have no more chemo. then you start living your life again. >> reporter: she is part of the 70% of women who beat cancer. but unfort nay natalie, the number of breast cancer cases often fluctuate. >> around 2000 we started to see a decline in the number of breast cancers. but since 2008, we are starting to see a slight increase up again. >> reporter: while so much is still being studied about the disease, the number one key to beating it is still early detection. >> treatments have become so advanced that in most cases women can go from diagnosis to being given the all clear in about a year. a reminder today is bu

. >> reporter: his sister, joyce. since their dad was the head of the peace corps in kenya, these siblings basically grew up on safari. he became a filmmaker, she became one of the world's fore most experts on elephant behavior. and together, they decided that the only way to convince these creatures that the war is over and they're safe is to get close and stay calm. >> she's still thinking about it. look at her there. okay, here she comes. okay. she's coming. she's serious. it's okay, girl. it's okay girl. >> reporter: they held their ground. charge after charge. dale and night. >> look at that. she's turning. >> follow. >> she's coming forwards us. uh-oh. >> she would -- she would be sitting here and we have an elephant charging and she would start talking, it's okay girl, it's okay, no problem and she would say, look, they can sense your fear, so, you know, they know we're not afraid. and i'd be thinking, like, yeah right, we're not afraid. i'm freaking terrified. >> reporter: since starting the experiment, the po

joyce banda. she was kicked out of the ruling party last year. and mutharika's brother, foreign minister peter mutharika, has stepped in also. a lot of speculation in malawi. the president was admitted to hospital where he suffered a massive heart attack thrfment were attempts to revive him that were unsuccessful. his body, as you say, flown to south africa, although we have no further details. this was largely to buy time and also to make preparations for a funeral. we are expecting an announcement in the next hour or so from the malawian authorities. >> thank you very much. >> the man once to referred to as the most wanted fugitive has gone on trial. lee -- lai changxing is facing trial. >> lai changxing is accused of bribing officials and smuggling goods, and today he is accused of smuggling in billions of dollars of goods, cars, oil, chemicals, cigarettes, all kinds of different products, and therefore evading duty which should have been paid to the chinese government. this was in order to carry out his massive operation. he is accused of bri

we have director joyce hicks. >> good evening. the occ has no recent activities to report this evening. >> thank you. >> line item 2c, commission reports. president mazzucco: i have nothing to report. commissioners, anything to report? before move on, i think i see supervisor campos and the policy director is here. thank you for all your help. you met with commissioner chan and i in my office. it turned out to be a real success. thank you for coming. >> thank you. president mazzucco: anything to add? we have handled line-item 2d. any announcements? >> we have one. on the 25th of april at 6:00 p.m., at the commission will meet at 3151 ortega street to hear public comments concerning public protection

without my garfield id, i left havana in 1981 and went to zurich, switzerland, thanks to james joyce. my dancing there became walking through the silence of the city. instead of people looking at me like my family did when i was a child, people began to ask me, where are you from? i felt disoriented, exiled. the changing perception of nature, religious views, philosophical and political opinions, botanical knowledge and idiomatic sounds, everything new. i asked myself many times for a specific reason why my irish family went to cuba and began searching for missing pieces of my irish history in irish, cuban, and catalan archives to discover before me that i had a fascinating history of displacement and transformations in various geographic setings. my book, ticket it ride, is a personal journey towards the past and the present. there is no one but many places i belong to: havana, dublin, mahon, barcelona, and since the lay 80's, the bay area. so thank you very much. . >> i'm going to do this in about 5 parts. i hope you will bear with me. first of all, i want to thank cross roads for i

. >> reporter: joyce cho watched sim grow up. she says all they wanted was a better life for their children. >> we wanted to raise our children in here as well. >>> budia is missed by coworkers at sfo, where he worked the night shift as a janitor. he was hoping to become a custodial supervisor. there are no simple words to properly convey the sense of loss and heart ache. >>> it has been fairly windy throughout the evening. but winds are starting to die down in some spots. still fairly breezy in half moon bay. 20-mile an hour winds there. calmer conditions through much of the bay area. and that's going to lead to very chilly conditions through the overnight hours. right now, temperatures are mainly sitting in the 40s. we're 44 in fairfield, 42 in santa rosa. warmer closer to the shore line. temperatures drop think into the 30s. a frost advisory issued for the north bay valleyless and mountains -- valleys and mountains until 8:00 tomorrow morning. it's really moving around with that wind in the hills right now. but the binneds wil

item d, student delegates' report, joyce zhang and carissa tom. >> so we are going to go back. recently, we had our youth summit on thursday, march 22. it was a huge success and we would like to thank president yee for making the opening remarks and commissioners fewer and murase for leading a workshop. we really appreciate it. overall, the day was really successful. we had over 200 participants from 11 different schools, with great student performances from jazz band, lowell dance company and marshall's lion dancers. we are also focused on internships and opportunities. the s.s.c. is doing outreach at schools and on facebook and twitter. so you can like our facebook, which is sfusd-student-advisory-council, or follow us on twitter @sfusd. or on our blog so we're very social mediawe are social media. [laughter] >> they continue to sapele -- support the free muni for youth campaign. we testified on behalf of the sec. unfortunately, no decision had been made that evening, but the final vote will be held on april 17 at 1:00 p.m.. the next board of education meeting, we are looking