mr. lee: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be suspended. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. lee: mr. president, i stand today to explain my reasons for voting against the debt limit increase that we will be voting on in just about a half an hour from now. this is a crisis that america faces. it's an ongoing crisis that will neither be created nor eliminated with today's vote. this is a crisis that has been building gradually over the course of years. decades, in fact. it's a crisis that we have certainly known about ever since this congress was sworn in in january of this year. this is a crisis that threatens potentially every federal program from defense to entitlements, because as we continue to borrow more money as a nation, adding to the already almost $15 trillion that we have accumulated in national debt, roughly $50,000 for every man, woman and child in america, roughly every $ -- $150,000 for every taxpayer in america. as we continue to add to that enor

. >> i will support mr. lee. >> it is for those reasons i will be supporting mr. lee's nomination. the reason why i wholeheartedly support ed lee is because he is a qualified person and he is the right person to lead san francisco. >> we have engaged in an orderly transition of leadership. this is what separates us, as a democratic society, from other less democratic societies. and i am so proud of us for what we are about to do today. so with that, colleagues, thank you for being part of this historic moment. >> the supervisor campos? there are 10 ayes, one no. [applause] >> the motion for edwin lee passes. [applause] >> you are talking to one of the happiest people in san francisco. this was an extraordinary an historic vote. but it was symbolic. remember, the new board of supervisors who convenes tomorrow will make the actual decision on who the next mayor will be. >> everybody came down to ed lee with the expectation that it will be done in the most intellectually honest way and in a way that role and order is respected. i think we discussed a few nominations and came down to t

. >> are you gonna step down, mr. lee, because you lied -- >> reporter: when the heckler decided to stop, he was led away. welcome to san francisco politics. >> that was my first -- i got the papers done right. they didn't heckle me enough not to be able to sign my significant. >> reporter: but still, while other candidates were much more diplomaticksic, his change -- diplomatic, his change of mind was the big question today. >> there are many san francisco ans -- san franciscans that are disappointed because he had said he was not going to run. i'm not so concerned about him breaking his word. i don't think mr. lee is a dishonest hand. my question is, is he his own man? >> therethere is a change and i have got around to many, many neighborhoods throughout the city. they register and they feel very positive that the tone of this government has changed. it's become a lot more positive. >> whether that tone remains the same in the coming months remains to be scene. it's gonna be a contested election. there's about 36 candid

but mr. lee, there have been several people from across the bay, from sacramento and other places, who are here to extend their warm welcome. standing next to you is mayor newsom's chief of protocol, my chief of protocol, diane's chief of protocol, everybody's chief of protocol, who's ever had a chief of protocol in san francisco, charlotte schultz. and i hope she sticks around as your chief of protocol. [applause] one of your state senators, and we have two of those, only one is present at the moment. the other one is up working on the budget. but senator leland yee is here to welcome you. [applause] and a man who went to bed on saturday night, a cop with a badge and who woke up on sunday morning a new d.a., george gason. [applause] city attorney twice elected in san francisco, and usually without opposition, dennis herrera. [applause] a member of the board of education and from your administration, mr. newsom, hydra mendoza. [applause] the assessor for the city and county of san francisco, phil

i don't think that mr. lee is a dishonest man, my question is, is he his own man. >> reporter: and some very heavy hitters have urged lee to run, including dianne feinstein and willie brown. for joanna reese, one of the few top candidates new to politics, it all sounds like more of the same. >> i was going door to door last night and i heard feedback from people saying that ed lee jumping in is another example of why we need something different than rearranging who sits in what chair. >> reporter: maybe, but that seems to be just what candidate lee is selling to voters between now and november. >> there is a change in the tone, a tone change in the city hall, one that makes me feel pretty good about being mayor. and i know it resonates with a lot of residents. i've gone around to many, many neighborhood meetings throughout the city and they register and they feel very positive that the tone of this government has changed, it's become a lot more positive. >> reporter: and it appear that's voters appear to be agr

. >> i am hoping for is, as we look forward to the confirmation of mr. lee, that we will also, leaving behind the kind of tactics that were used last week, that i thought really made the process feel more clumsy than it should have been. >> this is ed lee's day. i have said a lot about my perspective of this man who comes from the community, who is rooted in our community, who has a tremendous breath and death of city experience. colleagues, at this time, i hope and ask that we unanimously vote for ed lee to be our next mayor. >> supervisor campos? president to? supervisor chu? supervisor colon? supervisor elsbernd? there are 11 ayes. the motion is approved a [applause] . >> colleagues, i am going to move that we recessed the meeting and we conduct the swearing in ceremony of the new mayor in the rotunda of city hall. [applause] >> so ended one of the greatest challenges the board of supervisors has ever faced, resulting in the first interim mayor in san francisco in 32 years. >> we had a real sense of belief when the full board made the final appointment to

mr. lee: mr. president, i stand to address this body to honor -- to honor the life of one of utah's great citizens, a good friend of mine, former utah governor norman bangeter who announced on saturday that his beloved wife of 58 years had passed away after a long-time battle with alzheimer's disease. colleen swanson bangeter having been born in 1935 was the mother of six children, the mother also of one foster son, and in many respects was the friend to all of utah's three million residents. she served faithfully in many capacities including as p.t.a. president and other offices within the p.t.a. she also served faithfully in a variety of positions as a member of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints. just a few years ago, she and her husband, former governor bangeter pre?rieded over the church of jesus christ of latter day saints mission in south africa. they worked hand in hand in raising their children, in running the governor's campaigns and in running the state throughout his time

back then, as director of dpw, mr. lee was responsible for doing that. now as mayor, he gets to sign the top off. [applause] >> thank you and good morning to this topping off. when ever you get three eds and an andy to gather you are going to have fun. i want to thank the pc for its leadership. they are leading the way in this building and in so many other things. -- the puc for its leadership. they have a tremendous amount of jobs on the street right now keeping the city alive, moving forward with labor unions. i want to thank webcor, dpw, department of the environment, working together under the puc commission to make this building come together. i just signed my name on that last iron been going up. i wanted to make sure that i was recognized at this moment because it was one of the few times that a former public works director can actually have permission to do graffiti. but it is for a good cause. i know it represents so much of a great energy that has been poured in. it is lede platinum. that is a standard for the future. it is one of the few build

supervisor kim: thank you, mr. lee. and all members of the public that filled out speaker cards have spoken, please step up. if you have not filled out a speaker card, please step up now. >> thank you, honorable supervisors. i am martin fineman here to speak on behalf of the t-mobile west corporation and with me is two other members from t-mobile. the item on the agenda is the settlement and the resolution of the lawsuit. i want to thank the city attorney's office for working with the federal district court and with us to achieve the beneficial comprise of the litigati litigation. and i want to thank the supervisor for sponsoring the ordinance that would authorize the settlement. the project, as you know s to install at this point four antennas that will be completely hidden on top of the building at 725 taraval street and considered contrary to what one of the other speakers mentioned. this is considered a preferred location under the 1996 wireless telecommunications guidelines. when i say this is a stealth facility, w

have served the redevelopment agency commission longer than i have, who i emily missing today is mr. lee roy king -- who i am really missing today. mr. king was probably on the commission before this process even started. he is the one who should be here in my place to recognize this opening and thank everybody who has participated. i would like to acknowledge ms. augustino. and mr. range. i have never seen such a strong advocate for his community. he is always there for south of market. he is always they're not only for his project but everybody else's product. he is a true hero in the south of market area. thank you very much for your great dedication. [applause] at redevelopment agency, we see a lot of community groups, community tax theory the south of market -- community pac's. the south of market pac really sets the bar throughout the city. they should be extremely thankful to the participants and the board because they really make things happen. congratulations and thanks to them. i would also like to thank the mayor. on behalf of all of his agencies that have served, have been su

. >> mr. lee are you going to sit down because you lide to the board of supervisors and are in that office under false pretenses? >> when he refused to be quiet, deputies dragged him out. tonight, the neighbor took part in his first debate. as elizabeth cook shows us, his opponents also raised some very pointed questions. >> reporter: hours after mayor ed lee made it official, he was met with jeers and cheers from a packed house at the mayoral forum. >> mayor ed lee. [ mixed cheers and booing ] >> he talked over heckling from the audience. >> ladies and gentlemen, please. let him speak, please. >> thank you. >> you lied! >> but the sharpest critique came from fellow candidates. >> i want to ask the mayor as to whether or not he would resign. >> i do think that -- [ indiscernible ] >> according to a recent cbs poll, if the election was today, ed lee would have 35% of the vote. the next three closest candidates would be former supervisors peer, duffty and the city attorney. >> i think it's particula

. >> mr. lee is a dishonest man. my question is, is he his own man? >> reporter: the board of supervisors approved 59-year-old lee as acting mayor back in january when gavin newsom left to become lieutenant governor. four of those supervisors are mayor1: and probably would not have voted for him had it not been for the fact that he vowed he had no interest in the permanent job.c: critics say lee, who never held an elected office, presented himself to people as someone who was not a politician but today himself otherwise. >> i haven't changed at all. i've just made a change of mind on running for this office. i'm entering into this race. ut i haven't changed the way i: thought about this city. >> reporter: lee says in his seven months in office he has made positive changes. >> there's a change in a tone, a tone change in city hall. one that kind of makes me feel totty good about being mayorcc: be quite specific about it. and i know it resonates with a residents. makingcc1: one is of his first campaign stops tonight at the castro theater where he will ta

mrs. lee's great grandfather was a cook in the forbidden city, home to china's emperors.oday this tidy family restaurant still serves the palace's food. >> translator: this is what the last emperor used to eat. >> reporter: now many in china are rich enough to eat whatever they choose, especially meat. each chinese person devours about 111 pounds of meat a year, not as much as americans 239 pounds, but they're getting there. >> translator: people here want to enjoy themselves so they want to taste everything. we never saw bacon when we were kids but now it's available. >> reporter: that's no exaggeration. the lee's generation lived through china's epic famine in the 1960s. 30 million people starved to death when the government turned farms into collectives and ordered many farmers to work in the iron and steel industry. the lee's daughter can barely believe their story. >> translator: people my age we're still very young so whatever we want to eat, we'll eat. >> reporter: china's new middle class is feasting on it, from juicy steaks and hamburgers to stir-fry and even the

mr. lee. >> hello, supervisors. i am here as not only a board member but a club owner, and a small business owner. two small restaurants in soma. i have been there since 1998, and i have seen a lot of progress and a lot of changes, and my neighbors have really beautiful restaurants now, but unfortunately, they cannot have entertainment there. i do have a full blown poe license. i spend my money and time getting it. this legislation is great for them, and having it shut down at 10:00 is also good because it is a fair deal for the people that do have the poe. but i also want my neighbors to do well. we have many really nice small restaurants that might want to have a couple of musicians or even possibly a deejay that does analog or digital music, but we cannot have that. soon, the fourth street corridor will have a light rail go right down the middle of it. it is kind of a chain that -- a shame that soma is left out. but i think the legislation is good for building business city- wide. because of facebook, there's a l

us and it was all eyes to the sky in south korea as well for a different kind of flight this week mr lee who was a nice a jumping off towers and some people called out son i'm not sure but it happened for the very first time in school this week we're going to have a look at just what happened in a moment. great to have you with us this is sports today this thursday morning plenty ahead and saluting all those. continental quests spartak moscow alone the real women lokomotiv moscow spearhead russia's drive towards europa league football later on thursday. off the mark barcelona new boy says former gas pick up the first trophy of the spanish football season beating their fiercest rivals reale madrid in a five goal for. a net loss nikolai dumba danko crushes on early from a second straight masters event this time in cincinnati. three russian teams takes the field for europe a league qualifying judy tonight a second tier outfit a lot of spartak moscow have but she tell us on leg for company while another side from the capital that's looking with t.v. will enter their opening european clash of

but apparently he has since had a change of heart. >> mr. leee you going to step down because you lied to the board of supervisors and are in that office under false pretense? get your... >> here's a look at why lee may have been hesitant about being mayor of san francisco. this is a heckler who confronted him earlier in the day and when that man refused to be quiet, deputies had to drag him away. >>> politics. 5137 now. bart is asking for riders to help them decide on a new railcar that is set to be ordered later this year. check them out. the carmaker bmw has come up with three possible designs for bart. the bay citizen reports the goal is to have seats that are a little easier to clean, carpets not quite as musty. ♪ [ music ] >> i think the music is optional. >> hope so. >> bart plans to spend $2 million on new seats next year. new railcars are expected by 2017. my wife in boston you ride the "t" and it's an old system but it's kind of like the new york subway a little built. she got on bart and went, oh, my god, padded seats. >> now we are g

mr. commissioner lee, at least the level of information should be provided to us so that we are not talking globally in a way that we can now get into the specifics. >> i would be glad to. it is the. it is very deep in terms of the statistics. -- it is deep. we need to make sure we do not get into a situation like we have been in, which is having money if the economy stalls or if we have a major occurrence. . >> i understand that, but if we could at least make a reference to understand where we're headed. i want to reiterate the comptroller's office does look at all that we do, and they are annualizing -- analyzing the whole information for deferred credit. faugh to go right to have a question. -- >> if i do have a question. should we be encouraging them to do their billing faster, or is this standard procedure? >> it is standard. when you are non-profit and have very few finance staff and are providing information to a lot of entities that you are getting funding for, it is expected that you what not -- there would be a delay. i have seen that every place i have work that has non-profit. >