Metropolitan guy and he could not believe people could live on the farm with cows and neal couldnt believe living in a city like new york where you rub elbows all of the time. Host it was great talking to you. Guest and people should know you as cureerator for the smithsonian. Thank you for interviewing me. That was booktvs Signature Program in which authors are interviewed by people familiar with their material. It airs at 10 p. M. At saturday and 10 and 9 on sunday. You can watch it online as well. Go to booktv. Org and click on the upper right part of the page under topics. On the next washington journal we will discuss the militarys response to isis with clinton watts. After that we will continue looking at political campaigning leading up to this falls election. Our guest is rob and linda lake and we will talk about how campaigns manage an election. Thursday night on booktv in prime time a look at the book industry starting with a tour of publishers and then a panel from a book fe
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Core academic courses, provide Work Force Training, provide an education that prepares students for 4 year universities, keep City College Libraries and Student Support services open, Keep Technology and instructional support up to date, and offset state budget cuts. Im here with alyssa messer, an english teacher at city college of San Francisco. Shes the ppt of aft2121, the faculty union, and a proponent of proposition a. Also joining us is starchild, a local activist with the Libertarian Party of San Francisco and a former candidate for the San Francisco school board. Hes an opponent of the measure. Thank you both for taking the time to be with us today. Thank you. Alyssa, id like to give you the opportunity it share the thoughts of your position. So proposition a is a temporary 8year, 79 parcel tax on properties in San Francisco. And that money would go directly to supporting city college of San Francisco. City college is the largest Work Force Training center in San Francisco. We t
Hi, im jay konig, a member of the league of women voters. Along with the league and sf gov tv, im here to discuss proposition c the city currently uses federal, state and local funds to support Affordable Housing programs for both low income and moderate income households. Recent federal cutbacks and reductions in state funding have decreased the funding available for Affordable Housing programs. Proposition c would amend the charter to establish a Housing Trust fund. The city would contribute 20 Million Dollars to the fund in 2013. Each year the city contribution would increase by 2. 8 Million Dollars up to 50. 8 Million Dollars in 2024. After 2024, the city would contribute an annual amount base the on the 50. 8 Million Dollars but adjusted for changes in the citys general fund revenue. The city would use the fund to build, purchase and improve Affordable Housing, provide 15 Million Dollars for a loan program for down payment assistance for moderate income home buyers and emergency F
Students each year. The state has reduced funding to ccsf by core academic courses, provide Work Force Training, provide an education that prepares students for 4 year universities, keep City College Libraries and Student Support services open, Keep Technology and instructional support up to date, and offset state budget cuts. Im here with alyssa messer, an english teacher at city college of San Francisco. Shes the ppt of aft2121, the faculty union, and a proponent of proposition a. Also joining us is starchild, a local activist with the Libertarian Party of San Francisco and a former candidate for the San Francisco school board. Hes an opponent of the measure. Thank you both for taking the time to be with us today. Thank you. Alyssa, id like to give you the opportunity it share the thoughts of your position. So proposition a is a temporary 8year, 79 parcel tax on properties in San Francisco. And that money would go directly to supporting city college of San Francisco. City college is