I spent the better part ofy career focusing on Health Policy issues that were important to women everything from abortions longterm care and everything in between really lived experience of your memoir really i validated to met least my work on policy and why so important to women for not only toomen but to families and it just really want to thank you for sharing your very difficult and intimate story. And while the story focuses on yo third pregnancy. Theres so much year and were never goingo find familiar about their lives n matter where they lived the circumstances of their lives to tell us a little bit about your book what motivated you to write it. To onto the book is called loved and wanted in the catalyst for the book was an unintended pregnancy that i had when i was 40 years old and living in the state of West Virginia and i grew up in upstate new york and i lived in new york city for middle hundred any years my adult life. Also in los angeles for my family had moved from los
About the process. I can understand people why would you write about this, it hasnt happened yet regularly took a step back and not ready for things as they unfold, im not talking about global trade what i am doing is standing by to say okay, by a pandemic and why now . Something i could do because you know i like many others, writing books, weve been saying will happen, hes of the virus is we need to worry about, this is what we need to do. She started so obviously the protections were there. This was kind of the moment to repeat all that stuff at a time people didnt really understand and would make sense to the message might really come home to the people. Emphasizing the warning about the pandemic, leaders have frequently overlooked in this one quote was very enlightening, some assistive they are providing the rescue. This is something that came to you as your writing the book . It is kind of postcolonial but i think it is a deeper issue than that. Prevention is not that texting, pe
Yes i can understand wire you writing about it now hasnt happened jet. Im learning about the things we can write about now. I deliberately took a step back. Im not writing as things unfold. Im not about this or that misstep by this so that government. Im not talking that level at all. What i am doing is standing back and saying okay, why pandemic why now. That is something i could do. Youve been reading my work, you know, i like many other people been writing about this for years. Weve been saying this is going to happen. These are the viruses we need to worry about. This is what we need to do. It is already so obvious those predictions were back on. And we havent done a lot of things we need to do. This was kind of the moment to repeat all of that stuff. At a time when people can really understand it. Therefore the message might really come home to the right people. I think that point out emphasizes how strongly am how political leaders have been represented to them previously for pre
And now at 11 00, a look at how the bay area celebrated halloween during a time of social distancing. Plus, bart trying to bounce back as reopening guidelines change. How bart is working to encourage the bay area to take the train again. And it is the final countdown. The last chance to have your voice heard ahead of the long voting lines on election day. Good evening, im juliette goodrich. And im brian hackney. A live look at the Castro District in San Francisco which is usually bustling. To say the least. On halloween night. But this year, celebrations across the bay are a bit muted. Yet, if there is a party out there to be found, betty yu will find it. She is in the castro with how people are celebrating. Reporter this year, its a much more subdued halloween. The city discouraged large gatherings and parties but they wanted people to safely celebrate and get in the spirit like i did. Its a hairraising Haunted House like no other. The social club hosted a social distanced tour with r
Before the lights come back on. The highlighted areas are where pg e cut off power to cut down on wildfires. Pg e announced it hopes to have the power back on in santa cl a clara, alameda and contra costa counties by midnight. But north bay is not in the clear yet. Were joined from a Resource Center in calistoga where people have been stopping by all day to charge up their phones, their laptops. How is it going there, melissa . Reporter weve seen kids, weaver seen adults plugging in their phones. Were here at the calistoga parking lot. Underneath those tents, thats where folks plug in their phones, laptops, tablets, you name it. Theyre also going home with these kits for the adults. A portable battery really helpful right now, and for the kids, a coloring book and some snacks. It just boop went out. Reporter samantha nary remembers the moment around 6 45 last night when the lights went out and the ac was silent. I feel like im in a desert. Reporter the scorching heat and the dying batt