the people and government of pakistan -- excellencies. for all those who lost their lives as a result of the flood, we wish strength to the grievous families who lost their loved ones. the disaster is one of the gravest that the international community has disaster. the scale of destruction is at unprecedented proportions. we highly appreciate that the general assembly has been convened for this special session to discuss this very urgent and important issue, which coincides meaningfully with the world humanitarian day. i'm confident that all of us are here to help mitigate in this disaster. -- help mitigating this disaster. i also want to thank the secretary general for his personal engagement and commitment to pakistan. the united nations has a crucial role in evaluating, assisting, and coordinating the needs of affected population. mr. secretary-general, we praise your leadership and applaud the united nations staff for their effect of hard work on the ground. we also would like to thank the president of the general assembly for his le

he was a conductor at one time. >> excellent.ing run. i'm hammered already. ladies and gentlemen, mr. frank ware. [ringing bells] [applause] >> ah-ha! yes! oh, yeah. >> frank ware, ladies and gentlemen! got a little body english in there. frank ware. our fifth contestant is his second time to qualify for the finals. he is a grip. he's been with muni for nine years and spent seven years with the cable car division. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome mr. trini whittaker. so trini -- >> like i told frank, the cable car has two people. who would you take as your second person? >> my son. my son loves the cable cars. >> oh, that's fantastic. work on the sentimal -- sentimental vote. very smart. very smart. ladies and gentlemen, mr. trini whitaker. [ringing bells]

the idea of a mediating damage to the area caused by the golden gateway is excellent. she adds your concerns about the long wall of the club to that. she encourages development of the design guidelines for the 25 foot height limit area in order to enhance the pedestrian experience of that part of the embarcadero. she concurs that the current pedestrian projects need to be enhanced and made safe, and resources should be focused on that. she believes in developing open spaces tucked into existing development, mandating family size housing. that is not enough to make a child-friendly area. we need it child care centers, libraries, etc. she believes the current proposal for lot 251 is a reasonable compromise. that concludes her letter. thank you for your time. >> commissioner bill had to leave, but has submitted a letter for the record. president fong: brendan dunnigan? >> good evening, commissioners. i am in licensed california architect. a practice here in san francisco in live here in san francisco. i am raising two children who are attending public schools. this

and in excel it was sitting on the bottom of the stove so physically better that evidence just shows there was at least another person in that location once when she were by it was placed there because that's not where she. this also you believe that there is science that she was sexually assaulted. dr johnson believes levine was raped and mooted by someone in her camp and accuses the army of covering up a soldier on soldier slaying. it would be easy to dismiss his conclusions as the imaginings of the grief stricken father if that moment the disturbing pattern of six crimes in judicial inaction in the u.s. military is going to jessica and i. just see kenyon is an army veteran and today she is giving a talk to students at a new york college it is. jessica says she survived multiple rapes in situ assaults joining the military korea and she is now campaigning to increase awareness of the problem is important for those of us who are able to speak out. for the ones who are just not able to mentally or emotionally or whatever so this is a infantry division which is basically everybody in k

she excelled in high school debate. for those of you who served on various law reviews -- you have heard my pitch on the benefits of this -- justice sotomayor was an editor on the yale law journal. she served as district attorney in the new york city -- district office. she did commercial litigation in new york, first as an associate, then as a partner. in 1991, president george h. w. bush appointed her to the u.s. district court to the southern district of new york, and then in 1998, president bill clinton elevated her to the u.s. court of appeals for the second circui in 2009, president barack obama appointed her as associate justice of the u.s. supreme court. a telling insight about the justice comes from one ofer former clerks who came to speak to us yesterday. the clerk pointed out that the justice loves kids of all ages. she sees in them all that is possible and all that is great about us. that is why she is here -- to inspire all of us. please join me in welcoming toast it -- a welcoming justice somayor -- in wel

. >> excellent. is there any major change or vision for the plaza behind here? >> we're just starting to look at phase two of the downtown ferry terminal, looking at how we will accommodate three times as many ferry passengers. we will look at this plaza, how we best make use of it. how can a complement the ferry building and a much higher weight than it does now, and also a place where people want to be. that will be part of the upcoming study. >> we have all these various uses to make sure they're not conflicting, the use as a farmer's market and passengers, parking. i thought there were no parks or trucks allowed. what is the deal here? >> deliveries. all of the marketplace and merchants need to have vehicles to bring bread and delivered bread to other restaurants. >> that is true, we are orienting the ferry building, the first floor anyway, as part of a food center, restaurants and food services and supplies, and we need a place to deliver. you surely cannot park on embarcadero to deliver. you need a place to do it. when i tried to drive back here, they will

i know that hope has done an excellent job, and i know you are going to have a hard decision to make, but i came here to support leah. i have worked with leah over the past year. because of her, i was able to get a loan on my home and make sure that other people of the view-hunters point, senior citizens -- i must ask -- i think i came before you before in stated since i have, my light bill went from $200 down to less than $4 and month. how about that? so i am for everyone getting solar on their home, especially the seniors on fixed income like myself. i think leah has done an excellent job, and i have not seen anyone on these commissions -- main reason i came is because i have not seen anyone from baby-hunters point being appointed to a commission that is so important, and i knew she would be an excellent asset to you, not only to lafco, but also to all of san francisco because she is a well-rounded young lady. at that here was a young woman. we are trying to push our young people to come forward and be participants in the politics that go on here in san francisco. thank you very muc

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gio gonzalez was excellent on the mound for the a's. keep that bug spray coming, and gonzalez gets his 11th win. >>> and golden state is already promoting their team as the team now. the championships start next saturday. that's the sporting life. >> all right, mark, thank yo droiiiid.

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vice president olague: i think it's an excellent project. i went by there to visit the project a couple of weeks ago and, i mean, i just think that it's critical that this type of agency exists in san francisco and should be more run throughout the country, really. there's one in san francisco that identifies the needs of native american population and then also provides education to people who want to re-embrace their heritage maybe or continue on with certain things, educate themselves about spirituality and things that are related to their culture i think is important that people find a place where that is provided and the health care and the other services are critical. i think there's even a mental health component. it goes beyond just the physical needs that -- the mental health needs are important as well. the only thing i thought was unfortunate is that you're going to lose the basketball court because when i was there there were a couple of guys out there, youngsters, you know, playing basketball and stuff. but, you know, you have t

the nurturing provides excellent plant materials for the entire department. various city hall offices and most cities special events. they prepare special cultivation for the shakespearean garden. the materials can range from large to 1 gallon shrubs. and george has developed a very special oil mix. they have renovated the irrigation system. the nursery has a whole group of their own volunteers and worse of volunteer groups. our botanical garden and director says the work of his crew as being an outstanding providing the tools for all exhibits. they've let also been using plants which are water smart. the nursery was awarded the group award. thank you. [applause] [applause] >> a couple more items and then we will be done. this morning and last wednesday, i joined our patrol on extended early patrol of gordon -- -- golden gate park. we had two very unfortunate incidents in the first week of july and we have work to do. over the last three years, in partnership with the department of public health, the recreation department and the san francisco police departme

secretary- general, your excellencies, i have the honor to speak today on behalf of the european union for all 27 member states, our european institutions, and our citizens and also bring a special message of support from the eu hawaii representative, who would have liked to represent the union. -- the european union today and looks forward to the time when this will be possible. i would like first of all to express our solidarity with and our sincere condolences to the government and the people of pakistan following the tragic loss of life in the monsoon floods in the north and center of the country. as secretary general ban ki- moon said, our minds struggle to grasp the full dimension of this catastrophe, of this slow-motion tsunami, and we share the grief of the affected families and express our heartfelt sympathy with those who have lost so much as a result of this unprecedented catastrophe. the european union welcomes the adoption today by the general assembly of the resolution that encourages the international community to help pakistan. i can assure you that the european union a

excellent job, part-timers. let's hear it for them.erybody rehearsed so hard the let's hear it for everybody. shanell wang, aaron and scotty. now time to move on to the professional category. the muni experts. the professionals have up to 30 seconds for a warmup and up to two minutes to ring the bill -- bell. now it the time to bring up the heavy artillery. selected by a panel of judges in two preliminary rounds, these six men who have been selected to ring in random order are your troneds -- contenders for the title of 47th annual cable car bell ringing champion. are you ready to rumble? all right. our first contestant, mr. ken lunardi, ladies and gentlemen. ken? he's competed in this contest 19 times. he's had -- a three-time champion, 1997, 2002, and 2006. he is a grip and a conductor. hey, buddy, how's it going? ok. it says here you've been with with muni for 29 years. is that possible? >> yeah. >> and you've been on the cable car 23 years. correct. >> if you weren't driving the cable car, what would you do? >> don't forget the slo

it is up to us to demand excellence. it is up to us to make sure that every single child in this country gets a world-class education. we have to march together. we have to work together. we have to make sure all of us are accountable. parents, turn off those television that night and read to your children. be part of the solution. educators, we have to stop making excuses. we have to stop talking about other people's shoulders. these are our children. we have to work together. pastors, if you're churches are full on sunday but empty monday through saturday, you are part of the problem. open up those charges. bring people in the [applause] community members, every school has to be a great school whether you have children at school or not. tudor, a volunteer, coach, mentor, the part of the solution. the students themselves, give a hand to all of our young people today. [applause] we are here for them. they are the future. our young people have to take their education very seriously. if they work hard, they go to college,

she excelled in high school debate.u who served on various law reviews -- you have heard my pitch on the benefits of this -- justice sotomayor was an editor on the yale law journal. she served as district attorney in the new york city -- district office. she did commercial litigation in new york, first as an associate, then as a partner. in 1991, president george h. w. bush appointed her to the u.s. district court to the southern district of new york, and then in 1998, president bill clinton elevated her to the u.s. court of appeals for the second circuit. in 2009, president barack obama appointed her as associate justice of the u.s. supreme court. a telling insight about the justice comes from one of her former clerks who came to speak to us yesterday. the clerk pointed out that the justice loves kids of all ages. she sees in them all that is possible and all that is great about us. that is why she is here -- to inspire all of us. please join me in welcoming toast it -- a welcoming justice sotomayor -- in welcoming jus

what's that is an excellent point. -- >> that is an excellent point. this is hard for the nation to understand. it is not just us. as i said in my speech, all of us are guilty in terms of how we have taken resources out of the ground and not restore the ground. a lot of it has to do with being able to eat. not having the wisdom and restraint to say that you can drill, but you have to restore. over the years, we have gotten better at food regulation and every kind of regulation that has been in the book. so, too, have we gotten to the point that it has become family obvious that if you continue to degrade the land and not restore it, then you are on an unsustainable path to move forward. we have to change course on the federal side and on the state side and on the local side. by the way, national environmental groups, in my opinion, have skirted past louisiana because they say that we deserve what we got. does not work anymore. we have to change. the good part is that this happens all over the world. to the extent that we are in imminent and -- in an in

in 2006, she received a best columnist nomination at the annual san francisco media excellence awards and her first book on acting was published by farber and farber in the uk and farber, inc., in the united states. let's welcome phillip and chloe >> hi there, phillip. >> hi, chloe >> so, this play, it's been quite a journey. we're talking 3 1/2 years, maybe nearly 50 different drafts and 5 workshops? . >> five workshops, yes. >> so, looking back at the journey, how has it been for you and has it come out as you expected it would? . >> what's interesting is if you work on a play this long, normally there are times that it becomes redundant and you get a little bored with the piece. it's only natural. it's pushing 4 years now. this one was interesting in that it never got boring or ever felt redundant and each thing that we did over these almost 4 years, whether it was going off to sundance or to writer's retreat they have in sheritan, wyoming -- is that where you went? . >> that was in utah and la as well, down there at the institute. >> they have another writer's retreat in sheritan,