thank you. >> i am speaking in opposition to mr. johns. i was appointed to the original landmarks board. i served on the board for 13 years under four mayors. after leading the board in 1980, i started my own preservation business during which i served over 200 clients. perhaps more important, i was on the steering committee for the development of prop j. we specifically did the qualifications for each of the seats except seat 7 so we would have a qualified, professional group of people doing this work. if you look at the language, you will see that the clear intent was a professional historian. i don't think he has any of those qualifications. i have to ask you to find someone else or ask the mayor to find someone else. there some historic preservation officials on staff. most young people don't even know how to do research. they don't know how to thoroughly evaluate other historians' intent with architectural surveys. we have to send word to the mayor that he needs to live up to the charter. and this appointment and others did not go thr

appointment makes sense, and having listened to what the individual indicated -- and by the way, mr. johns is a very reputable person, who i think should be committed for wanting to serve san francisco. on balance, i think there can be better appointments that can be made, and i was especially struck by the testimony of people in the field who felt that notwithstanding meeting the basic threshold to the extent you could make that point, the there could be better appointments, and it is for that reason that i will be voting against this nomination, but i do not think that it is as clear-cut as it has been made out to be. but i do think that we have an obligation to give everyone a fair chance, a fair hearing and then decide if on balance it is the right appointment for the city. i think there are enough people who, notwithstanding this individual's experience, can provide a lot more expertise to the city and county, which is why i will be voting against it. thank you. supervisor weiner: i will be supporting the nomination. i agree with supervisor campos that a reasonable argument can be mad

[applause] mr. john burton, we're ready to proceed. mr. burton flew from los angeles to be with us tonight. i appreciate your taking the time. welcome back. sure. if you would like, we can have another speaker go before you so you have time to set up, if you would like. ok. sure. let's move to another speaker while we try to get this fixed. is there someone who can help? ok. could i have the aclu here? your name has been mentioned a lot tonight. mr. allen hopper, director of police practices of the aclu for northern california. >> i do want to point out that i have a two-part presentation for you this evening. i would like to present a little video that will take eight or 10 minutes. i have a few minutes of comments. commissioner chan: maybe we will hold off on changing the laptop for now. >> do you want me to go ahead? >commissioner chan: yes, please. >> however you want to do it. commissioner chan: i think you can use it right now. go ahead. >> good evening. i'm the police practices director at the aclu of northern california. thank you

the solution has been solved by mr. john wilson. john "indiana jones" wilson. [chime] president mazzucco: your time is up, thank you. public comment? may i call item number three? >> the occ director's report. possible action to provide instruction to the department and the 2010 first amendment compliant thought it pursuant to department general order 8.10. >> on february 2, i presented a letter to this commission outlining newhall the budget instructions as with every other city departments. we were asked to provide a 10% budget reduction that amounted to $235,000 to propose another $235,000 for contingency reduction. as i advised to end the annual report as well as the letters i provided on february 2, those reductions would be the result of personnel reductions. for the first round of cuts, should they be taken in by the mayor and the budget office, it would result in the layoff of a couple of clerical positions as well as a vacant investigator position. any reduction in clerical staff would increase the workload of the investigators already have an extremel

for the late mr. john trana. for the late mrs. jesse zamuda. that concludes our business for today. president chiu: we are adjourned for today. supervisor mar: so here we go, everyone. the meeting will come to order. this is the regular meeting of the land use committee for the san francisco board of supervisors. this is the february 7, 2011, meeting. i am supervisor eric mar. next to us is supervisor malia cohen and scott wiener. our clerk is alisa somera. clerk somera: -- supervisor mar: i also want to thank sfgtv for televising this. ms. somera, we only have one item before us today. could you please read the item? clerk somera: a resolution authorizing the port of san francisco to accept and expend a great in the amount of 15,000 $200 from the california department of boating and waterways -- $15,200 from the california department of boating and waterways. supervisor mar: we have a speaker. >> this is for abandoned watercraft. staff has identified seven recreational vessels that have been in the jurisdiction that pose potential navigation and environmental hazards. that number c

for the late mr. john trana. for the late mrs. jesse zamuda. that concludes our business for today. president chiu: we are adjourned for today.

for the late mr. john trana. for the late mrs. jesse zamuda. that concludes our business for today. president chiu: we are adjourned for today. >> i work with the department of environment and we are recycling oil. thank you. we can go into a refinery and we can use it again. they do oil changes and sell it anyway, so now they know when a ticket to a. hal>> to you have something you want to get rid of? >> why throw it away when you can reuse it? >> it can be filtered out and used for other products. >> [speaking spanish] >> it is going to be a good thing for us to take used motor oil from customers. we have a 75-gallon tank that we used and we have someone take it from here to recycle. >> so far, we have 35 people. we have collected 78 gallons, if not more. these are other locations that you can go. it is absolutely free. you just need to have the location open. you are set to go. supervisor mar: so here we go, everyone. the meeting will come to order. this is the regular meeting of the land use committee for the san francisco board of supervisors. this is the february 7, 2011, meet

first, i want to think the supervisors who voted against mr. johns. i want to thank you for that. i was concerned about having someone who was a friend of the developer on the commission. i am glad we did not have all the votes we needed. on that issue, the language -- a number of the said there is a fair argument to be made that having experience in historic preservation was a condition. i do not agree. the grammar does not support that. there are a couple of qualifications in their. if you read the grammar carefully, it basically said a person has to be qualified under the secretary of interior standards and meet certain requirements, or these other things. the or only replies to the other things. they have to be qualified under the secretary of interior standards. the grammar makes it very clear. i can send an e-mail about that. i support kusf as it was and do not want to see it sold off. i have lived in that neighborhood for 14 years, just one block away. i like to see community radio. we have way too much commercial radio. the media has a big impact on our minds and our polit

. >> mr. john burton, do you want to give it another stab after technical difficulties? if you give it a try, i think it will work this time. >> the cure may be using somebody else's lap top. >> mr. burton is an attorney from los angeles. i believe you were the first attorney to successfully sue taser international after a shooting death. i wanted you to share your experiences on that. >> i have prepared a brief power. . -- a brief powerpoint. >> got it. >> here we go. the risks of this device are not apparent. these officers to go to these training sessions. they are tasered under controlled circumstances. it hurts like hell. they laugh afterward, go out in the field, and tend to use it in situations far below anything that would justify pulling a firearm, much less discharging it. they are trained that it is not a substitute for legal force. we will see why, as we show you my presentation, that is the case. when it talks about ecd's, electronic control devices, conduct electrical weapons -- tasers do not have a lockout device on model x26, which is the only one being s

mr. richard johns, a good friend of mine, also, very well known in our city and again, thank you for joining the historic preservation commission. your expertise will be of great value. we also have on our relocation commission, herb kahn, mr. kahn, thank you very much, your financial expertise will be of great value and you're a new appointment. thank you. and of course, my good friend, harry kim. harry, you've been around for a long, long time. you know this city very well and i know your experience will be of great value to us, too. and of course, florence cong, joining us for the first time on the city hall preservation advisory commission and she has recently been on our immigrant rights commission, as well. and being a contractor for the city, you'll look at every crack and you'll determine whether it's a new one or one to be maintained as a historical crack. i know your expertise will be very helpful. so, and thank you very much, everybody, for joining us, as well. is there anybody else i missed that should be here? anyway. with that, perhaps we should just get -- i'm sorry? for all o

it goes without saying that it is an immense honor to serve with our colleague from atlanta mr. john lewis his role in the civil rights movement is well documented and after today, when the president of the united states bestows upon him the nation's highest civilian honor, the presidential medal of freedom, it will be well recognized. on behalf of this committee and the people i represent in the fourth district of michigan, i want to extend a heart felt congratulations to john and the success of the civil rights movement was a victory for the african-american community and for every american. it may be a bit out of character for this committee but i would ask that we break with tradition and all join in a deserved round of applause for the honorable john lewis. [applause] >> with that welcome, secretary geithner. it's good to see you again and have you before the committee. it's been said the power to tax is the power to destroy. but last year's election shows the american people are increasingly concerned about the power of deficits. to destroy jobs, the sound dollar and ultimately

last night the home of democratic donor john door mr. obama had dinner with the top high-tech ceo they include oracle, yahoo, and cisco companies. the meeting comes in the after math of president obama's budget. republicans grumble doesn't cut it enough because it cuts too much. observers say the president is hoping businesses will step in where the government stepped out. >> it's going to hit on two things. it will hit on business which clearly he wants to reach out to business in a more positive specific way. it's also tech. and a big part of that budget that just came out is talking about investment. >> first thing off the bat is to thank him. we've already been reviewing budget proposal we've had on a federal level. there is $200 million that has been committed to the total of $49 # that we need to complete -- $498 that we need to complete that subway. >> reporter: gavin newsom, and attorney general harris at the airport yesterday to greet the president. bay area and san franciscans are important in this political environment. the pr

mr. john walsh is act comptroller of the currency. mr. chairman walsh assumed the position last august and previously served as chief of staff in public affairs. he has been with the occ since 2005 and prior to that was the executive director of the group 30. mr. walsh also serves with the senate banking committee from 86-92. i thank you for being here today. i regret that i had my surgery on my voicebox recently, but i hope it will clear up. chairman bernanke, you may begin your testimony. >> thank you. members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify about the federal reserves implementation of the dodd-frank act. it addresses critical gaps in the framework, many revealed by the recent financial crisis. the federal reserve is committed 20 working with the other regulatory agencies to implement the act effectively. we are cooperating with the international counterparts to further strengthen regulation to ensure a level playing field across country, and to enhance supervisory cooperation, and we have enhanced the supervi

it goes without saying that it's an honor to serve for the berkeley from atlanta mr. john lewis, his role in the civil rights movement is well documented and after today, when the president of the united states bestows upon him the nation's highest civilian honor, the presidential medal of freedom, it will be well recognized. on behalf of this committee and the people i represent in the fourth district of michigan, i want to extend it heartfelt congratulations to john, the success of the civil rights movement with a victory for the african-american community and for every american that may be a bit of character for this committee and i ask we break with tradition and all joined in a deserve a round of applause for the honorable john lewis. [applause] with that, welcome, secretary geithner. it's good to see you again and have you before the committee. it's been said that the power to tax is the power to destroy. but last year's election shows the american people were increasingly concerned about the power of deficits to destroy jobs sound dollar and ultimately their childre

and i know john is here with his family. his father. mr. osaki and his daughter, san and wife, julie, let's give it up to john osaki. [applause]. >> before i say anything. can we real quick give it up for john adachi. you know. i really want to think jeff for his leadership. his willingness. you have extended your office and given us this opportunity to create positive change in your schools, in our streets and i really want to thank you for that. i want to just make a couple quick announcements. to my colleagues. i am show proud what we have accomplished. we have given a voice to many who have suffered in silence. i want to acknowledge 2 individuals who have carried out our mission.

and i know john is here with his family. his father. mr. osaki and his daughter, san and wife, julie, let's give it up to john osaki. [applause]. >> before i say anything. can we real quick give it up for john adachi. you know. i really want to think jeff for his leadership. his willingness. you have extended your office and given us this opportunity to create positive change in your schools, in our streets and i really want to thank you for that. i want to just make a couple quick announcements. to my colleagues. i am show proud what we have accomplished. we have given a voice to many who have suffered in silence. i want to acknowledge 2 individuals who have carried out our mission. you met angela chan from the asian law office. can you give it up for them. i also want to say to be members of the safety america partnership. our efforts have been over lookd and unappreciated, but i know what tremendous contributions we have made to the quality of life in our neighborhoods. i am looking forward to continuing that in the future. it feels acwar

your testimony from administrator transportation security administration mr. johnt our nation's transportation systems. i'd like to welcome everybody to this first subcommittee meeting of the 100th of congress and i want to thank mr. pistole for joining us. i know is going to be a very informative effort. please delete the pleased to be joined by sheila jackson lee texas. the ranking member and i have had a strong working relationship and i look forward to continuing in this congress to make the tsa more effective in concert with her. the topic of the ceiling is terrorism and transportation security. i'd like to welcome our weaknesses. tsa administrator john pistole and thank him for being here today. we look for which your testimony and appreciate your time. let me first state and first and foremost that tsa is a counterterrorism agency, and it must maintain that mission. as its primary focus. if there are programs or offices within the tsa that do not directly support the primary mission or could operate more efficiently, this subcommittee will look closely to se

mr. speaker, my good friend, john arresperez. we do go back 20 years. susan did say just that, that there was no way that you would come down here. thank you for being here in these times. i do go back to our days at cal. in the late 1980's and early 1990's, we were also facing budget cuts. this threat of contract that the people have given to families and students, that you were going to get a high quality of moral education starting in kindergarten, all the way through college, if you could stay the course. we saought start to the road bak then. that is something that we continue to fight for. i want to thank you for your leadership. i cannot imagine someone who is more capable, strong, a willing leader at this time in the budget. so thank you, john, for your leadership. if you ride muni, if you send your children to public schools, if you use public parks or any of our libraries, you have felt the impact of the office of the assessor-recorder. someone told me yesterday that it is the office that most people have ever heard of. there is some truth to

meeting today to hear testimony from it in a straighter transportation security administration, mr. john his agency staffers to stop terrorists from carrying out threats on transportation. as i took a macro into the first subcommittee meeting, the 112th congress they want to thank mr. pistole for joining us. i know it will be informative after. please be joined in the subcommittee by ranking member sheila jackson lee. the ranking member and i have a strong relationship that look forward to continuing in this congress to make tsa more effective in concert with harry. the topic of this eeriness terrorism and transportation security. i would like to welcome our witnesses, tsa administrator john pistole and thank them for being here today. we look forward to your testimony and appreciate your time. let me first state -- first and foremost i tsa is a counterterrorism agency and it must maintain that mission as its primary focus. if there are programs or offices within the tsa that do not correctly support the primary mission or could operate more efficiently, the subcommittee will oppose it i

mr. john walsh is act comptroller of the currency. mr. chairman walsh assumed the position last august and previously served as chief of staff in public affairs. he has been with the occ since 2005 and prior to that was the executive director of the group 30. mr. walsh also serves with the senate banking committee from 86-92. i thank you for being here today. i regret that i had my surgery on my voicebox recently, but i hope it will clear up. chairman bernanke, you may begin your testimony. >> thank you. members of the cmmittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify about the federal reserves implementation of the dodd-frank act. it addresses critical gaps in the framework, many revealed by the recent financial crisis. the federal reserve is committed 20 working with the other regulatory agencies to implement the act effectively. we are cooperating with the international counterparts to further strengthen regulation to ensure a level playing field across country, and to enhance supervisory cooperation, and we have enhanced the supervis

mr. john walsh is act comptroller of the currency. mr. chairman walsh assumed the position last august and previously served as chief of staff in public affairs. he has been with the occ since 2005 and prior to that was the executive director of the group 30. mr. walsh also serves with the senate banking committee from 86-92. i thank you for being here today. i regret that i had my surgery on my voicebox recently, but i hope it will clear up. chairman bernanke, you may begin your testimo. >> thank you. members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify about the federal reserves implementation of the dodd-frank act. it addresses critical gaps in the framework, many revealed by the recent financial crisis. the federal reserve is committed 20 working with the other regulatory agencies to implement the act effectively. we are cooperating with the international counterparts to further strengthen regulation to ensure a level playing field across country, and to enhance supervisory cooperation, and we have enhanced the superviso

no one better exemplifies those qualities than mr. john blazey. one of the best moves we made was to steal him away from the senate budget committee. next week blazey will end his 20-year career with the committee where he worked on five different zpheet -- subcommittees and holds the distinction to have been named the staff director at the you thinkest age. his product of substance is matched only by his style and party. blazey and his elf costume will be missed. i yield back my time. >> will the gentleman yield the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman rise? >> let me yield. mr. rogers: let me associate my remarks with that of my friend. i wish him best wishes to the future. for allhe rest of you, i think yove done yourses proud this wk. i think e house distinguished itself and i thank you, especially this terrific staff that made all of this happen. thank you very much. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, five-minute voting will continue. the question is on passage of the bill. the yeas and