mr. osborn for the extended term. upon receiving approval, the port commission and force that negotiated a new 15-year lease with 15-year option that contains the terms and conditions described in a memorandum to the board. staff our request to approve the number one with golden bear restaurant doing business as mission rock resort for a 15-yr + 15-year extension option lease for premises located at 817 terry a. francois boulevard. president woo ho: all in favor? >> any public comment? motion is carried. >> i do have a question. i want to thank mr. osborn for fighting this out of bankruptcy and working to make as a destination point hopefully. i want to know, is there any word on when you may be closing on the liquor license? or if you do not get a liquor license, then what happens? >> the long answer is this process has been anything but traditional. the short answer is that i have an elected to close escrow prior to the actual transfer of the license as a gesture of good faith and goodwill to the porch. those docume

mr. osborn about the bid, is that right? >> yes. >> did you have any discussions with mr. jeremy hunt about the bid? >> i don't believe i've ever met him, but i'm not sure we didn't attend a dinner once a couple years ago. no, i certainly didn't discuss it. >> you know that he was in new york between the 30th of august and the 4th of september 2009. did you meet with him on that occasion, mr. murdoch? >> i don't think so, no. why? why would i? >> according to the registered parliamentary interest, you met represents of news corps quote, to discuss local media ventures. did he meet with you? >> i don't think so. i have no memory of it. >> have you had any telephone discussions with him? >> never. >> has your son spoken to your about mr. hunt? >> no. he told me when mr. cameron removed mr. cable's responsibilities to mr. hunt. but i don't believe he commented on it. we were shocked by both what mr. cables said and the unethical means in which that was deleted from the story in the telegraph. clearly writing a paper for their own commercial interests. >> when your son told yo

mr. osborn? >> i think there was a regular, generally speak, at the public affairs level, at that time he dealt with a direct contact, and people of that nature that's where, that was the p.o. box for the company there. >> in terms of how news core, news international operates we'll hear that your father had some meetings with politician well, know you have some meetings with politicians. in 2008, the general election in may of 2010, would it be fair to say that mrs. brooks, as it were, bore the brunt or majority of meetings with politicians because of her relationship with politicians? >> i've seen the schedule, i think of the prime minister's meetings in that period, i can't remember exactly, but she would have been closer to those issues than i was. >> is it part of the general way of working, as it were, that mrs. brooks might report back to you as to the outcome of any discussions or the fact of discussions with politicians and then you would report back to your father? >> from time to time

mr. osborn? >> there was a regular -- generally speaking of the public affairs level, mr michele reported to mr. anderson at that time who dealt with direct contact with special advisers. to my knowledge that was the p o box for the company. >> in terms of how news international operates we're going to hear from your father tomorrow and he has some meetings with politicians. we know you have some meetings with politicians. you talk about them. but particularly in 2008 to general election in may of 2010 would it be fair to say that it works, the majority of meetings with politicians because of their relationship with politicians? >> i have seen the schedule of the prime minister's meetings but i can't remember exactly. she would have been closer to those issues than i was. >> was it part of the general way of working? might report back to you as the outcome of fascinating discussions with politicians and you would report anything important back to you above? >> she would report to me but to communi

mr. osborn? >> there was a regular -- generally speaking of the public affairs level, mr michele reported to mr. anderson at that time who dealt with direct contact with special advisers. to my knowledge that was the p o box for the company. >> in terms of how news international operates we're going to hear from your father tomorrow and he has some meetings with politicians. we know you have some meetings with politicians. you talk about them. but particularly in 2008 to general election in may of 2010 would it be fair to say that it works, the majority of meetings with politicians because of their relationship with politicians? >> i have seen the schedule of the prime minister's meetings but i can't remember exactly. she would have been closer to those issues than i was. >> was it part of the general way of working? might report back to you as the outcome of fascinating discussions with politicians and you would report anything important back to you above? >> she would report to me but to communi

mr. osborne's list of meetings prior to this, this conversation with mrs. brooks is described as a general discussion, but maybe you can consider that. higher up the page, mr. michel is e-mailing you and mrs. brooks, referring to the back from a spokesman close to mr. gable. i think the feedback we learn on page 39, 01680, at mr. michel has just spoken to his main adviser, neither date put forward to meeting with vince early january is likely to work since he's out of the country. so there's a possibility the meeting it to january, do you see that? >> i took a lot of the communicate should from the politicians with a big grain of salt because they have been, this is now six months into this process. hadn't been able to get a meeting with a relevant adviser. we heard conflicting accounts of whether or not he was willing to look at al events or not went to look at evidence. we had evidence from ofcom that was hard to understand where they were going. so the whole thing at this point was very frustrating. >> next page, page 40, 01681, mr. michel to you. you ju

mr. osborn about the bid, is that right? >> yes. >> did you have any discussions with mr. jeremy hunt about the bid? >> i don't believe i've ever met him, but i'm not sure he didn't come to a dinner once a couple of years ago, but i don't know. i certainly didn't discuss it. >> you know that he was new york between the 30th of august and the 4th of september, 2009, did you meet with him on that occasion, mr. murdoch? >> i don't think so, no. why? why would i? >> according to the registry of parliamentary interest, he met representatives of news corp., quote, to discuss local media ventures, but did he meet with you? >> i don't think. i don't think so. i have no memory of it. >> have you had any telephone discussions with him in. >> no. >>s has your son spoken to you about mr. hunt? >> no. he told me when mr. cameron removed mr. cable's responsibilities and put them to hunt, but i don't believe he commented on it. we were shocked by both what mr. cable said and the means in which that was deleted from the story in "the telegraph." they were clearly running the paper for the

mr. osborn about the bid; is that right? >> yes. >> did you have any discussions with mr. sharon hunt -- jeremy hunton about the bid? >> i don't believe i'd ever met him, but i'm not sure he didn't come to dinner once a couple of years ago but i don't know. i certainly didn't discuss it. .. >> has your son spoken to you about mr. hunt? >> no, he told me when mr. cameron removed cable and put in mr. hunt but i don't believe he commented on it. we were shocked by both what's mr. cabell said and the unethical means in which that was deleted from the story in the telegraph. they were clearly running the paper for their own partial interest. >> when your son told you about the replacement of dr. cable, did he tell you to this effect, well we have got someone better now? >> i don't think he used those words. we could not have had anyone worse but i am sure i am communicating the chest of an idea. >> surely you are concerned. we have dr. cable and he was dead against news international. >> we didn't know that. >> but he did on the 21st of december because it all came out. >> came

mr. osborne about the debate, is that right? >> yes. >> did you have any discussions with mr. jeremy hunt about this? >> i don't believe i have ever met him but i am not sure a couple of years ago but i don't know. >> do you know that he was in new york between the third of august and the fourth of september, 2009? did you meet with him on that occasion mr. murdoch? >> i don't think so. why would i? >> according to the register parliamentary interest you met representatives of the new score quote to discuss local media ventures. did he meet with you? >> i don't think so. i have no memory of it. >> have you had any telephone discussions with him? >> never. >> has your son spoken to you about mr. hunt? >> no, he told me, when mr. cameron removed mr. cable from responsibilities and put in mr. hunt, but i don't believe he commented on it. we were shocked by both what mr. cameron said and the unethical means of which that was deleted from the story in the telegraph. they were clearly writing the paper for their own commercial interests. >> when your son told you about the replaceme

mr. osborne's list of meetings prior to this, this conversation with mrs. brooks is described as a general discussion, but maybe you can consider that. higher up the page, mr. michel is e-mailing you and mrs. brooks, referring to the back from a spokesman close to mr. gable. i think the feedback we learn on page 39, 01680, at mr. michel has just spoken to his main adviser, neither date put forward to meeting with vince early january is likely to work since he's out of the country. so there's a possibility the meeting it to january, do you see that? >> i took a lot of the communicate should from the politicians with a big grain of salt because they have been, this is now six months into this process. hadn't been able to get a meeting with a relevant adviser. we heard conflicting accounts of whether or not he was willing to look at al events or not went to look at evidence. we had evidence from ofcom that was hard to understand where they were going. so the whole thing at this point was very frustrating. >> next page, page 40, 01681, mr. michel to you. you ju