Lift. Well, good evening. Good evening, everybody. Im bradley graham, the coowner of politics prose along with my wife, lissa muscatine. On behalf of everybody at the bookstore and all the great folks here at sixth and u, thank you very much sixth and i, thank you very much for coming. Every time we do a joint author event like tonight with sixth and i which we love doing, by the way, in this marvelous facility i think back 15 years when the building was up for sale and how close it came to being transformed into a nightclub. [laughter] you know . It came this close. But instead, the founders of sixth and i and the staff here have transformed this wonderful place over the past decade and a half into the vibrant Community Center that it is today. Lets have a round of applause for that. [applause] we have a great event for you this evening featuring, of course, Melinda Gates here to talk about her new book, the moment of lift. This is melindas debut as an author, and her book is part mem
Everybody. I am bradley graham, the coowner and everybody at the bookstore and all the great folks, welcome. Thank you very much for coming. Every time we do a joint author event like tonight which we love doing by the way and marvelous facility, i think back 15 years when the building was up for sale and how close it came to being transformed into a nightclub. It came this close but instead the s founders and the staff hae transformed the wonderful place over the pastnd decade and a haf into the vibrant Community Center that it is today, lets have around of applause for that. We have a great event for you this evening featuring Melinda Gates here to talk about her new book, the moment of lift, this is melindas debut as an author and her book is part memoir and part call for more action as melinda recount the mission she been on, she tells the story tof her journey from taken a jb at microsoft in 1987 fresh out of Business School to marrying bill gates seven years later to partnering w
Being transformed into a nightclub. [laughter] it came this close. The founders the staff here have transformed this place over the past decade and a t half into te vibrant Community Center it is today. Lets have a round of applause for that. [applause] we have a great event for you this evening, featuring Melinda Gates here to talk about her n new, the moment of lift. This is her debut as a author in her book as part memoir or call for more action as she recounts the mission shes been on. She tells the story of her journey from taking a job at microsoft in 1987, fresh out of Business Corporate to marry bill gates seven years later to partnering with her husband at creating and sharing their foundation and becoming one of the world most prominent advocates for empowering women. As her narrative makes clear, shes become inundated by the belief that no one should be excluded and have equal value and when women and girls are up everywhere, everyone benefits. [applause] one of the most app
Folks here at sixth and u, thank you very much sixth and i, thank you very much for coming. Every time we do a joint author event like tonight with sixth and i which we love doing, by the way, in this marvelous facility i think back 15 years when the building was up for sale and how close it came to being transformed into a nightclub. [laughter] you know . It came this close. But instead, the founders of sixth and i and the staff here have transformed this wonderful place over the past decade and a half into the vibrant Community Center that it is today. Lets have a round of applause for that. [applause] we have a great event for you this evening featuring, of course, Melinda Gates here to talk about her new book, the moment of lift. This is melindas debut as an author, and her book is part memoir, part call for more action as melinda recounts the mission shes been on. She tells the story of her journey from taking a job at microsoft in 1987 fresh out of Business School to marrying bul
Legal. This legal fight in oregon is one of the most significant cases involving homelessness to come before the court in decades. Welcome everyone to the for this afternoon. Im Heather Holmes and im alex savage. The Supreme Courts decision could have a major impact on how cities address unhoused People Living on the streets. This Supreme Court case comes from the town of grants pass, oregon, among other things, that city bans people who are homeless from using blankets, pillows or cardboard boxes as shelter to camp outdoors within the city limits. Those who violate the laws face fines of 295. The challengers here argue that it makes it a crime to be homeless in the city, in violation of the eighth amendment ban on cruel and unusual punishment. The city says the ordinances are essential to Public Health and safety. Although the city describes its ordinances as punishing camping on public property, it defines campsite as any place a homeless person is. While covered with a blanket, the