mr. jackson from his office would like to make a statement. mr. jackson, good morning. thank you for being here. >> good morning, supervisors. supervisor daly asked me to come before you today and read a letter on his behalf. if you will permit me, i'm happy to. i would like to take this opportunity to echo the concerns of many of my constituents on treasure island. simply put, the appointments before the authority on your agenda today have no t.i. residents representation and as a whole are unacceptable. the title board makes decisions critical to the future and ongoing operations of treasure island. they include budget and active votes of redevelopment agency and the trustee of the title and trust of treasure island. i believe that it is critical to have one or more t.i. residents on the board to ensure that island resident concerns are adequately heard and address. in 2006, the board of supervisors to liberated this issue at the rules committee, rejected an appointee, and asked the mayor to appoint an island resident. the mayor appointed owen stevens, who was unanimo

mr. jackson about looking at the human capital.need to allow some of the folks who live there to work as contractors or have jobs to rebuild the places. that restores the pride when you get to rebuild your own home and get to live in it after that. i think that is a way that we can improve the public housing in san francisco. >> i feel like i enclose the connected with this being a social worker for the welfare department. i work in public housing every day. the most important thing is that sf is a great model. it is replacing at 141. it is also providing some money wraparound services. -- it is replacing at one for one. it is also providing so many wraparound services. the problem is that we no longer should have areas with high density of poverty. that has been a problem with public housing. public housing should be a stepping stone. it should not be your final destination. if it is, you should have the pride and services to live a suitable life like most of those live in san francisco. >> i have walked for all of the public hous

mr. jackson. >> we have to strengthen our small businesses.e great attraction to san francisco is that they get to go to our great restaurants, museums, small businesses. without small businesses, we do not have the magnet to bring folks to our neighborhoods. we have an issue in the western addition where were crosses would drive to the neighborhood but not visit -- where the tour buses would drive through the neighborhood but not visit. toward businesses go through district 10. they know how to findmfrlvçi the district. the idle the buses and to not put us on the tour map. i would mandate that if you drive to our neighborhood, you ought to come visit. i would do that. i would create more parks and open spaces and support small businesses. this would be done for the folks who live in district 10. they would not be done just for tourists. they would be done primarily for the people that live here. the tourists would then come visit our wonderful neighborhood. >> mr. kelly. >> need waterfront development and development of the arts. i was the on

mr. jackson? >> how i would answer this question is even though we live in different neighborhoods, we oftentimes fail to see that we have parallel issues. and these issues are around affordable housing, appropriate job opportunities, and just creating safe neighborhoods. and i think that district 10 is one of the last remaining working class districts in san francisco where two carpenters, two plumbers, you know, two city workers can still live here and have a decent quality of life. and it's time for all three of our neighborhoods -- actually, probably 10 of our neighborhoods to actually get together and form one district 10 fission. we are not separate neighborhoods. we are one district and we need to unite around those three issues to really move our district four where we can continue to have a working class nabet. i will do that by working hard to have a district office, keeping district hours, actually attended all of our neighborhood association meetings and ensuring that everyone knows wh

mr. jackson -- johnson is a nice and respected man. >> he supported the store. >> word about he and his wifeharged this afternoon with destruction of evidence, it shocked the members of the salon. >> this is what our children are seeing. >> next door, opinions have already taken shape. >> maybe my tax dollars are not as respected as they should be. >> jack johnson will not be going anywhere. he is under home detention with electronic monitoring. >> we are also getting a closer look at the specific evidence that the federal government has against jack and leslie johnson. >> the fbi released a 10 page affidavit to night. one portion describe how fbi agents searched leslie johnson and discovered $79,600 in cash in her underwear. rebecca cooper has been reviewing these court documents and will have a live report. >> there is a significant delay in the murder case against the serial stamper. he is accused of a string of attacks. police say he killed a woman as he was walking -- as she was walking to a gas station to buy a soda and a sandwich. >> a busy road has been shot down. ohio drive will be

mr. jackson? >> yes. it's true that we live this a food desert. and these are because of decisions that our leadership has made over the decades. it's time that we actually work our hardest to prioritize district 10 as a place where we will grow healthy food and we'll place healthy food options. first of all, we've talked about how many liquor stores are in our exunety. i actually want to work on liquor store reform. i think it's very important. other groups have worked on this before and require a certain level of certain square footage being dedicated to fresh produce. i also want to bring back urban gardening. slug was a wonderful program that employed people in the community to grow fresh fruits and vegetables. that also takes care of our public safety issues. also, we have many, many school sites in our community. we should be using these school sites on the weekends to actually impact the families and children that have farmers markets on the school sites, where successful people know how to get there and it's actually make use of existing s

mrs. jackson that this community should put this aside, allow the communities to review it. do that before you vote on it. we have been working very hard with developers out there to find what is necessary in relationship to what the community needs are. if they are in fear that this ordinance will stop those projects after the long public process we have been in, it would be a very unfortunate for us to have to start over. so i encourage you to put this aside and allow us to take a bit of a closer look at it. >> good afternoon. my name is claude everhart. i work for uribe park and paragon, and community outreach. i am part of the job developing an agency in hunters point. we are the agency that was charged with hiring bayview, hunters point, and visitacion valley resitents fodents for the loweepss project. it is one of the best victories we have had in that part of the city for a long while. i ask that you put over this issue. this is a job-killing issue, and it is also a neighborhood divisive issue. this ordinance was passed in opposition to the people in the bayview hunte

mrs. jackson said, which upon reflection i realize maybe there's a misunderstanding about the historic district. every historic district is different. and every historic district has a different set of rules about what you can and can't do. and that set of rules is put together when you're establishing the district. and so the formulation of the rules is part of the public process that happens when you decide to do the districts. so the public will have full input on what the rules really are. and if the rules in the district say whatever your fence is, it's fine, nobody will bother you about the chain linked fence. some districts he -- districts -- the cottage row, the people changed the fentions and the people were very -- fences and the people were very upset. so we had to change the district to include fences because people were very upset that there was a tradition of no fences and some people started to put up really big fences. but that wouldn't have happened without the people in the district wanting it. so it's really -- every district is different. every district has a different set o

tyron jackson was crowned mr. gay orange county in september.8-year-old was focused on breaking down barriers. he organized a free thanksgiving meal which, as he hoped, drew an array of different guests. some were homeless, some battling bullies at school and some seeking to expose their children to diversity. jackson says he hopes bringing people together can help them better understand each other. >>> and just ahead, an oakland teenager gets the gift of a lifetime. see the unusual way he's giving thanks. >>> and we've got a look at one of the hottest toys this year. why the doll's skin tone may be the reason it's going so fast. >>> all right, attention shoppers. good evening, i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. we have your forecast here in the east bay. if you're getting an early start, freezing temperatures in the 20s. still in the 30s by 9:00 a.m. you may want to pick up a jacket and some gloves, we're under a freeze warning for the north and east bay tonight. we're also tracking rain in my seven-day forecast. right now we'll leave you wi

mr. henry jackson.plause] >> i'm going to say good morning, but i'm going to deviate a little bit because coming here is like coming home to me. i've run into so many people from howard and again howard was a fantastic experience for me. but i want to tell a little story that's going to embarrass one of the guests. when i was at howard university of comptroller, there was a student there that was always very, very act is, a student does sometimes i liked what he said, sometimes i listen to what he said. [laughter] but as a testament to -- and thank you famu come as a testament to what howard university does, i want to say that i don't know if i have any measure of success for any measure of what i've done except that i believe that i did contribute to some students that can seem worried -- kasim breed was a comptroller and i said the university there. [applause] but i want to say good morning and welcome to the emerging leaders roundtable. the society for human resource society is a proud sponsor to thi

jackson lee: there lies the story, mr. speaker, rebuilding lives. for those of white house walked the streets after hurricane ike and for the many members of congress who walked the streets of their disasters, we know what disasterers are all about. not bricks and mortars. disaster is about the human devastation that faces individuals, lost and lonely, not know wrg to go. hurricane ike in particular was the third can costliest hurricane ever to make landfall in the united states. ike made its final landfall in texas as a strong category two hurricane. with a category five equivalent storm surge. it devastated the island but it also impacted houston and my congressional district. it was a huge hurricane from 500 miles across, making it nearly as big as texas itself and its hurricane-force winds extended 120 miles from the center. it was blamed for at least 195 deaths, with substantial death and injury in texas. 195 deaths overall. the hurricane also resulted in the largest evacuation of texas in the state's history. an estimated 100,000 homes were fl

mr. shepherd prided himself on being clear, concise, and correct and his distinctive style earned him the nickname the voice of god which was virs coined by yankee hall of famer reggie jackson. mr. shepherd's distinctive style was -- had set the standard for sports announcing and "new york times" writer and i'm quoting, in an era of blaring stadium music, of public address announcers styling themselves as entertainers and cheerleaders, mr. sheppard, a man with a passion for poetry in shakespeare, shunned hyperbole. notably mr. sheppard did not limit his oratory skills to baseball diamond and the football field. in fact, he also served as chair of the speech department of john adams high school in queens and as an adjunct professor of speech at st. john's university in the bronx. for his tireless dedication to his craft, mr. sheppard was elected to the st. john university sports hall of fame, the long island sports hall of fame, and the new york sports hall of fame. he also received honorary degrees from st. john's university and forwardham university and received the -- fordham university and received the st. john's medal of honor, the highest awarded to a graduate. on may

mrs. lee the grand cause. stonewall jackson will send a part of the swords and roses bunch in the south. he was a good soldier, and as one of the people -- the identity between the men and their ranks and the supreme general as far as they could see really worked. there was a real chemistry between stonewall jackson and the troops. he wasn't one of the troops, but they respected him, he respected them and there was a bond that was beyond the subordination of ranked and privileges that characterizes the forces, and maybe that is what one hamid the acclaim from his first action i guess in it manassas when he hailed the got the nickname of stonewall. but he had the bond with the troops. was it the same with sherman, would you say, is that what made him the fact the troops identified with him? what is the essence of the man in terms of military leadership? >> that is certainly one factor by the end of the war because the troops called him uncle billy and there were many reports he had with the troops and by the time he's marching north from savannah and north carolina his troops, his men had

mr. pallone: i yield the gentlewoman another 30 seconds. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is extended another 30 seconds. ms. jackson lee: any reduction mr. hinder doctors' ability to treat patients who need their care who treat the most vulnerable, pregnant women, children, and elderly and the feeble who are suffering from pre-existing diseases. so it is important that h.r. 5712, the physician payment and therapy relief act of 2010, is passed. what i would say, madam speaker, is who are we that we cannot take care of the least of those? i don't consider doctors wanting more than they deserve. i consider doctors getting what they deserve to help care for the sick of this nation. i hope we'll have a bill that the president can sign and that we will be able to address the question of good health care in america. with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. without objection, the gentleman from california, mr. herger, will control the time. the gentleman is recognized. mr. herger: i thank the madam speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the ge

mr. knowles, which we are very grateful for, as well as the hours he agreed upon the other evening, as well as ms. jackson's proposed review. i share support as part of the valencia neighborhood association and the hoa, hopefully adding a second 12 months hearing to review concerns including quality of life, security plan implementation, noise mitigation, and hours of operation. we hope to live as one in the neighborhood. but my husband's and my bedroom window is a stone's throw away from the outdoor facility. we hope everything will go according to plan and that we will not need that. but we do ask that it will be considered for review so that we can live comfortably and our quality of life is not disrupted. president miguel: thank you. >> james howard. my wife and i lived adjacent to the property. i support and welcome the project to our neighborhood. it is a very exciting project. i ask that the commission consider the scale and scope of this venue. there is nothing comparable in the area. it is unprecedented. i have talked with a lot of concerned neighbors over the past week, and as commissioner antonin

mr. king for mayor" movement. >> i support leroy king. he is a community leader. he is supported by all communities, especially the asian-american community. he is a living legend. supervisor campos: next speaker please. >> keith jackson, for the record. i only can save the added time of need like this when you have a hard time finding someone who wants to serve the community and serve the city and county of san francisco, you have somebody like mr. keene and serve 30- something years and who continuously wants to serve and help the people here with great admiration to him and to others, i think that reappointment for mr. kane is a great need to san francisco, and especially to the redevelopment commission, so thank you. supervisor campos: thank you, sir. next speaker. >> good morning. my name is john scott. i am a resident and business owner in san francisco. i have been working in san francisco since 1992, and one of the very first people i met was mr. king. through all these years, i have found him to be one of the most responsible people that i have ever met anywhere. he has truly been a help for me, someone to admire, and when we needed a leader, he has always stood up and then a leader. when we needed someone to

mr. speaker, i yield for u.c. only to the gentlelady from texas, ms. sheila jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from texas is recognized. ms. jackson lee: i thank the gentleman. meeks, i rise enthusiastically to support the pigford-cobell settlement and i ask that we continue to seek justice for those who have been denied it. i ask unanimous consent to place my statement into the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. rahall: i yield one minute to the gentleman from georgia. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia is recognized for one minute. mr. barrow: thank you, mr. speaker, and i thank the chairman for yielding and his leadership on this issue. mr. speaker, this country has a proud heritage of african-american farmers who have contributed more than their fair share to our national economy but our government has not given them their fair share of support. it's shameful. that many of those farmers have faced discrimination by their own government. i applaud this effort to finally right some of those wrongs and

i went to copenhagen, i asked administrator jackson the very question: what is your endangerment stphaoeupbgd actually the way that happened, i say to you, mr president, was we had a hearing. this is a public hearing, live on tv. administrator jackson was in our hearing room. i said i'm getting ready to leave tomorrow to go be the one-man truth squad in copenhagen. i have a feeling when i leave, you're going to have an endangerment finding. what would that be based on. the answer was the ipcc. the ipcc, that's the united nations. that's what started this thing in the 1980's. now that that's established and we know the science on which an endangerment finding is based, we go to copenhagen. it was almost the next day that climategate broke. it's oddly enough that timing couldn't have been better. they came out and they said that -- they talked about the flawed science that was there and the fact that they were cooking the science, and i have to say this, that five years ago this week -- that was in 2005, i gave a speech on the senate floor talking about how they are cooking the science at the united nations, the ipcc to make people believe th