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>>> LET'S MICK SUREY?Teu WE SET UP A
HOTLINE THAT WILL HELP CONSUMERS
TLAR HAVING THAT CHANGE, HAVE A
PLACE TO CALL TO FIGURE OUT, IS
THERE ANOTHER HEALTH PLAN THAT
WOULD BE BETTER FOR THEM?
A BETTER PLAN DESIGN?
THIS IS PART OF THE BIGGEST
CHANGE SINCE MEDICARE.
AND IT'S NOT JUST BIGGER BECAUSE
IT'S CHANGING THE HEALTH CARE
SYSTEM FOR EVERYONE SO THAT IN
THE FUTURE YEARS, EVEN THOSE
PEOPLE THAT THIS YEAR, MIGHT SEE
A PRICE BUMP ARE GOING TO BE IN
A NEW HEALTH INSURANCE WORLD
WHERE THEY CAN NEVER BE TURNED
DOWN AGAIN.
THEY CAN NEVER BE -- GO AHEAD.
>> THE DECISION --
>> THEY LEADS ME TO BELIEF
YOU'RE NOT REAL THRILLED WITH
WHERE THINGS ARE?
>> WE'RE NOT THRILLED.
THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT IS A
GOOD LAW TO PROVIDE HUGE CHANGES
IN HEALTH INSURANCE SYSTEM BUT
FOR SOME PEOPLE, PEOPLE THAT
MAKE MORE THAN 400% OF POVERTY
SO IF YOU'RE LIKE A 60-YEAR-OLD
THAT MAKES $60,000, YOU DON'T
GET FEDERAL HEALTH TO LOWER THE
COST OF YOUR HEALTH INSURANCE.
HEALTH INSURANCE CAN STILL BE
EXPENSIVE AND I THINK THIS IS
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CONGRESS
SHOULD LOOK AT.
HOW TIM PROVE THE LAW TO
EVERYONE HAS HEALTH CARE THAT'S
AFFORDABLE.
THIS WAS A PIECE THAT THERE WERE
NOT GREAT ONLY OPTIONS FORCE US.
CALIFORNIANS THAT ARE LOSING OLD
POLICIES GET THE LESS NEW POLICY
FOR THEM.
>> LET'S LOOK AT THE DATA OF THE
TEAM THAT SIGNED UP THERE WAS A
LOT OF CONCERN ABOUT THE YOUNG
PEOPLE, THE YOUPG INVINCIBLES
WOULD SIGN UP.
WHAT DID THE DATA TELL US ABOUT
THAT?
>> IT'S GOOD DATA.
HERE IN CALIFORNIA, YOU HEARD A
LOT ABOUT NATIONAL WEBSITES NOT
WORKING ET CETERA.
COVERAGE CA.COM IS WORKING
GREAT.
WE'RE SIGNING UP 10,000 PEOPLE
EVERY SINGLE DAY.
SOME OF THEM GOING TO MEDICAL
AND THOSE PEOPLE, ABOUT 21% OF
THEM ARE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18
AND 34.
THESE ARE YOUNG PEOPLE.
THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT WILL
BE BEING PART OF OUR INSURANCE
POOL, WILL MAKE SURE THAT IN
2015, THE RATES FOR EVERYONE
STAY AS LOW AS POSSIBLE.
>> ANOTHER IMPORTANT
DEMOGRAPHIC, LATINOS, SOMETHING
LIKE 60% OF THE UNSURED IN
CALIFORNIA ARE LATINO AND I
THINK, 3% OF THOSE ENROLLED SO
FAR IN COVERED CALIFORNIA ARE
PRIMARILY SPANISH SNEAKING.
WHAT DOES THAT TELL YOU?
>> A COUPLE THINGS.
IN THE FIRST 7ñMONTH, THIS THE IS
DATA ABOUT MONTH ONE OF THE
SIX-MONTH ENROLLMENT PERIOD.
WHAT TEN ROLLMENT WILL BE IN THE
NEXT MONTH BETWEEN NOW AND
ACTUALLY, NOT UNTIL NOW AND
DECEMBER 23rd, OUR BOARD ALSO
EXTENDED THE ENROLLMENT PERIOD
FOR COVERAGE TO START JANUARY
31st UNTIL THE 23rd OF DECEMBER,
WE'LL SEE A LOT OF ENROLLMENT IN
COMMUNITIES.
WE HAVE THOUSANDS OF LICENSED
INSURANCE AGENTS AND WHAT WE
CALL CERTIFIED ENROLLMENT
COUNSELORS, TRAINED CERTIFIED
INDIVIDUALS AND A BUNCH OF THEM,
60% OF THE ENROLLMENT COUNSELORS
AND 1% OF THE LICENSED AGENTS
THAT SPEAK SPANISH.
WE THINK ENROLLMENT OF THE
LATINO COMMUNITY AND ALSO, OF
THE PEOPLE THAT MANDARIN AND
KOREAN, WILL BE IN COMMUNITIES
ACROSS CALIFORNIA.
>> FAIR TO SAY THINGS ARE BETTER
IN CALIFORNIA THAN THEY ARE
NATIONALLY.
TO WHAT EXTENT CAN CALIFORNIA
SUCCEED IF OBAMA CARE NATIONALLY
IN SOME WAY FAILS OR FALLS
SHORT?
>> WELL, CALIFORNIA, I THINK, IS
ACTUALLY DOING A REALLY GOOD
JOB.
WE'RE SHOWING OTHER STATES WHAT
IT MEANS WHEN A STATE COMES
TOGETHER TO SAY, LET'S NOT PLAY
POLITICS WITH OUR CITIZENS.
LET'S ENROLL THEM AND COVERED IN
HEALTH CARE.
THERE'S A 16 OTHER STATES THAT
ARE ALSO STATE-BASED EXCHANGES
LIKE US.
NEW YORK, WASHINGTON,
CONNECTICUT.
THEY'RE DOING A GOOD JOB.
BUT IN AIR YEAR OR TWO WELCOME
PEOPLE IN STATES LIKE TEXAS OR
FLORIDA WANT WHAT CALIFORNIA
HAS, INSURED PEOPLE GETTING GOOD
COVERAGE THAT'S AFFORDABLE.
>> QUICKLY, IF THE NATIONAL
WEBSITE DID YOU WANT GET FIXED
IN A TIMELY WAY, CAN -- I MEAN,
WE'RE DEPENDENT ON THAT, AREN'T
WE?
>> ABSOLUTELY NOT.
FOR PEOPLE THAT NEED TO ENROLL
IN COVERAGE IN CALIFORNIA, WE'RE
NOT USING THE FEDERAL WEBSITE AT
ALL.
INSTEAD, WE ACTUALLY DO A
CHECKUP AGAINST THE IRS, THE
FEDERAL HUB.
SO COVERED CALIFORNIA AT COVERED
CA.COM, WE DO NOT USE WERE LINK
OR DEPEND ON HEALTHCARE.GOV.
A DIFFERENT WEBSITE.
WE DO, THOUGH, PING AGAINST THE
IRS AND THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF
WHAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
WORKS REALLY WELL.
THREE SECONDS WE CONFIRM PAEM'S
INCOME AGAINST THE IRS SYSTEM
AND THAT'S WORKING EVERY DAY.
>> I'M SURE PEOPLE ARE HAPPY TO
HEAR THE IRS IS WORKING WELL.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF COVERED
CALIFORNIA, THANKS SO MUCH.
>> THANKS, SCOTT.
THANKS FOR HAVING ME WITH YOU.
>>> AND NOW, RECENT
CONFRONTATIONS BETWEEN POLICE
AND SUSPECTS CAPTURED ON CAMERA
HAVE RAISED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
IMPACT OF VIDEO ON POLICING.
A WARNING, SOME OF THESE IMAGES
ARE GRAPHIC.
THIS VIDEO WAS TAKEN WITH A CELL
PHONE BY AN ONLOOKER AND HAS LED
áPTt SHOWING THEá TO COMMUNITY I
ARREST OF DJ WILLIAMS FOR RIDING
HIS BIKE ON THE SIDEWALK NEAR A
HOUSING COMPLEX IN SAN
FRANCISCO'S MISSION DISTRICT.
SEVERAL FIGHTS ALSO BROKE OUT
BETWEEN OFFICERS AND OTHER
RESIDENTS AT THE COMPLEX.
DEMONSTRATORS ON TUESDAY,
ACCUSED THE POLICE OF BRUTALITY.
THE CLASHES ONE IN A SERIES OF
RECENT LAW ENFORCEMENT INCIDENTS
SPARKING DEBATE ABOUT POLICE
PRACTICES AND C7u RELATIONS WITH
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.
JOINING ME NOW FOR ANALYSIS
ARE -- CHUCK MEDIA, SAN
FRANCISCO CHRONICLE COLUMNIST
AND JUDGE COKO CORDELL, THE
INDEPENDENT POLICE AUDITOR FOR
SAN JOSE.
FRANK WILLIAMS, DJ'S STEPFATHER
DID AN EXCLUSIVE TELEVISION
INTERVIEW WITH ME AND SHARED HIS
REACTION.
>> SON ON DOING THINKING WRONG.
FOR HIM OF THE BEEN BEATEN THE
WAY HE WAS BEATEN WHERE YOU HAVE
FLESH OFF YOUR FACE AND THE
OTHER YOUNG MEN WHO HAD FLESH
OFF THEIR HEADS AND SCARS ON
THEIR BODIES, IT'S JUST -- IT'S
JUST DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.
THE FIRST THING HE SAID TO ME
WHEN WE PICKED HIM UP AT QUARTER
TO 5:00 IN THE MORNING, DAD, WHY
DID THIS HAPPEN TO ME?
I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS.
I'M CONFUSED.
YOU KNOW?
I SAID DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
I JUST -- HE SAID I DON'T CARE
ABOUT IT.
ALL I WANT TO KNOW IS WHY DID
THIS HAPPEN?
IT'S INJUSTICE HAS GOT TO STOP.
THIÁd3=HRj INJUSTICE AND IT'S GOT
TO STOP.
>> NOW, CHUCK, I KNOW YOU'VE
BEEN COVERING THIS STORY.
YOUR REACTION TO MR. WILLIAMS'
STATEMENT?
>> I THINK IT'S A TEXTBOOK
EXAMPLE OF WHY WE NEED VIDEO
CAME
CAMERAS.
EVERYBODY IS ASKING FOR ANSWERS
AND STORIES VARY WIDE WILDLY.
THE POLICE SAY THEY REACHED FOR
HIM AND HE BIT THEM.
IF WE HAD VIDEO OF THAT THAT
MIGHT PUT THINGS INTO CONTEXT.
WHEN YOU SEE SOMEONE LEAVING THE
SCENE WITH BLOODSTREAMING DOWN
THEIR FACE, THE POLICE LOOK
TEENAGE
TERRIBLE.
THEY MAY HAVE MADE A MISTAKE.
THRICE INCIDENTS ON THE VIDEO
THAT LOOK WAY I WAY OUT OF HAND
BUT THE POINT IS WE DIDN'T SEE
IT FROM THE BEGINNING.
IF WE HAD A VIDEO CAMERA WE
COULD SEE IT.
>> THE SAN FRANCISCO POLICE
DEPARTMENT IN TWO WEEKS IS
STARTING A PILOT PROGRAM USING
CAMERAS GIVING THEM TO PLAIN
CLOTHED OFFICER WHO IS GO OUT IN
THE COMMUNITY AND SERVE WARRANTS
AND SUCH.
JUDGE CORDELL, YOU'RE A FORMER
JUDGE AND NOW YOU OVERSEE AND
AUDIT COMPLAINTS FOR POLICE
MISCONDUCT IN SAN JOSE.
HOW HAVE CAMERAS -- THERE ARE SO
MANY OF THEM OUT THERE NOW, HOW
HAVE CAMERAS CHANGED POLICE
PRACTICES?
>> WELL, CELL PHONES HAVE
CHANGED POLICING FOREVER.
ALL ACROSS THIS COUNTRY AND
AROUND THE WORLD.
ANYBODY WITH A CELL PHONE CAN
VIDEOTAPE POLICE.
SO IT IS ABSOLUTELY APPROPRIATE,
TIMELY AND IN FACT, LONG OVERDUE
THAT POLICE OFFICERS SHOULD BE
REQUIRED TO WEAR BODY-WORN
CAMERAS SO ANY INTERACTIONS 2007
OFFICERS AND THE MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC ARE RECORDED.
SO IT'S CRITICAL, THOUGH, I KNOW
THE SAN FRANCISCO'S GOING TO DO
A PILOT AS YOU SAID AND HAVE 50
CAMERAS.
BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN A THING
UNLESS THERE'S A PROTOCOL IN
PLACE RIGHT NOW, BEFORE THEY BUY
THE FIRST CAMERA, THAT SAYS,
HERE'S HOW WHEN THE CAMERAS IS
TO BE TURNED ON.
HERE'S WHEN IT'S TO BE TURNED
OFF.
HERE'S WHO HAS ACCESS TO THE
DATA.
HERE'S HOW LONG THE DATA WILL BE
STORED.
ALL OF THOSE ISSUES SHOULD BE
FLASHED OUT AND MADE RULES AND
MADE PUBLIC.
THE PUBLIC SHOULD KNOW.
>> HERE'S THE PROBLEM WITH CELL
PHONE CAMERAS IS THAT THE POLICE
SAY NOBODY TAKES THEIR CELL
PHONE OUT UNTIL PUNCHES START TO
FLY.
SO WHAT THEY'RE SAYING IS WHAT
GREG SAID THE OTHER DAY, THIS
VIDEO.
>> FROM THE POLICE.
>> HE SAID THIS VIDEO THAT
YOU'RE SEEING NOW STARTED AT
HALFTIME.
AFTER THE THINGS REALLY GOT
GOING AND THAT'S TYPICAL.
WHO WOULD VIDEO SOMETHING IF
THERE WAS NO ACTION GOING ON?
>> THE ADVANTAGE OF A VIDEO WITH
THE POLICE IS A BODY VIDEO IS IT
STARTS WHEN THE CONTACT STARTS.
>> SO IF THESE CAMERAS CAN
PROVIDE THAT KIND OF OBJECTIVE
CONTEXT, WHY DON'T POLICE
DEPARTMENTS HAVE THEM?
IS THERE RESISTANCE FROM THE
OFFICES?
ARE THEY TOO EXPENSIVE?
>> ALL SYSTEMS RESIST CHANGE.
THEY RESIST CHANGE BECAUSE WE
WANT THINGS THAT ARE PREDICTABLE
SO WHEN YOU INTRODUCE SOMETHING
NEW YOU GET RESISTANCE BUT I'LL
TELL YOU THAT RESISTANCE IS
MELTING AWAY QUICKLY.
I THINK YOU'VE -- YOU'D AGREE
THERE ARE POLICE OFFICERS THAT
ARE BUYING THEIR OWN CAMERAS
BECAUSE THEY WANT TO HAVE THE
PROTECTION IT AFFORDS THEM AND
IT AAFFORDS ACCOUNTABILITY AS
WELL.
SO I THINK YOUNG OFFICERS, OLDER
OFFICERS AND EVERYBODY IS
SAYING, GET ME A CAMERA.
I REALLY THINK IT'S VERY, VERY
IMPORTANT.
TIMES HAVE CHANGED.
>> THE IRONY IS THAT FIVE YEARS
AGO WE WERE DOING CRIME CAMERASY
SAN FRANCISCO.
WE SPENT A MILLION DOLLARS TO
MOUNT CAMERAS IN CRIME AREAS AND
THERE WERE SO MANY CONCERNS
ABOUT PRIVACY THEY REDUCED THE
CAMERAS AND THEY MADE THEM
IMMOBILE AND YOU COULDN'T LOOK
AT THEM AND THEY WERE VIRTUALLY
USELESS AND TECHNOLOGY HAS GONE
SO FAST PAST ALL OF THOSE
THINGS, STORE FRONTS HAVE
CAMERAS.
AND NOW CAMERAS ARE SO SMALL
THEY CAN BE MOUNTED ON THE BILL
OF A CAB AND NOW WE HAVE TO DEAL
WITH THIS.
SO IN FIVE YEARS WE'VE HAD A BIG
CHANGE IN HOW WE USE VIDEO.
>> DO THE CAMERAS MAKE A
DIFFERENCE IN HOW THE OFFICERS,
BEHAVE AND THE PEOPLE AND THE
PUBLIC?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
THE CAMERAS DO SERVE THINGS.
THEY HOLD OFFICERS ACCOUNTABLE
AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
ACCOUNTABLE AND PROTECT OFFICERS
FROM BOGUS COMPLAINTS AND PEOPLE
DO THAT.
AND THEY ALSO PROTECT THE PUBLIC
SO WHEN THEY MAKE77áe COMPLAINT
AND IT'S VALID AND CAPTURED ON
CAMERA YOU WON'T HAVE A CITY SAY
WE'RE GOING TO TRIAL.
YOU'LL SETTLE THESE COMPLAINTS
THAT THERE ARE CLAIMS THAT ARE
MADE THEY'LL SETTLE THEM AND
THEY'LL SAVE MONEY.
IT'S A WIN-WIN.
>> DO THEY HELP TO DE-ESCALATE
SITUATIONS?
YOU SAY, I'M WEARING A CAMERA, A
POTENTIAL SUSPECT, DOES IT HELP?
>> THE CAMERAS ARE AN
ARBITOR. INDEPENDENT 8a
PEOPLE GET NO A CONFRONTATION
AND TENSIONS RISE.
I TAKED TO A B.A.R.T. POLICEMAN.
>> THEY HAVE CAMERAS AT
B.A.R.T.?
>> ALL B.A.R.T. PATROLMEN HAVE
CAMERAS AND THEY USE THE SAME
SYSTEM SAN FRANCISCO DOES AND IT
WAS A POLICEWOMAN AND SHE SAID
SHE'S HAD OPPORTUNITIES WHERE
SHE SAID TO PEOPLE, YOU REALIZE
I'M RECORDING THIS.
AND THE LEVEL OF AGGRESSION WENT
WAY DOWN.
>> AND, IN FACT, THERE WAS A
STUDY DONE IN THE CITY OF REALTO
INd)Ñ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND THE
NUMBERS ARE TELLING.
ONE HALF OF THE OFFICERS WEARING
THE CAMERAS OVER A PERIOD OF A
YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT HAD AN 88%
DECLINE IN COMPLAINTS FILED
AGAINST OFFICERS.
AND OFFICERS USED FORCE IN
NEARLY 60% LESS OFTEN.
WHAT I WANTED TO POSE TO YOU,
JUDGE, IS WHAT DOES THIS CASE,
THE OSCAR GRANT CASE.
THE B.A.R.T. OFFICER SHOOTING
THERE, THE LOPEZ CASE IN SANTA
ROSA.
THE KID WHO WAS SHOT DEAD WHILE
HOLDING A FAKE RIFLE.
WHAT DO ALL OF THESE CASES TELL
US ABOUT COMMUNITY RELATIONS
BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE
PUBLIC?
AND DOES THE PUBLIC HAVE A
RESPONSIBILITY IN HOW THEY
ENGAGE?
>> THESE TWO PARTS.
ONE IS WHAT DOES IT SAY, THE
GENERAL STATEMENT THAT THE
POLICE ARE OUT OF CONTROL?
MY ANSWER IS, NO.
YOU HAVE TO LOOK CITY BY CITY
AND RELATIONS BETWEEN COMMUNITY
AND POLICE IN DIFFERENT CITIES
ARE DIFFERENT.
SO I DON'T THINK YOU CAN MAKE A
GENERALIZATION.
BUT YOU RAISE A GOOD POINT ABOUT
WHAT ARE THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC?
SO WHEN I TALK TO PEOPLE ABOUT
THAT, I ALWAYS SAY AND IT'S VERY
EASY TO REMEMBER.
DON'T BE A RAT.
R.A.T.
DON'T RUN FROM A POLICE OFFICER.
THAT'S A CRIME EVADING.
DON'T ARGUE, IT CAN ONLY GET
WORSE.
AND NEVER TOUCH A POLICE OFFICER
BECAUSE THAT'S A CRIME.
IT COULD BE ASSAULT, IT COULD BE
RESISTING.
IT COULD BE OBSTRUCTION.
SO WE HAVE RESPONSIBILITIES AS
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND I
LOOKED AT THAT VIDEO, I DON'T
KNOW HOW MANY OF THOSE PEOPLE
WHO WERE GETTING INTO IT WITH
THE POLICE KNEW THOSE WERE
POLICE OFFICERS BUT IF THEY DID
THERE WERE PROBLEMS ON THEIR
PART AS WELL.
>> AND FRANK WILLIAMS, D.J.
WILLIAMS' STEPFATHER TOLD ME HE
FEELS THAT SAN FRANCISCO HAS A
GOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT.
HE JUST FEELS THERE'S SOME BAD
APPLES AND THAT NEEDS TO BE
INVESTIGATED.
HE DID MEET WITH ATTORNEYEN.
>> BURR JOHN BURRISS AND I THINK
THERE MAYBE A LAWSUIT.
THANK YOU BOTH.
>>> AS THANKSGIVING APPROACHES A
BAY YOU'RE ENGINE OF INNOVATION
IS TACKLING THE TOPIC OF FOOD
FROM FARM TO STAGE.
THE REPERTOIRE THEATER
CHALLENGES WHAT WE EAT AND WHY.
THE RECIPE FOR AN APPEALING
PLAY, IT BEGINS WITH RESEARCH IN
THE FIELD.
>> HER GRANDFATHER AND
GENERATIONS BEFORE HIM WERE
FARMERS BUT HE'S NEVER TILLED
SOIL FOR HARVESTED CROP.
HE'S A PLAY WRIGHT FROM SAN
FRANCISCO AND HE'S COME TO A
SMALL FARM TO DO RESEARCH.
>> I WANTED TO WRITE A STORY
ABOUT A FARMER WHO'S IN DESPAIR
AT THE FAILURE OF HIS CROPS.
I CAME TO THIS FARM TO INTERVIEW
ONE OF;ikz ITS FOUNDERS.
I WAS INTRIGUED WITH THE
STRUGGLES HE'S HAD OVER THE LAST
15 YEARS.
>> ALEXIS INVESTED HER LIFE
SAVINGS IN THESE 54 ACRES TO
RAISE CHICKENS IN AN
ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY
FASHION.
>> WE HAVE A CHICKEN AND EPG
BUSINESS EXISTED FOR SEVEN
YEARS.
AT ANY GIVEN TIME DURING OUR
NORMAL PRODUCTS WE WOULD HAVE
10,000 CHICKENS ON THIS FARM.
>> AT THE HEIGHT OF HER
OPERATION SHE HAD POULTRY AND
EGGS TO TOP BAY AREA RESTAURANTS
BUT LIKE MANY FARMERS HER
FAMILY-RUN ENTERPRISE WAS
VULNERABLE.
>> I WANTED TO KNOW WHY THE
CHICKEN BUSINESS PART OF YOUR
FARM WAS SHUT DOWN.
>> THE BIG REASON WE SHUT DOWN
THE FARM WAS BECAUSE OF THE
DROUGHT IN THE MIDWEST.
WE WERE PAYING 14 TO $15,000 A
MONTH IN CHICKEN FEED.
GRAIN PRICES WERE GOING TO
ESCALATE.
>> SHE SAID THE FARM COMMANDED
TOP PRICES AT $8 FOR A DOZEN
EGGS AND $25 TO $30 FOR A WHOLE
CHICKEN.
>> I KNEW IF I RAISED OUR PRICES
WE WERE GOING TO LOSE A LOT OF
CUSTOMERS SO WITHOUT RAISING OUR
PRICES, THERE WAS NO WAY TO
COVER THOSE INCREASED COSTS IN
FEED.
>> SHE HAD TO GIVE UP HER
CHICKEN BUSINESS.
SHE'S NOW LOOKING FOR ANOTHER
WAY TO KEEP HER FARM AFLOAT.
>> IT'S VERY CRUSHING AND
SUGGESTS TO ME THIS IS AN
EXAMPLE OF HOW FAILURE THE BE
REALLY TOTAL FOR SOME FARMERS
WHO FEEL SO ALONE.
IN THEIR BATTLES WITH BUSINESS
AND NATURE AT THE SAME TIME.
I'M ALWAYS INTRIGUED WITH THE
STORIES OF DARKNESS AND DESPAIR
AND DISTRESS.
AND IT ALSO TAPS INTO MY OWN
FEARS.
>> SO HE'S ONE OF 18 WRITERS
COMMISSIONED BY THE BERKELEY
REPERTOIRE THEATER TO EXPLORE
THE THEME OF FOOD.
THEY'RE HOLDING A WORKSHOP ON
THIS DAY AND THEIR ARTISTIC
DIRECTOR ENVISIONS A SERIES OF
SHORT PLAYS PERFORMED OVER
SEVERAL DAYS.
>> FOOD IS CONNECTED TO MEMORY,
DESIRE, WHAT WE LOVE AND HATE
ABOUT OURSELVES.
AND IT'S A DEEP TOPIC.
AND IT'S A PERSONAL TOPIC AND WE
THOUGHT, THIS FEELS LIKE A
DIFFERENT WAY TO APPROACH
ISSUES.
YOU KNOW?
WHEN YOU APPROACH TOPICS
POLITICALLY, THEY EASILY BECOME
DIDACTIC OR DEDUCTIVE AROUND YOU
TURN PEOPLE OFF.
THAT BERKELEY RAT.
POLITICAL THEATER, BORING,
HORRIBLE!
I'M NOT -- NOT MY
RESPONSIBILITY.
I'M NOT GUILTY.
>> THE PLAY WRIGHTS ARE CARVING
OUT THEIR INDIVIDUAL STYLES AND
APPROACH AND THE DIFFERENT PLAYS
GRAPPLE WITH A RANGE OF IDEAS
FROM FAD DIETS TO THE EXPERIENCE
OF MIGRANT FARMER WEEKERS.
>> OBVIOUSLY, YOU KB÷ THE
PIECES OF ART ARE MEANT TO
ENTERTAIN.
THEY'RE ALSO MEANT TO EDUCATE
AND INFORM AND INSPIRE BUT
CERTAINLY, AS ARTISTS, WE ENGAGE
IN THIS PROJECT BECAUSE WE WANT
TO LEARN SOMETHING.
>> READY TO BAKE A CAKE?
>> I'M READY.
>> THE RESEARCH OF ANOTHER SAN
FRANCISCO PLAYWRIGHT LAUREN
GUNNEDERSON IS SWEETENED WITH
FAMILY HISTORY.
SHE'S WORKING WITH HER SISTER, A
PASTRY CHEF TO LEARN HOW TO MAKE
COCONUT CAKE, A RECIPE USED BY
THREE GENERATIONS.
FIRST BY HER GRANDMOTHER AND NOW
BY HER SISTER.
>> IF BUTTER AND SUGAR, THAT'S
THE BEST PART.
>> THE HERO OFY-ZÑ THE PLAY IS
REALLY, EXAMINING THE ASSUMED
POSITION OF WOMEN IN THE
KITCHEN.
WHAT DOES THAT CAKE MEAN?
DO WE POUR IN OUR HOPE INTO IT?
OUR SORROWS?
OUR ISSUES?
OUR FAMILIALIAL ISSUES?
I ENVISION ONE ELEMENT STAYING
THE SAME THROUGHOUT TIME.
AND I THOUGHT, SOMETHING THAT
SEEMS VERY FEMININE IS A NICELY
DECORATED CAKE.
AND SO IF THE CAKE STAYS AND THE
WOMEN CHANGE AND THE TIME
CHANGES, WHAT DOES THAT SAY
DRAMATICALLY ABOUT WHERE WOMEN
ARE AND WHERE WE WERE AND WHAT
WE RETAIN OF OURSELVES AND WE
PROGRESS?
>> HER GRANDMOTHER GREW UP IN A
TIME WHEN STORE-BOUGHT CAKES
WERE A LUXURY.
LIKE IT OR NOT SHE HAD TO BAKE.
GUNNEDERSON'S MERE WORKED A
FULL-TIME JOB THAT LEFT LITTLE
TIME FOR BAKING.
>> I FEEL A LOT DIFFERENTLY
ABOUT BAKING THAT YOU KNOW OUR
MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER.
I THINK IT WAS A STRESSFUL THING
FOR THEM BUT NECESSARY FOR
CELEBRATIONS.
I DON'T KNOW.
I JUST LOVE IT.
I LOVE THE SCIENCE TO IT AND THE
CREATIVITY TO IT.
THAT'S REALLY WHAT THIS PLAY IS.
VERY SIGNIFICANT MOMENTS IN
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER
RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH FOUR
GENERATIONS OF ONE FAMILY.
>> JUST AS THE PLAY IS WOVEN
WITH FAMILY HISTORY, SALIS'
RESEARCH DOESN'T FEED JUST HIS
WRITING.
HE'S LEARNING TO INFORM ANOTHER
MORE PERCH ENDEAVOR, HE AND HIS
WIFE WANT TO START A FARM ON
LAND THEY BOUGHT IN OREGON.
>> I WANTED TO TELL A STORY
ABOUT SOMEONE WHO'S LIKE ME,
WHO'S NEVER FARMED BEFORE WHO
TRIES IT AND FAILS AND FAILS
AGAIN AND FAILS AGAIN.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS THAT I
WANT MY AUDIENCE TO GET FROM THE
PLAY JUST YET BECAUSE THE PLAY
IS STILL IN THE FETAL FORM, IF
YOU WILL.
BUT WHAT I WANT THE AUDIENCE TO
GET FROM THE ENTIRE EVENT IS A
GREATER UNDERSTANDING THAT THE
THINGS THEY'RE PUTTING IN THEIR
MOUTH ARE LAIDEN WITH THE LABORS
OF SO MANY PEOPLE.
>>.
EVERY PLAY WE DO WE TRY TO
ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR
CREATING A DIALOGUE WITH OUR
AUDIENCE SO THAT WE DISCOVER
SOMETHING, EVEN IF IT'S
SOMETHING PRIVATE.
SOMETHING ENTIRELY EMOTIONAL.
BUT THERE'S SOME RELATIONSHIP TO
THE TOPIC THAT YOU HAVE THAT'S
TAKING YOU ON A JOURNEY.
>> LIKE THE PLAY WRIGHT, THE
JOURNEY PLB HANDS ON FOR
AUDIENCES AS WELL.
THE FINAL EVENT WILL FEATURE NOT
JUST PLAYS BUT ALSO, MEALS AND
AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION.
AND THE BERKELEY REP IS LOOKING
AT FALL OF NEXT YEAR AS A
POSSIBLE PREMIERE DATE.
>>> TIME NOW TO CHECK IN WITH
SCOTT SCHAFER FOR MORE OF THIS
WEEK'S NEWS AND ALSO, WHAT'S
COMING UP AHEAD.
HELLO.
>> HI THERE.
>> SO IT SEEMS LIKE LET'S GO
BACK TO PETER LEE AND YOUR
INTERVIEW REGARDING COVERED
CALIFORNIA PCHL IT SEEMS LIKE
THEIR DECISION LIVES SOME PEOPLE
OUT IN THE COLD?
>> IT DOES.
IT WAS A TOUGH CALL LIKE PETER
LEE.
IT WAS THE BEST OF THE BAD
OPTIONS.
THERE'S LIKE 900,000
CALIFORNIANS THAT GOT
CANCELLATIONS AND HALF OF THEM
WILL GET BETTER COVERAGE SO
THAT'S NOT BAD AND ANOTHER
300,000 OR SO WHO WILL PAY MORE
AND GET ROUGHLY THE SAME
COVERAGE AND THAT'S NOT A GREAT
DEAL.
WHAT THEY DID DO TO HELP THEM IS
PUSH BACK THE DEADLINE SO THAT
THE MONEY WON'T BE DUE UNTIL
JANUARY 5th SO THEY GET ONE MORE
PAYCHECK TO HELP PAY THAT.
NO WE, THERE'S SOME LOSERS IN
THIS.
>> AND CALIFORNIA IS NOW ONE OF
SEVEN STATES THAT HAVE SAID TO
PRESIDENT OBAMA, THANKS BUT NO
THANKS, WE'RE NOT GOING TO
EXTEND THE CANCELLED POLICIES.
ARE YOU SEEING ANY KIND OF
PATTERN AS TO HOW STATES ARE
MAKING THESE ZEGS?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
THE STATES LIKE CALIFORNIA THAT
SAID, NO THANKS, ARE THE STATES
THAT SUPPORT THE AFFORDABLE CARE
ACT PRIMARILY WITH DEMOCRATIC
GOVERNORS AND THEY FEEL THAT
THEY HAVE THEIR OWN EXCHANGES
THAT ARE GOING WELL.
IT'S THE STATES LIKE FLORIDA.
OTHER STATES WHERE THEY'RE
OPPOSING OBAMA CARE AND THERE'S
MAYBE A SENSE THAT THEY WANT TO
CREATED A LITTLE MORE CONFUSION
AND HAVE MORE PEOPLE IN THE
MARKETPLACE IN THOSE STATES THAT
DON'T HAVE INSURANCE AND DON'T
KNOW WHERE TO TURN IN THE HOPES,
PERHAPS, OF UNDERMINING THE
WHOLE LAW SO CALIFORNIA IS NOT
IN THAT SITUATION BUT THERE ARE
OTHER STATES THAT ARE.
>> LET'S TAKE A LOOK NOW AT A
LOCAL ISSUE AFFECTING A LOT OF
PEOPLE.
THE WHOLE B.A.R.T. SITUATION IS
SO CONFUSING BECAUSE B.A.R.T.'S
BOARD APPROVED A CONTRACT BUT
NOT THE WHOLE THING.
>> NOT THE WHOLE THING.
THEY DON'T WANT THE PAY FOR THIS
SIX WEEKS OF PAID FAMILY LEAVE
AND SO THEY SAID WE'LL ATHE
CONTRACT EXCEPT FOR THAT PART
AND THE UNION SAYS, YOU CAN'T DO
THAT.
THAT'S NOT LEGAL.
THEY'RE CONSIDERING THEIR
OPTIONS.
THEY MAY SUE BUT IT'S NOT A GOOD
SITUATION.
B.A.R.T. DOESN'T LOOK GOOD AND
MANAGEMENT DOESN'T LOOK GOOD AND
I THINK ANYBODY WANTS A STRIKE
SO I DON'T THINK WE'LL SEE THAT
BUT HOW IT PLAYS OUT WE'LL
FOLLOW BUT NO ONE KNOWS.
>> SOMETHING THAT DOES LOOK
GOOD, THE STATE BUDGET.
A SURPLUS?
>> A SURPLUS OF SEVERAL BILLION
DOLLARS.
THERE'S PRESSURE ON THE GOVERNOR
TO SPEND MORE MONEY BUT HE'S
BEING VERY CAUTIOUS.
HE'S SAYING, YOU KNOW WHAT?
WE HAVE TO -- THESE ARE ONE-TIME
FUNDS FOR THINGS LIKE MONEY FROM
INCOME TAX ON SHARES OF LIKE
FACEBOOK STOCK AND GOOGLE STOCK.
WE DON'T WANT TO SPEND THAT ON
ONGOING THINGS.
WE WANT TO USE IT FOR ONE-TIME
THINGS LIKE ROADS AND BUILDINGS.
AND SO WE'LL SEE.
GOVERNOR DAVIS BEFORE HIM GOT A
LOT OF PRESSURE DURING THE DOT
COM BOOM BUT IT DIDN'T WORK OUT
WELL SO I THINK GOVERNOR JERRY
BROWN IS GOING TO AVOID MAY.
>> AND PRESIDENT OBAMA IN TOWN
NOW?
>> HE'LL BE IN TOWN NEXT WEEK
AND HE'LL BE IN CHINA TOWN.
HE'LL BE THERE TALKINGBILITY
IMMIGRATION REFORM AND WE'LL BE
FOLLOWING THAT AS WELL.
>> LOTS TO COVER.
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