then we have a legal right to say therefore, their determination is mr. guido is the interim president with the executive authorities of the presidency. we recognize that. that's one determination. the other one is, if we or enough governments make that determination are we basically just marching a man off to prison. and that's a tough decision and this is why we're in meetings like this right now to work our way through these difficult problem sets which allows me despite the fact that you stubbornly put the question to me during my fascinating first presentation or maybe it was the second one and that is take a look at this de-aspra. not because there are 4 million venezuelans in it but by definition they are located outside of the reach of the current maduro government in venezuela. and can they do to some extent perform some of the functions that an interim president in venezuela would normally want to do, would very much like to do, but is not going to be permitted to do so, because he is in the control of -- the tentacles of the octopus who is running th

with the international community, we're talking 13 plus countries that have already acknowledged mr. guidos the legitimate president, then we can see finally that inflexion point and that much long desired change in venezuela. >> so we should not assume, catherine, that just because the generals, a couple of maybe who are in his pocket, throw their weight behind him, that the military will follow suit because i hate to say it, money is worthless there, but bullets have a lot of value. >> that's right. that's right look, the jerns are baltimore, sold, and paid for that's why the military has been in alignment with the current regime for so long despite massive starvation, a derth of medical supplies, much death and destruction. this is a really savage humanitarian crisis, brian, and, yeah, the generals, for are sure, are going to stick with the guy who is, you know, lining their pockets, but at the end of the day, if pressure continues to mount as it is, so aggressively against this regime, i think his days are really numbered. >> especially if you cut off the money supply because, as we ha

the united states is poised to recognize mr. guido as the interim president. use military power if necessary to back up mr. guaido? >> let me answer that in three parts. number one, i'm not th ouster in chief or anything like it the credit belongs to the venezuelan people. they have taken to the streets this is their movement this is about them they are courageous and facing the threat of imprisonment number two, the decider here is the president who has never needed convincing on venezuela do i offer ideas sure he has a team around him he has never needed convincing he has raised it with me, the issue of venezuela, more than i raised it with him i haven't had to raise it with him. he cares about this. as far as the analysts saying how would they know? the trump administration is not going to publish a plan, here's what we'll do to keep our folks safe i can tell you i have been in contact with the state department and the people in charge of this and they do have a plan and they have several contingencies to plan on the most important, no harm should ever come

mr. tom guido. on behalf of supervisor stefani for the late mr. john james walsh, and on behalf of supervisor stefani and supervisor peskin, for the late mr. michael richard farris, sr., and the late richard newsom. >> president yee: okay. that brings us to the end of the agenda. madam clerk, are there any further business before us? but before you say anything, i want to say thank you to my colleagues for making this meeting easy to chair. i know it won't be like this every week, but thank you for today. madam chair? >> clerk: that concludes our business for today, mr. president. >> president yee: okay. meeting adjourned. shop and dine in the 49 promotes local businesses and challenges residents to do their shopping and dining within the 49 square miles of san francisco. by supporting local services within our neighborhoods, we help san francisco remain unique, successful, and vibrant. so where will you shop and dine in the 49? >> my name is ray behr. i am the owner of chief plus. it's a destination specialty foods store, and it's also a corner g

mr. tom guido. on behalf of supervisor stefani for the late mr. john james walsh, and on behalf of supervisor stefani and supervisor peskin, for the late mr. michael richard farris, sr., and the late richard newsom. >> president yee: okay. that brings us to the end of the agenda. madam clerk, are there any further business before us? but before you say anything, i want to say thank you to my colleagues for making this meeting easy to chair. i know it won't be like this every week, but thank you for today. madam chair? >> clerk: that concludes our business for today, mr. president. >> president yee: okay. meeting adjourned. >> clerk: the meeting is being called to order at 5:30 p.m. this is a regular meeting of the small business commission held on monday, january 14, 2019. the small business commission thanks media services and sfgovtv for televising the meeting which can be viewed on sfgovtv 2 or channel 7 # or live streamed at sfgov.org. members of the public, please take this time to silence your phones or ellectronic devices. speakers are requ

mr. tom guido. on behalf of supervisor stefani for the late mr. john james walsh, and on behalf of supervisor stefani and supervisor peskin, for the late mr. michael richard farris, sr., and the late richard newsom. >> president yee: okay. that brings us to the end of the agenda. madam clerk, are there any further business before us? but before you say anything, i want to say thank you to my colleagues for making this meeting easy to chair. i know it won't be like this every week, but thank you for today. madam chair? >> clerk: that concludes our business for today, mr. president. >> president yee: okay. meeting adjourned. of discussion here with yourself included. >> sure. >> i do have a couple of questions. i remembered that girl last, but these are key. i think commissioner lee might be the best person to answer these, i'm very familiar with conducting sound tests where the hiring consultants. i've had to do that many times. i am less with decibel leader -- meter logs and installing limiters and what it actually entails. you might have some exp

mr. tom guido. on behalf of supervisor stefani for the late mr. john james walsh, and on behalf of supervisor stefani and supervisor peskin, for the late mr. michael richard farris, sr., and the late richard newsom. >> president yee: okay. that brings us to the end of the agenda. madam clerk, are there any further business before us? but before you say anything, i want to say thank you to my colleagues for making this meeting easy to chair. i know it won't be like this every week, but thank you for today. madam chair? >> clerk: that concludes our business for today, mr. president. >> president yee: okay. meeting adjourned. >> my s.f. dove -- government t.v. moment was when i received a commendation award from supervisor chris daly. then we sang a duet in the board chamber. [singing] >> happy anniversary san francisco government t.v. happy anniversary to you. happy anniversary san francisco government t.v. anniversary, anniversary, happy 25th anniversary to you. [♪] shop and dine in the 49 promotes local businesses and challenges residents to do th

strongly supports the national assembly and mr. guido. maduro must go.dministration is short of formally recognizing guido as the interim president of venezuela. in response maduro ordered a revision of venezuela's diplomatic relationship to the president. who elects the president of venezuela? he won a second term in an election that other governments have called a sham. the opposition-led assembly began a legal process to replace him. the united says three million venezuelans have fled the country over the years escaping violence, inflation and food and medicine shortages. >> sandra: a tip from a student in upstate new york has saved the lives of many. >> absolutely saved lives. if they had carried out the plot which every indication is they were going to, people would have died. >> sandra: why these three men along with a 16-year-old teenager are suspected of planning to carry out a deadly explosive attack. >> bill: trade talks between the u.s. and china remain frail at the moment as the administration continues to urge china to play fair. >> these pr

guido has declared himself the nations acting president. here is a portion of that session. it is about 40 minutes. >> thank you very much mr. president. we have a written text but before that i would like to share some thoughts with you. think mr. mike mr.eo -- we can even thank mike pompeo because in the failed -- in the face of the failure, they did not have enough weight to impose a resolution. they convened a meeting of the security council. thought aboutro appealing to this body not only to debate the case of venezuela and growththe latent of intervention and interference by the united states in our country. that this say opportunity, in this case the united states is not behind the coup d'État, it is in advance, it is the vanguard of the coup d'État, it is dictating the order. to the satellite governments in the region and it seems in europe and other parts of the world. as proof we have tweets from , calls to the bolivar forces, to the national army to take position against legitimate authority, against the constitutional government of president maduro from secretary of state pompeo and president trump. on the 22nd, vice presid

guido is pushing out maduro from power. he told "the washington post" the opposition is in secret talks with military about ousting mr. maduro. he called for new rounds of anti-government protests. >> translator: we have events this week on wednesday and saturday. we have been asked, why not every day. we are in the process in venezuela where we have to fight to eat. we have to fight to survive. we are aware we can't do this without freedom. >> in a wide ranging interview with cnn turk, he said the u.s. is behind a coup to drive him out of power. meanwhile, john bolton reiterated the support for guido. he tweeted any opposition would be met with a significant response. one common denominator, both men are seeking the support of venezuela's military. over the weekend, they appealed to combat forces, urging them to join their sides. we have the latest from caracas. >> reporter: tension remains high here in caracas. on sunday, both maduro, the embattled president and juan guiado, the president who swore himself in as acting president, in order to call for fresh, free, fair elections pitched to the same audience, the mili

guido has declared himself the nations acting president. here is a portion of that session. it is about 40 minutes. >> thank you very much mr. president.ve a written text but before that i would like to share some thoughts with you. think mr. mike