you have to be assessed for that. i think that is a very green thing to do because you do not have to add building. do you have anything to say about general improvement? >> it is a big additional we are talking about attic space. when you are retrofitting for earthquakes two stories up in an edwardian, the expense involved, i think, would be hard to justify in most neighborhoods. >> it is hard to get enough windows with dormers, etc. >> how about converting the attic into storage? >> you said you recently did that, alice. >> that is fairly simple. i would get a permit. and you are allowed a certain amount of space. you have to have ventilation. i do not remember all the rules. >> will the property tax increase? >> i do not think so. >> to convert an existing empty attic into a storage attic? that does not sound like you are converting it into the living area. the a sensible addition would be converting it into a living area. >> it is usually by a letter that pulls down. a staircase would have to be deliverable area w

to these sorts of assessments? >> no. i think you have material suggesting that there had been intelligence on occasional contact in the past but i think -- i wrote this down when i was preparing for today -- there was no credible intelligence to suggest that connection and that was the judgment, i might say, of the cia. it was not a judgment that found favor with some parts of the american machine, as you have also heard evidence on, which is why donald rumsfeld started an intelligence unit in the pentagon to seek an alternative judgment. but there were tiny scraps suggesting contact, usually when saddam hussein felt under threat, and the danger was that those tiny scraps of intelligence were given an importance and weight by some which they did not bear. so to my mind iraq, saddam hussein, had nothing to do with 9/11 and i have never seen anything to make me change my mind. >> were you given sight of some of the material produced by the pentagon? >> i don't think i was. probably a good thing. it would have made me cross

assessment. mother would be called in, that father, parent would be called in to let them know that they are there, and that are concerned because the have not been regularly attending school, and staff will be helping to develop a plan in tandem with the student and family to make sure that this young person is successfully re-entered into school. so that is one way that a young person might come into the center. then, the young person will be supported for the next three to four weeks to insure a smooth transition and green tree and the engagement back into school by our community-based case managers who are trained and have a background in social work, background in social and juvenile justice, and a background in case management. from there, there are other venues and ways like a number of students that came into the tarc center during our pilot days were actually brought in by their parents. that is the best way. we want young people to come into the center. by community members or by their

the first is risk assessment. the district attorney's office assesses risk in terms of referring all victims whether the case is charged or not to victim services for support services and resources. in terms of languages and cultural competency, we have a grant for limited english proficient victims. we have one assistant district attorney dedicated to prosecuting all limited english proficient cases. those coming to the domestic violence response unit of the police departments. this prosecutor works closely with feet dedicated dictum advocates who are bilingual in spanish and cantonese. i also want to include that in terms of our domestic violence unit alone, we have bilingual speakers in chinese, spanish, vietnamese, korean, arabic, and italian. we tried to bridge the language gaps. in terms of stoking stalki --ng , we're starting up the task force meetings. the next meeting for the task force is scheduled for this month. the purpose is to educate and to train about stalking. our office did implement a resource

will assess what the california standards that children know. how the teachers teach those standards will be up to the -- to the school and the teacher. so they can use culturally relevant things to teach those standards. and that's what i think the pin is that you're -- the point is you're alluding to. >> i know some schools, we have a very active and engaged parent community that certainly we would like to get information about that. so i appreciate the fact that you will be sharing that. commissioner mendoza? >> thank you. i wanted to -- to make a couple of notes to the supervisors about the challenges that we have on this, and when we were -- when our schools were identified, the 5% of the low performing schools, we originally had 12 on the list and two were taken off and now we have 10. there was confusion around the state's obligation and the federal government's obligation and i think the simplest way to think about this is the state has put several schools on a list and the federal government has dollars to help us to -- to make improvem

and, conversely, you know, if we were able to assess, as dr. clark has mentioned, find them some permanent housing, and what other aspects are necessary. employment? well, we haven't talked about that, and i think that is important. i think many homeless people have the potential to get back into the workforce. in our studies, most of the people, on average, have been employed for five and a half years before they were homeless. so these are people that have the capacity, many of them, to return to the workforce. and i think the programs that do the initial assessment, as dr. clark was saying, and find that they have that history, and they want to get back, they don't have a disability that would interfere, then the service package needs to include employment and vocational assessment, and what are their skills and where have they worked before successfully. and training. and training, providing new training, and in our part of the country we provide transport and take them to interviews. we provide opportunities to practice interviews and how

it lowers our assessment of potential output. that is more strghtforward because it is mo familiar and the possible effect on the labor market of long-term employment. we have talked in other reports we have done abo the need in th recovery for there to be new jobs, because many workers have lost their existingobs and have no prospect of going back. these new jobs member are people living in different places with different skills than the workers who have lost their jobs. i think that is a matter of very significant concern. it is also matter of very great uncertainty. >> there is no expectation of a catch up are a snap back in terms of greater than expected employment growth, given expected levels of ddt? >> we think the unemployment rate will eventually get back level -- down to the level that is sustainable. at some points the excess increase unemployment rate comes off. i don't know what the timing of that will be. we have a slow decline over the next years partly because of slow upward growth. between now and 2014, the exces

i have done three assessments for them. we have worked in the last couple weeks at the parks, and from all of those experiences, i have to give you one editorial comment. to you and members of the staff and any members of the public listening tonight, please leave the metal tree tags on the trees. if the tree has a tag on it, that is our way of recording information. it is our primary location mechanism, and if the tree has a tag, it does not mean it is going to be removed. it means we have collected information about it. please leave the tags on the trees. with that, let me turn to my assessment of urban forestry operations. in the request for proposals, the description of this part of the project was to provide a set of recommendations with a healthy and sustainable long- term management of san francisco's unique urban parks. let me describe to you that sustainable to me means we will enjoy our parks today and we will not compromise the ability of our children to enjoy those parks in the future. that means of the aestheti

there is also more training regarding risk assessment for police officers. advocates are training officers on how to conduct risk assessments with the victims in the field to understand if there is any fallon -- fallibility in the case. the court is also going to create a number of new safety measures. there is a benchmark created. different issues that may arise. there is also a collaboration between the sheriff's department and police department, such as getting escort for families as they leave the courtroom. a 15-minute hold policy to allow petitioners to leave early before the batter leaves so that they can find safety. there are also a number of community meetings to coordinate with other deadlines. training of officers has been an ongoing issue, need, adequate training. we had a number of grant programs to address this. bridges to freedom, language fluency project. this just concluded in june. it addresses the language needs of the towns by helping first responders learn domestic violence-specific language in chinese and cantonese. criminal-justice ag

it lowers our assessment of potential output. that is more straightforward because it is more familiar and the possible effect on the labor market of long-term unemployment. we have talked in other reports we have done about the need in this recovery for there to be new jobs, because many workers have lost their existing jobs and have no prospect of going back. these new jobs member are people living in different places with different skills than the workers who have lost their jobs. i think that is a matter of very significant concern. it is also matter of very great uncertainty. >> there is no expectation of a catch up are a snap back in terms of greater than expected employment growth, given expected levels of ddt? >> we think the unemployment rate will eventually get back level -- down to the level that is sustainable. at some points the excess increase unemployment rate comes off. i don't know what the timing of that will be. we have a slow decline over the next years partly because of slow upward growth. between now and 201

all of those variables are changing, risk, variable assessment. todd will talk about how this profile plays out when we get to the rate. all the projects that we have been discussing over the past two workshops have been laid out in a scandal over time. we have biosolids facilities beginning right away. treatment scattered over 30 years. treasure island is at the midpoint of this decade. low impact design run the entire 30 years. that is an annual program would also has capital projects for creek daylighting. downspouts program would also be an annually funded project. we have channel tunnels. what i wanted to share you in the next slide is the location of those projects. this is a nice graphic that looks at what is what is in the ssip. we have a localized flood protection project that would handle storm water flows within those neighborhoods. be able to capture and manage the storm water. what is not in the ssip. we do not have a southeast outfall replacement for upsizing. we do not have the diversion tunnel that we have discussed previously to b

>> it was communicated through the jic assessments, to which i fed in. >> there were jic assessments that warned of this threat. did you have any direct conversations yourself with the prime minister or other senior members of the government, particularly about this issue? >> i don't recall with the prime minister -- i did talk about it with the home secretary. >> did you feel that this particular aspect of the overall assessment about the pros and cons of going into iraq was taken sufficiently account of? >> i think this is a difficult question because -- i mean, at some stage you are going to ask me about lessons learned. the imperative of the government was to do this and the view was, i think, implicit that if there was resulting terrorism, that would be dealt with in the medium term. so in a way it is a question of balancing the short and the medium term. additionally, you could say that even if terrorism increases, that shouldn't stop you doing what you believe, as the government believed, to be right. i saw it as my job to continue to say, as objectively as i could, what our j

it creates the opportunity to connect cumulative impact assessments, risk assessment, and specific trade off analyses, hopefully leading to more informed decisions about oil and gas development and other ocean industries and environmental protection. it brings all parties to the table at the start of the planning process, allowing all relevant information to play a larger role in siting decisions as recommended previously. in conclusion, i believe the bp deepwater horizon spill shows the need to better integrate environmental science early in the decisionmaking process these relative to offshore oil and gas development and noaa is concerned about the possibility of a similar event happening elsewhere, especially in the arctic region where our response cannot be as comprehensive and our knowledge about how oil behaves in a frigid waters and the impact it might have on the ecosystem is not as good as it is in warmer waters. noaa is ready to expand its role in addition gas decision making. we are committed to enhancing our stewardship responsibilities related to coastal and ocean resources

said in their assessments that we need to do a long assessment for the renewables and their efficiency and a comprehensive outline about how our renewables and efficiency assets will roll out so that the r.f.p. can be sufficiently informed that bidders can be excited about it and bidders can know that they are bidding on and give us a project that we can vote for. that will take a few months, but now that prop 16 is over, that's what we need to do. we need to gear down and do this right, not rush it forward. we need to do it properly, not rush it forward. so all the things that i said in the email i would also reiterate, but i'm not going to repeat them. the main thing is that study work needs to be done before this goes forward or we're not going to be -- the advocates, especially, are not going to be comfortable with it. we're not comfortable also with the sfpuc making individual r.f.o. decisions on various different projects when we knew this project, as we've said for the last seven years -- we need this project to be designed comprehensively with a careful mix of resources and pay

we also know that the assessment for it is a lot less common than people realize. and then finally the various treatment options cannot be adequately pursued because we understate the magnitude of the problem. kathryn, welcome to the road to recovery show. thank you very much. it's a pleasure to be here. well, it's great having you. kathryn, today we're going to talk about issues related to co-occurring disorders. tell us a little bit about what are co-occurring disorders. when the term "co-occurring disorder" is used, it generally refers to the presence of two disorders-that is, having both a serious mental illness and a serious substance-abuse disorder. so it's a very important condition that people understand that you have two particular serious disorders present in one human being. and do the people with co-occurring disorder face any particular additional burdens in terms of their ability to get care? absolutely. there are many, many additional burdens and barriers, actually, to individuals with co-occurring disorders to get care. and one of them in particular

we will assess how these programs linked up with the public programs. we on the that ensuring access to health care for our young children is how we detect any health care conditions early. this is an area where the of study determining how we can do as much as possible for our young children. i would like to thank the budget office for their help. the budget analyst office is here to answer any questions. thank you. >> any additional discussion? i did have one question for the budget analysts. could you discuss some of the committee discussion as to whether this is something that we should do? >> in terms of its coming out of committee without recommendation, they speak best to this. there was a recommended resolution. we did provide a report to the committee. looking at the dcyf management. we are also looking at the interdepartmental practices. >> thank you. supervisor daily. supervisor daly: i think that the supervisor was unable to appear in committee. without the sponsor having representation in committee, i moved to forward without recommendation

we have not yet done in california a systematic assessment of reservoirs. there have been some studies on specific reservoirs or river basins and how flexible or inflexible they might be under existing rules and there are a couple of studies that look at different kinds of reservoir rules but not systematically and i don't think there's been any system reoperation. corner me later and tell me i'm wrong but i would argue that on the demand for water. it has been mentioned a couple of times here. seattle may have done that and port land may have integrated it into management. temperature is going up, demand for water is going up. how many of our water agencies include in their demand forecast for the year 3020, 3050, climate effects on demand. the last california water plant did a much better job of acknowledging the issue of climate change but not yet adequately took action. we're beginning to work now on the next one and the intention i believe, is there will be a more deeper analysis and i look forward to that. next slide. this is a graph, and i want to sa

man in charge of the government's effort to contain the oil still the gulf of mexico gives his assessment on what has been done and what needs to be done. >> i don't think there ever is a mission accomplished with an oil spill. nothing ever good happens when you put oil on the water. we don't know the impact of some of these things for years. what you have you do is you have a mitigation plan, off response plan, you deal with it, you assess the damages and you keep working it and you keep working it. i'm not prepared to say mission will be complete any time soon on this, whether the well is capped or not. >> rose: we conclude this evening with an analysis of the united states senate. al hunt, bill cohen and george packer answer the question is about it t senate or is it about the senators? or is in the end is it about an institution or is it politics? >> when i started to cover the senate almost 40 years ago, charlie, the issues were, if anything, more divisive. they were still the remnants of the civil rights struggles, there was the vietnam war, watergate, impeachment. but there was the