that is why the democratic party supported mayor gavin newsom. we should have a new lieutenant governor today sitting in sacramento in office. we should not have a republican lt. gov. waiting in the wings for gavin newsom to replace him one week from now, two weeks from now. that is not how she would be -- how we should be doing politics in sacramento. frankly, i am alarmed that we are at this state right now in san francisco. supervisor campos: supervisor alioto-pier? supervisor alioto-pier: i just want to make sure with our city attorney that this is in a corporate conversation to be having. it is not on the agenda -- supervisor campos: my understanding is these are items on the agenda. in the context of discussing these items, we can take into consideration the political reality we are facing in san francisco, which is exactly what supervisor avalos was referring -- >> not that we reject the people before us but that we continue the items until we have some sense of what is going to happen with the chaos being created here in california and sa

mayor newsom: it is very exciting, isn't it? so all of you guys are going to college because that is what you told me earlier. right? college is important, we agree? and you are excited about college? really excited? do you think it is more homework or less homework than kindergarten? you think it is more? college kind of has more? do you have a lot of homework now? not really? do you want more homework? you do? nice. i agreed. this is a good kindergarten class. you have homework at home? it is really interesting. the best part about homework is that is where it is, at home. yes, you can run stuff at college. that is very good. what else happens in college? what was that? it is okay, guys. yes, you get bigger in college. your mind gets bigger, too. how about you? you probably get a little more homework, but -- i do not know if it gets easier. does it get easier in college? >> a little bit easier. >> you are smart, though. i had a hard time with homework. how about you? did you have your hand up? that is okay. do not worry about

>> gavin newsom, in the scenario you describe it. supervisor campos: it is possible he could be subjected to fines and damages? >> that is correct. the point is any officer who is ultimately determined by a court in a quo warranto procedure not to hold the office is potentially subject to fines, penalties, and damages assessed by a court. supervisor campos: thank you. supervisor mar: any additional -- president chiu: any additional discussion? supervisor daly: i had a motion on the floor to continue this item. i think that there are interesting questions being asked. and while i still believe that we are not quite there to deal with this today, and i think these questions even compound my initial feelings, on our calendar today we do have a special order, or a couple of special orders, one of which is the creation of the cbd here in the civic center. i believe that hearing needs to happen. i am wondering if perhaps it would make sense for us to pass over this item to deal with that business, which i hear should take less than 30 minu

let me introduce to you the leaders from our city, mayor gavin newsom. [applause] city attorney dennis r. veherre. former mayor willie brown. and the president of the asian art museum foundation. as well as the vice chair for the asian arts commission. carmen chu, our city supervisor. then rosenfield, the city comptroller. and nadia, our city finance public director. welcome all. without further ado, let me give you our mayor, gavin newsom. >> thank you all for taking the time to be here. this is an important moment. we have been working diligently behind the scenes for the last number of months to try to solve a bump in the road in terms of the future of this extraordinary museum, the finest collection of asian art artifacts anywhere in north america. we are very proud of this museum, its place in history, our city, and the contributions from americans that have built this extraordinary place. in fact, last year i gave my state of the city here because of all of the accomplishments and contributions that were made. it goes without saying, when we first

i think it is notable that mayor newsom said he would continue to be involved. i think that is testimony to the leadership he has shown throughout what has been a difficult time over the last couple of months. there was a tremendous amount of work that had gone on ensuring the security of this museum, going forward. mayor gavin newsom and his chief of staff deserve a tremendous amount of the credit for showing the leadership that we are focused on getting a common solution that insures the viability of this institution. i want to thank them for their leadership, then rosenfield, who does a tremendous amount of the heavy lifting, i staff who did a lot of the negotiating with financial institutions to make sure everyone had some skin in the game. the fact is, mayor newsom alluded to, there are a lot of people that have to do work to make sure that long-term we have the security that we have focused on here. it is going to take leadership from the city family. i applaud what the financial institutions have done in terms of showing their commitment, but it is going

one other thing that is important to note, mayor newsom is the elected mayor of san francisco. he was elected by the citizens of san francisco, by a pretty heavy percentage. the next interim mayor will not be someone who has been elected by the city, by the city and county. i think there is a distinction there. also, we do not know who the interim mayor is. we do not know then that person will come in and change these appointments. these are people we would like to vote for, but there is no guarantee the people before us today will be here at a couple weeks beforlater. i do believe the mayor is tying up his loose ends before he leaves, and one of them is ensuring the commissioners are appointed by someone who has been elected by the people. i think that is a distinction we should be making here, that the interim mayor will not be elected by the people, and that they will be an interim period quite frankly, in this particular context, mayor newsom is finishing up his job before he moves on to another one. i do not think there is anything inappropriate about it. frankly, it does

supervisor mar: i just wanted to share my colleague's concerns for mayor newsom delaying his swearing in ceremony, after making comments that he was sure he would not do so. as supervisor campos said, it throws into question the legitimacy of the board to make decisions on our own. i also the knowledge that every effort has been made to look at and an ally different candidates, nominees, and that these last minute nominees put us in a crunch. there are a number of people on the agenda today and i was prepared to support many of them, but also, with respect to the a number of the candidates who have so much experience in their field, but i wanted to ask cheryl adams, if we continue this item, our the could this come back to the rules committee? >> there are a number of different types of appointments on the agenda today, so i will walk through the different consequences that would occur, if you were to continue. the appointments to the historical preservation commission, items one through six, those are appointments where the appointment is subject to board approval. if the board fails

mayor gavin newsom.ause] richard worth and fred thompson of the america's cup event authority. board of supervisors president david chiu. [applause] oracle racing team owner, larry ellison. [applause] we also have representatives of two of the teams that will be competing. from oracle, john. [applause] and paul. [applause] so let's start with the man who made this all possible, under his watch, america's cup and a world series, san francisco's mayor gavin newsom. [applause] >> thank you. welcome, everybody. this is a day many people did not think was going to happen. i could not been more proud of that so many of you took the time to be here to truly celebrate and reflect on an extraordinary moment in san francisco's history. this is a big deal. i will confess, though at my own peril, that i did not understand what a big deal this was when we started down this path and we walked down the steps, larry, about a year or so ago in february 2010. i've always loved sailing. as a vestige of my youth, i remember

i don't think it was just for gavin newsom.hink for a citywide office that san franciscans have said at least for the past two decades, we kind of want a moderate in that seat, board of supervisors have your way, do what you want. >> belva: we'll get back to the mayor, but we should talk about kamala harris, who made history too this week. >> so kamala harris was the district attorney of san francisco who was just sworn in as the state's attorney general. the first southeast asian, african-american woman in that job. the question is good for her. we know she's going to be the new state a.g. but who's going to replace her in san francisco? the clock's tick onniing on tha. gavin newsom says he wants to make the pick, the mayor gets to do, that he's still mayor of san francisco. he's not saying who it will be at this point. he has a short list, and sometimes that short list has been shifting. but we think by saturday, possibly sunday we might have the answer to that question. >> does it strike you as odd that it's such a difficult

newsom had to remind me. [applause] thank you. the board of supervisors adopted a set of rules to determine how you fill a vacancy when it occurs during the time of a sitting mayor. and those rules require that the presiding judge of the superior court in this county administer the oath of office. we are fortunate to have the presence of the presiding judge and she is katherine feinstein. where are you? would you please join us to do the duty of swearing ed lee in. mr. lee. >> if you would be kind enough to please raise your right hand and repeat after me. i edwin m. lee. >> i edwin m. lee. >> do solemnly swear -- >> do sol manyly swear -- solemnly swear -- >> that i will support and defend -- >> that i will support and defend -- >> the constitution of the united states -- >> the constitution of the united states >> and the constitution of the state of california -- >> and the constitution of the state of california >> against allen miss foreign and domestic -- against all enemies foreign and domestic -- >> against allen miss and

father retired judge william newsom will do the oath of office this afternoon.e said as mayor an extra week until the new board of supervisors was sworn in. >> gunman accused of opening fire on a crowd in arizona appears in court this afternoon 22-year-old jared lee loughner is facing charges for murder and attempted assassination. public defenders are asking the lawyer who represented the uni bomber to take his case. >> in an hour president obama will lead a nationwide moment of silence to honor the six people killed in the tragedy. gabriel giffords is hospitalized in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the head doctors say she is responding to simple commands but it could take weeks or months before they know the extent of brain damage. >>> 6:57 a.m. another cold start tracy i guess at least another excuse to wear all those cute scarves, gloves. >> you got the boots you been wanting to wear and cute scarf and glove but typically don't have an opportunity to wear it in san francisco. cold temperatures just a few clouds, sunrise coming 7:25 a.m. this morn

mayor newsom doing the swearing in. it really was kind of out of the blue. mayor newsom saying he was talking to gascon on saturday who gascon might like to be d.a. and all of a sudden newsom said there was a realization, hey, the man in front of me, he'd make a good d.a. and now he is the d.a. he has a law degree from western state college of law in fullerton. he practiced civil law about a year and a half back in the ' '90s. never prosecuted a criminal case. no problem says gascon. >> same thing as driving a black and white. different skill sets and i believe i have the organizational skills. >> gascon replaces carmella harris who moves on to be the state attorney general and the new boss is not the same as the old boss. she opposed the death penalty. he says he will seek it in some cases. the police chief's job is going to be handled on at least an interim basis by assistant chief jeff godown. there's going to be police not crazy about the entire selection process. we're going to hear from them about a half hour from right now. from the hall of justice, t

newsom. [applause] >> thank you, mr. mayor. thank you all. sit down everybody, those that have seats. let me welcome in and thank each and every one of you for taking the time to be here. i didn't think i would come back down from sacramento so quickly, but it's good to be here. and it's a wonderful occasion. and i guess the people that need to be thanked the most are the people of the state of california because had it not been for them, i wouldn't be lieutenant governor and as a consequence, there wouldn't have been a vacancy for the mayor of the city and county of san francisco. on behalf of the people of san francisco and this state, i'm honored that the people have taken it upon themselves to allow for this opportunity and to celebrate this remarkable milestone in the history, not only of our city, but this state and i would argue our nation. it's a remarkable thing what is about to happen and what just happened upstairs and what we're is the e-celebrating at this moment. it wasn't that

new this morning, gavin newsom will be sworn in as lieutenant governor. said to hold his celebration today. police chief george gascon is san francisco's new district attorney following a swearing-in mayor gavin newsom said was his last act as mayor. gascon was sworn in sunday afternoon in a hastily called city hall ceremony the day before newsom is set to formally become california's lieutenant governor. newsom said he asked gascon saturday afternoon if he would take the post. gascon said he had not sought out the job but could not turn down the opportunity. he replaces kamala harris, who is now california's attorney general. newsom named the then 55- year-old gascon as police chief in june 2009. before that he served as the chief of the mesa, ariz., police department. gascon has a law degree and has been a member of the california bar since 1996. it was a shock to many because he does not have a law degree from the money did not know we have a law degree. he says the department is in the unique situation given the the city will have an interim mayor the

>> please to not express a pause or opposition. >> it is our opinion that legally may year newsom is still mayor. as the appointing authority suggests, this board in forests the instance of the the issue would be ultimately resolved through all proceedings that this board in the first instance, if it believes a vacancy exists, could take this to a point. >> that we understand what you're saying. to the extent that this is a case of first impression, not withstanding what you cited, this board could infect aside that a vacancy exists with respect to the mayor's office and can proceed it to act. >> based on our best readings of the law, and no for the office must be taken and the existing case law that is out there. we believe that the mayor is currently mayor and is not the 10 governor because he is not taken the oath. >> what would happen if the board appointed an interim mayor today? >> this has happened in the past. there were 8 people entitled to be the mayor of san francisco. in that particular case. the california supreme court said that the courts will determine who is the the

so if newsome isn't lieutenant governor tonight, who is, and who's gonna take newsome's spot as mayorand is it even legal to delay taking the oath of office? joe vasquez helps clearing out some confusion. joe? >> reporter: it appears to be a legal grey area whether he can delay his inauguration. the fact is he has done it and that has a lot of folks here in city hall and all the way to the capital in sacramento wondering what happens next. who is gonna be the next mayor of san francisco? the truth is nobody knows. >> i'm gonna nominate sheriff mike hennessey. >> reporter: but we did see sheriff mike hennessey walking through the supervisor's office this afternoon, the board may have the 6 votes needed to appoint hennessey and intrim mayor tomorrow. >> mike would be a good choice and if we were to come up with 6 or more votes for mike hennessey perhaps that would give the mayor the comfort level to proceed to take his office as lieutenant governor. >> reporter: mayor gavin newsom has delayed his swearing-in to the lieutenant governor's office so a more moderate board will select the re