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blackwell has not been a director since 1956 but deserves much of the credit for the success. let me welcome from blackwell. >> thank you for mentioning this but i have not been around that long. i would like to be brief but i also have quite a bit to share with all of you. i am the community development person, and it is hard for me to stand up here without telling you the story of how we got here. before i do this, i want to say, i want to abolish some of the people in the room who have been here, who have actually seen the evolution of this project area before their own eyes. we have the commissioners here, they are here in the front row. commissioner king has been a commissioner at the redevelopment agency since 1980, which means that he has seen the transformation of this community firsthand. in addition to the commissioners, there are also people in the room who have seen this from the beginning to the end as well. i see that john is here in the room. he has been a community member in this area, and it is exciting up only to see the kinds of things happen today, but also

i would like to invite fred blackwell up to the podium. >> usually, i thank the staff, and the mayor has already done that. but this is a project that is so overwhelming that i am still not at a loss for words. [laughter] you know, if there is a project that better exemplifies what redevelopment should and can do, i would like to see it. if there is a set of partners that would be better to work with, i would like to see them. and if there's a more a corporate woman building in a project like this to be named after, and i would like to meet her. in terms of the redevelopment agency's role in this, agency funds were used to acquire the site, to provide the financing for the affordable housing. grant funds were used for the clinic. in terms of the use of tax increment and agency funds, again, i think this is a shining example of what redevelopment can do and the reason why it should sit around. the partnership on this has been remarkable, though. at this point, to say a couple of things about mercy housing and the south of market health center -- mercy housing is probably one of our mo

. >> my name is tanesha blackwell . i am here to represent power. we represent recovery. the power program has been a blessing to be a part of this program, and to see the budget cuts happening in san francisco. the hospitality industry is continuing to use those services. i am also a former homeless client, but am now living in a run -- in an sro. i am also able to maintain qualifications at city college. also i worked as a peer educator, helping other clients. with these budget cuts, working in the treatment facilities and outpatient programs as well as the bay view area, i think it is really important that we keep these budgets because the people who are homeless need a lot of support in those areas. thank you. >> my name is q. i am here as a mental health advocate and formerly homeless youth. i cannot stress the importance of the program for adolescents, who are often on the fringe. this would cut the stability that some of these few individuals house. it would cut the hours in the hospitality house. i cannot say enough how every hour is critical when you are homeless

but just a couple of things -- i am fred blackwell from the san francisco redevelopment agency. we are not a general fund department. we are funded through a mechanism called tax increment financing, which basically means in redevelopment project areas, with give the intrigue -- we give the increases and property tax developments and put that money back into its product development areas. our product areas in district 10 are bayview hunters point, and the hunters point shipyard, basically. our biggest budget question this year -- if you have not been reading the newspaper -- is whether or not we will be around. the governor, as part of his budget in january, proposed the elimination of redevelopment agencies statewide. the current status right now in sacramento is that the governor does not have the 2/3 votes needed to actually move that proposal forward. there is rumor that the proposal may be redrafted in a way that will allow him to pursue a majority vote in the legislature. it is not clear as to whether or not the majority is there to eliminate redevelopment. that all being

my name is fred blackwell. i am executive director of the san francisco redevelopment agency. we are going to move through swiftly with our program, but i just wanted to say a couple of things before i introduce some of the folks who are going to say some words to you. the program was established in 2005. the purpose of the program was to make sure that as research and implement a redevelopment program here in the view-hunters point, that we focus on all aspects of redevelopment, including making sure that we are committing resources, time, and energy to improving the lives -- the quality of life for existing residents and homeowners. this program was created for that purpose, and it has three components to it. one is the private realm where we have provided low-cost loans in order to deal with deferred maintenance issues, or upgrades to do with code issues. the second component has to do with the public realm, and much of what we will be talking about is that. streetscape improvements, traffic calming, dealing with flooding issues, and things like that. the third component re

fred blackwell, director of redevelopment agency. we have jeff go down, sfpd. sonali bose, sfmta. bob sitting in for phil ginsburg from iraq and park -- from rec adn park. -- rec and park. next up, we have greg wagner, who is going to be via a little bit on the budget. you can use that microphone right there. >> thank you very much, supervisor cohen. i wanted to set the stage by walking briefly through an overview of what our budget problem is, to set the stage for the conversation we are going to have and give a little bit of background on why we are all here tonight and what the challenges are that are facing us collectively over the next three months as we need to balance our budget. so as you know, the city charter requires us to have a balanced budget every year. unlike the federal government, we cannot borrow money and operate at a deficit. this is an ironclad requirement. it requires us to ensure that our sources and the money coming into the city are equal to our users, and that is the expenditures we make. when we look ahead at next year, we do a projection of what our re

malcolm blackwell wrote an article saying you cannot have strong ties online. i disagree with that. some of the strongest ties that i have in my activism or with people i have never met or people i have met after meeting them on line first. the key is that you cannot assume that because you tweak to someone once that you have a tie theire. there is a lot of back channel conversations that happen in the background, and you cannot discount that. >> in egypt, for example, if the debate just a there without tahrir square, it would not have had a revolution. had a revolution.

elizabeth blackwell, the first woman to become an american physician, again, one of the bravest people i've ever had t good fortune to write about. andhen there were people like louis gchuck, the first american ever to perform on stage solo in paris ever. and he did it at age 15. >> rose: paris was what it was as a city of life and romance, but also france was a place that appreciated art morethan most. >> yes, and appreciated the theater more than most and appreciated the opera more than most. and several of these young americans right away saw that. they... that the performances that were happening on stage were so much better than what they saw back home. not just because the actors were more talented but because the audience expected more in the way of performance and the actors ft they had to come up to what the audience... to the audience' expectation. and to be sure, i must y, as cooper remarked in something he said. for all the work that they were doin... he said there was always the expectation of a little pleasure at the bottom of the cup. >> rose: (laughs) yes, i know. >> an

rick santorum, virginia attorney general ken cuccinelli, and former ohio secretary of state kim blackwell. prospective 2012 republican presidential candidate rick santorum was among the people at the bank and freedom second annual conference. the group is held a meeting in washington d.c., and the former pennsylvania senator is expected to announce his candidacy on monday. we'll also hear from virginia attorney general ken cuccinelli and former ohio secretary of state ken blackwell. this is about an hour and 10 minutes. ♪ [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. it is great to be here. it is even better that you are here. it is vitally important that you are here. greg referred to the time magazine article, which still cannot figure out being one of the top 25 most influential evangelicals and america. i was, because of is doing what you are doing, coming here to washington d.c. and standing up for the values that made this country the greatest country in the history of the world. [applause] people say that as someone who was a leader on both issues, when i talked to the media now as

we will also hear from michigan congressman mcartor and sector a state can blackwell. this is about an hour and 10 minutes. ll. this is about an hour and 10 minutes. ♪ [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. it is great to be here. it is even better that you are here. it is vitally important that you are here. greg referred to the time magazine article, which still cannot figure out being one of the top 25 most influential evangelicals and america. i was, because of is doing what you are doing, coming here to washington d.c. and standing up for the values that made this country the greatest country in the history of the world. [applause] people say that as someone who was a leader on both issues, when i talked to the media now as i travel around the country, people always say you are the social conservative candidate. i said yes, i am very proud of the fact that i was the point man in the united states congress on issues where i believe they are vitally important to the future of this country, that i showed the passion to lead. i have always been pro-life and for

and kenney sole of blackwell, oklahoma. at one of the local shows. good for you. herman westhoff from yakima, washington state. an outstanding lover of hunting. also a man to be reckoned with when it comes to impressing the ladies. you old devil. we have dot crooks out in syracuse, new york. 103. attends exercise classes six days a week. i ought to try that. enjoys weekly musical problems at the senior center. here is jenniemae stephens from rockford, michigan. third time she's tried to get on the show. i'm glad we have an astute staff. we wish her the best. loves to make pork and beef roast. if she'd like to have me for dinner, i will bring the beverage. that's it. now back to new york. >> thank you, uncle willy. up next, how the duggar family makes it work with 19 kids, grandkids and a new grandkid on the way. first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪ [ female announcer ] have you ever seen a glacier while sunbathing? why not? have you ever climbed a rock wall in the middle of the ocean? or tried something really wild? why not? it

malcolm blackwell wrote an -- gladwell wrote an article saying you cannot have strong ties online. i disagree with that. some of the strongest ties that i have in my activism or with -- are with people i have never met or people i have met after meeting them on line first. the key is that you cannot assume that because you tweak to someone once that you have a tie there. but you can develop those ties online. there is a lot of back channel conversations that happen in the background, and you cannot discount that. i do not remember the second question. >> in egypt, for example, if the debate just a there without tahrir square, it would not have had a revolution. it is the gap from the facebook page 2 tahrir square. there still has to be feet hitting the pavement. there still has to be face-to- face, and developing off line relations. it is not the end game, is a tool. setting up facebook page is not of victory. i think we should talk about the other questions. did you want to do something about that? classic question that organizations have all the town. how you get them active and

. >> i like t finally, i should mention the first american woman to become a doctor, elizabeth blackwellstudy and contracted an eye disease which prevented her from becoming a surgeon so she came back here to new york and founded the first women's hospital in america. >> amazing. david mccullough, thank you. the book is "the greater journey." go to our website you joe.msnbc.com to get an excerpt. it looks incredible. thank you so much for being on the show. >> i appreciate the chance to be with you. thank you. >> bill, this morning, we have larry king standing by in the green radio. and up next, a check on business before the bell, live from the new york stock exchange. don't go away. too much on your plate? no matter when you get around to booking, hotels.com will have a great last minute deal waiting for you. like at the hotels.com 48 hour sale. this tuesday and wednesday only. hotels.com. be smart. book smart. nce companies you're just a policy. at aviva, we're bringing humanity back to insurance and putting people before policies. aviva life insurance and annuities. we are building i

representative thaddeus maqtada, and former ohio secretary of state ken blackwell. on his bankers, sander levin, ranking member of the house ways and means committee, talks about how house democrats want to address the u.s. dead, revenue- raising, and other economic issues. news makers at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. -- 6:00 p.m. sunday. >> each year congress works to pass the 12 spending bills. the house and started working on the first to appear you can follow their progress on congressional chronicle, with easy to find an affirmation about your elected official, plus a video of every house and senate session. congressional chronicle at c- span.org/congress. >> prospective 2012 republican candidate rick sent ton and epa -- rick santorum is expected to announce his candidacy on monday. we will also hear from george any -- virginia attorney general ken cuccinelli and ohio secretary of state can buy " your this is about one hour and 10 minutes. ♪ >> thank you. thank you. aesthetics here. greg referredo the time magazine article, which still cannot figure out being one of