there are survey forms on the left side of the lectern, as well. if you have questions about requesting a re-hearing, please speak to staffed during the break or call the office tomorrow. -- please speak to the staff during the break. this meeting is broadcast live on san francisco government television, sfgtv, cable channel 78, and d b d -- dvd's are available directly from sfgtv. at this time, we will conduct our swearing in process. if you plan to testify and wish to have your testimony given evidentiary weight, please stand, raise your hand, and say "i do" after you have been sworn or affirmed. there are rights pursuant to the sunshine ordinance. thank you. again, if you intend to speak, please stand and raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear or affirm that the testimony you are about to give will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? thank you. director goldstein: thank you. moving to item number one, which is general public comment, is there someone who would like to speak on an item that is not on our agenda this eve

there are customer satisfaction survey forms on the left side of the lectern, as well. if you have questions about a rehearing, please speak to board staff during a break, or call the board office tomorrow morning. the board office is located on mission street, room 304, and this meeting is broadcast live on the san francisco government television, sfgtv, cable channel 78, and dvd's of this meeting are available for purchase directly from sfgtv. thank you for your attention. at this time, we will conduct our swearing in process. if you wish to give testimony and have this be given evidentiary weight, please stand, raise your right hand, and say, "i do," after you have been sworn or affirmed. please note that any member of the public may speak pursuant to the rights of the sunshine ordinance of the administrative code. do you solemnly swear or affirm that the testimony you are about to give will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. thank you. director goldstein: thank you. commissioner peterson, commissioners, -- president goh, commissioner, some of t

there are comment cards on the lectern. if you have questions about a rehearing schedule, please speak to the staff or call the office tomorrow morning. this meeting is broadcast live on san francisco government television, cable channel 78. the meetings are available for purchase on dvd directly from sfgtv. if you plan to testify and wish to have the board give your testimony, please stand, raise your right hand, and say "i do," after you have been sworn in or affirmed. do you solemnly swear or affirm that the testimony you will give is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? thank you. >> thank you. we will move on to item number one, which is public comment. is there anyone that would like to speak on an item not on the agenda? we will move to item number 2 which is commissioner comments and questions. >> item number3 is the adoption of minutes. before you are the minutes of the meeting of july 27th. >> if not, i will move the adoption. >> is to any public comment on the minutes? >> on the motion to a job t

could you come to the lectern? would you mind -- you have an office in the city in that general location. he could show you some of the things you're talking about. these are simple little touches to existing industrial buildings. just walking around -- >> i do not understand. i have lived and worked in san francisco for over 30 years, so i understand. san francisco is not the only place in the world. we look beyond this. there are other areas where they are doing design. commissioner moore: we're very proud of what we're doing, and i think this group tries to open up the door for you to give an extra touch to this building. >> that is what we are trying to do. president olague: i think we are good. call the question. >> the motion is to continue to october 20, with instructions to project sponsored to continue trying to address exposure and layout issues of the unit, to look at design, and to improve and produce renderings, and to look at commercial space on the ground floor. on that motion? commissioner antonini:

while robert is making his way up to the lectern and as they get the stage prepared, i thought it would be useful for folks to understand what this jobs council is doing and why we're actually here. the jobs council was created because the president saw there was a need in this country. we have all seen where the economy has gone. he believes clearly that we need to focus all of our time and attention on job creation and get people back to work all across the country. the president has said this before and he is convinced and i think all of us who work in the administration are convinced that we will not be satisfied until every american that wants to work is able to get a job somewhere across the country. so the jobs council was created to provide direct guidance by some of the leaders from labor, from business, for macadamia on ideas that will -- from academia and ideas that will help us continue to be the leader across the world. we have a wonderful group of folks who will be on the next panel led by robert wolfe, a good friend and leader in his own the bright -- in his own right. he

if our distinguished debaters could please take the respective lecterns. and thank you for mentioning my brand-new daughter. if i doze off, it has nothing to do with the speakers. 10 years after the horrific attacks of 9/11, is america safer from terrorism? that is the question that will be debated here today by our distinguished speakers during this session looking at issues 10 years after the 9/11 attacks. as gary manchin, i am on the faculty of the college of international security affairs, and it is my distinct pleasure to be today's moderator for the chair for what will undoubtedly be a lively engage in debate between our two terrorism experts. before i introduce our distinguished debaters, i would like to quickly outline the agreed upon question and format for this debate. the debate question is -- 10 years after the tax and 9/11, is america safer from terrorism? this is limited to terrorism against the united states and the u.s. homeland, not against u.s. interests overseas, such as embassies or military bases, and it is limited to terrorist attacks,

myame is donwhile robert i makiy up to the lectern and as they get the stage prepared, i thought it would be useful for folks to understand what this jobs council is doing and why we're actually here. the jobs council was created because the president saw there was a need in this country. we have all seen where the economy has gone. he believes clearly that we need to focus all of our time and attention on job cation and get people back to work all across the country. the president has said this before and he is convinced and i think all of us who work in the administration are convinced that we will not be satisfied until every american that wants to work is able to get a job somewhere across the country. so the jobs council was created to provide direct guidance by some of the leaders from labor, from business, for macadamia on ideas that will -- from academia and ideas that will help us continue to be the leader across the world. we have a wonderful group of folks who will be on the next panel led by robert wolfe, a good friend and leader in his own the bright -- in his own right. he i

if they could please take the lectern. thank you for mentioning my new daughter. if i doze off, it's not the speaker. i haven't slept in two months. is america safer from terrorism, that's the question that will be debated here today by the distinguished speakers. during this session of today's catastrophe, looking at issues ten years after the 9/11. as gary mentioned, i'm arif alikhan, and i'm the moderator, and this will be a lively and engaging debate between the two terrorism experts, peter perigon and daveed gartenstein-ross. i'd like to agree on the question and format. the debate question is ten years after the attacks of 9/11, is america safer from terrorism? this is limited to terrorism against the united states, and the u.s. homeland, not against u.s. interest overseas such as embassies or military bases. and it is limited to terrorists attacks, no covert by nation's states. when we talk about safer, we are referring to likelihood and social severity of a possible terrorists attack. they will compare the two points in time, today, september 1, 2011 and th

while robert is making his way up to the lectern and as they get the stage prepared, i thought it would be useful for folks to understand what this jobs council is doing and why we're actually here. the jobs council was created because the president saw there was a need in this country. we have all seen where the economy has gone. he believes clearly th we need to focus all of our time and attention on job creation and get people back to work all across the country. the president has said this before and he is convinced and i think all of us who work in the administration are convinced that we will not be satisfied until every american that wants to work is able to get a job somewhere across the country. so the jobs council was created to provide direct guidance by some of the leaders from labor, from business, for macadamia on ideas that will -- from academia and ideas that will help us continue to be the leader across the world. we have a wonderful group of folks who will be on the next panel led by robert wolfe, a good friend and leader in his own the bright -- in his own right. he i

if our distinguished debaters could please take the respective lecterns. and thank you for mentioning my brand-new daughter. if i doze off, it has nothing to do with the speakers. 10 years after the horrific attacks of 9/11, is america safer from terrorism? that is the question that will be debated here today by our distinguished speakers during this session looking at issues 10 years after the 9/11 attacks. as gary manchin, i am on the faculty of the college of international security affairs, and it is my distinct pleasure to be today's moderator for the chair for what will undoubtedly be a lively engage in debate between our two terrorism experts. before i introduce our distinguished debaters, i would like to quickly outline the agreed upon question and format for this debate. the debate question is -- 10 years after the tax and 9/11, is america safer from terrorism? this is limited to terrorism against the united states and the u.s. homeland, not against u.s. interests overseas, such as embassies or military bases, and it is limited to terrorist attacks,

if our distinguished debaters could please take the respective lectern. and thank you for mentioning my brand-new daughter. if i doze off, it has nothing to do with the speakers. 10 years after the horrific attacks of 9/11, is america safer from terrorism? that is the question that will be debated here today by our distinguished speakers during this session looking at issues 10 years after the 9/11 attacks. as gary manchin, i am on the faculty of the college of international security affairs, and it is my distinct pleasure to be today's moderator for the chair for what will undoubtedly be a lively engage in debate between our two terrorism experts. before i introduce our distinguished debaters, i would like to quickly outline the agreed upon question and format for this debate. the debate question is -- 10 years after the tax and 9/11, is america safer from terrorism? this is limite to terrori against the united states and the u.s. homeland, not against u.s. interests overss, such as embassies or military bases, and it is limited to terrorist attacks, not