amy it there, an emeritus professor and former chair of the department of counseling at san francisco state university. one of my accomplishments during my tenure in the department was creating and implementing a specialization n gentle on the counseling in partnership with the master's program in gerontology more than 15 years ago. i am a friend, if you will, of the next program, as i am a resident of maryland law park. i am here to do a test to the dedication, talent, and the plain hard work of these board members who wish to provide a vehicle for services and support to their neighbors as they age. they exemplify the notion of each one, help one, which makes me proud again to live in this terrific city. i strongly support the funding of a full-time paid staff person using funds under increasing participation in senior villages. i urge this committee to support the work of next sf by proposing the 2011-2012 budget include legislative option to, "provide a san francisco-based millage organization with general funds from the subsidy to pay for a member of reach and targeted demographics, such as low i

san francisco in 1960. he spent his early years growing up in san francisco, san bruno, and san the tail, and studied at san francisco state university. he useis conceptual in his apprh to art making. his work is like none other. we are fortunate to have an artist regarded at the top of the strata of the contemporary art world working on our project. his work is from simple materials repurchased into extraordinary and unusual works. among the selected venues, his work has been exhibited are -- he was the u.s. representative at the venice the finale -- biennalle. the los angeles museum of contemporary art. the museum of contemporary art in sydney. it is my great pleasure and honor to introduce to you tim hawkinson. >> thank you, jill.

san francisco in 1960. he spent his early years growing up in san francisco, san bruno, and san the tail, and studied at san francisco state university. he useis conceptual in his apprh to art making. his work is like none other. we are fortunate to have an artist regarded at the top of the strata of the contemporary art world working on our project. his work is from simple materials repurchased into extraordinary and unusual works. among the selected venues, his work has been exhibited are -- he was the u.s. representative at the venice the finale -- biennalle. the los angeles museum of contemporary art. the museum of contemporary art in sydney. it is my great pleasure and honor to introduce to you tim hawkinson. >> thank you, jill. directors, thank you for the opportunity to present my concept. i think i would like to start by giving some examples of my previous work to set a context for the peace. -- piece. i use a lot of sound objects in my work. in this case, i used chicken skin. i liked to cook and i was interested in using this membrane to create something interesting, the fine volume. and then another piece in which i used my

charles go in the mission, noted a high school, san francisco state university, and the university of francisco law school. she co-founded and served as board president of people organizing for environmental groups, a grass-roots organization based in the mission district, in powering residents around a variety of environmental and economic justice issues. their first campaign led to the successful implementation of the childhood lead poisoning information act in 1991. she represented low-income communities of color disproportionately affected by toxic waste and advocated on behalf of low-income communities in the areas of health and environmental justice. she has got a tremendous record in the nonprofit social justice field as well. she was a senior program officer. she developed and managed various funding initiatives that led to millions of grand dollars being channelled towards youth development and organizing an empowerment, environmental and economic and racial justice initiatives, especially in poor neighborhoods, including and developing and providing funding. it is always a p

amy it there, an emeritus professor and former chair of the department of counseling at san francisco state university. one of my accomplishments during my tenure in the department was creating and implementing a specialization n gentle on the counseling in partnership with the master's program in gerontology more than 15 years ago. i am a friend, if you will, of the next program, as i a

i did graduate from san francisco state university and spent plenty of time there. i am here to state that our organizational position on this matter is to support the appellants and to ask you not to approve this development project. we find this a housing for long- term residents, some elderly, many students, in an area in the city where there is always a constant need for more reasonably-rated housing. market rate is certainly anything but that. the environmental impact of the project is very suspicious. there are a lot of things that were not covered in the eir report, a lot of potential hazards. it is disingenuous to avoid addressing those before approving the development of this size. finally, right next door to a working-class university, there is a revolutionary labor studies program, a revolutionary health program. it is insulting to the intelligence of the people in this room to suggest that development means demolishing working-class homes. that is a bad translation. this is a proposal that does not take the people into account. the people who are here --

i did graduate from san francisco state university and spent plenty of time there. i am here to state that our organizational position on this matter is to support the appellants and to ask you not to approve this development project. we find this a housing for long- term residents, some elderly, many students, in an area in the city where there is always a constant need for more reasonably-rated housing. market rate is certainly anything but that. the environmental impact of the project

. >> san francisco state university hosted it's first-ever conference about persian women today, on women afghanistan. the crowd so large, standing room only, the organizer said she wanted to show positive side of afghan womens' contribution autos i'm in contact with the most-educated afghan women and most active women in society in the united states. they have great contributions and yes, they go unnoticed. >> and she says they'll be offering the first in person studies for the university system. >> coming up next, night ranger puts on a show today. >> and they proved they can still rock in america. create my oasis. marcy: ok, romantic garden? bree: oh, is there a castle nearby? marcy: no, but there's a charming farmhouse. bree: right next to my posh castle! i'm sensing a theme here. well, i am the queen, dear sister. >>> at 6:00 a major spat between neighbors. why santa clara county claims it's being cheated out of millions by the city of san jose and changing racial makeup of the bay area. shift making minorities the majority. and how the story is renewing the push for organ donation.

bay area homeless program and also teaches at the department of health and education at san francisco state university. let's give another warm welcome to roma. >> thank you. thank you, everyone. i want to share one thing that is remarkable about today, in addition to what others have shared. i think it is absolutely inspiring that the woman's movement in 2011 in san francisco, at least, is sharing a sponsorship of policy-making endeavors and the arts. i am telling you, we have to codify and our values. we need a policy to do that. we don't just need a people's movement, we need to codify. the arts brings a heart, they bring healing. there is not a person in here who has not been harmed or harmed themselves in some way. we have all lifived. the arts steel and inspire. -- the arts heal and inspire. i want it noted that all of us have to do this if we want to inspire our youth to keep on moving on. keep on moving on. thank you to all of you, the sponsors, the other binarhonore and most especially i feel really blessed i am the first to be honored for this community activist board. norma was remarkable.

that includes 12 san francisco state university students. stanford university says all 35 of its students studying in japan have been accounted for and on their way back home. u.c. berkeley says the 17 students are doing well. they are not requiring them to come home. >> a new hospital in burlingame will open in may with the capability of with is standing an 8.0 earthquake. no medical center is built with 165 isolaters, base isolaters, each is on supports about 3 million pounds, when the ground shakes, they move up to 30 inches in either direction. >> it will ride up, the concave dish and as the building moves and the weight of the building will drive that puck back to center and back and forth. >> structural engineers say the hospital patients and staff will feel only moderate shaking. >> how would you like to get mid to get rid of your lawn? alameda county wants to get more homeowners to use less water by replacing their lawns with sustainable gardens. they are offering up to $500 for homeowners and up to $3,000 for a multifamily and comme

i attended san francisco state university's school of nursing and i currently live in the mission district. my history with st. luke's began long before i worked there. when i was 8 years old my mother had surgery and i remember climbing up the building stairs which are now closed becauser in not a.d.a. accessible. my three children were born at st. lukes and they have served as volunteers over the years at the hospital. i began my career as a staff nurse in the surgical unit on the ninth floor. i worked the knight shift and i remember the many aftershocks where all the nurses and i were afraid when the building swayed from side to side. we were afraid that we would have to evacuate the patients in fear that we could not get them all out in time. since 1995 i worked as a certified diabetes educator and because of the prevalence of diabetes in our surrotundaing neighborhoods is very high, especially in the latino and african american community, many of our patients have socioeconomic issues and they rely on us to nave gate through the system. the -- navigate through the system. the billing

i am an athletics coach at san francisco state university. my degree is in chemical engineering. i have been attending raves for about 10 years, and i enjoy the inspiring music. not all are drug users. the city's recent actions against the safe and permanent dance parties are unjustified and are going to backfire. i attended a wonderful new year's eve party that was perfectly permited, peace will come and save, but officers shut it down before midnight seemingly on the basis that electronic music was being played -- permited, peaceful, and safe. instead, i moved into a fund but less a house party. -- i moved into a fun but less safe house party. i want the city to recognize that people from all walks of life and enjoy the music scene and to provide opportunities for us to meet with our friends at large outdoor public venues or a small private parties to enjoy the music we like. thank you. thank you. president newlin: thank you.

we went to san francisco state university to get my credentials and my master's degree. we had to close the school down to get to ethnic studies. the police marching on us at san francisco state. after leaving new orleans and coming here, it was still a fight. comparing the schools, yes, i can see the different -- i can see the difference. those parents are there, and they bring in money for those schools, and they have all kinds of book fairs and arts festivals, computer labs, and at hunters point, it is a whole different story. you do not have a computer labs there. we do not have a parent involvement. it is a total difference. >> your perspective on jamal, awaiting the decision on whether he will be executed or spend his life in prison. >> he should be released. [applause] one of my professors actually is working on his case, so i have been following through her visits and conversations, but i think it is the quintessential example of what is happening with the intellects in our community. he is a brilliant brother. if you have not gone on youtube and seen him offerin

students protesting cuts to public education funding. [ chanting ] >>> right now students at san francisco state university have joined forces with local community colleges. they planned a rally in march to protest against governor brown's budget plans. the proposal would cut nearly $1.5 million from the university of california, cal state university, and communitycollegee systems. >> if we are not willing to stand up and fight against the budget cuts, no one else will. we have to take responsibility ourselves. >> protest going on today at uc- berkeley and berkeley city hall. on march 14, students plan a statewide march in sacramento. >>> it is day two of the federal hearings into the san bruno pipeline explosion. >> it is. and we are learning some revealing information about the response to the blast and knowledge of the gas line. anne makovec joins us now with more on today's factfinding session on capitol hill. she joins from us the newsroom. >> reporter: this afternoon they have been discussing the spiking of pressure in the lines over the past decades which could have degraded the line in san bruno, a

. >>> students and teachers in san francisco state university also participated in yesterday's day of action. 100 people gathered to protest the budget cuts that could cost their school $32 million. it's all part of governor brown's plan to cut $1.4 billion from the cal state and university of california systems. >>> 90 minutes from now the third and last day of a federal hearing begins looking into the deadly san bruno pipeline explosion. now yesterday san bruno's fire chief told ntsb investigators that he didn't even know there was a pg&e gas transmission line running underneath the city until it exploded last september. >> obviously you know the situation on september 9th wasn't something that we could ever imagine. it does give us some opportunity to draw up scenarios, look at evacuation zones. >> pg&e says it is now working on ways to make city officials and the public aware of the location of its pipelines. >>> we're going to be following today's hearing throughout the morning. you can get also the very latest information on our website any time of day at ktvu.com. just look for

our group was actually started many years ago by professor john irwin, who was at a san francisco state university for 30 years. john recently passed away. john, even after he retired in 1995, for nearly 15 years helps me to organize the convicts criminology group. there is now 30 of us. we are all ex cons, ph.d., and professors at different universities. because i'm a convicted felon, i should say i went to federal prison for nine years. >> [inaudible] i came to a public forum, which included a lot of attorneys, to try to rectify these matters. >> [inaudible] >> i am here. i will be outside for five minutes with this information. [inaudible] >> thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. >> continue, dr. richard s. -- dr. richards. >> [inaudible] >> we love the excitement. this is all intentional. >> i'm happy to be in san francisco, and that kind of brings me to the point i want to say. this morning, we were in the courtroom, and we have lawyers, public defenders talking about legal cases, talking about the roles they play. what i think has been lost here, and maybe even this gentle