mr. murphy is here today. >> he is not, there will be no report. chairman nolan: perhaps we can move items 11 and 12 and then move to public comment. >> mr. chairman, if i may call the items together, they are on -- on the regular calendar, the chairman has asked 11 and 12 be called together. amending the section to increase the taximeter five broad rate of $3.50. item 12 authorizes the ceo to issue taxi medallion permits. and full-time temporary vehicles. and amending the transportation code to reflect those permits. >> do want to go right to the public? 2 minutes on these. >> i will read the first three. [reading names] >> in the afternoon, i represent medallion holders. we welcome that you have the last recognized that we need to raise the amount on the meter. however, it is great and yes we will take it, but we read it since 2003. this is the tactical mistake on your part. if you do not review these fees in a timely manner, then everybody goes into shock and passenger traffic will drop as a direct result. the mta was actually being taken over fo

mr. murphy, last time indicated, it was a small number of landlords that were a problem. i agree with that. i have lived in rental units most of my life. this particular landlord, i have written letters to her and she does not respond. in terms of a director's hearing, nobody came to the directors hearing. commissioner hechanova: were the inspectors able to get into your unit to take a look? >> yes, i was there to open the door for them. this is seven days before an attempt was made -- commissioner hechanova: thank you. >> where are the priorities of dbi, if not for the city? the time that i went without heat, the low temperature was 37 degrees. the high temperature in the eight days was 54 degrees. i have lived in cold climates. i do not get that cold, but 45 degrees is cold, when you have that no heat for seven days. and nothing was done. i called dbi, and they come back and issue paper work. then it goes into the ether. thank you. commissioner hechanova: commissioner? commissioner walker: this has been helpful in dealing with the issue. i do think seven days without he

mr. murphy, i want to remind you of your prior statements. >> absolutely. >> in april, you blogged aboutects for congresswoman bachmann getting the nomination. i'll put it up on the screen. you wrote "i think bachmann's chances of landing on jupiter are higher than her chances of being nominated." is that still your view? >> i believe exactly that. she will not be nominated and she will not be president of the united states. if you loved michele bachmann, you'll love rick perry because now there's another cheeseburger on the menu with texas hot sauce. he's a governor and has the best first sentence in american politics, which is i created one third of the jobs in america over the last few years. the other part of the sentence is, they were all at burger king or with the texas government. but what he did in texas to kay bailey hutchison, he's a barracuda. >> jobs is the number one issue, and let's not forget that, and iowans and americans are concerned that the president's solution is more taxes and more spending, and it scares business to death. >> what's the solution? >> well, it's get

mr. murphy, did you have any questions for mr. larsen? >> thank you, mr. chair, i'll pass. >> mr. larsen, thank you for being here. oh, i'm sorry -- >> can i request -- ask a quick question about the flexibility to the states? can states -- ten states were told they have insufficient rate review authority. you mentioned that as well, and that they might be taking them over, hhs is taking them over in september if they don't get it fixed. you also mentioned the fact that several of these states lack that authority to fix it, and unfortunately, as my understanding, many of these states don't have legislators that are currently in session. in alaska, we passed a law this year to address this, the rate review structure. it goes into effect january -- >> right. >> of 2012, but what is going to happen is my understanding is that hhs is still going to step in for this period between september and the date that it goes into enactment, and i really have to question how this promotes state's flexibility. you got a state that lack the authority. we passed a law to gain it. it doesn't quite m

mr. murphy, did you have any questions? >> i'm going to pass. >> thank you for being here. >> can i ask a quick question? this follows on the earlier discussion about the flexibility to the state. 10 states were told that they have insufficient a great review authority. you mentioned that as well. they might be taking over in september if they do not have it fixed. you also mentioned the fact that several of the states lack that authority to fix it. unfortunately, it is my and your understanding that many of these states do not have legislatures there currently in session. in alaska, we passed a law to address this rate review structure. it goes into effect jan. of 2012 but what is going to happen is that they're still going to step in a for this period between september and enactment. i have to question how this promotes flexibility. we passed a lot to gain authority. it is not quite match with requirements under the law. we have a three month time were you all step in. does this promote flexibility? it does not seem like

mr. murphy, did you have any questions? >> i will pass so we can go on. >> mr. larsen, thank you very much for being here for the second time. senator murkowski, i am sorry. >> this follows a discussion earlier about the flexibility to the states. 10 states were told at the end of june that they have insufficient rate review authority. you mentioned that as well. they might be taking them over at hhs in september if they don't get it fixed. you mentioned the fact that several of the state's lack that authority to fix it. unfortunately, it is my understanding, many of these states don't have legislate ures that are currently in session. we passed a law last year in alaska to review this. it goes into effect in january of 2012. what will happen is hhs will still step in for this time between september and the date it goes into enactment. i have to question how this promotes state flexibility. you have a state that lacks the authority and we passed a lot to gain it and it does not quite meshed with the requirements under the law and so we have a three-month period

mr. murphy: we can no longer feed it with despair and all the while weakening the iron will of this nation and plummeting it into mediocrity. we must not attack and mock those who work hard. it is not a path to greatness but a road to mediocrity and servitude while people are encouraged not to reach for the stars but to grab what they can get from the government. those who prey upon the weak insult them twice. we have had enough of unemployment, of the weakening of our nation, the drama of hand wringing, the cowardness of blaming, finger-pointing and infelix, insult to job creators and the ransom we pay to other nations such as energy, manufactured goods and the massive interest on our massive debt. mr. speaker, it's time for people using leaders as a dirty word. whether -- all work is good and noble and it's time we encourage it, not to criticize the work. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from the virgin islands rise? mrs. christensen: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. mrs.

mr. murphy, did you have any questions? >> i'm going to pass. >> mr. larsen. thank you very much for being here -- i'm sorry. >> could i ask a quick question about the flexibility to the states. 10 states we are told at the end of june that they have insufficient rate review authority. you mentioned that as well. and that they might be taking them over -- h.h.s. is taking them over in september if they don't get it fixed. you mentioned the fact that several of these states lack that authority to fix it and unfortunately, as my understanding, many of these states don't have legislators that are currently in session. in alaska, we passed a law this year to address this -- the rate review structure. it goes into effect january of 2012, but what is going to happen is my understanding is that h.h.s. is still going to step in for this period between september and the date that it goes into enactment. and i really have to question how this promotes states' flexibility. you have states that lack the authority and passed the law to gain it and doesn't quite mesh with t

murphy. >> thank you, mr. chair. it is a pleasure to have you all testified today. in 2007 the oregon legislature passed a bill that made the filing process public. in 2009 they expanded on that by creating more protocols for the interaction with the public. it was just this spring or couple months ago in june that ms. miller hosted public testimony on the rate increase. i believe that was the first public testimony rate increase in 20 years. were you required to do that by locking? or did you think it would be an interesting experiment -- were you required to do that by law. >> we have had a public comment period prior. but this was the first year. >> was invaluable? it valuable? >> i did not know if consumers would find the experience helpful or valuable and i did not know how the company would react to it. i found it to be a very new data will experience. i heard from consumers that they so appreciated the opportunity to be heard and to testify and make their views known and have someone listen to them. we also had a lot of comments about -- the way we structure

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mr. chairman. >> excuse me, senator murphy. >> thank you very much, mr. chair. and it's a pleasure to have you all testifying today. it was in 2007 that the oregon legislature passed a bill that made the health insurance rate filing process public and then 2009 it expanded on that by creating more protocols for the interaction of the public and then it was just this spring or a couple of months ago in june that you hosted this public testimony on the rate increase and i believe that was the first public testimony on rate increase in 20 years. were you required to do that by law or did you just say, this would be an interesting experiment? >> this was the first time in about 20 years that we conducted a public hearing on a rate filing. we of course have had the public comment period so people could comment for a couple of years but this was the first public hearing and we were not required by law to do that. >> so if i recall, are you a little skeptical about how that would unfold? how did it unfold? was it value snble >> i have to say it was -- i didn't know wha

mrs. mcpeek derided the fact that they were making fun of the irish in the united states, you know, things like i survived the kelly murphy family gathering, things like that. and they wrote letters poking fun at what i thought was a couragous op ed piece. so this is in response to the irish americans who don't feel the pride that they should. and please excuse if i manhandle the irish manner of speaking. this is a joke told to me by one of my friends. he said that an american, an irish american, was golfing with his wife on a weekend. and he hit the ball into the rough. went looking for it. all of a sudden, a leprechaun jumped up. we're back to the leprechaun theme. he said, top of the morning to you, lad. he says, you're a leprechaun. he says, yes, i am, and you have 3 wishes. three wishes? he says, yes. you have 3 wishes. i want to be a par golfer.. he says, no problem. from now on, par and under. he says, i want a porsche. he says, when you go home tonight, there will be a porsche in your garage. and he says, i want a million dollars. he says, done. when you go to the bank on monday, there will be a million dollars in

mr. sweeney talked about the burden that it would place on the personnel staff of dbi in recouping the money, but we are not talking about that $60,000. commissioner murphy: thank you. >> i would just like to ask the question, the priorities, is it with the burden of staff, recouping the money, or does it have to do with the health and welfare of citizens? thank you. >> is there any further public comment? seeing none. item 4. update on process for repairing properties with life safety issues. >> good morning, a commission. -- good morning, commission. i will be addressing life safety and then the chief inspector has a presentation. to repair a property with -- if it is an extreme life safety hazard -- we would have an emergency order. only then could we actually go in there and carry out repairs. we did something similar three weeks ago had a fire at 1400 mission street. two buildings caught fire. the building owner was not there. i called dpw and they boarded up the property. it had been some time before we have had to do that, but occasionally, we will get dpw. as far as i know, we have never contracted out to a private company to do that work for us

but with the help of orange county prosecutor matt murphy, police booked skylar on the white collar crime to which he already confessed. >> mr been charged with three counts of money laundering and three counts of possession of financial instruments related to narcotics transactions. and at this point, the investigation is ongoing. >> jennifer deleon came to court to stand by her man. with an attorney by her side. >> mrs. deleon stands behind her husband and she stands behind his innocence and likewise her heart goes out to her husband and her family, there's concern about the hawks and the hope that everything gets turned up, and everything comes back in a positive and healthy fashion. >> with skylar locked up, detectives started learning more about him. how he told coworkers at a mortgage company he briefly worked at that his grandfather owned the place. not true. how he bragged about his child acting roles. when really he was on just a few "power rangers" shows standing somewhere in the background. and not much more. his lies were prolific and seemed almost reflexive. and then there are skylar's marine discharge papers. w