mayer brown and dennis herrera, are leading that effort. as the future ex-mayor, perhaps i can be committed to that effort, to go out there and to seek to reach, not only within the san francisco community but throughout the bay area and state, nation, and for that matter, around the world, to raise the millions of dollars that need to be raised by the foundation to put it on more permit financial footing. so the purpose of the day was to celebrate the work that has been done and the case that there is a lot of work that needs to continue to be done and we have the right people to do it. i will close by thanking those who are about to come up and speak, for their remarkable leadership and commitment. thank you, dennis herrera, ben rosenfield, steve cava, carmen chu, and notably, willie brown. >> thank you, mr. mayor. our next speaker will be the city attorney, deninis herrera. >> thank you, jay. i thought it was notable to thank the mayor. he will be going to the lieutenant governor's office. i think it is notable that mayor newsom said he

dennis r. veherre. former mayor willie brown. and the president of the asian art museum foundation. as well as the vice chair for the asian arts commission. carmen chu, our city supervisor. then rosenfield, the city comptroller. and nadia, our city finance public director. welcome all. without further ado, let me give you our mayor, gavin newsom. >> thank you all for taking the time to be here. this is an important moment. we have been working diligently behind the scenes for the last number of months to try to solve a bump in the road in terms of the future of this extraordinary museum, the finest collection of asian art artifacts anywhere in north america. we are very proud of this museum, its place in history, our city, and the contributions from americans that have built this extraordinary place. in fact, last year i gave my state of the city here because of all of the accomplishments and contributions that were made. it goes without saying, when we first made aware of some of the challenges that were taking place and taking shape here, the city family came together very quickly

deep gratitude to mayor newsom, mayer brown, city attorney dennis herrerra, controller rosenfield, and other leaders for their leadership and helping us find a solution to the debt. we appreciate the city's assistance and support for assisting us in these difficult economic challenges. the city's support is for a wealthy cause. for nearly 40 years, the asian art museum foundation has provided much-needed financial support for the museum. this support has enabled the museum to successfully fulfill its mission of leading a diverse global audience in discovering the unique materials, aesthetic and intellectual, achievements of the asian culture. over the years, millions of museum visitors have experienced the museum's world-renowned connection -- collection. truly one of the city's most viable assets as well as for a great array of education.

it must be noted -- dennis brown and i spoke out side there first event in south florida where they openhe chapter in south florida and afterwards we found out this leader of a group that i got shot down for being involved with terrorist organization, heads an organization, they actually gave this guy a round of applause at the meetings which tells you what type of organization that is. so be aware. we are here as well. [applause] >> thank you for that can and for providing a great segway in to my last question and. in 2006 it after the disengagement from gaza hamas over by force. they took over the government. there was a petition sent around signed by 387 rabbis are urging president bush not to discontinue foreign aid funding to the hamas government. i was talking to a man before -- i was a member of a temple at that time. two signatories to that petition were from that temple was a member of. the man was talking to send an e-mail to israel in the rabbi told him he was completely in favor of building the mosque at ground the row -- ground zero. you mentioned in your comments that it is

spokeswoman says dennis and giffords are friends who share many political values. >>> to state politic the. governor brownelivered a tough budget proposal today that could ultimately affect nearly every california an. >> what i propose listen painful. will take sacrifice from every sector of californi california. >>reporter: budget plan goes into every aspect of state government except k through 12 education with state finance in shamble had he little choice among the 12 billion dollars in cuts 1.7 billion from medi-cal, one and a half billion from cal work. 1 bill i don't know from higher education both uc and csu and 10% pay cut for most state workers and 12 billion dollars in refuse new and to do that governor brown wants lawmakers to call a special election in june to ask voters to continue to pay higher income sales vehicle taxes for another 5 years. brown would also control the legislature to sign off on the deep cuts. >> when it comes to hire education item not just the uc and cal state system that face serious cuts. community colleges will also feel the pain. allen has that story. >> during this r

dennis oleary. >>> california new governor says it's time to put the state's financial house in order. jerry brown says those decision includes cuts of $500 million from the university of california. 400million from california state universities. 1.7 billion from medi-cal. 1.5billion from welfare to work and a 10% reduction in state worker pay. ktvu's ken pritchett. >> for ten years this state has put together its budget with unrealistic expectations that has pushed this state deeper and deeper into debt. >> reporter: but lawmakers mostly republicans says that plan does include unrealistic expectations. the cuts will be widespread. however k-12 education is spared. although that could change if voters reject a five year extension of certain taxes in a proposed june special election. brown is counting on republicans in the legislature to support his calling for the special election. >> i've met with republicans and i would say that they are not, they're not locked in stone in opposition. >> reporter: but republican opposition was clear within minutes. >> i do not agree with his assessment. he is ov

dennis oleary. >>> california new governor says it's time to put the state's financial house in order. jerry brown says those decision includes cuts of $500 million from the university of california. 400million from california state universities. 1.7 billion from medi-cal. 1.5billion from welfare to work and a 10% reduction in state worker pay. ktvu's ken pritchett. >> for ten years this state has put together its budget with unrealistic expectations that has pushed this state deeper and deeper into debt. >> reporter: but lawmakers mostly republicans says that plan does include unrealistic expectations. the cuts will be widespread. however k-12 education is spared. although that could change if voters reject a five year extension of certain taxes in a proposed june special election. brown is counting on republicans in the legislature to support his calling for the special election. >> i've met with republicans and i would say that they are not, they're not locked in stone in opposition. >> reporter: but republican opposition was clear within minutes. >> i do not agree with his assessment. he is ov

brown. allan, back to you. >> karen, thank you so much. >>> the shooting rampage in arizona has prompted a central california congressman to move to a government-owned building. democrat representative dennis cordoza has been looking to move from his stockton office. but the shooting made him hasten his move so he and his staff and constituents will receive security. he and gabrielle giffords are friends who shared similar positions on many issues. >>> washington today paused to remember the victims of the arizona massacre. and now members of congress are calling for a more civil tone in politics. and as joel brown reports, they are re-evaluating their own security. >> reporter: the president and first lady led a national moment of silence at the white house for congresswoman gabrielle giffords and the other victims of the arizona shooting. >> all of us are still grieving and in shock from the tragedy that took place. >> reporter: lawmakers from each side of the aisles filled the steps of the capitol in tribute to one of their own. >> when one of your members are attacked, you don't even look to see what have party she was from. >> saturday's rampage is bringing business in washington to a