those are the two i think all three committee -- >> kitt. chairperson kim: kitt, so we have three. i'm going to reserve what seats we assign folks to until we figure out the other three seats but we have david pilpel, kitt grant and louise fischer that can move forward. we have three other seats. i think some folks had two. supervisor farrell: i'll just say, if the notion is opening up to people who voted on that issue before, i guess the only reason i didn't mention hanley is because of that and it was a difficult not to say that in the beginning because i really respect hanley and like him and he does great work so i would -- i just want to make sure i mention that and that was the only reason. i'm going to stick to my guns on that one. supervisor campos: i also forgot to mention todd david who i have worked with and he's very involved in the community and i know he would be a good addition to any commission. i don't know if this is the right task force, necessarily, but i know he should play a role in city government, as well. chairperson kim: ok. we have two committee members t

. >> and there was the eartha k t kitt -- ertha kitt. she create hed her own stir. >> yes, and she was very late at arriving to the ladies' lunch. the ladies had gathered, it was one of mrs. johnson's women doers luncheons. there were two things that she did that we never could get a good word for, women doers luncheons, anyway, that's what they were called, and beautification, stuff of that, i always wanted a new name. but, so -- so ertha kitt was late, late, late. the ladies had had sherry and orange juice in the blue room, and we were getting ready to take her plate off the table. the luncheon was in the family dining room, so just about that time, all the ladies had gone in, and ertha kitt came up the stairs to the main floor, and she came across the -- the foyer, this large marble foyer, and she was doing dancers leaps all across, it was quite stunning and beautiful, but i thought she was going to crash into me in the doorway, so i moved sideways and she went on in the blue room, and i said oh, ms. kitt, the luncheon has actually st

next we have kitt grant. >> good afternoon. my name is kitt grant. i am here to be considered as a new appointee for the sunshine task force. i am a tv producer. i currently work for current television. i am a born and bred san franciscan. i went to ucla and came back to san francisco where i got my master's in communication. i have been gone the past 10 years to better my experience in media as a producer. i have worked at the national cbs news, abc news, and i have been producing those kinds of news shows awhile. i bring a global perspective, a national perspective of what the political process is, understanding from that angle. i love san francisco, i love the diversity of san francisco. being part of this task force will give me an opportunity to be a participant. what i bring it will help everybody with is the fact that i understand media, both sides try to get information as well as on the other side. i have told us on many people's stories and have had some much experience with the public that it is important to have people that represent the

williams wants the money earmarked for race -- race kitts services for human sex trafficking. legislation is currently in the assembly appropriations committee. >>> san francisco restaurant has been in institution since the days of the code is set to service last meal tonight. it's been around for 126 years and claims to be the holdest italian restaurant in the country. they will recently to the corner of mason and san-- previous location on union street. the owner say tough economy is forcing them to close up shop but hope to reopen in another location sometimes in the future future. >> today that turned into it. we'll look at the numbers. >> it's take 2 for some of the bay areas most known movie houses. blockbusterrer deal is rewriting the script. >> and back here just a few minutes forecast and it does conclude a lot. >>> garbage truck fire near townhome complex. the fire was reported just after 9:00 near london and murphy avenue. the two alarm fire and of six townhomes. took fire crews about 45 minutes to get the fire under control. no one was injured and the cause of the

kitts and nevis. i need to be on that beach >> you need to be any way you say it come to st. national dish samples of salt fish with coconut dumplings and sweet potato, and gold rum one of the highlights, makes you feel the spirit immediately and on display the battic here including the outfit i am wearing done by the ladies. >> we are almost out of time earlier in my packet it said you were going the rap i think that was the wrong word i think you have some spoken word you are going to share. >> i will. >> without further adoe i will hand it over to her. >> welcome to st. kitts and nevis down by the bay on the big black rock, watching them dance the bugaloo put calm on my nerves i wish you could feel it too, breezes blow, whispers low across the idle bay and the waves lap a lull la buy and just between you and your serene your heart full until you want to cry. >> come experience all of the different cultures starting this week, the around the world tour saturday may 5th, in the beginning, passport dc is a month long celebration there is lots of different events for you and y

kitt grant from the national black journalists association, which, i think it's important, you know.a city that embraces and welcomes diversity so i'm really excited to see the depth of the candidates that are coming here now to sit on this commission. also, david sims whom i've known for a long time, both from being active in the gay lesbian community but also in the legal community, i think he'll bring a depth of knowledge and commitment to the position. also, my friends from alice, outside of this building, who have been particularly active and that's owen stephens and louise fischer are great people that i've known for a long time. so while i think there are great candidates, those are the four candidates i would urge the board to support their candidacy. thank you so much. chairperson kim: thank you, mr. henderson. is there any other public comment on this item? >> i think thomas picarello would be an excellent candidate. although we are friends, we disagree most of the time. he's out for a surgery but he'll be up and ready pretty soon, ready to slay dragons with a latte in his

. >> i'm suddenly craving a miss kitt and pancakes. >> i like chicken and fish for breakfast. >> fish interesting. >>> coming up next on news 4 at 4:00, lost and finally found, a college student's trip to jail. he'll never forget it. >> and mark zuckerberg talks about facebook's new organ donation section. >>> i'm wendy rieger. coming up on news 4 at 5:00 a member of the air force honor guard rushed to the hospital after a violent beating at a college park bar. a showdown over metro's silver line. tonight the issue that could spell trouble for the second phase of that project. from tragedy to triumph how a deadly car accident helped a local fashion designer turn his life around and fulfill his dream. >>> the owner of a harley davidson that was swept away by japan's tsunami is reunited juicy johnsonville sausage. made with only premium cuts of pork since 1945. johnsonville. sausage is all we do. [ clang ] my house is where plants came to die. ♪ but, it turns out all i was missing was miracle-gro potting mix. it's got what a plant needs. even plant food that feeds them for up to 6 month

kitts among other places provides her with unique connection to her aunt perspective in life. she has been the producer and host of two documentaries on zora in the director of the high school production of zora's play. lucianne go hurston teaches sociology at lanchester hume community college in connecticut. lucienne go hurston begins her work, speaks, let us. >> again. zora neale hurston ignites passion. once introduced in the story though she told and those told about her, people want more. [applause] speech alice walker is an internationally celebrated author, poet and activist whose books include seven novels, for collections of short stories, for children's books and volumes of poetry. she is best-known best known for the color purple, the 1983 novel where she won the pulitzer prize. the first african-american woman to win the pulitzer prize in fiction and the national book award, and her work has been translated into more than two dozen languages and her books have sold more than 15 million copies. walker's most recent works are overcoming speechlessness, a poet encount

. >> reporter: the 1980s tv show "knight rider" featured kitt the self-driving car. >> i drove aroundter: driverless cars are no longer just on tv or the movies, the technology is closer than you think. google has the first driverless car approved to be tested on state roads. it can literally drive itself. the car sees what's around it using gps, a spinning laser scanning and radar sensors. continental automotive is designing another car to drive on its own. >> you are much more relaxed when you are driving this car, you are still monitoring but you're not working on the driving task itself. >> reporter: this car steers, accelerates and brakes on its own using radar sensors and cameras that give it humanlike vision. >> you are looking up the street with two eyes, in this case, two cameras, so it's very similar to what your brain is doing. >> reporter: self-driving cars could be on the market in five years. they're designed to make roads safer and decrease the number of accidents. >> when you are in a traffic jam people get distracted, but we strongly believe adding the computer vision