frum want to 73 in just the last few years. it is something to be enthusiastic about. but it did not just happen. i am not saying it is city hall that makes everything happen. quite the contrary. it went on vacation, people say things seem to be going right. but it is about changing perception, doing the little things. when a guy calls from the mayor's office climbing to be the mayor and says we care that he can slightly believe it. he believed it enough to come out here. howard is a legend. i don't want to say everything, but we sat in his living room and he said, trust me, this business is tough. you have to make huge investments. sometimes they pay off, sometimes you learn from your failures. it is remarkable to see someone who took cerna overnight from a small company to a huge company that merck bought, and now to see what he has done in just a couple years with nectar is extraordinary. it makes the point, people. he is absolutely right, all of these fancy buildings, computing taking shape, 2 million square feet, only 1 million left, that is all great to have the

i have had the pleasure of being on a panel monday that was chaired by john king frum "the chronicle," which was very interesting, as well as talking to some of the people who are involved with the health services master plan and with the booker t. washington project. >> commissioners, you are now under the director's report, item seven, director's announcements, item eight, review of past week's events at the board of supervisors, board of appeals, and historic preservation commission. >> thank you, and i had my for the congratulations to scott and i look forward to working together with him in the coming years. i went to the neighborhood at work friday afternoon to discuss a number of paulette. a number of topics with the residence. one of the things i wanted to mention to you is we will be, towards the end of the year, probably early december, giving you an update on the overall action plan, wrapping that up, and presenting to you some of our recommendations for changing the items under due process for internal procedural changes, primarily, and we will be convening with public sta

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. >> david frum in washington, thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >>> sarah palin had some reality show competition from music mogul russell simmons. does russell have begrudging respect for palin's promotion? he joins us in the spotlight tonight. >>> snl took aim at nancy pelosi for staying put in her leadership position after the democrats midterm wipeout. chris van holland reacted to the skit and tells us why pelosi is still the right face for his party. at the walmart in ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] at&t and blackberry have teamed up to keep your business moving. blackberry torch now just $99.99. only from at&t. rethink possible. >>> still ahead, running russell simmons. the hip-hop mogul has his own reality show, bringing cool to the world of cable news. he'll talk about his palin-based competition. tom brokaw learns the ropes on facebook. a look at the company changing the world. >>> a programming note tomorrow, we'll be joined by chad condit, son of gary condit. today the long legal saga of who killed chandra leafy came to a close with the conviction of a man from el salvador.