also for the layperson. as you all probably understand, this is a big challenge with the rfp. the first place that was changed regards the oil interview. it will be directly tied to the same areas that are being scored in the written areas. the second is related to the use of recs. in terms of allowing you to provide the portfolios, there are benefits associated with this. there are some policy perspectives on that, so we limited those with a standard amount, which, right now, is currently 20%, with a goal of 51%. as you recall, the state requirements do not allow the use of these, so that 20% would be about them, and the difference between the 20% in the 15%i(.&m8zu2zÑi, half of thg from it, at most 15.5%. a figure that way, we can split the difference and it the value of the reduce costs for the portfolio but also giving a clear message that we're trying to seek the development of new resources. commissioner vietor: could i ask a question? >> the difference, 15.5%. is a 31% gap that could be made up. . we have limited that to 15.5%. >commissione: that means -- >> that is a n

also for the layperson. as you all probably understand, this is a big challenge with the rfp. first place that was changed regards the oil interview. it will be directly tied to the same areas that are being scored in the written areas. the second is related to the use of recs. in terms of allowing you to provide the portfolios, there are benefits associated with this. there are some policy perspectives on that, so we limited those with a standard amount, which, right now, is currently 20%, with a goal of 51%. as you recall, the state requirements do not allow the use of these, so that 20% would be about them, and the difference between the 20% in the 15%

. >> being a layperson and looking at the stage and development, it is sort of acicular -- cyclical challenge. you do not have the distribution mechanism that the theaters -- mechanism, the theater's able to show this. >> what you're seeing is -- tsony made an announcement that, in partnership with the discovery channel and imax, we are putting on a channel to bring 3d material to the s creen. espn is doing a large number of events in sports in 3d. i think people will find that compelling. if you have the chance to see three beginning -- 3d gaming, you realize there is a whole different dimension. on games when you are doing driving and those sorts of things, people's scores go through the roof because they can get into the game more and see the depth, making better decisions. >> then the demand will drive -- >> there will be the early adopters who will be anxious to try these names, but a lot of people will see these things and see that it is a good experience and want it again. there will be able to justify in their minds that they have personal content, games, sports, movies -- maybe it is

we want to make city information more available to a layperson. every report we issue has a one- page summary in the front. that is true for everything. if you only have time for one page, highlights and recommendations. we will try to do that consistently as a public service. if there is not a to this committee for having a hearing, we would be happy to do that. some of the products are long- term horizons and the interim updates on the content would be welcome as well. supervisor mar: thank you. let's open this up to public comment. is there anybody from the public that would like to speak? seeing none, public comment is closed. this is a hearing from the comptroller's office updating us on their work plan for 2010, 2011. thank you. could we call -- supervisor maxwell? supervisor maxwell: are we going to continue this item? supervisor mar: yes, continue the item, without objection, to the call of the chair. please call item no. 5, the last item on did -- on the agenda. >> hearing to consider the budget and legislative analyst's schedule for cond

a multibillion-dollar industry like this, for the layperson, it seems extreme. do not understand the frustration and anger? not just from the american senators and congressmen, but the people who care about the environment. two-thirds of the whole spillage is gone. i just find the whole thing a lesson to be learned, it is our greatest, -- it is outrageous, honestly. >> i understand why people feel the way they did. there is no doubt about the inability of bp and the industry -- it was not properly prepared and it was unacceptable. what we did was to -- or strategy was around partial containment, complete containment. we pursued them from the very beginning. we implemented as the crystallize the engineering around it. the truth is that it took longer than any of us anticipated. the industry was not prepared because it believed it had mitigated the risks. that was a very bad assumption. >> the layperson would think that you have this thing sitting on the region. i am talking about an experienced area. >> there was no new science, a lot of new engineering. this sor

a multibillion-dollar industry like this, for the layperson, it seems extreme. do not understand the frustration and anger? not just from the american senators and congressmen, but the people who care about the environment. two-thirds of the whole spillage is gone. i just find the whole thing a lesson to be learned, it is our greatest, -- it is outrageous, honestly. >> i understand why people feel the way they did. there is no doubt about the inability of bp and the industry -- it was not properly prepared and iwas unacceptable. what wdid was to -- or strategy was around partial containment, complete containment. we pursued them from the very beginning. we implemented as the crystallize the engineering around it. the truth is that it took longer than any ofs anticipated. the industry was not prepared cause it believed it had mitigated the risks. that was a very bad assumption. >> the layperson would think that you have this thing sitting on the region. i am talking about an experienced area. >> there was no new science, a lot of new engineering. this sort of eng

for just the layperson out there watching, how better are we today and safer is our food today than itthis some nine years ago at the time of your grandson's death? have we made vast improvements? >> we've made some improvements. but the bottom line is we need to make many, many more improvements to prevent the types of serious illnesses that kevin endured. when i think about the people out there that are still suffering, i just at times feel very, very frustrated. because i've worked for nine years to try and get some solutions. and while we have made some progress, we still have a very, very long way to go. and legislation like s51o will certainly give us some of the tools we need to get there. >> again, pat buck, executive director of the center for foodborne illness and prevention, ma'am, thank you for your time. sorry for your loss. >> thank you. yes. >> congratulations on the campaign you've been able to do. again, a private citizen taking this up on her own. thank you so much for your time. >>> coming up, we're going to turn back to our weather situation we've been keeping an ey

a multibillion-dollar industry like this, for the layperson, it seems extreme. do not understand the frustration and anger? not just from the american senators and congressmen, but the people who care about the environment. two-thirds of the whole spillage is gone. i just find the whole thing a lesson to be learned, it is our greatest, -- it is outrageous, honestly. >> i understand why people feel the way they did. there is no doubt about the inability of bp and the industry -- it was not properly prepared and it was unacceptable. what we did was to -- or strategy was around partial containment, complete containment. we pursued them from the very beginning. we implemented as the crystallize the engineering around it. the truth is that it took longer than any of us anticipated. the industry was not prepared because it believed it had mitigated the risks. that was a very bad assumption. >> the layperson would think that you have this thing sitting on the region. i am talking about an experienced area. >> there was no new science, a lot of new engineering. this sor

it is sort of an audit proposal in a layperson's sense because it lets them expense things right away. if it costs -- it cost you $200 billion upfront but the government makes that $30 billion over the eight years because it essentially businesses are allowed up to take a full deduction right away where is otherwise they would space and out over time if you are a business because of the time value of money, you appreciate that quite a bit. host: from your perspective, do host: from your perspective, do you think this proposal would work or is there anything the government can do to jump-start the economy and create jobs and do so within a relatively short period of time to unpack the 2010 election? the guest: none of this can have a big impact on the economy before the midterm elections. the midterm elections are only two months away. if you think about it. the idea that this would encourage businesses to make plans to build new factories and buy new equipment, even if they made the plans to day -- and obviously that's what not be passed today -- it would take awhile for businesses to