The ymca. This is the first of a number of events, but this is this saturday at 10 00 in the bay view. Its the result of years of work that reflects cooperation between many different neighborhoods and our core offices to come forward with a single piece of legislation that well be introducing at next meeting. I know how big soda ads and unhealthy drinks. In december the Budget Legislative Analyst Office on the impact of these harmful drinks, we learned that sugary drinks are costing San Francisco citizens, at a minimum, 50 to 60 million a year, and thats just from diabetes and obesity costs alone. Its a big cost to our city. I also wanted to alert colleagues and the city that you may start to see a number of these ads on big boards and around different especially low income neighborhoods and i wanted to thank shape up sf coalition in San Francisco for launch this three Month Campaign called choose healthy drinks. Itll include a number of these posters that pose a question to communiti
We are marking 15 years of booktv on cspan2. Here are some programs to watch this weekend on booktv. All weekend we are live from the 2013 southern festival of books in nashville would some of the operas featured are kitty but the run end of light care, the removal of tennessee governor ray blanton in 1979. And the jfk association. See a complete schedule of the days events and also a look at a late alexander cockburns book a colossal wreck. Aero difficult political scandals and American Culture at 9 00 on sunday. A 00 p. M. Sunday your thoughts what does not apply here. Up next representative john lewis, a democrat from georgia. The 14 term congressman talks about his role in the Civil Rights Movement, Race Relations in the obama event political partisanship on capitol hill, he has written wind a memoir of the movement, across that bridge life lessons and a vision for change and march book 1. Congressman john lewis, who is elwin wilson . Guest id met him in 1961. I was part of the fre
The dawn of dannys life, the country was emerging from a great war, a war that left the rest of the world in ruins, but least america squarely in the center of the revolution for the first time in our history. Yet, on the horizon was the greatest economic depression this nation had faced or has faced since. His mother, his mother, the first of her generation in hawaii, his father an emigre from japan. At a time when there was strong and prejudices still in existence in america, a man who came of age as the secondary burst upon the scene, and that very prejudiced against japaneseamericans reached a crescendo. December 7, 1942, as the majority leader alluded to, on the way to mass, or on the way to church with her grandfather listening to your radio about the bombing that was taking place in pearl harbor. First as danny told the story, over several times, he thought it was the most he and his father drove, he could see, could see pearl harbor, the bombs bursting. He was then labeled and
Mr. Leahy mr. President , earlier this week i spoke about the need for the senate to consider legislation to help increase americas safety by reducing gun violence. I came on the floor of the senate and i urged my yellow senators to abandon efforts to filibuster proceeding to this bill. The senate should not have to overcome a filibuster to respond to the call for action to response to the gun violence theyre experiencing. Mr. President , i have the privilege of being the longest serving member of this body, and ive watched debate on so many issues. If there was ever an issue where all 100 of us should vote yes or no, its here. I was encouraged by the comments of a number of Senate Republicans that they are prepared to debate this matter and will not support this wrongheaded filibuster. Even the wall street journal he wouldized against a filibuster yesterday. In a lead editorial titled the g. O. P. s gun control misfire. I dont agree with much, but i would quote this if conservatives w
Safety hazard. When i drop off passengers i promptly leave. Originally when i was hired with lift over a year ago i did complete dmc and background checks. I, myself, am a former peace officer with San Francisco so i am not a Security Risk to anyone. I appreciate the flexible hours working with lift and i can spend more time with my family, travel. Before i drove i was a cyclist and was hit by a car so im very much aware of cyclists and pedestrians that are texting and walking. So i appreciate lift and thank you for your time. Thank you very much. Next speaker. Is there any additional Public Comment on item 7 . Okay, seeing none. , Public Comment is closed. Thank you everyone. Supervisor cohen, i have distributed amendments. I did make the one change to the amendment to incorporate the concept that background checks con sis sent with the fair chance ordinance as i read into the record and i have that written out for the clerk if that would be helpful to the clerk. Sistent with the fair