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TV Listing. August 2012

Written on July 23, 2012.

Ten Percent

TV Listing. August 2012

Ten Percent — LGBT-TV for Northern California

Mondays – Fridays, 11:30am & 10:30pm and Saturdays & Sundays at 10:30pm on Comcast Hometown Network Channel 104 in Northern California.

www.comcasthometown.com

Episode # 150
Monday — Friday, August 6-10, 11:30am & 10:30pm
Saturday & Sunday, August 11 &smp; 12, 10:30pm

David Perry interviews attorney Fred Hertz about the current state of LGBT rights in Israel. David also speaks with Bishop Otis Charles, the first openly gay bishop in history, about LGBT progress in the Episcopal, and other, denominations.

Episode # 151
Monday — Friday, August 13-17, 11:30am & 10:30pm
Saturday & Sunday, August 18 & 19, 10:30pm

David Perry speaks with “Top Chef: Just Desserts” winner and gay activist Yigit Pura about reality TV and his new SF bakery Tout Sweet. Perry also discusses mental health issues specific to the LGBT community with clinical psychiatrist Dr. Ronald Holt.

Episode # 152
Monday — Friday, August 20-24, 11:30am & 10:30pm
Saturday & Sunday, August 25 & 26, 10:30pm

David Perry talks with Gina Gatta, president of the world’s oldest LGBT publishing outlet, the Damron Guide, about to celebrate its 50th anniversary. David also interviews Amity Pierce Buxton, founder of the Straight Spouse network and author of two new books on straight/gay couples and the issues they face.

Episode # 153
Monday — Friday, August 27-31, 11:30 am & 10:30pm
Saturday & Sunday, September 1 & 2, 10:30pm

David Perry chats with Clinical Psychologist, Bart Magee, founder and executive director of the Access Institute, advocating for affordable access to mental health services. Perry also interviews Nathan Purkiss, Board Member of the Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club, the oldest such political group in the country. Additionally, Perry speaks with Fred Lopez, board president of the historic Castro Street Fair, founded by Harvey Milk.

Ten Percent is also available 24/7 through the “On Demand” Feature through your Comcast Cable Network. Choose “Get Local” and “Comcast Hometown” to access Ten Percent. Past shows may also be viewed online at www.comcasthometown.com.

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About 10 Percent

Comcast Hometown Network (CHN), Comcast’s regional cable network covering Northern and Central California, continues its commitment to quality original programming with Ten Percent, a weekly interview series that focuses on lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender (LGBT) issues. The half-hour show, created and hosted by long-time San Francisco media professional David Perry, airs on Channel 104, Mondays – Thursdays at 11:30am & 8pm and is available to all Comcast digital cable customers throughout Northern and Central California. Each episode will then be available online at www.comcasthometown.com as well as on Comcast’s popular ON DEMAND platform, which is free to Comcast digital customers. To view Ten Percent ON DEMAND, Comcast Digital Cable customers can tune to Channel 1 on their Digital Cable lineup or press the ON DEMAND button on their remote control, then click on the “Get Local” section, then click on “Comcast Hometown.”

“I jokingly call the show ‘Charlie Rose for the LGBT world,” said David Perry, Producer/Host of Ten Percent. “We may be only ten percent of the general population, in round numbers, but our issues are one hundred percent front-and-center in today’s world. Whether it’s the fight for marriage equality or debates about gay clergy or the right to serve openly in uniform, our issues are reflective of the world at large.”

“David has a well-known and unique voice that bridges many communities,” said Jason Holmes, Executive Producer at Comcast Hometown Network. “David’s talents and the launch of Ten Percent further enhance Comcast’s commitment to our communities and Comcast Hometown Network’s compelling, community-based regional programming,”

10 Percent – Listing July 2012

Written on July 9, 2012.

Ten Percent

TV Listing. July 2012

Ten Percent — LGBT-TV for Northern California

Mondays – Fridays, 11:30am & 10:30pm and Saturdays & Sundays at 10:30pm on Comcast Hometown Network Channel 104 in Northern California.

www.comcasthometown.com

Episode # 145
Monday — Friday, July 2 – 6, 11:30am & 10:30pm
Saturday & Sunday, July 7 – 8, 10:30pm

David Perry interviews Kevin Carroll, Executive Director of the Hotel Council of San Francisco, about the “Million Dollar Mission” for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. David also speaks with Troy Campbell, Executive Director of Fisherman’s Wharf CBD, about the improvements coming to San Francisco’s waterfront.

Episode # 146
Monday — Friday, July 9 – 13, 11:30am & 10:30pm
Saturday & Sunday, July 14 – 15, 10:30pm

David Perry speaks with Marc Huestis, producer of Marat/Sade playing at Brava Theatre. David also talks with gay entrepreneur Shane Mayer, founder of the GoGuide app.

Episode # 147
Monday — Friday, July 16 – 20, 11:30am & 10:30pm
Saturday & Sunday, July 21 – 22, 10:30pm

David Perry talks with Linda Hannawalt, founder of the San Francisco Sewing & Quilting Collaborative. David also interviews Eric Jansen, host of NPR station KALW’s Out in the Bay.

Episode # 148
Monday — Friday, July 23 – 27, 11:30 am & 10:30pm
Saturday & Sunday, July 28 – 29, 10:30pm

David Perry chats with Robert Berry, Academy of Art alum and noted fashion designer. Perry speaks with political insider and San Francisco Assistant District Attorney Rebecca Prozan.

Episode # 149
Monday — Friday, July 30 – August 3, 11:30am & 10:30pm
Saturday & Sunday, August 3 – 5 10:30pm

David Perry interviews legendary poet, artist and activist Lawrence Ferlinghetti about his new exhibit, Cross Pollination at the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art and also speaks about his history-making life.

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About 10 Percent

GoGuide Teams with SF Pride to Produce First Event Parade App

Written on June 22, 2012.

Go Guide

GoGuide Teams with SF Pride to Produce First Event Parade App

Gay Entrepreneurs partner with SF International Airport, KAYAK and Rainbow Honor Walk for Historic Tech Collaboration

Media Contacts:
David Perry / (415) 693-0583 / news@davidperry.com
Shane Mayer / (415) 297-2219 / shane@getgoguide.com

www.getgoguide.com/

21 June 2012 — SAN FRANCISCO, CA: San Francisco Pride has teamed up with local, LGBT-founded start-up, GoGuide (www.getgoguide.com/) to produce the first app for San Francisco Pride, June 22 & 23, 2012 in San Francisco. The app is available in both the Apple iTunes and Android app markets by searching “sf pride goguide.”

“GoGuide is proud to present attendees with SF Pride’s first mobile app,” said Shane Mayer, Director of Sales and Marketing and a founder of GoGuide. “The app includes everything you need to know about SF Pride, including the schedule, maps and insider tips, all on your phone.”

SF Pride chose to work with GoGuide to produce this year’s app for a variety of reasons. Most critically, rather than costing Pride, GoGuide’s business model meant that GoGuide paid Pride through a share of app sponsorship dollars. This year’s app sponsors include KAYAK (www.kayak.com) San Francisco Airport (www.flysfo.com) and The Rainbow Honor Walk (www.rainbowhonorwalk.org/)

“We could not be more excited to produce the first official app for SF Pride, the second largest event in all of California,” said Mayer. “We really appreciate Pride’s commitment to supporting a local LGBT run start-up and allowing us to make then a great app and new revenue.”

GoGuide is committed to helping Pride raise $10,000 through app sponsorship. App sponsors get the unique ability to reach Pride attendees through the app, where users will be looking for critical event information.

”We’re proud to pair the #1 travel app with Pride’s official app from GoGuide,” said Robert Birge, Chief Marketing Officer, KAYAK.

“We’re so grateful to GoGuide for helping us spread the word about our international design contest for the Walk,” said David Perry, Rainbow Honor Walk Board President. “This partnership is helping our historic landmark become a reality.”

About SF Pride:

The San Francisco Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Pride Celebration Committee® is a 501(c)3 non-profit membership organization founded to produce the San Francisco Pride Celebration & Parade. SF Pride is dedicated to education, to the commemoration of LGBT heritage and to the celebration of LGBT culture and liberation.

A world leader in the Pride movement, SF Pride is also a grant-giving organization through our Community Partners Program. Since 1997, SF Pride has granted nearly $2 million dollars from proceeds of the Pride Celebration and Parade to local non-profit LGBT organizations and those organizations working on issues related to HIV/AIDS, cancer, homelessness, and animal welfare.

About GoGuide:

GoGuide was founded in 2012 by three gay entrepreneurs. GoGuide produces apps for events for low to no cost. Events make money by using GoGuide as their official app producer. Sponsors reach targeted demographics through app sponsorship and advertising.

Making Fisherman’s Wharf more walkable, bikeable

Written on June 22, 2012.

Making Fisherman’s Wharf more walkable, bikeable

Fisherman’s Wharf merchants are betting that a remake of the district’s main artery to encourage more walkers and bikers will make it an even bigger draw.

www.visitfishermanswharf.com

San Francisco Business Times – by Eric Young. June 22, 2012

Fisherman’s Wharf merchants are betting that a remake of the district’s main artery to encourage more walkers and bikers will make it an even bigger draw.

A stretch of Jefferson Street between Hyde and Powell streets will undergo a $4 million renovation that will widen sidewalks, add landscaping, redesign intersections and allow for more outdoor seating for eateries.

The project is expected to start in October and finish by July 2013, giving the neighborhood a new feel in time for America’s Cup racing.

The general Fisherman’s Wharf milieu remains the same: a dense mix of seafood restaurants, curio shops, hotels and fish processing facilities.

But the sidewalk changes are designed to make the area more inviting to tourists and locals because it will give them more room to walk and bike. Meanwhile, the narrower streets are meant to send the message to drivers that they should slow down along Jefferson or choose another street altogether.

Overcrowding:

While the design for Fisherman’s Wharf was being discussed, a survey of tourists and natives showed that the top complaint about the area — which attracts about 25,000 people per day — was overcrowding, said Rodney Fong, president of the Fisherman’s Wharf Wax Museum and real estate investor. “It confirmed to us we needed to make pedestrians and bikes a priority.”

The remade Fisherman’s Wharf will recall — but not try to copy — other noted areas where strolling and biking are the main way to get around a shopping/eating district, like Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade or Miami Beach’s Lincoln Road.

“It’s not being done to make it like Disneyland,” said Troy Campbell, executive director of the Fisherman’s Wharf Community Benefit District. It was important to shopkeepers and other longtime residents of the area that Fisherman’s Wharf maintain its character, Campbell said.

“On a busy day, it should feel like an outdoor plaza, an urban living space,” said Neil Hrushowy, project manager in the city’s Planning Department.

The remake will be paid for with money from the Department of Public Works, he said.

Some local merchants said they looked forward to seeing the final product. The urban design firm hired by the city, Gehl Architects from Copenhagen, drew inspiration from big cities around the world.

“What happens (in San Francisco) is we tend to think about what we know and we don’t really think about what has been successful in other cities,” said Tom Creedon, president of Scoma’s restaurant, which has been on Fisherman’s Wharf since the 1960s. “The trend is getting people out of their cars and walking in the streets.”

The changes will come only after some disruption to businesses, city officials said. Construction is scheduled to start after the conclusion of Fleet Week this October.

“Everyone knows that short term pain is long term gain,” said Campbell.

The community benefit district, he said, will keep merchants updated about when construction is slated to start near their business.

Years of discussion:

It took Fisherman’s Wharf many years to get to the point where there was enough support to move ahead with a revamped Jefferson Street.

“It’s been a long time coming,” said Creedon. Several years ago when talks about a reworked street began, “discussions were very heated. It seemed like it might not go anywhere.”

Some factions didn’t want any change. Others could not agree on what design elements should be used.

“There wasn’t consensus from merchant owners and tenants and stakeholders,” said Fong. But a break came a few years ago when Fisherman’s Wharf started the community benefit district, in which property owners pay a special tax to pay for additional services.

The CBD served as a central forum to trade ideas on Jefferson Street, he said. Finally people were able to reach common ground.

Another push came in 2010 after San Francisco won the right to host the 2013 America’s Cup.

“I think the America’s Cup really expedited the process a little more,” said Campbell. When “you’ve got company coming you want your living room cleaned.”

For more information visit www.visitfishermanswharf.com

Groundbreaking First-Ever MOU Between Chinese Central Government Body & U.S. City

Written on June 13, 2012.

Groundbreaking First-Ever MOU Between Chinese Central Government Body & U.S. City

SAN FRANCISCO, CHINA’S NDRC SIGN AGREEMENT TO STRENGTHEN TIES IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY & SUSTAINABILITY

www.chinasf.org

San Francisco, CA—Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced that San Francisco signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the 3rd Annual US-China Energy Efficiency Forum in Beijing, China with the Chinese government’s top economic planning body, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). San Francisco’s signing partner for the MOU about sustainable development and energy efficiency is NDRC’s National Energy Conservation Center (NECC). U.S. Ambassador Gary Locke, NDRC Vice Chairman Xie Zhenhua, and U.S. Department of Energy Acting Under-Secretary David Sandalow joined the MOU signing.

“This marks the first MOU between a Chinese central government entity and a U.S. city, demonstrating the importance San Francisco plays as a global leader in energy efficiency and sustainability,” said Mayor Lee. “The agreement provides high-level Chinese central government support for cross-border investment into sustainable development projects and energy efficiency technologies, while also encouraging an increase in joint energy efficiency research and demonstration projects to support a more sustainable planet.”

“We believe this historic MOU provides a unique opportunity for Chinese cities to learn from San Francisco and to more generally deepen ties between our two nations,” said NECC Director General Li Yangzhe. “We couldn’t be more pleased to sign the MOU with the City and Country of San Francisco.”

ChinaSF initiated San Francisco’srelationship with NDRC and NECC during the Bay Area’s 2nd U.S.–ChinaEnergy Efficiency Forum last year. The U.S.–China Framework for the Ten-Year Cooperation on Energy and Environment, a collection of initiatives announced in 2009 by President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao, resulted in both the MOU and the Forum.

“The energy efficiency and sustainable development industries are key for San Francisco and China’s economic development. Establishing a bi-lateral agreement with China’s central government around these themes is a major accomplishment for our City,” said San Francisco Office Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD) Director Jennifer Matz, who led a delegation of San Francisco government and private sector leaders in energy conservation to the Beijing forum and signed the MOU on behalf of the City of San Francisco.

“This is a great honor and opportunity for San Francisco to share our insight with the most populated country in the world as they try and manage their energy demand,” said San Francisco Department of Environment Director Melanie Nutter, whose office will implement the MOU for San Francisco with OEWD.

“ChinaSF congratulates all parties on this landmark achievement. We look forward to utilizing this unprecedented agreement to guide more Chinese investment and businesses into our City,state and country while also helping facilitate the exchange of best practices in energy conservation,” said ChinaSF Executive Director Darlene Chiu Bryant.

About ChinaSF

With offices in Beijing, Shanghai and San Francisco, ChinaSF is a public-private initiative of the San Francisco Center for Economic Development (SFCED) in close partnership with the San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD), supported by funding from private sector partners. Its goal is to attract and retain Chinese investment and business expansion into San Francisco and the Bay Area, and to also support regional businesses in their business effort sin China. For more information, go to: www.chinasf.org

旧金山与中国发改委签署协议，持续加强能源效率和可持续发展上的纽带

首个中国中央政府部门与美国城市之间的谅解备忘录

www.chinasf.org

可直接发表:
2012年6月13日，周三
媒体联系人:
旧金山市长新闻办公室, 415-554-6131
旧金山市驻华办公室媒体联系人: David Perry / (415) 693-0583 / news@davidperry.com

旧金山，加州——－今天，李孟贤市长宣布旧金山市在北京第三届中美能效论坛上与中国政府高层经济规划部门，国家发改委员会，签署了关于能源效率与可持续发展的谅解备忘录。旧金山的协议伙伴为发改委下的国家节能中心。美国大使骆家辉, 发改委副主任解振华和美国能源部代理副部长大卫桑德罗（David Sandalow) 都共同见证了协议的签署。

‘这标志着第一份由中国中央政府机构与一个美国城市签署的谅解备忘录，展现了旧金山市在国际能源效率与可持续发展方面的国际领袖地位。’旧金山的李市长说。‘更重要的是，此协议提供了来自中国中央政府对于可持续发展项目的跨境投资与能效技术上的高层支持，也同时促进了双方为支持一个可持续发展的地球在能效研究与试点项目方面的努力。

‘我们相信这个历史性的协议会给中国城市提供了解旧金山更多的机会，同时加深两国之间的友谊与纽带，’国家节能中心主任李仰哲说‘我们非常荣幸与旧金山市和美国签署这个协议。’

旧金山市驻华办公室（ChinaSF) 与中国国家发改委和中国国家节能中心的合作关系始于2011年在旧金山湾区举行的第二届中美能效论坛。此项谅解备忘录与中美能效论坛都源自于2009美国总统奥巴马与中国主席胡锦涛联合声明的中美在能源与环境问题上的十年合作框架。

‘能源效率与可持续发展产业对于中国与旧金山的经济发展十分重要。与中国中央政府在这些主题上建立双边共识对于我们城市是一个了不起的成就，’旧金山经济与劳动力发展部主任马捷俐（Jennifer Matz）说。马捷俐女士带领了一个包括旧金山政府与节能环保企业的代表团来到北京的能效论坛，代表旧金山市签署了此项谅解备忘录。

‘这对于旧金山市是一个莫大的荣幸，也是一个难得的机会，让我们与世界上人口最高的国家在能源问题上进行交流，尤其是中国正在尝试管理他们的能源需求，’旧金山环保局局长Melanie Nutter说到。旧金山环保局将会协助旧金山市经济与劳动力发展部门，推进谅解备忘录的跟进与落实。

‘旧金山市驻华办公室祝贺这一里程碑式的成就。我们希望看到日后这首开先例的协议能引领更多中国投资与商家进入我们旧金山，加州和美国，同时促进双方在节能技术方面最佳实践的交流，”旧金山市驻华办公室的总监赵翠薇说。

关于旧金山市驻华办公室（ChinaSF) 旧金山市驻华办公室是一项旧金山市经济与劳动力发展部门和旧金山经济发展中心之间的半公半私的合作项目，在旧金山，北京，上海三地设有办事处，主要资金由私企赞助提供。这个办公室的主要目标为吸引和促进中国的企业到旧金山湾区进行商务往来和投资，同时支持旧金山湾区当地的企业到中国的拓展。关于更多信息，请访问旧金山市驻华办公室的网页：www.chinasf.org