final thoughts, monique. well, i think that there's a lot of hope out there for adolescents and young adults that are struggling with addiction and i also think there's a lot of hope in providing prevention and intervention for those students at an earlier age to prevent or delay the onset of use and ultimately we're going to have healthier students and adults. greg, your thoughts. i think just, you know, we need to move away from sort of this punitive, you know, don't talk about it, kind of hide it from everybody, you know, because it's happening, it exists and until we accept it as a society and communities that alcohol and drugs is an issue, you know, we're not going to address it and we're not going to be able to solve, you know, it as a, as it really is, a public health crisis. and that recovery is in fact possible through adequate treatment and family supports. thank you for being here. we've had a great show. i want to remind our audience that september is national alcohol and drug addiction recovery m

monique, what are some of the factors that really place a youth at risk? well i think factors that place the youth at risk for using substances include underlying mental health issues. i think that environmental factors play an important role if they're in a community that is highly supportive of use. maybe at home there's using going on. i think that those are some really big contributing factors. and greg, why should we be concerned in america with all of these issues with youth? well i think the biggest thing is people don't generally realize all the different areas that are impacted by young people using drugs and alcohol, you know. if you look at, you know, in my life, you know, you talk about the hospitalizations, the criminal stuff, all the different areas in my life that were impacted as a result of my alcohol and drug use. so it wasn't just that i was putting myself at risk but i was putting other people at risk and i was causing, you know, impacts in different areas of society. for our audience, give them an idea of how you ran into trouble with

congrats, monique. we've got a fantastic show.nny guy, a really good friend of mine, zach braff is here, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] i like this guy. from "flight of the concords" and the new film "dinner for schmucks," jemaine clement is joining us. [ cheers and applause ] he's a funny guy, too. and i'm excited about our musical guests tonight. oh, our musical guest is very cool. crowded house is here tonight. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ hey now hey now don't dream it's over ♪ ♪ hey now hey now when the world comes in ♪ ♪ they come they come to build a wall between us ♪ anyways, they are not playing that song. [ laughter ] but they are the group that sang that song. >> steve: that one? ♪ it'll carry us away something so strong it'll carry us away ♪ they're not doing that song either, no. [ laughter ] but they are doing a new song. they've got a new album. >> steve: all right. >> jimmy: and it's gonna be good. [ cheers and applause ] and i think, for the web, they're gonna do a bonus song for us. >> steve: which song? >> jimm

monique is here. [applause] they are the best. they are the best. thank you. she carried as. we were at the 90-yard, and we could get through that final 10 yards, and monique carried us over. thank you for that. we are ready. who? i know avalos is coming. \ [laughter] he and i are going to be back, and i want to thank the chief, and everybody else. room so why don't we sign this budget? [applause] everyone, try to gather around. nuveeyou guys are all standing . balanced budget on time. [applause] from the city and county of san francisco. [applause] do mayor newsom: we were finishi, but i did not tell you all to hold on a second. >> is this on? i'm starting to get a collection of these pens. this is a proud day for san francisco where many municipalities and counties are struggling across the state of california. here in san francisco, we are able to balance our budget, and i'm very proud of the work all across this city from the mayor's administration, the budget director, greg wagner, who has spent a year working on this budget, to my colleagues working on the budget commit

department of health and human services, rockville, maryland; monique bourgeois, executive director,covery schools, fort washington, pennsylvania; greg williams, co-director, connecticut turning to youth and families, danbury, connecticut; dr. mark godley, director, research and development, chestnut health systems, bloomington, illinois. fran, what is the extent of the problem with youth in america? our most recent survey from samhsa is that around 10 million, a little over 10 million of our young people, are using alcohol and substances. that actually breaks down to 26 percent of them are drinking and another 17 percent of them are binge drinking, which is having more than five drinks in a row at one setting. so it's a concern of ours that our young people are really starting to accelerate drinking and drugging than they have in the past.

i especially want to thank monique, byron, and my colleagues in planning and development for a wonderful experience. and i hope to come back for just a short period to close escrow on this moratorium if i can, because it has been a project dear to my heart for the last six years. i am very excited to see that get under way. while i will hopefully be traveling a lot and playing lot of chamber music, i will be coming down to the waterfront. i just love this place and want to see all of its products and development. change will be inevitable along here. i will keep you all in my heart. thank you for your support and friendship. i will miss you all. thank you. [applause] vice president shakofsky: on behalf of at least one commissioner, and i think i can speak for all of us, we would second everything your colleagues, friends, and supervisors have said about you. i possibly can claim the privilege of having a new longer than anyone in this room. jennifer and i were college classmates. we connected down here at the port. i think that relationship really epitomizes the experience we have all ha

my name is monique gerhart and i work to a coalition of associations throughout louisiana, alabama and mississippi. we formed from katrina. most of the members today, most of our members are in coastal and low-lying areas of the gulf coast. faith-based and community organizations. i just wanted to, you know, you think about solutions, mentioned that, you know, as you know the full spectrum of impacts is yet of known in terms of social impacts, cultural impacts, ecological. and so just trying to stress that as the science and the impact unfold that we have mechanisms in place for citizen participation, transparency and oversight. i think this is something that chancellor ulmer mentioned earlier in terms of the regional citizens council that was in place post-valdez. we collectively -- i think some organizations across the gulf coast hope that can be introduced as a floor amendment as legislation is moving through committee. i want to say that the congressional budget office has been scoring b.p. crisis related legislation. i think legislation that is moving through congress right now or