local staff we could do as possible. supervisor wiener suggested strong advocacy at the state and federal levels, advocating for our small businesses and for our city as well. if you can wrap up on any other suggestions or recommendations. >> those are the core ones for the local. i do have some, carl johy -- carla johnson mentioned application to pre- accessibility improvements. if a business is proposing what dbi has as an equivalent accommodation, and if there is different departments you have different agreements about whether that should be approved, i think i am inclined to say businesses should not be incurring a pre application fee for that. because that is -- conflicts with internal city departments. but if a business wants to approach ahead of time or an architect, that may be different. supervisor mar: thank you. let's go to the -- president chiu for his amendments and do that. we have posed -- closed public comments. president chiu: the legislation requires the city to get prior building applications for tenants that want to come into compliance with the ada laws. this is an amendment in 38.3. this would requ

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if you want us to do it on the local level, we'll do that. we'll run the soup kitchens and we'll run the adoption clinics or whatever, but we need the government's help to do that, and don't make it worse for us by throwing people off of -- you know, making their economic conditions worse that they're going to need more services because there's only so much that we can do. so if you're going to do this, fine, but don't sacrifice the poor at the expense of the rich. >> and some church leaders have called abortion the paramount issue, and of course, joe biden, while he says he's personally opposed to abortion, certainly does favor abortion rights and in a way, the two of them, ryan and biden, reflect the divisions in the catholic voters as well among these different ideologil perspectives. >> right, and you know, this is a pocketbook election. it's all going to be about the economy and jobs, and it will really come down to, you know, what people's priorities are. i don't know that a lot of people are going to be voting on abortion and gay marri

get richer and richer and richer and richer the consequences of this financial destruction at a local level in states and cities across america is the subject of tonight's daily take. books movies and t.v. shows have all often tried to paint a picture of what our future might look like some like george orwell's iconic book one thousand nine hundred four envision a dystopian big brother government ruling over all of us others like the hunger games invasion a future very much like feudal times where the nation is run by a small and very very wealthy elite who plucked children from the vast working class poor to dual to the death for the televised contest and then of course there are those futurists like jefferson de tocqueville lincoln and f.d.r. who imagine a nation of the people by the people for the people for the future belongs to big brother or the super rich or we the people remains to be seen we're already catching a glimpse of the dystopian frankly absurd future america and which corporations run or own virtually everything we see and do virtually every single day all around the natio

over the businesses becoming worker owners so wealth gets shared at the local level as well as the national level ok rachel i know i know how you feel about these things you know but there's one thing all of all of us on this program have in common and i think we do care about the welfare of the middle class and kevin gave a really good argument of what needs to be changed because i don't all of us don't have to work for the banks you know in essentially this is an economy that has been created for all of us to make other people rich it's time for them to give us an opportunity to make our own wealth and our own future and that's where i agree with you go ahead i know you don't agree with everything kevin said. no basically i see that as democratizing poverty because on one hand he's talking about you know we should all share in the got one hundred twelve are but at the same time his example . yeah i mean if you're saying we shall share in the wealth and we should all be making the same money as everyone else where's the money coming from the example of oil and natural resources. that you g

and fostering the future leaders from our minority communities to serve at federal, state, and local levelse mission is to empower patients and pacific islander americans in civic and public affairs to education, active participation, and leadership development. >> civic engagement, leadership development, and community servthe theme of tonight's evens a celebration of the achievements and accomplishments of asian-americans in the state of california and our nation. >> ok'ing. -- ok. i would like to introduce our host for this evening. very well known as the first asian-american mayor in san francisco history. mayor lee championed balancing the budget to keep san francisco safe, solvents, and successful. he reformed city pensions. his focus is on economic development, job creation, and building san francisco's future. a great job, especially for helping out families. we want to keep families here. i also wanted to mention a little bit of his past. he was born in 1952 in the beacon hill neighborhood of seattle, washington. his parents immigrated to the u.s. from china and the 1930's. his fat

it is not new at the local level to get things done weather in response or in recovery, you have to work, theç tribes. you also have to work with the nonprofits, red cross, salvation army, many more. you have to bring in the faith- based community. it is huge what they are able to doç on a daily basis with a sml emergency. it may be in somebody's home unfortunately caught on fire. it is a disaster to them. ççwho is thereç during the dr for that family? it is the city. it is the red cross. the salvation army, the local church, synagogue,ç mosqueç, whatever. the faith based community is there to help the mountçç -- o help them out. when things are little bigger, who else is there? neighbors helping neighbors. ças it gets a little bigger, or even if it is a small house fire, in the neighborhoods of this city and neighborhoods across the country, if something çhappens, there is usually a local business that knows the family and been dealing with for a while and says that will help them out in some way or another. i remember last year i was traveling in the floods of north dakota

. >> people have education policy at the state and local level.e don't assume that this is a federal program to fix the schools. this is something that needs to be of national purpose. needs to be a national priority implemented at the local level. this is where there is an advantage over the president. in terms of the understanding of that. being a good partner since he was a governor. >> bret: when i go around the country, the biggest thing i hear is why can't washington work together? >> me, too. unbelievable. >> bret: is there a time that it gets back from this partisan time that we have seen to something of let's get something done? >> if you look at romney's life experiences it's all about solving problems. getting from point "a" to point "b" in the most efficient way. in a way that improves whatever it is he is working on. as president, i would expect him to finds ways, creative ways to reach across the aisle. not just making the debating points. not just traveling the country doing speeches attacking opponents, but trying to find common gr

that is true whether you are in local communities or a campus level. the fact the students vote has impact is something that is the subject of a lot of impact. i think the more you can reach out to people and in towards them to vote and remind them of their responsibility to vote is a good thing. >> we have a map supplied to us from you all regarding targeted out to reach a targeted visits to colleges and high schools. this is based on the obama administration's travel numbers. the state's am blue is where the president has visited three or more times between march 2011 and july 2012. the states with the red dots are states where there has been a single visit. this is not lost they need to get out there and target young people if they want to be reelected. >> they look at the same polling numbers that we did. where we found an interesting is we are active at the grass-roots level. we have a very aggressive grass- roots team. . there were talking at the taxpayer expense a president of? and his officials. we took a look at the last six months. it is clea

. >> to vicki's point of putting in the local level. you risk having more politicians put their names on bridges and roads. i don't care as long as they get the job done. >> wouldn't it be care if the local community takes care. >> i am okay if it is local oritate picket. we are complaining about the government and in the mean time bridges are falling down. don't you think we pick a direction and go there. >> who is to blame there? who is it? >> you pick a positive direction. and stop the president for spending the deficit. >> the administration submits programs for infrastructure and they . and congress rejected it >> it is congress's falm. >> no. it is not. >> and a lot of that money was wasted, too. taxpayers shelling out a year for out of work americans someone said this chart proves it is it a waste of money for all americans, that's next . down here, folks measure commitment by what's getting done. the twenty billion doars bp committed has helped fund economic and environmental recovery. long-term, bp's made a five hundred million

the same could be said at the state and local level.e need to have everything on the table. >> duncan says half of the nation's new teachers quit within five years. nearly 1000 baltimore city students will get new school uniforms this year thanks to john hopkins. university held its second annual adopt a school uniform drive today. in addition to their uniforms, the students received a treat. a gesture greatly appreciate it by the parents. >> we were able to invite 450 students pick up their uniforms. there was an ice cream social. >> a lot of people cannot afford to get uniforms. this is a good thing that people decided to do. hopkins are doing a lot of the things for the city and the community. >> last year, they supplied uniforms to 120 students. they hope to give uniforms to 800 students this year. an interesting concept that is on a roll. a roll of toilet paper. brian and jordan are creators of toilet tissues with ads. jordan came up with the idea in 2010 after being bored sitting in the stall. the company supplies the toilet paper

both on the local level, the state level, and federal level. g for now, isaac is picking up strength and forcing the gulf coast to prepare for land fall. >> local crews from the red cross, pepco, and dominion power are heading south to do what they can to help. evacuations have started for a dozen oil rigs that are way out there in the gulf. the rigs already closed account for 78% of the oil production in the gulf of mexico. lesli. >> and of course, if the production gets cut, the prices go up and we are already hearing hearing accusations of price gouging along the gulf coast and in florida. >> gas prices, even the dog barking. you know what i'm saying? come on, man. >> that was tori davis' reaction when he pulled up to this chevron in miami beach. that $4.49 a gallon for regular unleaded was about 60 cents a gallon higher than the other station in that area. the florida department of consumer services says it is illegal to raise prices on a critical emergency supply like gas, but only once a state of emergency has been declared and the manager

. >> opponents say they intend to keep up the pressure on the local level. >> if the law doesn't pass, it engages enormous debate because the opposition has put the brakes on. but that means it comes up again at the next session. and there is another public debate. >> the group has been sponsoring town hall meetings to make sure the public debate includes islamic law experts. she says open dialogue and education are the only way to resolve the conflict. >> the muslims should not live in fear and nonmuslims should not live in fear. this is a country which is based on courage, on production, on trusting each other and if we need it talk about it, let's talk about it and get over any islam phobia, which is unjustified. >> but given the level of polarization, resolution isn't likely any time soon. i'm kim lawton, reporting. >> next, finding one's place in the worship house divided. the episcopal church is a branch of the church of england which broke away from rome in 1534. the american church has itself been divided, primarily over issues related to homosexuality. we have a report about

on the local level, i would love for us to figure out what we can do, because this is the heart of san francisco. as i said before, they provide 70% of the jobs here. most people do not realize that. small businesses are what provides jobs here. they provided locally and the hon not going to go, they are not going to offshore their jobs any time. i think we're in a very difficult city. we have tons of permits, tons of different apartments to go through. i wish there were a way to streamline the process, just to make it easier for them to be here in san francisco. >> what are your thoughts about expanding the tax breaks, giving business to other areas in your district? >> i talked a little bit earlier about raising taxes and raising revenues and fees, and for me, the tax exemption is something i do not philosophically supports. yet, i often represent part of san francisco that has been neglected for decades, and that is the midmarket corridor. we have over 3 million square feet of commercial real estate. a lot of it has been vacant for decades. the building twitter is going to be using,

it is regulated on a local level. we have made loans to a lot of businesses that have some degree of an alcoholic beverages, one distribution. >> terrific. following up to that, can you give any advice on particular resources that would speak perhaps to any tax benefits, subsidies in place for both domestic distribution of wine, as well as exports? >> why don't we take it off line. i think what is the case, there is a lot of complexity to the incentives that were put into the jobs act for small businesses to take advantage of on expensing equipment, investments and their businesses, as far as the tax treatment of those activities. obviously, as a small-business person, each of you needs to understand, it is complex, but there are a lot of tax incentives and investment in business that you should take aware -- advantage of. >> we have two questions in the back. just to be mindful for everyone's time, we will go for about five more minutes. >> my name is david. i am an internet or entrepreneurs. in general, to the lende

. >> at the local level. people have a tremendous amount of control over how their money is spent. if there's fraud in your town. you root out the fraud, you don't say i want potholes. >> let's leave is there, guys, fantastic debate. appreciate it. the dedemocrat says america needs to be more like china and spend more on roads and bridges. the forbes gang, will the road plan is a recovery on disasterment and do you think it never rains in southern california? think again. san bernardino, they're drowning in debt, declaring bankruptcy. and sounds bad. someone here says it's the best news for american taxpayers. ♪ ♪ ♪ i want to go ♪ i want to win [ breathes deeply ] ♪ this is where the dream begins ♪ ♪ i want to grow ♪ i want to try ♪ i can almost touch the sky [ male announcer ] even the planet has an olympic dream. dow is proud to support that dream by helping provide greener, more sustainable solutions from the olympic village to the stadium. solutionism. the new optimism.™ ♪ this dream and i thought "i can't do this, it's just too hard." then there was a moment. when i decided to