it really is because of her man because she married john madams. i must say being here today, i feel sort of like i've come home because i've come to john and abigail's home, a home that all three sisters spent a lot of time in. but the other two sisters that i know less about i argue in my book or even that they didn't mary presidents come and they equally important and remarkable women. first there is the older sister, mary cringe and she was sort of the uncrowned queen of the family because in the puritan family hierarchy was very important and she was born first, so she was the firstborn, she she was very important and especially after her brother was disinherited by their father, she was the one who inherited the first son's role because there was no brother. and she grew up, she proved herself to be a wonderful administrator. even though she was a woman in couldn't be elected to any position, she was de facto mayor of quincy. her husband would be appointed to positions, but everyone would know mary would take care of everything. and then there

john. >> madam chair, marty krutsinger with the associated press. a little insight in how the decision was made on dropping the 6.5% numerical target in the forward guidance? was there any concern expressed that there's been criticism on forward guidance, that it's confusing markets, not helping them in some ways? was there concern expressed that perhaps it would have been better to go to just a lower target, say, 6%? and would you also address the concerns you raised in the dissent that by dropping this it lowers the commitment on fighting low inflation? thank you. >> thanks. well, as i mentioned in my statement, the reason the committee felt the time had come to revise the forward guidance is not because we think it has not been effective. i believe the committee does think it's been effective. i think it's had a very useful impact in helping markets understand our expectations and shaping their own. but it is becoming, as the unemployment rate gets closer and closer to 6.5%, to breaching that threshold that seems like the one that is likely to be

madam clerk. can we have a roll call vote. >>supervisor john avalos: let me say that i have been told there has been a process and it has been said and the process hasn't been revealed to me. >> let's have a vote. >> [roll call vote taken] the motion passes. >> okay, the motions passes. thank you madam clerk. city clerk: i would like to motion be sent to us by tomorrow 9:00 a.m.. >> madam clerk go to item 2. city clerk: item 2: 140190: [appropriation - library preservation fund - public library teen center project - $3,243,752 - fy2013-2014]1401902.sponsors: chiu; kimordinance appropriating $3,243,752 of library preservation fund balance to the public library for the teen center city clerk: sf 21234 >> thank you. i appreciate you very much for being here. >> thank you very much. city librarian. we are going to provide background on issues requesting today on making the teen center on the lab. we have a powerpoint presentation we are going to walk through. we have new skills that is going to involve new media. one of the reasons we have received

john was diagnosed with stage 4 brain cancer. he was preceded in death by his father and stepson. madam speaker, please join me in celebrating the life of mr. john henry dayton and all of his contributions to his family and our community. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess >> we'll show you some of what dianne feinstein had to say earlier today on the senate floor. >> based on what director brennan has informed us, i have grave concerns that the c.i.a.'s search may well have violated the separation of powers principles emwodied -- embodied in the united states constitution, including the speech and debate clause. it may have undermined the constitutional framework, essential to effective congressional oversight of intelligence activities or any other government function. i have asked for an apology and a recognition that this c.i.a. search of computers used by its oversight committee was inappropriate. i have received neither. besides the constitutional implications, the c.i.a. search may also have violated th

john mccain on ukraine. quorum call: mr. reid: madam president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the call of the quorum be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i do ask the chair the pending business. the presiding officer: motion to proceed to s. 2124. mr. reid: i have a cloture motion that i'd ask be reported. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. mr. reid: i have to sign it and send it there first. sorry about that. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the cloture motion. the clerk: cloture motion: we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the motion to proceed to calendar number 329, s. 2124, a bill to support sovereignty and democracy in ukraine and for other purposes, signed by 1 senators as follows: mr. reid: i ask consent that the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask consent that mandatory quorum under rule 22 be waived. the presiding of

to acknowledge the staff sfgtv, jesse larson and john ross who record each of our meetings and make the transcripts available to the public online. madam clerk, are there any announcements? >> yes. please make sure to silence all cell phones and electronic devices. completed speaker cards and copies of any documents to be included as part of the file should be submitted to the clerk. items acted upon today will appear on the april 1st board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. >> okay. thank you. so, madam clerk, i would like to call an item out of order. can you please call item number 7? >> item number 7 is a resolution referring the initiative measure known as the waterfront height limit initiative. [speaker not understood] potential impacts if passed. >> okay. so, we have supervisor wiener here today and he's the author of this resolution. i would like to turn it over to him. ~ >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you for calling this out of order. colleagues, i recently introduced this resolution seeking analysis from various city departments about a number of questions or potential impacts of this measure if it were to pas

transportation authority my name is john avalos the chair of the authority and today's authority meeting is broadcast to us by jessie lar larson thank you for your work. madamill you please call the roll. >> campos absent. chiu absent. mr. farrell farrell present. commissioner kim. tang present. commissioner wiener. wiener present. we have quorum. ? m. any comments or questions on the minutes? okay we can do comment on item number 2 seeing none we'll close public comment and the motion to approve the minutes a roll call vote. commissioner avenue avenue. >> aye. >> commissioner breed? >> chiu absent. >> commissioner cohen. >> kim aye. >> wiener aye. >> commissioner ye the item passes. >> chair report this is an information item. >> good morning colleagues it has been another busy and productive year at the transportation authority. in particular i wish to thank vice chair scott wiener for your partnership and leadership on transportation issues and eric mar for plans and programs and on behalf of my colleagues i wish to thank all of our aids to help with the large work we have here and the transportation staff. during the selection process -- i would like to

so says madam president. [ meeting is adjourned adjourn >> >> >> good morning, and welcome to the sf county transportation authority, my name is john avalos and i am the chair, and our clerk is cheng and recognize the work of our staff at sfgtv who are broadcasting today. >> avalos? >> present. >> breed? >> present. >> campos? >> present. >> chui. >> present. >>

john arielson and i give him the floor. >> madam president, members of the security council, since theretary fernandez toronko to this council, there have been reports of continued serious developments in ukraine. in crimea, key sites such as blic buildings, including the regional parliament, reportedly continued to be blocked by unidentified armed men. there are further reports of armed personnel taking control of regional administration buildings in several cities in the east and south of ukraine. the new crimean prime minister serg serg ser atsenov appealed to vladimir putin to insist on security in the region of crimea. in the same statement he announced he was taking control of security in crimea. and i quote on a temporary basis. he told all security personnel to declare allegiance to him rather than to the authorities of kiev. following the reported deployment of additional russian troops and armored vehicles to crimea. the russia's federation upper parliament today approved a request from president putin for russian forces to be used in ukraine and i quote pending the normaliza

john avalos. we want to thank the members of sfgov-tv covering this meeting nona melkonian and jonathan and the clerk of the committee ms. linda wong. madam clerk do we have any announcements? >> yes he, mr. chair. silence cell phones. completed speaker cards and copies of documents it to be included as part of the file should be submitted to the clerk. items acted on today will be on april 5, 2014 board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. >> okay, thank you, madam clerk. can you please call item number 1? >> time number 1 is a resolution retroactively authorizing the fleet management division of the general services agency to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $384,000 from alameda county for electric vehicles and chargers, for the period of july 30, 2013, through december 31, 2015.

madam administrator. i'm going to my very limited time to asking questions about the john beale case, because i do think this case reflects a deeply broken bureaucracy, long-term. that it's not an isolated incident, and the john beale with his good friend robert brenner were instrumental in developing key epa regulations. isn't it true that you received a memo on january 122011 informing you that beale's salary was illegal, it exceeded the statutory cap? and recommending that bonus be terminated? >> it is true that i became aware of the bonus, yes. >> and isn't it true that you did not cancel that illegal bonus and kill over two years later, february 2013? >> actually what is true is i did pursue that issue effectively, and i think the agency was addressing it effectively. >> but the illegal bonus, you knew it was illegal january 12, 2011 but it was canceled fit your 2013 spent yes, i went ahead and i avoided that. >> you consider that effective? >> it took a while to get to the bottom of the john beale issue because he was a criminal that had systemically intended to fund the agency. but the good news is th

john avalos and london breed and supervisor wiener. i want to thank the members of sfgtv covering this meeting, jennifer and the clerk of the committee, ms. linda wong. madam clerk do we have announcement. >> silence electronic devices and complete speaker cards and items will appear on the board of supervisor agenda unless otherwise stated. >> madam clerk, call items 1 and 2 together. >> item is a resolution approving a performance contract behavior health services and the department of health care services incorporating the mental health act in transition for homelessness and health services grants, program for the period of july 1, 2013 through scombrun 30, 2014 and authorizing the behavioral service so sign at greement ed agreements. resolution authorizing adoption of the fy2014-2014 annual update to mental health services act program and expenditure plans. >> okay. thank you. we have sims ons to speak on these items and thank you for being here. >> hold a second. can we make sure we have our mic lit up. >> is that better. >> so the first item, the performance contract is a zero dollar contract that basically includes the conditions and requirements th

john avalos and london breed and supervisor wiener. i want to thank the members of sfgtv covering this meeting, jennifer and the clerk of the committee, ms. linda wong. madamrk do we have announcement. >> silence electronic devices and complete speaker cards and items will appear on the board of supervisor agenda unless otherwise stated. >> madam clerk,

madam clerk, can you please call item 4. >> it's a resolution approving the authorization for the temporary license for the safety for the general hospital. >> okay. and we have john updyke from the department of real estate. >> good afternoon chair wiener i'm john. this item is a 10 year un150i7b8 non-positiony license to the university of the california in certain areas of the canvas. this allows uc to install and maintain the safety enhancements to protect passersby given the seismic conditions with barrier landscaping and one protective can mississippi that i and access points and roof tile reenforcements. i want to highlight quickly where those encroachments are located on the campus. if we can go to the overhead. so this shows a particular improvements the blue being the areas of the fencing and the green new areas of landscaping. the orange areas some roof work and also some enclosure changes noted in the red. this license grants uc the right to brace their enlistment the terminal license is 10 years and the maintenance is borne by uc. the city's costs will be simply related to the increase in landscaping expenses. there are robust review and approval proce

madam speaker, i rise today to ngratulate john burnmaster upon his nomination as chairman of the independent community bankers of america here in washington, d.c. the independent community bankers of america represents almost 7,000 community banks across our great nation, financial institutions that provide opportunity for our local small businesses and family farms, to expand operations, develop surrounding economies and hire locally. john will provide steady leadership for an 11-person executive panel that draws expertise and know-how from across the nation to support our small banks. again, i congratulate mr. burnmaster on his appointment and i look forward to working with him to boost small financial institutions and the important role in economic expansion on a community level. thank you, madam speaker, and with that i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania eek recognition? the gentleman is recognized. mr. thompson: thank you, madam speaker. this year marks the 1

madam clerk. and colleagues, i would ask you to bear with me. this is what i get for making fun of john avalos turning 50, i can't read without my glass es as it is now. i'll trap to do my best. i have a number of items, but the first item is legislation that creates an lgbt right to know with respect to housing in other parts of the country. this legislation -- and i want to thank the following supervisors for their co-sponsorship. supervisors wiener, kim, farrell and avalos, address he the issue of housing discrimination against members of the lgbt community. lgbt people continue to face prejudice and sometimes outright hostility from landlords, real estate agents, and lenders when looking for housing in many parts of this country. disturbingly, one in five transgender people have been refused housing in the united states and more than one in 10 have been evicted because of their gender identity. a recent study by the -- by hud shows that same-second couples are treated less favorably than opposite sex couples in the online rental market. and yet at the federal level, the national fai

john avalos and will be joined momentarily by supervisor eric mar. want to thank the members of sfgov-tv covering this meeting nona melkonian and jonathan as well as the clerk of this meeting linda wong. madam clerk do we have any announcements? >> yes, mr. chair. please silence a you will phones and electronic devices. completed speaker cards and documents to be included as part of the file should be submitted to the clerk. the items acted upon today will appear on the april 4 2014 board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. >> okay, thanks. can you call item number 1? >> item number 1 is a resolution adopting a fixed two-year budgetary cycle for the airport, the port, the public utilities commission, the library department, the department of child support services, and the employees' retirement system, defining term, and setting deadlines. >> okay, thank you. we have kate howard, our mayor's budget director to speak on this item. >> good afternoon, chair farrell, members of the committee. kate howard, the mayor's budget director. the item before you today is a resolution adopting two-year fixed budgets for several departments. i thought i would briefly remind the committee as wel

madam president. from a farmer named john in shelbyville. it is not in coal country. nays othethat's in other part or state. but 90% of our coal is from coal-fired generation. we have some of the lowest utility rates inmark -- at least we -- in america ... at least we used to. a year before the president took office, gong's electric bill was $6.70. that was john's electric bill back before the president took office. in july of 2013, he paid $107.30. same farm, same farm, new president, 66% increase in utility bills in my state outside of coal country. that's a cost increase the people of kentucky and the nation simply cannot afford. my colleagues say they will spend the entire night talking about how we need to wake up and take action, spend all night saying how we need to wake up and take action. i want to challenge them to think about acting in a way that puts the americans that i represent first and not spend 30 hours pretending like they don't exist. as i said, we have got a depression in the coalfields of kentucky, created by this administration and utility bills

john mccain does. that is a gross understatement. but he is somebody that we should listen to when it comes to things dealing with aggression and military operations. madam president, ukraine is kind of personal to me. a baby was born, his parents named him israel goldfarb. he was with his parents, brought to the united states, changed his name. that man is my wife's dad. my father-in-law. he was born in the ukraine. my wife landa and i have been to ukraine. and this is dealing more with more than someone's father-in-law, may he rest in peace. it deals with 45 million freedom-loving people who are being threatened by the big bear, wanting to return to the days of the soviet union, and for my friend, the senator from wyoming, to come here and say there is nothing we could do about this today, that is absolutely wrong. there is plenty we could do about it today. but we're not going to do that. why? well, my friend says there are committees who are concerned about jurisdiction. now, how does -- how do the people in ukraine feel about that one? how do they feel about that? that the bipartisan heavy vote that we got out of the markup in the foreign relations