michael lawrence. >> thank you. >> thank you very much for being here today. >> good afternoon, my name is mike lawrence, i'm the district [inaudible] the board of equalization as you may be familiar with is tasked with the responsibility of collecting and maintaining the sales and use tax program within the state of california along with a whole host of other types of taxes including environmental fees, timber tax, property tax, cigarette, alcohol, i believe there's over 20 taxes that are involved. in response, i believe finding number 3 was what we were asked to respond to and on september 10 or a letter dated september 10 was provided to the grand jury. i don't know if that is -- if you've gotten that or what. i mean, so what i will do is summarize that letter and explain what actions the board of equalization has done in regards specifically to the surcharge. sales tax applies to the sale of tangible personal property and the amount upon which that tax applies is the gross receipts under 6012 which is our reference, the gross receipts are anything that are charged so if you go into

stol will be michael nolty, lawrence reid, evans, and rose hilton. >> hello, my name is kevin stall and i live at 875 post street which, right now, you kept in district six and i wanted to say i thank you for that. i am a tenant organizer in my building and we worked with the bristol hotel, helping deal with issues with the tenants who live there that have problems that they did not solve. so we helped solve their issues for them. and we would like to continue to work with them as long as they stay in district six. it's only like a hundred people though, which is a very insignificant population addition to district three, but it would still be most important to keep the tenderloin as a community intact. to keep the tenderloin intact. he also just said that he with hopefully not having to take anything else away from district six as well. thank you for your hard work and hopefully this will be the last of your meeting. thank you, and go giants. >> hi, i'm lawrence lee -- >> hold on, it's actually mr. nolty first. >> oh, i'm sorry. >> can you do everything at once? all right, thank you ve

we have michael costa and then lawrence nelson. >> thank you. i really appreciate this opportunity to speak. i'm mik michael costa. i got a masters in public policy from university of michigan and spent most of the last 30 years designing, implementing and evaluating innovative programs in the healthcare area. as someone who just turned 60 a few months ago i'm looking forward to another 30 years of doing that. and most of what i've been doing and continue to do is involved in increasing access to affordable coverage. and unlike most i'm a -- i think i would be the wonk on the task force. i've had the opportunity to actually get involved in implementing innovative programs, pilot program in manhattan on the west side of manhattan from the west village up to the upper westside that was targeting lgbt who didn't have access to healthcare. and also i helped bring -- steven market, which are two drugs which have become important to our community, especially as hiv has become a chronic disease. and that involved basically thinking of innovative ways to

daniel redman, felicia elizondo, jazzie collins, jorge rodriguez, kaushik roy, larry saxxon, lawrence michaelcosta, marcy adeleman, michelle alcedo, larry lange, scott haitsuka, tommi, and william ambrunn. do i have all of the 15? >> chair kim: so we have a motion to move forward these 15 names with positive recommendation. >> second that. >> chair kim: we have a second to that. supervisor wiene. >> supervisor wiener: this is a strong list and there are additional people who i think were disappointed on there. but to reiterate we said at the beginning i assume there will be an advisory committee so other people can be involved. in addition to -- we have various ways of measuring diversity but i think one of the important ways of measuring diversity here is political diversity. this town, and city hall, you know, it's a very diverse place in terms of people's politics. and as we saw with the housing trust fund, when we get a broad spectrum together and come up with a product, maybe not everyone's thrilled with everything, but everyone can get behind, we have a lot of strength. so i think on th

michael a. diaz-piedra iii judith berquis diaz-sierra rodney dickens. joseph dermot dickey, jr. lawrencemichael d. diehl john difato vincent difazio carl anthony difranco donald difranco >> and my father, dennis michael cook. >> my brother and heart, paul julius. thank you. donald difranco stephen patrick dimino william john dimmling marisa dinardo schorpp christopher m. dincuff jeffrey mark dingle anthony dionisio george dipasquale joseph dipilato douglas frank distefano ramzi a. doany john joseph doherty melissa c. doi brendan dolan robert e. doland. neil matthew dollard james joseph domanico benilda pascua domingo carlos dominguez alberto domingo. jerome mark patrick dominguez kevin w. donnelly jacqueline donovan william h. donovan. >> my brother and my friend, michael to separate. >> and my uncle, james sidley junior. we love and miss you. you're forever in our hearts. stephen scott dorf thomas dowd kevin dowdell mary yolanda dowling raymond mathew downey frank joseph doyle joseph michael doyle randall l. drake. stephen patrick driscoll joseph michael doyle mirna a. duarte luke a. du

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worked, i'm sure a lot of people would be criticizing him for, including governor romney. >> lawrence korb and michaeledved, thank you guys for coming on and debating this tonight. >>> next, new information on the census numbers on poverty in measuring. and the rich are getting richer, but what about the rest? all the details are coming up. you are watching "the ed show." it is on msnbc. >>> up next, new census data shows the income gap between the rich and the rest of us is growing. but there's also some good news when it comes to the number of insured americans. we will have all the details. >>> and later, while the world mourns the death of four american diplomats in lab ibya, one is being remembered in a very different way. how online communities are paying tribute to sean smith. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back to "the ed show." i am not sure how to sell this next segment to you, exactly. it doesn't exactly scream great television. but wave got some, i think, exciting new economic numbers for you today. yay! after three consecutive years of increasing poverty rates, new data released by the

worked, i'm sure a lot of people would be criticizing him for, including governor romney. >> lawrence korb and michaelved, thank you guys for coming on and debating this tonight. >>> next, new information on the census numbers on poverty in measuring. and the rich are getting richer, but what about the rest? all the details are coming up. you are watching "the ed show." it is on msnbc. in america today we're running out of a vital resource we need to compete on the global stage. what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's why at devry university, we're teaming up with companies like cisco to help make sure everyone's ready with the know how we need for a new tomorrow. [ male announcer ] make sure america's ready. make sure you're ready. at devry.edu/knowhow. ♪ >>> up next, new census data shows the income gap between the rich and the rest of us is growing. but there's also some good news when it comes to the number of insured americans. we will have all the details. >>> and later, while

worked, i'm sure a lot of people would be criticizing him for, including governor romney. >> lawrence korb and michael you guys for coming on and debating this tonight. >>> next, new information on the census numbers on poverty in measuring. and the rich are getting richer, but what about the rest? all the details are coming up. you are watching "the ed show." it is on msnbc. does your phone give you all day battery life ? droid does. and does it launch apps by voice while learning your voice ? launch cab4me. droid does. keep left at the fork. does it do turn-by-turn navigation ? droid does. with verizon, america's largest 4g lte network, and motorola, droid does. get $100 off select motorola 4g lte smartphones like the droid razr. as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios >>> up next, new census data shows the income gap between the rich and the rest of us is growing. but there's also some good news when it comes to the number of insured americans. we will have all the details. >>> and later, while the world mourns the death of

[reading names] michael andrew. david lawrence angel. mary angel. peter paul appollo. frank thomas. ena. michael j. armstrong. >> and my dad. love you and miss you. >> and my father. >> joshua todd arran. -- arron. michael edward asher. thomas j. ashton. greg a. atlas. ading names] andrew j. bailey. breet t. bailey. -- brett t. bailey. >> and my uncle. my brother and i missed meeting for 10 days. i feel like i know him because my family talked about him a lot. he was a happy and fun-loving likeho loved skiing jus tlikt i do. we miss you and love you. >> and my uncle and aunt. >> gerard baptiste. [reading names] matthew barnes. patricia barnes. diane jean barry. [reading names] jasper baxter. >> and my father. >> and my brother, james. i would like to dedicate the broken chain to all of our lost loved ones, especially my brother. immy, you didn't know that morning that god would call your name. we miss him, but you didn't go alone. you left many memories and your love is still our guide. even though we cannot see you, you are always by our side. our family tree is broken and nothing i

michael phelps. >> that is too funny. if you're going to golf this weekend, i have news for you, lawrence karnow says it will be sweet. >>spectacular weekend in the bay area. it looks like this weekend will be one of those great weekends with a lot of sunshine coming our way. hazy over the bay right now. but we're starting to clear the clouds out except that the coastline. patchy fog continuing there. temperatures getting warm in spots in mind, 70 in livermore already and 62 degrees in san fransisco and 64 in san jose. this afternoon we will watch the temperatures soared into the 80s in the valley, hazy sunshine continuing in the day but very nice. patchy fog along the coastline hoping for some pockets of sunshine but more sunshine to come in the next few days. low clouds and fog will redevelop along the coastal areas, maybe some of that getting inside of the bay but otherwise the valley should stay mostly clear with this and whether not only here but around the state. hot in central valley with 93 degrees in fresno and 85 degrees f in yosemite, 73 degrees in lake tahoe. high-pressure now building an overhead as the ridg

michael rourke andrew. >> jean n. andrewki. >> joseph angelini, senior. >> david lawrence angel. >> mary lynn edwards angel. >> laura angelekagory archey. >> barbara jean arsegi. >> adam p.area. >> michael j. armstrong. >> my father, james amato. love you dad and miss you every day n my father, calisto ryan, junior. >> joshua todd aaron. >> richard avery arano. >> carl francis sasro. >> michael a.aziak. >> michael edward asher. >> thomas j. ashton. >> manuel o.asatimbe. >> james autofred. >> louis sagaersano, junior. >> arlene babagitas. >> john j.badagalata. >> jane ellen baseler. >> andrew j. bailey. >> brett t. bailey. >> garnet a. bailey. >> tatiana. >> michael sbosh. >> sharon m.balcom. >> michael andrew bain. >> katherine wantus. >> my uncle, whom my brother and i missed meeting by ten days. even though i didn't meet him, i feel like i know him because my family talks about him a lot. he was a happy, fun loving, caring, proud, unique american. i think of him every time i see 9-11 on a clock. we miss you and love you. >> my uncle, john resta, and my aunt, sylvia. >> gerard batista. >> paul vincent barvado. >> james will

michael bochi [o. >> susan bochino. >> mary katherine boca. >> nick as boddaf. >> lawrence francis besseau. >> vincent boman, jr.. >> and drew boheur, jr.. >> colin bonnet. >> frank bonomo. >> yvonne bonomo. >> genevieve bonsignore. >> mary jane booth. >> sheri an bordeaux. >> christine bordenabe. >> martin, boryczew ask. i. >> richard edward besco. >> my aunt see seal king. we love you and miss you every day. we will never forgot. >> my son firefighter frank esposito and my nephew, captain michael esposito we miss you daily. may god keep you safe. >> the moment, that is the second tower was hit was clearly a loss of innocence, a loss of beliefing that it cobe anything but an attack on the united states and a realization as a nation we would never really be the same again after this moment. and also, that, we would most likely soon be at war in one way or another. and all of that in these moments, 11 years ago began to sink in. you look at that beautiful reflecting pool that marks that spot at ground zero. all of it opened last year. bill and i were down there and watched as those ceremonies took place. it is a striking

michael grunwald joining us from charlotte. steve horowitz, appreciate you stopping by while in london, professor of economics at st. lawrence university. i have a feeling there will be a response. should i look on the blog? >> you might look on the blog. >>> other news, a week after hurricane isaac hit the gulf coast, half percent of gas production is still shut down. phillips 66 alliance refinery in plaquemines parish is still shut down. >>> new york attorney general's office has launched a probe into private tax equities, if they're converting management fees, attacked at 35%, into investments which may receive a more favorable 15% tax rate. industry expert say the fee waiver practice has been used for years even though some call it risky and potentially illegal. >>> still to come, ahead of key meetings, angela merkel enjoys down time at ba vaif yan beer festival. is there much to cheer about for the euro joan? ♪ [ male announcer ] how could a luminous protein in jellyfish, impact life expectancy in the u.s., real estate in hong kong, and the optics industry in germany? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a

lawrence kansas, she received his a.b. from harvard and his g.d. from harvard where he was executive editor of the harvard law review. he clerked for the justice antonin scalia and judge jay michael on the court of appeals for the fourth circuit and joined williams and connally in 2008 after serving as an assistant to the solicitor general. perhaps most importantly he is my girlfriend's boss. [laughter] tom goldstein is a partner adelstein and russell that until recently was known as cowal and russell so we know that after leaving the first power play was to remove his life from the letter had. [laughter] 25 cases before the supreme court standing a broad array of issues besides practicing law he teaches the litigation had both stanford and harvard law school in 2003 of course he makes my job easier and became the only blot ever to receive vba silver galva in an award. among his accolades the national journal named him one of the 40 most influential lawyers of the decade and the "legal times" into one of the 90 greatest washington lawyers and gq did them better by naming him one of the 50 most influential people in washington so we are in the same company. there's more. the natio