on the executive director of the philip randolph institute of san francisco. i want to take the time to thank you all for drafting policy that provides an incredible opportunity to the city to establish equity in the cannabis industry. we all know how important it is to create families sustainable jobs and for years, our unions have built out ever san francisco middle income and working-class families. as a -- as a city evolves and provides opportunities for the cannabis industry to thrive, a career pathway program like city grow can benefit businesses that want to operate as well as create opportunities for equity and making the industry accessible for communities of colour and ensuring an effort to reinvest in those communities. our black and latino communities have been historically impacted by the failed war on drugs. many dreams, many lives, many families have been destroyed. the dreams and lives have been lost in the families have been destroyed. and an apprenticeship program like city grow can provide opportunities to not only educate but establish a ca

philip randolph institute. [applause] >> president cohen: and then, this is michael hammond, who is representing himself -- just kidding. michael is representing ibha, the india basin housing association. they have advocated for the project, but they have educated their neighbors, they have educated the youth around in the surrounding area, and that is how we continue to move forward so we are uplifting and not leaving anyone behind, and i don't think that could be overstated. thank you very much. this is a dynamic duo that have put in a lot of work. i want to welcome the young people from apri, they have learned a lot about the inner workings of local government. thank you very much to kurt and sophia and the entire apri team. thank you so much. we couldn't do it without you. [applause] >> president cohen: let me tell you a little about jackie flynn. she's a native san franciscan, and we have a connection. that is her father, my god father, if you will, james bryant, who has been a stalwart in san francisco wh

the turkeys were provided by the generous support of the city and county of san francisco, the philip randolphnstitute, whole foods and foster farms. mayor breed participated in two giveaways with residents of the hayes valley north and south affordable housing community and residents of another complex in >> one more. [♪] [♪] [cheers and applause] >> wow. ladies and gentlemen, you give it up for the high school band. [cheers and applause] >> do we know how to have a good time in san francisco or what? [cheering] >> i also want to say thank you to the san francisco group for working with us to have what you saw when we first walked in. a giant dugout right here. [cheers and applause] let me tell you, i have never seen anything like this thing. this looks better than the last location. this looks better than the old location. you really outdid yourself with the artwork, with the seating, with the buffet style food. we try to feed as many people as we can. this will be a great place to watch the giants game. to watch the warriors game, and to watch the 40 niners. [laughter] >> but nick and every

so tune into the story that's wise talk about robert weaver and a philip randolph and the trade union. to get the attention of the kennedy administration there is nobody like a james baldwin as a leading black intellectual it is a reminder of how we have american history and the ongoing effort to make such history again. . >> i just want to ask a question of the pessimistic things you are saying. and a couple of kids in their thirties. was successful college educated. and to feel bad about what i should do to become politically active recently and and what the future holds and what you think for the next five or ten years. >> by the way, it worries me of heightened anxiety it is reflected in the pool numbers i cited earlier on the racial issue how many americans right now think we are in a bad place for guy reminded how many people lost faith in major american institutions approval 12 percent it is unbelievable. and of course, trust from banks to wall street to major institutions and the church and on and on. now the supreme court in the aftermath of the kavanaugh episode, trust in th

i am the executive director of the philip randolph institute in san francisco. our organization has served low income families and youth of the city. historically we have provided voter registration services and public housing, but in response to going in for years and figuring out why people don't vote, we provided public resources including workforce development, youth programs, and so we are here because we are very happy as well. and commissioner adams, those were really great comments that allowed -- that a lot of people don't talk about when we come to these commission meetings. equity is the key word here. but historically, cannabis and the war on drugs has negatively affected the black and latino communities. with the population in jail being over 30% people of african-american descent and only being four% in the city, there is a huge disparity that i think this can provide an opportunity to address. and you talked a little bit about how city build is a program that really helps families. it absolutely does. we work with folks that have had criminal hist

executive director of the philip randolph institute of san francisco. i was one of the original working group members as well. i believe that community organizations really need to be supported to help provide services to reentry clients. more than 50% of the population is black. i want to know if we are addressing what is really driving our black population into jails. poverty, education and opportunity. these are things we talk about but how do they get services they need? i want to see a continued effort to establish a body like the g.r.p. working group that monitors and takes action on findings that have come out through this effort. i want to see a planned cap not only to move folks out of the system but to keep folks from entering. i just was at a probation hearing for a juvenile yesterday who was finally released off of probation. but if we look at some of the inter- workings of the actual system, there are little hiccups and little barriers that not only jade to the clients from continuing on, but it makes it very difficult to also -- and it is

philip randolph for jobs and freedom and additionally he's the author of six books including the civil rights years 1964 to 65 and thurgood marshall american revolutionary landed on the best biographies of all times. he's written many books including the atlantic the new republic, ebony and gq. without further ado, mr. juan williams. [applause] thank you so much that was a wonderful introduction into this so nice to know the written words don't this power to affect people's lives. thank you for that special introduction and all of you for being here tonight. this is my hometown new york city. my mom brought her three kids from panel and proclaim him i was 3-years-old so i grew up in brooklyn and i knew the neighborhood of lower manhattan because i think some of the biggest dollar basketball gamess they ever competed in when i were a college but had cage basketball courts on the street so i knew this neighborhood and thank you all and thanks to the center for hosting this event tonight in to c-span for covering it. i want to give a shout out to josh was here tonight he's my writinwritin