remain as the standards. >> that is correct. commissioner sugaya: preserving, restoring, and rehabilitation. >> yes. this is based on local interpretations of the existing guidelines. commissioner sugaya: exactly. so all the standard still exist. >> that is correct. it would reference the full standards for the treatment of historic property, all of the various -- commissioner sugaya: as we enter into the process, i assume that the staff level there will be some drafting work done at the hpc and planning commission and we will have informational sessions there. what happens in the case that the hpc or the commission does not adopt the standards or interpretive guidelines? >> my understanding is the way it is drafted in the matter is that if both commissions did not adopt them, they would not be in effect until both commissions adopted them. commissioner sugaya: can i get clarification from the city attorney on that? i do not think it will happen. but the language as it stands could lead to estimate, so to speak, where one of the

not being funded by the people that are using this standard. similarly, how we use accounting principles to produce the financial documents, there is no standardized method to produce qualitative reports. we didn't want to dictate which ones you had the use, so we require, again, as stated in the legislation what the qualifications for third-party standard are, the legislation allows the company to choose that as long as it meets those requirements. that way, we have clear and concise reports that the investor can verify the information and the consumer can go back to a standardized methodology to consider the basis for those reports. one of the points of confusion that people get is that we certify companies being a certain level of social and environmental performance. it is different from the legislation that is called benefit corporation legislation. it is a certification conferred to any for-profit business entity. benefit corporations, the legal status administrative by the state as an alternative corporate form to the traditional corpora

wisconsin has set low standards. they have a small proportion, perhaps 10 or 15% of the schools are failing. that is not a good situation. >> the education secretary arne duncan appeared on our news makers program. he talked about the vouchers. let's hear what he had to say. >> what you are hearing from teachers and governors and school superintendents, they want flexibility. no one is afraid of accountability. they want room to move. over the past ten days, i probably talked to 46 governors. almost every single governor in the country. not one governor said status quo is okay. not one governor said don't do this. republican and democrats said thank god someone in washington is paying attention. we feel good about moving in this direction. >> why now as opposed to earlier in the administration if the sentiment from governors probably didn't change? >> well, the hope, i think, in the administration and in many of the states was that congress would rewrite the law this year and actually they tried in 2007 to rewrite it

>> the current standards that exist for infantry, all men cannot meet those standards. if you look at the fourth reason, again, if the majority of women cannot serve in that mos the service secretary may restrict the mos. >> how do you know if you can't open it up to them? how do you know they can't serve? >> that's based on experience with the leadership and experience in combat. i trust that the service leadership understands those standards. >> based on the belief that they can't serve? is that what you're saying, the experience? i don't understand the rationale, if you could say that again. >> if you look at the standards, every mos or military occupational specialty has a standard. you probably can help me out with the army standard for infantry, because there's so much weight. >> right, say if you have to carry 100 pounds. if you don't -- what about opening up and giving women the chance -- there wouldn't be that many women. what if you got ruled out even offering women the opportunity to try to serve? is that based on the basis that they probably can't, is that w

standards. what the current regulation is lous is that states can count those 10% of kids and the 1% as proficient there's nothing that says states can't give more tests, can't assess more kids but they can't count them as proficient outside of that 1%. and that's what we're seeing in a number of states where they're giving more than 1% of the kids are taking this alternate achievement standard. that's where our concern is. we think too many kids are being inappropriately played in that 1% but we absolutely believe that there are kids who are appropriate to that 1%. >> do you disagree with that, miss denks? >> yop disagree. but i know something i've seen so that other percentage we've been talking about, not the students with the most severe disabilities. a lot of times when the parents come to the meetings they say i don't want my kid to be taking that test so we'll opt out because this testing and assessing has gotten so out of control. the parents see it's out of control and don't want their

and the rest of the world went off the gold standard the rest of the world became bankrupt. you know because of the toxic derivatives that are floating in all the other banks around the world that are manufactured in the united states because the u.s. is off the gold standard and as you point out in the seventy's they were already bankrupt because of the vietnam war that they couldn't pay for and i noticed that the f.b.i. has issued a statement saying that unless america gets out of these wars if they can't pay for it will continue to be bankrupt i don't see the cia or obama saying that unless america stops these wars around the world that they can't pay for that the u.s. will continue to be in bankruptcy so that those words are not in the dictionary down there at langley or ever you're hanging out watching this show and panic buying gold i know you are again let's return to this last chart there the last map of the external debt to g.d.p. . when it's a gold standard if the us had was in debt they had a trade deficit that meant they had to sell and their gold to friends they

is saying that the united states went bankrupt when it got off the gold standard guess what the u.s. got off the gold standard and they filled the economy worth now fifteen plus trillion in debt that's true if they went bankrupt so the f.b.i. is saying if in fact you pick up a history book if you look at the facts on the internet if you speak with a neighbor about the fact of the reality of the bankruptcy united states oh you're going to we're going to come after you and we're going to cause massive global panic buying of gold because this whole smart we are the f.b.i. mentions that these so-called sovereign citizens are committing many crimes mostly white collar crimes of fraud they say again if it were not for that one single sentence of gold standard issue you would not. no the difference between who they are talking about and bankers how many taxes did goldman sachs or j.p. morgan pay last year max about one percent of income general electric zero ok so they these extremist refuse to pay taxes how many regulations does jamie diamond say he wants to abide by. he goes to other coun

gold bar we're all terrorists now believe in a return to the gold standard you are now officially in extremis according to the f.b.i. yeah we've got of just where we want you know they're trying to keep the gold price keep because it makes a mockery of the. dollar so the f.b.i. is saying if you buy gold you're a terrorist thus increasing the panic buying of gold around the world this is just like the federal reserve chairman ben bernanke trying to talk his way into some kind of economic nirvana which is failed miserably now the f.b.i. believes that their hockey talks economists are going to talk gold down yeah right that's going to happen if it's you're only going to cause more panic buying i would have bought more. in fact is actually worse than what this headline from zero hedge suggests they are saying that if you believe in a return to the gold standard you're in extremis according to the f.b.i. in fact is actually if you think that the us government went bankrupt by going off the gold standard you're an extremist now you know look at the full context however of the f.b.i. warnin

something that i think has been missing for far too long from many of our standards are life skills standards, standards that address those skills that our students with the most severe cognitive disabilities need to master in order to be successful after their high school term is finished. so we focus a lot on the students that are typically developing, on what they're going to do after high school. but this other population is i think left behind by not having those standards so that teachers know what to teach, so that we can effectively measure progress towards those standards, and so that we can be assure that those students are ready for whatever they may be getting into when they're finished with high school. we -- everyone says that we assess too much. i think that we assess ineffectively too much. i agree. we have a lot of practice tests for the practice tests in order to take the real test. i think that's completely ineffective. if we were able to adopt some more effective assessments that provided teachers and administrators with the data necessary in order to inform our instructio

it is talking about fees, not standards. you would still have to get certificates of appropriateness. it still would have to comply. it would allow the flexibility of being creative to suggest could materials. it is not listening historic preservation. it is uplifting it. -- it is not lessening historic preservation. in my view, maybe this is not the right language. i would hope that whatever we put forward today, we would say we would like to further explore the economic hardship. it is not an exemption from standards. it allows us to be more creative. i think that 1107, with owners and operators, i think that is important. i know they wanted to strike the language when there is boundary changes. it is not binding. i do not think there is a problem with the board of supervisors taking that into consideration. whatever the rest of us feel about that, we could keep or not. looking at 1111.6, i would keep in their the language about having standards and guidelines adopted by the hpc and planning commission, talking about confo

the standards need to be changed. there is a building where owners want to take the asbestos shingles off. because they do not have a photograph of what the building looked like, they are not allowed to do it. until property owners get more of a say, i will have to personally write letters to every person in a proposed historic district to advise them of the pitfalls of being involved in a landmark district. you have tons of bureaucracy which adds to the project. the time delays affect the cost, which to pass on to the tenants. i also want to say when i tried to sell the landmark mansion 10 years ago, every realtors said the fact that it was a landmark lowered my property value by as much as $1 million, because of the limited amount of people who would buy more property. we need to make it easier for people. it saddens me to say this. i personally paid to have the fallon building landmarked. i would never recommend anyone landmarked the property in this city. with the current conditions. i fully support the supervisor

government went bankrupt by going off the gold standard you're an extremist now you know look at the full context however of the f.b.i. warning f.b.i. warns of threats from anti-government extremists now if it weren't for the gold warning you would think these were bankers anti-government extremists opposed to taxes and regulations pose a growing threat to local law enforcement officers in the united states the f.b.i. warned on monday these extremists sometimes known as sovereign citizens believe they can live outside any type of government authority the f.b.i. said the extremists may refuse to pay taxes defy government environmental regulations and believe the united states went bankrupt by going off a gold standard why no i don't like the weather referred to in the past and they say the f.b.i. is saying that the united states went bankrupt when it got off the gold standard yes when the u.s. got off the gold standard and they filled the economy worth of now fifteen plus trillion in debt that's true if they went bankrupt so the f.b.i. is saying if in fact you pick up a history book i

>> the national car standards, clean car standards, give one national standards for vehicles for both fuel economy and green house gas e missions from now until the year 2025. we have been told over and over again that those reasonable comments and standards give automakers the ability to innovate, move forward with a clear set of standards to go about their business and grow manufacturing. we hope grow exports of their product. >> regarding the mercury and air toxic starnlds, if utilities need a one-year extension, they need to get from the the local permitting authorities. in my case, the department of environmental quality of state of michigan. what assurances can you provide that epa will not override decisions like this? >> first, i believe strongly that state permits agencies, having run one myself are the front line. and know their individual permitees best. second, the president of the united states, at the time we issued the standards, ordered for the epa to give the additional year, to work to ensure that state's did it. it's still their ultimate authority. the epa is not po

it complies with the standards for view. the city's wireless telecommunications services guidelines is consistent with the san francisco in general plan that supports the technologically advanced communications infrastructure and growth of emerging telecommunications industries. contrary to the erroneous information, it is consistent with the five-year wireless plan submitted to the planning department every six months for review and available for the general public. finally, the site is the least intrusive means by which we can have a significant coverage gap. i think the planning department staff in support of directing the design of this location. we asked for you to support us today to improve the decision of the planning commission has worked diligently to upgrade the network of the wireless telecommunications demands and the county of san francisco. i am happy to answer any questions that you might have. president chiu: why don't we move to members of the public that wish to support the project sponsor. >> my name is d

those are the so called tier 3 standards. they are similar to california's in that rule making continues. we are working still in house on proposed rules. >> thank you. madam administrator, what is epa doing to ensure that american manufacturers, most specifically american auto manufacturers, will not have to worry about a patch work of regulations on these requirements? >> sir, the national clean car standards which pea is proud to have partnered with the department of transportation on, give one national standards for vehicles for both fuel economy and green house gas emissions from now until the year 2025. we have been told over and over again that those reasonable common sense standards give automakers the ability to innovate, to move forward with a clear set of standards so that they can go about their business and grow manufacturing and we hope grow exports of their product. >> regarding the mercury and air toxic standards, if utilities need a one-year extension, they need to request it from their local permitting autho

but according to another standard, they're not meeting that. and so that's the issue that i strug with there as well that we need to use multiple forms of assess fire department we're going to do that, not overtesting, by the way. i'm not advocating for that. but let's look at the school holistically in terms of what we're doing. >> i'm sorry. everybody -- okay. might as well just continue on down the line. i assume all of the ones are up to respond to what senator paul said? >> absolutely. >> let me say, senator paul. >> since we're there, let's just go this way. >> thank you, sir. let me respond, senator paul, if i might to your opening observation that this discussion we're having today involves primarily a philosophical difference about whether the states are the best laboratories for establishing significant reforms for education. and whether the federal government may in fact have a role to play. i don't think anyone is advocating the nationalization of public education. the supreme court, as you know, has already addressed that issue in

the answer is something to do with mail service standards. what most customers may not realize is that first class mail currently receives overnight service in metropolitan areas. the nationwide processing information has been set up to handle the need. the sobering reality is first class mail volumes will not return to the levels seen in the past and changing service standards to match reality is one way of keeping the postal service viral. what the postal service proposed is changing the overnight service from a two to three day service. if the change were made, usps would have two days to process and deliver first class mail. this will allow a plant that processes mail only six hours a day to process mail for 20 hours a day. effectively doing the work of three plants at one plant. and increasing overall efficiency. this lengthened mail processing window will allow us to transport the mail a further distance to more centralized locations for processing. by simply making a small adjustment in service standards the the postal service could re

the second step is then to take and collect existing performance standards. we're not about going out and creating new ones, but identifying existing, recognized performance standards and collecting them and putting them in one spot and then evaluating them against the risks so you have a rack and stack

when a state sets standards, we must help schools achieve those standards. we must measure. we must know. if a school or school district falls short, we must understand that help should be applied. senator jeff bingham of new mexico brought this up to our attention of the need for a transition period between the moment of consequence and the first indication of failure. once failing schools are identified, we will help them improve. we will help them help themselves. our goal is to improve public education. we want success. when schools are willing to accept the reality that the accountability system points out and are willing to change, we'll help them. american children should not be left in failing schools. when schools do not teach and

if they had not prohibited it but put stronger standard on the books, we'd be telling iran right now, we'd be telling the saudi arabians we don't need their oil any more than we need their sands but they prohibited. though sew they get back in power again, it's 2011. what's the first thing they do? they pass legislation through this committee on the house floor stripping epa of their authority to look at increasing in the efficiency of the vehicles that we drive, of the boats, of the planes, of the trains, of everything. they go right back to business as usual digging this hole, violation of the first law of holes, which is when you're in one, stop digging, okay? so that's the mess, the mess, thech the republicans have put us into his torely. then we say, ah, ah, we have a strategic petroleum reserve. let's start to deploy it so we can tell iran as they're holding this oil weapon over our head that we mean business and we're going to be tough going back at you. they say don't deploy the strategic petroleum reserve. then they want to pass the keystone pipeline bill and i say at that ha

for these projects, the standards simply do not work well. adopting a set of workable, flexible guidelines for designing buildings for interpreting the standards would benefit those like me, who take seriously our responsibility for designing buildings that will preserve and enhance san francisco's unique character. most importantly, clear and fair guidelines to prevent the splitting hairs and drawing of sorts often played out during these public hearings -- splitting of hairs and drawing of swords. i urge you to adopt the amendments as proposed. thank you. president miguel: thank you. >> good afternoon, commissioners. i live in north beach. i am a retired city employee. i have been involved in the present -- preservation movement for several years now. i am a third-generation san franciscan, born here. my mother was born here. her parents met here. my father was born in northern california. his grandmother is buried in the mission. i think i have a responsibility to try to keep san francisco the way it is, and i think you people do, too. thi

>> well, without a national standard, we would lose the benefits. we assume those to be $1.7 trillion over the life of the program. >> so perfect the perspective of this debate, the republicans want to keep the oil tax breaks,ed 4dz billion a year on the books for oil companies. even though they made $137 billion last year. but those tax breaks stay on the books. they're advocating an expiration of the tax breaks for wind industry this year. that is going to lead to the collapse. and it's part of an on going profile that basically is a rearview mirror view of how powerful america can be technologically and telling saudi arabia and opec we don't need their oil anymore. >> the gentleman's time has expired. i recognize the gentleman from california for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. quickly, the gentleman from massachusetts was giving us history lesson. i'd like to remind that you in 1995 i introduced a bill that was to eliminate the mandate that ethanol had to be in the fuel stream. his own state of massachusetts supported the california re