. ♪ >> reporter: at 308 pounds, jen larson dreamed about getting skinny. >> i fantasized about it, yeahit's the fairy tale of weight loss. you lose the weight and you're beautiful and you're happy. >> reporter: in her pursuit of happiness, she lost a staggering 180 pounds. larson says she's battled weight problems since childhood and tried just about every diet but when nothing worked, she turned to bariatric surgery. >> i saw the before and after photos and i leapt into it. i had tunnel vision. all i could see was this idea of me being thin. >> reporter: that's exactly what happened. did you find yourself becoming more obsessed with your weight when you were thin? >> absolutely. you know, being thin didn't make me happy. i'm still looking in the mirror and still hating what i see and how is this even possible? >> reporter: dr. bethany marshall says many people believe losing weight will solve their problems. >> obese people live with the

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bob larson testified before legislators considering a bill to regulate religious boarding schools.own. >> i don't think everybody here believes everything you read in the newspaper because they have their own agenda. >> schools like pinehaven don't have to be regulated by the state like all other schools, no matter that pinehaven is u unacredit, unlicensed, and teachers don't even have montana teaching licenses, but this man said the bill would be a violation of church and state. >> it would absolutely be a violation for the government to regulate it. >> however, the sponsor said it's protecting the children. >> it's not about religion. >> they point out that every other religious boarding school in the state except pine haven has voluntarily agreed to be regulated, but bob larson said there is no more choking or so-called pressure pointing and spent at least 20 minutes in the state capital talking and doing the kind of power point one would do for perspective students and their families. >> we invite you to come to western montana and visit pinehaven. >> suddenly the pace picked u

. >> the owner of the ranch is bob larson. >> why do you think people are saying such bad things. >>e only have one enemy who wants to defeat the good in the world. that's satan. >> did the devil make this man do it? ned is the house parent melissa was referring to. >> some of the kids who are now adults tell us you used to choke them. >> that's totally false. >> what is it you did to them? >> used pressure points to restrain them. >> what does that mean? >> places on your body where nerve endings are close -- >> show me, where on my body? >> right there. >> show me. >> right there. >> two hands or one hand? >> usually just one. >> could that not be interpreted as choking? if an adult puts pressure points on a child much lower? >> i suppose it could be. >> we interviewed seven former students and employees who say choking and assault were part of life on the ranch. the accusations are the fuse that led many in montana to demand it stop, to put an end to the abuse. what could possibly be controversial about that? bob larsson testified before legislators considering a bill to regulate

. >> the owner of the ranch is bob larson. >> why do you think people are saying such bad things. >> have one enemy who wants to defeat the good in the world. that's satan. >> did the devil make this man do it? ned is the house parent melissa was referring to. >> some of the kids who are now adults tell us you used to choke them. >> that's totally false. >> what is it you did to them? >> used pressure points to restrain them. >> what does that mean? >> places on your body where nerve endings are close -- >> show me, where on my body? >> right there. >> show me. >> right there. >> two hands or one hand? >> usually just one. >> could that not be interpreted as choking? if an adult puts pressure points on a child much lower? >> i suppose it could be. >> we interviewed seven former students and employees who say choking and assault were part of life on the ranch. the accusations are the fuse that led many in montana to demand it stop, to put an end to the abuse. what could possibly be controversial about that? bob larsson testified before legislators considering a bill to regulate religi

the committee is derek evans and we would like to thank the following members of sfgtv staff, jessy larsonan. >> do we have any announcements? >> yes, sir, please be sure to silence all electronic device and include the speaker cards and any of the documents to be submitted to the clerk. and items acted upon today will be appear on the march 19th, board of supervisor's agenda unless otherwise stated. >> thank you very much. we want to thank the members of the public who are at the hearing today and who are watching. mr. clerk, if you could please call item number 1. >> the hearing to consider the issuance of a type 42 on sale beer and wine license to andrew and jennifer hall for the beer haul located at 1 polk street. >> we have the first item is a liquor license request. so if we could first hear from the applicant on this item? >> just to note that we had been joined by supervisor scott weiner. >> good morning. good morning. >> my name is jennifer hall and my husband and i are opening a wine bar, located on the ground floor of 1 polk, we are thrilled to open in a revitalization of distri

larson risked, planning for the future. the faa had a set of procedures, regulations that have served us very well for the last 50 years. what we have as we look forward at where the aviation system is transitioning, we are going to a completely different way of how we move airplanes. we are not relying on radar. we are relying on satellite systems to help move aircraft and it sure safety throughout the system. that is more than a technological change. that is a cultural change. that is an operational change. there are huge opportunities for efficiency in the system down the road. we have to manage to those efficiencies. i tell my employees all the time that we are at a critical place in aviation. decisions that we are making in the next couple of years with guidance from this committee and support you have given us are making decisions that will shape what aviation looks like for decades to come. we have to take that very seriously. >> hotlink you -- how would you , when the safety benefits are so huge, it. -- back then th

larson says she has battled weight problems since childhood and tried just about every diet.barriatric surgery. >> i saw the before and after photos. i leapt into it. i had tunnel vision. all i could see was me being thin. >> reporter: that's exactly what happened. did you find yourself more obsessed with your weight when you were thin? >> absolutely. being thin didn't make me happy. i was looking in the mirror hating what i see. how is this even possible? >> reporter: dr. bethenny marshall says many people believe losing weight will solve their problems. >> obese people live with the fairy tale or illusion that if they lost the weight their lives would be better. but what happens is when they lose the buffer they feel that people are scrutinizing them. >> reporter: in her new book "stranger here" larson says she was finally forced to face her real issues. >> i had to deal with my real psychological struggles. >> reporter: you have depression? >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: larson says she doesn't regret having the surgery and hopes others will look beyond their body size to find

this crash sent parts of rocky kyle larson's car through and over a gate into the stands. the senior vice president of racing operations says most of the safety elements kept things from being worse. two of the 30 fans hurt are still in the hospital. >>> unfortunately there will be no storybook ending for the first woman to compete in an nfl try out. lauren silverman is the first woman to complete in an nfl regional try out says she hurt her leg practicing this week. her two kicks, combined went less than 20-yard. after silverman failed kicks, she stopped and met with medical staff. >> i suffered a quad injury, and i tried staying off it, and waited for today. i didn't even take kicks in warm up, and sorry. >> the 28-year-old silverman has never even been on a football team. she played soccer at the university of wisconsin madison, and only started kicking footballs as a hobby a few months ago. >> a few months ago. >> that's amazing. you think she'd try it out a little bit. got to give her credit for trying out. >>> this video we've been waiting for. the perfect mixture in

mike freeman and larson. thank you so much. >> next item? >> mobility study update. this is an information item. >> thank you. we have staff representation. >> good

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sfgtv staff who are recording today's meeting are jessie larson and nona markonian. thank you to sfgtv. ms. miller, are are there any announcements? >> please make sure cell phones and electronic devices are. completed cards [speaker not understood]. items acted upon today will be on the march 19th board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. >> thank you. madam clerk, will you please call item number 1? >> item number 1 is an ordinance approving exceptions to requirements of the seismic safety loan program under the administrative code and the sslp program regulations, regarding a $2,379,464 loan for an existing affordable housing project at the hotel isabel located at 1091 mission street. >> thank you. and supervisor kim is the author of this legislation. >> thank you, chair wiener. this is basically -- we are asking for an exception to our seismic safety loan program -- deferred extended loan program. hotelies isabel is one of our affordable housing units here in district 6 on the south of market. currently has 72 units affordable housing and it's owned by

clerk of the board today is erica chang and also like to thank jessy larson and charles from sfgtv for broadcasting this meeting. >> any announcements? >> no announcements. all right. accident, thank you for joining us. would you please call the roll? >> you have done roll call and so i will call item number two, approve the minutes. >> any issues with the minutes? are there any members of the public that would like to speak? >> no, okay? seeing that there is no people that are wishing to speak, public comment will be closed. colleagues this xanax item is there a motion to provide? . >> a motion from commissioner chiu. >> without objection, the motion passes. madam clerk, would you call item number three. >> the legislative updates and the action item. >> thank you very much. ethe staff, hello, hello. >> please, present. >> good morning, commissioners, anaa lofport, i would like to welcome commissioner tang to the committee and to the board and we look forward to working with you. this item begins on page 9 of your packet and also give brief remarks on the federal program before welcom

mike freeman and larson. thank you so much. >> next item? >> mobility study update. this is an information item. >> thank you. we have staff representation. >> good morning. it's great to be here to present a brief update on a small and very exciting plan that we've been engaged in in the baby harness plan. we have a brief -- from our office and looking for subsequent action items to be brought before the authority shortly. i will skip my outline because i'm going to breeze through it as quickly as possible to bring you some work on our partnership with some very engaged steps. this work is a piece of a community plan that emerged from the neighborhood plan which has plans produced from the community and tenderloin area and other areas such as the mission. the neighborhood of transportation plan which was approved by the authority board in 2010 identified a variety of needs, among was the need to address mobility barriers especially those that were ready access to an automobile and those community basis that are filling critical community well being and health progra

racing operations says most of the safety elements in larson's car kept things from being worse. of the 30 fans hurt are still in the hospital. we'll be right back. [ woman ] my boyfriend and i were going on vacation so i used my citi thankyou card to pick up some accessories. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? and with all the points i've been earning i was able to get us a flight to our favorite climbing spot, even on a holiday weekend. ♪ ♪ things are definitely... looking up. [ male announcer ] with no blackout dates you can use your citi thankyou points to travel whenever you want. visit citi.com/thankyoucards to apply. lauren silberman -- the first woman to compete in an n-f-l regional tryout >>> no story book ending for nfl try out. silverman, the first woman to compete in the nfl tryout says she hurt her leg practicing this week and her two kicks at the combine went less than 20 yards. the 28-year-old has never been on a football team. she played soccer at the university of wisconsin and obviously started kicking footballs as a hobby a few mont

and i would also like to thank the members of sfgtv who are covering this meeting jessie larson and nona as well as the clerk of the board, mr. victor young. mr. clerk, can you please call item number 1? >> item number 1, resolution authorizing the department of public health, laguna honda hospital, and rehabilitation center, to retroactively accept and expend a gift of $500,000 to the laguna honda gift fund from the knight living trust for the period of july 1, 2012, to june 30, 2032. >> thank you. and i believe we have ms. ma here. the deputy finance officer for laguna honda hospital. >> yes. >> thank you for being here. >> good morning. [speaker not understood], deputy finance officer laguna honda hospital. i'm excited to be here to ask for your approval to retroactively accept and expend the $500,000 bid to laguna honda hospital patient gift fund. [speaker not understood]. last year we received the news fund, trustee, [speaker not understood], told us that laguna honda hospital is the recipient of ms. dolores knight's $500,000 donation and that the money is deposited to -- actually i

a terrible crash. >> alisyn: around 30 fans were injured when debris and half of driver kyle larson'snce. nascar says it will look into the placement of those gates which may be a weak spot in the fence and they will loose look how larson's car came apart to see if any upgrades can be make. and thank goodness for grandma as she catches a baby falling out of a woman. a 14 month old boy was jumping on the bed and fell out of the window, the boy's mom and caught his foot and she started falling as well and luckily grandma was on the porch and caught the baby. the boy's mom fell onto the ground, but says things could have been much worse. >> he slipped right on out there and i just dove right after him and i'm thinking that af guardian angel watching out for me today. >> he she must, the mom was treated at the hospital for a shoulder injury. >> clayton: and they were bouncing on the bed and popped out the window. >> alisyn: it's possible. it's a question he that oreo lovers have wrestled with. how do you separate the cookies from the cream. tucker, you must be a lover of the oreo. >> tuck

i would like to thank the members of sfgtv who are covering this meeting, jennifer low and jessie larson and the clerk of this committee, victor young. mr. clerk, do we have any announcements? >> yes. please 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 march 19, 2013 board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. >> thank you. mr. clerk, can you please call item number 1? >> item number 1, resolution concurring with the controller's establishment of the consumer price index for 2013, and adjusting the access line tax by the same rate. >> thank you. we have monique zamuda from the controller's office. >> good morning, members of the committee, monique zamuda deputy controller. consistent with the 911 fee requirements, the controller reviews on an annual basis, the consumer price index that allows us to set the fee based on the consumer price index that we have determined this past year to be 2.22%. and what is before yo

movie night series, working to pro serve the sunset history by bringing the soap box derby racing and larson playground back to the community, she put the cool back in school. [laughter] >> convening many things with our local schools, our school principals and our parent teachers associations. i could go on and on. but, colleague, i think we all know that carmen has been someone who has been an incredible colleague, amazingly hard working, generally even tempered with a very deep knowledge of city government. i just want to take a moment and say there are a couple of less obvious things that i'm going to miss about carmen chu. i'm going to miss the fact that she is the best source of chocolate and french fries at the board of supervisors and i'm sure that some of us will be glad that we won't have a regular mcdonald's patron in our midst. [laughter] >> i think that we will miss the fact that -- well, actually i'm not sure we'll all miss the fact that carmen rarely breaks with her modern colleagues, except on the critical issue of cat de-clawing. oh, you remember that. i think many of us wil

the committee is derek evans and we would like to thank the following members of sfgtv staff, jessy larsonan. >> do we have any announcements? >> yes, sir, please be sure to silence a