the announcement suggests kim jong un has officially been chosen as kim jong-il's successor. the wednesday morning report says the decision was made at the conference of the workers party in a general meeting of the central commission, the party's leadership body. no images have been made public so far. members of the party's central military commission lead the korean people's army. 19 people, including kim jong-il have been chosen as members of the commission. kim jong un who was earlier given the title of four star general has been named vice chairman of the central military commission, a new post. 30 years ago when kim jong-il first appeared in public as the successor to his father, he was also chosen as a member of the central military commission. jim jiang ill's younger sister kim kyong hui has been named a member of the politic bureau and her husband jang song thaek is a candidate for a polit bureau post. they are expected to act as kim jong un's guardians. kim jong un is to succeed his father as leader but little is known about him. even basic facts have long been shr

kim jong il took over the power from kim il song more than 20 years.uring the intervening years he strengthened his grip on the workers' party and pardoned his rivals. however, kim jong un suddenly appeared in public way four-star general and vice chairman of the central military committee. kim jong il and his family act as guardians for kim jong un because he has no military experience and is still in his late 20s. but the transfer of power will not be smooth. north korea postponed the party conference, originally it was set on september 7th, so there is a speculation of dissatisfaction among some party members. but now it has been revealed the purpose of the conference was to show the succession of power. >> i see. so if the change of power continues, what do you foresee happening in the future in north korea? >> well, the country is now faced with many tasks and much international controversy. north korea has been suffering from a devastating economy, and the priority is to get foreign aid and a guarantee of political stability from the united state

many sites are associated with kim's late father, kim il sung. they include a junior high school where he is said to have begun his revolutionary activities. we can see that by visiting these sacred places for the north koreans, kim is trying to justify his son's succession. needless to say, the chinese side was fully aware of kim's intention, and accepted the visit. >> well, it's been reported that hu and kim discussed a resumption of the six-party talks. do you think any progress was made in bringing the north back to the negotiation table? >> well, the other member countries doubt that kim is serious about rejoining the negotiations. chinese media say kim expressed hope for an early resumption of the talks. the north korean media have not reported any of kim's remarks on this topic. in fact, they have not mentioned the six-party talks at all. reporting, instead, on kim's comments hinting at the succession issue. >> then what exactly do you think the media said about the remarks? >> kim reportedly said that given the complicated international s

. >>> north korean leader kim jong-il has named his third son, kim jong-un a four-star general in the military. north korea's state-run television made the special announcement on tuesday, the opening day of the workers party conference. it marks the first time that the son's name has ever been mentioned in public. kim jong-un is also expected to be given a high-ranking party post to succeed his father. the announcement said the leader's younger sister, kim yong he, has also been promoted to a four-star general. it's thought she will serve as care taker until power is transferred to kim jong-un. now little is known about kim jong-un, even basic facts about jong-un, who is likely to succeed his father as leader, have been long been shrouded in mystery. >> such things as the year of kim jong-un's birth cannot be acertained with certainty. it is widely thought that the heir apparent was born in 1983, but some experts suggest 1984 is the more likely year. in the late 1990s, kim jong-un studied in switzerland for several years. at school, he used the name pak un and it is said he identifie

jong il's younger sister what would he do with the really the regent or would kim kim jong un like to get rid of him incidentally i should add that you can john was not the only one who was promoted today they were there were five others who were promoted the most important the family income family the younger sister a woman sixty four years old all right all in the family kim and perpetuating the dynasty ok victor if i can go to you. you're the neighbor china is the neighbor and has the closest relations with with north korea. do you do you think that china and the chinese leadership was given a heads up for a pretty clear heads up of what was going to happen this transition process because north korea if it likes it or not self-reliance or not is very reliant on china. well first of all i think the announcement coming out of pyongyang today is not surprising because rumors have already been spreading for quite some time now the official chinese position about this changes in senior leadership positions in north korea will be that it is purely internal affair of north korea and china

this is from reuters: north korean kim chong-il's son and heir to the state, kim chong-il, has named a member of the ruling party's central committee. this is according to state media, from kim chong-il, and his son is believed to have been born in 1983 or 1984, and has been given the full public title today as a general was named to the post at a party conference, the first party conference of its kind in 30 years. and now jonathan, the only organized part of their entire society and of their government is the military. and now kim the younger, which you coined him and he is forever that in studio b, kim the younger is now the head of this, they spite the fact we have absolutely no reason to believe he has had military expense of any kind. period. >>reporter: appear extraordinary promotion for a man who is if his late 20's, but, two important points: he is vice chairman of the military commission, a hugely powerful position because the military is so powerful it is one of the only organized structures when the country, one of the only structures that can guarantee getting food on th

that meeting sok kim jong il appointed to the highest ranks of the party, -- saw kim jong-il appointed to the highest ranks of the party, confirming him as his father's successor. after years in charge, he is for real, the elderly, and on well. there is speculation that he is -- is frail, elderly, and unwell. there's speculation that he is about to do the same and appoint his son as his successor. kim jong-un has been given the rank of four-star general. >> there will be cries of joy in public in front of the tv crews. even in private houses. the radio, newspapers, and media will start telling stories about his greatness. >> things may move slow as a matter of course. the newly-bestowed made -- military ranking may be all that is made public with any political promotion keyed -- kept under wraps. it is an imperfect view speculating about what is going on from the outside. a party conference is all about the succession. it seems plausible. it may not be the breakthrough moment that many predict. perhaps kim jong-un will be promoted behind closed doors or not at all. >ordinary north kore

north korean leader kim jung il has made his youngest son of four star general in a promotion seen as the first step towards hunting of a power point was made before conventional the country's ruling workers' party the first in decades at the historic meeting awarded he. and other family members to oppose the moves of helping extend the communist and to into a third generation. of. world attention is turned on north korea for the first workers party meeting in thirty years there are rumors of imminent change but that according to those in the know is premature. kim jong il became a leader first and foremost thanks to his image of a true follower of his father's legacy ideas and not as some distort of the foundations or as the person to lead the country's policy into a sharp turn so obviously the same is going to apply to kim jong il's successor north korea's nuclear ambitions troubled the west and the secretive states tightlipped policies and everything has been successfully used as a tool by countries such as the united states. the united states in particular need a bad guy in the re

kim? >> here. >> thank you. president kim: if you'd like, please join news the pledge of allegiance. [pledge of allegiance recited] president kim: frank you. first on the agendas is approval of minutes for the meeting of august 24, 2010. may i have a motion? >> so move. >> second. president kim: are there any corrections? roll call, please. >> thank you. [roll call] president kim: next is a presentation by superintendent garcia. >> yes. thank you. first of all, if you didn't catch it on the news yesterday, i think we have a lot to celebrate this year. not only did we start out the school year getting our great test results and seeing student achievement increase tremendously. but in the a.p. rankings, we learned that our district went up 16 points, the largest gain in the past five years, with schools serving some of the most vulnerable students in our district and actually had the highest gains in the entire school district. it's really exciting to see that in spite of all the challenges, schools have really fo

kim il-sung and his son, kim jong il, are the only two leaders of north korea has ever known. kim jong-il had a very long and public grooming for power, seen as the only possible successor for his godlike father. the leadership cold could easily pass at you another generation -- cult could easily pass to another generation. the talk is once again of succession, but this time it needs to be organized in more haste. and with the added problem, many suggest, that none of his three known as suns appear to be promising leaders. the first, kim jong nam, was at once caught trying to enter japan with a false passport, trying to visit tokyo's disneyland. the second son, kim jong chul, is reportedly considered too thin and then by his father. that leaves the third son, perhaps soon to be in charge of a fledgling nuclear power. political successions in totalitarian states are always fraught with difficulty, and kim jong-un is a complete political novice. he may be his father's chosen successor, but the other power elites in north korea might be a different matter. bbc news, seoul. >> the

there believe those rumors are exaggerated but i can't rule out the possibility that kim jong il has begun to ponder about his possible successor who would have to lead the country after he himself leaves the political arena i don't think the conference is due to pronounce anyone as a successor most likely such a person would simply be elected into the government which will allow him to prove his eligibility by his achievements in areas he would be in charge of. now if kim jong il decides to follow in his father's footsteps and name his son as his successor there's very little known about the man what do we know who is he what does he what does he have what he bring to north korea. first of all i think we shouldn't expect any dramatic changes right away because power in north korea is built on succession and continuity principles kim jong il became a leader first and foremost thanks to his image of a true follower of his father's legacy and ideas not of some destroyer of the foundations where the person to lead the country's policy into a sharp turn so obviously the same is going to

kim jong il became a leader first and foremost thanks to his image of a true follower of his father's legacy ideas and not as some distort of the foundations or as the person to lead the country's policy into a sharp turn so obviously the same is going to apply to kim jong il successor north korea's nuclear ambitions troubled the west and the secretive states tightlipped policies and everything has been successfully used as a tool by countries such as the united states. the united states in particular need a bad guy in the region to justify their military presence in the southern part of the korean peninsula and japan and for deploying our missile defense systems there which they've done somewhat more actively than in europe. to north korea the soviet union was the very opposite of a threat especially in the korean war of the early one nine hundred fifty s. the u.s.s.r. came to see as many socialist states in largest possible was happy to a communist regime against u.n. troops but the veterans of those battles only recently got the chance to talk about their memories for them it was y

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president kim: thank you. item c, missions and resolutions of accommodation and this is when we do our rave review awords and i'm going to turn it over to superintendent garcia. >> this is the fun part of the meeting because we get a chance to recognize some of the outstanding unsung heroes that are out in our school district, always doing great things and it's nice that people take the time to recognize them, and we call these our rave reviews. so at this time i'd like to call the brand-new principal, actually, at spring valley elementary school, lisa kwang to the podium and she'll make the first presentation. congratulations. >> thank you. good evening, commissioners and superintendent garcia. i'm lisa kwang, new principal at spring valley science school. spring valley is the oldest public school in san francisco. we just celebrated our 150th anniversary not that long ago and it's definitely a hidden gem in the city. we're located right between russian hill and knob hill and many families live in the neighbo

kim jong-un at 11 years old. he was educated at this swiss school is now thought to be 26 or 27 but little else is known. this one view from south korea . >> he's young and charismatic. we heard that he holds meetings and he doesn't let others talk. >> reporter: the founder of north korea kim il sung also known as the great leader died in 1994 and his son kim jong il the dear leader took over. he's been looking frail of late. he has three sons kim jong- num and the youngest kim jong-un now called the young general. he'll be rivaled by the sister. she was also made a general today. her husband is regarded as a powerful political figure. in fact, some say her husband is better positioned to lead because of his relationship with the military. the country is afflicted with chronic food shortages and its nuclear weapons program condemns it to international isolation. >> brown: late today, north korea's official news agency reported kim jong oon was also named vice chairman of the central military commission of the rul

wanted to say that kim jong il appears is an energetic and informed person who knows what he does and knows what to strive for i think that the stereotypes appearing regularly in western and frankly also in russian publications about some unpredictable politician and regime are absolutely ungrounded because an irrational and unpredictable politician would hardly be able to hold power in his hands for the past two decades when many revolutions broke out and many countries actually disappeared money expected the north korean regime to fall however for a number of reasons including purely pragmatic and realistic policy and the ability to outplay the enemy even though in some small things the north korean regime managed to survive. and you mentioned that the north korean leader knows what he wants for his country and from his country he's calling a party meeting that hasn't been held in thirty years and many in the west specifically are very excited trying to guess why exactly or what he's trying to tell the world by doing that what do you think at the purpose of the conference and the wo

president kim: commissioner norton? commissioner norton: i talked to somebody about coming to a p.a.c. meeting but seemed like you were going to stagger a board invitation so you wouldn't have more than two board members there at a time, is that right? is that kind of what you're thinking? because i don't know, it seems to me i talked to somebody about coming to a p.a.c. meeting but it's not in my calendar. >> it's great to have this much interest in coming so if we think there will be a need to stagger, that would be fantastic. we can -- commissioner norton: maybe when you set the schedule and send it to us, that would be great. president kim: item f is public comment and consent items. we have two speakers signed up for this. i have judy rosenfelds and dennis kelly. please come up to the mike. you have two minutes each. >> hello, good evening. my name is judy rosenfeld. i'm the nurse at mission high school. and i wanted to talk about the after-school program. i don't know exactly which k resolution it is, but overall,

commissioner kim: that is great here. if we have a lot of lines that are particularly -- >> is the 14, the 38, the 49, and the tl. we have it all broken-down, and it will be between 2:00 in the afternoon until 8:00 at night. those are the peak hours after school. i am looking at the overall scope. 3:00 to 6:00, when you look at each individual station, definitely for central, in the stations that have a high concentration of schools, definitely. commissioner kim: we all gather data. it is good to bring an overlay to have this survey were the greatest number of students reporting issues are in those neighborhoods and having information from sfpd and muni is really helpful. we all have resources about how we can best work together to address the issue. i hear about it so much from students, the safety back-and- forth. >> i think the other part of it is that the task force team has made many arrests, and that being said, the individuals riding the buses, they don't know who a police officer is. our perceived presence has gon

well when that career leader kim jong il promoted his youngest son kim jong un to the rank of general and was seen as the first step of a power transition it came before the country's ruling workers' party gathered for its biggest convention in decades no official announcements were made and the issue of succession has been shrouded in mystery bosses ozzy's company that is out of a report from the practice isn't done public in north korea. in the twenty first century everything is global and all kinds of information is available online but there remains a spot of mystery in the world wide web and not is north korea not many are pretty trade secrets locked around my colleague alex you know chefs he was one of you to visit the place and hopefully will share his impressions a alex so tell me you were in a gang what's it like what's your biggest impression be honest with you when i was going there i felt a little nervous having read all the stories about north korea in the west media that it's a scary place it's always a different sort of scary things when i arrived there i thought it was

kim? >> seven ayes.resident kim: the presentation to the board of education, the superintendent's report. >> that's a little tough to follow after that, but i have to tell you, though, and i think both those people who were true educators would be proud to know that we had a great opening day of the school year. this last week was a fabulous week for all our children and parents and i really want to congratulate the leadership, the faculties, the teacher, the staff the custodians, maintenance workers, landscaping people, everybody who came together and with one week left, usually they have a longer summer to try to put everything together so that when school starts, it's show time and it's a magical place for kids so it takes all these people who went out and cleaned our schools in a short time, made sure that if you're like me and had a chance to go visit our schools, they were spotless. so i really want to thank all the folks that it took to open up the school year and i know that everybody put in a lo

president kim: thank you. >> good evening, my name is rich bruni. in 2008 the voters of san francisco passed proposition a, better referred to as the san francisco quality teachers and education act of 2008. contained within the proposition, in section two, accountability measure, it states the following -- abindependent oversight committee shall be appointed by the board of education to ensure that procedures from this proposition are expended for the purposes described in the proposition. at the san francisco school board meeting on november 12, 2008, the school board voted on 811-12 fp 3, creation of an oversight committee. i've emailed the president of the school board a number of times asking for the names of the oversight committee. i've also looked at the school site and have not been able to find those. would you guys like to talk or would you like to listen? thank you. is there an oversight committee and if so war the names of committee? also contained, government code 50075.1 complain of the followin

jong il personally what kind of a man is he when you're there i met kim jong il both as a journalist and a diplomat in particular during the then president putin's visit to north korea in two thousand carefully read what a number of state leaders who met him as a president wrote a belgian. i want to say that kim jong il appears is an energetic and informed person who knows what he does and knows what to strive for i think that the stereotypes appearing regularly in western and frankly also in russian publications about some unpredictable politician and regime are absolutely ungrounded because an irrational and unpredictable politician would hardly be able to hold power in his hands for the past two decades when many revolutions broke out on many countries actually disappeared money expected the north korean regime to fall however for a number of reasons including purely pragmatic and realistic policy and the ability to outplay the enemy even though in some small things the north korean regime managed to survive. and you mention that the north korean leader knows what he wants for his

president kim: yes. what about commissioner fewer? president kim: item p. consent calendar resolution severed for speakers and immediate action. we will hear kate first. commissioner wynns: i severed this as an example. i have had this discussion with all the deputy superintendents. i do not have a problem with this contract. however, i think i made reference to it at an earlier meeting. i started the practice of reviewing before the meeting all the administratively approved resolutions. we had questions about how in my work. this is only one example. there are others where in this agenda there was a contract on the board agenda for items for us to vote on. all those items are on the administratively approved list. my concern is that what we have got are things on the same agenda which cumulatively go above the threshold. when we talked about there being a cumulative threshold that would bar administrative of provo, we presume, all of us -- would bar administrative approval, we assumed, all of us , that they would be removed in time. we do not have a mechan