is some determination -- variation in the amount of the fee, but in the general if sommer were a boeing co from a larger one that wanted to come in, the fee would be the same >> i do not see any further comment. i would like to open it up to public comment if there is any. seeing no

is some determination -- variation in the amount of the fee, but in the general if sommer were a boeing co. from a larger one that wanted to come in, the fee would be the same >> i do not see any further comment. i would like to open it up to public comment if there is any. seeing none, commissioner dooley. commissioner dooley: i have written a possible motion saying the small business commission, in order to encourage small businesses, urges the city of san francisco to provide a separate set of lower impact fees for the easter neighborhood. anyone want to add anything? we would like to direct staff to develop another set of fees. >> that hits the nail on the head for me. can we have a motion? >> i will second that. >> to be proper, i would go to public comment. on the motion. president o'brien: do we have any public comment on the motion? yeah. seeing, none, that is closed. do we need to take a roll call? any objection? the motion is passed. we will go onto the next item. >> thank you for coming out. we appreciate it. >> are you going to take reservations at your bowling alley? ok, good.

regions joined the event to compete for investment from big international players ranging from pepsi co to boeing two thousand and six became crucial to the forum dinner putin's visit significantly raised the profile of the band and the year later it was no longer just this sea resort hosting an investment forum sochi won the bid for the two thousand and fourteen winter. backs the region so an investment boost which even the economic downturn could not dampen by two thousand and ten the number of deals signed at the sochi forum was measured in the hundreds and their value in billions of u.s. dollars therefore it is not only about striking deals though it's also place to discuss problems in the russian economy. russian business and u.t. miller he was a guest here in the studio a couple of months ago he for one is supporting many start up projects in the united states in the silicon valley and i think you are you are aware of his business but. he has many others is reluctant to to invest money into russian projects and the projects here in this country why what's so wrong with the russian economy a

. >> the boeing co.recently completed a plant that will create thousands of new full- time jobs for american workers, only to be sued by a federal agency that wants to shut it down. let me make sure i've got this right. american companies are free to create jobs in china up but are not free to create jobs in south carolina. host: dean baker, your response. guest: we have to understand what is at issue. the question is whether boeing deliberately used the threat of moving to north carolina as an anti-union int whether this was an anti-union threat. it is inappropriate, it is illegal, to say that if you x, y and z, we will move it elsewhere. companies do that all the time. whether or not the facts support that are not, that is what nlrb is trying to determine but let me get back to the issue of unions and the unemployment rate. you have countries with high unionization rates, much higher than the united states, countries like sweden, germany, denmark, norway, that have a very low unemployment rates, much l

. >> the boeing co. recently completed a plant that will create thousands of new full- time jobs for american workers, only to be sued by a federal agency that wants to shut it down. let me make sure i've got this right. american companies are free to create jobs in china up but are not free to create jobs in south carolina. host: dean baker, your response. guest: we have to understand what is at issue. the question is whether boeing deliberately used the threat of moving to north carolina as an anti-union tactic that is what nlrb is saying, we should investigate that and look into whether this was an anti-union threat. it is inappropriate, it is illegal, to say that if you x, y and z, we will move it elsewhere. companies do that all the time. it is a violation of national labor law. whether or not the facts support that are not, that is what nlrb is trying to determine but let me get back to the issue of unions and the unemployment rate. you have countries with high unionization rates, much higher than

. >> the boeing co. recently completed a plant that will create thousands of new full- time jobs for american workers, only to be sued by a federal agency that wants to shut it down. let me make sure i've got this right. american companies are free to create jobs in china up but are not free to create jobs in south carolina. host: dean baker, your response. guest: we have to understand what is at issue. the question is whether boeing deliberately used the threat of moving to north carolina as an anti-union tactic that is what nlrb is saying, we should investigate that and look into whether this was an anti-union threat. it is inappropriate, it is illegal, to say that if you x, y and z, we will move it elsewhere. companies do that all the time. whether or not the facts support that are not, that is what nlrb is trying to determine but let me get back to the issue of unions and the unemployment rate. you have countries with high unionization rates, much higher than the united states, countries like sweden,

we also have -- he has worked for the air transport association and the boeing co.paid one of the things i asked the panelists to talk about is how the the beat -- how the debate is affecting them. next to him is tom jensen, the vice president for transportation policy at ups. that puts him right in the middle of a variety of transportation issues including commercial fleet matters, ocean shipping, rail and. in his prior career he worked on the hill for a former representative from connecticut. next, ronald kirby, the director of transportation planning for the metropolitan washington council of governments which represents local governments and it is the premier organization for the washington region. they are involved in long-range projects, and ron directed the constitution program at the urban institute at one point. when i asked him how this debate would go, he sent this e-mail where he says his customers are the people of the metropolitan region and unfortunately by customers are not very happy with the plans and programs which currently available for tackling

boeing. i'm an original co-sponsor of this legislation because i believe that what the nlrb has done to boeing and to the people of south carolina is one of the most egregious bureaucratic abuses of power that this administration has perpetrated. and with this administration, honestly, that's saying something. earlier this year the nlrb decided that it had the power to tell a company where it could move. what it could build, and how much. whatever you think of the nlrb, whatever stance you have on big labor and labor unions, would you ever think that our government would consider such an unconstitutional power grab? in the midst of this great recession when our number one focus should be on creating jobs, the nlrb is trying to stop an american company from building american airplanes with american workers, south carolinians right here in america. during a recent congressional hearing, one of my colleagues from south carolina, he asked the head lawyer of nlrb if he knew of a single union worker who had lost their job because boeing decided to expand production in south carolina. nlrb's lawyer d

boeing and airbus is expected to heat up. which company will be able to fly higher and dominate the aviation industry? with another global financial crisis looming, the competition is expected to be fierce. susumu co-jima, nhk world, tokyo. >>> the japanese auto industry is on a steady recovery track. domestic output of major carmakers in august rose for the first time since the march 11th disaster. eight companies announced their monthly output on wednesday. their total is about 670,000 units. that's up 1.7% from a year ago. to motors saw a jump of nearly 12%. daihatsu, a rise of about 9%. suzuki, almost 6% increase. and mazda, a rise of 5.6%. many of the automakers say their output is returning to normal levels d t a recovery in parts sulyhat had bee haer bth mch disaster. the firms planned to hire more seasonal workers from october to boost their production. >>> the head of the philippine central bank expressed concern about the potential impact on the merging economies from europe's debt problems. the governor who is visiting tokyo said on wednesday that his country's economy grew over 7% last year and remains upbeat. but he went on to say that if the credit uncertainties about europe continue

boeing because of a right to work. host: michael, we will have to leave it there. in 45 minutes we will be talking to tom freemen. he will be the couthor of his ridgy he will be here with a co- author of his new book, michael mandelbaum. but next, the co-author of the fiscal united states. we will be right back. ♪ >> this is a confession in front of a large and very influential audience. i have never embarked on a book, on a subject, that i knew all about. host: more than 100 authors and books tv, returning to the national mall for the national books festival. hear about the latest releases from the authors themselves, online at the c-span video library. archived, searchable. washington, your way. caller: start with -- >> start with the assumption that when a politician and ceo is not telling you the truth. they might be telling you the truth, but it is on them to prove it. >> he is a best-selling author and have made some of the most popular documentaries of all time. this sunday, on "in depth," your chance on c-span 2. >> the last time he ran for president was from prison. he lost, but he changed political history. one of the 14