my name is gail cahil. i'm a former deputy city attorney for the city and county of san francisco. my husband is retired court judge cahill and he worked extensive with george wong to bring that project in on time and under budget. we're here, i mention that because of the process that will be on follow for any proposal to develop piers 30-32 and seawall lot 30. we are watching what is happening with alarm. i mentioned to you in an e-mail i wrote to you all last week my concerns about the public workshop that i could not attend, the haste with with this project is moving forward is frightening. i did a tedv -- attend the workshop that was held this monday. my ultimate fear is all of these public workshops are being held in a way that really renders public discussion and public input essentially meaningless. not only is that not good for the first workshop, but at this workshop i was surprised we both were surprised to find not only our discussions and comments were limited by [speaker not understood] oriented questionnaire, but that through the process seated at our table was someo

gail cahil. my husband and i live at 88 king street, two blocks from this projkt. i want to thank you and especially supervisor kim for getting the city to commit to moving that scoping meeting to january. i urge you, i applaud every effort you can make to put a little more time in the process for citizens of the neighborhood to be reheard. i would applaud any of you in city government that this will be place thered a residential neighborhood and perhaps the most highly dense residential neighborhood in san francisco that. is an important factor. our concerns about quality of life, i trust they will be heard. i cannot thank you for giving us this breathing room. i think you have an opportunity to give the cac a week. they will meet on the 20th to meet pierce snoheda. they can come back with concerns they have highlighted. they can have a multipurpose meeting and i think it will be well worth everyone's time. i believe the best legislation in general and best projects in general come when there is a full, fair interplay of ideas from people. lots of smart people in

one of the real concerns is a potential for cahill a- stashed the yellow on the screen indicates a moderateto heavy shower. it will be a cold rain so this can certainly bring in flooding. all of this area is showing snowfall. we have already seen a great devastation from superstores sandy. >> a blanket of cloud cover is in for the morning. there is been an hour delay on arriving flights. you should check with your carrier. look at the visibility is half a mile for nafta. it highway 1 01. this fall will stick around and will start to burn it off by the afternoon. with this in mind the temperatures are in the upper 60s. mostly sunny conditions into the east. there will be low 70's as will trickle into danville. a pretty mild day is in store for that stashed nevadr-trash will be tracking a cold front that will be coming in from the got of mexico. we can of tomorrow morning it will be a little dry just scattered showers. you can see that this system is not as organized. there will be spotty showers throughout the day so you should keep your umbrellas handy. there will be cloudy conditions and w

john cahill, national commander, army and navy union of the u.s.a. h.national commander, noncommissioned officers. james kutz, national commander, the american legion. bruce mckenty, national commander, military order of the purple heart of the u.s.a. mark kilgore, national president, fleet reserve association. james tuey, national commandant, marine corps league. edward brogan, national president military chaplin association. bill lawson, national president, paralyzed veterans of america. benny atkins, national commander, legion of valor of the u.s.a. gary angen, commander in chief, military order of the world wars. jack clemp, president, national association for uniform services. the associate members of the committee are located in the boxes to my left. i'd like to ask the presidents and national commanders of our associate members to stand and be recognized. ladies and gentlemen, please join me in recognizing our veterans national leadership with your applause. [applause] >> it is now my pleasure to introduce our veterans organization host, founded

thanks to my absolutely unbelievable dedicated staff led by a wonderful campaign manager mary beth cahilldid an extraordinary job. [cheering and applauding]. there's so much written about campaigns and there's so much that americans never get to see. i wish they could all spend a day on a campaign and see how hard these folks work to make america better. it is its own unbelievable contribution to our democracy and it's a gift to everybody, but especially to me and i'm grateful to each and every one of you and i thank your families and i thank you for the sacrifices you've made. and to all the volunteers all across this country who gave so much of themselves. you know, thanks to william field a 6-year-old who collected $680 a quarter and a dollar at a time selling bracelets during the summer to help change america. [applause] thanks to michael benson from florida who i spied in a rope line holding a container of money. turned out he'd raided his piggy bank and wanted to contribute and thanks to an 11-year-old who started kids for kerry all across our country [applause] >> i think of the br