it is directed byjoe will also be nominated. it is directed by joe wright, will also be nominated.wright, and i expect the film, darkest hour, will feature in the craft categories. it looks fantastic, i wonder whether that was its strength, very striking to look at. almost theatrical, looking at history through the eyes of drama. never forgetting it is gary oldman under all that make—up, but his performance burns through it all. it isa performance burns through it all. it is a terrific fusion of everything coming together, a very enjoyable film, i like it very much, gary oldman is hugely deserving, is not just for this performance, and his whole career. i expect him to lead the way, which i think winston would be proud of! other nominations, sally hawkins, and daniel day—lewis, three—time winner already at the oscars, extraordinary record, i think you will be nominated again for what he is billing as his final performance, a retirement flourish for his role as a 1950s could juri ide film called phantom thread. —— couturier. -- couturier. and daniel kaluuya? a fantastic talent in th

the commission may recommend the nomination, not recommend the nomination or recommend the nomination to be revised. comments may be added to the resolution found in your packets. it will then be forwarded to the office of historic preservation. this concludes my presentation. i'm happy to answer any questions. we also have the author, donna graves here, as well as a representive of the women's building who would like to say a few words. >> thank you. would ms. graves like to come forward? >> thank you, desiree. hello, commissioners. i'm donna graves a bay area public his toirnl. i want to give you a little background on how this nomination came to be. when i was working with shane watson on the historic context statement, the women's building came up as an important venue for so many community groups organizing for social change. within the lgbtq2 community, but other important social movements in san francisco. i started talking with the national park service about it being a very significant site that had not yet received the recognition that was due. at first we were work on nomin

to make a nomination.ere is very little funding in the national park service to support development. there is really no funding. there's funding for my office for oversight and guidance, but nominations have to raise the funds and develop the nominations. dr. eskew and the support he is getting from alabama is making this possible. the assistant for a national heritage program is a political appointee. folks in my office that work in this program are career employees. as i mentioned, our role is at the staff office for the program and to oversee the development of nominations. the outcome of a nomination is decided by the world heritage committee, 21 countries that are elected on a rotating basis. they meet once a year to review proposals from all over the world that has been submitted by their respective governments. in the cases of ultural sites that are proposed, as was mentioned, the international council on monuments and sites advises the committee on whether the nomination submitted meet the criteria

nomination. i also, chair, president tang, if i may, wanted to address one nominee that i heard from many members of the public and in fact she was my first choice and i would have really liked to have nominated her today and that is city administrator naomi kelly. she is someone had has served at the helm of the city for decades and is a great public servant. and would have been a perfect fit for the interim mayor role. for very similar reasons as to why the board in 2010 had shr selected then city administrator ed lee. i know she is close to ed lee and would have carried his principles and policies forward. ed lee is the mayor that the voters have voted for and in many ways it makes sense to honor that by nominating naomi kelly, but i did not want to create a show by nominating her and asking her to come down here. i did ask her and she said she would not be able to accept this position and that the best way she can continue to serve the city is as city administrator. but i did think it was imp

the issue is are we going to do legislation and nominations or only do nominations. as i mentioned in my written testimony, the roosevelt term of the first 100 days, that can never be a marker again. because from here on out every president in the first 100 days won't get their cabinet in place. they won't be able to move legislation because they won't get personnel because it will be tit for tat from here on out. my pro po sal is simple, let's take the rule that was done in that time period in 2013 with wide bipartisan support and make it permanent. i would very much appreciate the conversation on it. if there's a better idea to do it, i'm willing to take it on and say what can we do to be able to fix this. but the best idea i had was to take one that was done, agreed on and say make it permanent from here on out. i'd be glad to entertain questions. >> thank you. senator lankford, the senate has confirmed approximately 260, it's my understanding, on the president's civilian executive branch nominees. on average it has taken the senate 71 days to confirm these offici

nomination. >> can you clarify the issue around the success or interim mayor not in the charter but in the amendment and if that makes a difference. >> the person appointed by the board will be mayor. people use the term success or mayor or interim mayor to describe that appointment. the motions prepared by the clerk's office and introduced by supervisor peskin successor in the charter and the document he circulatessed references both successor and interim we made a offer to change that to successor mayor. >> we don't need to do anything at that time? >> right. >> okay. no other name on the roster. before we take nominations is there a motion to approve item 41 as amended? >> item 41 is not amended. >> is there a motion to approve item 41 moved by collins and seconded by peskin can we take that without objection? without objection item 41 is approved. madam clerk please call item 41. >> item 42 confirms the appointment due to the vacancy in the office of the mayor for the term to expire on june 5

i am going to decline the nomination. i think it is incredibly important that we in san francisco have an election that for the first time is an open race. we have not had an open race for the mayor's office in san francisco for 15 years and i think the voters deserve an opportunity to choose the next mayor in as much of a level playing field as possible. i want to note, there is no such thing as a level playing field in politics in elections anymore. we talk about a fair and transparent election, the millions of dollars that get spent in these elections really do give a disproportionate voice to the wealthiest among us to determine who our representatives will be. that said, i want to honor what

nomination. i think it is incredibly important that we in san francisco have an election that for the first time is an open race. we have not had an open race for the mayor's office in san francisco for 15 years and i think the voters deserve an opportunity to choose the next mayor in as much of a level playing field as possible. i want to note, there is no such thing as a level playing field in politics in elections anymore. we talk about a fair and transparent election, the millions of dollars that get spent in these elections really do give a disproportionate voice to the wealthiest among us to determine who our representatives will be. that said, i want to honor what many members of the public have said. you know, and step back from the nomination, but i do want to thank supervisor fewer for that generous nomination. i also, chair, president tang, if i may, wanted to address one nominee that i heard from many members of the public and in fact she was my first choice and i would have really li

peterson withdrew his nomination. last week the administration also withdrew the nominations of jess mattier and is jeff of tally, just 3 of the 18 nominees that have been withdrawn this year, and those nominees were withdrawn after the committee process. these nominees and others demonstrate the importance of careful consideration of nominees for executive branch positions and lifetime appointments to the bench. i'll also note that the american bar association has now rated four of the 56 judicial nominees put forward by trump administration as not qualified including two who received that rating unanimously. that is fairly uns precedented given the fact -- unprecedented given the fact before year the aba had only issued that rating twice since 1989, and we have seen two more of these ratings this year already. the american people deserve qualified judges who will interpret the law fairly, and the best way to get judges who are fair and impartial is to have a solid evaluation and confirmation process and where the ex

nomination. >> supervisor farrell: i accept. >> supervisor tang: supervisor fewer. >> supervisor fewer: although i do agree with my colleague, hillary ronen, we should appoint a mayor that is not a candidate for mayor this year, i think it is really important to recognize that there is another woman of color that is running for mayor and that is a supervisor, so i would like to nominate jane kim. >> supervisor tang: thank you, again per the previous amendment, i would like to ask the person on the record to accept or reject the nomination. >> supervisor kim: i want to thank my colleague, supervisor fewer, for that kind nomination. supervisor fewer and i have worked together for over 13 years and i have a tremendous amount of respect and admiration for you and how much you care about the city. i am going to decline the nomination. i think it is incredibly important that we in san francisco have an election that for the first time is an open race. we have not had an open race for the mayor's office

this is how the nominee earned the nomination in the state. any one who cares about quarter suppression this is the number one. a lot of bias some problematic things. he stands alone was history plus recency. not only misleading the committee his campaign sent out 100,000 postcards about communities that the election was a different day it could be punished for voter fraud. >> it's a notorious case. he was asked directly under a if he was involved in it. he wasn't questioned as extensively as peterson was. they had not had a chance to question. he may have misled the committee that something traveling in his back on the senses hearing people have come out ring out to new members should have a right to question thomas and a new hearing. i completely agree, chemists a few others i was a kill duncan because his been nominated for the fifth circuit is a trifecta. he is he has a terrific record with voting rights. he is also made it his personal mission in life to denigrate her families to target transgender children single-handedly pushed campaign

of his judicial nominations. but during the campaign, trump, then candidate trump, made judicial nominations in that he wanted to remake the courts and he would have a litmus test on reproductive freedom and on guns. he bragged about it. he got applause lines about it. and he clearly indicated he was going to do this outsourcing that he has done. i don't think, though, when we saw that we expected that there would be people blogging in defense of the k.k.k. or that they would be so extremely hostile to lgbtq individuals. you know, i think that kristen's right. the courts matter enormously, but i think we are surprised at how bad, how biased, how hostile the civil rights they've been. i think we expected, given the campaign promises, that they would be extreme. but i'm not sure we expected the full dimensions of them. >> and i would just echo a lot of what christine said and in many ways my choice of the one word, which was a one-word answer, gold star, thank you, in terms of revealing, is that i think in many way

i am going to decline the nomination. i think it is incredibly important that we in san francisco have an election that for the first time is an open race. we have not had an open race for the mayor's office in san francisco for 15 years and i think the voters deserve an opportunity to choose the next mayor in as much of a level playing field as possible. i want to note, there is no such thing as a level playing field in politics in elections anymo

that's partly my case for a nominal gdp. when we started this all them models were expectations to whether the goal was to get inflation down and it used to be in the 80s or up our models assume a central banker or failing that that it would work. expectations throughout the economy would be transformed and you could get inflation up or down. i don't think the discussion among monetary economist is quite adequately and allen -- analyze. they really meant it about the 2% target and they did not achieve it. i think we need to take that into account more and take any of these very clever proposals including nominal gdp that rings me to a concern that ben times ben had which is if you open up the process it would be politicized. i gave her what we have already got. >> just a little bit on this issue, i agree that it's an issue particularly the example of japan and how difficult this to get inflation expectations up is very relevant and one of the issues is when you choose one of these policies which if you try to overshoot the a

for get out, which has for nominations overrule. —— which has four nominations.d freedom will boards, but get out may have a good chance to do pretty well at the oscars, and daniel day—lewis, nominated for phantom fred, he holds joint day—lewis, nominated for phantom fred, he holdsjoint british day—lewis, nominated for phantom fred, he holds joint british and irish citizenship, and indeed, his co—star is nominated in that as well. she is also british. so, some good british potentialfor success at the oscars. but a lot of the focus this year is going to be on the #metoo movement, the pollock from the harvey weinstein affair, and this panoply of sexual assault allegations that have rocked hollywood. the first black female cinematographer, that is going to be a big one as well. we will get back to you later on. our entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba, is here with the details. the shape of water, 13 nominations. it was expected to lead the way, it didn't quite reach the magical 14, but it is a really mysterious sci—fi tale, starring sally hawkins, who gets a no

the nomination does mention the ymca. the first one that had elements of the same -- you know, trying to have public spaces, public and private spaces, to meet a variety of needs and programmes and then this followed that example. but that not that it generated, you know, this is a building type that became building wide and would be a good detail to add if that was the case. but this is one of models for community buildings. >> got it. >> ate really innovative design of a community building? because criterion a addresses the social programme and the social history. so, it's kind of like saying -- >> thank you. gave some clarity. >> commissioner? >> i swouz thrilled to see the photos of the pediment because i'ves driven by that building so many times and thought there had to be something there. [laughter] i appreciated seeing that. >> thank you. >> commissioner hyland? >> i have some questions for staff and for mr. knapp. the point here is we're trying to get this approved in the february meeting. so, the question for sta

this is how this nominee earned the nomination. for anyone who cares about democracy, anyone who cares about voter suppression, this is the number one. there really isn't -- there's a lot of bias, there's a lot of problematic things about many other nominees, but he stands alone, i think, in this really troubling voter suppression history, plus recency. not only the postcards and potentially misleading the committee when questioned about his involvement in the jesse he he heltms' postcards. >> for anyone watching or does not know, he spent out 100,000 postcards specifically to black communitieses saying that the election was a different day and false information of when the election was and warned that they could be punished for voter fraud if you don't vote on the right day. this happened. 100,000 postcards. >> and it is a notorious case, and he was asked directly under oath if he was involved in it. unfoch n unfortunately, it was not questioned as extensively as peterson was, right? so there are several members who are new member

in terms of trump's judicial nominations? one word. >> earth shattering. >> i guess that's one word. okay. >> is it hyphenated? >> it is hyphenated. >> i was going for parade of -- >> i gave you guys these questions in advance. one word. >> you can tell people who have tried to sort of get in the word limit, i'll put some hyphens in there. my one word, there are many other words, but the one word i would use is revealing. >> oh. that's deep. so have you -- each of you can weigh in on this, have you been surprised at all by the last year and trump's style of nominating and rushing people to the process? and i guess by style i mean he's been very fast. he's been pretty sloppy. and his judicial picks have been heavily shaped by right-wing groups like the federalist society. is this what you expected, you know, a year or so ago? we'll start here. >> so, you know, as a civil rights lawyer, the courts matter. and i think that courts matter for all americans. the courts play an incredibly important role in american life. there tends

i would second the nominations by the voters. it is important that the city appoint someone to govern impartially in a legislative group that is always full of poison pills it is impossible to expect one like london breed running for may our would use that position impartially. i again support the nominations of the voters. >> thank you for your comments. next speaker, please. >> we are talking four months. 120 days. that is what we are talking. these people are so afraid this woman is going to rob, steal and cheat in 120 days. i would like to support mayor london breed to be the mayor of this city because it is a fiscally responsible thing to do as a city payroll and business taxpayer to this city, i would like to see us continue what ed lee started and my grandchildren lived in those chinatown projects that he is rebuilding that took forever. i would like to see continued at least trying to keep black people here. i know everybody says it is not about racism and not about this or that. where have all the black folks gone? does

the 0scar nominations are out and leading the field with 13 nominations is the fantasy romance the shapeactor category is dominated by brits, with gary 0ldman, daniel day—lewis and daniel kaluuya all nominated. meryl streep, who already has three 0scars to her name, has been nominated for the 21st time in her career — this time for her role in the post. 0ur arts editor, will gompertz, has more. guillermo del toro's amphibian fantasy love story the shape of water leads the way with 13 0scar nominations, including best picture. a category which also sees the critically acclaimed dark comedy thriller three billboards 0utside ebbing, missouri nominated. i want to go where culture is. as well as the coming—of—age drama lady bird. good to see another brother around here. also short listed is the horror mystery get out. and a couple of british world war ii films, christopher nolan's dunkirk... when will the lesson be learned? and darkest hour, which sees mr churchill struggling in his early days as britain's wartime prime minister. several of the scenes in darkest hour were shot in a replica of

and then a vote to open nominations once we open the nominations, i will ask for the nominations to begin will need a second. then we will do the same thing, close the nominations with the vote. and then you will vote on the nomination. so with that, that will be for both the president and the vice president. is there any public comment on item number 6, election of officers? being none, public comment is closed. so, for the election of the president, i do need a motion and a second to open the nominations. >> moved. >> second. >> secretary: ok. and i need all in favor? aye, any opposed, no. >> aye, aye, aye. >> secretary: thank you, ok. so now commissioner anderson i believe you have nomination for the office of president. >> commissioner anderson: yes, it is with great honor that i make the following nomination and if i could just have a minute, current president? >> president buell: please. >> commissioner anderson: i conducted a not so independent poll with the universe of six very interested people on qualifications and learned that we have a gentleman and a poet. a poetic presidenti

no further nominations for the office i declare nominations closed. i'm going to restate the name of the person that's been nominated to serve as president of the board of education and that's commissioner hydra mendoza-mcdonnell. >> may i move that we elect by acclimation? >> president walton: yes. we'll accept unless there's any objection. seeing none, congratulations, president mendoza-mcdonnell. [applause] i will announce that president hydra mendoza-mcdonnell and she will be representing the board this year. now i declare nominations are open for the office of vice president of the board of education. are there any nominations? >> vice-president mendoza-mcdonnell: i'd like to put in a nomination for someone who has served us incredibly well the last year that he's been on the board. i've been very impressed with the thoughtfulness of stevon cook. he's proven himself as someone who that is committed and dedicated to the young people in our district as well as to the teachers and staff. stevon, you've really showed leadership in a variety of differ

to make a nomination. there is very little funding in the national park service to support development. there is really no funding. there's funding for my office for oversight and guidance, but nominations have to raise the funds and develop the nominations. kew and the support he is getting from alabama is making this possible. assistant for a national heritage program is a political appointee. folks in my office that work in this program are career employees. as i mentioned, our role is at the staff office for the program and to oversee the development of nominations. the outcome of a nomination is decided by the world heritage committee, 21 countries that are elected on a rotating basis. they meet once a year to review proposals from all over the world that has been submitted by their respective governments. in the cases of cultural sites was are proposed, as mentioned, the international council on monuments and sites advises the committee on whether the nomination submitted meet the criteria and should

blige and octavia spencer received best supporting female actor nominations. in other nonce to diversity the gay romance call me by your name was nominated for best picture and mexican director guillermo del toro's the shape of water one of the most nominations with thirteen including best picture and best director i would say now that these nominations are coming through a sip of water as for any problem even if it's show from roma but it's not way ahead of the pack could the story of a tender love affair between a mute cleaning woman and an amphibian humanoid creature really when film wins top prize. territory stranger things have happened. hollywood's elite will have an opportunity to make more comments on issues of social and cultural importance during the awards ceremony itself which this year will take place on march fourth robert oulds al jazeera los angeles. the joining us from hollywood p. tam and chief film critic for deadline hollywood and entertainment news i think very much for joining us. we have the best as in the golden globe was being attacked

it's ticking for the oscar nominations.scar nominations just an hour away and abc's chris connelly is here with our guide to the top contenders and, chris, hundreds of new oscar voters this year. that could shake things up. >> good morning. that could make a big difference. eager to see in just about an hour how new voters and exciting filmmakers might upend old academy narratives starting with one much talked about category. >> and here are the all male nominees. >> this morning's oscar nominations don't figure to go the way of the globes. the best director nomination is expected for "lady bird's" greta gerwig. possibly dee rees of "mudbound" or "wonder woman's" patty jenkins as well, each best picture con ternsdz as well. >> how sandsome is he. >> reporter: "get out" director jordan peele could expect to learn a nomination of his own with 774 new academy voters in the mix for 2018, said to be younger and more diverse, in gender, ethnicity and geography in years past, more inclusive group of nominees may be the result. the

and a movie magazine the oscar nominations are out and on today show we've got the favorites in the race for the twenty eighteen academy awards. and will look at a much neglected draw on the german throne. but first to shocking new revelations in what's become a twofer mill your story accusations of sexual harassment in hollywood that started last year with producer harvey weinstein have sparked a global movement women many using the hashtag me to have called up men in the entertainment industry who abuse their power now the movement has reached germany several actresses have accused german director dr vaghul of sexual violence ranging from harassment to rape going back decades. he had a reputation for being impulsive blunt and merciless now several women have come forward accusing german director dito vader of sexual assault actresses he worked with claim he assaulted them physically and sexually the cases date back to the one nine hundred eighty s. and ninety's when dieter vader was one of germany's best known and most successful television directors their women told their stories to g

i support her, i nominate her, thank you. >> clerk: thank you for your comments.next speaker, please. >> i'm a retired nurse with the city and county. i'm frustrated at this point because i'm hearing the arguments that london can't do it because she would be campaigning and she would -- how could she do both? i ask you supervisors who have either run once or twice, every single one of you campaigned and hold your office and no one questions it. so that's really annoying me as a voter. i've lived in district 5 for

i support her, i nominate her, thank you. >> clerk: thank you for your comments.next speaker, please. >> i'm a retired nurse with the city and county. i'm frustrated at this point because i'm hearing the arguments that london can't do it because she would be campaigning and she would -- how could she do both? i ask you supervisors who have either run once or twice, every single one of you campaigned and hold your office and no one questions it. so that's really annoying me as a voter. i've lived in district 5 for 53 years. i've known london all my life. known her on the redevelopment commission. she's competent, qualified, i'm still angry we're even having the discussion, but if we're going to have the discussion, i would say my support goes with london breed. >> clerk: thank you for your comments. next speaker. if you're in support -- if you support what the speaker is saying, please use your fingers. >> my name is joshua. i wanted to talk on my thoughts here behind london breed having multiple roles. it's not so much i'm concerned she c

john williams got his 51st nomination. in los angeles, abc7 news. >>> disney pixar received three nominations. sam rockwell is up for best supporting actor for his role in three billboards outside ebbing, missouri. and lady bird got a total of five nominations. well represented around here. for a complete list of nominees go to abc7news.com. you can watch live only on abc7. you can watch live only on abc7. >>> i told them to cancel the they have a stake in the well-being of the neighborhoods where they live and work. they train part-time to be ready to serve at all times. selfless service- it's what inspires the men and women of the army national guard to be part of something greater than themselves. visit nationalguard.com to learn more. . >>> well how does a one year subscription lasting only eight months. >> that is what one napa county couple wants to know. so they got in touch with "7 on your side" michael finney to look into this. >> reporter: it is being criticized for the way it made that disclosure. donald and joy

five nominations in all for "lady bird." 13 nominations for t"the shape f water."oming up, we'll hear from some of the nominees. >> thank you, chris connelly. >>> another check of the weather with ginger. >> yes, we saw the blizzard component of the storm that gio was showing us and the severe component. hail in westchester, ohio, north of cincinnati. a lot of rain and even strong storms with that. on top of some of those rivers that have ice jams you'll have flood watches through albany, manchester, new hampshire, up to portland, maine. so, very mild today. as the storm approaches the cold front's there. the timing as we speak at this hour. through tonight and then we'll look for lake effect snow and significantly colder air. if you're flying somewhere to the east coast and you saw it's around 60 in new york, much colder. local weather in 30 seconds. >>> beautiful shot this morning across the bay waking up to some fog in the north and east bay and partly cloudy today next storm arrives tomorrow, look frg a dry and mild weekend. partly cloudy skies, 56 in san rafae

the purpose is that i feel strongly about nominating someone who isn't running for mayor.i also feel strongly about separation of power. i would love to see all qualified members, everybody who is running, run on an equal playing field without the power of incumbentsy. thank you. >> good evening. representing the league of pissed off voters. san francisco has tried once to have a true caretaker mayor, unless this board is willing to appoint care bear as caretaker, we should talk about interim mayors. the league has put together a list of super qualified and capable women, mostly women of color, canada -- nadia. madame clerk, clerk of the board of supervisors, please forgive me. mickey callahan. director of human resources. and all of these women, they all have broad experience at high levels of san francisco government. they could keep the city running until the voters can elect a new mayor in june. i do support and ask you to support an interim mayor who is a neutral party. >> thank you for your comments. next speaker, please. >> once again, my name is linda. you all the

. >> you will nominate boo. >> reporter: the shape of water, is leading with 13 nominations, including a best picture nod alongside "lady byrd" and "get out." "get out" director's jordan peele tweeting this after the announcement. the film star nominated for lead actor with another fresh face, timothy, in "call me by your name". incredible performances by women this year shaping up for another top lead category. francis mcdorman, sally hawkins and meryl streep. for supporting actress. >> mary j. blige. >> reporter: the nine-time grammy winner joined by laurie metcalf and allison janny. supporting actor could be a sure shot for sam rockwell. who has already won the sag and golden globe award in this c category. he's up against christopher plummer, willem dafoe. kendis and maggie. >>> our thanks. i think that "boo media halloween sequel was robbed. >>> when we come back who's going to have to eat brussel sprouts because he was nominated for an oscar? >> the skinny is next. oscar? >> the skinny is next. he was nominated for an oscar? of being there for my son's winning shot. that was it f

john williams got his 51st nomination. abc7 news. >>> disney pixar received three nominations. sam rockwell is up for best supporting actor for his role in three billboards outside ebbing, missouri. and lady bird got a total of five nominations. well represented around here. for a complete list of nominees go to abc7news.com. you can watch live only on abc7. >>> i told them to cancel the . >>> well how does a one year subscription lasting only eight months. >> that is what one napa county couple wants to know. so they got in touch with "7 on your side" michael finney to look into this. >> reporter: it is being criticized for the way it made e that disclosure. donald and joyce solving the sodoku and cross word puzzles. >> i had been raised on the napa valley register and look forward to it every day. >> reporter: paying for a full year subscription in advanced. surprised to learn eight months later her subscription had expired. on page 2 she saw a notice in fine print that special edition of the papers will be $5 e $5 >> so