The book cover has a piece of grass on the cover and has so much potential and he has a famous quotation i decrease myself from the grass that i love. What does that mean to you and why is it on the cover . It is a biblical reference. And it refers to the idea that we come from something fertile. And then in the process of writing this book being mortal i think is terrific by the way one of the few times but did it hit your stride q. I will not be around forever . And then doing the research for this have an effect on you . Guest all lot. It was the story impact it was having even in my own practice with the very successful job. By the end of the 90s radically 17 of the population died in the home 83 at institutions no chance to say goodbye are hooked up to machines. And try to preserve some quality of life but it was clear that this was not what people wanted. So i began to interview patients and interviewed over 200 patients about their experience. And then enter the scores with the
This is why people should be able to make their own health care decisions, they know what they need and they know what they can afford. Half of the people will now have to pay some subsidies back. They maybe got a raise had income that they didnt figure on. When they filled out the forms and enrolled, now its going to hurt them in the long run they will have to pay that money back to the federal government and thats not something are planning on doing. Lou neil if they say that this doesnt make sense according to the Supreme Court then the administration comes back and says congresswoman millions of people will be without Health Insurance and they are pointing the finger at you guys republicans, what do you do and what do you plan in that event to help those folks out . Thats a very real possibility. In my state of south dakota we did not set up a state on exchange. So they are some of those individuals that could lose their health care coverage. That they have through that exchange. W
Lady is mrs. Hamilton. Please come up. [applause] she is a tireless woman at the engle Side Community center and church on ocean avenue. For 16 years, not one year, 2 years, but 16 years, she has worked tirelessly every day to help the center through the programs the city provides. And things like the food pantry. By the way, the food pantry is, i think, the biggest in our district serving several hundred people every week. It was 72 percent and while the numbers have dwenled the African Community is still numerous in lake view and those who serve the community very well and serving young and serving seniors at the it book man center and so this year, the lake view hall of fame will be taking place on june 16th and it is a friday night, and usually at the espanol, and it is always a really great lively event and we have had over the years, great mc, like tyler and renela from the giants and we hope to have a strong event this year as well but i just want to say thank you for helping to
And quite a few names popped up. But there were two that floated to the top. And so if you would let me indulge, i will be honoring two people. One of them will be honoring mrs. Adams was part of it. Im just going to read a quick statement. So colleagues, my first honory today is to remember and celebrate the wonderful lady dorthy adams. I know you have heard this story before but its important for my office to tell this story to a broader audience because of what she did in the community. She passed away in january. Dorothy and her husband are in this they had to break into their own home. There was discretion against black home owners. So you wonder whats the impact here. Ill tell you later. But dorothy was never a timid woman. She had already broken one barrier. She was also a model for macys, she was a dancer, in the San Francisco World Magazine and the San Francisco black Police Officer. Dorothy and her husband found the perfect home for her and her two children. When they found t
Okay. Back to my official duties. Supervisor wiener. Thank you madam president. Colleagues, today, i have the privilege of recognizing the amazing denise brier as my honorry for black History Month. Come on up. [applause] so i think many of us have known for many, many years in the community but maybe dont know the back story on this pretty terrific one. She is the youngest of four children born in sacramento. She attended the university of pacific and stock on the and she came to us in the bay area where shes lived for the last 20 years and has two daughters, age 22 and 26. Bebeis a multi facetted entertainer. Shes been an entertainer for about a decade now. Ive seen her many, many times and it never gets old. She has hosted and promoted over hundreds of night life events really participating in a deep way in the night Life Community, in particular the lg b t night Life Community in San Francisco. I know were all working very hard to make sure the night life survives and tliefs in thi