but i believe taking in our of our hands and moved it on. i would also like to take this time to emphasize the need to do more public outreach and let the home owners and property owners know exactly what they are doing. let the tenants know what the plan is, what we are going to do, and get everybody involved. i think the people that have been involved in this for the last few years have done a great job up to this point, and i'm glad it is moving forward. so that is it. thank you. happy holidays, everybody. >> ok, do we have any public comment on the president's announcements? seeing none, we can move on to item three. this is going to hold true for items three, four, and 5. the building inspection commission is free to consider any of the candidates that have been proposed under the agenda that were included in the agenda packet. these are the recommendations of the nomination committee, but the bic is able to consider other candidates who also applied. item three is discussion and possible action to approve and swear in members of the acc

it, then, gee well, i can take it; but dr. condon would have had it prescribed by a physician for the purpose of, for that designated purpose. i, on the other hand, don't have that issue, so i take it, and, boom, i get an overdose, or somebody else is taking the medication for a period of time, and they take that dose and nothing happens. i take the same dose, and, boom, i'm out. but we also have to keep in mind, driving while under the influence. i take that dose, and the next thing i know i'm woozy, i get behind the wheel of a car, and i hurt somebody, if not just myself. so the key issue is, the other person for whom it's designated doesn't have that experience. and so they, you know, it's safe for them. i can bring that to a personal level also, with prescription medication-is that back in 1981, i had migraine headaches and was prescribed a narcotic, an opiate, specifically demerol, and started taking the medication. and as you continue, potentially, as you continue taking the medication, when we look at the disease of addi

most chinese will say, the hell with the subway, i will take the bus. commissioner campos: next speaker please. >> my name is bernard myers. i am a member of the people of task force of the board last year. our concern in that task force was to help the continued robustness of the entire public transportation system in the city. the allocation of substantial amounts of public funds, to me, to this project -- and i will let others speak about what is wrong with the product itself, but the allocation of these funds, the potential of being held for any cost overruns, has the potential to impoverished the system for years to come, which will not allow a lot of jobs to take place. just to justify it on the basis of leveraging federal funds is almost an end in itself, as this the gentleman indicated, does not do it. you should not be so blinded by the idea that the money, the product itself, is not worth it. the other thing that i am really amazed about, all of the supervisors who have transportation -- parts of the transportation system in their district, are

i hated who i had become. taking the process seriously, and watching the efforts of that come to be, is why i can put up more material know, because i feel better about it. i do not go into it with all this baggage. 20 years into making music and making a living at music, and feeling fortunate, this whole thing with the soundtrack has been a breath of fresh air. it is an all real reinvention, and exciting. tavis: when you finally got around to telling david you're going to do this and you got into the process of doing it, what made you think that your unique gift, the sounds you had in your head would work for this particular film? i can see you being turned on by trying something in a new genre, but what made this particular film, "the social network", something he thought he could match a sound too? >> david pursued me. i have great respect for david. i thought he must see something in there that is matching his vision. it was different for me because in the world of nine inch nails or how to destroy angels -- was

if it's there, i think we need to think seriously about taking care of what we already have. thank you. >> my name is carol glossinger. i'm a longtime resident of the haight-ashbury, 36 years. i live near the recycling center. 20 years ago i was president of the coal val yim provement association and at that time we were concerned that the recycling centers, the large trucks coming in and it was becoming industrial site and we were talking with members of the park and rec department and here i have in my old files a letter from park planner debra learner to mary burns, the current general manager regarding the recycling plan. and i will just read, if i can. the goal is to move progressively away from recycles generated by the residential sector, away from recyclables generated by the residential sector to trails generated by the commercial and institutional sector. institutional and commercial users will be the growing source of material for the recycling center. as a sender works to increase demand his income large volumes of material will be brought to the site. the park is

you will ask me, george, where do i take this garage full of stuff. i have a garage full of stuff i don't use. there is a place on tunnel avenue if you are a city resident you take it down there and show them you are a city resident and they will take it. call us. say, i can't get down there i have, they might come out with 50 gallon drums if you have waste or oil they will come and pick it up. if you have gasoline you haven't used in a while they will come and pick it up. the main thing is safety. we don't want to end up like this guy. he didn't heed the warnings. for each one of these to carry out this guy, how many guys are backing them up? i figure 4 a piece. we don't send in a team unless we have the same amount of people and then some to back them up. to get you to gage what an incident is the guy with the big thumb. the rule of thumb is this. if you cover the incident with your thumb you are far enough away. does it look like he's got it covered with his thumb? you see the smoke going to the side. he's still too close. he's got to back up furthe

when i have friends visiting from overseas, i always take them to the other location. i just treasure the gifts they have over there. honestly, i am confident that you will take a family to restore this facility with elegance we will all be proud of. i urge you to approve this lease. thank you. >> next speaker. >> good evening, commissioners. my name is it time at ortega. my job for my family's company is to engage the local committee to insure that we form a solid, long-lasting community partnerships. i come here on behalf of ortega enterprises. our goal is to build a network of partners from local businesses to neighborhood associations and nonprofit organizations. we are acutely aware of the importance of stow lake. one of our goals is to make community corner where partners can benefit from a boat house. we are committed to retaining the historical nature of the boat house and food suppliers and local businesses, making many community partnerships. we want to become part of your community and we hope that you will approve our lease further so that we can proceed to

with that, if i could do that, having the chief take the podium once more. >> thank you, i appreciate that. i wanted to say that to start this is a great undertaking. law enforcement, dna analysis is a vital tool and as a city we need to find a way to support the up loading. with respect to these crimes we have to find ways to streamline the procedures up loaded into the statewide data base, identifying suspects as quickly as possible. we are using dna collection as evidence with wall enforcement in general, collecting far more samples than we ever have. we are training more of the line officers to collect it. still using experts to collect it. in our department we are about to launch a civilian first responder crime scene tech physician who will have as a part of their function, collecting this evidence. not in briefcases, but in others. coming the issue of case management, so essential to make sure that you are getting the best use of your crime laboratory to efficiently move evidence forward. something that we have worked very hard on. especially with the commander. it is a partner

i thank supervisor dufty, supervisor elsbernd for also taking the time to be here. how about a giant round of applause? [applause] i want to thank a number of department heads. the press secretary and other commissioners, i want to thank matthew for all his hard work getting the commissioners to give up their resumes and in some circumstances, give up their tax returns so we can find out more about you -- not literally. i am grateful to be swearing in a dozen or so of you. the arts commission, the asian art museum commission. i will have some editorial comments in a moment. the finance corp., the golden gate bridge district, golden gate park concourse authority, graffiti advisory board -- and there is a story attached to that -- housing authority commission. small business commission, and the south east community facility's commission. briefly, i see p.j. johnson is the president of the arts commission who is here, and i'm pleased that kimberly striker is more publicly going to be sworn in, and my old friend who is going to move over from the department on the status

commissioner hwang: furthermore, i take issue. there is no opportunity to cross, no opportunity to understand fully what was stated in the declaration, when we have an opportunity here to do this, so i think a re-hearing is what i would vote for. >> i think the real term would- be "re-opening." commissioner garcia: there are the objections i raised having to deal with paragraph four. even if they had done work before, they actually got the permit, i do not see the that is ever been a standard for denying or overturning a permit. they should then be required to either pay a fine and/or try to legalize it and come forward with some case in which they applied for a permit to legalize. they did not apply for a permit to legalize. the permit that is before us was to object to a project for which a cfc had been granted, so even if we had ample evidence in my opinion that they had done work before, i do not see, as was said by commissioner fung, if there are other standards for denying this, having to do with community standards, then we

i take my international house guests -- i have been hosting a bed-and-breakfast for 22 years. i take them with me. they have enthusiasm for recycling and organic gardening. it is a shame this says, between recyclers and gardners. the process has been abysmal. this is a functional non-profit that serves the 10 employees and a vast number of others that do the count a sustainable living from the servicing their -- that do eke out a sustainable living from the servicing there. we are boosting them when we should salute them. -- we are booting them when we should salute them. president buell: thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> my name is keith. i am here to support the recycling center, doing the vital work it is doing, has done, and hopefully will continue to do. there are other people who have more knowledgeably talked about issues. i want to point out broad themes. one is the stealthy and just bad, not transparent process as far as public outrage goes to deciding this vital issue. i think some of the comments from the city staff were disingenuous at best, and dishonest at w

that i take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion and that i will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which i am about to enter. during such time, that i hold the position as the city administrator for the city and county of san francisco. congratulations. [applause] >> thank you very much. >> thank you. thank you very much.

today, i take the cooking oil over to the recycling center, and it is picked up. i am thankful to them for showing me how to do that. thank you. >> next speaker. is there anyone else who would like to make public comment on this item? please come forward. if there is anyone in the north light court that would like to speak on this item, please do come up. >> my name is rubin, and a volunteer with the coalition on homelessness. i have an outreach to homeless folks in golden gate park and have had the pleasure of conversing with some pretty sensitive, intelligent, and thoughtful beings. regarding the area in question. i have walked and jogged through the area many times and have never detected a foul odor or stench. thank you. >> is there anyone else who would like to comment on this item? seeing ninone, public, it is closed. [applause] president buell: go ahead and clap. that is a good idea. and let me thank you for trying to keep your comments to one minute. i know that seems onerous at times, but it is 10 after seven now and we still have another item that should

there its no sense of i take the lead and you step back. mething funny he goes for it. he keeps me on my toes. he is a very funny guy. so i think it is good. just good to have someone that good in the studio with you. >> larry: you were a writer for a long time? >> yes, yeah, i wrote "saturday night live", the simpsons, i wrote for those different shows. >> larry: when you transform and you look back now is it kind of like do you pinch yourself a little, do you ever think this would happen to you? >> i -- have moments like that -- i have bad qualities, i have good qualities. one of my better qualities is i am grateful, eternally grateful for what i have. and i would use the word grateful more than any other word in the last year. people come up to me, that was a, too bad what happened. i will say, you know what i am grateful. i am a very lucky person. never going to become jaded about my success. i am very thrilled every day that -- and i have had amazing moments in my life. meeting people. i'm sure, you have had the same thing. you meet, yo

with that, i am proud to serve with you and serve a number of programs. it would take all day to go through all of them, but that is personally how i feel about the time i have had here, my continued efforts to work with the mayor for all of san francisco. thank you. supervisor campos: thank you, mr. ne -- mr. lee. the one thing i would say about this nomination is the fact that it has not been a controversial one or the fact that you do not have a lot of people here who are raising issues with this i think is a testament to you because you do play a very important role in the day-to-day operations of the city and county of san francisco. i think that oftentimes, we hear negative things about a specific application, but when there are positive things, those things do not necessarily get any airing, so the fact that we are where we are today i think illustrates the kind of job that you are doing. i appreciate the fact that you truly are trying to make sure that government works for all san franciscans and i think you have demonstrated repeatedly that you get it, that yo

i take responsibility for that. but, i think what has happened over the last several weeks is not a victory for me, it is a victory for the american people. the lesson i hope that everybody takes from this is that it is possible for democrats and republicans to have principle the disagreements, to have lent -- like the arguments, but ultimately to find common ground to move the country forward. that is what we did with taxes. those arguments have not gone away. i still believe that it does not make sense for us to provide tax cuts to people like myself who don't need them when our deficit and debt are growing breed that is a debate that will continue into 2011 and i know republicans feel just as strongly on the other side of that. i think we will still have disagreement in terms of spending priorities. it is vital for us to make investments in education and research and development. all the things that create an innovative economy while at the same time cutting those programs that just are not working very there will

i take my ornament. i take my ornament here. i pull that here. pull it together, pull it out. and you have a gorgeous, beautiful ball. it is easy and inexpensive. >> these are -- >> great. >> all you have to do -- >> there we go. >> dress it up with a nice ribbon. >> right. >> these are ingenious. >> they are google eyes, a pom-pom. >> on a candy cane. >> all the instructions are on the web site. >> you say recycle. instead of going and buying a gift bag, recycle the shopping bag, put a ribbon, put pictures of the grand kids, and you are good to go. it is so easy. >> this is more the bowie was talking about, too. >> this product you can do. >> in fact, i did. >> so we can find you on the web? >> craftersforkids.com. >> and john, we have a lot of stuffer coming up this week, right? >> three storms coming off the pacific. they don't look terrible right now. one tonight and tomorrow. probably more of a miss than a hit. probably something around christmas, too. >> thank you for coming. >> thank you all for watching. >> the "today show" is next. >> eight people have been injured fr

that i take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion and that i will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which i am about to enter. during such time, that i hold the position as the city administrator for the city and county of san francisco. congratulations. [applause] >> thank you very much. >> thank you. thank you very much. >> with my artists, eight of them are working in tehran, iran, the capital city, and one is an iranian american based in san francisco. the problem is really a collective exploration in the day and the life in tehran. it is the largest city in the middle east. for the gallery, one of the first pieces you see is one piece which is a laser-cut peace, it taken directly from the map of the city itself -- a laser-cut piece. it represents the geography of the city. it is positioned right next to another work by an artist who took a 77 taxicab runs and let the potholes and the city turns of tehran dictate how the city would be portrayed. >> [singing] >> one of the other pieces that to experience in the one-day exhibition is f

i take this very seriously. we are the first generation of people to do with the cure of poverty really is. a deluded people for a long time. it has a name. it is called -- it deluded people for a long time. it has a name. it is called the empowerment of women. [applause] if you give women some control over the rate at which they reproduce, give them some say, take them off the animal cycle of reproduction which nature and some religious doctrine condemns them, and you throw in a handful of seeds, education, health, and

i can take questions. none? >> thank you. please hold your applause. no applause. before we move on, i understand the headset's provided for translation have not been working properly. if you come back, we can try to rearrange the room a little and try to provide translation. >> [speaking chinese] president peterson: i would ask if people might be able to move their seating arrangement a little bit to accommodate, we are going to try to cluster folks who need translation services on one side of the room. we would be very appreciative if you could help accommodate changes in seeding. -- seeking -- seating. i will take this opportunity to express appreciation for the volunteer translators here this evening. we very much appreciate your assistance. mr. saint-pierre, when you are ready, you can step forward. we will be ready for you in a moment. >> i would like mr. sanchez to speak before myself since he is the actual respondent. president peterson: he will speak after you. >> ms. leong, are we ready? president peterson: go ahead. you have 40 minutes. >> good evening, l

>> as i said right after the midterm elections, we took a shellacking, and i take responsibility for that. but i think what has happened over the last several weeks is not a victory for me. it is a victory for the american people. the lesson i hope that everybody takes from this is that it is possible for democrats and republicans to have principal disagreements, to have some lengthy arguments, but to ultimately find common ground to move the country forward. that is what we did with taxes. those arguments have not gone away. i still believe that it does not make sense for us to provide tax cuts to people like myself who do not need them when our deficit and debts are growing. that is a debate that is going to continue into 2011, and i know republicans feel just as strongly on the other side of that. i think we are still going to have disagreements in terms of spending priorities. it is vital for us to make investments in education and research and development, all those things that create an innovative economy. while at the same time cutting those programs that just are not working.

instead, i take a back door approach and use my finger. i have a lot of stretching to do. week 41, 3:45 p.m. it feels like i have to pee and poo. she says long contractions indicate early labor. she says call in a few hours. >> dana comes over. she feeds her tea while i'm having contractions. i am in active labor. i am surprised you're so calm. i say, i'm surprised you're so calm. 11:30 p.m. dana drives to the birth center. i tell her right now i am not sad to do this. this is a solo expedition. i dark brown blob of slim e falls out. the mucous plug has to fall out. it's the mucous plug. i am in awe of dana. 1:30 a.m. i am naked. i modified downward dog. i think of the view everyone is getting. no one cares. 4:00 a.m., i am nine centimeters. i am pruned and exhausted. you are doing great dana says, i am not interested in being great. it's still nine centimeters. it's not time yet. she says me to blow out with my mouth. i say i might barf. 5:45 a.m. still nine, i

that i take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion and that i will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which i am about to enter. during such time, that i hold the position as the city administrator for the city and county of san francisco. congratulations. [applause] >> thank you very much. >> thank you. thank you very much. >> i am this assistance superintendent for special indication at san francisco unified. we have with us the supervisor from district 8. we have a supervisor from district 9. we have many parents, many staff, and some children. i would like to introduce one of the san francisco unified parents that have worked so hard all week long. [applause] >> i am very happy to be here and celebrating it inclusive school week and i hope that we came momentum and do this every year better and that this blossoms to the state level. children of all abilities are welcome everywhere. [applause] >> now it is mine pleasure to introduce rachel norton from the san francisco unified school board. >> thank you, everyone. it is exciting to be h

i need to you come up here. we will takecamping and hiking and hunting. >> bill: i'm coming this summer. absolutely. i'm a tough guy, i will be out there and skinning those moose or whatever you guys do. now your book, i enjoyed the book because it's -- you know, you can hear you talking on the pages. so chapter 5 is the rise of momma grizzlies, okay? and you are very famous for that expression. can a liberal woman be a momma grizzly? >> a liberal woman who understands that it's individual rights and responsibilities that can pull one person up when they are exercised appropriately certainly can be a momma grizzly. a momma grizzly is all about protecting the young and we protect the outcome by teaching them how to work, not rely on another bear. in our case not to rely on bigger government to solve problems and to provide solutions to everything that we face. it's all about individuals. it's about family. it's about small community. it's about individual responsibility. >> bill: so it would be hard for a liberal woman who be

allegiance to the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california, that i take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion and that i will and faithfully discharge the duties upon which i'm about to enter, and during such time as i hold the office as a member of the board of the code -- >> the board of examiners and whichever seek you are taking -- whichever seat your taking. ok. thank you. commissioner murphy: thank you, commissioners. >> ok, now those that are present that are here to be sworn in for the code advisory committee. you can tell this is the good group for showing up. [laughter] commissioner murphy: we will go from left to right on this one, code advisory. robert wong. wallace -- what is your name? maybe you should step up to the microphone as we do this. >> [inaudible] >> tony lau. >> jim reid. >> mark cunningham, a member at large. >> edgar fennie. >> shane o'reilly. >> stephen harris. commissioner murphy: ready for the swearing in? >> small project architect zachary nascent -- zachary natahan is listed. >> yes, b

taking notes on. oh, like, that's what -- and she -- i mean, she's taking so many notes she's like kevin spacey's characterhe has shelves -- >> jimmy: evaluating your appearances. >> she has no know on november of this day, she knows i -- >> jimmy: did you look like [ bleep ] that day? >> i probably did. >> jimmy: you probably did. >> i didn't have my makeup guy. >> jimmy: the -- academy awards is -- how are you going to work this in with finals and everything? this is going to be difficult for you. >> that was a consideration. it's in the middle of the semester. >> jimmy: how did this happen? how did it come to be? i wouldn't imagine that you were campaigning for this kind of thing. >> i never thought i would do it. and up until like a month ago i didn't think i would do it. but i -- i had done a little bit with seth rogen two years ago with the oscars and it was really fun. and the producer is bruce cohen, who produced "milk." he's a friend of mine. we talked about doing something and i, we've been talking for six months and i wanted to do a bit with the "twilight" kids. i just -- i wanted to be apart of