i would like to introduce mr. ford. >> welcome to the 47th annual cable car bell ringing competition. this is one of a kind. this is a comptation -- competition for the world championship and thank you for coming. i also have to thank our cable car grip men and conductors. every day they help move people around our city, they're great ambassadors and do a great job entertaining visitors to our fine city. we have two members from the mta board, bruce oka and malcolm hideke here today. i'd like to thank our judges. we have judges representing a lot of president businesses here in the union square area. with that, to all the mta employees and fine citizens of san francisco, thank you for joining us today and thank you for your support. >> matt ford, ladies and gentlemen. the bell ringing competition is a two-part event today. we have professionals competing for a number of prizes in the coveted title of world champion bell ringer. for the amateur portion we have executives from some of our local media outlets competing fo

mr. ford wrote to you, to the board of supervisors. this is what he said, generating approximately 500 annually in total through 2012. in the operating budget. either they will pay it or they will not, and if they are we think it is only reasonable for the board to make sure there is increased revenue in this amount. supervisor avalos: thank you. supervisor mirkarimi: mr. rose, i think you have earned your advertising today. i agree in your policy recommendation. concerns are outstanding about the lack of guarantees, so if we are going to engage in a contract that we are supposed to deliver a certain sum of, that has now been made dubious. i think that it is a wise decision to continue this until we have a more precise agreement. supervisor avalos: thank you. that would be especially if we change the type of advertising to cover the buses' windows, something that previously the supervisors had been uncomfortable with. can we open this up for public comment? number five? seeing no one, we will closed public comment. supervisor mirkarimi

i want to ask mr. ford, and during the nixon era, we had the cia and fbi doing their job and they brought mr. nixon in to accountability. now we have a situation where all three branches of the government, cia, fbi, and national security, all supposed to be protecting the country. here we have a problem at the border. we could call in the national guard at any time. we do not a lot when there are riots in california but we cannot provide what is basically for our children and grandchildren over the next generations. it takes me back to an old testament scripture. the babylonians had the entire nation of israel in their hands -- host: anything to comment on? guest: the issue is the threat on the border, the government has stepped up in terms of law enforcement on the border. i think there is an understanding that there is a threat coming across and we are trying to deal with it but the results are not as apparent as we would like to see because they do not have a good basis for measuring progress. host: next

mr. paulson. >> i want to say -- ♪ climb every work force mountain ford every stream until you find your academyream , in every work force mountain ford every stream soar in the sky fly and ford every stream until you find your dream ♪ supervisor chiu: thank you for always giving us the sound of music. any other public speakers on this topic? seeing none, public comment on this item is closed. supervisor mirkarimi: colleagues, i would love it if you certainly move this forward with recommendations. i see this ordinance just again institutionalizing what are some ongoing practices, but it focuses on the missing links of vocational training, and that is where i hope we endeavor to unify city and county with unified school district, city college, and ultimately speaking with hiring and recruiting practices in the public safety sector of our city to give our young people a chance to have a job with something that they might seek, summer -- some real career potential, and i think the dividends are completely without any ceiling. supervisor chiu: thank you. i want to thank you for your leadership on t

mr. chairman, you do have a quorum. item three is communications, and i know of none at this time. director ford: ok, next item. >> item four, board of director's new and/or old business. [no audio] item five, executive director [no audio] >> good morning. today, we have a number of exciting things to report on. you'll hear in a moment from our public relations team on a number of items that will be coming up. but i did want to announce to everyone and invite everyone to our new ground break. it will take place on august 11 at 10:00 a.m. at the thetransbay terminal at [no audio] you'll be hearing more about that in the coming weeks. with respect to our progress since our last week, paula clark is currently 25% complete. we expect that the budget is shoring and expertise in package will be advertised and available to bidders at the end of this month. we are continuing to work and coordinate with various stakeholders, city departments, and caltrans. specifically, we have been meeting with the planning department and the department of public works on the various applications that need to take place

mr. murray, part of the reasons why we continue this case, it was not clearly stated, at least for myself, we understood the fact that you brought ford -- that you brought forward with this particular medallion holder. what i was looking for was some type of nexus between the penalties that you have written a new statute verses what you have traditionally done in similar instances related to not only the workman's comp, but the other issues. and what you have proposed in your brief. i don't see that nexus. i have given you an opportunity, if you like to respond to that. >> >> so, i mean the way that i'm understanding the question is why were things done a certain way before and being done a certain way today? is that correct? commissioner fung: no. let me be more specific then. the statutes call for, there are some monetary penalties, up to $500 for a major infraction. i don't know how you characterize this particular -- it hasn't really been stated in your brief but i'm assuming you are thinking this is a major infraction. >> that's correct. commissioner fung: going toward rev ovation and -- rev occasion and not suspension. then you

mrs. r. last large project. we have done many small projects in our community for many years, and this is just a culmination of the long years of work by our board of, our current ford, because previous boards -- the place was in neglect, and since we acquired a project manager to help us manage our property, we have had much success, and we have a lot of admiration for the neighboring communities surrounding us, and we get a lot of compliments on how we have relief renovated and repaired a lot of things that originally were there, -- how we have really renovated and repaired a lot of things that originally were there. we're asking for approval so we can enjoy our amenities. this is a private homeowner association supported and maintained by the association. thank you for your time. >> thank you. >> i am all homeowner of 56 garrison avenue which abuts the area of the proposal is being asked to expand. i argue the quality of life will suffer during and after the construction of the facility. it will potentially increase criminal activity. our homeowner covenants do not allow homeowners to modify town halls, increase the design in any way, yet they are asking that of

and so, obviously president ford recognized the value of scouting in his life. . mr. gohmert: i owed the army four years from an army scholarship at texas a&m and from the years of being a boy scout, i was good at orient jeering. the process of taking a map and a compass and finding your way from point a to point b, getting back, those were things that were important to know when you were in the army and there's no question i was quite good at it in the army because i had fantastic training in the boy scouts. same way learning to fire a .22 out on the range as a very young boy, boy scout, the first day, the camping, the cooking, all about this planet and the things that occupied the planet. this amazing creation that god provided to us, we learned and studied and had to spend a great deal of time becoming so acquainted with as boy scouts. and it may seem silly but when my wife and i were helping some decorations before a big dance there in tyler, there were some ladies on a big scissor lift helping put up heavy 10-pound, 15-pound decorations to suspend the from the ce

mr. nardelli. you were anyoble to survive bece you did a good job and you didn't get tainted by taking government money. >> i think clearly everybody resonated with the fact that forducturing ourselves to get back to profitability. that resonated with everybody. the letter and notes and the feeling that we didn't take precious taxpayer money and we were runninging a good business with great products. >> five quarters in a row and your market share is increasing. how much of a benefit did you get? how many rewards did you reap based on the troubles that toyota went through in the past year, having to recall 2.3 million cars? >> all the data says that most of the people selecting ford, it's about 50/50 between the japanese offerings and also the other offerings from around the world. i think it's really the strength of the new product line, having a complete product line. >> it's hard to deny their nightmare was your gain. >> i'm sure they will get it fixed. they're a great company, but we are so pleased people love the ford product line. >> let me ask you about broader issues. you hear people talking about the possibility that the country could head into a double di