affairs for cbs outdoor, a leading global media company and is responsible for government and public affairs from california to texas for that company. he is also a member of the california international relations foundation. he provides assistance to the california state senate in furthering economic, environment, educational and cultural exchanges with foreign governments and citizens. president brooks also served as director of administrative services for the city of san francisco where he was responsible for policy and planning for 14 city departments, managing over 300 employees, and a budget of $100 million.

director of policy and public affairs for the recreation and park department. i'm pleased to be here to talk to you briefly about the department's recycling program and focus a little bit on golden gate park and what we're doing there. we have a system wide recycling program throughout our system that focuses primarily on our indoor facilities. our neighborhood club houses, our recreation centers, pools, concessions, mobile vendors and other buildings. we have worked to provide recycling, composting, and land philbins in those facilities in connection with the department environment, and our program is very robust in those facilities. we have found that under the advice of the department of the environment that these programs work best in staff facilities where you actually have staff there advising people on which bins different materials go in. we require all of our vendors to recycle and compost, so everything from our food carts to our new vendor at stow lake has a very big focus on composting and of putting things to the landfill. the concession is four ju

at a briefing sponsored by the muslim public affairs council, participants urged politicians to condemn rising islamophobia. >> it's an important opportunity for congressional members to make it clear that such a focus one faith-based community is unfair and contradicts our nation's values, and especially as we are nearing the ten-year anniversary of 9/11." >> meanwhile, over the past year, several leading u.s. muslim groups launched new projects aimed at preventing extremism from taking hold in their communities. last fall, i took a look at some of those efforts. >> reporter: it's late afternoon in manassas, virginia, not far outside washington, d.c., and at the dar al noor mosque they're getting ready for a good all-american barbecue. the picnic is part of a new national initiative from the muslim-american society called the straight path campaign. it's one of several new projects being launched by u.s. islamic groups in an effort to fight extremism within their community, particularly among young people. >> we want them to say to america and prove to america through their efforts tha

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he worked as deputy director of public affairs, often appearing at city hall to testify on the air for its behalf. this is -- since i learned of peter's death last week, i have talked to a number of people. he was a really popular guy, and for good reason. i know he will be missed by an awful lot of people, so i asked that we adjourn the meeting in his memory. i am also introducing a resolution today relating to the availability of night life opportunities for youth in san francisco. recall that i had requested an economic impact study on the entertainment and not let industry generally, and that is proceeding, but tonight, there will be a joint meeting of the youth commission and the entertainment commission relating to the availability or lack thereof of safe entertainment nightlife opportunities for youth. it is important for us as a city in terms of our cultural vibrancy but also as a matter of public safety for youth to have nightlife opportunities. if they do not, we know that trouble ensues, because there's not much for them to do. tonight, at this joint commission meeting, we w

in addition, we have also been involved before -- the muslim public affairs council has put out a number of public service announcements denouncing terrorism and extremism in the name of islam as well as putting out other publications, launching our grass-roots campaign to fight terrorism. we have had a long track record going back 25 years dealing with this very issue. represented king has decided to ignored all of the work that our organizations have been doing over the years and decided to embark on political theater rather than actual problem solving. at the end of the day, that is the concern that many of us are having because this is going down a path where this is violating people's civil rights and civil liberties. putting an entire religion on trial and not going after the real criminal threats which concern all of us as american citizens. >> to speak to your point directly, i mentioned about -- but the this is a real case. let's look in orange county in california. the muslim community identified a young person who was in a moscow who was behaving in a way that they felt was no

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affairs for cbs outdoor, a leading global media company and is responsible for government and public affairs from california to texas for that company. he is also a member of the california international relations foundation. he provides assistance to the california state senate in furthering economic, environment, educational and cultural exchanges with foreign governments and citizens. president brooks also served as director of administrative services for the city of san francisco where he was responsible for policy and planning for 14 city departments, managing over 300 employees, and a budget of $100 million. please join me in welcoming president brooks. . >> thank you, susan leyall, and good morning, welcome here. before i start i want to thank our general manager leyall who has done an extraordinary job here at the san francisco puc and also i want to recognize two people that just walked in, our vice president commissioner ann (inaudible) and commissioner dennis nolan that just arrived. thank you very much. i want to echo what miss leyall said, welcome everyone to this historic summi

prior to heading up this agency commissioner loyd served as executive vice president for public affairs at colombia university and was in the administration for ten years and commissioner for sanitation under mayor, jenkins and was ma developer at port an authority and commissioner for traffic and parking for the city of boston. emily, thank you so much. we are so glad to have your energy, your smarts to lead us to this tough topic this morning. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, susan. well, as the only - at least self identifying water system manager from the east coast, i had originally planned briefly present some highlights of our climate change experience in new york city but after listening yesterday i thought i could spare you anguish and tell you a brief new york story in a brief new york minute. i live in brooklyn and a little backyard in the back and stone walk in the front. years back my son was in the front and we left our backyard and there was a huge august moon rising and we up the block and out into a neighbors backyard when there was a party and when my son got to the

represented they don't have a voice that they're not listened to but they don't have a grip on public affairs. very vulnerable. leaders who promise the earth as it were if you feel you're a lonely individual who has no influence on anybody and nobody cares about it feels good to be in a crowd shouting usa usa or. in the case of america because in china it could be anywhere in china what i meant by the chinese nationalism being a form often an expression of from him since i didn't mean that sense of the chinese government but where people have no political voice china is awful not a democracy. there nationalism can play the same role that religion plays in other parts of the world it becomes a kind of. substitute for political. participation the united states is a democracy do you think people have a political voice here certainly more than in china. but the huge role played by money for example has distorted the process somewhat i mean it is a democracy but like all democracies that it has great flaws and one of the flaws i think in this country is that you have two parties and people who get

he spoke at the jewish council for public affairs. >> thank you, rabbi sapper sting. we have had very inspiring and compelling presentations from senator klobuchar, and now we turn to jim woolsey. we're so pleased that you will share your expertise. we will turn this to you now. >> i was quite honored to be asked to be with you today. i spent 22 years as a washington lawyer and some time out at the cia in the clinton administration. i am honored to be invited into any polite company. [laughter] two years ago, when eugene mccarthy was working on the nomination, we have been involved in some of these things of one kind or another for a long time. that me start by -- let me start by calling attention to key distinctions. it gets blurred a lot, not by our speakers today, but i want to make it explicit. we have two the energy systems in the country. one is transportation, and it is 95% oil. we do not use anything but petroleum products, natural gas, and as such. basically, it is all oil. completely separate, electricity. it is a mixture of coal hydro, nuclear, except for.

carlos hardy, director of public affairs, baltimore substance abuse systems, incorporated, baltimore, maryland. john, what role does language play in forming public opinion on addiction and mental health issues? i think language plays a critical role in the way that, after all, it's the, it conveys the meaning of, of what we're trying to express. and so i think it plays a very important role and we should think carefully about the terms that we use because of that. so, why does some language impede the understanding, lureen, of, of our field and the way we refer to people? well i think particularly now that we have this new recovery framework, people are holding on to the old language. and the new language really holds the fullness of the framework, it really shows the validity of the framework, it shows the reality of recovery. and so the fact people are holding on to that old language, is really impeding us from moving forward into this new framework. and daphne what type, what are we talking about in terms of the old language, the new language and, and the transition that we're try

and their very public affair, condemned by the vatican, became an international scandal. unquestionably, their torrid relationship was one of the last century's great romances. richard burton was a great actor. >> and a hunk. >> reporter: throughout the '60s, the burtons were the most celebrated couple on the planet. superstars before there was such a word. lovers and friends all showered her with jewelry, a collection considered one of the finest in the world. >> don't get your fingerprints on it. >> reporter: look at that. in later years, taylor successfully transformed herself into a businesswoman, selling perfume. but her humanitarian work may be her greatest legacy. using her fame, she raised millions for aids research, bravely standing by actor rock hudson, one of its first victims, when others shunned him. to the public, she may have been the last great movie star. but for those who knew her, she was also a loving mother and loyal friend. >> there have been so many lessons, life and death lessons, emotional lessons. i don't believe in regrets. and i have no idea wh

and you have the head of public affairs for the nrc, the nuclear regulatory commission, who's trying to walk back some of mr. jaczco's comments today saying they understand the japanese are denying that there is a problem at reactor 4. they're trying to run that to ground. but what he's saying is they are erring on the side of caution. they're trying to be very conservative because this is a very serious situation. brian. >> anne thompson in our london bureau tonight. anne, thanks. >>> we have more now on the humanitarian crisis. since friday's earthquake and tsunami, with more than 4,000 dead now and thousands more missing, hope is dimming that additional survivors can be found. and the search for them has become more difficult, because the weather in northern japan has deteriorated. as you'll see, there have been freak snowstorms in small towns, like miyako, japan, where angus walker, of our british partner, itn, meets some of the people there trying to help. >> reporter: miyako, a fishing port where the harbor offered no sanctuary. a ferry is now marooned in the middle of town. yo

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. >> reporter: but during this year's taping of the public affairs show, the chief said people will feel the impact of layoffs and demotions. >> anytime you reduce staff at the numbers we're talking about, you'll inevitably see a rise in crime rates and response times. >> reporter: and that could leave crooks out on the streets that the sergeant might otherwise put in cuffs. >> we have to protect those who can't protect themselves, and we need to put bad guys in jail so that those people are protected, the citizens are safe. >> reporter: and at this rate, san jose is on pace for 52 homicides this year, that may not seem like much for the cities of oakland or san francisco, but in san jose, that is a big eye opener. you can watch the rest of our interview this sunday at 10:00 a.m. right here on nbc bay area. we're live at police headquarters in san jose police headquarters. >>> let's give you another look at the numbers so you can get a better look at what damien is saying. we're the third rate into the new year and the homicide rate in san jose may end up being the highest in 15 years, 1

which joining us to offer their takes a one hundred government and policy analyst at the muslim public affairs council and seen not with the president less government. dot org. i'm surprised not that common actually so many a seat and conservatives like tim mcveigh jim david advocates in there are a conservative that killed a lot of conservatives and these are all people who call claim that they were conservatives have killed a lot of people and conservatives like them continue to threaten america through twenty five years why can you actually give you a much longer list why won't peter king investigate these right these right wingers who are threatening america and have killed so many for the same reason willie sutton robbed banks it's where the money it's been you know the list of my partner of twenty four domestic muslim terrorist incidents forty or executed since nine eleven of them twelve them involved multiple. people not just a single isolated person but multiple people working in league with terrorist organizations around the world and i'm not so you are i give you a long list of conse

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our next bigger is with the muslim public affairs council. >> thank you. it is a pleasure to be here. i am a government and policy analyst. last name, beutel. i come here today as a region as anve of t american and a muslim. when i look at what has happened today with the peter king hearings and what has been taking place over the past few months, is that there is a serious lack of an adult conversation right now on the issue of violent extremism facing our nation. if anything, what has been taking place is that represented king has engaged in political theater rather than problem- solving. as the other speakers have mentioned, everyone agrees that terrorism is a serious threat that affects our entire nation and that we all have to stand strongly against. divisive rhetoric that splits apart our community, undermined our values, and mrs. the threat is counterproductive -- and that it misses the threat is counterproductive. we feel that in order to have an adult conversation we need to make sure be let the data needed the discourse. according to the muslim p

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exactly a tea party voice is, but i will say that in kentuc kentucky, which has a long running public affairs program called "kentucky comment," the most prominent tea party member who got his start really on public television in kentucky was senator rand paul when he was running a tax reform group and they gave him all kinds of air time to make his point. senator paul does not want want to continue federal funding for public broadcasting, but he was a beneficiary of it in his earlier days. host: we talked about the 350 public stations. has that remained constant over the years? guest: it has. the reason we have so many stations is we are obliged so serve everyone in america. that includes markets and communities where it is not particularly economic for people to offer the services that we off offer. so, it may be that we don't need all 368 in the fullness of time, but i think that that is the kind of issue we ought to be discussing in a rational and comprehensive and calm way rather than just saying let's cut off federal funding and good luck to you. host: more understanding of the mechanic

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