thank you for all of the efforts you're putting in to promote it john o'connell. we are also going to have a ceremony, a brooding cutting for the new facility -- ribbon cutting for the new facility. they will be training and apprentice ship programs. thank you for that. any other comments? >> thank you for these teachers. i want to mention that our student delegates would love one. could i get a small ind? [laughter] >> if there are no other reports, item t is a closed session action. do you want me to do november 1 quarter to want to recess tx should we recessed? we have some -- we have one more agenda item on our closed session. we're going to recess and the board meeting now. we're going to finish are closed session and we will come back to report on our items and then adjourn the meeting. at this time i would like to recess this board meeting temporarily. we will be back and probably 20 mi

thank you for all of the efforts you're putting in to promote it john o'connell. we are also going to have a ceremony, a brooding cutting for the new facility -- ribbon cutting for the new facility. they will be training and apprentice ship programs. thank you for that. any other comments? >> thank you for these teachers. i want to mention that our student delegates would love one.

i met him at john o'connell, he is one of the graduates from there. come by and between going to school at o'connell as was working there, i think we are 20 + years. probably one of the most phenomenal math teachers i have had the opportunity to see because he is able to connect with students in a way that grabs them and engages them in math, which is very difficult to do. he has moved and taken a new position as a teacher on special assignment and is bringing the classroom knowledge to building out the 21 program, an emerging program. it is a pleasure and honor to introduce him. [applause] >> of like to thank you for this award, which keeps that passion for me is the kids and the co- workers over the years. they have that same passion. i would like to thank you very much for this. [applause] president mendoza: we have a special service award. >> will live like to invite the principal from garfield elementary school to tell us about the special service award recipient. >> good evening. i am very excited to present to you a person who made my first yea

please be there at john o'connell high school this saturday from 9:00 until 2:30. president mendoza: if you are going to have a side conversation, please take it outside. it is difficult for us to hear the speakers when you are having conversations in the audience. please keep them to a minimum or take them outside. >> i just wanted to let you know that for the things going on the outside of the school world and all that, the serious concerns that have to do with occupy wall street, the unfortunate actions in oakland today, as i was getting here, the police shooting rubber bullets and spring people with teargas. we want you to know that because of the -- we are in support of the occupy wall street effort. we have people in various meetings. when we talk about social justice within the school district, we think this is one of the first areas where we need to talk about social justice. this matter is hitting at the whole concept of poverty and the separation between what people have and what people need. what we talk about, we are now faced with a conundrum, and math

this is item 111 in support of a permanent name change for the high school to john o'connell high school. i need a motion and a second. thank you. this item is going to be referred to buildings and grounds. item r, none. item s, board members report on the school district select committee. commissioner fewer or norton? >> we heard a report about the summer program at the candlestick shipyard benefit agreement. it was very successful. it served many of our ninth graders with a very high rate to its participation and success. >> thank you. a report from the budget and business commission? commissioner fewer: the budget and business committee met on october 27. we heard an update on the state's budget, are there any updates about this budget? i think it was pretty much the same we have gotten. >> yes, it was pretty consistent with previous reports. staff gave an update about state revenue collection. the key question is whether the state will project there will be a large enough shortfall compared to the assumptions for this year to create midyear cuts. that is the major question. we have m

district has graciously invited us to their december 8 ribbon cutting from 1:00 until 2:30 at john o'connell high school. we will be present at that unveiling. congratulations. that is huge. we appreciate the invitation. the address is 2355 folsom st.. finally, more good news. the transit authority was awarded a $1.24 million grant from the federal transit administration so that we can complete some environmental work for the rail component of the private that we needed to do as a condition of our receipt of the $400 million grant. now i would like to ask steve to give our construction updates. >> good morning, directors. construction management oversight. this month, lots of good progress occurred. you will notice the presentation is different. i took out all of those bullet points about the utility'ies. the reason for that is most of the utility work is complete. we are repaving the streets. there is one package to do, the obsolete water system on mission street. that is scheduled for the first quarter of 2012. the remaining packages are pretty much done. the time line that it before you o

to report by senior agent, williams, who will be replacing mike, we met with the principal at john o'connell high school. we did get a sneak preview of their new building. it is exciting. we were impressed. we had a good meeting, when back to our pre-apprenticeship program. as i say, baby steps. we are excited. commissioner, i will be coming to you for advice. any help that you can be to me, so -- we look for your support on this pla project. director kim: thank you. >> danny campbell. >> good morning, madame chair, director, members of the board. danny campbell. she metaorkers' local 104. i applaud you on all the harvard you have done in putting together this pla. this will ensure the taxpayers would get the best value for their tax dollars. as the slide show, the benefits of the pla. i urge you to support this pla. thanks. >> eddie ahn with brightline. >> good morning, directors. first of all, let me start off by saying bart line supports the proposed pla on the transbay terminal. we wanted to particular thing belabors and carpenters for introducing the agreement to make sure that this agr

o'connell and ed espinoza. that is "fair game" for the day. >>> john king will sit down with newt gingrich later today, that's at00 p.m. eastern time on "john king usa." >>> it is one of the country's where the arab spring began but as early spring has turned into late fall, we've seen new protests and new violence. today they're holding an election. do you know what country we're talking about? the answer when we go globe trekking right after the break. you know, because you been, you know, this is what you had been doing. you know, working, working, working, working, working, working. and now you're talking about, well you know, i won't be, and i get the chance to spend more time with my wife and my kids. it's myorld. that's my world. ♪ >>> time to go globe trekking to egypt we go, which is holding the first election since the ouster of president hosni mubarak. the vote comes after two weeks of demonstrations against egypt's interim military rulers. cnn's ivan watson is in cairo. ivan, some of the protesters were talking about boycotting the elections. is there any indication of a boycott? are people turning o