department of justice for up to five years. in the wake of the department's racist text messaging scandal. there's still work to do, but my message today is one of hope. we will reach full staffing. we will build a reputation as a professional constitutional police department, and we will put this dark chapter behind us. the city will now have a completely new leadership team, a new chief, city manager and mayor as it works to revamp and reform the department. we want our community to know that we are taking measurable steps in the right direction to address past abuses, bring the necessary leadership training, accountability and transparency needed to heal our community. catherine wade's son was one of the people referenced in those police texts. she says she trusts the new leadership and welcomes the federal oversight. i'm happy somebody is overseeing antioch police department. i'm happy for that. i'm really happy for that because they were running this department the way they wanted to, and they were victimizing the community. the new approach comes amid a violent start to the new year. the city's first homicide happened yesterday morning,

of the potential budget shortfalls we face. i will work collaboratively with other departments and the mayor's office to tackle these issues head on. >> the spirit of san francisco is alive and well in just two days in office our mayor has instilled upon us the power of positivity. >> my dad would often say nothing is done well without enthusiasm. i couldn't be more excited and enthusiastic about the future of san francisco. >> let's get to work. thank you. >> i'm standing in pauley comes in. chief, would you come over here to san stand and when dean is ready you can stand to your side. >> while dean appropriately thanks his family i want to open it up for a few questions. charles will lead us but i do just want to show the city and county of san francisco that we are ready and prepared. the public safety is our number one priority. the earthquake hit this morning. mary ellen and i were on the phone within 100 and 20s she texted me and said did you feel that? and she immediately got her team going and coordinated across departments to make sure that everything was safe and sound and it was. and we immediately started talking about

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department of public works and all city departments face right now. i think that that reflects a tremendous amount of work and commitment on the part of staff. >> so thank you for that and thank you to your team. i, i also really appreciate that the department of public works was ahead of the game in some of the efficiency that that we have heard about here in this commission over the last couple of months. the restructuring seems to have put the department in a good position to effectuate some of these savings that you need to do now in to be more resilient for the future years and some of the some of the efficient expenditures i will say for for example very micro-level trash can procurement the new trashcan that went in the bottom of my street a couple of weeks ago has already led to a reduction in 311 requests which is which is going which is going to be i think important as you're thinking about how we how we do more and maintaining level of service out of the department of public works with your staff and in particular fewer staff in some of the core service areas. so we think that kind of efficiency the moving around of of staff, the gaining of e

working with all city upon adopts access improveams. um -- on expanding antiableism is exciting we have department of human resources here to talk more aboute are focussed on continuing to collaborate with department in building and tackling ableism. we do this with disability and aging service. and this aligns with the transthagz mod is having over to dos as it is called. we're also you know looking at working with other departments at doing citywide ableism trainings. on january 27th and this is very in line with public comment. board of supervisors will be holding a hearing on the proposal to modify the entrance program. members of mdc as well as the public are encouraged to provide comment. i am still learning about the program and i will continue that learng. i hear the occurrence and the feedback. today. looking ahead, as we continue to ad to the 35th anniversary of american with disabilities act, i'm just thrilled in to hear the collaboration that i have seen with other coalitions. including cada. and look at coordinating ad a events not just in san francisco but show casing ad aevents across the bay area. and really being a hub whi

ones, the u.s.-led global project to suppress the spread of hiv and a.id.s., that was given a stop work order, one of many things. i sent an attempt to row back now within the state departmento redefine which projects might get wavered, but it is affecting a huge amount of confusion around humanitarian and aid world globally at the moment. samantha: stay with us, tom. we will go back to nomia with breaking news just coming into us around the administration's freeze of federal loans. while the u.s. judge has just temporarily paused that freeze. this story developing by the moment. we did know there was legal opposition to this. give us your analysis of what this will now mean. does that put a pause on this whole entire policy for the moment? nomia: it well for the moment. this federal judge temporarily blocked this. sorry, tom. yeah. on the federal assistance, so basically, federal grants and loans that could total trillions of dollars. so just to give you the update, u.s. district judge blocked the action just minutes before it is set to go into effect. it causes the freeze until monday. so it goes until monday, so, you know, we will see what happens after that. but yes, a

on the president. you know, the department there are a lot of folks that work at the department. many of them are career individuals that aren't in the policy, don't make decisions based on politics. i'm hopeful the department will continue its current practice despite who is the president, despite who is the attorney general. maybe that's too much to hope for, given today's environment. but there are still guardrails in place. you know, we have the media. we have generals. we have. other institutions. and so i'd like to think that that that things will continue. but it's going to require, you know, vigilance by, all of us to watch what's going on at the and and be hopeful. you know, after the election i remember waking just sad and depressed, not understanding how could the american put someone with such lack of character and morals into an office that i once held and i hold that i hold dear and the more i thought about it because the american people, the american voter at this issue of who should be president through a different lens and i do they worry about feeding their famil

some cases requesting additional resources when the cfo steady the property of the departments working at the moment and onefirst agencies that was called the energy planning for the agency that we do streets and pipes and others involving a to point b. >> and this activation there are parts of the city cut off limited access points and information is sometimes confusing and so the information that not necessarily always refined for their knowledge and this activation is different from the activation we're waiting for something to happen if or if we don't have the resources available we we have to piecemeal it because 6 departments we are able to make things happen and from my department is the 9-1-1 features and be able services which runs the emergency operation center where we are right now. >> by insuring the rights of people to exposure the first amendment rights our job we don't want people to think that because the federal government was coming into town that for federal government will be cracking detain on protesters looking to demonstrate and also the law enforcement partners insures that people c

of the u.s.. on c-span2 at 930, pam bondi will testify on her nomination to become u.s. attorney general. then at noon, senate lawmakers will resume work on legislation requiring the department of homeland security to detain migrants, known as lake and riley act. on c-span3, senator marco rubio will of fear before the senate foreign relations committee for confirmation hearing. you can watch our live coverage on the c-span now video app or online at c-span.org. >> democracy unfiltered, with c-span, experience history as it unfolds with c-span's live coverage this month as republicans take control of both chambers of congress and a new chapter begins with the swearing in of the 47th president of the united states. on monday, january 20, tune in for a live aldi coverage of the presidential inauguration as donald trump takes the oath of office, becoming president of the united states. stay with c-span this month for comprehensive live, unfiltered coverage of the 100 19th congress and the presidential inauguration. c-span, democracy unfiltered. >> c-span, democracy unfiltered. we are funded by these television companies and more, including comcast. >> oh, you think this is just

worked on the special counsel investigations from jack smith. these were not political appointees, though. these were people who had long been with the department, not just as part of smith's team, but had worked on the type of criminal cases that always were part of the department of justice's bread and butter. those people were back in their home offices after smith closed shop, and they were fired yesterday. the memo from acting attorney general james mchenry, it said you played a significant role in prosecuting president trump. i do not believe that the leadership of the department can trust you to assist in implementing the president's agenda faithfully. this announcement to those people came just after the announcement by the dc, u.s. attorney. so that is the interim person in charge of the office that prosecuted the 1500 or so capitol rioter cases since that took place on january 6th of 2021, that interim u.s. attorney ed martin he announced that there was going to be a special project, an investigation into the work of dozens of line prosecutors in charging the people in the capitol riot who initially were charged with a felony obstruction count that the su

one of the heads of facebook's censorship department evans bowman, worked at the c r a for 15 years, leaving as a senior and the 6 manager for more than 15 years wrote and douglas saw intelligence analysis, enabling the president and senior us officials to make decisions on the most critical national security issue is focused on the impact of influence operations on social movements security. democracy today aaron says he's the leader of a team that runs the rules. the facebook determined he wants acceptable and wants not. and is deborah the 10 he is at the c. i a is an intelligence and data analysts specializing in syria. she heads messes, trust and safety department, cameron harris to work at the c. i a as an analyst until 2019 works in the same department as a manager. this essentially confirms what we hear and then press that be reporting for years. so let's get into it. f b, i has a social media focused task force of ac agents and constantly pressure switzer. i'd be in january 2020 and november 2022. the s b i sent over a 150 emails, 2 choices, trust and safety cheat you eligibl

bondi, you are one of four trump lawyers he has nominated for top positions in the department of justice. he worked to overturn the 2020 election. he repeated the described investigations and prosecutions of mr. trump as witchhunts. you have echo his calls for investigating the prosecuting his political opponents. this flies in the face of evidence like mr. trump's call to georgia's secretary of state brad raffensperger. we have all heard the audio recording. these are the kinds of antidemocratic efforts that in the past you have defended. it is critical we understand whether you remain supportive of mr. trump's actions. i have questions whether you are focused on the needs of the american people rather than the wealthy special interests. i'm concerned you failed to identify your extensive lobbying for foreign governments and big corporations as potential conflict of interest. there will be questions in this hearing on that issue. that's why i asked the justice department and the national archives or information under lobbying of the trump white house and foreign lobbying disclosures. i'm particula

on behalf of our members, we stand in opposition to the nomination of pam bondi for the role of attorney general. the mission of the department of justice is to work on behalf of the american people. keep our country safe, protect civil rights, uphold the rule of law. unfortunately, pam bondi has numerous troubling potential conflicts of interest, which call into question her ability to hold corporate wrongdoers accountable. i will focus my testimony on our concerns about this problem. public citizen recently examined the federal lobby disclosures and foreign reports filed by pam bondi and her law firm. a review showed her client list is full of controversial points. some of which stand to benefit directly from having their former lobbyist in charge of the doj. over the last five years, she represented 30 clients from large corporations, contractors, a foreign government. in addition during her earlier time as florida general, a recent new york times review found several pieces of evidence that seemed to demonstrate her general tendency to assist corporate allies. and corporate lobbyist strong believe she was exceptionally accessible to lobbyists

that means everybody gets what they need to be successful. >> actually one of the most gratifying part of my work here at departmentology, it is really bringing city resources to address problems faced with our communities with the highest need. >> i think it is important because i grew up in a low income community without internet access and it is hard. i think it is important for everyone to have internet access no matter their income and maybe one day their kid will have internet access for us and help the school and with their skills. >> my name is andrew england the owner and collector at real old paper. i'm a native to the bay areaismt grew up in oakland, spent high school years here and lived in hawaii about 10 years. moved back shortly. been in san francisco proper now for about 8 years. when i realized i wasn't a dealer anymore in san francisco, a7i found openings and decided to opening my own north beach was a great place to start. i got a neighborhood feel from it. i got involved in the community, but as far as business turnover, fisherman's wharf is 2 fold, 3 fold because there are so many more people h

working as a team with the department of. i just lost the name of the department, but we have been working with the department of. excuse me. the department that is working onarthquake program directly. i will think of it, the office of mandelman. correct? yes, yes. thank you so much. sorry about that. so we've been working dbi has been working with the office of. resilient resiliency through the earthquake program screenin. and mayor breed has issued an executive director to draft legislation mandating screening of concrete buildings for seismic vulnerabilities and to publish retrofit standards in the san francisco building code. so the deadline for this was ten, 16, 24. drafts are completed for both both the standards and also the draft for the legislation. the pending these two drafts are pending. introduction to the board of supervisors. and we foresee that that will be introduced in the new year. and then the program will the screening portion of the program will go into effect, most likely in summer of 2025. thank you. thank you. we'll call for public comment. and then the commissioners will do their question and answer. thank you. so is there a publi

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december which was done in december of 24 the six month report we're currently working all city departments are currently working with the comptroller's office currently onhat. that will be issued probably early next month. our budget submittals from city departments are due on the 21st of february to the mayor and comptroller's office. >> there'll be some additional financial projection updates in march and may as an update to both the nine month report as well for the current year as well as some of the any changes to the five year financial plan be it from changes on the state side on the federal side, any other impacts that may change those projections those will be incorporated into that report june 1st balanced budget is due to the board of supervisors by the mayor's office per charter and then june we will be along with all of the city departments over at the board through our budget hearings process and then hopefully in july the budget will go through the board for approval and briefly this is just the schedule for items to be heard at the commission as we discussed last last meeting it was mainly an overview of budget instructions. this is kind

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think it's harmful to the institution of the department and it's unfounded. >> ashley akers, thank you for all of your work. i'm sure you have been exhausted from leaving on friday, and then you're answering all of our questions. so thank you for being here. thank you for all the work you did over the last couple of years. thanks for joining me tonight. to sum it up and thank you. an fbi whistleblower is now sounding the alarm about kash patel. a big alarm ahead of his confirmation hearing this week. i'm going to break down all of the details for you after a very quick break. >> here you go. >> is there any way to get a better price on this? >> have you checked single care? whenever my customers ask how to get a better price on their meds, i tell them about single care. it's a free app accepted at pharmacies nationwide. >> before i pick up my prescription, i always check the single care price. >> it's quick, easy, and totally free to use. >> single care can literally beat my insurance copay. >> you just search for your prescription and show your single care coupon at the pharmacy. >> so i just show the coupon and get this price. >> that's right. go to sin

one of the heads of facebook's censorship department, air and bowman worked at the c l. a for 15 years, leaving as a senior under this expansion for more than 15 years, wrote and of a saw intelligence analysis, enabling the president and senior us officials to make decisions on the most critical national security issue was focused on the impact of influence operations . on social movements, security and democracy. today, aaron says he's the leader of a team that runs the rules of facebook to him and he wants acceptable. i'm once not . i'm this deborah the 10 years at the c. i a, as in the intelligence and data analysts specializing in syria. she heads messes, trust and safety department, cameron harris, the work at the c, i a as an analyst until 2019 works in the same department. as a manager. this essentially confirms what we hear and then press that being reporting for years. so let's get into it. asked b, i has a social media focused task force of 80 agents and constantly pressure switzer between january 2020 and november 2022. the s b. i sent over a 150 emails to cho

of the potential budget shortfalls we face. i will work collaboratively with other departments and the mayor's office to tackle these issues head on. >> the spirit of san francisco is alive and well in just two days in office our mayor has instilled upon us the power of positivity. >> my dad would often say nothing is done well without enthusiasm. i couldn't be more excited and enthusiastic about the future of san francisco. >> let's get to work. thank you. >> i'm standing in pauley comes in. chief, would you come over here to san stand and when dean is ready you can stand to your side. >> while dean appropriately thanks his family i want to open it up for a few questions. charles will lead us but i do just want to show the city and county of san francisco that we are ready and prepared. the public safety is our number one priority. the earthquake hit this morning. mary ellen and i were on the phone within 100 and 20s she texted me and said did you feel that? and she immediately got her team going and coordinated across departments to make sure that everything was safe and sound and it was. and we immediately started talking about

of taxpayer dollars. that is something president trump campaigned on, why he launched the department of government efficiency, workingde omg. that is why they sent out this memo last night, the president signed an executive order directing omb to do just this. the reason for this is to ensure every penny that is going out the door is not conflicting with the executive orders and actions this president has taken. >> senate minority leader chuck schumer -- at the heart of the average american family. >> last night, president trump plunged the country into chaos. without a shred of warning. the trump administration announced a halt to virtually all federal funds across the country. >> let's discuss with our guest, doug haig, former director at the republican national committee and political and communication strategist shannon spence. thank you for being with us. doug, this does seem to be causing confusion. it is not clear what exactly is affected. >> you even see this from some republican governors asking questions very publicly. what does it mean, how will it be implement it, and what pauses have to go on things? it

of breakers at one elementary school that they took down the school's entire electrical system. tonight, residents are invited to share their perspectives regarding the vallejo police department as the city works on reforms. under an agreement with the california department of justice. today, vallejo police announced a collaboration with the california highway patrol to address sideshows and reckless driving in the city. chp will start supporting local police on weekend nights, but police declined to do an interview about their ongoing investigations into this recent surge of crime in vallejo. the mayor was also not available to comment. meanwhile, solano wiedenmann leadership academy closed after $250,000 worth of stolen copper wiring, took down their electrical system. >> for us at a school district, it's disheartening. it's maddening. you know, someone stripping a spool of copper wire that they might maybe receive $2 a pound at a recycling center. the impact we feel in the community feels and the students feel is much greater than that. >> teachers scramble to assemble independent study packets for 600 k through eight students, and if repairs take longer than a few days, the district is loo

departments all over the state. kron. 4 was there when the crews of the santa clara county fire department returned home. captain mark friends describe the devastation he witnessed while on the job working. 24 hour shifts blocks and blocks and blocks of homes and neighborhoods completely wiped out. >> and everyone, you would have a single standing completely intact. >> with no rhyme or reason to it. so that really speaks to how fast moving this fire was for nearly 2 weeks. crews like his work to battle the palisades fire and heat and fire. >> the death toll stands at 27 and more than 30 people are still reported as missing santa rosa chief fire marshal paul lowenthal was in la for 12 days and spoke with me on his way back monday. similarities between what they were seen in southern california. >> and what we've experienced in sonoma in 2017, the tubbs fire at the time was the most destructive wildfire in california history. >> and destroyed falls home. he spent a majority of his time in southern california, speaking with elected officials conversations revolved around lessons learned. >> from other wildfires, not only in santa rosa, but a campfire, other large-scale disasters, wildfires

of moving the city forward. the gas leak on the laguna honda hospital campus in the city prompted temporary evacuations. the san francisco department of public health says the contractor working on the campus monday morning damaged a gas line. the hospital billing was not impacted. no residents or patients were evacuated. and short-term rental property owners in the rent of 6 months to apply for a new license last marin county supervisors approved new regulations. the new rules kept number of short-term rentals, the 1200 for properties in unincorporated areas of the county license are limited to one per operator and must be renewed by property owners every 2 years. among other new regulations. let's talk about these beach hazards. they are in effect an advisory until tonight because the dangerous woman has served conditions. you've got officials saying they could see strong rip currents and breaking waves as high as 20 feet. they also say there's a high chance for sneaker waves, which farther on the beach than expected. reminder, don't turn your back to the ocean. always keep your pets on a leash when nearby. >> by that your ideal deal beach day with the wind and then, of cou

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one in sonoma. >> that is electric but not public works. it's one of the cbd's. >> sorry. i was thinking it was dpw. >> yes, there are problems with our departmentsmeet but this is for all departments. the city administrator's office is working with the department, as well as the department of the environment which has the lead in charging the infrastructure. john made a very important point is that the electrical infrastructure is insufficient at this moment to meet the mandated work. so it is going to be a citywide issue to work through, but we want to create our fleet as much as we can but we need the equipment to do our job. applying for grants is something we'll definitely be doing to help take the burden a little bit. >> is it possible at all to combine with other city departments like a charging area if pg & e upgraded everything. is that a reasonable request, or is everyone too spread out where their vehicle is for that to be a possibility? >> that's actually an idea that i brought up to gsa fleet where the city should look for a large yard and give each department in that yard. why should we do it in 20 locations where the city as a whol

on complaints. this proactive approach is intended to review the overall litter in the public right-of-way, which should laid to fewer complaints. within 48 hours of receipt, the complaint. the department has shifted to more proactive work instead of focusing through 311 calls. one of the opportunities we face is how to track better this proactive work and the department golds, perhaps this 95 percent is not appropriate anymore. from several years ago. also factors that affect is a heavy rain season that could affect abatement in the public property. any questions? on district and graffiti. >> yes, thank you. and you're getting to it in some things. what i think is very very important is time to respond to a request. it's great to have this data on how many requests are coming in and why it may be furor more and i presume response and response rate, i think responses it gets attended to and completed, right? i think in the future, what is really important is how much time does it take? that's what we read about in the newspaper when everybody is complaining is that they called public works. again how much time elapses when a requests comes in for street cleaning before public works goes out and sees what is going on and