The cspan buss big ten fall tour kick off this week with washington journal interviewing University President s on policy issues that Impact Higher education, including costs, admission policies and curriculum and academic standards. Coming up, university of arizona president eric caleb. And here on washington journal this morning, we kick off the first of our Big Ten College tour with visits to Big Ten College campuses and talking to president s of the Big Ten Colleges and universities. The colleges that educate some half Million People each year and allocate some 10 billion a year to research throughout the country and beyond. Were joined this morning by eric kalor. And and on wednesday, james lindher, and joining us on our cspan bus is eric kalor, thank you for joining us this morning here on washington journal. Very glad to be with you. Tell us about the university of minnesota system. Is it a public system . A Land Grant University . Sure. Its minnesotas Land Grant University. We
This will basically follow the health of the cluster and particularly with small and mediumsized firms, what are they doing to essentially help lee is relatively small firms . Help these small firms. . . John, said a funny thing. You said no matter how much the government screws up, caltech will still be caltech and m. I. T. Will still be m. I. T. Outside the beltway, it is a different reality and you talked about public and private partnerships at the local level. Can you talk about why they are so important and maybe share your story about how you see the power partnerships . I did not mind it versus the real world. I spend most of my time with the companys seen what kind of problems theyre having in what theyre struggling with. Its true. In the same way that jeff immelt was not worried about only g e come up but there are a lot of companies out there that you do have to worry about. Im not worried were going to get left behind in terms of did creating all of these. We have the smart
At that time, i think 5 or 6 when youre getting off at work i know in the past theyve involved other communities at 7 or 8 00 p. M. Thats my first challenge. As we know its medicine after dedicate and you try to engage the community how much of a partnership can they be if theyve binded United States to this grant. Envy other concern we talk about the increase in homeless. Im kurts to know if theres been any further stoudz where the homeless are and how they get to and from i hypothesis sisters they come from other locations. Im curious to know how many are vets and how many have mental ienls and if we cant partner with other organizations to address those. The homeless shelter is great but i feel like were treating the symptoms not diagnosing the cause of whats causing those people to be homeless. I think theres something to be said about how we can have more affordable for folks. And if youre not thank you, maam. Its a big challenge. Thats my point thank you. Next speaker, please. Go
We are, you know, you know were a community that is struggling. And adding more to that overall the stuff that the city has done to try to revitalize is really pushing it thanks for listening. As the next speaker comes up ill read the next names calling names . Good afternoon supervisors. Thank you for listening to this issue. I live on thomas near jens. I live on the same street as Friendly Liquor and it puts me next to the food pan try and it is a warehouses in a warehouse district. I courage i to go and walk around the ear. Its not the tenderloin. Were building a shelter where we dont need it we dont see the homeless on the streets like in other neighborhood. Our neighborhoods dont building theres a 2 hundred and 50 percent homeless increase which is pruptd. It looks like were moving homeless out down into bayview. Its the further corner of the city in an area thats not good to house people. Its a warehouse surrounded by businesses using chemicals and tractors and its not safe. Unde
Clean and fresh and hot. I said let me help you. Thats where i met mother brown. It was later than never knowing one day i would walk up the stairs on germans street where the establishing the mother brown. Im honored to say im there are purify i was sitting in a chair and save and secure im off the streets. I was mugged across the street i dont have an id. That wasnt in the jens street or the bayview. I had my wallet taken i was sitting in the park but i want to say to you all. Dont make the mistake because youre going to answer to god for this because mother browns place all ear people and her personnel p there is honorable and nice people. They dont care what color you are they dont care about your background. Im asking to make the right decision and god will bless i thank you. Next speaker, please. Good afternoon. Im steven henry. I was borden and raised in San Francisco in the bayview district. Im in support of the beds for a house do you say that . A numerous amount of reasons. O