that i remember because i did not get a ticket to because it was so crowded it was the one that mayor brunn had introduced to our city. that was a wonderful time. i knew there was going to be a lot of things coming out of that summit because it was the hottest ticket in the city. those of you who are around, you were fighting for those tickets, and i just gave up. i said tommy what i have to do. as we look back at the videotapes, as we look at the press events that followed, we were blessed with a lot of great insights, the encouragement of women from international stature coming from all over the world, attending the summit. that makes it easy for me to say that the things i am doing now and the things i have done are credited to the press assessor's -- are credited to the predecessors who came before. it is great for me to introduce someone who has earned this title, dear to me and all of san francisco, this year's man of the year award, will the brown jr. -- willie brown jr. [applause] >> mr. mayor, thank you very much. i am just delighted that you were in position to be able to present

the evidence seems to be the programs are not only will brunn they were helpful and stabilizing at -- only well run, but they were helpful and stabilizing it. we continue to work closely with the congressional oversight panel. all of them are looking at our books to make sure everything is as it should be. we are cooperating with that effort. we will seek ways to increase their transparency. we believe it is the side of this to make good long-term policy decisions. thank you for allowing me to speak. >> thank you. before we start with our questions, the federal reserve chairman has informed us that people need to leave at 1:00 p.m. today to accommodate other appointments. >> where uighur is where people start when he returns. we will go through seniority. -- where he starts is where people will start when he returns. we will go through seniority. >> at this time, i yield myself five minutes for questions. the chairman has consistently told members of congress that reducing the deficit will have both long-term and short-term benefits for the economy. a credible deficit reduction plan w

the evidence seems to be the programs are not only will brunn they were helpful and stabilizing at -- only well run, but they were helpful and stabilizing it. we continue to work closely with the congressional oversight panel. all of them are looking at our books to make sure everything is as it should be. we are cooperating with that effort. we will seek ways to increase their transparency. we believe it is the side of this to make good long-term policy decisions. thank you for allowing me to speak. >> thank you. before we start with our questions, the federal reserve chairman has informed us that people need to leave at 1:00 p.m. today to accommodate other appointments. >> where uighur is where people start when he returns. we will go through seniority. -- where he starts is where people will start when he returns. we will go through seniority. >> at this time, i yield myself five minutes for questions. the chairman has consistently told members of congress that reducing the deficit will have both long-term and short-term benefits for the economy. a credible deficit reduction plan w

the evidence sms to be the programs are not only will brunn they were helpful and stabilizing at -- only well run, but they were helpful and stabilizing it. we continue to work closely with the congressional oversight panel. all of them are looking at our books to make sure everything is as it should be. we are cooperating with that effort. we will seek ways to increase their transparency. we believe it is the side of this to make good long-term policy decisions. thank you for allowing me to speak. >> thank you. before we start with our questions, the federal reserve chairman has informed us that people need to leave at 1:00 p.m. today to accommodate other appointments. >> where uighur is where people start when he returns. we will go through seniority. -- where he starts is where people will start when he returns. we will go through seniority. >> at this time, i yield myself five minutes for questions. the chairman has consistently told members of congress that reducing the deficit will have both long-term and short-term benefits for the economy. a credible deficit reduction plan will r

. >> our organization, the brunn and center, is in favor of law is that captor electioneering communications. express advocacy has generally been defined as advertisements that use the words in buckley, voting for and things like that. is very easy to avoid those that and run ann ad doesn't say "vote for obama," but "we love obama." it is easy to get around that. election year communications have to be clear now you want a timeline for election, you want to -- requirements that the ad is being targeted to develop a constituency. you want to have the kinds of things sketched out in the federal law reform act. we think those kinds of requirements will expand the law to capture more political of rising, political communications, at -- political advertising, political communications, and as long as it is done with the necessary clarity, it ought to be upheld. >> i mean, i am reluctant to extend this era of good feelings we have on the panel. he basically said what i believe. our concern would be more strongly on people recalling that electioneering communications, and to the extent that the cour