of the city family -- puc, mta -- but also to your typical utility provider -- pg&e, at&t, comcast, nrg, and a variety of other utility companies authorized to occupy the public right of way, as allowed by the california public utilities commission. supervisor weiner: following up on the question about the is that tick determination and what matches and does not -- about the aesthetic determination and what matches and does not, when does the team -- dpw involve other departments, such as planning? i ask that not to denigrate dpw's as the pick sensibilities. -- aesthetic sensibilities. [laughter] in my experience, the planning department was really the department that made sure things looked right and had good urban design standards. dpw did an excellent job actually making sure the plaza came into existence. so to what extent is -- does dpw in both planning anin the aesthetic evaluation? >> currently as necessary. we do contact planning for certain evaluations. in a majority of cases, the city once the service facilities for each utility company to have a uniform coloration, a uniform

i nrgs the tea party has their pledge not to raise taxes and i think speaker boehner tried to make his proposal more acceptable so he can get this proposal passed. and his speakership is in jeopardy if he cannot marshal his troops. and he may have saved speakership, did he not move towards the goal of getting an agreement. and now it will be up to the senate to craft the plan and hope for a compromise in time to avoid the tuesday deadline. >> thank you, mark. >> and here is some per spex on how dire the u.s. debt crisis is becoming. apple nowç has more cash than the federal government. this morning, the treasury department says there is $73 billion in cash on hand, apple says there was a cash reserve of nearly $76 billion. >> all eyes are watching capitol hill because the phone shall of a federal default will have huge consequences for america's high tech center. david louie now with that story. >> some of the top executives have job creation on their minds. they gathered today to focus on an action plan. the goal may unravel draw maticly. >> stocks started to fall 30%. and goitsing t

the first time from nrg and water development to -- energy and water development to homeland security and now from transportation to energy and water. we need to reconsider this practice and not strip investments in one area to pay for emergency needs in another. i disagree with the notion that all funding for domestic emergency response should be offset immediately from domestic investment. in every year except two since 1997 the congress has recognized the need for emergency funds to respond to the impacts of natural disasters on the nation's water resource infrastructure. since 2001 the congress has provided more than $24 billion to the corps for this purpose. while i grant that this figure is inflated by the enormous cost of reconstructing new orleans and the surrounding areas, perhaps new orleans would not have flooded in 2005 had we invested in critical infrastructure in the prior years. as we debate the long-term trajectory of taxes and spending, we cannot forego actions necessary for the security and safety of our citizens. yes, we must make difficult choices that will impact