i'm president of the bar association of san francisco. basf, as we note the bar association to be called, has had a long relationship with the public defenders office. it is crucially important for administration of justice. and so is san francisco conflicts panels where administration, which the bar association has provided in partnership with public defenders. so in san francisco when a public defender has a conflict of interest, criminal defendants and minors are represented by private attorneys from a panel administered by the bar association of san francisco. maintaining this independent body of attorneys is critically important as a well-run public defenders office. we are each other's complement. we are the sum of the parts that makes whole the criminal departments working so well in san francisco. in 2003 the superior court contracted with the bar association of san francisco indigent to have cost-saving oversight to the administration and billing associated with conflicts. so tron is the director of the courts administration and h

member formerly of this august body, i rise to say in my other capacity now, as president of the national association for the advancement of colored people, that this board will do the unique, the fair, and just think -- thing of supporting supervisor cohen's resolution. martin luther king said so eloquently that injustice anywhere invariably gets around to affecting all of us everywhere. mr. norman was treated unjustly, unfairly at a facility that bears the name of the city of st. francis. his mother is in the chambers this afternoon. i say to you, this issue is not about one's preference of personal dress. it is not a question about whether or not fads come and go. this issue is about the eternal question of will this nation be one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all? [applause] i have been against baggy pants because i know where they evolve from. i know of that prison industrial complex that unfortunately 1971 was so crammed with persons who look like me that a great riot erupted, and from that prison, there developed a new fad because inmates were not able to wear suspe

the air transport association along with the airline pilots association and tsa has developed a crewmember program which will begin a 90-day pilot program next month at seven major airports. ata has advocated and discussed with tsa having flight attendants included in that program as soon as possible. moving crew out of the security line has a secondary benefit. it's the -- speeds up the process which is something we realize we need to do. passengers could also benefit from a known traveler program and ata strongly endorses tsa's intention of introducing such a program and in our view the sin of the better. finally we support similar programs for cargo. we are working with tsa and customs border protection for further risk-based screening of international inbound air cargo. the goal is for tsa and cpp to receive and process information about shippers earlier in the process of a can do it more effectively and without stopping the flow of goods. everything we are discussing here today is about the safe and secure transportation of the people and goods that make america what it is today, conn

aircraft owners and pilots is a seizure in the air line pilots association, the national air carriers association chamber of commerce to the united states of america. during no objection, so ordered. we are pleased to have several distinguished witnesses -- >> if i may have a unanimous consent i would ask unanimous consent the gentleman from michigan in the full committee mr. clark be authorized for the purpose of the witnesses during the hearing today. >> so ordered. >> we have several distinguished witnesses before us and let me remind the witnesses that their entire statements will be submitted for the record. so, if you would like to summarize those we will get through the panel as quickly as possible and get to the questions. first, we have mr. tom farmer, currently serves as the assistant vp of the association of american railroads. i've enjoyed working with him during my team here and i'm proud to have you here. the floor is yours, mr. former. >> thank you very much. mr. chairman, ranking member jackson lee, members of the committee, on behalf of the association of american rai

3 to the 2007 -- the executive association fire. item number 12 to adopt and implement amendment no. 3 to the 2007 -- 2013 association. the ordinance adopting amendment no. 1 to the 2010 -- 2012 and -- operating engineers no. 3. the ordinance adopting amendment no. 1 to the 2010-2012 journeymen and apprentices of the pipe fitting industry no. 38. and amendment no. 3 for the 2011-2013 said francisco police officers association. item number 16 to adopt and implement amendment no. 322013 for the police officers association, in no. 17, the ordinance adopting amendment no. 1 the 2010-2012 for the service employees international union. the ordinance adopted an amendment no. 1 to the operating engineers local union -- the international union of operating officer. and then the number one to the 2010-2012 teamsters local unit. item number 24 amendment no. 1 to the 20102012 transport union workers of america local 200. item number 21 to adopt the first amendment to the 2010-2012 ford of transport -- the non mass transit authority -- an item nu

the associated press reports the tax originally funded a pension plan and nursing home for confederate veterans. but alabama's last confederate veteran passed away more than 75 years ago. so today that tax makes sure this alabama park covered in confederate flags is the best kept in the state.

the reach out to the merchants associations with the neighborhood associations? >> typically, this information is available to the public. we are required to provide that notice to any organization within the planning notification requirement as part of the process, if memory serves. supervisor weiner: i would definitely encourage -- i know the planning department makes a valiant effort to keep the current contact list on neighborhood associations. one example related to the m.t.a. was on 24th street and noe valley. mta put a bunch of bike parking facilities on it and did not contact cbd, the noe valley association responsible for a lot of the streets getting. of course everybody wanted to get the bike parking, but it was inconsistent with the cbd. that caused a bunch of consternation that ultimately got resolved. had there been better outreach by mta ahead of time, i think it is important to contact the people who are actually starting the public realm. >> similar to what we are currently doing with t-mobile foods in terms of notification -- with the mobile foods

still photographer all for the georgian foreign ministry a photographer from the associated press and the european photo press agency some really well known international news agencies we're getting word from the. the photographer off the foreign ministry his lawyer that he has gone on to hundreds of hundreds of hunger strike in protest to his detention and there are also reports that the photographer from the associated press news agency was released after and being questions now there are reports coming even from the family members off the detainees that they could be charged with asking the arch of their homes had been searched or their computers and cameras have been seized and have now lost several few more the rights organizations in georgia are saying of this is a direct violation of the freedom of speech and are demanding their immediate release you know what about the other case we mentioned about a group of russians and georgians are getting some pretty stiff sentences for espionage what's been the reaction to that. it comes as nine people were found guilty of forming and be

>> as with the vice president of the marine a community association. in regards to the ceqa appeal, i want to reference the speaker who said this was a request to the city. that is not the case. it is a sale of the property for multiple millions of dollars. a gentle man who owed in the bird back taxes about them waved during the sale. quite a sweetheart deal, not the warm hearted feeling that was mentioned. but in terms of ceqa and environmental impacts, this is on the lombard street, which is the 101 highway that runs to the city of san francisco. during peak traffic hours, the road is completely backed up in both directions, coming into this city or leaving the city. the amount of emissions and noise that comes from this area, either when cars are driving by or the amount of gas and fumes coming into the air while you are sitting in your room, it really leaves -- with leavesno open space happening. but if you cannot even open the window because the teams are coming in and it is so noisy with traffic, i have a feeling that in the entire city of san fra

so that's where the association provided economic assistance, especially players in europe, so they can learn there as part of strengthening japan's squad. but also the players brought back what they've learned and spread it along to other players. >> reporter: players sent to train abroad by the association have built up skills to compete with the foreign powerhouses. they did so by training to face off against bigger players with longer reach. >> translator: for example, one playing in germany, can clash one on one but will not be hurled aside. and also sawa who played in the united states, they all seem very confident about what they do. i think that's the great change we see now. of course, the u.s. or european players are much taller. they have more power. may be scary going up against them, but they are not intimidated. they're just focusing on playing as they do best. they know how to keep their distance when they go in. and when they clash one on one, they don't recklessly go head on. they know how to do it. >> reporter: the chief editor of a weekly soccer magazine has been cove

along the west people are perhaps a composite of aging maybe because of the associated health problems here in russia aging is linked to. a loss of dignity. russia's foreign minister nato for its cynical actions in libya interview with russian television. the alliance his tactic of bombing the country until colonel gadhafi steps down has inflicted too many unjustified civilian deaths has been following what to say. we heard from a very vocal surrogate lover of today really criticizing what t.c. says the essential mission creep of the ongoing outside intervention into the libyan situation now he drew comparisons between what's happening in libya the bombing of the former yugoslavia and fight saying that the bombing campaign by nato against colonel gadhafi has actually gone on far longer than the bombing campaign that was conducted against parts of the former yugoslavia. it's obvious that politics is a cynical matter we hear from the western capitals that the bombing should go on until gadhafi backs off but the human cost of these political statements is very high. well it wasn't just li

while in the west people are apprehensive about a need because of the associated health problems and here in russia india is willing to cooperate see the loss of dignity and long is. now a top minutes past the hour here in moscow a french ship bound for gaza with aid has been stopped in crete it comes as the u.n. is due to report on last year's israeli raid on a humanitarian float which killed nine turkish activists the reporters being held because of the route between israel and turkey which followed the. can now or join us live and give us details on that. so what exactly is it that the two countries can't agree on and i'm one of the wider implications. one of the heart of the dispute is the whole question of an apology and here is simple is insisting that tel aviv apologize for its role in the greens so far these raids have refused to do this the israeli foreign minister in particular i would believe him insisting that israel will not apologize presumably because the israelis are fearful that it will open the floodgates for a whole host of legal claims to be made against the jewish

[laughter] i am also grateful for the wonderful hospitality that the chinese association and chinese people have extended in my subsequent ping-pong diplomacy visits to china, and i thank the chinese association and the people of china for keeping alive the spirit of ping-pong diplomacy. today, we are celebrating ping- pong diplomacy and the role it played in normalizing relations between u.s. and china. however, pingpong diplomacy does not justify -- just apply to the u.s. team trip to china in 1971 and the chinese team trip to the u.s.a. in 1972. ping-pong diplomacy also applies to the role of sports in bringing people together in peaceful interactions. in sports, we have a common language that transcends national boundaries and cultural differences. we gain perspective and understanding, and we learn appreciation for each other. through the legacy of ping-pong diplomacy, we carry forward to the new generations a new people's revolution. it is one that carries a world wide message of peace, love, and cooperation. [applause] >> thank you. now, i would like to ask mayor lee to come ba

the concert association has kids days during the week. the performers come out for hundred 200 kids. now, the truckadero truck house gets rented out for weddings and retirement. the croquet clubs and horse shoes. 2 play grounds, tennis courts. we have from 25 to a hundred dogs here. it's like bisons going across the mid west. there are so many dogs they are covering the ground cht it's a get together. all the dog walkers know each other. if you go to pine lake day camp now, you will see 50 kids there. the r directors are wonder. >> the pine lake is natural. they take of the area around the lake. they plant natives that are drought tolerant. one that stands the dry summers here. the whole park is under going quite a bit of reconstruction. they will renovate the trails around the lake. and the big project is the capital project for pine lake meadow. they are going to returf the dog run and the meadow by the day camp. we are looking for a very busy fall. by the spring of next year should have major renovations to the mark thal make it an out

the president of united states table tennis association. the ceo of usa table tennis, a director from the state department. welcome. how what took table tennis club, and the united states olympic committee coach of the year. rose, where are you? what a wonderful party you put on last night. it was absolutely outstanding. thank you. [applause] bruce pickering, executive director of the asia society of northern california, who has helped us with the forum. the executive director of the chinese historical society. and then the libyans in the audience. if i could ask you to stand -- then, the olympians in the audience. if i could ask you to stand. [applause] thank you. willie is the president of the united states olympic alumni association, and our future olympian, who was just out here. where are you? wait to everybody -- waived everybody. [applause] we have watched her grow up, and we are so proud of her. representative of the international table tennis federation and headed junior development. now, it is my great honor to introduce our mayor,

aircraft owners and pilots is a seizure in the air line pilots association, the national air carrierstnesses -- >> if i may have a unanimous consent i would ask unanimous consent the gentleman from michigan in the full committee mr. clark be authorized for the purpose of the witnesses during the hearing today. >> so ordered. >> we have several distinguished witnesses before us and let me remind the witnesses that their entire statements will be submitted for the record. so, if you would like to summarize those we will get through the panel as quickly as possible and get to the questions. first, we have mr. tom farmer, currently serves as the assistant vp of the association of american railroads. i've enjoyed working with him during my team here and i'm proud to have you here. the floor is yours, mr. former. >> thank you very much. mr. chairman, ranking member jackson lee, members of the committee, on behalf of the association of american railroads, thank you very much for this opportunity to appear today. at the outset, i must emphasize that nothing is more important ilyse of their em

the motion is approved. >> item 31 is a motion associating ross mirkarimi to the association of bay area governments executive board. supervisor chiu: motion to excuse supervisor mirkarimi. without objection. roll-call vote. >> on item 31, farrell aye. kim aye. mar aye. wiener aye. avalos aye. campos aye. chiu aye. chu aye. cohen aye. elsbernd aye. there are 10 ayes. supervisor chiu: the motion is approved. item 32. >> item 32 is a motion appointing john avalos to the association of bay area governments executive board. supervisor chiu: colleagues, can we have a motion to excuse supervisor avalos? without objection, he shall be excused. roll-call vote. >> on item 32, farrell aye. kim aye. mar aye. mirkarimi aye. wiener aye. campos aye. chiu aye. chu aye. cohen aye. elsbernd aye. there are 10 ayes. supervisor chiu: this motion is approved. >> item 33, motion appointing supervisor error mar -- eric mar as an alternate member to the association of bay area governments executive board. supervisor chiu: motion to excuse supervisor mar. without objection, he shall be excused. roll-call vote. >> on item 33, farrell

the pier 27 side. and that facility would be used for hospitality services associated with the overall event. and co-associated with the issue of a lot of the vessels associated with either supporting the race operations themselves or the larger spectator yachts shown in the picture outboard towards the end of the pier. pier 23 and 19 would be basically support facilities in their temporary uses within those existing historic sheds for media, volunteer center, office, and backup support spaces as would pier 29 1/2 which is just to theft of the pier 29 shed. now jumping down to pier 32 south of the beach waterfront and this is a large pier that had been proposed for a cruise terminal before it has a number of structural difficulties and is propoedz to be, if completed in time, the team-based compound and certainly by 2012 or 2013 and that would involve a lot of pile and substructure support to secure the structural problems with the pier and to house each of the team's compounds. the outboard area in the water in that area the and for dredging the open water mooring for the racing yachts themse

she serves as the chair for the association. governor, thank you for your time today. >> joining us this sarah murray from the wall street journal. as far as how states are giving that top discussions here in washington d.c., what are the concerns among chief executives like yourself among what is going on? >> i think the biggest concern the biggest concern and the more inaction we have been out of washington, d.c., the more upset this causes in our own economies and state. consumer confidence and business confidence is affecting my economy. you can imagine my consumer confidence is down. i'm not getting revenues and it is affecting the coffers of state government. a number of those in the business community have money but have not been willing to hire simply because of the uncertainty of what is going on in washington, d.c. that really has a direct impact but not just my state. with all the individuals at the table, we said if what we hear is correct and you are planning a 10% cut of medicaid to the tune about $100 billion and t

i am president of the golden gateway tenant's association. a rent-controlled complexes founded by washington and other streets. we enthusiastically support the community vision for reasons stated by other speakers. we are especially interested in preserving open spaces, preserving its existing community facilities and improving access to and from the area. i would like to add a personal fought. -- thought. we are expecting significantly increased traffic. including the plaza bordered by retail shops instead of a barricade of parking lots. we hope you will give this favorable consideration as you move afford in planning the future of the exceptional neighborhood. >> thank you. >> good afternoon, president. it is great to see everybody here this afternoon. it is groundbreaking. they hire a professional planning group and put together a plan. this is groundbreaking for us. we have spent countless hours inside the workshop and outside the workshop. i am sure that you have some much spare time. if you have a moment, take a moment to read this. we h

the commissioners. my name is eugene cho and representing dabring associates, the architect for this project. i would like to emphasize this proposed project, we're proposing the four new single family house. they are a modest size. it's ranging from 2,700 to 3,000 square feet in living area, and they're all three bedrooms, three bathrooms with an elevator to accommodate extended families with seniors, which i think the city greatly promotes the families to live in the cities and why we decided this approach. and in terms of the general building designs, as you can see here, we have taken contemporary style to reflect the design character of this era. and after several times of revisions we have streamlined and articulate the building elevations. we have expressed the proposed elevation with proportional base and windows and all the windows are aluminum frame with deep recess. in terms of the materials, we're going to use high quality stuccos and also the wood sidings which is very common in these residential neighborhood. in terms of the form and scale, i'm going to show you along the diamon

our counsel general in china, the head of the table tennis association in china. thank you very much for being here. the wonderful guest from our bay area sports organizing committee and the united states table tennis association. thank you for being here as well. 40 years ago, i was studying really hard in college. i was actually studying about china and wondering where my parents came from and what they were doing in those years and what caused them to come to america and give birth to six kids and start us on our journeys in our own education. now, 40 years later, i find myself year as the leftist mayor of any great city in the whole united states, being the mayor of san francisco, and to be part of this really wonderful historic connection between our country and the people's republic of china and to be, of course, celebrating with our citizens here to be the first asian american mayor in the city. this all comes together the same year. we were talking about is so many times the past few weeks as we were getting excited about this visit, to really have the athl

the associated mechanical equipment cabinets would be screened from view. the property is a preferred location since it is a publicly used structure. at&t requires -- they conducted their required community meeting in january at a nearby restaurant. six members of the community attended the nihon -- attended the meeting. some concern was raised regarding the visual impact of the antenna. community interest grew over the next few months and they have a second committee meeting on july 12, 2011 at the recreation center. according to the project sponsor, five members of the public attended this meeting along with staff from the supervisor's office. the concern raised with the -- what was the impact. although what expressed concern that the insulation would block their view. as of today, the department has received letters from 17 individuals at the golden gate valley of position. health-related effects of the proposal, the creation of an end to the farm. the obstruction and the negative effect on property values. the department has also received a petition of i

detention also photographer from the european press agency was detained as well and one from the associated press although we did receive word that he was released after having been questions via relatives of the detained see that they could be charged with espionage their homes have been searched their computers and cameras have been seized and now human rights groups in georgia say that this is a direct violation of the freedom of press and are demanding their immediate release on wednesday nine people were found guilty by georgia in our forty's of being part of a spy ring and supplying secret information to the russian intelligence service and they were given some really heavy jail sentences ranging from eleven to fourteen years of imprisonment the longest one was given to our russian citizen duty sgt really go who is believed to by the georgian authorities to be the head off of this spy ring and also its connection with the russian intelligence service a lawyer say that this man is grieving ill and his relatives say that they can't even picture of him being a spy because this man could