nancy pelosi is both. the iowu across this nation 0 nancy pelosi a debt of gratitude. in closing, george bernard shaw once said you don't hold your own by standing on guard. hold your own by attacking and getting well hemorrhage yourself. thank you. -- getting well hammered yourself. >> the morning, commissioners. president of the san francisco firefighters local 798. we come to you in support of renaming and to pelosi dry. during her 25 years in congress, she is thought to keep san francisco safe, she is thought to keep first responders safe and to keep san francisco firefighters safe and fought for the resources we desperately need to do our job in the city. she has been there for firefighters in good times and in bad. from injuries and illness to parade and celebration, she's always been by our side. most importantly, she has been out there for 25 years fighting for san francisco values and a better america all the while suffering relentless political attacks. the san francisco fire fighters like a good battle and someone who stands up and let's face of adversity. c

this is all because of nancy pelosi's effort. i know that she has also secured money for training and placement programs. this is important for low income families and immigrants. her love of golden gate park is there. she took her children there to play when they were young. her heart is in san francisco. she cares for people. i have seldom seen such a high- ranking political figure who was so concerned and connected to the local community. again, i stronglyi have seldom . thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you. i am here to oppose this based on -- let's take a look at the situation. i have been back in san francisco for the last two years. i was born here. i have looked into government and i have seen a lot of corruption. this board have violation sent to the ethics commission for violating the sunshine act. right now we have a situation before us where you want to ratify acts that have already been taken. there is a support sign up thats nancy pelosi drive. there was a dedication ceremony. what are you people tried to pull over

nancy pelosi wants to put her name -- nancy pelosi drive, right? the lesson we have learned is when you and your politics to the women comment it go down the drain -- , it goes down the drain. >> if you want to comment on rec and park policy that is fine, but driving on about this is not worth its while. >> it may not be worthwhile to you, but people who live in this city and used to go to the park and visit people -- >> for the record, certainly, congresswoman pelosi was not the driving force behind naming the drive. was the people of san francisco. thank you very much. >> a more appropriate name would be ripoff drive. >> i hope i can get through this. i want to make a few more comments about the chinese recreation center. i was able to shake hands with her brother, harry, in person, and he was very pleased of everything that happened, considering there would be a tragic loss of life within his own family. myself, speaking before this commission, i would remark that it was not quite where my comrades were. i was more interested in the heroes, the

thank you, leader pelosi. this is a great day today for us at ucsf mission bay and the entire mission bay community. the transportation secretary's announcement earlier today of a $10 million infrastructure investment in mission bay is yet another vote of confidence in the great city of san francisco and our dynamic mission bay community. the grant which the d.c. insiders call a tiger grant will drink infrastructure that is critical for ensuring access for program at ucsf mission bay. with respect to point out the $1.5 million 550-bed hospital. it will provide aid to women, children and cancer patients. construction is underway directly south of us scheduled to open in early 2015. more broadly, the transportation -- will be a key transit source for the full ufsf campus providing bike lines, pedestrian walkways and transit editions necessary to serve this vibe brant and still growing community. as the second largest provider of employment in the city continued success is key to our city and our nation's economi

that has been leader pelosi. i just want to take this opportunity to thank you, leader, for being with us, not just today, not just for this announcement. i know we're celebrating this announcement. but has been there in the years past and given us the foundation to hope and continue getting these things done and then to have this as another great announcement. thank you to you for your leadership. thank you for giving us that special voice. jobs now, jobs now, jobs now for everybody. thank you very much. [applause] >> as the chancellor and mr. mayor have said, over the course of her 25 years in public service, leader pelosi has been instrumental in shaping and transforming san francisco. people's lives and our physical environment. she has been a tireless champion of infrastructure investment in our city which not only creates jobs but also spurs economic development and housing investment. it is my great honor and pleasure to introduce leader pelosi. [applause] >> thank you very much for your kind introduction,

thanks mark, regina , and later pelosi. we have been able to access resources through the sba and the cdfi fund which helps get money to small businesses in this time of need. opportunity fund is not a bank or a government agency. we are an independent nonprofit organization with a mission to provide capital to working people to help them earn, say, and invest in the future. we focus primarily on businesses that are not yet bankable. most of our clients are themselves low or moderate income people or working in low or moderate income neighborhoods. but not exclusively. we will look at any business we think can bring about substantial community benefits. i want to talk about what type of loans we make and whatever products we have. that is important to note that in our case, they mentioned -- i mentioned some acronyms. the service corps of retired executives, women's business centers, renaissance and entrepreneurs should here in san francisco, women's initiative for self-employed -- those organizations offer classes often an

i m leader pelosi's district rector in san francisco. i've been with the for about nine years, and we are excited to put on this forum today to help people learn how they can access credit and capital for their small business. click background on some of what was accomplished in the last congress when later closing was speaker of the house. she had had 16 tax cuts signed into law to help small businesses grow and thrive. as we know, during the last 15 years, small businesses account for about 2/3 of the job growth in our country, but when the bush recession hits in 2009, 2010, small businesses were hit particularly hard. small businesses are the center of her agenda. congress under her leadership gave 27 million small businesses tax cuts. two main pieces of legislation -- the small businesses jobs act in the information you have, will create a total of 500,000 jobs and create eight tax cuts. they are all described in the packet you have. also, unleashing up to $300 billion in credit for small businesses to access. there are another eight

[applause] >> thank you, mayor brown, leader nancy pelosi. quickly, if i could invoke nancy pelosi's story? honros granted? [laughter] i will make it quick. i am not really a big speechmaker. but i do want to say something from the heart as i was listening to all of the previous remarks and how important it is to teach and use these moments to teach other generations. what we have to do two and intolerance. i am proud of the city for so many reasons for it time and time again, i have gone to the u.s. conference of mayors and talk to them about our city being the innovation capital of the world. what i realize and what i have discussed more and more with them is that you cannot have the best mind, the best talent of any city unless you unleased everybody in the city to participate. that means we have to work even harder to and intolerance not only in our city but all around our country very it i know that is the really big secret. you cannot be innovation capital of the world unless the gay community, the asian community, the african-american

pelosi also got down to "it's raining men" and also "single ladies."rst lady michelle obama who danced the doug iedougie. and who could forget her husband's appearance on the "ellen degeneres show," and in 2009, happily dancing with local women, and my person favorite. former president george w. bush let loose with african dancer during malaria awareness day ceremony in the rose garden in 2007 and showed off his drumming capabilities. wait. here's the best, favorite part. here comes. and -- here comes -- he's doing the hand jive thing. there it is. that, right there. that guy is smooth. he is so good. >>> still ahead on "way too early," why are you awake? you're moving, tweets, texts, e-mails are next and "morning joe" now just moments away.

i think nancy pelosi for her work. as she really in said, [unintelligible] >> thank you. >> before you make a motion, i wanted to add that 10 members of the san francisco board of supervisors as well as the city's entire delegation in sacramento are supportive of this and you will note that in your packet. >> thank you. >> is there any other public comment? seeing that no other public comment, public comment is closed. >> before i entertain a motion, i want to say it was the mayor's office that contacted me and asked if this commission would consider waiving their own policies in this matter. while i told the mayor's office there's no guarantee in the public process that we could guarantee with the vote would be that i would encourage the commission to take this up. as to the issue of the naming, the celebration we had in golden gate park with the mayor announcing his asking the commission to do this. this is the public comment and the due process to hear all sides and we have heard all sites. we encourage that and i t

i'm nancy pelosi and i support this ad. they should disclose, too. amend the constitution to overturn citizens united. reform the system to reduce the role of money. and elect reformers of either party or any party. >> what has to come out of this next jobs report? there was a dismal report last month. to give the american people hope to know that sticking with the president is it can lead to some semblance of economic recovery? >> i'd like it to be the best possible report, of course, but i think it's also important for the president when he shows the two different paths to go -- that our country can go down in this regard, that giving tax cuts to the wealthiest people in our country, as was the case under president george w. bush, that that did not create jobs, it just increased the deficit, took us to the brink of a recession, and that's not the way to go. but that's the same that the republicans are presenting now. the president is talking about growth. he's talking about fiscal responsibility. we need revenue. we need cuts. we need growth to cre

pelosi did not explain that and the reporter didn't ask her to.the surface it doesn't seem to make much sense, does it? why would any politician want to get booed? talking points believes nancy pelosi is saying something very provocative. the former speaker of the house seems to believe that governor romney wanted to get scorned so people who don't like blacks would rally to his cause. that was what the base remark was by ms. taylor. that's an underlying theme being put out by the far left that romney wanted to be received poorly in houston so that antiblack people would vote for him. i want to make it very clear that no one in the obama campaign is saying that. but clearly ms. pelosi and ms. taylor are implying it was racial component to the governor's appearance in houston. and a fair country, that innuendo absolutely unacceptable. that's the memo. now for the top story tonight, reaction. joining us from houston hillary shell ton washington bureau director for the naacp. so, mr. shelton, what say you? >> well, you can't dismiss what either of th

i would like to welcome congresswoman democratic leader nancy pelosi. [applause] the mayor of santa francisco, the honorable ed lee. [applause] former mayor and lifetime achievement grand marshal, brown jr. [applause] senator mark leno. [applause] assemblyperson tom amiano. [applause] san francisco treasurer jose cisneros. [applause] the recorder of the city, phil. [applause] the president of the sentences court of supervisors, david ch iu. [applause] supervisor campos. [applause] supervisor wiener. [applause] supervisor cohen. [applause] and we're thrilled to have so many of the grand marshals at the parade. [applause] carmen carrera of ru paul's drag race. [applause] global grand marshal bishop christopher. [applause] [applause] gilbert baker award recipient, gilbert baker himself. he is the creator of the international symbol, the rainbow flag. [applause] individual community grand marshals rebecca, gary -- i do not know if he is here today because he has a very busy day. he hosts the pride run that is gone on in about 30 minutes. -- that is going on

today, let's talk about leader pelosi and rachel maddow.show" immediately boosted ratings when it debuted in september, 2008, and rachel maddow was named a breakout star and one of the top 10 political newcomers by politico.com. she is the author of "drift -- the unmooring of american military power," which debuted at number one on "the new york times" best seller list. we are happy to welcome both leader pelosi and rachel maddow. [applause] [applause] >> wow. thank you for being here. i'm used to talking to people, but never seen their faces. [laughter] >> i am going to start with it meeting my own bias, which is also a meeting by concurrent interests. you are the member of congress for my brother. my parents were married in the chapel of the presidio and when it ceased to be a military base, you are the reason it was returned to the people of the state of california. when i lived in san francisco, you were my member of congress, and as a gay kid growing up in the area in the 1980's, amid the devastation of the aids crisis, it is almost no