mr. chair? >> we are delighted to be able to honor individuals who have served this particular commission and agency and the first person we are honoring today is the former chair of the commission, a very good friend, a wonderful community leader, with that, i will read part of the resolution. on october 4th, 2012, san francisco mayor, edwin lee appointed her as one of the founding members of the commission on community investment and infrastructure. she has served with distinction and excellence and a commitment to the mission of the office of community investment and infrastructure. as a successor agency to the san francisco redevelopment agency, of promoting community, economic , and physical device -- development in blighted neighborhoods, and whereas, during her tenure, marily mondejar provided critical leadership to go cii and serving as its first vice chair from february 16th, 2016 to march 21st, 2017 and then as chair since march 21st 2017. since her appointment, the commission has supp

do we have a motion to convene in closed session. >> so moved. >> mr. chair, before we take a motion to convene in closed session we should take public comment on the four called items. >> sorry. is there any member of the public that wishes to speak on items 5-8 before we go to closed session? mr. wright. >> >> talk about this lawsuit here. this is example of a lawsuit that was filed unlivable conditions. i was the one that documented and foiled filed a complaint ae family. i got put in that hotel by barbara garcia and found out that senior citizens been exposed to infestations of bedbugs, roaches and mice. i'm the one that took pictures and filed the complaints for the environmental health department to come down there and address my issues and none of them believe me. i'm the one that was told by the god damn hot team that that's the best building that we got, michael. what are you talking about? if that's the best building you got, i sure hate to see what the worse one looks like at all my evidence together before i confronted them. i'm the one that was d

this takes us on to item number 15. >> clerk: 15, mr. chair, naming the central subway station chinatown as rose pak station. >> chair heinicke: unless there is any direction from directors, we will go straight to public comment. >> mr. chairman, just for the record, we do have a significant number of people in the north light court where they can hear their name being called. so i will call five people's names in advance so that people have the time to hear their name and come up to this room. the sheriffs, if they are told that the person is here to speak, will let them into the room. >> chair heinicke: very good. okay. let me lay down a few ground rules. first of all, i apologize that we're starting a little bit late. we had a longer proceeding on another matter that we didn't anticipate. so i appreciate everyone's patience. number two, another apology, this is nothing to do with me, the air conditioning is broken. it is hot in here. there is nothing wrong with you or us. it's just the air conditioning is broken. we have a fan back here. sh

senator kaine: thanks, mr. chair. >> thank you, mr. chairman. admiral. congratulations on your nomination. i look forward to supporting your nomination. admiral gilday: thank you. >> depending how you answer a couple questions. i do have on the gerald ford, when you see a -- i think this project is about 14 years in the making. transcended three different administrations. endless c.r.'s, sequestration. i'd like to see back to what senator kaine was saying. i'd really like to see a root cause analysis of the project from start to finish, and to the extent that our actions in some way affected the movement to the right i think is very important for our members to understand that because with the funding uncertainty, other changes in policy, i got to believe when we do the root cause analysis, some clearly mistakes made by people running the project but it wouldn't surprise me if some of that risk and some of that delay was the result of congressional action or inaction. senator tillis: i think it would be very helpful to us so it's instructive for future a

the chair recognizes mr. blunt the chairman of the full committee for his opening statement. >> for nearly 70 years television has been a unifying of bringing people together. co-workers share their fears about the twists and turns of the most-watched series. tv is the place where we get our local and national news and were returned from urgency information during a storm or natural disaster but the hearing discloses a few arcane provisions in copyright laws but it is fundamentally about consumers getting access broadcast programming whether they are an urban arra areas. we should continue to focus on the timeless values that inform our media policy those of localism and diversity and competition. the stelar reauthorization act of 2014 or stelar its predecessors establish the framework that allows satellite in television providers to deliver broadcast stations inside and sometimes outside of the prescribers market for their customers. some so-called unserved subscribers can perceive their local stations from a

. >> thank you mr. chair. i'm here to introduce general john hyten the nominee to be the next vice-chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. i graduated from the air force academy in the thir and the thio include women and served for seven years as a junior officer. as a former member of the defense advisory committee on women in the services in the 1990s and is a former member of the house armed services committee, i know well sexual harassment and sexual assault have been in the military. they are investigated and punished and while i've now left the defense department, i was the secretary of the air force and directed the investigation of allegations made against general hyten by the former subordinates. that investigation was overseen by the inspector general it was to conduct an investigation and to find the truth. during my time, i come before you with great success stories and i've been here when the air force is. it's taken seriously and was handled appropriately. 18 of 53 investigators interviewed 63 peo

mr. wells. >> thank you. >> chair ronen: mr. clerk, can you please read item 4. >> clerk: item 4 is a motion approving or rejecting the mayor's nomination of the reappointment of ben bleiman to the entertainment commission for a term ending november 21, 2023. >> chair ronen: thank you. mr. bleiman, welcome. >> president bleiman: thank you very much for having me. i'll try to make my comments brief here. my name is ben bleiman. i've lived in san francisco for almost 16 years now, and i've been a bar owner, a father to a toddler now in the outer richmond, and a passionate organizer around nightlife for at least the last ten years, if not more. i am currently the chairman of the california music and culture association, which is the trade association that represents night clubs and bars and music festivals and music concerts. and as i said, i've spent years advocating for night life. but before joining the entertainment commission, but joining the entertainment commission has truly been one of the most rewarding experiences i've ha

chair: the chair recognizes mr. -- thete: representative chair recognizes mr. gianforte. forte: inative giant montana they really rely on local stations for news and weather. some stations in our state, including the state capital, does not receive their local station through directv. what local news can directv subscribers get in our capital? new york or los angeles. people in helena care about community events, local weather, the wildfire season, not standstill traffic on interstate five or the subway breakdown in new york city. as more consumers look to cut the cord, providing viewers with their local broadcast stations would be an effective way to keep consumers. as we look at the tv marketplace, we should consider how to lower the costs to consumers and increase competition while making sure neglected markets like helena are covered. i would like to focus on getting prices down for consumers. and hears stories from constituents that pay-tv bills are on the rise. ms. boyers, i appreciate your testimony today. how can we get consumers relief on the prices? we are being

chair for me last night. i am here now. mcnerney thank measure personally -- thank mr. mcnerney personally for agreeing to sit in the chair for me in my absence. as you can see, i am here. >> i appreciate the sentiment. i also appreciate the confidence you have shown to me, mr. chairman. >> the chair recognizes esther upton, the raking member of the subcommittee for five minutes for the purposes of opening statements. >> i'm siding hear about your friend. i'm grateful you did knocking on that plane because i drove home through that storm. i do not think that plane -- smart. continues theg ongoing oversight of cybersecurity threats to the electric grid. a rarity all of us have had. while this is the first hearing on the topic, the subcommittee has been raising questions about persistent and emerging threats to the electrical grid. hearings hearings and over the course of the session. building on the work we have done over the last congress a's. it is unquestionable that ensuring a reliable supply of electricity is vital to our security, health, and welfare. electricity en

thank you, mr. chair, and thank you, miss kirschbaum. >> chair mandelman: we do have some public comment. >> hi, everyone. thank you for a very interesting meeting today. and i also want to thank julie for your report that changes are being made, so i appreciate that. i just want to say one little thing about the operator situation. he feels very concerned about being blinded by the cameras, and he would like the rearview mirrors back. there's a strong vote for mirrors. okay. so now, i want to address another issue of health and safety, which is the number of passenger seats. and i want to first say that i was in a hard stop in the tunnel at 36 miles an hour and it was only the seats that stopped our motion. i am concerned about sudden braking in these open cars, and i am worried that people will get thrown about and hurt. since i was also injured sitting sw sitting sideways in the new cars, i interviewed last fall the muni riders and found out that half liked the new cars and half didn't. it was the same

is there annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn >> chair ronen: mr. clerk, can you please read item number one. >> clerk: prior to that, i'd like to make an announcement. please silence all cell phones and electronic devices. documents referred to in presentations should be submitted to the clerk. item number 1 is a hearing to propose the submitted ordinance -- to members of and candidates for the board of supervisors, the mayor, and candidates for mayor, the city attorney, and candidates for city attorney and the controlled committees of those officers and candidates. >> chair ronen: thank you so much. and i just wanted to note that we have quite a front row crowd in the audience. we have two former supervisors and a judge. we have former supervisor tom ammiano. we have the former chair of the ethics commission, tom renne. i will turn this over to supervisor mar. >> supervisor mar: thank you so much, chair, ronen, for allowing us to hold this informational hearing today, and i'm proud to be this sponsor on this dark money measure. it's earned the sup

. >> thank you, mr. chair. >> senator ernst. >> thank you, mr. chair. general heightened you been nominated to be the second highest ranking military officer in the united states armed forces. this position demand the highest level of trust in responsibly, of course sound judgment and impeccable moral compass. you have been accused of sexual misconduct by a subordinate officer. i have reviewed the evidence as well as your performance will serving as commander. we have heard numerous times, members of this committee have stated to focus on the facts. yet the facts have left me with concerns regarding your judgment leadership in fitness to service the next vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. i have several questions for you and if you answer yes or no or keep your answers very brief. a recent investigation revealed that several subordinates reported their concerns directly to you regarding the alleged toxic leadership style of the commanders action group director who is an officer under your command. you stated a small number of people had brought

. >> thank you, mr. chair. ambassador perez, picking up on where we had left off, with regards to stewart corroborative is a something we can follow up with after this hearing? would just like to know more details as far as what happened in that case. did he get administrative leave? how long did it take to fire him. is that a commitment speed i had some information because of this crackerjack staff pick there must be watching the saints of the did send me something. my apologies. i must've happened about the time right. i don't know the exact date so i was not personally involved. this individual at a security clearance suspended immediately after we became aware of the incident and after that he reside. had he not comfortable mexican would've continued investigation and he would've been suspended without his clearance on that investigation was concluded. after that investigation was concluded that it would've beep to my office to determine what the appropriate discipline would have been and could been anywher

mr. chair effect introduce for the record or report from the house oversight committee dated february 2019 whistleblower raises grave concerns for the trump administration's efforts to transfer sensitive nuclear technology to saudi arabia. >> that will be entered into the record thank you sir. >> let me list some dates and secretary cooper at this as a broader set of questions for the administration that i know i and many other members are concerned about. as a candidate for president in august of 2015 than candidate donald trump said quote saudi arabia i get along great with all of them. they spent 40, 50 million bucks. surely after he was inaugurated in may of 2017 president trump took his first visit to riyadh and announced a 110 billion-dollar arms deal. in december of 2017 the trump administration approved a part a10 authorization authorizing transfer of nuclear know-how to the saudis. the pass this information had been publicly noted. this notification, this authorization of transfer to t

. >> thank you, mr. chair. , when you were discussing the purchasing power of the federal government in bringing that to bear in your role as someone who procures these pharmaceuticals -- the focus of course is on keeping the price down. the otherluded to testimony that there is a focus is part ofand that the problem as it has resulted in aiken's -- in the concentration of shortages and issues that we have seen. i want to get your sense of that assertion. she also discusses in her testimony, not to put you on the spot, some private opportunities the perspective on negotiating for drug procurements. >> thank you, senator. administrator, we look through the paradigm of access. for the defense health agency -- and the military health system operates under a paradigm. readiness is the focus. the main thing we are focused on. besides that, were talking up at her health, that her care, and lower cost. as i specified in the written statement, to drive on cost is huge. , to drive on cost is huge. for 7.6y the budget b

. >> yes, mr. chair. >> clerk: all right. with director nuru leaving, vice gee will take over. [agenda item read]. >> directors, as part of the purchase and sale agreement for parcel f that we negotiated with f-4 partners in june 22, 2016, we executed an option agreement for them to buy block 4 for $44 million or a price decided with an appraisal, and that option agreement expired, and this amendment basically extends the option agreement to allow them one more year to negotiate with ocii on a development and disposition -- disposition development agreement, basically, a d.d.a. for block 4. if they're successful, they're able to participant and build the housing combined, both below market and market housing. so this agreement -- this amendment extended it by one more, but this amendment does take away -- take out the requirement that if the site is not available for them, the cost of the land will be reduced by $3 million, so that's taken away, even though we expect to be able to turn the site for them this fall. so if you have anymore questions, then -- >> any questions? >> t

mr. chairman. >> senator romney. >> appreciate your being here today. we have a policy as a nation to sell weapons to various nations throughout the world. there are many reasons for doing that. surely one is to support the weapon making industry in our country which provides revenue and jobs are people here. i presume that's a very small part, decision-making about whether we're going to sell weapons someplace and it should be given very limited weight in our thinking about whether we're going to sell weapons. overwhelming i would anticipate the decision to sell weapons to other nations should be related to a strategic purpose that we have as a nation, and so of course we have strategic purpose in providing the most modern weaponry available to our nato allies and to other nations that we are very close relationships with. but then there are nations perhaps outside of that close circle that we also sell weapons to. and i'd like to ask you what the decision rules are that you follow in thinking

. >> thank you, mr. chair. welcome, admiral. congratulations on your nomination. you and i talked about the ford in my office the other day. i want to dig into it as a case study. three major issues have come to the committee's attention in addition to just time and budget which preoccupied us a few years ago, and progress on that in the second in class looks to be going well, but issues we grappled with have been success of the launch, catapult system, which is a newly designed system, success of the arresting system which is newly designed, and now this issue with the elevators. am i correct that both the catapult and arresting systems have now checked out and are working according to spec to your satisfaction? >> yes, sir. for the electromagnetic launching system and advanced arresting gear, we have had almost 800 launches. for three successive days we had 100 in each of those days. it is right at the level we see from existing class. we think we're on a good path with respect to reliability and generation rate. the other technology you didn't bring up but trou

. >> thank you, mr. chair. i've got a very important question for apple that i i believe is on the minds of all americans. why do you keep getting that alert for the icloud? for the 99 cents on the icloud, all the time it constantly constantly prepaid and $.99 or icloud and in your bank and 99 cents for outside but you are not using it. >> thank you, congressman. i'm afraid i'm not aware of the details around what you're talking about. i happy to get back with you on any information on that but i'm honestly not familiar with that. >> if you can give me information on that because i've seen and people are but the fact they constantly keep getting these alerts to use icloud and you don't want to use it but the alerts won't will go away into actually pay the $.99 to use icloud but you're not using it. if you have information on that i i would love to get it. i'd like to go to amazon for a second, piggybacked on the chairs question get what's the current market share of amazon intelligence domestic retail sales? >>

>> item five, communications, mr. chair, i have none today. item six is introduction of new or unfinished business more members -- by board members. >> board members, and a newer unfinished business? >> yes, we brought up the idea of looking into no right turns on red, and ever since she brought that up, i have been noticing it more and more around the city and i really understand now what a good idea that is, not just for the cars turning right, but the cars creeping into the crosswalk to look to see if it is clear, which has been impeding the pedestrians' ability to get through. i'm hoping that we can have a report on can we do that, do we have to do it citywide and can we do a citywide, and just to say that it really was a great idea to bring up a name looking forward to us being able to discuss that. >> as i understood the response to the director's response, it was two things. one, do we have the legal power, and what other cities have done it and what sort of results have been met there. is that fair? >> i think that's fair and i think i

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