mr. herrera. i've known him for a long time, and i have the highest respect. but this item, supervisors, is a classic -- and i emphasize, classic case of how government grows. so on page 24 of our report, we are recommending that you deny one full-time equivalent new 8177 attorney position proposed for handling civil conservatorship proceedings. as you know, the board of supervisors approved an ordinance to allow the city attorney to appoint conservators, approximately 491 cases that's consistent with what the city attorney said, approximately 500 cases will be transferred from the district attorney to the city attorney on january 1, 2019. [please stand by for captioner switch]

mr. herrera. >> i'm sorry. >> one thing that was pointed out to me. couple of years ago we started doing lawyer work here. i we have lawyers that handled lawyers law work. never came back and look for additional funding for that either. that is going to be consumed within this unit that is going to be -- >> supervisor cohen: we've got some questions here that i want to get some clarity on. i want to go back to the state lsl

mr. herrera. >> i'm sorry. >> one thing that was pointed out to me. couple of years ago we started doing lawyer work here. i we have lawyers that handled lawyers law work. never came back and look for additional funding for that either. that is going to be consumed within this unit that is going to be -- >> supervisor cohen: we've got some questions here that i want to get some clarity on. i want to go back to the state legislation. it passed out of committee 31-0 and frankly i believe expected to pass. what are the implications of this legislation passing? what are the implications going to on city county of san francisco? >> it's hard to predict. my understanding of that legislation, i don't pretend to be an expert on it, it will expand the definitions of who can be conserved. there will be an increase in the population if they need help. it expands the definition who can be conserve. that would lead more work on top of the 500 cases existing now with the current definition. >> supervisor cohen: i need to take a moment. i have not read the legislati

mr. dennis herrera, he has an $86 million budget, request of $3.6 million increase, 311 personnel and he is requesting three additional personnel. >> thank you, chair cohen. i understand your direction was to be fast, fun and thoughtful, was the directive given at the beginning. [chuckles] as long as the budget analyst doesn't have anything to say, i'm sure we could be fast and fun. chair and supervisors, thank you for the opportunity to make office budget presentation to you. first off, i want to acknowledge your job as budget committee is the hardest, most important and under appreciated in all of city government. even at the best of times your role requires tough decisions with limited resources and i know you all do it quite capebly each and every year, so thank you. i'm here with my chief financial officer, dora akai. i will briefly summarize our role. in a nutshell, as many of you are aware we assist in the drafting of legislation, provide objective legal advice so decision makers like you, can make decisions based on a common understanding of the law. we review and approve contrac

herrera beutler: thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, mr. lamborn. let me also say thanks to kirk schroeder, who has been a partner with me on this legislation for a while. actually since before i was here he's been working on this bill. today is a good day. i'd like to think that there might still be salmon and steelhead to fish for when my great grandkids try fishing. that's from bob, who lives in brush prairie in my district. i heard his sentiments echoed from thousands of folks across southwest washington. unfortunately, our salmon runs are now fighting for survive a it's practically a miracle when a fish can make it up stream without getting caught between a sea lion's teeth. they certainly don't get caught unkansas citied. mr. speaker, what we currently have no the columbia river is an eyolk -- have on the columbia river is an ecosystem out of balance. i met with local fishing guides who with despair in their voices told me between 70% and 100% of the fish they land show visible signs of a struggle with a sea lion. barely escaping, becoming a m

herrera beutler, mr. taylor, mr. lowey, ms. kaptur, visclosky, mr. ryan of ohio, ms. wasserman schultz. the speaker pro tempore: the house will come to order. the house will come to order so e can proceed. for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina seek recognition? mr. jordan: mr. speaker, pursuant to house resolution 971, i ask that the -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. the house will come to order. please take your conversations off the floor. the gentleman may proceed. >> mr. chairman, pursuant to house resolution 971, i ask as the designee of the chairman to call up house resolution 970 and ask for its immediate consideration in the house. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: house resolution 970, resolution insisting that the department of justice fully comply with the requests including subpoenas of the permanent select committee on intelligence and the subpoena issued by the committee on the judiciary relating to potential violations of the foreign intelligence surveillance act by p

mr. speaker, h.r. 2083, the endangered salmon and fisheries predation prevention act, authored by my colleague, ms. herrera beutler of washington, clarifies the authority and streamlines the process to manage sea lion populations that are decimating e.s.a.-listed salmon, steelhead and other nonlisted species. such as the white surgeon in the lower columbia river. it also provides endangered speas cease act salmon in the lower columbia river a habitat where they can recover while controlling the stocks of sea lions on a limited basis this bill will benefit the residents of the pacific northwest who have invested millions of dollars to protect, restore, and enhance salmon and other endangered species on the columbia river. in my home state of wyoming, mr. speaker, we are far too familiar with the abuses of the endangered species act. the goal of the e.s.a. should be to recover species, not place restrictive and unnecessary burdens and protections on threatened and endangered species into perpetuity. while the engaged species act possess as a whole must be reformed, this bill provides a targeted approach to a

mr. mayor. you know, hearing from the law enforcement leadership of the city is really critical and we are proud to have with us today our city attorney, dennis herre herrera. our public defender jeff adache and then i want to turn it over to the chief law enforcement elected official for the city and county of san francisco, our district attorney george gascon. >> [applause] >> thank you, david. thank you, mr. mayor. thank you to the entire city family. you know, there are many things that we can today as to why there is something inherently wrong with what one particular candidate for mayor in this city is trying to propose. i will not mention the name because i don't want my statement to actually be googled and give any additional amplification to that person. is message is wrong for many different reasons. i'm going to touch up on three. one is about public safety. there are studies after studies and we are down to three and a half of three decades of sanctuary policies around this nation and we know that jurisdictions that have sanctuary policies actually are safer than jurisdictions that are not. i personally can speak not only because i know there i

herrera. here is your update for this hour former president george h.w. bush have been discharged after being treated for low pressure mrsh is deeply appreciative for the terrific care and th many good wishes that he has received secretary of stay mike pompeo was renewing his call to suspend venezuela from the group speaking to the oas members in washington pompeo accused -the venezuela president -- >>> although officers did not fire >> and saudi arabia has issued the first driving licenses to ten women as that country prepares to lift its ban on female drivers late r this mon women campaigned to drive remaining under arrests. they are awaiting a possible trial. you are up to date melissa, back to you >> sue herrera let's get back to josh lipton at the conference in san jose of e latest, josh >> reporter: they're getting people behind me excited about ios 12 there was a big focus on augmented reality. he talked about 2.0 and one big change that's coming here, a.r. app looks like they'll allow multiple users so two people can play the same are and see the same virtual objects that's a big deal to gamers. we talked about