the administration is dedicat to that approach. that is why the president ordered 1200 national guard troops to the border. is why he asked congress to assist with supplemental funding. now, the bill. in terms of manpower, the bill provides for one dells and additional border patrol agents. it can take -- 1000 additional border patrol agents. it facilitates legal traffic and intercedes contraband. enables ice to help combat narcotics smuggling. provides two more unmanned aircraft systems and will deploy tactical communications technology that will improve enforcement, particularly along some of the more remote areas of the border. it also includes $196 million for the justice department to add prosecutors, immigration judges, and support for detention and incarceration of criminal aliens in coordination with our homeland security enforcement efforts. in terms of infrastructure, it includes $6 million operating bases to improve our border enforcement activity. this bill is clearly another step forward on border security, on top of th

>> the administration sort of blessed this deal after the bush administration and others before it foughtard to try to prevent the russians from firing up the nuclear power plant which can be used as a way to go nuclear in terms of nuclear weapons. it is bad as the russians are not being as helpful as the obama administration hoped after the cordoning of them with the reset. it is a bad moment. i think there is very little something will be done to take out the plant. after that once it is fired you have radio active problems with taking it out without unleashing radio activity. a baddedline that the administration unfortunately has in effect allowed the iranians to cross. >> bret: nina? >> the whole issue about iran becoming a nuclear power is potentially coming to a head. there is more talk about the possibility of israel bombing and the 8 day window before the plutonium rods go in where you won't release radiation if you bomb. israel doesn't seem to be giving off indications yet that that is the case but it is a real concern. there is more and more talk on just more broadly about the p

we would like to also see that for the non uaff administrators. congratulations to the district and the administrators on concluding their parks. thank you. president kim: are there any comments or questions? student delegate rose. >> did you say you're going to suspend all sabbaticals for next year? >> this agreement with united administrators suspense sabbaticals for the upcoming two years. the agreement with united educators suspended them for one year. i neglected to mention my thanks to both bargaining teams for reaching this agreement in the two bargaining sessions. president kim: roll call, please. [roll is called] president kim: are one of the priorities of the school board this year and the school district was an implementation of restorative justice, reforming our student discipline process. as we work to implement this policy, which we passed in october, we really want to learn from the best practices from other programs both here in the city and here in the state of california. we could learn from that in terms of how they were able to

and have not grown in terms of employment in the new administration. at is a crisis by any means. it doesn't matter that businesses are doing well today, and they are doing better than they had before -- of course, the measurement is against the very bad performance of a few years past. the stimulus has helped small businesses. their balance sheets are better. there is a liquidity surplus all around the world. but there are two areas of america that have not done well. it is the employee in america. the homeowner of america who have been going into a deeper, deeper crisis and the infrastructure investment that a modern society must make in its infrastructure. >> charlie: and you characterize this as a crisis. >> it's a crisis because it's already been nine years in the running. it doesn't look, as you listen to the administration -- although they like what's happening in the economy, they also say there is no inroads in job creation. and they don't have a very, very big program for infrastructure improvement. that is a crisis. but there is also a worldw

bush they were last year by the obama administration and the whole point was they're supposed to give greater rights to defendants surely that's good news isn't it. well certainly there were improvements that have been made sense obama took office there are have been improvements made to a number of aspects of commissions including the fact that the defendants now have greater access to counsel but there are still many problems with the commission system and in this case in particular one of the main concerns is the fact that omar potter was a juvenile when he was taken into u.s. custody and when he allegedly committed the offense is that he's being accused now under international law the united states has an obligation to treat what is essentially a child soldier differently from adult soldiers. in what way should soldier be treated differently if somebody is suspected of killing an american soldier surely they should be tried no matter how old they are. well there is there's two questions whether or not the individual should be tried and how the united states is obligated to treat c

now the administration has moved to deny al a lockie his right to an attorney to challenge his statuson this u.s. hit list prompting a lawsuit from the a.c.l.u. and the center for constitutional rights on behalf of a lockheed father joining me from brazil to discuss this shocking development is glenn greenwald from salon dot com thank you for being here mr greenwald now this issue of miranda rights with lawmakers wanting to delay reading them to criminals who are terrorist suspects by the u.s. they want to not allow them to get their miranda rights as long as necessary a new bill from california congressman adam schiff is asking for that does that help the u.s. bust enemies or does it throw away due process. well ironically the whole premise of the obama campaign when he was running for president was that we need not write rewrite our justice system in order to accommodate terrorism that we have a very strong court system and two hundred twenty years of justice rules that came in obtained prosecutions very easily and they're important safeguards within those rules and when we start ju

and then the zoning administrator did want to relay a couple of pieces of information to you. the first concerns a demolition determination that was included in your pacts last week. and the second pertains to the board of appeals summary for this week. it has been the practice of the department to inform the commission when administrative approval for demolition has been granted, pursuant to code section 317. last week the department submitted a copy of an administrative approval for a proposed demolition at 580 diamond street. the department reviewed the soundness report for this property and found it to be unsound. the department also performed a historic resource evaluation response and found that the building was not a resource. the project proposes demolition of this structure and new construction of a two-unit building. the project did go -- undergo neighborhood notification and no d.r. was filed during the appeal period. and then secondly concerning the board of appeals, there's only one item that may be of interest to you. the appeal of the building permit application

you may have thought that the obama administration would bring not only a new face but a new ideology geology to washington a democratic more liberal more progressive one you may have also thought the neo cons have been pushed out along with the bush administration and their aggressive war record but unfortunately that's far from the truth we first saw it with obama's escalation of the war in afghanistan with the rise of the shadow wars the us is fighting around the world and now the return of one man has for many cemented neo-cons return a man named frederick kagan who many call the architect of the iraq surge and who general david petraeus has just hired to help fight corruption and homemade car sized government so will this be a pivotal moment of the neo cons always been in charge behind the scenes we're here to discuss it with me is radio host tom hartman tom thanks so much for joining me now first things first i want to know everything that you can tell me about this mr frederick kagan. well frederick kagan is the author of a pretty pivotal piece of good titled the united states

in fairness, the administration started the process at the beginning of this administration as opposed to the last six months. that has been a habit which then leads to the administration being over, a whole new group coming in. so the obama administration still has a lot of time relatively to get something done in this area. and it's very important that it get done. and i think maybe a majority of people in both palestinian sides and the israelis know that. but, getting to that point is very, very difficult. i admire the folks that are coming. i hope that they will do well and at least have more than a day before we proceed again. >> senator, i want to draw you into a debate that's been raging here domestically over the past couple weeks and that's the debate over the new york mosque. was the sept be -- dr with the september 11 anniversary ahead of us, it seems the pitch of this debate is going to continue. what will ultimately put it to rest in this country? and my second is, do you have concerns about the reporting of the u.s. debate and how it might affect allies in muslim countrie

basically, there are two sections of the administrative code that govern the resolution that is before you today. it is currently at a dollar threshold of $400,000. then, there is chapter 6 of the administrative code that governs professional services which currently add a $100,000 threshold. that is the amount that is authorized to city departments under the direction of the city purchasers. the port commission has a single dollar threshold amount for both of those types of bonds, and that type of threshold least $50,000, and that dollar threshold has been in place since the 1980's, and the resolution before you today is our proposal basically to adjust the conflict in the dollar amount that the port commission uses to award contracts and that with those thresholds that are established in the administrative code. adoption of this resolution would also streamline the contract in process, and it would make it easier for u.s. commissioners as well as sports staff in terms of reducing the number of staff reports that are before you. in fact, there is one item on your agenda today that wou

in fairness, the administration started the process at the beginning of this administration, as opposed to the last six months. the obama administration still has a lot of time, relatively, to get something done in this area. it is very important that it get done. i think the majority of people on both the palestinian side and israelis know that, but getting to that point is very, very difficult. i amar the folks that are coming. i hope that they both do well and have more than a day before we proceed again. >> i want to draw you into a debate that has been raging here domestically over the past couple of weeks, the debate over the new york mosque. with the september 11 anniversary ahead of us, it seems as though the pitch of this argument is going to continue. what will ultimately put to rest in this country? the have concerns about the reporting of the u.s. debate and how it might affect allies in muslim countries around the world, the people on the street, and what they are thinking about america? >> on the second question, i am afraid, sadly enough, that regardless of what the repor

now some of that clearly has to do with the change in administrations and the philosophy of the, of the administration. some of it has to do with the recession and the stimulus which is a response to the recession. >> so, ah, they mentioned the civic responsibility component. ah, john, do you agree that that's essential and are we as a country, ah, meeting our obligations when it comes to informing americans about energy policy? >> it is certainly essential. we are not going to solve this problem if we don't have everyone involved. the carbon problem on the climate side is just too ubiquitous for us to solve it by, ah, a small number of policies aimed at a few industries. we're going to have to do this having everybody involved. are we meeting our obligations? frankly, i don't think we are at this stage, but we do have a new administration and we are beginning to change the policy landscape, ah, in the directions that the secretary mentioned, and that's really very, very important that we begin doing that. >> obviously, the bush administration was, ah, criticized for some of its environ

the staff and the summit is administrator never viewed the applications.in this case, this took place in the form of an internal review. >> often people will request a letter to certify that they have the ability to extend it and there's the ability to refresh the cu. >> what about the suspension? >> this was in december 31st, 2009. during that time, they testified to the committee to liaison which worked with the department on other issues and even revised plans engine. >> is this safe to say giving your position today that had a request been expressly requested, and you would as the zoning administrator would of had the discretion to determine whether or not such a discretion would be considered reasonable. that would of been your determination. implicitly to your positions today, that is what you would have done? >> that would have been supportable considering that the issue was not until early 2007. >> the project is not fully entitled until all of the relevant parts have been obtained. the in garments the review is granted in 2004. the shadows study i

they had to sue the obama administration and they were allowed to represent this man, a u.s. citizen who was targeted for assassination by his own got. when this was first announced by the obama administration i started calling democrats on capitol hill, left wing democrats, people that if this was bush doing this they would have spoken out about it. no one would return calls or make a comment. the one predictable person who had the courage to say something about it was the man that robert gibbs is attacking, dennis kucinich. people must be crazy to support him. but dennis kucinich if you read the bill he introduced saying the united states shouldn't target people for assassination all he is doing is we want this country to respect the constitution. we want its leaders to respect the constitution. out of the hundreds of democrats that serve in the congress you know how many co-sponsored that legislation? five. that shows the utter lack of spine that exists in the political culture that we are leg in right now -- living in when we are not able to get more than six democrats to

has choose in this case a case of a child soldier to be the first case under this administration to be tried before a military commission as you mentioned under international law the united states has obligations to treat child soldiers differently from regular soldiers they are far more vulnerable areas of armed conflict often that they are coerced into participating in armed conflict and because of that the united states has obligations to try to rehabilitate detainee child soldiers who are brought into their custody and to help reintegrate them back into society now in the case of omar kotter of the united states hasn't upheld any of these standards and as fat and in fact since he was taken into custody he's been held with other adult soldiers a sense that he was very happy to do that i mean if they have these responsibility these obligations then how do they not fulfill this not because he's not an american citizen well unfortunately i think that's the story of guantanamo the story of guantanamo is really one of trying to avoid international obligations you know a lot of the poli

let me take a moment to introduce the administrator of the federal highway administration. re simply delighted that he has been able to take time from his busy schedule, which he spent reshaping the way we think about transportation, to come to san francisco to be here with us. when he leaves today, he will take with him this memento. it is a little shovel. we are giving you a paper shovel made right here in san francisco that has embedded in it native plant from the presidio. take them to your house, put them in a pot and you will have a piece of the presidio park with forever. it may even bloom. plastic? no, it is recycled american paper. american trees. there you have it, the ultimate sustainable gift. victor mendez is an extremely good choice as the highway administrator. he has been on the job exactly one year and three days. victor was here in october to help us kickoff the project. he oversees almost 3000 employees at the highway administration. it is no stranger to overseeing things. as director of the arizona highway department, he had a challenge their. he is a civ

that is not so true with some of the other regulatory agencies. what do administrative law judges do addict -- in a typical hearing room where the parties are present and making their case? you have to remember -- you have to get a physical picture in your mind of what our court rooms are like. they are not normally what you would think of as a palatial setting where justice is provided to the american people. our hearing rooms are approximately 300 square feet or less, slightly larger than your average bedroom. in an average house in america. what we know from our research is that distance and location of various objects in a courtroom are very important for safety. in their courtroom, you have dais and immediately in front of that is a table for the parties including those who will testify. when i say distance is important, i will give you an example where this had a terrible effect of one of our judges. at the conclusion of a hearing, the judge, making her notes and getting ready to prepare the final decision in the case was not looking forward but rather looking dow

we are dealing with the zoning administrator's release of suspension. i find it was a reasonable decision by the zoning administrator, and i so move that the appeal be denied. >> if you could call the roll, please? >> the motion is count -- the motion is from commissioner fung to uphold the zoning administered's release because it was reasonable? >> there were no errors on the part of the zoning administrator. >> again, to uphold the request for release of suspension on the basis the zoning administrator did not abuse his discretion. on that motion -- [roll-call votes] thank you, the vote is 4-1. the z.a. is upheld on that basis. >> president peterson, since the next items were withdrawn, there are no further items. [applause] hey, yo, check out this chef, right? right? that's so gay. that's really gay. dude, look at those pants. please don't say that. what? don't say that something is gay when you mean that something is dumb or stupid. it's insulting. it's like if i thought this pepper shaker was stupid, and i said, "man, this pepper shaker is so 16-yea

department of transportation, the federal transit administration. as you know, in that letter which was sent by the -- by leslie rogers who is a regional administrator of the federal transportation administration, that letter points out a number of things that quite frankly raise concerns about the mta's ability to manage this project and specifically, the letter says on page three, and i quote, the central subway project is a high risk project located in a densely populated urban center, it is the largest most complex project ever undertaken by the sfmta, thus sfmta will need to practice risk in a diligent and comprehensive manner. there's also another section of the letter that talks about -- and this is a direct quote from the letter, the mta is concerned about the ability of the sfmta to maintain its equipment and system in a state of good repair and the letter goes on to say based on the fta review of the bus and rail plans and the 20-year financial plan, fta cannot at this time determine sfmta's ability to do this. this is from the letter. so a

we are dealing with the zoning administrator's release of suspension. i find it was a reasonable decision by the zoning administrator, and i so move that the appeal be denied. >> if you could call the roll, please? >> the motion is count -- the motion is from commissioner fung to uphold the zoning administered's release because it was reasonable? >> there were no errors on the part of the zoning administrator. >> again, to uphold the request for release of suspension on the basis the zoning administrator did not abuse his discretion. on that motion -- [roll-call votes] thank you, the vote is 4-1. the z.a. is upheld on that basis. >> president peterson, since the next items were withdrawn, there are no further items. [applause] >> good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us. it is my pleasure to be here with our regional fta administrator and our commissioner from san francisco who sits on the metropolitan transportation commission. we have a new development in terms of the muni metro system, one of which is the beginning of the card installation

the administration argues two points-- the tax increases are necessary to finance the nation's budget deficit, and to promote fairness. while deficit reduction is a critical goal, will raising marginal tax rates enhance growth and revenues? reducing spending would be a more pro-growth candidate for deficit reduction. and fairness? if the administration wants to place its view of fairness ahead of growth and job creation, that is a legitimate political choice. but, why not raise more revenue from higher-income taxpayers with less harm to investment and employment? proposals to limit deductions would be a clear alternative. what should we do about taxes? the nation needs a real conversation about the size of government and the tax system that should pay for it. that discussion will likely be front-and-center in the campaign. in the meantime, extending the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts will support the recovery and jobs. i'm glenn hubbard. >> susie: and finally, today marks warren buffett's 80th birthday, but the oracle of omaha has no plans to retire as c.e.o. of berkshire hathaway. he's vowin

the pessimism was warranted. this administration does seem to have a penchant for doing things on schedule, whether ending the war in iraq are getting a middle east peace treaty. having covered these issues, i am afraid that is not the way the world works. it is unlikely things are going to go the way the administration thinks they are. >> the center seems to think support for the start treaty will change over time. >> presumably he is privy to conversations in the republican caucus that we are not. it is no secret that some members -- some republicans in the senate are using this as a political hammer to try to go after the democratic administration. senator lugar said it would be unfortunate if that continues, but i think that is just the way things are in this polarized political world that we live in in washington. >> is it a political hammer for the 2012 elections, or for the 2010 elections? >> probably for growth. >> the center talked about what people are talking about at home, it is really the economy. the nation -- how much

we are dealing with the zoning administrator's release of suspension. i find it was a reasonable decision by the zoning administrator, and i so move that the appeal be denied. >> if you could call the roll, please? >> the motion is count -- the motion is from commissioner fung to uphold the zoning administered's release because it was reasonable? >> there were no errors on the part of the zoning administrator. >> again, to uphold the request for release of suspension on the basis the zoning administrator did not abuse his discretion. on that motion -- [roll-call votes] thank you, the vote is 4-1. the z.a. is upheld on that basis. >> president peterson, since the next items were withdrawn, there are no further items. [applause] [indistinct voice on p.a.] announcer: when charles bennett graduated from high school, he dreamed of returning to his old neighborhood as a teacher. but without the money for college, only half his dream came true. [car horn blares] he's back in the old neighborhood. please support the united negro college fund. because a mind is a

i think it's pretty clear that the obama administration, general motors, you know, the administration is not running general motors for the simple reason that they don't want to be accused of making decisions for environment or other political reasons like where to put plants. i mean, if they open the door and started running general motors as an arm of the government, it would make it far more difficult for the administration to get out of the company. and i think, you know, over the last 18 months we've seen no evidence that the government has actually stepped in and picked the paint colors or something. >> lehrer: mr. magliano, what's the word within the industry about the new products that general motors has already produced? we talked about some of them in the introduction. is general motors... has general motors got its product act together? >> it's getting its product act together. when bob lutz was doing the product development or heading up that team in general motors, they got high marks for the new products and the aggression in the new products. but at the time, gasoline p

we are dealing with the zoning administrator's release of suspension. i find it was a reasonable decision by the zoning administrator, and i so move that the appeal be denied. >> if you could call the roll, please? >> the motion is count -- the motion is from commissioner fung to uphold the zoning administered's release because it was reasonable? >> there were no errors on the part of the zoning administrator. >> again, to uphold the request for release of suspension on the basis the zoning administrator did not abuse his discretion. on that motion -- [roll-call votes] thank you, the vote is 4-1. the z.a. is upheld on that basis. >> president peterson, since the next items were withdrawn, there are no further items. [applause] >> welcome to coulterwire. the san francisco arts commission and department of public works has joined forces by battling graffiti by launching a new program called street smarts. the program connects established artist with private property owners to create a vibrant murals which is a proven an effective strategy for combating gra

to the current acting zoning administrator and several other planners. and we wanted to update this section. so temporary uses can be authorized, may be authorized by the zoning administrator as currently it is able to do. we did strike out the portion about the planning commission. i believe more legislation will be coming in front of you within the next 90 days that will take care of that and put it back in front of the appropriate section. it is not removing any power of the planning commission. >> thank you. i would soon leave it in if it is coming back with more corrective legislation again. and i am pointing out where there are language changes that don't appear to be necessarily cleanup legislation and the same thing is true in section 209.3. and section 303 and 309.1 and 309.15, 309.12, 703.2a. and other play in the code. and i think the planning commission should take into account these are not just changes that are being proposed that are merely cleanup but have substantive policy issues and apparently no hurry here and i don't see why there can