do you think, shelly, those pledges work? >> absolutely.e also at focusdriven.org has a pledge of our own. and we have seen so many people take this pledge and say that it has changed their lives. we absolutely are -- are all over getting people to take the pledge and share it with their neighbors, with their children, with their best friends, because this is becoming an epidemic. >> larry: is there any indication, officer ramirez, that talking hands free, cell phones while driving, is safer? >> there's no indication of that. >> larry: it should be safer? >> well, one of the reasons is because you're still not paying attention, 100% of your attention should be on what you're doing, the task at hand, driving. and, you know, that can be construed as a distraction as well, you're not thinking about what you're doing, and if there's an incident in front of you, you may not react appropriately and you may be involved in a collision or something of the sort. >> larry: jennifer, does focusdriven encourage the handheld, where you can hold the steer

>> yes, i do. >> larry: do you agree with it, too, shelly?bsolutely. >> larry: because most people think that if your hands are okay, if your hands are on the steering wheel, it's okay. you're still looking at the traffic ahead of you. you'rahead of you, you're aware and on the phone. so, what's the big deal? but it is a big deal to you, shellie? >> it absolutely is. you know, there's this image out there that texting is, it's all about texting that texting is the problem and it isn't. it is a hand-held device that you're using to text and it was a phone call that took my daughter's life. i want to reiterate that to people and beg people to give it up. no phone call, no text that is worth a life. >> larry: you know, another thing pointed out to me, officer ramirez, texting while you're a pedestrian can make you be distracted, crossing the street. >> that's definitely a distraction, but no law against it right now. so, we see it all the time. >> larry: you do see it all the time? >> people walking across texting -- >> larry: or holding a cell

shelly tatum who just does outstanding work. montana jennings, tell helps raise money and he is a guy who does not mind raising money or doing groundwork, either, as all of these people are. raymond brown. janet bonds, and janet sits at the table right there. she helps on every aspect. the jordan group, and ms. collins. all of you. we thank you for doing such an outstanding job, and let me say this, that every year they are accepting volunteers, so any of you looking for something to get involved in, there are a lot of good things to do. this is one of the many that you can get involved with and support. now, let me give you the very important direction -- there is food over on the other side. please help yourself. hang out with us a little while longer. god bless you. go in peace. thank you. >> welcome to culture wire. did you know the city of san francisco has an art collection consisting of 3,500 objects? it ranges from paintings and objects placed in public buildings to w.p.a. era murals and bronze busts in city hall to site

one thing i want to emphasize is shelly tatum does a wonderful job with the comedy, but it is not well attended, and the comedy is great, so i just want to encourage everyone here. you cannot get a better, the show for the price other than the one happening here on the 17th, so thank you all and enjoy juneteenth. [applause] >> this is the quietest juneteenth kick off i have ever heard. we have one black married couple over here. can we show them out? amen. >> on behalf of the of cake, the san francisco housing development corp. -- okay. on behalf of

shelly's is a more intimate space. -- jelly's is a more intimate space. i almost cried when i heard about the shooting incident. where is it going to happen next? i suggested maybe they need officers. unfortunately, the clubs might have to pay for a little while. they want to get the message out, you are not welcome in certain clubs. they are not interested in how much fun people have had. i have had a lot of fun. >> thank you. next. >> my name is jennifer houck. i work with the california public utilities commission in the consumer affairs branch. in my previous history, i worked with the comedy club and basically facilitated as a volunteer whenever they needed it. i noticed in the previous commentary by the police department they stated there are only two events that go on in the parking lot. that is not necessarily true. cirque du soleil does have activity in the parking lot. as well as corporate events. it is unfair to limit the problems to clientele. it is pretty much truthful to say those people will do so.

legends of comedy conversations continue with robert morse and shellie burrman sunday afternoon at usfward-winning chine theater is electrifying. for the afternoon. 500 world class equestrians, a benefit for blind and visually impaired people at the menlo circus club. ♪ >> gilbert and sullivan, the pirates of penzance in mountai view. ringli brothers barnum an bailey circus with a new show at oracle arena showcasing what san francisco does best. a celebration of food, wine and spirits innion square. ♪ >> frank ambrosia, help is on the way, the aids benefit with carol channing and more sunday at hertz theater graffiti artists go off the walls on the canvas on hope street. outside land has bands and food on multistages it weekend at the golden gate park. in san jose great jazz. the annual jazz festival, don sanchez, abc 7 news. >> all right. well, that's going to do it for us for now. >> that's right. but we're standing by for the decision on the prop 8 stay. judge walker will issue it before noo so within the half hour. >> that'right. so we will continue to stay here for you to bring th

mayor brown had the time of his life trying to figure out who would replace kevin shelly on the the boardf supervisors a year or so later and made the point when he appointed me and the kraupb -- the chronicle said there was so diversity on the board of supervisors and someone long a champion of affirmative action he needed to appoint a candidate that reflected the person that reflected that by putting on the only straight white male. thus was the pick of mayor brown to be a member of the legislative branch so i would like to thank my tenure and term of the commissioner helped guide him in that decision making but i was proud of both appointments and would not be here had it not been here for willie brown. so mayor brown, thank you for everything. who knows your paths? you may look at that as a negative in terms of your appointment. saying i have greater ambitions than the path you took but nonetheless i'm glad all of you are hear and thank you for your willingness to serve on these various bodies. i will say this because mayor brown and meyer feinstein primed me all the time to remind yo

legends of comedy conversations continue with robert morse and shellie burrman sunday afternoon at usfward-winning chinese theater is electrifying. for the afternoon. 500 world class equestrians, a benefit for blind and visually impaired people at the menlo circus club. ♪ >> gilbert and sullivan, the pirates of penzance in mountain view. ringling brothers barnum and bailey circus with a new show at oracle arena showcasing what san francisco does best. a celebration of food, wine and spirits in union square. ♪ >> frank ambrosia, help is on the way, the aids benefit with carol channing and more sunday at hertz theater. graffiti artists go off the walls on the canvas on hope street. outside land has bands and food on multistages it weekend at the golden gate park. in san jose great jazz. the annual jazz festival, don sanchez, abc 7 news. >> all right. well, that's going to do it for us for now. >> that's right. but we're standing by for the decision on the prop 8 stay. judge walker will issue it before noon so within the half hour. >> that's right. so we will continue to stay here for you

. >> reporter: since their husbands were killed aboard the "deepwater horizon," shelly anderson and courtney kemp have come to washington five times to plead with politicians. >> and help us pass this bill. thank you. >> reporter: to change an archaic law that severely limits what families can recover from bp and other countries. because the workers died on the water on an off-shore rig a 90-year-old maritime law says families are only entitled to lost future wages minus taxes minus the worker's personal expenses. that's far less than families could otherwise receive. >> i don't think that it's fair. it's saying that jason is not worth what somebody else would be worth if they had died in the air or if they had died on land. >> reporter: house speaker nancy pelosi promised the families she'd help and the house quickly passed a bill to change the law retroactively. >> the bill is passed. >> reporter: but that's now stuck in the senate, tangled in a long standing battle between trial lawyers, who want to broaden potential litigation at sea, and maritime interests like cruise ship operators, wh

say it is your sister, it's your favorite radio host, it's your brother, it's -- i was inspired by shellyright, my friend who's the country singer who just came out. that takes courage. i think it is a time when you need to say, i am not going to keep cheering gay rights from the sidelines, i'm going to step down on the battlefield and be part of it. >> larry: dennis, frankly, do you think you're fighting windmills? do you think it's coming? because interracial marriage was the law until 1967. >> correct. >> larry: a black couldn't marry a white. and they made similar arguments to what you make. >> no, not at all and -- >> larry: they did. >> no, no. but they're not similar. and i'll tell you why they're not similar. there is nothing in common between race and gender. this is a massive confusion of all advocates of same-sex marriage. i respect them. some of them i actually love personally. i know -- they're in my family. but it is dishonest to compare race and gender. no one of different races is different. i am identical to a black to a yellow to a red. i am not identical to a woman. the

shelly lost her husband jason. >> i don't think it's fair. it's saying jason is not worth what somebody else would be worth if they died on land or in the air. >> reporter: house speaker nancy pelosi agreed and promised to change the law retroactively. the house passed a bill to do that. >> the bill is passed. >> reporter: but in the senate, their bill has gotten caught up in a longstanding battle between trial lawyers and maritime interests and then was put in a controversial energy package with much partisan wrangling. >> this is absolutely torturing them to have to see it and wait for partisan politics and special interests so their bill can be addressed. >> we don't care if you're a democrat, a republican. we need you to do the right thing and to help us get justice for our husbands. >> reporter: anderson calls the delay in congress heart-crushing. >> i celebrated my eighth anniversary on tuesday -- and that's what i wanted for my anniversary. i wanted it to all be done, have it finished and done with. >> reporter: some people, shelly, wi