i was here when the most historic place of all, portsmouth square, which is where san francisco started, went from an emerald green floor to a cold, hard, concrete pave over, which it is today. there were no defenses against unfortunate projects than that resulted in the loss of so many worthy historic buildings or parks. please do not diminish the importance of what's left of san francisco that makes this city unique and liveable. >> thank you very much. although my friends in the mission deloris neighborhood association would dispute what the first neighborhood was in san francisco, i think they like to -- we can have a discussion about that. commissioner sugaya, thank you for coming out? >> yes, it's almost good evening time. i would like to offer perspective based on my tenure as member of the landmarks preservation advisory board at that time. back in the '80's, board of appeals member and now the planning commission. several suggestions continuing on from this meeting. i don't have too many things to say about preservation per se. but one thing you should consider is all of the ta

and just by way of example, youp know, portsmouth square, we would charge $500 for an event there, for commercial organization, but only $250 for a nonprofit. >> why don't we hear from our next speaker. [speaking foreign language] >> thank you ver thank you very. [speaking foreign language] >> thank you very much. [speaking foreign language] >> thank you very much. [speaking foreign language] >> thank you very much. >> good afternoon. mostly households are immigrant families and seniors, low-income. we're here to urge the mayor and supervisors, city officials, to provide services to low-income residents as well as we are still in a recession, working class, people worried about getting laid off, and seniors who depend on s.s.i. are having that cut. the senior meal program help seniors to spend money on other needs. these services are fundamental to low-income seniors like me. we rely heavily on these services to improve our quality of life. we urge for a fair and humane budget that reflect the needs of those who are the most vulnerable. also one more concern is please keep regular clea

we imagine smaller neighborhoods parks and plazas in the city including portsmouth square, herman plaza, lincoln park, and upper douglas ca dog park. overall we have over 4,000 acres of recreation and open space we manage. we have an arena. i mentioned our 220 specific neighborhood parks but they include 179 playgrounds and play areas, 150 tennis courts and 82 recreation centers and clubhouses. soccer fields, ball fields, 35 community gardens, 27 off-leash dog areas, nine swimming pools, civil golf courses and three

we imagine smaller neighborhoods parks and plazas in the city including portsmouth square, herman plaza, lincoln park, and upper douglas ca dog park. overall we have over 4,000 acres of recreation and open space we manage. we have an arena. i mentioned our 220 specific neighborhood parks but they include 179 playgrounds and play areas, 150 tennis courts and 82 recreation centers and clubhouses. soccer fields, ball fields, 35 community gardens, 27 off-leash dog areas, nine swimming pools, civil golf courses and three stadiums, vast inventory of open spaces and recreational assets. so as the steward of all of these various type of properties, it's our job to balance the many and often competing uses of our open space, from picnicers to ball players, from stolers to skateboarders, from naturalists to concert and entertainment lovers, our parks have been described as both the lungs and playgrounds of the city. they served everyone. we take our responsibility to steward, our historic assets and the character of the city's parks very seriously. we understand the importance of protecting these

i was here when the most historic place of all, portsmouth square, which is where san francisco started, went from an emerald n

welcome to portsmouth square. i am director of sustainable streets with the sfmta. once again, we are very pleased to be the lead agency in sponsoring the sunday streets program for 2011. it is one of a series of very healthy and family-friendly events to take place in san francisco to promote walking, biking, and just generally taking advantage of the streets that are open and car-free, but it is more than that. i think it is also a chance for the residents of san francisco to reconnect not only with themselves, but the rich, diverse neighborhoods that connect our community. we have been very fortunate to have this program embraced by both residents and merchants, and the rapid spread of the program is a testimony of how popular it has become. this program would not have been possible without the cooperation from our fellow city agencies as well as the mayor's office and all of the private partners we have the i will get into a in a little bit. speaking of the mayor's office, i would like to introduce mr. edwin lee, mayor of san francisco. mayor lee: good morning.

he it will be speaking in portsmouth, new hampshire and we will bring video to you. over on c-span 2, the senate gavels in at 9:30 eastern and they will work on extension to the patriot act for it on c-span 3 this morning, a senate confirmation hearing for the to the ambassador to china. president obama has picked commerce secretary barry locke commerce secretary barry locke to fill the post

rebels and indeed he was responsible for the surprise victory at saratoga the arms had arrived in portsmouthjustin times they were carried overland and they were about to beat us and suddenly the fall of farms came and we were able to turn the war around, so the book was called the improbable patriot and my book directly on this period will come out about a year and it's called the seven pillars of power and it's how george washington took this vague office of the presidency and turned it into what many now call the imperial presidency it was he, george washington. >> you mention the name john hancock and the tea party. john hancock i.t. get is the leading merchant perhaps in the colony, what was his part in the boston tea party. >> he wanted no part of it. [laughter] he wanted to continue smuggling and making money. he was killed wealthiest merchant banker in america. there was no in this hemisphere that time, so the merchants everything was on the barter and merchants, large merchants like hancock would provide seed or tools to say a former or smaller merchant against for the futures and t

mark is in charge of manufacturing at the company's site in portsmouth, new hampshire.que situation where you have jobs but you couldn't fill them. >> in the past, yes. we really struggled to find the right candidates for -- our job openings. >> reporter: he plans to hiring about 20 people in coming months to expand manufacturing of systems that can convert waste into clean energy. >> due to the technical complex nature of the work it is hard to find people a direct match for our requirements. we are going to have to train them in order to bring them up to speed. >> reporter: to help retrain workers going forward, the company won grant from the state. but the lack of trained workers prove to be an opportunity for 60-year-old clark who has decades of experience. >> i use machine technology, little common sense. >> reporter: he was hired last month. he has been unemployed since the fall after retiring from the coast guard. he says he sent out hundreds resumes with no response and watched pierce opt out work force. but he sees hope for older workers and has this advice. >>

she was named for his majesty's ship challenger which was a research vessel that left portsmouth, englandience, in three years, sailing around world, doing oceanography, but in the atlantic and pacific. challenger the space shuttle was in our fleet less than three years. during that time, in less than three years, she flew 10 missions, and of course, was lost on january 28,986, as we all know. her loss changed the course of space history, and it also changed the course of my history because i got pulled out of where i was in naval space command to go back and responsible and had catered -- in headquarters for investigation and recovered. all that is another story worth another long panel. in those conditions that she flu, frankly, it was a hell of a ride. she launched the first woman in space, the first african- ameran in space, and that picture of a bruise mccandless untethered, on the first untethered eva the black stars behind him. for dan, who was in the right seized on our flight sts8, first that meant the most to me -- i cannot speak for dan -- we got to make the first night launch

she was named for his majesty's ship challenger which was a research vessel that left portsmouth, england, in 1872 and changed the course of science, in three years, sailing around world, doing oceanography, but in the atlantic and pacific. challenger the space shuttle was in our fleet less than three years. during that time, in less than three years, she flew 10 missions, and of course, was lost on january 28, 1986, as we all know. her loss changed the course of space history, and it also changed the course of my history because i got pulled out of where i was in naval space command to go back and be responsible and had catered -- in headquarters for investigation and recovered. all that is another story worth another long panel. in those conditions that she flu, frankly, it was a hell of a ride. she launched the first woman in space, the first african- american in space, and that picture of a bruise mccandless untethered, on the first untethered eva the black stars behind him. for dan, who was in the right seized on our flight sts8, first that meant the most to me -- i cannot speak for

she was named for his majesty's ship challenger, which was a research by was told that portsmouth england1872 changed the course. the challenger space shuttle was in our space less than three years. during that time, she flew 10 missions. january 28, 1986 as we all know. her loss changed the course of space history and it changed the course of my history, because i got pulled out of where i was. i had to go back and be responsible for the investigation and recovery. that is another story. in those 10 missions that we flu, it was one hell of a ride. she launched the first woman in space, an african woman -- and african-americans in space. a picture of the first untethered with the black and the stars behind him. for the person in the right seat on our flight, the first that meant the most to me. it has to be the first night landing of the space shuttle program. we did this, because we had an indian a sidelight that we had to launch about 2:00 in the morning to get to the right place. a week later, and lower corporate -- orbit. we got out of the launch pad. he reminded me last -- last night

would note with great pride that admiral blair is a fellow manner, hailing from the home of the portsmouth naval shipyard. so we are coming from a great navy town or following five generations of naval officers, perhaps preordained his career. we all hope that he has what we call a great navy day here, as we hear from him about his experiences as the dni, as well as his recommendations now with the benefit of actual experience with 20/20 hindsight. almost 10 years since september 11, 7 years since our landmark legislation, we are safer as a nation but not yet safe. our intelligence community is stronger and more effective than ever before, but plenty of turf battles remain. during his tenure, admiral blair was at the center of some unusual refuse with the cia. to help address lingering deficiencies in the intelligence community, that dni must be the quarterback that the nine 9/11 commission envisioned and that we intended. and at last week's hearing, general hayden prefers the term coach. i will be interested to hear whether or not admiral blair believes that dni has been empowered to fill

from the portsmouth country club in new hampshire, this is a little over one hour. >> the campaigns are beginning to take form. in less than eight months, new hampshire will hold its first in the nation presidential primary. this will help signal which candidate has the best chance to beat barack obama. and and the era of big government and expanded. the citizens of new hampshire take this leading role seriously. new hampshire people tend to be well-berth on the issues facing the nation and how these issues impact their personal lives. they critically evaluate their potential leaders in numerous local events, i can account for that. they take measure of the person, not based on the biases of various news outlets and pundits but based on personal interactions and observations. we're very fortunate to have such an opportunity today. we are especially honored to have one of our party's most experienced and qualified candidates, the former u.s. speaker of the house of representatives, newt gingrich. his history evidences that life committed to public service. perhaps no one knows better his

conversations] >>> presidential candidate new gingrich recently spoke to a republican women's group in portsmouth hampshire. the former house speaker discussed the 2012 presidential campaign, healthcare, tax reform and immigration. this is the first visit to the state since announcing he was running for president. it's a little over an hour. >> the republican presidential candidate's campaign are beginning to take form and building excitement. in less than eight months to hampshire will hold its first presidential primary. helping which candidate has the best chance to beat barack obama and in the era of big government and big spending. the citizens of new hampshire take this will seriously. new hampshire people tend to be well versed on the issues facing the nation and how these issues affect their personal lives. the critically evaluate their potential leaders numerous local events. you can certainly account for that. the take measures of each person not based on the policies of the various news outlets and the pundits, but based on personal interaction and observation. we are very fortunate to

in north arkansas there's some and northeast and then in everywhere else around the world portsmouth it's kind of scattered. people may use it and people may not. but a team that also has to do with of the fact that it's followed around now and it's the areas that have a large media center. you've got the television stations in things localized so we have people they can follow. and that's why i stated earlier we talked of getting groups of people together to talk about how we can actually use this for emergency management in mind to help the local areas because when you've got smaller counties but don't much less of a budget or actual county government website, social media provide them the opportunity not just to do things during the response and the recovery because before you can do that they have to know where you can go to get that kind of information. it is where the preparedness stetson. you've got your local emergency managers utilizing this stuff in advance of a particular disaster. in that disaster people know where to go ahead of time and that's why it's so important we g

would note with great pride that admiral blair is a fellow mainer, hailing from the home of the portsmouth naval shipyard. either coming from a great navy town or following five generations of naval officers perhaps preordained his career. we all hope he has what we call a great navy day here, as we hear from him about his experiences as the dni, as well as his recommendations now with the benefit of actual experience and 20/20 hindsight. almost 10 years since september 11th, and nine -- seven years since our landmark legislation, we're safer as a nation but not yet safe. our intelligence community is safer -- is stronger and more effective than ever before. but challenges remain. during his tenure, admiral blair was at the center of some public disputes with the cia. to help address lingering deficiencies in the intelligence community, the director of national intelligence must be the quarterback at the 9/11 commission envisioned and that we intended. hearing, general hagan preferred the term coach. i will be interested to hear whether or not admiral blair believes the director national i

from the portsmouth country club in new hampshire, this is a little over an hour. >> the republican presidentialcandidate campaigns are beginning to take form and building excitement. in less than eight months, new hampshire will hold its first in the nation presidential primary. helping -- which candidate has the best chance to beat barack obama. and end the era of big government and big spending. the citizens of new hampshire take this leading role seriously. new hampshire people tend to be well-versed on the issues facing the nation and how these issues impact their personal lives. they critically evaluate their potential leaders in numerous local events. we can certainly account for that. they take measure of each person, not based on the biases of various news outlets and pundits but based on personal interactions and observations. we're very fortunate to have such an opportunity today. we're especially honored to have one of our party's most experienced and qualified candidates, the former u.s. speaker of the house of representatives, newt gingrich. speaker gingrich's history evidences a l