>> this is establishing for the year 2011 and 2012, to the california constitution. -- >> we have the comptroller's office -- >> did morning. every year, the controller has to calculate the city and county appropriation limit as established by the state constitution. this is based on the change in population and the cost of living. the population change was a little bit under 1%. in doing so, this was 2 billion, $527 million. the actual cost of this is $280 million less. the board of supervisors is required to pass a resolution confirming that this calculation has been performed in the city and county is operating within that limit and this is before you this morning. -- >> let's go to the budget analyst report -- >> we recommend that you approve this legislation. >> and are there any members of the public who wish to speak on this item? >> i lived in san francisco for 59 years. i come forward right now to oppose this resolution. my opposition is not based on the resolution itself but the subject matter. in my opinion, i feel that district 4 has not been represented and i have been im

act is being violated, and there is an amendment to the united states constitution, and the california constitution. the essence is the statute of limitations bars my client from pursuing the appeal. that is under government could -- code 65009, which has a strict 90-day limitation, which we agree does not apply in the case where there is a constitutional violation, or the original use is illegal. that is set forth in a case, a 1987 case, and we have since reviewed that case. also, and is not a bar. the leading case with the statute of limitations dealing with santa cruz, cited in both breeds, and in the travis case, they did allow an exception under 65009, where the homeowner it did file within 90 days after the decision had been made, the final decision had been made. it is our position here that the final decision for which my client is appealing, the decision under the penalty.

the second thing is, all of you and the california constitution take the amendment for the legislative bodies, where you swear or affirm to defend the constitution of the united states, and those are easy words to say, and most of us would like to be judged not by our actions but by our intentions. it is all good to say to occupy wall street or occupy san francisco or anyone else who is really trying to speak for what they believe in. the right to petition government, to address grievances, and the right to free speech, but if none of you ever actually picks up the phone and talks with the department of health and says, hey, if you have a problem with the sanitation's commission, can any of you arrange to get some porta-pottis down there. if you have a problem with this, we can do this? it is easy to say we support free speech, but if you do absolutely nothing to carry that out, it is meaningless. free speech is the basis of our society, and i have seen it too many people go before city bodies and have to fight for the right to speak and have to fight them for the right for the access

is interesting question, because, as you may know, we cannot require residency under the california constitution. it is precluded. it is kind of ironic the city is pursuing local hire, and while we can have requirements for contractors, we're forced to do things on an incentive basis in terms of reaching out to communities and recruitment. or programs like the police in the community loan program. >> so the firefighters have to live within four hours? >> they have to be able to show up within four hours. it has not been tested. i think one lives in idaho, and he must have a helicopter. it is a very sticky legal ground. the firefighters, although they have a higher percentage to live in the city itself, there also have clients -- interestingly, there are more firefighters who live in a cinema than in marin -- in sonoma and in marin, which i thought was interesting. i think firefighters are able to live far away, because the number of days they work is fewer and they work longer days. they do a lot of shift-trading. people who live farther away gather up their time and might work many successive d

eliminate redevelopment agencies throughout california in a way that clearly violates the new california constitution, his proposal would have killed 300,000 private sector jobs that redevelopment finances each year. the governor's proposal sparked an outcry not only by city officials, but by many others concerned about the devastating economic impact such an action would have on local communities and the state as a whole. despite our collective efforts, the governor's proposal was modified, in part, and married with another unconstitutional bill to extort huge ransoms from the state if we want to avoid ex extinction of our r.d.a.'s. the league hasn't taken that action lying down, either. but i wanted to take this opportunity to thank all of you for your efforts in passing proposition 22 and for our efforts to save redevelopment and let's give ourselves a round of applause for that work. [applause] now, you'll notice in your program that we were supposed to be joined today by james mitchell, the president of the flacial league of cities, but for reasons of business, he was not able to get out to cali

he offered san francisco's handgun control ordinance and proposition 190, amending the california constitutioneforming the state commission on judicial performance. peter is a well known and expected -- respected leader in the community and a perfect person to moderate tonight's forum. it is my pleasure to introduce our moderator for this evening, peter keane. [applause] >> thank you very much, cynthia. it is a great pleasure for me to be here, and i thank the league and the bar association and the criminal trial lawyers association for inviting me to do this. i am a neutral moderator. i have not endorsed any candidate in regard to this race, and you will hear from the candidates who will have an opportunity to answer the questions which i have formulated. i want to thank tony and julie for the hell they gave, along with other people in formulating the questions we have come up with. the questions in the long run are those that i have written and that i will put to each of the candidates. in regard to the ground rules, i would say each candidate will have two minutes to make an opening stateme

firm that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california against all enemies foreign and domestic, that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california, that i take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. i will well

california. they got the go-ahead to start gathering signatures. the proposal defines a person as a living human being from the time of fertilization giving embryos equal rights under the constitution. the california civil rights foundation is behind the amendment. they have to collect more than 800,000 signatures by april to qualify for next year's november ballot. the group launched a similar campaign last year but fell short of getting the required signatures. >>> a breast cancer drug many women say helped save their lives no longer has fda approval. the bay area company manufactures the drug avastin. the fda said the drug was ineffective. the commissioner of the fda said the drug exposed breast cancer patients to potential side effects like severe blood pressure and hemorrhaging. we talked about this decision. >> breast cancer since 2007 has been advocating that avastin should not be used in the case of metastatic breast cancer precisely because of the failure to show survival and the toxicity that it carries. >> ita >>. >>> form he head coach joe paterno has been diagnosed with lung cancer. his sob said his father is undergoing treatment and is expected to make a full recovery

the judiciary committees of both the senate and the house and has advised the state of california on constitutional issues. he's the author of three books; "the powers of wars and peace," "war by other means: an insider's account of war on terror," and "crisis of command." please join me in welcoming professor yoo. [applause] >> thank you. >> shame on you, mr. yoo! what are you doing here? shame on heritage foundation. >> shut up! >> you don't deseven to be here -- deserve to be here, you are wrong! ten years later, how dare you even be here in public! get out of here and shame on you, heritage foundation! >> i just -- [inaudible] your right to free speech, john. [applause] >> i was just going to say that the speaker just speaking does not represent the heritage -- [laughter] >> i'd like to thank ed who's a graduate of berkeley law school for making me feel at home. [laughter] by bringing back some of his own memories of his time at berkeley as well. i would like to thank general meese for inviting me to speak and for arranging this panel, and i'd really like to thank nadine strossen who is a contr

that seems to be in the spirit of the state of constitution of california. >> the next day, the board had one last chance to nominate their twice for interim mayor on january 4. >> when the board finally got around to actually nominating people for, and taking up the issue of inter mayorship, the first thing people should know is it was late at night. the board really put this off as light as they could. people were tired and cranky. that is the first thing people should know about this meeting. >> they said they would take nominations according to who was on the roster first. so it became a game of jeopardy where the question was, who could press the button first? then it became this sort of strategy. >> having run out of time, board members began the first round of nominations. >> i would nominate former mayor art agnos. >> current city administrator ed lee. >> everyone is expecting hennessey to have the sixth vote. >> i would like to request a 20- minute recess. >> perhaps an explanation? >> i would like a recess. that is my explanation. >> colleague, can do that without objection?

others are writing books like "california crackup," proposing constitutional reforms, considering political action. one business group, the bay area council, even started a movement to hold a constitutional convention. jim wunderman led the effort. >> the issue is, california is hurting and the state is too good to become mediocre. and so, we have to make some changes. if we're just entering this period of stagnation, we're not going to be able to compete in this global economy. >> reporter: the constitutional convention movement ran out of funds last year and the convention never happened. but the questions it raised remain, and are being hotly debated by a public increasingly suspicious of politicians. this gathering in june near los angeles-- "by the people: what's next, california?", produced by macneil-lehrer productions -- brought 400 citizens together to figure out what's wrong with california and how to fix it. >> it may not feel like it right now, but you can vote the bums out of office and you can vote them into office. the ultimate authority lies with the voters. >> reporter: the

by the ctla members who every day, every day defend their clients using the constitutions of the united states and california in support of great principles. every day our members show courage in bay area courts, and we do ok in the big battles as well. who will ever forget the extraordinary accomplishments of john in defending our college, patrick, from a crazy federal prosecutor in nevada? that level of talent and that level of courage is unique, but every day criminal courts in the bay area shine because my colleagues from ctla are working there. recently ctla issued a public statement against the death penalty. ctla joins other groups and individuals here today in calling for permanent incarceration as california's alternative to the death penalty. this city and county has a great san francisco public defender and we want to express our thanks to jeff adachi for his support of ctla over the years and for his gratitude for being here today. thank you for your taxi and have a great conference -- thank you for your attention and have a great conference. [applause] >> i also want to acknowledge the public de

california will hold a news conference in downtown san francisco. the group claims that the feds are over-stepping their constitutional authority by ignoring local laws and cracking down on california's pot clubs. the lawsuit demands an immediate end to the raids and the arrests. >>> california's only health insurance retail store is set to open in san francisco this morning. blue shield of california is opening a store inside the lucky supermarket on fulton street near masonic avenue. it's a convenient way for people to get health and wellness information. that store opens at 10:00 today. >>> 4:49 is the time right now, rallying for jobs in the south bay. the public work release program some want started back up. >>> plus: days after scoring a mistake accidentally awarded him a world title, surfer kelly slater has his crown. >>> if you're driving through marin county, looking good all the way to the golden gate. we'll tell you more about the morning commute and bay weather minutes ahead. >>> thousands of people rallied outside the white house yesterday to urge president obama to block construction of a major oil pipeline. they chanted tar the execut

. >> in 2010, florida just like california, did change its state's constitution. 3 million people votedct be drawn to protect a sitting politician or get rid of one. politicians refused to retreat. these two congress members on the left not only campaigned against the change but then went to court to try to overturn what the voters did. remember the dragon district? the lady who represents it is democrat corrine brown joined in the lawsuit by republican mario diaz-balart, a hispanic and african-american with what are considered safe seats. when their lawsuit was thrown out of court by a federal judge this fall, they quickly filed an appeal. >> we think it might reach to the supreme court of the united states. >> aren't you both just really protecting your seats? >> no. absolutely not. >> i see two congressional politicians in super secure seats -- >> right. >> oh, no. >> super secure seats. >> no, no. that is not true. >> trying to save your seats. >> you need to do your research, sir. >> we did. brown had no opponent on the november ballot in 2004, 2006 or 2008. >> it is not about me.