Curator sarah levit shows us what architecture can reveal about how the mentally ill were cared for over time. We decided to do this exhibition for many reasons, one of which, i think its a real important moment to be talking about the role of the federal government in providing Public Health and providing healthcare for the mentally ill and what that role has been over the time. I think it is an interesting time to talk about that. Also, right now, at st. Elizabeths in d. C. , its really a time where theyre looking to develop the land. Its now split into two halves, the federal government owns half of it and it will become the department of Homeland Security, which is something thats happening right now and also development is really starting on the east campus, which is owned by the city of washington, d. C. Its a really interesting time to Start Talking about that since theyre really moving forward and starting that development process. This is a great hall as we call it in the old
Frank mallicoat. As mentioned, the travel season begins today with memorial day weekend. Triple a says expect the roads and our airports to be mighty busy all summer long. Ktvu james torres reports the numbers and travel plans expected this weekend. Whether youre flying or driving, expect a big group of people alongside you. Its going to be a big travel season, not just memorial day weekend, but also throughout the summer. And we do think this is an indication of whats to come in the months ahead. Triple a predicts this memorial day weekend will be one of the busiest on record by car. More than 38 Million People are expected to road trip, setting a new record by plane. The faa says today could be the single busiest flying day since 2019. This is the first time im traveling ever on a memorial day weekend. We saw that in oakland, where some shared nontraditional tradition is going to strongsville, ohio, and whats in strongsville, ohio. Its a music trivia group that weve been together for
The dog for a walk. A little cool out it is, i know, and its going to get cooler on the high temps, thats for sure. As we head into the next couple of days. But i got a feeling today will be pretty nice, if you dont mind a little breeze, because thatll pick up only patchy fog. Lots of sunshine. Temperatures mainly 6070 of a north wind holds court. Then santa rosa will hit 80. If not, theyll be about 77. All right. Sounds here 7 00 in the morning on a thursday. And he begins with, the lets get it started with the Richmond Bridge, steve, because i do see some slow traffic there approaching marin county. We dont have any problems. And i do like this commute because we havent had a lot of issues, at least not in the last hour or two. But there are slowdowns. But what i think is going to happen is its going to be slightly lighter in the morning. And then this afternoon were going to get the getaway crowd. For people who like to make it a four day weekend, this is westbound highway four, get
Expecting this memorial day weekend straight ahead. Live from jack london square. This is mornings on two. The knight. Today is thursday, may 23rd. Were looking at the San Francisco skyline here, and it is just i dont know if thats haze. Its not completely blue. Skies are clear and i know that the weather is probably on your mind, especially if youre staying in the bay area. So were going to have steve talk about that in just a bit. When it comes to hiring new employees , as more Companies Say that a candidates skills are more important than their experience, according to a new study from indeed, this trend is especially true in high wage positions that require college degrees. It found that two years ago, 66 of indeed job postings that required a bachelors degree also asked for a minimum amount of experience. But today, just 44 of these postings asked for any experience at all. The shift towards skills based hiring comes as online resources have made it easier to pick up new skills. W
Each week, American History artifacts visits museums and historic places. Up next, a visit to the National Learn abouteum to the exhibit architecture of an st. Elizabeths, 1852 to 2017. Known as the Government Hospital the insane when it opened, d. C. D a you of washington, at its peak in 1960, st. Elizabeths had almost 8,000 and covered 300 acres. It is still open today. This hour long program, usator sarah levit shows what architecture can reveal about how the mentally ill were cared for over time. This decided to do exhibition for many reasons, one of which i think its a real important moment to be talking the role of the federal government in providing public and providing healthcare for the mentally ill. Also right now, at st. Elizabeths in d. C. , its really a time where theyre develop the land, its now split into two halves, halfederal government owns of it and it will become the department of Homeland Security, which is something thats happening right now and also development i