for each position, an individual may nominate themselves are have another individual nominate them. and in the order of nominations, the commission secretary will invite the nominee to be able to say a few words. and in by the nominee to say a few words. at that particular time, we take public comment on that particular item. excuse me, we take public comment on the individual nominees when that individual goes up for the vote. >> commissioner comments and then the nomination? >> and then public comment. what it is, each commissioner is able to make their statement of why they are interested in this position, and in the order of which the nominations are made leave the -- will be the roll call for a vote. prior to the roll call, we have public comment. >> commissioner comments come in where? >> prior to the vote. commissioner comment, public comment, vote. this allows the nominee to be able to make their statement before each nominee is voted on. it does require four votes for an individual to be selected and elected as president or vice- president. we have six commissioners, it sho

>> i would like to nominate norman yee. >> he has been nominated. are there any other nominations. seeing none, i declare nominations are close. commissioner norman yee has been nominated. ms. casco? >> i move that we elect commissioner yee without a vote. >> sure. unless everyone would like to vote. >> seconded. >> by acclaimation, we would like to -- put forward the nomination. and if there is no objection, -- i would like to say that norman yee has been elected to the board of education presidency for the year 2012. i feel better. i declare the nominations are now open for the office of vice president of the board of education. and are there any nominations? >> i nominate rachel norton. >> are there any other nominations for vice president? i declare that the nominations are closed, and that racial norton has been nominated for vice president. >> i move that we elect commissioner norton vice- president by acclamation. >> let's do a voice vote. will you announced the vote -- the votes given? >> thank you. >> no. >> no. >> ms. maufas? >> no. >> ms. mendoza? >> no. >> ms. norton? >

>> i would like to nominate norman yee. >> he has been nominated. are there any other nominations. seeing none, i declare nominations are close. commissioner norman yee has been nominated. ms. casco? >> i move that we elect commissioner yee without a vote. >> sure. unless everyone would like to vote. >> seconded. >> by acclaimation, we would like to -- put forward the nomination. and if there is no objection, -- i would like to say that norman yee has been elected to the board of education presidency for the year 2012. i feel better. i declare the nominations are now open for the office of vice president of the board of education. and are there any nominations? >> i nominate rachel norton. >> are there any other nominations for vice president? i

any nominations?>> i would like to nominate doreen woo ho. >> seconded. >> are there any other nominations for port commission president? are there any other nominations for port commission president? are there any other nominations for port commission president? [laughter] seeing no one, the board closes the nomination. all in favor? >> aye. >> any opposed? i would like to congratulate commissioner woo ho, and pass the gavel. [laughter] [applause] >> i guess my first order of business, i would like to say a few opening comments and call for nominations, opening the floor, for the port commission vice-president. i would like to move to not make kimberly brandon for the vice president of the commission. are there any other nominations for the vice president of the commission? are there any other nominations for the vice president of the commission? seeing no one, shall be closed the nomination process for vice president? -- shall we closed the nomination process for vice president? -- shall we close th

>> well, i am excited to see scorsese getting a nomination like you said, hugo got 11 nominations, numberovie of 2011, i am so happy, it beat out the artist for 10 nominations, woody alan midnight in paris. this guy he is making a 2011 silent black and white film, that is a very baring thing but i felt it did nothing new for cinema which is why i am hoping it does not win best picture nomination but oscars always go for that typical oscar movie like last year with the kings speech no btalking about the kings speech any more that is a forgotten film. oscars need to go for movies like drive and hugo i think are much better. terrence malik for tree of life, alexandre payne for descendents, and steve spielberg for war horse. >>> i want to go quickly to best actor. >> you know best actor this is an interesting category, i had to say my favorite actor of all time got his first oscar nomination, ever, today, gary oldman i cannot tell you how excited i was, i was not a fan of tinker taylor, soldier spy but seeing him nominated made me happy he should have been nominated years ago for the professi

do we take nominations yemen? >> that is to the commission, but we take nominations again, and if we are not able to have an action and has an action, the next step is to call the meeting to a close, but we cannot continue the meeting. commissioner clyde: i would like to nominate kathleen julie for vice president based on everything we have heard. gooperhaps i would like to nomie commissioner -- >> i would like to nominate commissioner o'brien. >> would you like to make a statement again? >commissioner dooley: just one more comment. our commissions are not 100% appointed by anyone, and this is something i feel for this commission to gon on in a productive manner, mr. o'brien has served. i believe he should be gracious and allows someone of the service. he has an opportunity in the following year, and just to be fair it is not right to flip- flop positions. should we no longer have any democracy? this is what it sounds like to me, and is a simple change in -- a simple staying. -- a simple thing. there is a problem

commissioner farrell: any further nominations? with that, nominations are closed. we are going to take public comment. is there anyone from the public that would like to comment on this item? >> i approve the nomination of the chair david campos. as some of you supervisors have alluded to, he has stepped forward to do the right thing for those segments of our population that need help, whether they are the physically challenged, or students. i do not approve your nomination for vice chair, but that is your prerogative. as somebody who has been following transportation issues for a long time, i do not approve the nomination for vice chair. i do not know what basis it is. some flimsy reason that somebody has worked with somebody for a year. that is not how i would adjudicate such a serious position. as most of you know, you are on the board of supervisors, but here you are commissioners, so you are given added responsibility. we need the vice chair -- commissioner farrell: we will have public comment on the vice chair nominations after the chair. >> ok. i will stop t

. >> oscar nominations are out. coming up here. there is definitely a local flavor in the best picture category. >> stay with us. special edition of 7 news continues in >> stay with us. special edition of 7 news continues in a skisz juvenile oscar nomination came out take. martin paris adventure hugo led con tender with 11 nomination. arts entertainment reporter don sanchez has all the highlights. >>reporter: my favorite film the arrest thinks 10 nominatio nominations including best actor and best director. it's about the end of the sooilt silent era in hotel wad. academy likes that. >> not interested in meeting your grandparents. >>reporter: george clooney and director alexander. >> things are off. people told me i'm very odd all the time. >>reporter: extremely loud incredibly close about 9/11 and and the help with the amazing performance by best actress nominee davis and spencer for sporingt actress but director taylor who put it together was shut out. hugo ladies the list with 11 nomination including one for director martin. it

in "hugo" nominated 11 times, one of america's most celebrated directors -- >> action!> -- martin scorsese conjures up a breathtaking fantasy about a boy living in a paris train station. >> i had to be here for some reason. >> reporter: in "the artist" nominated for ten oscars, a contemporary french filmmaker brought his crew to l.a. to remember the end of the silent film era in hollywood. >> the two movies that got the most nominations are both odes to cinema of the past. >> hey! >> reporter: the nominations for best actor include george clooney in "the descendents." >> i'm a dope. i'm just kidding you. >> and brad pitt in "moneyball." >> what the hell am i doing. >> for best actress, meryl streep picks up her 17th oscar nomination, playing british prime minister margaret thatcher in "the iron lady." >> that's the term that we want to strike. >> reporter: streep is competing against her friend viola davis, nominated for her role as a housemaid in "the help." >> breathtaking. >> so pretty it makes my stomach hurt. >> reporter: and while the academy did not nominate the

the nominating commanding officer presents the nomination. the nominated officers are present to answer any questions the committee may have. by secret ballot, the awards committee votes on whether to approve the medal of valor and what grade. the chief of police boards approved the nominations to the police commissioner for final approval. you can see it is a lengthy process. these awards are taken very seriously. to give a few words also this evening, we will have the commission president speak. >> ladies and gentlemen, i really want to thank you for being here tonight to honor these officers. every police officer that enters the department enters with the goal of serving the community and helping others. these officers are getting medals of valor. valor means something extraordinary. they risk their lives for somebody they do not even know. those are very special people you are related to. your mom, your dad, your son, your daughter. you should be very proud. i am honored to be here tonight to stand in front of these four officers. they ar

i do thank mayor lee for this nomination. i also think he should follow up by doing the right thing and staying neutral in this sheriff debate. people must be judged fairly on their abilities, and please, no more cronyism. the only way to is he going to end is when we have full hearings, like today, and like for gao across the hallway. this way there will be no more nepotism in san francisco and everybody, and i mean everybody, will be treated fairly. thank you. supervisor kim: thank you, mr. yepp. >> good afternoon. my name is beatrice jackson henry. and i totally support naomi kelly. i have known her. i have forced her grow up, become a young lady, mother, married and all that. i would also like to congratulate her mother, maria. she had an awful lot to do with that. [applause] supervisor kim: thank you. >> thank you. reverend arnold townshend. enough has been said, and i hate to trouble you. but i wanted to point out one thing. as we move into a new administration, new supervisors on the board, obviously we come with hopef

i am nominating vice chairman david campos for the chair ship. commissioner campos: if i could ask commissioner farrell to chair this portion of the meeting. commissioner farrell: colleagues, do we have any other nominations? commisioner wiener: i just wanted to speak in support of commissioner kim's nomination of commissioner campos. he and i have worked closely together over the past year on many transportation issues, particularly at the mtc, but elsewhere as well. although we do not always agree on everything, we have developed a close working relationship on these issues and will be supporting the nomination. commissioner farrell: thank you. commissioner cohen? commissioner cohen: i would like to nominate commissioner wiener for vice chair. commissioner farrell: i think will hold off on my chair until we finish the chair voting process. commissioner avalos: i just wanted to speak in favor of commissioner campos' nomination to chair the transportation authority. i am a firm believer in his integrity and his great work, working in regional bod

comment on the nomination for the office of vice president? seeing none, please call the roll on that. >> we have a motion from president goh to elevate commissioner hwang to the vice presidency of the board. on that motion -- commissioner fung: aye. vice president garcia: aye. commissioner hwang: aye. >> commissioner hwang is elevated to vice president of the board. >> moving on to the office of president, are there any nominations for the office? commissioner fung: i would like to nominate commissioner garcia to a role that he has had before. i hope that he will accept it. vice president garcia: i do accept and thank you commissioner fong. >> are there any other nominations for this office? seeing none, is their public comment. seeing no public comment, please call the roll. >> we have a motion from commissioner fong to elevate michael garcia to the presidency of the border. on that motion -- vice president garcia: aye. commissioner hwang: aye. president goh: aye. >> the boat -- the vote is 4-0 and michael garcia is the new president of the

big nominations. >> did they not get -- they were nominated for everything they were up for, i believehment for a silent movie. one where there are no named stars and a no-name actor. it captured the imagination of the academy in a big way. >> i think you did well with the cheat sheet. we appreciate that. nice job. again, we are now going to be joined by the cast from "the artist." they just had a big morning. with us from paris the film's oscar nominated stars ber nas bejo and jean dujardin and the director and producer. >> i hope we didn't mess up the names too much. congratulations. what a day. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> what was the reaction in the room as you started to hear one nomination after another come through? [ cheers ] >> we were happy. very happy. >> michel, we didn't do a great job with your name. when you took the risk of making a black and white silent film did you ever expect you would be sitting on a sofa this morning and celebrating an oscar nomination? not in one category but for yourself in two. >> yeah. i did not expect something like that. we made this film

i now need a nomination or nominations for the office of president. >> i would like to nominate mark buelle for president. any other nominations? i need a motion and second to close nomination. >> move to close. >> second. >> and a bvote? it is unanimous. we are now going to office of vice-president. we need a motion and second to open the nomination. >i need a nomination. >> i would like to move my good friend and colleague, tom harrison, the nominated and voted our vice president. >> and the other nominations? if not, i need a motion and second to close. >> so moved. to go second. >> all those in favor of commissioner tom harrison as vice president please say aye. any opposed? motion carried unanimously. congratulations to both of you. [applause] >> let me make a few comments now. first of all, i am flattered and honored and i want to thank my fellow commissioners. i genuinely enjoy the work in the come moderate -- come moderate over, my fellow commissioners. comradery. i want to thank commissioner bonita for leading the effort. i think it has made a real issue in the quality of li

>> his first nomination, and he is loved in the actor's community and he's never been nominated! i couldn't believe how many people were not nominated for this. joseph gordon levit. instead, very unusual that damien -- got it for a better life, a movie a lot of people didn't see. the ones who were nominated, well, clooney is great in the descendants. >> gary hate its when i talk about dead old stars, but he reminded me a lot of henry fonda. what a group. but michele williams, i go in there thinking no, i don't want to see this. this one captured so much vulnerability. such a strong performance -- >> many men have under mated me before. >> we know she's won. but she hasn't won since sophie's choice. glen close, i'm glad that's up for makeup as well. and don't forget bridesmaids was up. >> i'm glad he's single because i'm going to climb take like a tree. >> on the only comedy, but rockets wild, crazy comedy. so that one, we are amazed that made the list. >> that's the oscar nominations. >>> coming up next, impair -- gary has the latest on the raiders' new head coach. >>> and tim li