but there are these four items that i think that we felt were important for the bic/dbi to act on. they kind of go down in terms of the lowest hanging fruit is at the top. the things that might be a little harder or not this time sensitive towards the end of the list, but we certainly encourage the commission to move forward on these four items. >> can i ask a question? i believe that part of what we were doing throughout the project, the first item here is to deal with those post- earthquake standards. maybe some of these are already in play. >> some of these recommendations are in place or are being worked on. some of them are, some of them are not -- commissioner walker: which are not? just to be -- i would kind of like to -- because i know we are working on some of these that deal with our jurisdiction. >> right, lawrence is working on the -- we want to have standard design criteria for voluntary seismic retrofits, and the engineers are working on that. i do not have an estimated completion date. i could probably get that for you by next meeting. the other -- evaluation upon sal

all right, item 6, election of the bic president and vice- president. we will take nominees for president first and then the vice president. commissioner murphy: commissioner lee is not present today, and i feel all seven commissioners should be present if we are going to have an election. i would like to continue this to our march meeting. >> i would just like to remind everyone that we have done that twice in the past when we have not had seven commissioners present, but we would have to take a vote. for a continuance. commissioner walker: i want to just thank you, president murphy, for taking on the leadership of the commission as you have, the challenge and, i appreciate that you have been there, so i just wanted to say that, and then, i'm happy to differ -- happy to defer. i agree with that. commissioner murphy: thank you, commissioner walker. coming from you, that means a lot. [laughter] that is that a form of a motion -- >> is that a form of a motion? >> i, too, have a belief that all seven should be here, for both a combination of not only votes,

the bic will take public comment on matters within the commission's jurisdiction that are not part of this agenda. seeing none, we move to item four, reports, discussion, and possible action to approve the proposed budget of the department of building inspection for fiscal year 2011/2012. >> pamela leaven, deputy director of administrative services. i have a brief presentation, and then i'll take questions. the meeting will be the 16th of february, and the budget is actually due to the mayor's office on the 22nd. i just had a couple of slides to put up, and i gave you guys copies. i wanted to just start by looking at priorities in terms of funding for this next fiscal year. the first one is to continue to restore the number of positions. the proposed #of positions exceeds the 2009-2010 level. i was looking at the budget today and looking at the big line items. 57% of our proposed budget is personnel costs, so i will go over that, but that is the highest priority. the second is the growing demand for permanent inspection services. technology improvements benefit customer service and pr

>> the next item, the bic will take public comment on matters within the commission's jurisdiction that are not part of this agenda. >> comments? >> yes. >> you have got three minutes. >> good morning, commissioners. my name is jose morales. even without mentioning my name, i would like to have my words in the minutes. i saw more livelihood in the commission today, listening to them comment. i do not get that instruction that it is ok, for you to speak when i present to you the proposal. you know that my complaint is of the changing of a house member. if i would also like to mention that one of the lawyers, one of the city attorney's here, a representative this year. i would like to see him there in front. before that, i would like to say that maybe is not you, but i would like to worked see that we have, when we people come during the public comment, we ask questions or can make comments. either one of those. and then you have to answer right away. and you can answer by a the following type -- yes, this public comment on this or that, that question, this is the answer. today i was plan

the bic will take public comment on matters within the commission's jurisdiction that are not part ofhis agenda. commissioner murphy: no public comment. >> seeing no public comment, item five, update and discussion regarding the impact of ada requirements on small businesses and dbi's role. commissioner mar: can we move this matter to the next meeting as well? >> can i ask a question? we had planned in the past to have a joint meeting with the small business commission. is that rescheduled, and maybe this could be an agenda item we could talk about? >> yes, let's talk about that. >> that has not been set up yet. commissioner murphy: no date yet? >> no date yet. so we are voting to continue this item? >> can we move to next month's meeting? i would like to discuss what we're doing in our apartment before we go to the small business commission. >> ok. all in favor? we are continuing. any public comment on this item? >> so we are moving this to our next meeting, which is a special meeting on february 3. item six, discussion and possible action regarding proposed changes to administrative

go to booktv.org and click on "after words" on the bic tv and topics lists on the top right hand page. >> next eric alterman, columnist for the nation and english and journalism professor at brooklyn college and cuny graduate school. he claims president obama has been unable to deliver on his campaign pledges. mr. alterman points to the american political system as the main obstacle in preventing passage of a more progressive agenda. eric alterman discusses his book at busboys and poets in washington, d.c. the program is just over an hour. >> the right wing that i am these days. a did a tour a few years ago, everywhere i went someone would call up the bookstore and say that i was sick and i had to cancel. and when i was doing a bookstore in l.a., they called c-span to cancel and c-span called me and said, you know, we're sorry you're sick and i said, well, i'm not sick. and the event went on but somebody killed all the electricity in the store while i was speaking. and it was one of those stores i don't want to disparage hippies or anything but -- it was one of those stores where nobo

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any specific highlights in the agreement, in terms of what it does? >> it is a bic agreement, it allows for -- thick agreement, it allows the nonprofit to operate for five and half years. it includes all of the city requirements for contracts with nonprofits for this purpose. supervisor campos: great. why don't we open it up to public comment. is there anyone from the public that would like to comment on this item? you have three minutes. >> that was three minutes? supervisor campos: yes. >> it shows two on my counter. thank you. douglas yepp. i have been living in santa scope for 35 years. i would like to speak on item one. -- san francisco 435 years. even when i have had business meetings on mission street, i am forced to do it in the daytime because i cannot afford to be an innocent victim in the ninth time. i think this is well in order. if people like me cannot afford to be on the street at night, i hate to think if you were a regular citizen going back and forth on mission street, how they must feel every night when they have to go through that. secondly, i am

the world. >>> and is luxury back? who is spending bic bucks on expensive cars, and why italy and california may be a marriage made in heaven. "the wall street journal report" begins right now. >> this is america's number one financial news program, "the wall street journal report." now maria bartiromo. >> here is a look at what is making news as we head into a new week on wall street. u.s. employment rose far less than expected in the month of january, but the unemployment rate fell to the lowest level since april of 2009. the department of labor says the u.s. economy created just 36,000 new jobs last month. that was way below the estimates of 145,000. the government said severe weather may have played a role in the weaker than expected number. but the unemployment rate is now at 9%, the lowest in nearly two years, because there were fewer people in the workforce. jobs were top of mind for federal reserve chairman ben bernanke. in a rare appearance before reporters at the national press club, mr. bernanke gave a more upbeat assessment of

the smithsonian museum of american history. >> i don't know any gentleman of my era who did not have one of those posters on his wall. >> she would never wear a bicinney because she had a scar on her stomach from a childhood surgery. >> she had such an impact on people with what she did at the end of her life. >> yeah, yeah. the end of her life. it was hard. >> was still hard for you to talk about. >> what may really connect the public to farrah fawcett, her public displays of vulnerability, especially her brutalitily honor struggle with cancer in sarah's story. >> no conpunktion. no problem with doing that at all. never a question. >> what do you think she would want her legacy to be? >> she was a mother. that was the thing that appealed to her most. to raise her son. and she adored him. and i think that -- that that's the tragedy of this, is that she lost him and he lost her. >> that was claire shipman reporting. the farrah fawcett exhibit opens to the public at the smithsonian this summer. >> when we come ronald reagan... one of the 20th century's most effective presidents believed in american exceptionalism... "we are too great a nation to li

the smithsonian museum of american history. >> i don't know any gentleman of my era who did not have one of those posters on his wall. >> she would never wear a bicinney because she had a scar on her stomach from a childhood surgery. >> she had such an impact on people with what she did at the end of her life. >> yeah, yeah. the end of her life. it was hard. >> was still hard for you to talk about. >> what may really connect the public to farrah fawcett, her public displays of vulnerability, especially her brutalitily honor struggle with cancer in sarah's story. >> no conpunktion. no problem with doing that at all. never a question. >> what do you think she would want her legacy to be? >> she was a mother. that was the thing that appealed to her most. to raise her son. and she adored him. and i think that -- that that's the tragedy of this, is that she lost him and he lost her. >> that was claire shipman reporting. the farrah fawcett exhibit opens to the public at the smithsonian this summer. >> when we come you can see [ ma announcer ] 95% of all americans aren't getting enough whole grain. but actually, it's easier than you think, because gener

we certainly have a very supportive bic, and we would not be where we are today if it were not for the support. most of us are very enthusiastic about how the chips have fallen here with all the politics inside city hall. ed lee is entirely behind us. i'm thrilled to see jason elliott remaining on the second floor. amy brown attended a number of our meetings. she is on board. most of you have attended some of our meetings and are supportive on this. i think there is an incredible joint cooperative effort and feeling that we need to move things forward, and we are going to continue to do that, but thank you to each of you here. them a second that. >> thank you. one more item i wanted to add is on my concern, especially on the disclosure side is that we do not get into a category much like the toxic assets that has evolved from the refinancing, structuring, and all that, that on the seismic side, that the passing of the buck does not ultimately become problematic on not doing what is required or recommended to be done for the buildings. >> on that matrix clinch that commissioner clinch r

bic kinney bottom. >> came back ten minutes later and took the top home. yeah, we know him very well. >> his m. o.me. he leaves home at night and returns with his loot early morning. they installed a camera. it caught his nightly forays for a week. his record take for one night is pretty amazing. >> how many? >> 11 different things. >> it's getting dark now. the question is which house will dusty hit? it's a purrrr-fect night for a heist. >> i love that story. final check of the forecast. >> oh, it's cold out there and it's wet. we've got more rain. take a look, live doppler 7 hd and more showers rotating through the bay area throughout the day today. a chance this evening for the chinese new year parade and then we'll dry out. but by the ends of the week still cold rain coming our way. >> thanks, lisa. and thanks so much for joining us. lisa and i will be back at 8 a.m.. ♪ ♪ express yourself ♪ ♪ express yourself ♪ ♪ oh, do it ♪ oh, do it ♪ express yourself ♪ hey [ female announcer ] coffee is like life. it's better when you add your flavor. coffee-mate, from nestle. of getting vitamins and minera