housing prices. the sensitivity there is not extremely strong. the level of housing that you would have to build in order to see a significant increase in affordability for low-income housing is large. i estimate it would take the construction of 100,000 new housing units to make -- have the same effect of affordability as giving everyone a $75,000 down payment. making a quarter of the market affordable to low-income houses. obviously that would have the advantage of not costing the city $4 billion. $100,000 -- 100,000 housing units is a lot. that is the housing that san francisco has built since the 1920's. we're talking about a significant change in the way we look at housing construction and regulate housing construction in order to have an appreciative effect on diminishing prices in san francisco. i will close reenforcing the challenge. housing is expensive in san francisco. it does have economic consequences. it is the consequences of decisions we have made over a long period of time and is cha

the affordable housing production goals set by the housing element has been unmet. market rate housing goals have been exceeded. every other category has not been met. for me, this is what happens when we treat housing as a commodity. this speaks to the priority of higher-income people over low- income residences. in my line of work, i have met people that the taraval before the housing skyrocket. san francisco has long been seen as a beacon for progressive values and where tolerance can be practiced. a place where you can live in a san francisco with a meager income. i am not educated in the specific policy decisions that created this housing crisis. since i have been a part of the family, it really does feel like the city government is on a trajectory toward caring about preserving its legacy and preserving the needs of the community that makes this a unique and unparalleled place to live. making sure that low-income communities are able to live here. it does not make sense to put resources towards developing market rate housing when we are not achieving our goals

housing, middle- income housing a lot. to be perfectly honest, we do not always put our money where our mouth is, and of course, we need to do more and more on low- income housing, but we have, i think, in the past, sort of but moderate middle-income housing to the side and not really move forward in a substantive way on that. it going through this process, i intend to hold our city accountable to making sure we are actually taking care of our middle income residents and families in this city because we are in danger of falling out our middle-class in this city, and indeed to prevent that from happening. i intend to work closely with the mayor, my colleagues, and the mayor's office of housing to make sure that we are having a hell looked -- housing policy that is inclusive of everyone and that we continue have a thriving middle class in san francisco. thank you. [applause] mayor lee: thank you, supervisor. i know there would be other supervisors that would show up, but for the conflict of interest. i think with this large

very housing program and its impact on affordable housing production. and we also looked at the finance of affordable housing projects and the management of the inclusion rehousing program. the areas i want to discuss, we would be happy to return to a more in-depth presentation and conversation. the first one is we looked at the regional housing needs assessment that our seven-year targets for the city in meeting housing production goals for various income levels and found that the city historically has had some challenges to meet these production goals for very low, low, and moderate income. i do not know of the supervisors have a copy of the report but on page one of the executive summary, we have a table showing the production goals and the city's ability to meet those goals from 1996--- 1996 to 2000. on page 19, table 1.1 will show you -- give you a feeling for where we are going in the current seven-year production cycles for the current goals we're trying to meet. in that table, which is a projection of where the city might be in june of 2014. thi

housing that the housing authority provides. we do have some longer-term ideas as well with the housing authority, and henry alvarez is here to speak to them in more detail. it has to do with, again, reopening the preference criteria on the waiting list and seeing if there is a way to prioritize further homeless families in the city system of care. supervisor avalos: ideally, since we253 families on the waiting list for more long-term housing -- >> for long-term shelter. >> for shelter, we're trying to pare down that list. right now we found 51 slots, but you're looking at more slots there could be available? >> it is not simply the waiting list for shelter, which is 253 families, it is also the families that are currently in a shelter. that is the universe we're trying to pare down to get into public housing. you over that more slots in the shelter system, and then of course, degrees them. about longer term plans, reopening the discussion around preferences and preference points for homeless families on the public housing side,

housing. i also want to be clear that middle-income housing and providing middle-income housing and providing low-income housing are not mutually exclusive. too often, some folks picked the two against each other, that if you're actually creating housing for your middle class, somehow you must not be treating housing for lower income people. i support, and i know just about everyone supports -- maybe not just about everyone, but many people support, myself included, our continuing commitment to providing housing for low-income people. but both are important, and we need to focus on the middle- class, as well. mayor lee has a working group to look at a proposal and how we stabilize affordable housing, and i have been very clear that middle-income housing needs to be a part of that solution. of course, we know about subsidies, but it is not just limited to financial subsidies from the government. it also has to do with the supply of housing. we have a constricted supply of housing in san francis

housing. less than one-third of san franciscans fall into this category. this is low and reflects the hollowing out of our middleclass. we need to reverse that trend. moreover, less than 20% of are affordable housing spending goes to moderate and middle-income affordable housing. the lack of moderate-middle- income affordable housing undermines our economy, our budget, and the city generally. how can we ensure the housing trust fund that comes out of the process you have convened will meaningfully addressed the need for moderate-middle-income housing as opposed to paying lip service to it? mayor lee: thank you, supervisor, and thank you for your attention to trying to get all -- housing to all income levels in san francisco. creating housing in all san franciscans, the 100%, is the priority for this year. i have assigned a mayor's house -- the mayor's office of housing the challenging task of bringing together a broad sector of our stakeholders to create a housing trust fund. that will address

the houses are built close together. all of the houses behind me are three stories. all of them are built in the mediterranean style. when i moved in, the house to my right was an original three story structure and in 1990, the house to my left added on a third story that was not set back from the street. this caused shadowing in my light well and the garden. the deposed addition appears to be overbuilt for the lot, building another house on top of the existing one. if the addition is allowed to proceed, this will cause loss of sunlight, shading, and shattering to my living room, entryway, and front garden. in addition, with a three story structure is behind me, across from me, my house will appear to be smaller than it currently is. moss will grow on the front driveway and back. the houses are all set back and are not visible from the street. no one would like the marine at too have many skyscrapers. houses for sale in this street are described by many retailers as the best street in the marina. this would no longer be desirable. i am not opposed to homeowners moder

fee, you can provide the housing on-site or you can provide housing offsite. if you're providing physical housing offside as opposed to paying a fee, there is the 1 mile radius. they're simply paying therefore will housing fee in this situation. commissioner borden: everyone prefers the housing on site. i have a friend who lives within 300 feet, concerned about the economic diversity of the neighborhood. i know about which they speak. ahis disappointing. this is not the first project that has come to us for this or parking saying they need these things for financing. and recognize that that is an issue. i appreciate the project sponsor was willing to provide at 18% when the requirement was 12 and will have to pay 20% as a consequence. i do also recognize olsen lee, that fund is depleted and needs the fund and with the rock -- loss of redevelopment there are less sources for for housing. i will support this begrudgingly. i am less than happy with the outcome because i wish it could go to housing in that neighborhood. i have asked the project sponsor if there wa

you get a whole of the white house.ut this time the white house came to you. >> it really was extraordinary and it was a wonderful opportunity for our community here, hispanics in san jose and the greater bay area, to host the white house. the white house uniquely came out to us. they invited educators to the white house last fall, and they announced that they had this initiative that they were actually going to engage nationwide. and san jose was honored to be selected as one of the host cities. it was phenomenal because we were able to invite 500 leaders in our community to participate. and what was very unique is the fact that it was an open space format. so there was no preset agenda. it was an invitation sent out to all the bay leaders inviting them to come out and talk about all the issues near and dear to their heart. >> we were watching some similar event that happened late last year in other parts of the count country. but i hear -- and unfortunately i was not there. but i hear that the white house staffers and

it's an old cable car house. guy who lived there in the early 1960's, he had a boyfriend named cliff. they paint it yellow. when he got a new boyfriend named dennis, they painted it red to get rid of cliff. but it was a beautiful little car. he still remembers it. it disappeared, we think, sometimes in the 1970's. but this is what keeps my hopes up. this actually isn't in carville. this is in the richmond district on ninth avenue. people say, are there any car houses left? are they all gone? have they disappeared? this is an example of how one can surprise you. this is on ninth avenue in the parking lot behind the old coliseum theater. before that park being lot was there the city was looking for houses, spaces, near merchant corridors to create these little parking lots. they bought this house from a mrs. suggs because they wanted to tear it down and put the parking lot in. when they started tearing the house gown, they realized that this kind of boring house was made up of three old cable car trailers. even tho

especially for low-income housing as an open house is trying to do now. i must add that if it were not for the mayor's office of housing, i would not be a homeowner in san francisco today. it would be impossible. those who are in the middle need to be remembered when you are providing funds or other sorts of support for housing for the elderly in san francisco. thank you. >> . afternoon and thank you for having this hearing. i wanted to go on record that i am here applying for jobs. i will tell you why. the last 28 years i have been employed in nonprofits such as the black coalition on aging. i was recently laid off. this is why i think everything you have heard here is good enough for a job description i could apply for and serve as a liaison for the senior citizen position. i certainly would like to see that. i wanted to refer you to an article i wrote. that could be an introduction to my resume. i think and i have lived with hiv for 27 years and i have been clean and sober for 27 years. i have applied for a number of jobs such as the aids foundation fo

i yield back. >> the comments of speaker of the house john boehner on the house floor.thy dal came per served one term, was a key supporter of the president's health care bill but saying today she would have opposed the bill knowing it would require this type of contraceptive health care coverage for catholic charities, catholic hospitalses and institutions and former virginia governor tichl cain, the former chair of the democratic national committee and a close ally of the president saying today this new policy on contraception is something that i disagree with the president. as the hotline points out, it is a rare instance of disagreement between the virginia senate candidate tim kaine and the president. the two are close political allies. tim kaine was one of the early supporters of barack obama back in 2007. >>> more debate on capitol hill. representative gwenn moore is a democrat who spoke on the house floor earlier today. >> mr. speaker, i'm here today to be a voice for the millions of women and men who are celebrating the recent decision by the secretary of healt

in san francisco, we have tried very hard to provide housing for all those who need housing and provide it not just with bricks and mortar but with wraparound supportive services. this is another example of that. we have on this special occasion a special guest, a person who has been a great supporter of affordable housing, the assistant secretary. before we have heard speak, i would like to ask the mayor for a few remarks at this time. thank you. [applause] >> good morning. we have a very dedicated team. this is a very special occasion. we get to welcome in our secretary of hud who has been a wonderful partner along with the local hud office. they have been great partners with the city of san francisco. decades. this is a very special project to us. it focuses on our veterans and what we're doing to help our veterans. that has been one of the most important goals and reflections of the values of the city. we want to emphasize every opportunity we can where we say that our veterans deserve all of the help when they come back and are adjusting in life. i know of no greater partnership an

live in the housing. i noticed that a lot of people whose complaints do not cut to the meeting, you will sit there and be left out and have that violence. you're not communicating with all of us. i would like to thank you all for this and i hope this project goes through, because i would like to be a home buyer. >> thank you for listening to me, supervisors. i am a homeowner on park view heights and an active neighbor in -- member in my neighborhood. as well as volunteering on the community group, since moving into my home in 2004, have looked into the redevelopment of the amex. i have met and befriended a number of residents that i had never gotten to meet. there is a lot but i feel uneasy about. many of my neighbors expressed concerns. the implications for transportation in our area, they have talked about the no requirements for parking spots, given that a lot of public housing is on flat land. a lot more people have cars. especially as it were made to the public transportation problem. i think that co

housing and also market rate housing. we want to introduce additional work force units to the city and introduce additional market rate units. this was created in 2007, and we go mayor newsom as well as supervisor maxwell a lot of credit, because they started the initiative, and they started it the right way, with a task force of the public and private sector, and they laid out the principles. the city also started in addition to the task force, they said they needed investment on our part, so they dedicated $95 million from the beginning to do hope sf, some of which we have already dedicated to hunters view. the balance we will look at to see the balance of the funding goes as we look at the feasibility of the remaining projects. i know we have been talking a lot about the redevelopment agency and its dissolution, but this is a perfect example, this initiative, of what these funds were able to do. $47 million was given to hunters view, was funded. we used to fund the hunters view project. $54 million was funded for alice

was referred to as "house one."was the first time wuterich had ever been under fire. he had never cleared a house in combat. but two of his men were veterans of fallujah, lance corporals justin sharratt and stephen tatum. like wuterich, tatum presented his story of what happened that day. >> i had been told by my squad leader to treat the house as hostile. before even entering the house shots had already been fired; upon entering the house, i heard an ak-47 racking. >> narrator: tatum said he threw a grenade into the room that he thought the sound was coming from. >> grenade just went off. dust was in the air, smoke was in the air. couldn't really make out much more than targets. >> narrator: by the time they cleared the first house, three men, two women and a child were dead. next, wuterich said he heard one of his marines shout, "there's a runner," and he ordered his men to the next house, house two the only place he said the runner could have gone. >> again, we used grenades and cleared the rooms by fire. >> it w

house of representatives.] the chair: on this vote the yeas are 178. the nays are 239. the chair: on this vote the yeas are 178. the nays are 239 and the amendment is not adopted. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 3 printed in house report 112-405 by the gentleman from california, mr. mcnerney, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 3 printed in house report 112-405 offered by mr. mcnerney of california. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. and this is a two-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of

fres sure of white house lobbyists. peter hill is joining us from the newsroom. thanks for being with us. walk us through what happened today when eric cantor put forth in this stock act, and what we expect to see tomorrow. >> well, what we saw today actually late last night, the a majority leader's office released the amendment of the stock act that they will be bringing to the house floor tomorrow, and notably the one provision that is getting a lot of attention -- it is similar to what lobbyists have to do now to disclose activity, and cantor's office reduceded that legislation, and so under the house bill there will be a government study of the political intelligence agency to figure out what might be done about it inkled a couple of member members. >> we should say it is a acronym for the stock traders act. steve kroft was discussing it on the abc network and talking about the pelosi version which is not part of the senate version, but part of the house plan. >> that is right the "60 minutes" piece that you can poi

during the presidency at the white house. we created a table with ghost of the famous visitors who came calling. they were introducing french-inspired papers. they ordered wallpaper from him and this was a replica of what he produced at that time. a feeling of attempt in this room. that makes the corners dissolve away. an intimate and spacious feel from the guest. the thing they noticed is madison was not seated at the head of the table. he was on the side of the table. it was his wife, dolly, who was seated at the head. she was running the dinner. she was calling for the service, pouring the soup or asking them to pour the wine and conducting the conversation. they developed this while madison was president and it shocked them at first. that was not the role the women took on in the house. that was the man's role. dolly was so good at it, everyone fell in love with it. couldn't be bothered with what sat where. it tells you a lot about the relationship between james and dolly. they were complementary. she was 17 years younger

became an open house.kennedy took millions of americans on a televised guided tour. this morning our tracy smith takes us back to that white house tour which began with a brief history narrated by mrs. kennedy herself. >> these steps made in 1799 before the white house was completed shows that the original design of the building included an extra floor. george washington, for reasons of economy, told the architect to eliminate the top floor. this is the final design of the white house, as planned by james hobin. he won an open competition for the first public building in washington. it wasn't until after thomas jefferson's death that it was learned that president jefferson had entered a design anonymously into the competition and lost. president jefferson's design was for a smaller house. he thought hobin's mansion was big enough. and i gail adams was the first president's wife to live in the white house. she complained of the dampness and cold. mrs. adams kept the house habitable only by building fires in

open house is built in 110 units of senior housing that will be welcoming to lgbt seniors or low income. with significant support from the mayor's office of housing, we're moving forward with all of the pre development work, and we anticipate having final approval from the planning commission sometime later this year. with the elimination of the redevelopment agencies and the deep, deep cuts at the federal level and affordable housing, we have no idea what will be happening with the program next year. the city funding must be prioritized for this project with the next few funding years. literally, our ability to get funds relies on the paper, to get from lines on a paper to the shovel and the ground depend entirely on the city's decision to prioritize this critical project. i want to talk about services. our goal is not only to provide housing but the services and resources needed such that those who move into those buildings will be up to remain healthy and independent and in their new home for as long as they choose. this is also our goal for lgbt seniors who may live in a market rate

housing. there is the production and the city's ability to attract and retain jobs and the production of moderate and middle-income housing, and we took the various departments which could be speaking, seeking to contribute to the discussion about this issue. this is an issue, as the supervisor has stated, an issue that affects a lot in san francisco. it is at times controversial, but what we thought we could do as that to the city is provide data on which the policymakers can guide staff and changing policies. if it is deemed necessary to do that. so on behalf of the various departments, we see this as the beginning of a discussion, a discussion that is also working in parallel with the results of the house an audit, the housing and trust fund discussions, and the work on the inclusionary program. we see these working in parallel through this process. in terms of the departments, john could not make it here today, and the department of planning and billmeyer zappers -- office on housing are w

white house associates helped make the $150,000 asking price for the house. the great thing about the house and the clebzs here at the wilson house is that everything was brought in with the wilsons when they moved in in 1921. so items from wilson's home in princeton, items from edith wilson's home here in washington, and the things that they had acquired together in the white house, including gifts of state, personal gifts, wedding gifts, were all brought here to s street. they remain here today and so we serve as the presidential museum for woodrow wilson. great things in the collection including his cabinet chair that we see behind the desk. again, as tradition, the cabinet on the last day of a president's administration reach into their own pockets and pay the government for the president's chair, and that was brought here to s street along with other great items including his inaugural bible. one of the treasures certainly here in the case, unfortunately, it's too delicate. it's just a soft-bound bible, and so it's usually kept closed here in the case, b

>> well, i was very cognizant of the history of the house. i was not so cognizant of making history really. you're just living there every day and a million things happen a day when you're at the white house to, you know, every problem in the world comes to the desk of the president of the united states, but i was very aware of the history of it, because you live with the effects of the people that lived there before you, with their decorating, with their furniture, with their choices that they've made, and i knew that. so when i moved to the white house, i didn't bring any furniture with me. i only brought one chest of drawers that belonged to president bush's mother, george's grandmother, just for sentimental reason to have a piece of furniture that belonged to her there, because i knew there was a warehouse full of wonderful, historical furniture that belonged to many, many presidents, and it was really very fun and also very interesting, and i learned a lot about the history of those families just by setting rooms up and decorating rooms

no but i was very happy in the white house. very happy. we had grandchildren, it was great, you could hear them swimming and hear them outside and riding bikes and we were lucky because we had laura and george very often there and we had marvin's children and i never forget little walker. practically brand new sleeping in the lincoln bedroom, little thing. it was a wonderful happy time for me. i'm not half as cerbral as laura is but i'm as nice. >> for us, for barbara and jenna, they also got to be there as children. you know, as the grandchildren of the president, so when they showed sash aa skand, malia, th could show them all the things to do because they were there when their grandfather was president. like the high bed that the usher puts the step out for someone stay engine that room. if known is staying in the room, the step is not there, so barbara and jenna showed them how to make a running dash and jump on to the bed or the ramp that has a wooden floor that every little kid that comes to the white house finally learns to slide do

we had a positive lunch at the white house today. i believe there is common ground between the two parties particularly on jobs and on energy. i'd like to think some of the bipartisan bills we have moved through the house will with taken up soon by democrats over in the senate. you know, during the state of the union address the president said he was for an all of the above national energy policy. the house of republicans has been for an all of the above national energy policy for about five years. it's the same approach that his jobs council supported as well. we offered to work with the president on some of the bipartisan bills that have been passed in the house. the president believed that there were some areas where we could find common ground and frankly i was encouraged by that. we also discussed the jobs act. the package of bipartisan bills that was introduced yesterday. the president was optimistic about moving the bill through the house. it was a very good lunch. i'm encouraged by the attitude and tone we had during the meet

or live in private housing, how are you going to start thinking or planning a new housing option for new plans? i think it is important to ensure that the group of people in this country and the city who maintain this economy, whose economy is built on -- can stay in housing is not taken out into the streets. i said, i lived in my apartment for 22 years and i am very close to being on the streets. supervisor wiener: thank you for it much. -- very much. >> good evening, supervisors. i made tenet counselor with just cause in the mission district. -- i am a tenet counselor with just cause in the mission district. many have already been displaced out of the mission. many are struggling to stay, like maria. the majority of the work that i do is helping tenants fight eviction and ensuring they are able to keep their home. if they are evicted, the likelihood of them being able to find housing in a similar neighborhood and the same neighborhood near the price or the community resources they rely on are awfully slim as we saw from the data. san francisco is in a crate -- housing crisis and be

i appreciate 51 units that are born to be used in housing, but what about the 150 vacant housing unitscould more of those be used to ease the suffering of homeless families, especially during the coldest part of winter right now? >> for think yothank you, commi. this is that currently are really key issue for us, and we try our best to keep our families as the mall as possible -- to keep our families as stable as possible. i want to dturn it over to talk about the program itself. take a good afternoon, supervisors. thank you for allowing me the opportunity to speak on behalf of the program at san francisco unified school district.

willie mays had trouble buying a house in san francisco.a couple of people would not show him a house. they had to enlist the mayor and a bunch of people. this is their reservoir. companies would take a block and there would start wrecking houses. there were building two a day -- they were building two with a. the 1930's were the big boom times for the sunset. >> this is a recession. >> these are the homes in west would park. -- in westwood park. >> how did this perform? the composite the assembly -- come's assembly -- composite assembly. >> they would stucco it. they would put chicken wire on it. >> when i inspect buildings that are being remodeled, i see that the chicken wire mesh is completely gone. >> it is galvanized. the saltwater was enough to rest it out. >> it people think stucco is waterproof -- it is not waterproof. it sucks the water in. you have to water protect it and paint it. >> the above the low medium that was going on -- the bungalow frenzy that was going on, people were building houses at a remarkable rate in the 1930's.

required for a house like that.he painting and everything that goes on. here is a beautiful bras hing that has been painted over. how do you get paint off these cht >> there are places where you take these that will strip them, sand blast and repolish them. we plate them as well. a number of replaters in the area much that's -- and you get things like this is just the plain hing. if you had elaborate east lake hing there are places in san francisco who can dubicate and make new ones. additional things come in mind for you. >> i work in a different price bracket. >> it's always one -- we are having all of our hardware they're being custom cast and made for this house. >> [laughter]. >> it does depend on your budget. >> [laughter]. anything's possible. >> like hypothetically the house i'm working on now if the homeowner has tha r there are heart set on this hardware and we can't find it we can have it made. it will cost money but you can have things made. >> however, i seen people with no budgets but persistance over

here we can see how the house was built thanks to this specific wall construction the house is three times more energy efficient than our technical standards require that the board in terms of insulation we were able to make more homogeneous. thermal bridges are a lot longer now if you. try to travel from the cold exterior to the warm in syria it has to overcome a lot of obstacles on its way because of the design of the frame. with these walls in the winter you can keep the whole house warm enough with just a fireplace even in minus thirty degree weather. but this is more than just a passive house it takes the fight for energy efficiency right to the environment itself with the help of a host of intelligent components it automatically regulates several systems to maximize energy savings and comfort and by using the earth as a heat source in the winter and a heat sink in the summer homes geothermal pumps generate all the heating it's needed. gunderson the weather above a few meters below the temperature remain stable. and geothermal pumps can harness this resource of potential energy

to look like the rest of the house. i said, that does not make any sense to me. the fact the original design apparently had a tile shed roof and where the addition was so it looks like everything else which is mission revival in the neighborhood and to put just a box on the top without the kind of finishing is not right. at the very least, regardless of what we decide as far as the addition and how far forward it should come, i think the project sponsor should be allowed to finish that in a way that looks a program like every other addition whether it is the original structure where the other additions that have been done have all been sympathetic to the context of the neighborhood. i think even some of the d.r. requestors would agree that finishing at the right way it will look like it belongs with the house. there are other issues here. i visited the contact and the project sponsor and i visited one night and walked through the place and got a really good idea of what the needs were to try to locate the master bedroom