police here was that i would do everything i could to make sure that san francisco became the safest large city in the country. [applause] my number one commitment to this incredible city was -- by the way, it is my city by choice. i know mario of you are proud for being born here, but i tell people i am an american by choice, and there is something to be said about that. and i am a san franciscan by choice. my wife and i love the city like no other. i have great memories of los angeles, will always be a part of the scene and city, but this is our home, this is where we are going to be. my number one commitment to make this city safe, that i would venture to work every day to reduce violent clark -- cries by aggressively prosecuting those accused of the most heinous crimes. murder, rape, and others. violence in civilizations are both in conflict. i will not tolerate a justice system that moves too slowly or not at all when someone dangerous is before us. since taking the helm in january, after someone that i have a great deal of respect for, tremendous work for their office, who has struggled f

we are a large city, a large organization whether we are a public entity or a for-profit corporation.urrently 130 checking accounts spread across the entire city and serving for the different departments. the volume of transactions and cash is tremendous. upwards of $12 billion in transactions occur over these accounts. annually, as many as 10 million transactions per year is processed into these accounts. that is a large volume of business. whatever funds come in on each day, they are swept right to that account and each evening deposited into the concentration accounts. this allows the city to take advantage of the deposits and not leave them sitting idly in the hands of our financial institutions. they become part of the county pool managers. the services that we contract for with these accounts are inbound deposit services where these institutions handle cash deposits, locked boxes, bank transfers, and bank wires. they also handle credit card processing for us. constituting 1 million and a half dollars annually, credit card transactions. they also handle many outgoing payments whe

san francisco is often known for being a large city, in this case, we have a unique history with the death penalty. during his reelection campaign of 1999, terrence hallohan said that they would not seek the death penalty for any offense in san francisco. he was reelected by a close margin a few years later, and she took the position that she would not bring any death penalty case. and she was reelected with the same conditions as part of the reelection campaign. harris was elected to be the state of the new general, and gavin newsom elected george gascon to be the district attorney. when asked his position on the death penaltiy, hy, he said he wouldn't rule it out. this raised a lot of concern among opponents of the death penalty who thought this would be a step backward. he has written against the death penalty, and adheres to san francisco values. san francisco has not had a jury return a death verdict since 1989, which was 10 years before he said his office would not seek the death penalty. we thought this particular issue wanted a discussion and we are pleased to have a palace h

there are over to a hundred people competing for the local council seats, but this is the only large city to give its people a say in how their town is run. whatever worlds, the representatives have been appointed -- everywhere else, the representatives have been appointed without asking. >> at issue is to create this event, this model, that this would be given to the rest of the country as a gift that we can do it. it is the obama slogan. yes, we can. >> the city paid a huge price for its defiance of crÈme gaddafi. for months last year, the city was surrounded, holding out against hostile forces, and that experience has given the people here if your sense of independence. whatever happens in this local election, is this -- these men you really call the shots. -- who really call the shots. they have a warning for whoever ends up in power after the national elections this summer. >> we will give them a bit of time because we are starting from scratch. if they do something good for the country, then fine, but if they do not, then we will remove them just as we did gaddafi. there will be ano

impossible in reality no russian farmers can produce all this let alone in quantities needed for a large city so anything truly eco and bio friendly remains a luxury only a few people in russia can afford despite soaring prices for anything organic individual farmers find it hard to make their businesses profitable beaten by the supermarkets with their cheap processed food by the sec human founded and online organic store trying to help small pharma survive and at the same time improve the quality of life while food conscious customers just like him. initially we simply wanted healthy stuff for our families and friends now we hand pick each person involved in the production of meat or bread that we sell so that we know where the food has come from and the business is growing. some going as far as saying russia with its plenty of land could eventually become an organic food basket for the whole world a very few europe in one hundred fourteen russia fed half of the world and we could easily get back to that but the state needs to start investing in agriculture. and while city dwellers are only

it's a large city family. >> dennis, thank you. thank you very much, dennis, for being here.ssioner normandy, supervisor carmen chu, thank you. good morning, everyone. larry, good to see you, great to be out there with the new labor center. wonderful. friends, family, emily, judy, good to see you. everybody, thank you for coming. entertainment commission, of course. thank you for being here. and commissioners, human rights commission, as well. we have 11 commissioners representing eight different commissions to swear in today. and i want to, again, thank each and every one of you for both new appointments and reappointments to our wonderful commissions. this is a very, very proud day for me because we're welcoming back people who have done great jobs in our city and running our airports and our arts commissions, our civil service, our commission on the status of women, our environmental commission, our entertainment commission, our human rights commission and of course our rent board, something that i grew up with here at city with our rent board. i want to thank everyone her

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teresa reed is the first african-american fire chief in a large metropolitan city.eed was assistant chief at the san jose fire department. she has an understanding of oakland living there for 22 years. reed says it won't be business as usual for oakland's fire department. >> change some of maybe the mindsets of this is how we always did it. change is coming and we have to look at how we are going to evolve with that. >> we just want to clarify that teresa reed the first calf can american woman fire chief in a large metropolitan city. you are looking at interim police chief howard jordan now the permanent head of the department. >> there is no other time than the current time for us to demonstrate that we are capable of policing this city in the manner in with it citizens expect. >> jordan twice served as interim chief and has been with the department more than 24 years. now the interim label is off. >>> now let's see what label we can put on the weather. >>> quiet, cooler, fog is forming. we can see from emeryville not much is in this picture where emeryville is in

misrata is the only large city to give its people say in how the town is run. almost everywhere, they have been appointed without consulting voters. misrata is fast gaining a reputation for doing things its own way. >> the issue is to clear this model, that it will be given to the rest of the country as a gift. we can do it. it is the obama slogan. yes, we can. >> misrata's identity was forged in battle. the city paid a huge price. for months last year, the place was surrounded, holding out against hostile forces. that experience has given the people here a fierce sense of -- whatever happens in this local election, it is these men who really call the shots in misrata. groups former rebel fighters, whose authority stems from their reputations. they have a warning for whoever ends up in power after the national elections this summer. >> we will give them a bit of time because we're starting from scratch. if they do something good for the country, then fine. otherwise, we will remove them as we remove gaddafi. there'll be another revolution. >> the city already r

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in large cities across the country, protesters armed with stones and wooden sticks tried to storm military bases. in kabul, police dispersed the crowd with gunfire. the protests erupted when copies of the koran, used by prisoners at america's largest base in afghanistan, were accidentally burnt, along with ordinary garbage, on monday. any desecration of the book is a terrible insult to muslims. today in his letter to afghanistan president hamid karzai, president obama expressed his deep regret and promised a full investigation. karzai urged protesters to stop the violence, but he also demanded a public trial for those responsible. the taliban had been quick to exploit the incident by calling on afghans to rise up and kill westerners, saying those who do will be heroes. the main worry now is tomorrow. the holiest day in the muslim week, and when large crowds gather in mosques all across the country. the tone the religious leaders take during friday prayers will determine if these protests can be contained or if they'll only get worse. mandy clark, cbs news, kabul. >> pelley: seven u.s. mari

you know, it can be a large city like philadelphia where we're working with them. i should probably pick one in california. apologize. but they're on my mind because of a previous question. or it could be a smaller community. even a rural community who are looking at issues associated with development or potential new development as their economy improves and making choices about locations, transit, roads, siting, that will help them be more sustainable over time by cutting their energy use and their carbon footprint. >> so they're anticipating this planning and development. you offer yourselves as partners available to be on consultation with them as they make these changes? >> yes. it's hud and dot and epa. the technical assistance we provide along with meager assistance, but hud and dot can be of great assistance and sometimes funding to help the communities maximize limited -- increasingly limited dollars. >> thank you very much. i look forward to working with you on it. >> thank you. i would like to remind everyone again that we still don't have a clock. we do

you know, it can be a large city like philadelphia where we're working with them. i should probably pick one in california. i apologize. they're in my mind because of a previous question. or it cab smaller community or rural community who are looking for potential new development as their economy improves and making choices about