mr. allen grossman. i have known mr. grossman the last two years. he has been on the sunshine task force. he is one of the strongest advocates of open and transparent government. the relevance of that is the ethics commission is the enforcement agency for when the sunshine ordinance issues orders a determination. for the last two years, unfortunately, the ethics commission has not been forced any orders of determination. -- has not enforced any orders of determination. i think that is because they're not strong advocates on the ethics commission. regarding ms,. liu, i am sure she is a fine attorney, but i am troubled by the fact she represents the city on many matters. i would think that ms. liu would have to recuse herself at a time there was an ethical issue regarding the city of san francisco. finally, let me say this. i would like to see this committee start appointing more seniors ouon commissions and boards. seniors. a lot of wisdom, and most importantly, they're not looking for the next step on the latter, so that can speak more frankly witho

mr. grossman. you probably remember my public comments from several weeks ago, so i will not repeat them, but in the interim, the city attorney has characterized the sunshine task force as a kangaroo court and out to get -- terminate city employees. those outrageous statements make it imperative that you support mr. grossman on the ethics committee so that he can attempt to enforce orders of determination. thank you. >> good afternoon. i am chairman of the sunshine ordinance task force, speaking parley as chairman of the task force and partly as an individual. regarding the remarks made by the previous speaker, the city attorney has not issued any statement regarding the task force. those remarks came from the city attorney's press spokesman, and mr. dorsey has told me and told the sfbaycitcitizencolumnist.or that those remarks are coming from him as a city employee, said they are not to be reflected in any way of the city attorney's position. regarding the appointment to the ethics commission, i w

mr. grossman is a model public citizen. whenever the three years that i served on the task force, i have found mr. grossman to be a strong, knowledgeable, and articulate advocate for the public. he is wise, fair, passionate. he often calls us to task and helps us learn how we can be more effective. he has been helpful to us. he has been working with us to improve how we do our job and we need him to be on the commission to support san francisco. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i am a friend of dorothy. i have been a resident of san francisco since 1993. when i think about the qualities of a commissioner on the ethics commission, i want someone who is responsible, as integrity, and they have strong analytical skills. she conducts herself with dignity and decorum. if you were starting from scratch, you would be well served by using her as a prototype. i have seen her counsel and guide her compliance to understand. i have watched as the people develop trust that she had researched and analyze issues the early. she can work to

mr. grossman. are there any questions for the applicants? i have a couple questions, mr. grossman. you talked about the importance of the ethics commission in being a body that enforces ethics. what do you consider to be the most important charter mandate that is currently not being met by the commission? >> what it is not doing now that could be done? i think it is slowly the slow realization that open government is important for what it does. without that, -- open government and good government work together, hand in hand. supervisor kim: what criteria did you think should be used to determine who registers as a lobbyist? >> who registers as a lobbyist? supervisor kim: what criteria should be used? >> i think anybody who is a hired gun to interface with a political official should register. you have this great area involving managers. i don't think the way that they cloak it should be the difference. i think the rules should be written in a way that anybody who is actually doing that should register. the other thing i think they should do is to make sure that the person with whom

mr. allen grossman and miss dorothy liu. this will be an opportunity for you to speak to the committee in terms of your qualifications and why you would like to serve at the commission. >> i am not allen grossman. i did not quite get that last part. -- i am allen grossman. i did not quite get that last part. you want me to review? i just did not understand what you said. supervisor kim: take a couple of minutes to present your qualifications and why you would want to sit on the ethics commission. >> ok. well, you have the supplemental material provided. i think it tells you pretty much about my status in the city. i have lived here 33 years. i moved from chicago. i have been in california since 1976, pretty good education, and i have had 50-plus years of private practice as a business lawyer. that being said, there are a few other things i want to expand on that

mr. grossman will meet at the brussels forum entitled bridging the trust deficit with pakistan. in moscow, ambassador grossman is scheduled to meet with deputy foreign minister, the director of the federal drug control service as well as special presidential representative to afghanistan to discuss a range of issues related to afghanistan, including counternarcotics cooperation to ensure mutually re-enforcing efforts. following president karzai's march 22nd announcement of the start of the transition, close coordination between u.s. -- between the u.s., our allies and partners is even more essential as we begin to realign our civilian and military resources to support the afghan government's increasing responsibility for security and essential service delivery for its citizens. this morning at the u.n. security council there were consultations held on a draft resolution which will put additional pressure on lauren bago to step aside. we strongly support this draft resolution and also today the united nations human rights council in geneva adopted an important resolution by consen