this is a 30 relationship that stretches back to win dianne feinstein was the mayor of san francisco. we premiered a new work of art here in san francisco called the three heads, six arms. welcome to san francisco. thank you for bringing your extraordinary sculpture. can you tell me about what inspired you to create this sculpture? >> this started with some trips that i took years ago. i went to to bed and i saw a lot of statues and i started to really feel the spiritual life of people in tibet. it really inspires me and i went back to shanghai and i started the creation of this. >> we see that one of the heads of the bullet it is your face. can you talk about the significance of that? -- we see that one of the heads of the buddha is your face. >> i started doing public art almost 10 years ago. what i want to express this as an extension of my our practice. this is an accumulation of my own experience as a performance artist. >> we see that the scale is very important. we have seen other works where a limb of this culture is on the floor but everything is very big and large scale. wha

sincerely, senator dianne feinstein. as i said, i'm proud to be here again today. i'm already thinking they'll start tomorrow planning for the 100th anniversary in 2023 and maybe have a little more lead time. coit tower and pioneer park are symbols've the city's pride in the late 1800's. through the the city's history there are legends of civic pride and heroic deachtds the phoenix over the doorway represents several rebirths of san francisco, from the fires that destroyed it and the great earthquake of 1906. these disasters include many stories of heroic efforts of citizens to rebuild. one of the most famous volunteers was the knickerbocker five. legend has it that at the age of 15 lily saw a fireman struggling to pull a fire engine up a hill. she dropped her school books and joined to help. they invited her to become a mascot. you've got to love anyone who smokes cigars, plays cards and loves firemen. this land was donated by citizens who purchased it in 1876 to preserve this historic site and to honor. city's early pioneers. when lily died in the 1920's, as you'

cochrane, nicole rivera representing nancy pelosi, we have a representative from the office of dianne feinsteinjackie spear. we also had a couple of other elected officials such as bill king, the district attorney. i want to acknowledge that we have supervisor avalos, mura karimi, campos. >> let's give them a round of applause. [applause] >> we have the general counsel of ireland, germany, hungary, the russian federation, also mexico. [applause] >> also the consul of gillette -- chile and peru. [applause] >> i would like to call-up the mayor's deputy chief of staff. [applause] >> [speaking spanish] i want to welcome all of you here. [speaking spanish] hopefully you are enjoying yourself. i am here on behalf of mayor newsom. -- newsom. september and october are important times for us. this allows us to celebrate our culture and show the rest of the community here in san francisco what makes us so special. this is a great opportunity for all of us and many of you have exciting events happening. we are glad to have you with us tonight. i have that great opportunity to present one of our proclamati

in association with his father who served as mayor for many years was working for then mayor dianne feinstein, who made a choice to clean up the central market area, too clean of the tenderloin, and i say that because it is a reminder that this is hardly a new place. this is hardly the first time the mayor has said we are going to do better, and i would imagine everyone will say, i pledge to clean up fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh streets. i have strategic plans to build on the success and failure alike. it has been a challenge for a lot of different reasons. in january we decided after really analyzing the work that had been done, that we needed to do something dramatically different, that we have established the central market partnership, and it really builds upon the legacy of the previous mayor and community leaders that have been out here for decades passing batons on to one another to strengthen the community, and that partnership was event with a lot of people in the room, and i am grateful you took the time to be here. with some renewed vigor, some renewed enthusiasm that may be just

this was a demonstration outside of dianne feinstein's office. and demanding it not be torn down. the new deal moved in and gave rural areas water and electricity. this is one in modock county and we have cheaper electricity. and then, there were sustainable communities, people think they are discovering this at this time. this one was done in georgia. this is one in maryland green belt outside of washington d.c. this is right outside of the co-op. and then urban roads like this in the los angeles river and this is being built. this is mira loma park. this is lark merced blvd. it's all made of clay. it's going to slump. these are the roads built in the oakland hills. nate, red woods. skyline. and enabled them to go up and develop the hills. the rural roads that go through the coast range. this enabled them to get their stuff to market. this is at road built by the ccc. this is a bridge. this is highway one and you won't know, except you look at the bridge and you will see dates, 1938, 1939. the airstrips are ccc. and the one out at treasure island. long beach, burbank. this is oak

vocal reserve in a constructive, thoughtful and strategic way to take advantage of former mayor dianne feinstein and senior center in a thoughtful way. to leverage the work being done at the m.t.a. and san francisco transportation authority and with community leaders, and to package these things with a narrative that can anchor our future where these are not one-off projects and this becomes the norm. there is actually a story line in terms of how we approach our public realm. in the past none of that really existed. we had communities that said enough is enough, we need to focus on our streets and somebody with a louder voice camino to the supervisors a -- came to the supervisor or mayor and said focus on our streets. now we have a deliberative plan and we are codifying this vision. it started in 2005, but then it started to take shape formally in 2007 when we asked the m.t.a., d.p.w., department of health, department of environment, public utilities commission and other departments to come together in a way they never had and say what are you planning to do? what are you thinking of doing? wha

i want everyone to recognize today as the former mayor and dianne feinstein's leadership. it was her leadership as mayor that preserved these cars. they were on the press at this of going away. -- press thprecipice of this gog away. cable cars connect us to our proud past. this is an expensive endeavor. i know that things come at a price. this investment into this cable car was roughly $800,000. it was a lot of money. it was worth every penny. it could be possible to bring these together. these are historic cars. you cannot bring a new cable car and bring some plastic and refurbished sheet rock. you have to bring it back to its original glory. we will put some local dollars up so this was not a big general fund contribution. it is part of a $17 million commitment that we have to the cable car vehicles over the next number of years. we have 24 million over the next 10 years that we will address in the infrastructure. a real commitment to make sure that we have to raise the bar. it could not be possible, not only the money but the craftsmanship and the work and the passion i

thank you to dianne feinstein, who made it a priority, and to the city attorney who championed and continues to champion this project. many thanks are owed two majors -- to mayors jordan, brown, and newsom, and thank you to mr. elsbernd. we should all acknowledge the leadership of the late john neely and the chief nursing officer who moved the hospital into the 20th century. thank you to the staff of laguna honda hospital who are creating a new care model of community and patient involvement. the hospital has long been recognized as a center of excellence. the new facility further advances recommendation. the design brings a small-town feel insecure community which can integrate the patients and residents into the broader civic life of semblances go. the hospital has an impressive collection of art that will not only contribute to the healing environment but also provide a new destination for art lovers. the historic passage of comprehensive health care reform by college represents -- by congress strengthens medicare and ensure sustainability for years to come. it improves benefits for senio

she is the former mayor of san francisco, one of the senior senators in this country, and dianne feinstein. she said, "i love this program. i did not know much about this program. i cannot believe other states are not taking advantage of this program. you should meet with some of my colleagues. " we went out and did that. she got her other colleagues, barbara boxer, to sign up and say we need to promote this. and we got a few dozen other senators to sign to commit to this bill. here is what happened. a few weeks back -- this is stuff you have been reading about our hearing about. there is a lot of debate in congress now about spending money and concerns about deficits. they had a jobs bill in the senate that included an extension of $2.50 million for this program. it would have allowed us to hire thousands of additional people and support every single one of you for at least the next year. and it got stripped. it got drawn back. i do not want to be partisan here, but let's call balls and strikes. the republicans pulled it out. that is just a fact. and now we have to step up and step in. th

it was dianne feinstein. it was barbara boxer that brought us over the edge. guys, this is a legitimate stimulus project. this is a legitimate shot already project that would not have taken place a year ahead of schedule. it saved the taxpayers $90 million. that was for the leadership of speaker policy and president obama. 6200 jobs will be created over the course of this project, direct and indirect. 2600 direct jobs. you're seeing the hard hats and some of those folks. not just pictures. they are here physically with us. their lives have been enhanced because of the stimulus project. it was noted $100 million or more with the tiger grant got us a year ahead of schedule. in 2013 this will be done. what an extraordinary thing. this is right around the corner. this is real time construction and real leadership. thank you, speaker policy. thank you, barbara boxer. thank you, senator feinstein. thank you to jake mgoldrick. we had regional projects related to work on celebrity -- collectively together. he helped organize a from work with the golden gate bridge dis

california's dianne feinstein is calling for a major department of defense investigation into how thisrmation was leaked. she calls it a serious breach of national security. although an initial pentagon investigation said there's no evidence of that. and that there was nothing in those documents that was above the very lowest security level. even a democrat, russ feingold, on capitol hill, is saying this shows u.s. policy in afghanistan is not working. he has long called for a timeline in afghanistan. how might all of this, if at all, affect the $60 billion war supplemental that needs to be passed so paychecks can continue through august? house speaker nancy pelosi said she does expect that to pass the house. it's her intent to make sure that passes. she doesn't think that the release of these documents will affect that. >> thanks for the update. >> bp posted a record loss in its official. ceo tony hayward is being reassigned. bp said it lost more than $17 billion in the second yrpt. last year, bp posted a $4 billion profit in the same quarter. bp confirmed yesterday that ceo tony hayw

at today's confirmation hearing, the chair of the intelligence committee, democrat dianne feinstein, said claper is taking on a critical task and a tough one. >> intelligence growth has not always led to improved performance. growth in the size and number of agencies , offices, task forces, and centers has also challenged the ability of former directors of national intelligence to truly manage the community. general claper, i want to be clear that we do not question your service, your knowledge, or our capability. we only ask that you clearly indicate your vision and commitment to head the intelligence community this afternoon and work to give it direction and prevent sprawl, overlap and duplication. >> brown: the hearing came amid a series in the "washington post" that found that the intelligence community has grown so large since 9/11 no one knows how effective it is. it's become heavily reliant on private contractors in preserving national security. today claper responded to the article co-written by dana priest. >> i didn't agree with some of that. i think there was some breathle

california democratic senator dianne feinstein and weeks of the late tuesday and set a confirmation hearing for president obama's nomination of retired air force general to be the next director of national intelligence. that hearing is scheduled for july 20. by doing so she backed off from a threat to wait until a key piece of intelligence legislation passed the house before putting the confirmation process in motion. state agencies in utah are investigating whether any of their employees leaked social security numbers and other personal information, after a list of 1300 people who an anonymous group claims are illegal immigrants, was circulated around utah. the anonymous group mailed a the lists several media outlets, law enforcement agencies and others with a letter demanding those on it be deported immediately. tea party activists are calling on the naacp to withdraw their resolution condemning what it calls racism within the tea party movement. the resolution was adopted during the annual convention of the civil rights group in kansas city, missouri. finally, bristol palin and levi john

klobuchar, barbara boxer, who is in a tough reelection battle this year against a woman, and dianne feinsteine any women in the senate, i want and then the same thing i want from them in their, actual defense of life in all its stages, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. we have seen in some of the bold decrease of that new feminist being a woman in politics does not mean having to deny once motherly, like protecting nature, which is what women in politics too often do. maybe they feel like they need to do, maybe have been raised in school to do at this point. how do you explain how some of the most outspoken leaders are women? the supreme court confirmation hearing has me suffering from deja vu. a man was nominated to the supreme court -- why are you not outrage? i have a majority female crowd here. you are supposed to gasp for air. people think i am crazy, maybe, but they are not horrified by that fact. the knee-jerk reaction which many had to john roberts being nominated as george w. bush does the first supreme court race exactly the kind of foolishness we saw just before the july 4 rece

in association with his father who served as mayor for many years was working for then mayor dianne feinstein, who made a choice to clean up the central market area, too clean of the tenderloin, and i say that because it is a reminder that this is hardly a new place. this is hardly the first time the mayor has said we are going to do better, and i would imagine everyone will say, i ed