i want to especially thank all of the amazing organizations that work with us on this piece of legislation. in particular, the california national organization for women. whose president flew from los angeles yesterday to be at this press conference. i especially want to acknowledge the tremendous work that my chief of staff, hillary ronan, put into making this legislation possible. the next piece of legislation than introducing today is something that has been in the works for actually a number of years and it is yet another piece of legislation that addresses the challenges that women face in san francisco. as you know, planned parenthood open in my district more than 3 years ago and almost immediately upon the opening of planned parenthood staff and patients at this clinic have been harassed and intimidated by protesters in front of its doors. the freestanding clinic sits before a relatively narrow sidewalk. those of you have been to see it. every week, as women enter the clinic to receive reproductive health services, they must pass i several protesters who scream things like, don't kill your baby or abortion cause breast ca

organic produce in san francisco. the goal? take california organic craze and cultivate a message of health and wellness across the country. >> buy organic you are investing in life and health. >> reporter: hosting the national organic radio show to sell the entire country on organic he says we must revamp our grocery stores from where organic food is placed on store shelfs to offering more organic food samples. >> it is about changing your relationship with your customer on the store level. and, so, you got to know your consumer well and you know what they are looking for when it comes to health and edgecasion. >> reporter: a new poll shows organic eating is regional. more than a third admit they do not give organics much thought at all. organic shopping in the west is higher. more than half seek out organic labels. there are several reason yes that is. >> the combinations of growing renal ons, small growers, and the cultural opportunity that exist. this is the home of the organic movement. >> reporter: but he is seeing organics catch on in places like indiana where george runs a organic co-op. the foods are, at times, double the price. the trick for these retailers is convincing shoppers their health is wo

organic produce in san francisco. the goal? take california's organic craze and cultivate message of health and wellness across the country is. >> you're investing into life and health. >> reporter: he hosts the nationalorganic radio show. he says we must first revamp our grocery stores from where organic food is placed on store shelves to offering more organic food samples. >> it's about changing your relationship to your customer on a store level. and so you got to know your consumer well and you know what they are looking for when it comes to health and education. >> reporter: a new poll of american shoppers shows organic eating is regional. more than a third admit they don't give organic much thought at all. but here in the west, organic shopping is much higher. and in fact more than half on the west coast consciously seek out organic labels. earl sees several reasons why that is. >> the combination of growing regions, small growers, and the cultural opportunity that exists. it is the home of the organic movement. >> reporter: but he is also seeing organics catch on in places like bloomington, indiana. the fact is they are sometimes double the price. it is convincing shoppers their health is worth

the highest population of young childn in the nation. groups like first five california have invested millions in early education. the organizationbabies and toddlers need to get the right amount of growth support, especially those in underserved communities. >> very small vocabularies and with much lower success levels they e up not being able to read and dropping out of school. reporter: the bay area council has joined first five california in a campaign called talk, read and sing. billboards like this one will go up in june in bay area cities nd appear on buses. >> w're telling that to moms all across t bayrea, talk to your kid, give them words, give them numbers, just talk to them. other groups including the hillary rodham clinton are involv in the campaign. those behind the campaign says if we invest in children early, we can close the achievement gap fore it ever starts. in san jose, lee an melendez, n. >> matt regan is the vice presint of policy at bay area council. explain to people a little bit abou what the council does. >> thank you, cheryl. >> the bay area council is an organization cprised the bay area's leading busi

the city of san jose said it doesn't have enough resources to provide more affordable permanent housing. rob reynolds, al jazeera, san jose, california. this week, mental health america, the nation's oldest advocacy organizationd its annual conference, the 3 day event broughtol policy makes makers as well as those individuals affected by mental health officials. it's estimated more than half of americans struggle with some form of metal he will i willnets. the in the 1960s, there was a progr program. many end up homeless with inadequate follow-up care. in 1980, jimmie carter helped fund services. ronald reagan cut mental health spending by 25%. further you are cuts continued through the 80s. in 1992, a survey of american jails reported more than 7% of inmates were seriously mentally ill. by 2004, that rose to about 16%. many people were being held without charge, waiting for a bed in the psychiatric hospital. in 2009, in the aftermath of the great recession, states were forced to cut more than $4,000,000,000 in public mental health spending. the cuts were the largest since the institutionalization of 2010. there were only 43,000 psychiatric beds in the united states or about 14 beds per 100,000 people. >> tha

with other nations and international organizations, without interference, intimidation, or coercion by other countries. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from california, mr. royce, and the gentleman from new jersey, mr. pascrell, will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. royce: i ask unanimous consent that members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include any extraneous materials in the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. royce: thank you, madam speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. royce: madam speaker, this is a historic moment for the ukraine. it has withstood invasion by illegal orces, their annexation of crimea, the arming of separatist militias by moscow, the cutoff of natural gas, the imposition of trade barriers aimed at undermining ukraine's economy, they've suffered under a russian propaganda offensive designed to sow fear and exploit division. and they've had many other assaults along the way. i had an opportunity, myself and eliot engel of new york, to travel to the ukraine