there will be lanes and if they do not pay, there will be a total of 123,000 assessed that would be spread on to their property tax bills. i'm not sure the director may be aware, but some of the moneys for the vacant building ordinance may be going into that demolition fund. as with deputy director mentioned earlier, the fund was totally depleted. but with this new ordinance that may have some funds available, that may be part of the discussion. >> i have a question. would you be able to, in working with the director, come up with a summary of the last five years with amounts on an annual basis how much we are lean and how much today on the cumulative costs we are out of pocket? what we are having to carry this -- it is money that goes out and we have no way of recouping. >> we would be happy to do it. >> biggest -- the costs out of the department are salary and label -- the salary and labor. we have not gotten anything outside of the one case where we have called in another outside contractor and a road someone else for doing work. the costs are department all costs that need to be assess

will be. we can tell you they'll be smaller. the mission will become increasingly more focused on supporting and enabling afghans in the late across the country. >> i saw an interesting chart on the news. for example, the number with the strength was in 2008 and then after president obama came into office and outlook click on almost a doubling of those numbers if i remember correctly. so we were like a thirtysomething thousand offense rebounds and having out to 100-cent a thousand. we're going to shot down 33 passing by the end of next year. and then the question becomes from the 70,000 we have left to what you're considering to be not inspired just whatever it is, what does it look like in terms of where we are in relationship to this numbers? >> again, we'll continue in the curve towards 2014. 15 president obama has said from the beginning of the strategy is that this administration will commit to periodically reviewing where we are, is the strategy work income is it not? had to adjust the a

i don't deny that there will be tough decisions that have to be made and tough choices that have to be made. we owe to our citizens to provide both strong fiscal discipline and a strong national defense. finally and most importantly, it is the job of secretary of defense to be a tireless advocate for our troops and for their families. it is their sacrifice and their dedication that have earned the respect of a grateful nation and inspired a new generation to volunteer to wear the uniform of our country. they put their lives on the line to fight for america. i will just as surely fight for them and for the families that support and sustain them. as director of the cia, i had no more solemn duty than sending young people into harm's way with their lives on the line. after we lost seven of our colleagues in afghanistan in december of 2009, i had to do what my colleagues in the military do all too often -- visit the wounded at bethesda, attend the ramp ceremony at dover, offer a prayer at the site of an arlington cemetery graveside. a patriot who left this world to yawn. not one day will p

be less. geographically, they are more likely to be in the northeastern part of the city. there are a number of other correlations we see demographically in the survey. they tend to be more highly educated. they tend to have higher levels of household income. they tend to be more female and venturrenters. they tend to be more concentrated in the lower rate tiers. are also more likely to be young and old. >> commissioner moran? >> looking at slide 5, when you have the graph of their of the last rate structure, it came in at the lower end of tier 3. on the dollars per month impact, i wonder how that is affected by the pg&e change in rate structure. would it still be in the $14 a month range because they're using less power? with the number go up? -- with the number go up? -- with the number go up? -- would the number go up. >> the questions you are opposing are questions we were hoping to get guidance from you on. thank you. i have a slide that helps to tie together what you saw from mr. metz. w

it is my pleasure to be here. we are so enthusiastic about this being the new standard and also a great building that our employees will be proud to work in. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you, mayor lee. our puc commissioners are the ones that actually make the decision about this building. all of them are here with us. the president of the department. [applause] >> thank you. it is an honor to be here for this topping ceremony. i want to thank my fellow commissioners who are here and also it knowledge a former commissioner, f.x. crowley, who was formally on the commission, who has helped. this will be one of the greatest municipal buildings in the country, if not the greatest. i have to refer to my notes because some of these stats are pretty incredible. this building will design 55% less energy than most office buildings anywhere. that is one-third less energy than most buildings consume. over the next seven to five years, it will save an estimated $180 million in energy costs. that is a lot of money

so i think it needs to be citywide to be able to offer this. i think commissioners micko, roja and benetti made some valid points. 95% of the point things are usually fine. it's for that 5% that push the envelope. i'm in full support of legislation until 10:00. i think we need to put some

>> i just want him to be healthy. and i think he'd be happier. it would be one less thing people could like say about him. >> as his daughter, do you get upset when people poke fun at him? >> yeah. because it's not like he chooses that necessarily. and it's just -- i think it's just a stupid thing to make fun of him for. >> finally, you two, what would you say are the the best things about your dad and the most annoying? >> the best things. i think the best things are that he's always someone to talk to about almost anything. he's been there for me my whole life. as a coach, as a father. and we just pretty much can relate to everything together. so that's really nice. a lot of people say we're a lot alike. >> you are alike. >> yes. >> and sarah, i mean, i can't even imagine what he's like when you try to bring boifs around. i'll bet he's a nightmare. >> he told me in the campaign i asked if i was going to have to have state police with me all the time. he said only when he thought i was in danger, and that was whenever i was with a boy [ laughter

so i think it needs to be citywide to be able to offer this. i think commissioners micko, roja and benetti made some valid points. 95% of the point things are usually fine. it's for that 5% that push the envelope. i'm in full support of legislation until 10:00. i think we need to put some safeguards if they're not in place for management of noise when it's 11:00 or 12:00 and maybe some timetables because we're venturing into some new territory. it's hard to go back when somebody has a permit in their hands. but overall, i'd like to see this on a fast track but at the same time make sure those safeguards are in place so we don't have to, you know, we should look at it more closely. thank you very much. >> thank you. mr. fernando salazar. are you going to play the accordion? >> yes.

improprieties that can be exposed. i must remind you that i informed you of this obvious malfeasance. any filly to act immediately on this threat to the health and safety of the people who live and work in san francisco will unfortunately spread the taint of malfeasance. if you are willing to forgo your civic obligations, i cannot strongly recommended that you consider your legal exposure. on top of all else, i urge you to do the right thing. i would like to recommend to all commissioners and city attorneys represented to seek legal counsel regarding this matter. thank you. >> any other public comment? >> good morning. my name is sandra burnback. i am a tenant in an sro. the problems i have had are extensive. 34 violations of notice and the building in the three-year. period. just to talk about 3 recently. no heat for eight days. no electricity for seven days. no hot water for five days. i have contacted dbi and i have to say the inspectors have been there promptly, they did their job. the issue a notice of violation,

safe, a city that can be solvent, and a city that can be successful. if i may invite zack parker to please set up to the podium. he is 8 years old. he is going into the fourth grade at sherman elementary school. he likes playing basketball and drawing. he will be visiting yosemite and his family in oregon over the summer and attending summer camps. thank you for coming today. he is joined by his mother. go ahead,. >> hello. [inaudible] mayor lee said he wants the city to be safe, the word means more than one thing. will walk to school, play outside, or go shopping with our parents, but it also means that we should also help people who need food, the doctor, or a place to sleep. the whole city is stronger when we make sure we can all feel safe. today, we are hearing about how we can grow a stronger, healthier, safer san francisco for all our city's families and children. [applause] >> thanks, zack. next, to talk about a solvent city, i would like to invite and 11-year-old just graduated from harvey milk civil rights academy. she will be going into the s

it will be visible. we are shown these funny ankles , in order to hide just how far out of harmony and care this is. the height, baltic, and design of the building. we're so far out of touch with in the area, make no attempt to relate to the prevailing pattern of the neighborhood. the building has an overwhelming in dominating appearance. it will have a detrimental impact on the character of the neighborhood and on the surrounding buildings and on some of the affordable housing, the rent-controlled housing that will set permanently in the shadow of this building. the small buildings are there. the conclusions reached by the department, by the development team that this would not alter the visual character and would not offend the character of the neighborhood, and not supported by any facts or supported by common sense. i urge you to grant the appeal of the conditional use authorization and send this back to be rethought and the justice of that it complies with the general plan provisions that above all

it will be a wonderful thing to live around and be involved in. we are celebrating this topping off. we have done some research. topping off ceremonies started back in roman times. people would have a ceremony when they finished building the roof of a house. as they finished, it was traditional to put an evergreen tree on the final game, signaling the finish of the infrastructure and construction. that is what we're doing today. you will notice of a lot of signatures on a banner that was attached to them being, because we have a lot of excited employees who could not be here today. hopefully, all of you have a chance to sign that beam and see that evergreen tree that symbolizes the sustainability of our building and the good fortune of having completed the building. the first person i want to introduce is a person who has been involved in this building probably longer than any of us. at one time, this was not even going to be a pc building. dpw was going to do a lot of things for the city. back then, as director of dpw, mr. lee was responsible for

you will be happy to hear it will be over before thanksgiving. we are looking forward to an exciting c eight -- season of sailing the ac 45's and then for two more seasons in the america's cup events. there is also a bidding process under way. we know five of the six cities that they will be stumping on. we will be determining how all of the 11 locations. the first few are expected to be announced soon for those remaining 11 cities. finally, i would like to pay a real tribute to the incredible amounts of work that is being done to make the america's cup events over the next two years an enormous success. not only the work of our own organizations, event authority, race management teams, but the america's cup organizing committee, the city, mayor's office, port authority, of course, the competing teams, the golden gate yacht club, all of our commercial partners, then use in portugal, san diego. it is an important, independent community. we know we are embarking on something at a special. those of you who share our passion and energy for the excite

because of the -- the 18th, you will be gone, it will be moved? oh, to august? >> is there a need for this to be moved by a particular date? president olague: is it important to -- it is important to have a full commission, i would think. commissioner miguel: [unintelligible] >> oh, right. commissioner miguel: i guess i would suggest august 14. >> no dates in june? >> there are none that are open. president olague: they will be ready. they said july 7 would work for the project sponsor, but what are you suggesting? i am sorry. august 4? ok. i do not think we have a choice. commissioner miguel: in that case, i will move item one continuance to july 7, item two to august 4, and in three to july 14. commissioner borden: second. commissioner miguel: thank you. >> commissioners, on the motion for a continuance for items 1 and 3 as proposed on the calendar and in two to august 4, i have the motion. [roll call] thank you, commissioners. the items are continued. commissioners, you are now on your consent calendar. item #4 on your consent calendar is to be acted on by a

to go on this gas deal being being signed and as you were saying you know it stands to be a very very big money investment here the deal would allow you to diversify its exports away from europe help and if you do you think this is going to russia. well russia used to depend on the european market. for the buyers off this oil and gas but we all know that the european market does look very bright at least for now so russia need to diversify i mean russia need to be more diversified in terms of. getting its gas and oil and other and india and their resources. more diversified in in terms of market so if you. have a more balanced model between europe and east asia which is the most regulated develop the region that you know whole world economy so i think this deal could be . good for russia in the long run now and turning our attention it would be good. to do want. somebody will be good to to china. i mean. i was to also wasn't worth the fight it's the supply of energy sources for instance it used to depend heavily on the middle east so we all know that recent disturbance there so tiny a

the chinese leaders visit a gasp of officials will be present but of course those discussions will betaking place we also know that china of course is a very lucrative market for russia not only for its natural resources but for various other things and right now the trade turnover the bilateral trade turnover with china is one of the biggest that russia currently has so a very strong partnership that has the potential to grow even stronger and that is definitely something that both puts into our intimate immediate if we'll be looking to achieve during this meeting most people do seem to think that the questions of both serve. and libya will definitely be raised during the chinese leaders time here in moscow we know that in their meeting up as c.e.o. countries where the two leaders met a disagreement of some sort was reached and both sides do seem to share the position that a military presence or a military intervention is definitely not the correct solution and will not bring peace to libya and that diplomatic ways to resolve the conflict should be sought after and now before i shoul

it could be good. it could be bad, but we are not sure. i think that it would be necessary to have a little time to process and see what the implications or the changes are. thank you. >> good afternoon, commissioners. i am with the organization about a block away from the proposed project. i am not here to speak about the merits of the project here probably a fine establishment. we are here to talk about the process and really put notice on the planning department in terms of doing its work, real planning work. i am concerned about the precedent that this sets, that the landlord of the building to go into such disrepair suchdbi came out -- such disrepair that dbi can now three times at the detriment of the longtime tenants serving the needs of our community. if this commission allows -- grants conditional use under the circumstances, does that give the green light for other landlords that allow their buildings to go into disrepair? we heard from the gentleman that it is going to take close to $500,000 to do those repairs. of course bombay

default would be awful. business leaders, bank executives, and credit ratings agencies and even the republican advisor of president george bush, the same advisor, used some very serious words to describe the crisis, a word many may have used would be a catastrophe. the legendary warren buffet said a few days ago, "allowing the united states to default on its debt would be for congress the most asinine act ever." that's quote p timothy geithner said it would have a catastrophic economic consequence that would last for decades. that was a quote. failure to avert this crisis would result in the most serious financial crises this country has ever dpaisd. millions of americans would lose their jobs. federal prisons would have to be changed dramatically with their personnel. water security would have to change. the court systems would no longer likely be able to have trials. security checks would stop. so could paychecks to our troops. that's how desperate this would be. so what could be so important to my republi

some could be heavy at times.e hail or thunderstorms later on today as we get a little afternoon heating even though there won't be much. live storm tracker 2 shows the system beginning to send win band right there on the sonoma coast and on the marin coast and out ahead of it we'll have amazingly cool afternoon highs that are good 15 degrees below average for some. 40s and 50s now. this low is moving in because it's getting bumped along by a stronger system which looks like it will be here late friday probably saturday for rain. not showers, rain. today though it's scattered showers. some sun but very little. continue to be cool for this time of year. 50s and 60s. livermore 63. santa rosa 62. san jose 65. you just don't see that very often this time of year. partly cloudy mostly cloudy thursday but a little better. friday increasing clouds sure looks like rain maybe moderate rain on saturday. >>> all right. thank you, steve. well, car makers release may sales figures in the next few hours. analysts expect total s

very carefully regulated and we have to be protected we know we have to be protected the question is is a lot of this stuff being done in the name of terror preventing terrorism and organized crime in order for governments and the e.u. considers itself to be a government whatever it might say in all it have more information and control over its citizens i think the citizens have to be very resistant to the development of the big brother state whether it be the all the us or russia or anywhere else. that member of the european parliament for the u.k. independence party thanks for that thank you very much. let's take a look at some world news in brief for you this hour at least forty al qaeda militants managed to escape from a jail in yemen after insurgents attacked the prison from outside they targeted security guards and seize their weapons killing at least one officer the gel is believed to house more than one hundred key al qaeda members among those who broke out were prisoners convicted on terror charges months of on danced in yemen have led to fears it was growing influence. syri

supervisor kim: hopefully he'll be later -- he will be here later to speak on your behalf. thank you for your time. we have maria lup arreola. >> good morning, supervisors. thank you for having us here to speak with you. i have been working in serving san francisco for over 10 years. i worked as a city employee working to investigate and mediate complaint oliver san francisco and public accommodations. i live in district 9, probably for over five years. now i live in district 4 for the last year and half which has given me a different perspective of the city. working with residents all over the san francisco i feel has amplified my knowledge of the issues of this city and what is needed in this city as well as well in for my decisions about my work in this city as well as if i were to be elected on the redistricting task force. my work on and zoning and policy has allowed me to understand the impact of citywide changes and be objective and fair and willing to see other positions. we are talking about city-wide changes that are going to affect all people. we have to see beyo

there are a lot of people in san francisco being largely ignored, being steamrolled. a lot of natives. commissions like this need educated people and we need laypeople who have absolutely no political ambitions, but have moral values of civic duty. i'm not part of any non-profit agency, not part of any union, and not part of any thing. i just want to be here to make sure there is a fair and just process, using my education and background and my intensive knowledge of the city. fire away at any moment. supervisor kim: thank you. >> you mentioned you had not applied for any commission. why this one all the sudden out of the blue? >> it is definitely one of the more interesting ones. first of all, there are a lot of folks out here who feel ignored. we need to make sure people that have a true, vested interest in equal representation in this city are in charge of this commission. i have such an interest because like she says, we feel ignored. we are leaving the city in droves, especially if you decide to have children. and it's a shame. this is a great town. it just seems

to be serious for a minute it is going to be rolled out that will be faster and better on different parts of the spectrum but for most people it's not there yet and for a change you try to take a good while before it does all right so what's your prediction are we have like i said some of these organizations behind it we have facebook you know oracle coming out and supporting this merger do you think that this is he's going to go through all this really isn't it an f.c.c. play this is the justice department playing and looking at it strictly on any trust granted this is what they call a horizontal merger when one company buys another company in the same line of business big think that the odds are about even maybe a little better than that there's deals going down are you have and want to look a lot let's make sure we're clear on just ok yes so that it's not happening is what we're trying to say not happening right i'm sorry he wishes to go back to the hey days when i was the largest corporation right over it broken up and they're trying as hard as they can are thanks so much for jo

i am working on some stuff now that would be more fun than being commissioner. i think commissioner baker's leaving does a funny thing to what happens to her seat, what happens to the cop seat. i think there are some great people who could go there. i would prefer to keep working on some of the stuff i am working on at aspen. host: blair levin, you said at the beginning that you thought that the national broadband plan was successful in some areas and not others. overall, was of far reaching enough? guest: i think the implementation -- two steps forward, one step back. there is a variety of different factors. the best thing was the plan was in beta and always will be. i deeply believe that. we grew a lot very quickly. and i think it was certainly a new agenda for spectrum reform, a very good herd for universal reform, we have moved the ball forward for rights away reform. there are a couple of other things other people have note -- have not noticed in education. we were very much alive with the department of education. if you look at their technology plan, it is

we need to be realistic. we are a not-for-profit hospital system and provide health care services in a compassionate environment that is supported by and stimulated by education and research. we currently provide before any of these asks, over$100 million every year in services to the poor and underserved. our project is about rebuilding st. luke's at a cost of over $270 million and building a new hospital to replace our existing california and pacific campuses in all in response to a state seismic mandate to continually serve the citizens of san francisco or be threatend with delicensing. we reviewed the city's proposal in detail and it does contain a framework for us to move forward. and based in our review and discussions with the mayor's staff and i would call them frank discussions, we have resolved about half of those

it should be there. you remind yourself when the giants won the world series, when they were in the dow and out, we love them. some of us didn't. we cursed them. the they are winners, everybody loves them. during these very hard times, they have suggested that they are looking elsewhere. these are the most challenging times. what i offer is keeping in your open and keeping your allegiance to the city because i am keeping line. i have so many generations of people that want to see them succeed. having a relationship is first of all, important. and continuing the viability of our proposal so that if the nfl cells them from what we hear, it suggests maybe the economics are not there. i'm not praying for a bad situation for them, but should be economic to be there, i want to know that we have plans here for being a b plan to a 1a plan. is to have a relationship so that is not embarrassing for him to say, why don't we take another look at what's at francisco has to offer. you not only do that by having a rela

i can be patient, and i will be very patient. >> thank you very much. [applause] democrats are running ads attacking republicans for voting for the ryan budget to turn medicare into a voucher system. one ad goes so far as to show an elderly woman in a wheelchair being shoved off a cliff. does the ryan plan in fact turn medicare into a voucher system, and will medicare be the defining issue in the 2012 election? >> well, you know, in washington we do two things -- we do public policy and we do it in a political setting. and on every issue that we deal with, we have to deal with the policy side and you always have to deal with the political side. when it comes to the medicare debate, the medicare trustees have made it clear that unless there are changes made to the program, the program is going bankrupt, and, as they say, benefits will necessarily have to be cut. so republicans come forward with a plan. paul ryan's plan, i think, is prack will ca, makes sense, -- practical, makes sense, gives the american people a choice, doesn't affect any seniors 55 or

there would not be. commissioner antonini: oh, good. >> these alternatives for van ness and i believe it is true for geary also, true for both b.r.t. projects. all of the transit would go into the b.r.t. lanes and that includes golden gate transit and will not only benefit all the transit services but will remove the conflicts between autos and transit. no one wants to drive in the right-hand lane because you will have a bus in front of you going in and out. commissioner antonini: that's very good and makes a lot of sense because you are losing a lane as i see any way. and right now the buses actually never make it into the bus zones but in the right-hand lanes. president olague: commissioner sugaya. commissioner sugaya: i do have a question. i have always been curious and maybe i haven't looked at the plans close enough, geary b.r.t. when you get to van ness or before you get to van ness, splits between geary -- does that mean we will have dedicated bus lanes on those streets? >> let me ask the project

put into the pool to compete and being viewed by the panels and being selected. i think that is one of the improvements that might account for the bump you are talking about. but the process is very competitive and we are proud to say that in san francisco, there are a lot of very talented artists that have been part of the program. supervisor chiu: you are saying the reason we have moved from 22% in 2008 and 2009 to 62% this past year has been a result of better outreach to local diverse artists? >> the director of the program is here. she will help illustrate this better. >> that is true. i would like to go back to the selection panel. is a very competitive process. artists are selected for particular projects and we're usually looking for particular skills and abilities to address whatever the opportunity is for that particular project. that is with the panels are looking at. they are not necessarily looking at where somebody lives or other aspects of the artist. they are looking at their skill level. the reason i show you this averages because it does go up a

it used to be garland. to have an engineering, technology product sounds unique to me, with potentially 4 million users across the world. keeping a company like that, that will grow their employees from 350 to the expected 3000 in the next couple of years will be a fabulous contribution to the change we expect in the market. that is what we are trying to do and we're seeing implications of that happening already. i wanted to let you know, my last conversation with the assurance team group -- shorenstein group, they are about to spend $80 million retrofitting even before twitter spends its money, which will be around $15 million renovating the space that they need. that is a million-dollar, plus another $20 million -- that is an $80 million commitment in the first year. i think that is a great indication. now we are seeing smaller businesses will be attracted. a burger place will be opening in august. i just had lunch with a commissioner at a cafe on sixth street. wonderful place. we will have a police subst

be targeted. as far as subcontracting by cal pacific, i think while there have been suggestions of exactly who they should subcontract with for charity care, i think they should be able to make their choices as to who they're going to subcontract with. i think we've talked about the skilled nursing beds. i think we've talked about the subacute care. i think there's agreement on that. i am happy to see that. i do have concerns about the psychiatric bed situation. i understand cal pacific has 18 psychiatric beds. i don't know how that compares with other private hospitals in san francisco today. maybe they have more. pain they have fewer. but whatever it is, if there's a possibility of adding some more as part of the plan, it would not be the worst thing, so i would be supportive of looking at that type of situation. in terms of a lot of our discussion tonight in regards to labor agreements, i mean, my understanding, correct me if i'm wrong, but as city officials, we cannot make labor agreements. an

that have to be pushed forward from here on the one hand you cannot be backtracking to the attitudes of the past where arab public opinion simply does not matter and we have this sort of. illusory sense of stability that requires us to support certain governments without ever regarding their people in any way i think seeing millions of people rise up for freedom and democracy is a sign that time has passed and we can no longer backtrack to that kind of thinking on a second level i think it is the international community's job to continue putting pressure on governments that are using violent repression to keep down change from positive change from occurring and third i think is there is a need to resolve the israeli palestinian conflict as well there has to be a decisive attempt to end the israeli occupation of palestine to end the brutal oppression of palestinians because that has been a tool that is exploited by many governments in the region and on. for a change and to distract people from from internal problems well that's the reason why regimes for example like the syrian regime

and so being out... being out, and in particular being out and talking about the ways in which you're less equal. about 70% of america thinks it's illegal to fire somebody in the workplace because they're gay, but it's only illegal in 21 states. 29 states you can get fired. if america would understand that... >> hinojosa: so let's just be clear, just so we can make it clear. so that means that, for example, i'm your boss, and in 29 states, i suddenly say, "you know what? i don't like the fact that jarrett made a nice compliment to a fellow coworker who's a man. therefore i can fire jarrett"? >> well, that can be sexual harassment, so let's be clear about that. >> hinojosa: okay. but i don't like the fact that... >> you don't like the fact that i've got a picture of a guy on my desk who happens to be the person i'm in a committed lifetime relationship with, you can say, "i don't like the fact that that's who your husband is. i'm firing you." >> hinojosa: and it's legal? >> and it's legal in 29 states. in 29 states. now, most americans think it's illegal. so when i talk about the import

be terminated, that the amount that would be used to help support tenants in a worst-case scenario, which i do not believe will happen. i will ask our city attorney to opine on that. i know this was a significant concern for tenants. i want to make sure that addressed. the last provision i would like to amend -- by the way, the concept of a liquidation amount is included in the new section 12.8 and 12.9. the last section i would like to amend would be to section 12.2 around the issue a private right of action. this would be -- the amendment would ensure that all persons who occupied in the existing units shall have immediately upon the effective date of this agreement private right of action or any successor owner. as well as to ensure that these individuals shall be expressly third-party beneficiaries of all requirements in this contract. what that means is the tenants will have rights under this contract, if there's any issue with this contract, to bring suit against the developer. i think that's an important protection. again, not something i think will be required. in the case i

all of them are supposed to be there to be our representatives. think the people that have called here, if the people that have called in other places, are saying that they would even like to have increases in taxes, but the republicans are so staunch in their stand that they do not want to listen. host: all right, we will have to leave it there. we will continue the conversation after a short break. in 45 minutes we will talk to jackie speier, the senior democratic whip, about last night's vote. but next, phil gingrey who sits on the republican study committee, we will talk about the debt ceiling bode. we will be right back. ♪ >> now available, c-span's congressional directory, a complete guide to the first session of the 112th congress. inside, new and returning house and senate members with contact information, including twitter addresses, district maps, and committee assignments. also information on the white house, supreme court justices, and governors. order online at -- c-span.org/shop. >> sunday, the balance between security and liberty, t

who would he be? >> we needed to protect -- perfect the process so that once the board asked us for that process, we could actually have something in place that was well tested that we could provide to them. >> mayor newsom would be sworn in as lieutenant governor in early january. so the board of supervisors had barely two months after the november election to select an interim mayor to complete gavin newsom's term. but how would the board do this? san francisco's charter guided -- offered little guidance. >> although it was obvious we would appoint an interim mayor, there was no time line for the two to occur. we looked to outside counsel for answers. they researched those questions. while they researched the legal angle, we began the research on the parliamentary level. at the beginning of the calendar year 2010, we started to craft a generic process for a successor for mayor. being a parliamentarian of the board, i have been working on the process itself. i have been working with two one and parli

the program will be eliminated and clients will be cut to less than 30. >> we won't be be accepting kplintshave medical anymore so. it does... >> that is it?. >> yes. that is it as of june ow owe -- 30th, no skilled nursing and no speech therapy. staff will be cut from 20 down to three. >> i like you a lot. >> house minority leader toured this morning, shaking hands with men and women who likely will not be here. down stairs, she blamed republicans for the cuts. >> there is three quarters of a trillion dollars slashed from medicaid. that is almost exactly the tax cut they want to give. >> republicans defended cuts as a necessity. >> the very wealthy are the one that's create wealth in this country and provide the jobs. >> pelosi says the "new york times" reports that white house hasn't tried. there are 7.6 million beneficiaries and hospitals and doctors are telling me cuts will make it harder for the poor. >> i think they'll want to continue to serve but can't continue to take cuts and not be able to pay the help and rent. >> the result? more people will show up for help in emergency rooms

we are being engaged. there will be a short time for public comment. it will be a short time. if you are not able to speak or bring your issues to the table, there will be more of these town halls. there will be the budget process. the more we are involved, the more we can work with the mayor and the supervisors to make sure that the budget reflects the priority of said francisco. one correction is that the translation today was provided by the office for immigrant affairs. [applause] >> how are you? thanks for coming out tonight. we want to thank greg wider. i did not read that correctly. the budget director. i could not read my own handwriting. chief good when from the police department, please be respectful. these people have given their time to come and be part of the process. from the department of public works and barbara garcia from the department of public housing. i am new at this just like everyone else. sorry for making those mistakes. even though all of you can't speak tonight because of the limited time, it is important that we remember the example that i can thin

thank you for being here, i am happy to be here. and with that, let's get started. >> thank you very much. when we started this discussion about 10 days ago, we picked up on this right away. this time of year, you are looking at final exams. this has been issued for about three months. i see him on saturday, and they have been exploiting the budget and all of this in the district. i appreciate the work of your staff, and even though we have the title, the important people across the room -- the president and the congress, they are writing all the policies. but unless they are grounded in reality, the reality of what you face on a daily basis, this is not going to work. and that is why the white house staff is holding about 100 sessions across the nation. this is time to make sure that young people, between 18 years old and 24 years old, that we hear from you, we hear about the realities in your community. housing is an important platform. this is where you live and where you go to school, the opportunities that you have if there is

there would be a choice process. the tiebreaker would be starting with anyone promoted to middle school but not in the desired pathway. if a student a general education pathway was interested in the language pathway or any other in middle school, their request would be considered home for children from other schools. their children also say, they would get an initial offer based on elementary schools and their program pathway. if they chose to go to a general education pathways, that is what this tie-breaker would be for. younger siblings are already enrolled and in wishing to continue at school. that is what the tiebreaker choice process leader pattern proposal is. we have other modifications to that policy that we are recommending to the board in the red line document. one is to remove the density tiebreaker. it is not working as expected. there are fifty eighth elementary attendance areas. we believe that has diminished its value. we are recommending them not to continue with that. we're also recommending that we

one-third of the space will be a cafe and the rest will be dedicated to a billiard room. the billiard part of this center has been carefully thought through and thought out. we know there are problems on broadway. we have advised them to move forward with billiard academy that will be affiliated with the billiards congress of america. we have been in touch with teachers who are affiliated with that organization who will be instructors there. we are in total agreement with all of the conditions that the police department has set out. and i think that is about it. they have a very extensive background in restaurant management, have on the many restaurants in the past. -- have owned it many restaurants in the past. -- have owned many restaurants in the past. vice chair joseph: i am curious on the conditions. it says that you will have security from 9:32 closing. what made you choose 9:30 as a time? >> i think that was an arbitrary power that one of the neighborhood groups asked us to do. vice chair joseph: just curious. you talk about having cameras to monitor activities. wh

will not be going up and our employees will be part of that solution. that is where the bulk of the savings come from, that $800 billion is not cost sharing. we are different in that our model the employees to benefit when the rates do drop. we hope they drop sooner rather than later. what we are doing is moving to a shared growth model. shared risk, shared benefit periods -- shared risk, sure benefit. they will benefit, as the city does, when the rates are ultimately reduced. in addition to the cost sharing, and let me also mention, the cost sharing follows a model that excludes the people who earn less than $50,000 a year. then there is a graduated bonus, reflecting the fact that they do have a more expensive pension plan. our plan also includes employees who are not in the retirement system. we have approximately 8000 city employees in the california pension system. they will be participating by three different methods. the details -- we have some months to work out, because they are extraordinarily complex. we are happy that our brother and sister e

team behavior, be calm. you don't want to be excited and crazed. be systematic, demonstrate by example. if you are calm and cool and under control, people will see you are there to help. if you act like a maniac, they are going to act like a maniac. pails yourself. you are going to reach a point where you had enough. take some time out, take the whole group, have a seat away from whatever you are doing and just take a break. that was part of the things they found in oklahoma, they blew that thing up and all the disaster service people were sitting there taking a break, you know, they worked 12 hour shifts, 12 on, 12 off, but their break area was right across the street. the whole time they were taking a break, they were sitting there thinking they ought to be helping. so were they really getting a break in no. do something else. think about something else. pace yourself. emphasize teamwork, make sure everybody on the team is aware of the plan and if you are helping somebody, make sure they are aware of the plan. that's important. because some peopl

there will be cool readings today. you can see the system offshore stretching from the sonoma coast and marin coast. there have been showers. a couple of them starting to pop up. just offshore beginning to move in. that will be the theme. we have some starting to pop up towards san san pablo bay and napa. that's what we are expecting today. sun, clouds, showers, really cool reading. possibility of thunderstorms as well. >> thank you, steve. you can access the weather at ktvu.com and click on the weather tab. >>> this morning, vallejo police are investigating a frightening child kidnapping case. kraig debro spoke to a man who helped this frightened little girl who knocked on his door last night. >> reporter: good morning. the little girl was a carjacking victim and then she became a kidnapping victim. she came here to the hospitals, to that apartment over there. but not everyone here is willing to help. larry waddley did get involved. he looked out his peephole after he got a knock on the door last night. two men carjac

that would be what i would think should be done. and that they should be governed by the general policies of the commission and yet significantly of lords -- ignores them as merely guidelines when questioned. these procedures exist to ensure nuclear safety. the public deserves nothing less, and i think you, madam chairman. >> thank you. if i can say, i will put into the records the statements made by the chairman on the report, and there is a disagreement between the ranking member and myself with the characterization that he put forward. it is my understanding that they found that the actions that the chairman took were consistent with the guidance and authority, so there is a difference here on that, and i have to put that in the record, because i want to -- >> that is the first time we have ever had -- >> i know, and it will not be the last. i thought it was important because it was such an attack. i was a little taken aback by it. senator? >> thank you, madam chair. i would like to yield my time to senator sanders to complete hi

--ut city's not be liable cities not being liable. is that an analog to determine if there is a common question here? >> i think the catalog is of the company had a general policy of discrimination where it is a policy here against discrimination, and if it sought patterns throughout the company because of sex, -- >> supposed there is a showing of deliberate indifference to the violation. would that be a policy? >> delivered to differences a different question. were they doing it because of gender? they wanted their to be discrimination. there is no evidence of that. >> the numbers are what have been left out so far. the company gets reports. they must show that women are disproportionately passed over for promotion. there is a pay gap between men and women paying the same job. isn't there some responsibility on the company to say there is a gender discrimination at work? if so, isn't there navigation to stop it? >> yes, there is an obligation to insure there are now wage gaps and discrimination. cera if one looks at the -- is poised