. >> and what about the seawall? i understand there is going to be -- there was a ballot measure for the seawall and it did pass. >> correct. >> at least an initial allocation for studies and so forth. i think the total project cost for the seawall improvements is in the billions, i believe. i think that initial bond was about $400 million, which is a big chunk of money. there is language in the m.o.u. about the seawall, you know, i haven't been -- we have a big seawall team that is working now on -- and studying the conditions of the seawall and assessing where the initial set of improvements might need to be made. to my month -- to my knowledge, this location is not, you know, we don't have immediate plans or , you know, anything foreseeable to rebuild the seawall right there in such a way that it would disrupt fire department operations at this location, but -- >> the question was more along the lines of, if there is money for a seawall, and there is clearly portions of our construction anticipated that that seawa

on the seawall team we are feeding information.y are feeding information about leveraging the project to bring more money to the seawall program. they are working in tandem. we are set on doing that because we know we are going to benefit one another by doing that and not step on one another's toes. on the next step for the r.f.p. program. if you direct we would be working over the summer to go through the r.f.p. criteria with the advisory group and solidifying the numbers and what is important to the public for projects. we would come back to the commission after the summer with the action item to release the r.f.p. first one late in the year and second once that first one closes. that is all for my presentation. we are all here to answer questions for you. >> thank you. is there any public comment on this item? come on up. >> good afternoon, commissione commissioners. thank you for allowing me to speak this afternoon. i am martin lee. i actually spoke at the last meeting you had in february. in response to the rfd issued. the app

our seawall is supposed to be concrete. i had to think back through all the maps that we had had and i realized that i had to be on this particular beach and i knew exactly where we had to go. i knew where i was. so, now i was oriented. i looked down the beach and i saw tanks driving second forth from the water to the dunes. they too were protecting infantrymen from the dreadful fire on the right, because the tanks would drive down to the water's edge, the men would climb out, use the tanks for shields and get up to the dunes where they would be safe. then the tanks would back up. there were three or four doing this about 200 yards away from me. , and there my left was an lci landing craft introductory -- landing craft infantry coming in. at that point, a man with a flamethrower was hit by artillery and the whole lci burst into flame as the jelly gasoline spread all over the pace. most of the men cut off that thing unscathed, but quite a few died in the fire on the gangways. at that point, i knew where i was, new what i had

and as the stunned survivors of the first wave huddled behind a seawall, it seemed the invasion might hitler and his followers had bet on it. they were sure the allied soldiers were soft, weakened by liberty and leisure, by the mingling of races and religion. they were sure their totalitarian youth had more discipline and zeal. but then something happened. although many of the american troops found themselves without officers on unfamiliar ground, next to soldiers they didn't know, one by one they got up. they inched forward, and together in groups of threes and fives and tens, the sons of democracy improvised and mounted their own attacks. at that exact moment on these beaches, the forces of freedom turned the tide of the 20th century. these soldiers knew that staying put meant certain death. but they were also driven by the voice of free will and responsibility, nurtured in sunday schools, town halls, and sandlot ballgames, the voice that told them to stand up and move forward, saying, you can do it. and if you don't, no one else will. and as captain joe dawson led his company up th

have to pay for part of the seawall. i don't think that is fair. the giants have the right idea by fortifying their projects with other projects. can you comment on that? >> two things. the major development projects along the waterfront have funding mechanisms built in that will give off money to the shoreline. there is also funding to the central soma plan. >> great. >> it will kick on later on spee mac that's great. >> they were designed and approved before -- those projects don't, as far as i know >> they are fortifying their thing and being charged this infrastructure finance stuff. >> i'm not familiar with that. >> i believe that is at the d.a. , but they went above and beyond and they should be commended. >> i just wanted to address one other thing. you were requesting, you know, a counting of the city's overall omissions and what we can do at the local level, and one thing that the city is working on and the department of environment is working on is a climate action strategy. and the first piece of that will be the halfway to 2030 report w

and as the stunned survivors of the first wave huddled behind a seawall, it seemed the invasion might fail. hitler and his followers had bet on it. they were sure the allied soldiers were soft, weakened by liberty and leisure, by the mingling of races and religion. they were sure their totalitarian youth had more discipline and zeal. but then, something happened. although many of the american troops found themselves without officers on unfamiliar ground, next to soldiers they didn't know, one by one, they got up. they inched forward and together in groups of threes and fives and tens, the sons of democracy improvised and mounted their own attacks. at that exact moment on these beaches, the forces of freedom turned the tide of the 20th century. these soldiers knew that staying put meant certain death. but they were also driven by the voice of free will and responsibility, nurtured in sunday schools, town halls and sandlot ball games. the voice that told them to stand up and move forward, saying, "you can do it. and if you don't, no one else will." and as captain joe dawson led his comp

i could see the seawall and the sand behind it, that sort of thing. i couldn't see, but i knew that behind it, that the germans have flooded all of that area for two miles inland. and there were only four calls ways then. dutch causeways the -- causeways then. that was the reason that the air board was dropped. if we got caught in those causeways, we'd be annihilated. so we dropped the troops in there todo that -- in do that. that's what i saw. grade a, at a -- little chilly. there was a lot of noise because of the firing going on by battleships and so forth. you just kept your head down, out of the spring of the water that was coming in, would get you what. -- get you wet. you want thinking too much about what i had to do until i got there. landed,wer: once you what was the concentration of firing in that area? was there a lot of machine-gun fire? david: there was shelling and snipers, particularly when i arrived. i arrived in the third wave. d-day was 6:30. i got there about 8:00. by that time, fighting in the fortifications had already been taking

and here, at omaha, troops who finally made it to the seawall used it as shelter -- where a general barked, "if you're rangers, lead the way!" by the end of that longest day, this beach had been fought, lost, refought, and won -- a piece of europe once again liberated and free. hitler's wall was breached, letting loose patton's army to pour into france. within a week, the world's bloodiest beach had become the world's busiest port. within a month, one million allied troops thundered through normandy into europe, and as our armies marched across the continent, one pilot said it looked "as if the very crust of the hour had shaken loose." the arc de triomphe lit up for the first time in years, and paris was punctuated by shouts of "vive la france!" and "vive etats-unis!" [applause] pres. obama: of course, even as we gather here at normandy, we remember that freedom's victory was also made possible by so many others who wore america's uniform. two years before he commanded armies, eisenhower's troops sliced through north africa. three times before d-day, our gis stormed the beaches at sicily,

and here, at omaha, troops who finally made it to the seawall used it as shelter -- where a general barked, "if you're rangers, lead the way!" by the end of that longest day, this beach had been fought, lost, refought, and won -- a piece of europe once again liberated and free. hitler's wall was breached, letting loose patton's army to pour into france. within a week, the world's bloodiest beach had become the world's busiest port. within a month, one million allied troops thundered through normandy into europe, and as our armies marched across the continent, one pilot said it looked "as if the very crust of the hour had shaken loose." the arc de triomphe lit up for the first time in years, and paris was punctuated by shouts of "vive la france!" and "vive les etats-unis!" [applause] pres. obama: of course, even as we gather here at normandy, we remember that freedom's victory was also made possible by so many others who wore america's uniform. two years before he commanded armies, eisenhower's troops sliced through north africa. three times before d-day, our gis stormed the beaches at sici

i could see the seawall and the sand behind it, that sort of thing. i couldn't see, but i knew, that, behind it, that the germans had flooded all of that area for two miles inland. and there were only four causeways. we called them the 1, 2, 3, and 4 causeways. or exits. airthat was the reason the board was dropped inland. because i knew that, if we got caught in those causeways, we'd be annihilated. so they dropped the paratroops in there to do that. that's what i saw. it was a gray day, a little chilly. of course, by the time we got close enough, there was a lot of noise, because of the firing that was going on by battleships and so forth. but you just kept your head down, out of the spray of the water that was coming in. it would get you wet as you were going in. so you are not thinking too much about what it was i got to do until i got there. tommy: once you landed, what was the concentration of firing in that area? was there selling a lot? was there a lot of machine-gun fire? david: there was shelling and snipers, particularly when i arrived. i a

but despite all the reconstruction including massive and controversial seawalls many other rail lines have been left abandoned. not that far down this way you hit the coastline and i remember writing about it being the most spectacular journey you could almost find anywhere in the country to be able to ride the rails within 2 meters of the water's edge japan ryo has said that it will reopen this line in 2018 minutes covered in we there's bits of track lying around. it's rusting away. i'm not talking vince a baseline is something that anybody wants to invest money in reopening. i leave the north behind and head back to tokyo on my way to walk a yama to attend the funeral of tom a chance the station must a cat. much loved her look here i'm the leader. but don't feel or. look at the crowds of people who have gathered in front of this train so you don't feel up to much you will notice that something i'm going to talk about she was told was that a man that was going to make such a. big knot of nothing happened is gonna go through the ceiling not enough. for just a ride to he she station wu

huddled behindve the seawall, it seemed the invasion might fail. >> by 8:30 am, general omar bradleyour troops to be one mile inland. six hours after the wedding, he wrote that we held only 10 yards of beach. in this age of instant commentary, the invasion would have swiftly and roundly been declared, as it was by one officer, a debacle. but such a race to judgment would not have taken into account the courage of free men. boys.se are the these are the men who took the class. -- cliffs. these are the champions who took a continent and the heroes who helped end the war. >> you can watch all of these remarks by u.s. presidents in normandy, france on sunday. explore our nation's past here on american history tv. >> for 40 years, c-span has been provided america unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events from washington, d.c. and around the country, so you can make up your own mind. in 1979,y cable c-span's brought to you by to you by your local cable or satellite provider. c-span, your unfiltered view of government. jared: my name is ja

board only had one planning item this week, which was a ceqa appeal for the safe navigation center at seawall lot 330, which would include 200 beds to serve the city's homeless community. the port commission approved the unanimous agreement between the port and h.s.a. on april 23 of this year. the appellant raised ceqa issues with regards to contaminates soil, adequate emergency services, and impacts on noise and transportation. nonceqa issues were also raised during the -- in regards to the state lands commission, fair property value and merits of the project. public comments were nonceqa. the few ceqa comments were about contaminated soils and emergency services. public comments in opposition to the appeal were primarily nonceqa and related to the need for homeless shelters and services. supervisor haney was the only member of the board who asked questions, most of whom were aimed at jeff kosinski, director of homelessness and supportive housing, elaine forbes, director of the port, and ron ewashima, the port's engineer. supervisor haney did not believe the comments raised by the appellant

at 9:30 and the topics will be the water front plant and rehabilitation and resiliency program and seawalld study and port terminal and landing. please mark your calendars for july 13 when we'll have another boat tour with the water emergency transit authority. here we'll host approximately 300 member and staff will present the plan and water front resiliency and we'll speak about the downtown ferry terminal expansion project and ferry landing. if anyone is interested contact christen sally. and we'd like to congratulation our president kimberly brandon being honored with the rosa parks award from the philip randol randolph award at the san francisco marriot. our president is being recognized for her dedication and pivotal role for 20 years of public service and advocacy for the port and investment and equity in youth investments. congratulations to port commissioner president kimberly brandon. that concludes my report. >> commissioner: thank you. any public comment on the executive director's report? seeing none. [off mic] >> madame president, commissioners i'm assistant deputy director o

as the stunned survivors of the first wave huddled behind the seawall, it seemed the invasion might fail. a.m., the general expected our troops to be one mile inland. six hours after the landings, he wrote we held only 10 yards of beach. age of instant commentary, the invasion would have been declared as it was by one officer a debacle. judgmenta race to would not have taken into account the courage of free men. boys.se are the these are the men who took the cliffs. these are the champions who helped free a continent, these are the heroes who helped and a war. >> you can watch all of these remarks by u.s. presidents in normandy, france sunday at one :00 eastern. explore our nation's passed on american history tv. >> next on lectures in history, dickinson college professor jim hoefler teaches a class about end-of-life care and perceptions of death in the united states since the 1800s. he explores how changes in medical practices and technology have extended life expectancy but argues that in recent decades, americans have become removed from death through hospitals and funeral homes. prof

continue to provide water to a number of engines, and as we deal with things like the eser bonds and the seawalld, and we all know the reality of not if, but when, we have a 70% chance of a major seismic event in san francisco, honoring these fire hydrants with commemorative plaques is good for the city, good for history. before i bring up the guardians of the city, i would like to start with our department of public works, mr. jeremy spitz. mr. spitz, the floor is yours. >> good afternoon, chair peskin, supervisors, my name is jeremy spitz. i will say that public works is in support of this resolution and we're happy to support this process going forward. i can go through the process if there's any questions, but i can turn it over to kyle to give some opening remarks and i can answer any questions if needed. >> chair peskin: thank you, mr. spitz. my bad. i should have said that this resolution has been sponsored by our colleague where in those miraculous fire hydrants exist, and on behalf of supervisor mandelman, kyle sweeley. >> good afternoon, supervisors. kyle sweeley on behalf of superviso

i will help set the stage for seawall projects that are going to be coming up. i think this is i want the commission to know what tools are available to us to execute these projects. there are some opportunities out there for us to help our community. beyond just the low bid. >> right, right. i think sometimes one is fearful in the low bid process you are going to experience a lot of change orders later on so it ends up not being low bid, which i think is the fear of the commission member, that is my fear. this was very useful to help us understand that you are choosing some other choices in addition to that. >> thank you. >> thank you again for the report. commissioner wooho said what i wanted to say. i would like to push the port staff to consider $1.5 million for the alternative the threshold on contracting. when we go the bottom we get the change orders. we don't get commitment to the community and i think we also quash innovation. besides being nimble it is expensive. the city shies away from that. i want the alternative to get the best product for what we

center , they are at free rein to reign to be -- >> this is for the proposed navigation centre at seawall lot 30. i will highlight why they stand by the transformatio transforma. it's a class 32 class exemption. it boils town to two main points. one, the project is consistent with the five criteria for a class 32 categorical exemption and therefore qualifies asinfill project. our appeal response dated june 17th, 2019 covers these points in detail and i won't repeat them all today. instead, i will highlight five of the main points. the first two relate to the project's consistency with the criteria for an exemption and the last three relate to why none of the exceptions apply. we retain non-sequa related topics and these are available for your review. the bulk of the appeal issues, in fact, relate to non-sequa related topics, such as project merits. while i will not be addressing these as they are not germane to the appeal proceeding, you have them in your packets. temporary and housing would be provided. the department of hope weatherness and supportive housing generally has not seen an i

but despite all the reconstruction including massive and controversial seawalls many other rail lines have been left abandoned. not that far down this way you hit the coastline and i remember writing about it being the most spectacular journey you could almost find anywhere in the country to be able to ride the rails within 2 meters of the water's edge japan ryo has said that it will reopen this line in 2018 minutes covered in we there's bits of track lying around. it's rusting away. i'm not talking vince a baseline is something that anybody wants to invest money in reopening. i leave the north behind and head back to tokyo on my way to walk a yama to attend the funeral of thomas chan the stationmaster cat. my dog nurse the court here i am the leader of. the feel or. look at the crowds of people who have gathered in front of this train say don't feel up to much you will notice that something i'm going to talk to you once you move was a manner that makes me think that such a. thing now did nothing happen is gone i don't care it's still not enough. we just reminded me she station wuky h

the guys were paralyzed against the seawall, nobody was moving, what john raaen sees as a crazy guy wanderingn the beach. it'ses to see who it is, the general. they recognize raaen, your father is raaen too? i am the same one sir. well, you have to get these guys off the beach. rangers lead the way. so he, raaen, they were in the process of busting through the the first.re among this was the group that came over from pointe du hoc, remember, some of the first guys up the bluff. raaen was part of that group that went through the wire after the torpedo blew it up. it was a moment. it took the leadership of the general motivating raaen saying, rangers lead the way, let's go. happened.at so, what would have happened, you can never tell. we almost didn't, as you all know. bradley almost pulled the troops back, which would have been a disaster if they had, and it was getting close in the late morning on d-day, when that happened. but they went through, and went up the bluffs. told me,general raaen captain at the time, the german defenses were all set up on the bluffs above omaha, to triage their fi

and as the stunned survivors of the first wave huddled behind the seawall, it seemed the invasion might fail. by 8:30 ambama: general omar bradley expected our troops to be a mile inland. six hours after the landings he wrote, we held only 10 yards of beach. age of instant commentary, the invasion would have swiftly and roundly and declared, as it was by one officer, a debacle. a race to judgment would have not taken into men.nt the courage of free president reagan these are the reagan: theseent of hope, these are the men who took the cliffs, these are the champions who helped free a continent, these are the heroes who helped and a war. narrator: you can watch all of these presidents by -- all of these remarks by u.s. presidents in normandy, france sunday at 1:00 p.m.. explore our past here on american history tv. sunday night on afterwards, in his latest book "the conservative sensibility," george will offers his thoughts on american conservatism. he is interviewed by "national review" senior editor jonah goldberg. >> i believe our country is superior. to that extent i am a nationalist

he helped build the seawall in our city and planned on retiring this year to spend more time with his family. the losses here will never be replaced but so many heroes emerged to prevent further horror. over the weekend, i saw heroic first responders, police, fire, and e.m.s. personnel who ran into the line of fire to save others before comforting our community in the immediate aftermath of this tragedy. as the hours and days go by, we hear tens if not hundreds of stories of the heroism of individuals who helped save lives during this tragic event, including the officer among first responders who in the performance of his duties took a bullet to protect our community. and was, by the grace of god, aved by his protective vest. unbelievable bravery in sentera hospital where i had the honorer to visit a survivor the shooting. she collapsed my hand as i stood at her bedside and her strength and resolve were palpable as she had only narrowly come away alive. as i love and hope and heartfelt vigils across our community where people of all faiths remember in prayers to those who left too soo

this seawall, that's utah on the right. lovely photograph showing you what it was like. three or four miles from the beach. 300 or 400 yards from the beach, this officer here would not be taking a good glance at the beach. he would have his head well down, but this shows you ordinary working-class americans about to perform a miracle. they are landing in a deadly part of omaha beach. one of the characters in my book, one of the guys i can very attached to, he looks like my son. this is lieutenant john spalding. this was taken in his early 20's. fromis a famous photograph the national archives. it's called the jaws of death. up here, you will see the bluffs . that where my finger is pointing is where the american graveyard is today. over 9003 hundred americans buried there. fittingly, that is where spalding and his unit fought on d-day. this is a very powerful, perhaps a best shot of what it was like to land june 6 on omaha beach. again, wonderful representation of the first wave on omaha. look how rough the water is. this was no cakewalk in deed. some of these guys have

here in omaha, troops finally made it to the seawall and use it as shelter. the general barked if you are rangers, lead the way. day,e end of that longest this beach had been fought, lost, re-fought and won. host: that was president barack obama five years ago at the 70th anniversary of d-day. on this morning, the 75th in a verse three. we are hearing your thoughts, stories and phone calls. carol is waiting in virginia. caller: i just wanted to pay tribute to my father who at 94 hopefullylive and will celebrate his birthday on june 10 and we will have him for a couple more. he was attached to the fifth .ngineer special brigade similar to thery police battalions but they were assigned to the army. mechanized units and soldiers. he was in the third wave on the , the first infantry. went out and helped people out of the water. assignment was to go in. the 348th engineer combat battalion. i went back with him in 94, 96. he would not talk about what he did. he received a shrapnel wound but it was a very minor wound. he never put in for a purple heart. host: he sai

building seawalls or people that are perhaps living in places that they shouldn't be living. a federal government issue that needs to do that? do they move people? what you do about that. maybe they're building a house some place that isn't safe. who pays to build that house and how much should the government bail them out sn. >> i don't think that represents the vast majority of the issue. my first visit after i announced my candidate was to san juan, puerto rico. people should know if i'm elected president everybody will count. i'm one of the few in the race with executive experience. with a track record of getting things done. when i was mayor we moved the local public utility and shifted it. from coal fire plants to solar and other renewables and created more than 800 jobs doing that. when i was hud secretary we worked on the national to invest in communities trying to rebuild from natural disasters in a sustainable way. that's the way we'll make sure we're safer in the years to come. the first thing i would do is sign an executive order resubmitting us to the paris clima

does who pays for the mitigation to climate, whether it's building seawalls, for people that are perhapsg in places that they shouldn't be living. is this a federal government issue that needs to do that? do they have to move these people? what do you do about that where maybe they're building a house someplace that isn't safe. who pays to build that house and how much should the government be bailing them out? >> well, i don't think that that represents the vast majority of the issue. in fact, you know, my first visit after i announced my candidacy wasn't to iowa or new hampshire. it was to san juan, puerto rico. because people should know that if i'm elected president, everybody will count, and, you know, i'm one of the few candidates in this race with executive experience with a track record of getting things done. when i was mayor of san antonio, we moved our local public utility. we began to shift it from coal-fired plants to solar and other renewables and also created more than 800 jobs doing that. and when i was hud secretary, we worked on the national disaster resilience competit

here in omaha, troops finally made it to the seawall and use it as shelter. the general barked if you are rangers, lead the way. day,e end of that longest this beach had been fought, lost, re-fought and won. host: that was president barack obama five years ago at the 70th anniversary of d-day. on this morning, the 75th in a verse three. we are hearing your thoughts, stories and phone calls. carol is waiting in virginia. caller: i just wanted to pay tribute to my father who at 94 hopefullylive and will celebrate his birthday on june 10 and we will have him for a couple more. he was attached to the fifth .ngineer special brigade similar to thery police battalions but they were assigned to the army. mechanized units and soldiers. he was in the third wave on the , the first infantry. went out and helped people out of the water. assignment was to go in. the 348th engineer combat battalion. i went back with him in 94, 96. he would not talk about what he did. he received a shrapnel wound but it was a very minor wound. he never put in for a purple heart. host: he sai

floating behind the seawall, it seemed the invasion might fail. a,s.obama: b 8:30 general bradley expected them to be inland. he wrote "we held only 10 yards of beach." in this age of instant commentary, the invasion would have swiftly and rally been declared, as it was by one officer, "a debacle." but such a race that judgment would not have taken into .ccount the courage of free men boys.bush: these are the men who took the cliffs. these are the champions who helped free a consonant, these heroes who helped end a war. >> "washington journal" continues. host: once again, talking to democratic viewers, who would be your party's nominee in 2020? hear from we want to democrats only, if you are in the eastern and central time zone, (202) 748-8000. if you're in the mountain and pacific time zone, your number is (202) 748-8001. and if you live in iowa or new hampshire, the home of the first two presidential contests for democrats, you have a special line, which is (202) 748-8002, . and also, keep in mind later on iowa at 3:00 p.m., the democratic party hall

but despite all the reconstruction including massive and controversial seawalls many other rail lines have been left abandoned. not that far down this way you hit the coastline and i remember writing about it being the most spectacular journey you could almost find anywhere in the country to be able to ride the rails within 2 meters of the water's edge japan ryo had said that it will reopen this line in 2018 minutes covered in we there's bits of track lying around. it's rusting away. i'm not talking vince a baseline is something that anybody wants to invest money in reopening. i leave the north behind and head back to tokyo on my way to walk a yama to attend the funeral of thomas chan the stationmaster cat. my dog her record here i'm the leader of. the feel or. look at the crowds of people who have gathered in front of this train see don't feel open to much you will notice that something i'm going to talk to you once you move is a manner that makes me think that such a. thing now did nothing happen is gone i don't care it's still not enough. we just reminded me she station wuky emma a

he helped build the seawall in our city and planned on retiring this year to spend more time with his family. the losses here will never be replaced but so many heroes emerged to prevent further horror. over the weekend, i saw heroic first responders, police, fire, and e.m.s. personnel who ran into the line of fire to save others before comforting our community in the immediate aftermath of this tragedy. as the hours and days go by, we hear tens if not hundreds of stories of the heroism of individuals who helped save lives during this tragic event, including the officer among first responders who in the performance of his duties took a bullet to protect our community. and was, by the grace of god, aved by his protective vest. unbelievable bravery in sentera hospital where i had the honorer to visit a survivor the shooting. she collapsed my hand as i stood at her bedside and her strength and resolve were palpable as she had only narrowly come away alive. as i love and hope and heartfelt vigils across our community where people of all faiths remember in prayers to those who left too soo