with discovery workshops and some workshops at the enrollment fair. this is going to include workshops on the new assignment process and a little application process as usual and we also hold a pre-k to k special education transition workshop and special education services are going to be offered as well, a workshop on that. and some workshops on english language learner programs as well as immersion programs. we're also going to be adding it, i think our conversation tonight is, a workshop possibly to talk about transportation. and as we continue on these discussions and in the planning process, we're hoping to be able to share some of those discussions with the public at the enrollment fair. this is going to be in addition to any other public engagement activities that we're going to have involving transportation. we're also going to be holding a workshop and doing some specific outreach for the families that are at willie brown and we have some specific strategies that we're going to be using to make sure that those 90-plus families who are going t

the main discovery workshop is confusing. i think that people are not going to really know what that is. i know that you're trying to do discovery, apply, enroll. but enrollment workshops will be a little bit clearer, especially to new families trying to figure out what is going on. the collection sites, i wonder if it's possible to open them for more than a day each. i think those are great. i think it's great to have satellite collection sites if you gave people a week because any one day they could forget. the road trip focus, i'm wondering why in addition to that, why we're not having principals of elementary schools and the principals of the potential feeder middle schools getting parent groups together now to talk to each other as opposed to having parents go visit the new school. i think that having parent groups talking to each other would be a really good idea. those are my comments. i would like to make one other comment that is kind of more to the general of what this committee deals with in general. i recently dis

the idea is you go to these sites and have a bunch of workshops. at first i was thinking you would give different days and have different workshops. you may want to clarify its. i think i have it now. you are basically going to these elementary school sites for discovery workshops and within one setting and one day you will have all of these different workshops that include to a single process all the application? >> those are the workshops we are going to be providing that the enrollment, the application process. the discovery workshops are really to help whop turns through what our process is once we get applications, but they need to submit, and how the process will work. commissioner yee: i guess the last thing i will say is a really like the mobile center. is this a bus that we have already or we have access to, or some vehicle we have access to, or is it just a picture of the vehicle meaning you take the bus and go there? >> it has been a longtime dream of mine to do this although it kicks off this year. it is a school bus that is provided to

and let's take you back finally to the workshop area of the san jose mine. these underground pictures show the last man there. waiting, speaking to the rescuers above, but waiting patiently for phoenix two, the rescue capsule, to be lowered down for the last time, we think, to pick up this man. he's been down there for a long time. he's probably hoping there aren't any practical jokes being played on him by the guys above. we've seen the capsule come down. but he sits waiting patiently in that light. the final of the six rescue workers, the 39th person to go up in this capsule. when it finally breaks through the roof. let's listen to some of the conversation. [speaking spanish] >> so just chatting, some casual chatting here. [speaking spanish] as he waits. for the bottom of phoenix two just to edge through. fascinating to see what he does. picks up the camera which is filming this or leave it for somebody else to come down, and tomorrow to tidy up. or is this the last time that anyone will step foot inside the san jose mine? [speaking spanish] [speaking span

i like the idea of workshops. i absolutely think we should be doing those sort of workshops and look at the areas of the plan. commissioner antonini referenced trinity plaza. when i thought of this project, i thought of trinity plaza and the opportunity to do something to incorporate long-term rental housing, rent control and affordability and looking at things like that. usually initiation is a very procedural matter that we undertake. we have lots of projects and lots of times there is not any discussion at all. i would actually be fine with initiating and looking at how we change the schedule essentially so we can fit in workshops and other sort of things. president miguel: i would also be in favor of initiation at this point. even the motion that was prepared before us says on or after november 18. it m

you can see a list of the so- called discovery workshops. i am holding in here. you cannot see it, but it is on the website. this will go through january 29. there will be a mobile educational placement center in a bus. i think that is kind haute -- kind of cool, and there will be an opportunity for people to file their so-called satellite collection, to put in their applications not only here but at other locations. all of that is also on the website, and there are a number of other things in the plan that are there, so i want to thank the staff as well as the public. i see some representatives are still here. thank you very much. and just to say that this has been a long, difficult process. i think the staff work has been exemplary. the committee meetings have been really good. we have gotten a lot of good feedback. we will continue to work on this, and i encourage all members of the public to really pay attention to this. thank you. vice president mendoza: thank you. and, needless to say, we will continue to have meetings of the ad hoc committee. commissioner

the use would be for general office with a small model making workshop. the lease term would be for a five-year period with a five- year option. the estimated commencement date would be january 1, 2011. rent for the existing space would be $32,136 per month, or $2.60 per square foot per month. rent for the expansion space would be $8,100 per month. rent for the existing space would begin upon lease commencement date. rent for the expansion space will commence on the earlier of one expiration 180 days of delivery to tennant and issuance of a port building permit, two, substantial completion of the works and the date of issuance of the certificate of completion, or 3, expiration of 360 days from the lease commencement date. there are 63% annual adjustments built into the lease. the tentative improvement work. the tenant at full cost and expense shall renovate the expansion area into office space. the estimated cost of renovation is $900,000. the utilities and services are the sole responsibility of the tenant. maintenance and repair. the court shall maintai

that's the way the workshop is going to go. i will pass it along to our panelists to introduce themselves and talk about their organizations. thank you, again, for coming. [applause] >> hello i'm charl davis program direct for the mo magic which is western addition fillmore of adolescent growth in our communities. i'm a resident of the western addition and been doing work in the community before this was organized. mo magic is part of the bay view mag i believing in the public defentders office it started in the bay view in 2004. last year supervisor mirkarimi liked the work that was doing done with be magic and wanted it expanded to the western edition. as of november of last year the program was organized. it seeks to bring community based organizations. cities and residents to talk about how to best serve the community and how we can work all together. we meet every other week in the western addition to discuss that. even though it's focused on the western addition we try to work with everyone in district 5. in serving the y

the most important thing is you are teaching comedy workshops in new york city. tell me about the comedy workshops. >> actually there is something i didn't intend to do. i was sitting around criticizing young comedians for so long the club was like, hey, you should just teach a workshop. >> they did that to shut you up. >> just do this during the day so we don't have to hear it. >> and then it was like the best review in america. everyone was like, it is amazing! and so much so, i have had a couple professionals come up saying, can you stop teaching this class? it took on a life of its own. >> it sounds like an infomercial. >> this is too good. but if you act right now i will give uh second one for free! >> did you see the question marks all over it? >> yes, all the jokes are in here. exactly. i will show you where to find your jokes. these jokes are just out there waiting for somebody to apply for them. >> i have to ask -- >> placing ads in the back of magazines. >> you too can be a comedian today. >> you used to be a poor vietnamese guy until you discover eddie

the focus of this workshop not the workshop the summit today is tow repeatedly hit us over the head with hurricane katrina when the compliment to that which is an earthquake the stronger neighborhoods will survive and the ones that are capable will dealing with a variety of issues and used to talking to one another a buddy system of a variety of levels. because i heard alarming things about the new orleans neighborhoods that in neighborhoods in new orleans in which there was not the history of conversations or history of shared projects and activism. the decision about the future of the neighborhoods whether they would exist or not is being made by the federal government and many of the neighborhoods will be park lands. that's the opposite extreme of what you want to have happen in san francisco. san francisco is about neighborhoods but some neighborhoods are better than another. community challenge grants are a fun way to stimulate these conversations. i want to point out a few great people in the room that you don't already know. give you examples of further examples of what things are

. >> and can you describe to me who comes to these workshops? >> during the first year, because there are very, very few, but everybody in the neighborhood came to the workshop, children, seniors, different areas, and they do the lantern festival in their area, but they do not have the technology. if you go to a place where you have a filipino household, chances are, they have the lanterns, because that is a symbol of hope and blessings, so, therefore, filipinos identified with the lanterns -- identifiey with the lanterns. it is a great collaboration. they are more connected with this community, but then to showcase them and their performance, their profession, the festival, and the most prestigious award of the year -- >> i want to thank you so much for sharing this insight with us here on "culture wire" and bringing this cultural tradition to san francisco. >> a thank you. >> the bards commission has played a leading role -- >> thank you. >> the bards communication has played a leading role. ®Ñdcommis sion has played a leading role. thank y

in addition he's founded a private museum of minerals and jewelry complete with gem cutting workshops the art of stone cutting alone produces unique gems from emeralds and more modest semi-precious stones like topaz amethyst and other colored crystals. stone splinter or even a plain looking one is given a new lease on life important as well as local stones are cut here but local stones no matter how plain they might be are dearer to the master's hearts. closer to the soul. because. there's a fountain in front of the museum in the small courtyard visitors are immediately drawn to its rich. uncut chunks of greenish. it stands as a monument to the locals love for their. clothes. just. to get live. entertainment of. high production simply. because. this is the way. people. take. million. lives. the old village of the very center of the year old gemstone belt legend has it that a long time ago women and children used to wash ruby and sapphire stones at the cattle watering hole today college graduates would be geologists come here from moscow each summer to get hands on training they stay a

the next round of community planning workshops will be this wednesday at tier 1. that workshop will focus on the central blue-green way, a central area running to the northern boundary of hunters point shipyard. that will capture a great. there. then a week later, on october 6, again on pier 1. the next meeting will focus on the northern greenaway. we encourage anyone interested in how the greenway will be interested to come to the meeting. if you would like to see the material about the blue green way in advance, you can go to the port website, sfport.com. very exciting for us. secondly is cuesa's the eighth annual sunday supper. i cannot believe it has been eight years already. as you may know -- it is october 3, which is coming right up, at 5:30 in the ferry building. every fall, cuesa brings together market chefs, community members, and others for a feast to educate and support local farmers. there will be a reception followed by dinner at 7:00, a four-course supper served family style. there will be tableside carving, live options, and former presentations. e

so today i feel that decision will be made when i'm done with this workshop. >> his dream is to have a winery of his own. he's well on his way, but looking for some specific advice. >> more about maintaining my vines and how to make better vines than what i'm doing now. >> one of the sessions includes a vineyard at one of perdue's local research farms. a hands on experience. >> we'll have an opportunity to walk through the vineyard and ask questions and see what we have done. see how different varieties perform here. >> at lunch, the group will sample wines each participant brought to share. they hope to learn about the business and have some fun at the same time. >> well one man's jack-o- lantern is another's meal. some elephants devoured the pumpkins whole, some prefer to smash them up. some like to play around with them before digging in. >>> if you are looking for the perfect pumpkin to decorate, there are some tips to help make it easier to help your pumpkin last longer. for example, pumpkins with lighter colored skin are easier to carve. you can find the rest of the tips online

in addition he's founded a private museum of minerals and jewelry complete with gem cutting workshops the art of stone cutting alone produces unique gems from emeralds and more modest semi-precious stones like topaz amethyst and other colored crystals. each gemstone splinter or even a plain looking one is given a new lease on life imported as well as local stones are cut here but local stones no matter how plain they might be are dearer to the master's hearts. closer to the song. because. visitors are immediately drawn to it. it stands as a monument to the locals love. the old village at the very center of the year. a long time ago women and children used to wash. at the cattle watering hole today college graduates would. come here from moscow each some. to get hands on training they stay at the house which once belonged to a local priest alexander is a prospector with years of experience. he takes the students on a guided tour of an old quarry where he tells them about the nuts and bolts of his job. they go to a place where piles of paint. covered a hundred years ago and where nickel

the focus of this workshop not the workshop the summit today is tow repeatedly hit us over the head with hurricane katrina when the compliment to that which is an earthquake the stronger neighborhoods will survive and the ones that are capable will dealing with a variety of issues and used to talking to one another a buddy system of a variety of levels. becausi

. >> the workshop is october 27 october 27th 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. the meeting is offered as part of legacy week. >>> pure health educatorred held a workshop to show that love should not hurt and healthy relationship the do exist. love the way you lie, a song by eminem and rei that -- rihanna was broken down. this teacher teaches violence prevention because she and friends have gone in similar situations. >> violence is a learned behavior. it's not something we are born with, and those who are victims do have options to get help, and they are not alone. >> reporter: pure health educators say it's unwillingly promoted through the media with images. >>> rape is a type of war in africa. was there a hearing held this week. the woman born in the dominican republic of kongo and raised in california said she wants the world to know that rape and torture are being committedded in the name of commerce. the greatest silence is a documentary describing the wounds of 200,000 women from girl who are 4 to women in their 80s. >> they have been raped by rebel forces

in addition, regarding halloween and compliance workshop was held by the california music and culture association or cmac, on thursday, october 20. and the workshop covered co-compliance, -- code compliance, it covered security best practices, it had discussion around venue and promoter questions and answers. it includes representatives from our staff, from the police department, from a private security company and two attorneys who were there obviously to talk about their experiences and again address concerns regarding issues around costumes, i.d.ing people with face paint and masks on, you know, plastic weapons and things that happen on halloween and lots of crowds sort of moving up and down sidewalks that may be a little different than other holidays. so we think that went well. we hope, again, that overall we'll see a safe and happy halloween and it might be even a little wet, which is helpful. so, with that i'll go to staff update. what i really wanted to do and i'm glad to do this is update you on the citation issuance procedure per the revised section, 1060.25. i've been repor

. >> reporter: his workshop ooded. even his wooden back steps washed away. across route 5, ryan waits for the water to recede. hundreds of thounds of dollars of heavy machinery sits waterlogged. >> that one particular right there that says 603, the water was up above that it's been going down, obably two fee >> reporter: you think it did any damage to it or you just got to let it dry out? >> well, i want to hop it dn't do any damage to them. >> reporter: a few miles down the road in calloway, the hopes went unanswered. a big part of the problem in this part of the county washe st. mary's river. it crested its banks big time

and she mentioned in the last meeting there were workshops held. we did not receive notice on the workshop, and i am not on what ever lived, so i am not involved in the policy-making. the idea of having a threshold of 50 e-mails, if one person in the association who might be an officer, if you get that e-mail , that would trigger an evaluation rather than just waiting for 50 e-mails from each resident. i was also wondering what the deadline is for feedback. >> i want to commend the department. it has been a constant theme that we need more communication. ii think it is a good plan, and we appreciate the opportunity to be involved. we will participate in whatever way we can. we will make sure we can be part of this as well. >> good afternoon federer give one of the things we do not do great in -- good afternoon. one thing we do not too great is communicating, and that has changed in the last four or five months. we have worked on getting things in our newsletter including using our staff to post on family list serves in san francisco, responding to