well if mr katz will allow me the international committee of the red cross last june. see. to see the siege and the blockade is illegal numerous u.n. and other bodies have declared that it's illegal and of course israeli officials themselves have stated that the pup us as collected collective punishment i can read you bait him quotes from the israeli foreign minister of a dollar lieberman among others saying the puppets for example is to apply political pressure to force palestinians to release the single israeli prisoner of war held in the gaza strip which understandable that israel might want him freed but it's absolutely illegal under international law to apply collective punishment to a civilian population in order to free prisoners of war but that's what israeli officials themselves explain that they're doing and these are crimes by the way punishable under international law under the sudden fourth geneva conventions so we don't need to even wait for a walk missed the gun is so other u.n. officials have to say i have to say we can just listen to israeli officials like

gia daniller-katz. next, we have james tracy. after james, we have jason porth. >> good morning, supervisors. my name is james tracy. usually when we come in front of each other like this, it is usually run partisan politics, different issues that we're debating of the day. i believe that the number one thing that any commissioner can do is to put aside these things and just basically obey the law. there is the city charter. federal civil rights law. there is a host of other laws that we have to obey. and we have to balance the needs of a very changing the city that is very, very complex geographically. we do not have as many ethnic enclaves that are unbroken as we did even 10 years ago and 10 years before that. so there will be a lot of challenges before us, basically, you have to be able to put aside your own ideological beliefs and find out exactly what will be the conditions that can give every single san franciscan, no matter where they live, an equal chance at voicing their will. i participated heavily in the census effort

supervisor mirkarimi: i am sympathetic to what director katz has said. i think animal welfare has been taking a number of hits over the past few years. i would be more than happy to be the dissenting voice on this recommendation. supervisor chu: thank you, supervisor mirkarimi. one question for the department -- is the department in agreement with the other cuts? >> madam chair, yes, we are. supervisor chu: yes, i would be supportive of supervisor mirkarimi's position. perhaps we can make a motion or take action on the $24,900 in budget closeouts and accept all the recommendations from the budget analyst except the $10,000 for the animal control section? can we do that without objection? ok, we can do that without objection. thank you very much. supervisor mirkarimi: thank you. supervisor chu: the department of technology. >> good morning, supervisors. john walton, director of the department of technology. i am here to give you an update on our discussions with the budget analysts office. we are in agreement with them. these 16 recommendations of the tot

we will go back to gia daniller- katz. after gia, jenny lam. >> good morning. thank you for including me. my name is gia daniller-katz, and i am here today because i would love the opportunity to serve as a member of the redistricting task force and to serve the city in committee in this way. my interest in the special assignment stems from my passion for san francisco, a deep commitment to community involvement, as well as community engagement. i have interests in all things political. i have been actively involved in civic affairs in san francisco and with various community and political organizations for the past 15 + years. i worked in areas around urban planning, environmental issues, women's issues, and have been very involved in the jewish community. i am a past president, like my good friend and colleague, adjacent p -- jason porth, in the club. i am running a small business providing government and community relations consulting services. what i wanted to highlight for you is the fact that i have considerable experience in the community outreach fund a

katz? >> we are in active dialogue with the department of justice, and they are reviewing all of the material that we have presented to them, and we would be pleased to have a follow-up review with this committee, if that becomes necessary. >> well, it will become necessary, because we don't know what you're in deep discussion about. i mean, they don't come back and tell us what they're talking to you about. the only way we can find out is to get a report from them when they're finished, and then to talk with you about it after it. how do you feel about the securities and exchange coming before this committee to give us their impressions of what the effects of such a merger might be on the markets in the united states and in the world? >> we would be very comfortable -- >> you're okay with it? >> yes. with having the s.e.c. come before this committee. >> you're okay with it, mr. liebowitz? >> with all due respect, i don't think you need my permission to call the s.e.c. in. you need to talk

david katz, a nutritionist at yale university, to weigh in. >> the dukan diet essentially does exactlyhat the atkins diet did. very restrictive, use a lot of weight fast. then make it a diet you can live with and oopsy daisy maybe you'll start to gain back weight. not to worry, just go back to the beginning and start over. >> reporter: dr. katz argues this vicious cycle of yo-yo dieting is harmful and high-fat diets have been linked to heart disease, high cholesterol and even breast cancer it it's the atkins diet that allows you to eat high-fat proteins, a no no on the dukan diet. you don't let bacon -- >> no, of course. >> reporter: no fatty cheese. atkins, that's all -- >> at this time, big, big problem with the fat because you can have cheese, ham, you can have -- >> reporter: which may be why just this week the american dietetic association's book review said the dukan diet is not dangerous. do you think that losing the case could ruin dr. dukan's reputation? >> i believe yes, and i'm very disappointed because this was not my objective. i didn't want to go to the court. he decided

gia daniller-katz. next, we have james tracy. after james, we have jason porth.

gia daniller-katz. next, we have james tracy. after james, we have jason porth. >> good morning, supervisors. my name is james tracy. usually when we come in front of each other like this, it is usually run partisan politics, different issues that we're debating of the day. i believe that the number one thing that any commissioner can do is to put aside these things and just basically obey the law. there is the city charter.

we have bob katz us. bob has just turned 60 years old and he has lived with hiv for 30 years now. that is half your life? >> that's right. >> and how lucky you have been able to survive with this virus. we've been talking through the show, people thought it was a death sentence? >> that is true. >> how did you find out? >> it was in 1985. my doctor drew blood and test results got lost. so two weeks after he drew blood after i gotten out of the hospital i was recovering, he called me up and said. i have news for you. he, at the time, the thinking was that only 50% of people that were positive would develop aids. at the time i didn't believe that. >> so how do you think you managed to survive all this time? >> i wish i knew. >> there is in genetic blessing i have been given. >> have you went on medication immediately? >> i went on medication in 1991. it was azt who nobody was happy with. >> but now you lived through this and you lost a lot of friends? >> yes. >> that must have been terrible? >> i lost my partner. i've lost 60 friends, co-workers and neighbors. >> and what would you

riskin, monique meyer, from the port, commissioners, and nazareth, the effects crowley, and leslie katz. i would also like to recognize the america's cup organizing committee, many of whom are here today. i see carried down there. i know she has been working all night. she made the back for you to take home. she assured me that she cooked the cupcakes herself this morning. finally, i would like to recognize and thank mayor ed in the. it is great when the mayor of a city welcomes you with open arms. his office is always open for us to go and citsee. i am happy to see that the america's cup is firmly in their grasp and will not leave. our planning for the america's cup world series. this journey started when i came to san francisco last september. the selection of the city's process. currently, while all of that was going, we knew we had to get ready for an america's cup world series. last september only, the design of the ac 45 was being designed. the factory in new zealand to assemble these boats was still being built. on behalf of the team that have put all of these ac 45's down in new

katz here. >> in two, approval of minutes for the may 20, 2011 meeting. commissioner brandon: all those in favor? and the post? minutes are approved. >> item 3, public, an executive session. commissioner brandon: any, on executive session? >> >> second. >> all in favor? move not to disclose any of the items discussed in executive session. >> second. >> all in favor? >> aye. >> item six, please be advised that the ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers, and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting. the chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any persons responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or similar sound- producing electronic device. be advised that a member of the public has a to 3 minutes to make pertinent public comments on each agenda item unless the port commission adopts a shorter time on any item. 7a, executive directors report. >> good afternoon, president brandon, vice-president lazarus. welcome to the port. welcome to staff and probably many others i have forgotten. it is, a

rich katz recently left the city of san francisco to go to los angeles. barbara ga garcia, our new health director, those of you who know barbara know her area of expertise is in community programs, behavioral health, substance abuse, primary care. she was responsible for all of fleems. as deputy director before she took the position. there's no one who knows more than this than barbara. i don't think there's anyone more respected than barbara on this topic. she and many of us in the department have been working closely with the mayor and our community partners around, trying to find the least harmful way to -- if we ultimately have to make cuts, try to do it in the least harmful way possible. still, i think the -- the total of $10 million of cuts in our budget that fall into community programs is something in the neighborhood of 2% of the total money we spend in that area. so we're spending in terms of the funding that go to community programs over $200 million a year and so -- we're looking at about a $10 million cut overall. so we really are trying to

naval academy for analysis by physics professor debra katz. do we have any idea why this is still burning? >> part of why i think it's still on is because it is still on because people haven't been turning it on and off. >> the light bulb was turned off once, for around 10 minutes in 1976, when it had to be removed from its original location, what used to be the main fire house here. >> it's been on ever since. >> another factor is, it is only giving off about 4 watts. >> my hunch i believe it's the fi fillament. >> the bulb we have is eight times thicker. >> wow. they don't make light bulbs like they used to. >> no. >> they just have a beautiful warm orange glo to them. it takes you back to yesteryear. >> the light bulb is doing today what it did 110 years ago. that's commitments. >> reporter: bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> 4:48. how bad are the kansas city royals, the a's have beat them three times. now they are off to defend the world champion giants, the three-game home stand kicks off tonight at 7:05 on comcast sports net bay area. las

the addition of an outdoor activity here to an existing full-service restaurant doing business as katz, located in the rear yard of a two-storied mixed use building within the nc1 neighborhood commercial zoning district and 40x height and bulk district. they want to add tables and chairs to accommodate up to 12 restaurant patrons on approximately 380 square foot patio within the rear yard of the restaurant. the existing rear yard sursurrounding the patio is heavily landscaped with trees, bushes, plants and stands approximately six feet in height. the patio was set back approximately 15 feet from the eastern property line, three to eight feet from the northern property line and six to nine feet from the southern property line. the existing restaurant is open from 7:30 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. monday through friday and 7:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. on saturdays and sundays. but intends to operate from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 psm seven days a week should the c.u. for outdoor activity be granted. the proposed area would be open from 9:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. and no new lighting is proposed. the site sl

agreement, i would like to call up the director of the department of animal care and control, rebecca katz. >> good morning, supervisors. i understand that the budget analyst's office recommended additional positions and salaries for some other departments. unfortunately, there was a recommendation for reduction of $10,000 for animal care, supervisors. the reason we are objecting to that --

katz? i'm going to take a stab at this. you agree? >> well i agree, i would say that the down side is not allowing this to move forward. and that will weaken the u.s. it will weaken the financial centers in new york and in frankfurt. and that will affect the employees, that will affect shareholders. and that will the investors in the u.s. market far greater than anything else. >> thank you very much, gentlemen, i yield back. >> i thank the gentleman, the gentleman from new york, mr. radler is recognized for five minutes. >> i appreciate you holding a second hearing and the witnesses coming back today and sharing their views. now this topic we're discussing today, the role of the new york stock exchange plays in the national global economy is the merger with the european exchange means for these economies is of particular significance for my district as many of you know i represent the financial center of our country, which resides in lower manhattan. and long-term stability and ability for growth of these institutions is important for