the last thing is i'd really like to encourage "the apprentice" schip program. i've been reading that there's only at this point one dog-walking training program, which seems like we're kind of handing them a little bit of a monopoly at that point. so, you know, i would really urge you to get in touch with the professional dog walkers associations and try to get a program up and running that would really dot a-- do theapen trystship. that's where people really understand what's going on with their dogs. >> i appreciate that. in terms of the eight dogs, i do think that i am open to that number. and as i mentioned, the six vs. eight discussion, that's been happening for a long time. but it's definitely within that range of reason in terms of what the debate has been. so i'm not ruling that out at all. and i meant to mention before the issue of dog tech, which is the training program i think you were referring to. there is -- there was a rumor out there that dog tech had participated in drafting the legislation, which, you know, could be viewed as furthering or cre

apprentice yeah it's ridiculous i mean. isn't even though the plural of his own shows that it's apprentice is for the record is the barrel of apprentice but i mean this whole scheme is ridiculous i have to imagine that the writers of s n l were there you know scheming out the parody version of the gingrich from you know coming together and they had this idea and they had to scrap it because this is what actually became in real life i mean it's like a parody of what they're doing this scheme to select ten people or ten poor students from new york city's one in a quarter million students as if that's going to somehow solve income inequality and help poor kids is just ridiculous and if anything it it's. it's sort of like the maybe i'll be the basketball star and so kids don't pay attention to chemistry and that kind of thing it's the sort of the it's the lottery mentality frankly it's promoting a lottery mentality maybe we'll hit the jackpot so why do these things why is trump so magnetic in the right in the republican field i

and apprentices registered with our work force system through one- stop and cbo's the we have contract with through the overall system. and manage apprenticed to the journey level status by the end of the project is one of our key goals, given the length of this project. for the in use side, we have negotiated at least 40 permanent entry-level hires per year over a five-year period. just to give some context, we actually had a working definition of entry level that had entry level defined as any position that would require a two-year degree or less, so they were non epa positions, and just to give further context, i think -- and here they were non ba positions, and their records indicate that about 70 per -- 70 of those fell in this definition of folks that were defined entry-level by a two-year degree or less. the requirements will roll over yearly, with a minimum of 200 re

the apprentices will be graduates of state certified apprenticeship programs that are administered by the trade unions. we plan to come back, as maria mentioned, to the board, to provide quarterly reporting on the apprenticeships and pre- apprenticeship programs and the efforts we have been engaged in and to monitor and report on progress of the contractors, unions, on referring and enlisting apprentices on the project. that concludes my presentation on the pla. we recommended to the board for adoption. happy to answer questions you might have. director ortiz: i am sorry i was done here the lost time, but you discussed it in october. i have a couple of questions. director reiskin mentioned something. reporting done about the jobs created? >> that is correct. if you look at the last resolution results clauses and the resolution, we will be doing it. director ortiz: as a partner of this, contributor of funds, ac transit representative, i would like to see the breakdown geographically of where the jobs have come from, number one. i would like to see the ac transit service area in the eas

of a hybrid, you know, it has goals for journeymen in this, a 30% threshold for journeymen and apprentices, so it is a bit of a hybrid model. supervisor avalos: it is not a good fit because there are actual requirements, you say? >> the pla is an agreement between the unions and the cpmc. this is our m.o. you. it is between it really the contractor's, you know, and cp mc, so the burden is on the contractors, so you still have that dynamic. supervisor avalos: right, which is similar to our local hire ordinance, but the requirement on the contractors if they do not reach this, then they have liquidated damages. >> then they have the liquidated damages, and that is called out in our document. >> and what are the main trades that we expect? do we have those numbers broken out in terms of how much it will be? >> by trade? i do not have that. it is a hospital project, generally, you are going to start out with your neighbors in europe -- with your laborers and your carpenters, and then you move into the trades, so you will see a spectrum of trades. i do not have the exact numbers by trades, but

think it should be prohibitive, but i think is an experienced a dog walker ticks on someone as an apprentice, that is war, and i do not think that the dog walkers should be asked to volunteer for that time, because this is a job, and we are not non-profit, so i think that also needs to be looked at. and, yes, i think what is going to cost people really needs to be looked at before this goes forward, and i would say that, i would really suggest that we do away with the guidelines, because also there are some costs, like training and getting the license, you know, getting the car ready or things like that. that is not small potatoes for me. and a i think we need time. basically, we need time to make sure that this legislation helps and not hurt. president: thank you. next speaker, please. >> hi, my name is -- i am a small business owner. i am a dog owner. i have been working with it for seven years. i started because i love dogs, and i realize that as much as i put into it, i will get out, and it has worked that way. i have gone to numerous dog classes, taken dog first aid, and i am certified.

>> the reason i host "celebrity apprentice" and "the apprentice" and it's become one of the top shows on television, and as you know, many nights, in fact, for a period of time, it was a number one show on television and continues to get great ratings. the reason i host it and the reason i'm a so-called, as they say, reality star, is because of my success. and that has nothing to do with television. that has to do with real estate and business. and that's why i was chosen to do it. maybe there are some other reasons also. you know, whatever they may be. whatever it takes. but -- so i host this show, and it's a great show, because of my success in business. so i like to think of myself as a businessman. when you look at my numbers in the book that show over $7 billion in net worth, that hasn't taken too long to build, relative to other families and companies, et cetera, and you look at the kind of cash i have. almost $300 million in cash. and when you look at the low debt, which is really what the country should be striving for, is low debt, lots of cash, tremendous worth, instead of o

kim jong il was an apprentice of his father, kim il-sung, for 70 years.kim jong un has only been an apprentice of his father for more than a year. you think the military leadership in south korea will support him fully? >> you are right. at this moment, you look at the official obituary from the news station. you look at the letter of condolence sent by the chinese top leadership to p'yongyang. the message says, "under the leadership of kim jong un." the chinese government has already recognized his leadership. also of this moment, i do not think there could be any uncertainty about the loyalty of the military. but after this man is buried on december 28, when the official funeral is over, i think that is perhaps the beginning of a serious power struggle between the military and the young son there. >> how important is it that kim jong un, who has never visited the mainland, visit china and meet the leaders of china? >> i think it is very important if he wants to have the support of china. i would say the only and the most important ally for the democrati

we all know about "the apprentice."'re going to be picking ten young, wonderful children and we're going to make them apparent tie. we're going to have a little fun with it. >> ten kids. we're going to turn it around with ten kids. we got one in three people living in poverty in this country, we have unemployment through the roof in the african-american community, and, of course, he wants them to go to the poorest school in new york city and get ten kids. that's a great republican party promo right there. and let's throw in "the apprentice" because we know that's just so important to society. first of all, there's obviously nothing new about internships. i even had one in college. or work study programs, for that matter. that's not what gingrich is really talking about. he's got a few other targets. one of them is poor people. the other is poor kids. >> starting with following two facts. really poor children in really poor neighborhoods have no habits of working and have nobody around them who works. they have no habit

he reads -- "my name is brett shamberry, an apprentice for i.b. local 6. when the economy was at its slowest, we apprentices were rotated in and out of work every two months but far better than journeymen out of work for up to two years. i'm a single parent and my son is a patient at cpmc for thyroid disorder. there were times when my insurance ran out because of lack of work. we would have to skip appointments and pay for his medicine out of pocket. my local and i need work not only for ourselves but our families. so with unemployment still around 30% for our local 6 members are struggling. some of them lost their home and we, the middle class, are in danger of falling below the poverty line. cpmc creates hundreds of good paying union jobs, our members are ready to go back to work. we support the current proposal and ask you to finalize this project. thank you. >> good evening, president chiu and members of the board of supervisors and thank you very much for giving me this opportunity to speak tonight. my name is kevin mccormick, the media relations mana

it's "the apprentice."the -- >> andrea: wait, wait "the apprentice' more important than the. >> no, it's not. but i will say this, it is a big prime-time two-hour show. clint eastwood is a friend of mine. what he is doing to reality show, in all fairness andvy a two-hour show, number one show -- >> andrea: they can handle it without you. >> i am precluded from running after may 20. the show ends may 20. >> andrea: c'mon. >> i'm not precluded from running. >> bob: as an independent, right? >> it would have to be as an independent. >> eric: can we get you to weigh in -- i assume you watched the debate. >> i did. hi, eric. >> eric: how are you? weigh in. what do you think of the debate? who do you think did well and hurt their cause? >> well, i thought huntsman using my name to try to get gravitas was ridiculous. it didn't go over very well. he is a lightweight. i think that ron paul i really an interesting guy, but cookie, very cookie. interesting. but man he is out there. i thought that frankly newt did well

. >> i think he wants to have a big rating of the apprentice where he is going to make the announcementt he not running and go on a book tour. that will put him on the map. this is enough is enough with playing the american system. there ought to be law with playing the american election for a book promoting. we saw it with herman cain, promoting a book. we are seeing some of these candidates that newt gingrich was doing well in the polls but doesn't have an organization in place. a lot of people are suspicious that he was on book tour, as well. >> wait a minute. newt and i have the same publisher. why am i not running for president. let's look at what people like about donald trump. in the 20 minutes he was running for president, there was a total quality of the people. when he said i'm going to shut the chinese politburo down. listen, this is how it's going to be. the chinese would be laughing their heads off at him. it struck a chord. >> when he first started talking about iran, let the man speak he has the biggest megaphone and he wants to take shots, let him. it's not very scripted

the ability to map a princess for a lesser rate or fee i think -- the ability to have apprentices, toth other people and bring people up in all of our businesses, and this is one that is very dynamic, so the ability to add people to the industry i think is a very good one. the fact is the 8 don limit plus a personal dog, i would encourage that. i think that is good because people are not -- i do not know the specifics i think it is a reasonable number. people and have four dogs, there are people that i would think you are using this as a supplement to their income, and are professionals, but they do other work, so maybe they would only have a few dogs. should they pay the same rate as someone who is working full- time? i do not know what the answer is. i do not like to see their flexibility relative to their income. we have people trying to go to school, working other jobs, who are at the beginning of their career or at the end of their career, so just some flexibility with the number of their dogs and their cost relative to income i think is a good thing, so i support that threshold

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most of the tv show the apprentice is clearly trying to be a mentor.thing to do with him. least not now. we asked mary snow, who? new york, to take a closer look at this. mary? >> two very important opinions of trump coming from two gop white house hopefuls in new york today. the biggest question is what kind after difference could trump's support make for a candidate. >> with the crush of cameras awaiting him wp newt gingrich became the latest presidential hopeful to pay a visit to trump. defending plans for upcoming republican presidential debate to be moderated by the real estate developer and reality tv host set to be sponsored by the conservative website, news matt. >> this is a country which elected a peanut farmer to the presidency. they have elected an actor who made two moves with the chim pan zi for the presidency. not participating in the trump debate, jon huntsman. >> >> you know, i'm not going could kiss his ring or any other part of his aanatomy. >> i don't understand the marching to his office. i didn't know that he had an ability to lay

he announces the end of "the apprentice" or the next showing.is is crass commercialism at its worst. >> ron paul said it was beneath the office of the presidency. >> amen. >> jon huntsman called it a joke. >> amen. >> trump is saying they were concerned about equal time because i might come back and run if this happens, "a," "b," "c" or "d." i'm glad the man has never been on "the ed show." the man is a total loser, all-american zero. nobody should pay attention to him. he doesn't have the guts to run. he won't run because he doesn't have the guts to run. i don't think anybody of any kind of credible source would endorse him whatsoever. >> not at all, ed. he's afraid to come on here and go toe to toe with you because you'd deconstruct him in a moment's notice and he'd be sent on his way as an apprentice to followfy. >> michael eric dyson, good to have you with us. >> always good to be here. >>> sean hannity is accusing democrats of lying on television. this is an easy one. slant head's going to the "zone." >>> fox news is at it again. this time