the fact that mr. chang was notified in august and october that he was operating in violation -- thank you very much. is there any public comment on shabu pub, 3809 geary? >> michael nulty. as a neighborhood activist, i would either deny this or continue it until the application was filled, and then find it for all the violations. obviously, he is not understanding all the business. i would talk to the city attorney about withholding his business license. vice chair joseph: thank you. is there any other public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. to staff, ramifications of the nile -- when can the applicant apply again? >> after nine months. vice chair joseph: 9 months? not a year? >> i think it is a year. vice chair joseph: ok. commissioners, i am perplexed. if we continue this, we have to hear it at the next meeting. if the applicant continues it, it would come back to us when the applicant had cured all the defects. i am not sure what the address on taravel is. if we had a karaoke bar on tarave

vice chair joseph: mr. chang? do you speak english? >> a little bit. ce cirjoseph: a little bit. can you tell me about you eratio can you telle ato? >> o liketaurt. we jusnt tgeome entertainment for the customer light dier enterment vice chair joseph: what entertainment? >> singing karaoke. ce cir joseph: ok. anybody have any questions? commissioner cavellini: have you had a karaoke bar before? ye commissioner cavellini: i am sorry. i do not speak chinese. in san francisco you had a karaoke bar? or you have been working at a carrier ould bar before? >> mostly, i do entertainment around the area for many years. commissioner cavellini:can yo tellmehere >> san franciscoe soni center. a chinese concert over there. at the city hall. at the palace. vice chair joseph: mr. chang, unfortunately your application is not filled out. mof igo t is the only way i know how. if you do not understand what i sayingstop m heplication, thepeyo smitted, is not filled out. herere manyreatou did not swer for instance what are your dooro

we also have two items from mr. chang, and i would give him a choice.o not want to have to have him necessarily stick around to the end of the meeting. depending on what he would like to do on that, we could consider both items 10 and then item 13 at the beginning of the regular calendar. so we are kind of shuffling as we go, but i think that should probably get the job done. other commission business? actually, we have -- let's see, now. is michael hennessey here? >> he is en route. commissioner moran: do we have any other other commission business. we do not. let's pass that item and then come back to that. >> we do have one speaker card request. commissioner moran: i'm sorry. i missed the communications. we have a letter summary advanced calendar. one thing i would like to point out on that -- first of all, i think it is helpful to have staff reports done that way. we have questions, we can raise them, but we do not need to. i would like to point out that for the second item, the annual water supply development report -- that shows that we continue t

i believe mr. chang is with us. if you could call 10. we're trying to keep this moving. >> item 10, presentation discussion of the rate fairness report and presentation on municipal power rates. shall i call 13 as well? president moran: um, no. >> in that case, let me run through quickly item 10. i am a member of the raid prepared this board. i would like to quickly give background on the board, the numbers, and our findings for rates for men is about power. in your presentation on page two. let me put this on the overhead. the rate fairness board was in november 2002 by 2002e, designed to set forth rate policies for the city. it is an advisory body from the charged with quoting public hearings in making rate policy recommendations to the puc. members of the board consists of four members of the polish, two appointed by the mayor. two from the board of supervisors. three members of the city departments. administrator, controller, and the office of public finance. this year, we had process for reviewing and is about power rates. in doing

now talk to those of you who is a professor of political science at city university of hong kong mr chang thanks very much indeed for being with us here in the program as we know china is the largest consumer of rain in oil do you believe that guider will be able to persuade beijing to limit its oil purchases from iran. i don't think this is the major issue or even sign american violations at the moment and certainly i. think i would make the request and the chinese authorities will probably promise to consider it but ultimately i do not believe that the chinese authorities would like to be seen to be cooperating with the united states to exert pressure on iran iran after all remains a very important and it's the supplier. especially because you're on relations with the united states are not and you are on has a specific strategic interest to maintain crawls relations with china well if the terrans arrive relations with the u.s. are quite tense at the moment and also we know that iran a number of occasions of threatened to close the major oil route in the persian gulf which is the strait

the demographic change is not something, mr. speaker, that happened last week. in fact, the demographic change is a factor -- was a factor during the election, and that is when the promises were made and not only with the prime minister but from aum the conservative party members who did exactly the same promises. we're talking about the politics of abandonment and deconcrete, mr. speaker. the right honorable prime minister. thank you, mr. speaker for talking about deceit. it's the liberal party which made record cuts in transfers to the provinces and individuals. for this government our commitment is clear. we're going to eliminate the deficit without cutting transfers to the provinces or individuals and at the same time, mr. speaker, we have a responsibility to future generations to ensure this system will be viable for the future and that is what we will do. >> mr. speaker, the conservatives failed in the commitment to the 2004 health accords including expanding reform care and getting prescription drug costs under control. now the prime minister made the situ

mr. president, do you want to change 40 years of polarization and sweep away the fundamentals of the country? you don't get that option. you get, you know, bad option "a" or bad option "b." and you know, the more i read through this stuff, i said, that's the story here, is the constraints on this office. and i think there's a -- we all like to view the presidency in a much more heroic way, perhaps, than the reality. the truth is, you know, it's always in hindsight that these guys look heroic. in the day-to-day, you know, bu business of the presidency, it's a lot of clerical work. >> to govern is to choose and the choices are never easy. and there's nothing out there right now that shows this more clearly than the decision memos you have in this piece, showing just how difficult these choices are. ryan lizza of the new yorker, thank you very much for this exclusive interview tonight. >> thanks for having me. >>> coming up, after a year of recovery, congresswoman gabrielle giffords announces she will resign from congress. her friend and colleague, debbie wasserman schultz joins me. >>> and a f

mr. gingrich should change that strategy by not blaming the media? do you think that's a factor? >> i think that mr. gingrich, pushing back on some of the media spin, has been a plus, and i applaud that. because the american people, they don't care about all that. the american people are waking up that the dirty gutter politics of how things work in some campaigns. so i applaud the way he has been addressing the accusations by the media. i really do. and here's the other thing that a lot of people don't understand or appreciate. most of the american people feel exactly the same way. so i don't have a problem with the way he's addressing the media and some of the things that they want to make the center of attention and the american people are saying we want to know how we're going to solve problems. >> you got out a little while ago, suspending your campaign. but as we have been looking at this particular gop race, one moment you're up, one moment you're down. every single candidate. do you ever think at times like may believe i should have stuck it out longer? >> i don't have any

mr. gingrich should change that strategy of not blaming the meetd ya? do you think that is a factor? >> i think that mr. gingrich pushing back on some of the media spin has been a plus. i applaud that because the american people don't care about all that the. the american people are waking up to the dirty gutter politics of how things work in some campaigns. i applaud the way he addresses the accusations by the media. most of the american people feel likely the same way. ip don't have a problem with the way he is addressing the media and some of the things they want to make the center of attention and the american people are saying we not to know how to fix things and how so solve problems. >> i have to ask you this question because you said you were suspending your campaign. as we've been looking at it this particular gop race, one moment you're up and one moment you're down. every single candidate. do you ever think at times maybe i should have stuck it out longer? do you have any regrets? >> no, i don't. raise is i got out of the race because i put family first, and offany regrets

changes. they will not include cuts to people receiving those funds. >> mr. speaker, last week in davos i will ream that the prime minister hinted about amending the pension plan and the old age security plan. the prime minister is ignoring the needs of over half of odd canadians who count on the federal plan. i'm asking the prime minister today what are his true intentions to the millions of canadians who depend solely on the government pension plan anded old age security. >> the honorable minister of human resources. >> why did they vote against but twice increasing the gis exemption. why did they vote against pension income splitting for speakers. why did he they vote against so many things that have so many seniors off the tax rolls and out of poverty. why? >> good question. >> the honorable member for kings land. >> mr. speaker, it was cruel for the kwefshg actives to deny low income seniors the family care giver tax credit. it's heartless to force low income seniors on welfare rolls by raising the age from 55 to 67. the fact is mr. speaker for kanldian

she'll attend a un security council meeting tomorrow to lend support to syrians seeking democratic change. mrston says the u.s. will support an arab backed condemnation of the regime saying he is blocking a peaceful transition and warned instability could spill all over into the middle east. >> and vice president biden admitted he advised the president against a mission that killed osama bin laden and praised the resolve for going forward with it. >> he knew what was at stake. not just of lives of the brave warriors but the presidency. he pulled a trigger. >> the comments came during a weekend democratic retreat. the vice president says he wanted more evidence osama bin laden was at that compound. biden said all of the top advisors were hesitant about the raid except for current defense secretary who supported the mission. the pakistani doctor who helped the u.s. identify his location could be charged with treason in his country. he is believed to have helped the cia collect dna samples from residents in osama bin laden compound to verify he lived. >> there brave concerns about a pill said to

mr. hill, you can make that change in the third tier 2 address that. with respect to the mayor, i still think this should be raised to 80,000, and if you use the same 1.5 factor that would

mr. hill, you can make that change in the third tier 2 address that. with respect to the mayor, i still think this should be raised to 80,000, and if you use the same 1.5 factor that would require 120,000 in qualifying contributions from at least 1200 contributors by a certain deadline. if they are incumbent i would support the mayoral iec of $2 million on page four and five. the timing of the payments on page 7, 142 days. i think that this kind of works. i would look at something in that neighborhood that was like 147. there was a provision elsewhere that candidates can claim the funds up to 40 days after the election and i thought that the program has 40 days post for a total of 180 days. this is close to that. 142 eventually falls on a sunday. and there is a proposal to eliminate the candidate available disbursement limit and i think that this is important to retain because this is not always necessarily the case, that there are no funds in the campaign fund/the number of candidates to provide the maximum allowable funds, and that is why this proces

when asked if he still believed in hope and change for america, mr. obama said he is more optimistic now than when he first ran. we're following some breaking news now regarding d.c. ward 5 councilman harry thomas jr. tonight we've learned that attorneys for thomas are in negotiations with prosecutors to reach a plea agreement. sources say no agreement has been reached at this time. thomas is under a federal criminal investigation for misspending $300,000 in city money. he promised to repay all the money, but today he failed to make a $50,000 payment to the district. if he is ten days late on that payment, he faces even more penalties. >>> the winter weather has arrived. as cold air blasts the region. some people saw snow, others felt ferocious wind. and you know what? it's not over yet. tonight shoem ary stone is out with how people are coping with the cold weather. we begin with chief meteorologist doug kammerer. >> it is a cold one. temperatures in to the 20s. the wind is still the biggest factor. our current wind chill 11 degrees with a temperatur

nomination of any person to be the bureau's first director until changes were made to the structure, not its authorities. during the september hearing on mr. cordray's nomination i stated that i feel these changes would help to preserve the checks and balances in our constitution. the recess appointment has shown that the president is not much interested in any constitutional checks on his power. my democratic colleagues seem to share the same opinion. the bureau is so receive a total of $29 million in federal reserve money and it could grow to well over a half a billion dollars by early next year. so these payments are made directly to the bureau without any oversight through any congressional appropriation's process and the bureau has already hired 800 people and it's been reported that the bureau hopes to hire as many as 1,000 people thby the end of th year some making 225,000 tl$225 year. my colleagues have resisted this, every effort to make it accountable. and they have cut this committee's funding by 25% making it more difficult to oversee these massive departments that are growing in size and power under dodd-frank. as i said many

mr. reuss, how has your company changed since the bailout in 2009? >> i think the most important thing, and i have been on the company for probably 25 years here, so i have seen it before and after and i'm really happy with the focus on the customer and the products. so i would say the biggest change we have is the laser-like focus on delivering products that people really want to buy. i think you're seeing that in the marketplace here. so i think that's probably the single biggest thing that i see. >> how many employees does gm have and how many did it have? >> oh, geez, you know, i'd hate to give point estimates on that. but we have roughly 100,000 people that make our cars, you know, across the world. so -- you know, before and after is kind of a tough -- there wasn't one point, you know, where i can draw the line and say, today it was this number and tomorrow it's this number. we have added about 16,000 people back here over the last months. and probably put $5.5 billion back into the u.s. economy. so we're opening our facilities that were either

changes, where we are reducing our boat, if you will. by $22 million. the recall of assets from water to power reflected here as well, as mr. ritchie described. so, generally an overall modest change. in looking at the authorized positions, similarly pretty flat. look at the changes. not a lot to address their. here is my overall organizational structure. you see, from the boxes of activity, you can see where our operating funds are falling within the organization. you can see where the position loading is. notice the box on the extreme left. energy infrastructure planning and development is where we implement energy efficiency and the renewables project. not a lot of operating budget there for 21 positions, but that is where a large part of our capital program dollars go, with energy efficiency investments, renewables investments, including go solar. we are sticking with our focus for priorities on providing high-quality service, planning for the future, and meeting those green and sustainable objectives that we have been talking about in our climate action plan and our strategic sustainability plant and the various policy

we will talk about that coming up. ,,,, >>> so i'm thinking we should change his name to mr. sunshine. >> that's probably a good idea. due get 70 degrees in -- you don't get 70 degrees in january in northern california unless he is your weather man. >> that's right. i think we will get closer to that in the next couple of days. >> you have to deliver now. >> we could use the rainfall but we're not getting it right now. a weak cold front making its way through the bay area today. a lot of clouds outside right now. but not much in the way of rain. most of that continues to just pass on by to the north of us. we stay high and dry and that's the way it will be over the next few days, and until that front continues to move on through and the backside, we will see a little more sunshine this afternoon. and partly cloudy sky, and the temperatures in the 50s, to some mid-60s in some of the warmest parts of the bay area. tonight, likely to see a couple of patches of fog making a return, especially in the valleys. some of that dense fog will show up there inland. 30s and 40s for overni

the change, the demographic change is not something, mr. speaker, that happened last week. in fact, the demographic change is a factor, was a factor during the election, and that is when the promises were made and not only from the prime minister, but from all the conservative party members who did exactly the same, made exactly the same problems. that's why we're talking about the politics of abandonment and deceit, mr. speaker. [applause] >> translator: the right honorable prime minister. >> translator: thank you, mr. speaker. we're talking about deceit, the liberal party which made record cuts in transfers to the provinces and individuals. for this government our commitment is clear, we are going to eliminate the deficit without cutting transfers to the provinces or individuals and at the same time, mr. speaker, we have a responsibility to futuregen eights. future generations to insure that the system will be viable for the system and that is what we will do. [applause] >> [inaudible] >> mr. speaker, the conservatives failed in their commitments, the 2004 health accords i

mrs. obama helped spearhead these change autos when we send our kids to school we have a right to expect thathey won't be eating the kind of fatty, salty, sugary foods we're trying to keep from them when they're at home. >> and this includes providing only fat free and low fat mic, no chocolate and reducing salt and fat. the healthy hunger free kids act will be phased in during the next school year. >> also in washington arizona representative gabby giffords turned in her resignation to congress today. >> she handed her res res nation letter after a tribute on the house floor. giffords stepping down to focus on her recovery from a shooting in tucson last year, her mother and husband watched as lawmakers praised her for her dignity and courage. >> all of us come to the floor today, colleagues of congress woman gabby giffords to salute her as the brightest star among us. the brightest star congress has ever seen. >> i am so proud of my friend. and it will be one of the great treasures my life to have met gabby giffords and served with her in this body. >> this was congress woman debbie waserman

change planning department to planning commission? supervisor kim: yes. that was not in the draft that was given to us. mr. elliott would like us to make this changes. under item b. if we change to planning commission. i am not sure if planning department is referred again in this charter amendment, is it? the motion would be to accept all those amendments. we have a second or we can do that without opposition? >> do we need a motion to continue or is this automatic? >> you are required to continue but you should make a motion. >>supervisor kim: will be hearig this on thursday, february second. i do look forward to continuing to work with the mayor's office on this. thank you. thank you to the members of the public that came out. can you please call item 4 and 5? >> item 4, charter amendments that a man to charter -- the charter to replace boating with a runoff election. clarifying implementation of ranked choice votin. >> supervisor kim: i thought that although they have different outcomes intended in each charter member proposal i thought it would be important to hear those together and to get public comm

changed. it is as simple as that. >> mr. benjamin linn. >> hello.o years of his administration. if he would have, we could use those resources to rebuild america and we would be recovering. instead, this economy has gone from bad to worse. i am pro-life, pro-family. i believe and support the traditional marriage of one man and one woman. liberals are trying to say the two men or to the women recognize as legally married is normal. to me, that is not normal. i am raising a nine-year-old son, and i want him to have opportunities like a i did. i think it is time to pull troops out of iraq and afghanistan and bring them home. let the people in the middle east run their countries. our job is not to beat the police men of the world. our job is to defend america and make it strong again. when you have fellow americans losing jobs, that is not a republican or democrat problem. that is an america problem. from george washington to george w. bush, we have an $8 trillion debt and president obama will double bed in four years. -- that in four years. america can