In the market and the cop in, valencia, and stevenson neighborhood. Between 2000 and 2005 many of our residents initially united to halt the rebuild of the freeway ramp. And when they failed in doing that they mobilize today get themselves onto the central freeway Highway Advisory Committee and lobbied for 5 million for the project itself to be spent within the immediate area. Thousands of meetings later, the cac was able to come up with a plan for the funds and the Transportation Authority initiated the central freeway replacement and [speaker not understood] project study of 2005 which sought to identify and prioritize potential projects that would help improve the surrounding neighborhoods impacted by the new central freeway project. The proposed improvements developed in partnership with the community are collectively named the south of market west Improvement Project and will include a skate park and a dog park for this neighborhood. Based on what we felt the Recreation Needs of t
Of people from the San Francisco Police Department and the command staff who attended charles Retirement Party last week. And when they spoke about charles, and even though some time the occ is thought of as that other department where there could be conflicts between the Police Department and our office, the members of the command staff said that chief investigator gall man always operated with integrity. And, so, im taking this opportunity again to publicly thank charles for his commitment to the goal, to the mission of the office of citizen complaint to promptly, impartially, and fairly investigate civilian complaints of police misconduct. Thank you. applause before i turn it over to mr. Gall man, i also want to recognize our chief of police. And again, its a testament to mr. Gall man as hes about to retire, we have our chief and deputy chief present. We couldnt leave because its charles. So, 15 years, weve been together many, many nights. I, too, want to thank his wife for allowing
How are we culture he . On rosa parks 101st day, her birthday, the author explores the question of rosa parks. What was behind that . Those that know her. What is the price paid for having done something . Dr. Jeanne theoharis answers some of those questions and she writes it in her new book the rebellious life of mrs. Rosa parks. Jeanne theoharis was born in Staten Island six weeks ago and her family moved to milwaukee, wisconsin, where she was raised. She held the first chair in womans studies and as professor of science at boca raton college, she is also cofounder of educators for civil liberty. She is the author of numerous books on the Civilrights Movement and the politics of race in the United States including as coauthor of schools suck students talk back to the segregated nation and its failures of segregated schools. Jeanne theoharis received her ab in afroamerican studies from Harvard College and ph. D. In American Culture from the university of michigan. She is author or coa
Why you selected those photographs, i would like to hear about that in terms of the true similarities and i would love to hear any comments you would care to share when families got together for the unveiling and two sides of the family together to describe in appropriate ways the interaction between them. The families do find a resemblance. I was actually in nashville recently where another member of the Shields Family and others descended from the white shield family pass along a photo that shifts the brother of her owner was remarking on the resemblance. Dolphus who lived in birmingham, the first ladys great great grandfather lived there at the same time his wifes half brother lived there and they lived not far. His brother lived kind of clothes to wear dolphus had a carpentry shop. People who knew him said he had a white visitor who would come and talk, of which was spun usual at that time and a very segregated city for the end of his life. This woman said that was his brother. The
Said i think hes telling me to trust myself. Um, and, you know, follow the gleam of light in your own mind from within, etc. , etc. , etc. It seems to me that cuts through a lot of this stuff weve been talking about and hearing about this weekend in the sense that, you know, when all else fails, we can take these writers straight. Its an extreme remedy, but it is possible, yeah. [laughter] they do talk to you. Thank you. One more . [applause] one more. This is the most moving lecture ive heard. For some reason it just pushed the right button. Im one and ive read all the books that you suggested, but i read them as a teenager as you did, certainly am going to go read them again. Do you have any other wonderful suggestions of books we should read . [laughter] well, if you havent read them all again, read my wifes books again, annie dillard. American childhood [applause] [inaudible] nice. Thank you. [applause] visit booktv. Org to watch any of the programs you see here online. Type the au