Well, the class I had hoped to take did not happen. City College of San Francisco has campuses all over the city, but the Evans campus was in an area that just made me very sad. I felt unsafe as I drove through this derelict part of the city and decided that maybe I didn't need a class on sewing with knits after all. It does, however, make me want to do something about the deplorable state of public education in my city. Students should not have to walk or drive through areas in which they fear for their safety. I was able to turn around and drive out, but it's not so easy for those who have been born into poverty and unfortunate circumstances.
Today the news is all about the grand inauguration ceremony for Barack Obama and how it's the most expensive inauguration in history. Apparently they plan to "clear out" the homeless people from the inaugural area. Wouldn't some of that $160 million be better spent on helping out some of those citizens rather than moving them away from the eye of the camera?
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