Report good afternoon members of the commission. Members of the public and port simon lake forbes or director. The first item is to congratulate pier 30 on august 30 ninth birthday. It was october of 1978 that pier 39 opened on schedule i here to here in San Francisco. At its opening pier 39 had 50 stores, 23 restaurants, a diving pool and street performers. Today it is a twolevel open air festival marketplace which owes 60 Specialty Retail shops 20 attractions 14 restaurants including the rock cafe and bubblegum shrimp cold pier 30 on offers breathtaking views of the bait out because Golden Gate Bay bridge and the 300 berth marina and live daily entertainment. One in three visitors to San Francisco goes to pier 39. Today we have kept the paper here. Shes the Senior Vice President of marketing for pier 39 and shes come here to talk to us about the yearlong celebration that pier 39 is kicking off an Senior Vice President she is responsible for the continued development and implementatio
Are a crosssection of what happened to people during the witch trials of 1692. Of the 6, 5 were accused, two were hanged, one escaped. One was the Richest Woman in salem, and the other owned nothing, not even herself. Nurse, bridgeta bishop, mary english, and tituba and mary warren. They had different opinions of what was going on. Rebecca nurse was married to a farmer. Rebecca not only had an extended and supportive family working tirelessly on her behalf but dozens of neighbors who petition the court to insist on her good reputation. Far from being an outsider, she was a full member of the salem church. Even so, she would be put to death. Seem tobishop does not have many if any supporters. None of the paperwork indicates her husband did anything for her. She had been suspected and arrested for alleged witchcraft before at which time she survived the charge. In 1692 she was not as lucky. Found guilty,d, and the first to hang. Mary english will be remembered as a grand lady. She had ow
[applause] marilynne im sure it. I will use the box. Thank you. Thank you very much. My new book, six women of salem focuses on individuals whose experiences are a crosssection of what happened to people during the witch trials of 1692. Of the 6, 5 were accused, two were hanged, one escaped. One was the Richest Woman in salem, and the other owned nothing, not even herself. They are Rebecca Nurse, Bridget Bishop, mary english, and n putnam, tituba and mary warren. They had different opinions of what was going on. Rebecca nurse was married to a farmer. Rebecca not only had an extended and supportive family working tirelessly on her behalf but dozens of neighbors who petition the court to insist on her good reputation. Far from being an outsider, she was a full member of the salem church. Even so, she would be put to death. Bridget bishop does not seem to have many if any supporters. None of the paperwork indicates her husband did anything for her. She had been suspected and arrested for
And welcome them and also you to other and new programs we have into the future. Just a bit of housekeeping here. Well speak for a little while and then when there are questions, when we get ready for questions over here is a microphone. And if youd please just queue up at that microphone so that we can get the best sound and can respond to your questions accordingly. So this evening, id like to welcome david patricia, hes the author of roosevelt sweeps nation. Fdr is 1936 landslide and the triumph. The liberal idea. Its a very good book. Ive read and i thoroughly enjoyed it. And as i was saying to david back in the green room, what i enjoy about a book and about his book is when you agree with it and when you dont agree with it, because that means youre thinking and engaging with the topic and so i think he did a really good job. Welcome, david, and were glad to have you tonight. Glad to be here. Which george, the first so well many people know you from your your various books in the
Programing id also like to thank our cspan audience who will be joining us as well and and welcome them and also you to other and new programs we have into the future. Just a bit of housekeeping here. Well speak for a little while and then when there are questions, when we get ready for questions over here is a microphone. And if youd please just queue up at that microphone so that we can get the best sound and can respond to your questions accordingly. So this evening, id like to welcome david patricia, hes the author of roosevelt sweeps nation. Fdr is 1936 landslide and the triumph. The liberal idea. Its a very good book. Ive read and i thoroughly enjoyed it. And as i was saying to david back in the green room, what i enjoy about a book and about his book is when you agree with it and when you dont agree with it, because that means youre thinking and engaging with the topic and so i think he did a really good job. Welcome, david, and were glad to have you tonight. Glad to be here. Wh