no objection these resolutions are adopted. >> item 22. for a professional services agreement and design and develop install and maintain an integrated ground transportation and taxi management system between trans core pursuant to charter section . >> colleagues any discussion on this item or do we need a role call vote? supervisor campos. >> thank you this is an item that came before the budget and finance committee and it's a contract at the airport i raised concerns at the budget committee and so we'll be voting against that today. thank you. >> all right. any further comments? seeing none same house -- oh, roll call vote madam clerk. >> tang aye weiner aye yee aye supervisor avalos avalos no supervisor breed aye supervisor campos no, supervisor cohen aye supervisor farrell aye supervisor kim kim aye supervisor mar aye. mar aye. >> there are 8 ayes and 2 2 2 noes. >> this resolution shall be adopted. >> item 23 a resolution for installation of subsurface tie backs at 923 if at 923 fulsom street development project. >> without objection

welles and mankiewicz cast kane as a hoarder of objects of art, objects of sentiment, just plain objects, objects welles said that represent the dust heap of a man's life. what was my rosebud? it was nothing as lofty is all that. i went back and try to figure it out. it was a frumpy teddy bear. it did teach me an early respect for history i tried to find out the derivation of the teddy bear. the prototype was created in 1902 not far from here in brooklyn by a russian-jewish proprietor of a candy store. the live specimen that inspired the teddy bear was in fact personally saved by teddy roosevelt. he deemed it unsportsmanlike to shoot prey that was already cornered by fellow hunters. unfortunately, i later learned to my disappointment that the bear was killed any way to bear was killed any way to spirit further pain. my teddy bear is still wearing the flannel suit that was tailored for him by my grandfather who was an immigrant pattern maker who worked in the garment center. and when i was in the first grade, i wrote a poem about him, which was published in the east new york savings bank

without objection this resolution is adopted. item 18. >> item 18 is a resolution to authorize the general manager of the san francisco public utilities commission to execute master license agreements for outdoor distributed system and antenna pole and gte mobile net of california doik business as verizon wireless each for a term of 12 years to commence following board approval. >> colleagues, any discussion on item 18? seeing none, same house same call. this resolution is adopted. >> item 19 is the peninsula corridor joint powers board in related actions as defined herein. >> same house same call. without objection this resolution is adopted. item 20. >> item 20 is a resolution to authorize the office of assessor recorder to act septd a state county program grant from the california state department of finance in the approximate amount of 1.28 million. >> same house same call. without objection this resolution is adopted. item 21. >> item 21 is a resolution to authorize the public utilities commission to accept a grant from the

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engel: reserving my right to object, although i don't intend to object. the speaker pro tempore: the the gentleman is recognized. mr. engel: this is a very important measure and we need to send this measure to the president's desk and need to do so tonight and delighted to do so. mentingis not only fo rmp troops. this is an invasion. and i'm concerned that the designs don't stop at ukraine. putin is putting substantial pressure on our allies. we must not bow. if we don't act now, where we will be in six months or two years, where we will be in a decade. europe-hold for peace. that relatey is within reach. putin's aggression puts it in jeopardy. we need to let president putin know we can't allow his plate ant aggression and as the united states, we remain the world's champion of freedom, democracy and dignity for all people. i commend the chairman and ranking member to sending the house this bill so we can stand one in the face of russia's aggression. chairman royce and i have worked together to say that we will not stand for putin's aggression. i think th

, silver rectangular objects and yellow objects. they are not connecting any dots but there is speculation that they could be parts of an airplane. but the transport ministry is not saying whether it is or not. they're getting helicopters to the area but the problem is weather. helicopters are on stand by trying to get to that area of the coast of borneo. it's about 190 kilometers 150 miles or so off the coast of borneo. so that is the search area that will be the focal point of the search area. but, as i say, weather sounds like it will be a major issue to get eyes on to see exactly what that debris is. >> do we know who took these photographs? >> reporter: i can't tell you that at the moment. the reports that we're getting in just saying photographs that could possibly be of the missing flight are being examined. so we don't know where these photographs have come from. there have been though a lot of aircraft in the air, some 30 aircraft in the air. 40 surface vessels. we don't know whether it's come from some of these. you would

the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. bennet: thank you. i ask unanimous consent, mr. president, the bill be read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. bennet: i ask unanimous consent the banking, housing and urban affairs committee be discharged from further consideration of h.r. 3574 and the senate proceed to its immediate consideration. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: h.r. 3374, an act to provide for the use of saving promotion raffle products and so forth and for other purposes. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection, the committee is discharged and the senate will proceed. mr. bennet: thank you, mr. president. i further ask the bill -- and just to be sure that it's in the record. it's h.r. 3374. my eyes are going. the presiding officer: that is correct. mr. bennet: i further ask the bill be read a third

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. johnson: for many years the loophole has allowed those who perpetrated horrific crimes against humanity to receive benefits paid by the united states government. while the number of nazi resimilar yents of social security -- recipients of social security benefits may be few now, allowing payments to continue is an inexcusable insult to those who is suffered at the hands of the nazis. mr. speaker, i urge all members of the house to vote yes and pass the no social security to nazis act today so the senate can take action soon and that the president can sign it into law without delay. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from california. mr. bass: mr. speaker, thank you very much -- mr. becerra: mr. speaker, thank you very much. and let me yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. becerra: let me begin, mr. speaker, by thank i my colleague, but more

without objection those resolutions are adopted as amendsed. item 29. >> item 29 is a resolution to approve the issuance and sale of revenue bonds by the [inaudible] school in the amount not to exceed 13.5 million. >> same house same call. without objection this resolution is adopted. >> item 30 is a resolution to authorize expenditures for the soma community stable aigs fund in the amount of 500,000 and for college preparatory services. >> supervisor kim. >> i want to acknowledge united players, who is one of the beneficiaries of the grant from the soma fund for buy back this past weekend. we were successful in purchasing 101 guns this weekend that were taken off the streets of san francisco. i think this was an incredible work on behalf of this organization. i want to recognize sfpd and our resident volunteers that came out and the folks that came to sell their guns and our local medical marijuana dispensaries including green door and [inaudible] who contributed all the funds so we could purchase these guns off the streets. the resolution bef

without objection. mr. pryor: i ask unanimous consent that the bill be read three times and passed, the motions to reconsider be laid on the table, with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. pryor: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the consideration of h.r. 4030. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: h.r. 4030, an act to designate the facility of the united states postal service located at 18640 northwest second avenue in miami, florida, and so forth. the presiding officer: is there objection to froaght measure? -- proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. pryor: i ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time and pass and the motion to reconsider be laid on the table, with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, so ordered. mr. pryor: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the consideration of the following bills, en bloc: calendar numb

the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. carper: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time and passed, the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid on the table, with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. carper: mr. president, as if in legislative session, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of calendar number 343, h.r. 1206, and h.r. 1378, which was received from the house en bloc. the presiding officer: without objection, the clerk will report rmen bloc. the clerk: calendar number 343, h.r. 1206, an act to grant secretary of the interior permanent authority to authorize states to issue electronic duck stamps and foreother purposes. h.r. 1378, an act to designate the united states federal judicial center located at 333 west broadway in san diego, california, and so forth. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measures en bloc? without objection. mr. carper: mr. president, i a

the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask consent the mandatory quorum under rule 2 be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i now move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all those in favor say aye. all those opposed say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes have it. the question is agreed to. mr. reid: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent notwithstanding rule 22 at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, december 4, all postcloture time be considered expired and the senate proceed to vote on confirmation of calendar 555 and 660. further, that following these votes, the senate proceed to vote on cloture on the following nominations -- 1039, 1040 and 835. further, if cloture is invoked on any of these nominations that the time until 1:45 be in morning business for debate only equally divided in the usual form, and at 1:45 all postcloture time be considered expired, the senate proceed to vote on confirmses in the order upon which cloture was invok

without objection this resolution is adopted. item 18. >> item 18 is a resolution to authorize the general manager of the san francisco public utilities commission to execute master license agreements for outdoor distributed system and antenna pole and gte mobile net of california doik business as verizon wireless each for a term of 12 years to commence following board approval. >> colleagues, any discussion on item 18? seeing none, same house same call. this resolution is adopted. >> item 19 is the peninsula corridor

again, a daunting, daunting objective. so, because of this objective, westmoreland, i think, necessarily has to develop an all-encompassing strategic concept that sought not only to destroy the enemy forces but to country local insurgency inside south vietnam and also, perhaps more importantly, to expand the percentage of south vietnam's population under saigon government's control. again, we might question the capacities of americans to do just that, to expand the percentage of the local population under the saigon government's control. now, june 1965 cable from westmoreland outlines his concept of operation and it notes clearly that the insurgency in south vietnam must eventually be defeated among the people in the hamlets and towns. westmoreland realizes that this is a war that is going to be fought among the population. and as he directs his commander later this year, the war in vietnam is a political as well as a military war. it is political because the ultimate goal is to regain the loyalty and cooperation of the pe

without objection those items are recommended. madam clerk, can you call item 5. >> a hearing on the stattous of san francisco getting to zero effort [inaudible] and hif advocates. >> okay, supervisor wiener has asked that we continue this item so i will need to open this item up for public comment. are there any other members of public who'd like to provide public comment on item number 5? seeing none, public comment is closed. supervisor tang, do we have a motion to continue item 5 to the calm call of the chair? >> so move. >> without objection it is moved to the call of chair. any further items today? >> there is no further business. >> seeing none, we are adjourned. >> hello, i am with the san francisco parks department serious we are featuring some wonderful locations in your and very own backyard. this is your chance to find your heart in san francisco with someone special. we are here at the lovely and historic palace of fine arts, located in the bustling marina district. originally built for the 1950's exposition, the pala

without objection this item is passed on first reading as amended and now if we can go back to item 23 where we were i think we'll need to redo that. supervisor campos. >> motion to rescind. >> seconded by supervisor farrell thank you the vote is rescinded and now madam clerk roll call. >> item 23 supervisor tang aye weiner aye yee aye avalos aye supervisor breed aye supervisor campos aye supervisor cohen aye supervisor farrell farrell aye supervisor kim aye mar aye there are 10 ayes. >> that item is adopted. that resolution is adopted. item 24 please. >> item 24 is a resolution to authorize the nullification for the conservation areas open space and the bay view radio property to allow the planning department to recommend new designations that align more closely with the policies and goals adopted by the city. >> without objection that resolution is adopted. next item please madam clerk. >> item 25 is an ordinance to amend the campaign and governmental conduct code reflecting organizational and staffing changes. >> thank you madam clerk and i actually just have one typo change to make

without objection those items are recommended. madam clerk, can you call item 5. >> a hearing on the stattous of san francisco getting to zero effort [inaudible] and hif advocates. >> okay, supervisor wiener has asked that we continue this item so i will need to open this item up for public comment. are there any other members of public who'd like to provide public comment on item number 5? seeing none, public comment is closed. supervisor tang, do we have a motion to continue item 5 to the calm call of the chair? >> so move. >> without objection it is moved to the call of chair. any further items today? >> there is no further business. >> seeing none, we are adjourned. . >> good afternoon and welcome to the transportation authority special meeting of the subcommittee on december 11, 2014, my name is supervisor jane kim i'll be chairing today's meeting unfortunately supervisor yee will not be present we want to acknowledge the staff jim smith who records our meeting as he transcribes them on line and our clerk steve mr. clerk any

without objection this resolution is adopted unanimously. if we can proceed to roll call, with the understanding that at 3:00 pm we will be interrupt roll call for our special orders. with that, madam clerk. >> supervisor wiener is the first supervisor to introduce new business. >> okay. >> supervisor wiener will submit. supervisor avalos. >> submit. >> breed. >> colleagues, i have one item today. i am introducing a package of legislative changes to help preserve san francisco's live music venues. with amendment ps to the building administrative planning and police codes this legislation is the result of months of work of collaboration with the entertainment commission, five music venues, owners and residential developers. san francisco nightclubs, bars, and entertainers attract 16 million customers each year and generate over 800 million in spending according to a 2012 report from the controller's office, but more than the dollars, these venues are an integral part of our culture of what makes us san francisco. as we build more housing for

is there furthered objection to the original request? mr. lee: i object. the presiding officer: objection is heard. mr. tester: i am disappointed that we cannot pass this legislation. this bill would not only reauthorize the indian housing programs at h.u.d. but it would streamline cumbersome environmental programs and allow for more flexibility to build more modern sustainable housing. this will reauthorize housing programs, as i said, for the native hawaiians, where the need exists in a big, big way. i should also mention that the exact same provision was included in the bill that passed the republican-controlled house of representatives last week on a voice vote. finally -- on a voice vote. finally, this would make the h.u.d. program available for tribeally designated housing authorities through the indian housing block grant. these funds will be used for homeless native veterans as well as those who are at risk of becoming homeless. as many of my colleagues know, american indians serve at a higher rate per capita than any other population in our milita

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the second can take that without objection. okay, item 8. >> eye tell 8 is a resolution declaring the sbebt of the city to reimburse certain expenditures from proceeds of future bond indebtedness, authorizing the director of the mayor's office of housing and community develop. to submit an application and related documents to the california debt limit allocation committee to submit a mortgage revenue bond in an aggregate revenue bond not to exceed $65 million for 588 mission street north. >> we have the mayor's office of housing to speak on this item. (brief pause in captioning). phase i will be a 93 unit family project and phase ii will be a 91 unit family project, each including roughly 60 percent public housing replacement units and 40 percent additional affordable housing units. units will be targeted to households easterning no more than 50 percent area median income which translates to $50,600 a year for a family of four under the current area median income levels. phase i and 2 each include a mix of 1, 2, 3 and 4 bedroom

a timeline and objectives, measurable objectives to address the r.a.c. problems and the backlog that -- the appeals backlog that's in existence now. another concern, in addition to the r.a.c. audits, is the federal government's inflexible provision supervision rules. c.m.s. passed a rule that was delayed but now ultimately put in place, and it requires that many -- pretty routine services that occur at a hospital, including thing like a drug infusion or blood transfusions, cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation, that it requires physician supervision, and that's just not an option in many rural health care hospital settings. there is a lack of understanding, a lack of common sense as to what a small hospital and a small town faces when c.m.s. puts this regulation in place. they make it difficult for those hospitals to continue to provide those necessary services, and fortunately we've had some success in addressing this issue. congress passed legislation that prevents the federal government from enforcing that regulation through the near future. i have int

without objection those items are recommended. madam clerk, can you call item 5. >> a hearing on the stattous of san francisco getting to zero effort [inaudible] and hif advocates. >> okay, supervisor wiener has asked that we continue this item so i will need to open this item up for public comment. are there any other members of public who'd like to provide public comment on item number 5? seeing none, public comment is closed. supervisor tang, do we have a motion to continue item 5 to the calm call of the chair? >> so move. >> without objection it is moved to the call of chair. any further items today? >> there is no further business. >> seeing none, we are adjourned. zzç

without objection those items are recommended. madam clerk, can you call item 5. >> a hearing on the stattous of san francisco getting to zero effort [inaudible] and hif advocates. >> okay, supervisor wiener has asked that we continue this item so i will need to open this item up for public comment. are there any other members of public who'd like to provide public comment on item number 5? seeing none, public comment is closed. supervisor tang, do we have a motion to continue item 5 to the calm call of the chair? >> so move. >> without objection it is moved to the call of chair. any further items today? >> there is no further business. >> seeing none, we are adjourned. >> when the new california academy of sciences opened in 2008, it quickly became one of the top tourist magnets in the city. part of the cal academies' astronomical success is the weekly nightlife party. >> i am joined by helen, who is here to school me on all the nocturnal activities that are getting ready to take place here. tell us a little about what we can exp

. >> can we approve the amendments without objection? >> so moved. >> thank you. >> now on amended item no. 12 and item 11, can we support these without objection? thank you. next item, miss wong >> item no. 13, resolution approving an agreement with new flier of america for the purchase of 61 60 foot low high diesel busses and spare parts in an amount not to exceed approximately 68 million and for a term not to exceed 6 years in a term following board approval. >> we have mr. elton howell from mta >> good afternoon, supervisors, my name is elton howell, i'd like to thank supervisor cohen for sponsoring this resolution and her support of our transit-related initiatives. the resolution before you is to request approval to enter into a contract with new flyer for the purchase of busses. the contract is for 6 years and consists of one base contract, base order, and 5 options over the next 5 years. the reason we're purchasing these busses is to be able to reduce the age of the fleet and allow us to extend the maintenance on these busses seve

inflation, even core inflation, has been running below our inflation objective. movements in oil later up will move inflation around, certainly headline inflation, but the committee at this point anticipates those impacts to be transitory. as long as participants feel reasonably confident that the inflation projection is one where we expect to meet our 2% objective over time. that's what i think they'll be looking at things as we decide on the path for the funds rate. >> danny apple balm, "new york times." does the couple mean sgoshgs when you talk about reasonable confidence and inflation expectations, you can elaborate what it would take to give you reasonable confidence that inflation is headed back to 2%? >> so, a couple, i believe, the dictionary means a couple means two. so a couple means two. and with respect to inflation -- our forecast for inflation and inflation expectations, let me start by saying, i think it's important that monetary policy be forward looking. the lax in monetary policy year long and therefore the committee has to set the federal fund

they objected to it for the last six years. so by their objection they get to be part of not having the result that maybe they wanted but the result is the economy is much better. we need more work to make sure it gets to the hands of the individuals out there. i know that's something of a priority to you madam president. but, again, if i continue to hear it, i will continue to come down here because people can't get away with just saying it over and over again and believe that's the facts because the facts are very clear as i just stated where the stock market has gone, where the unemployment has dropped housing is up, housing starts are up. the two largest companies the automobile companies all three of them now over half a million new jobs. growth 55 consecutive months of growth. that's all good news. it's something we should be proud of, you should be proud of the senate should be proud of. but there is no room for revisionist history when we talk about the facts of where we were six years ago and where we are today. so mad

i have no objections. >> i withdraw my objection. well, i would ask the ranking member to do his opening statement. >> thank you very much. before i begin, i know today is the last hearing. chairman of the oversight committee, and i want to thank you. as you said a few moments ago, we have taken this journey together, and it has been a great journey. i said during your -- the hanging of your portrait right their. >> thank you for saying i was on. [laughter] >> i believe that everyone comes along your path to make you better. and i will tell you, mr. chairman, you have may mean a better person in so many ways, and i want to thank you for your service, your dedication, i want to thank you for taking the time to get to understand this in a very intricate way. a lot of people have not been in as many meetings as we sat and where you -- i don't know how you do it, but you seem to be an expert on so many, many things. i know this is your passion. i want to thank you. it was such a positive note for bipartisanship and shows what we can do w

the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. if there's no further debate, the question is on the bill, as amended. all those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. and the bill, as amended, is passed. mrs. boxer: madam president, i ask unanimous consent that the motions to reconsider be considered made, laid onthe upot table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. boxer: madam president, i ask unanimous consent that the homeland security and governmental affairs committee be discharged from further consideration of h.r. 2952 and the senate proceed to its immediate consideration. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: h.r. 2952, an act to amend the homeland security act of 2002 and so forth and for other purposes. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding on the measure? without objection, the committee is discharged and the senate will proceed. mrs. boxer: madam president, i further ask the carper substitu