issue the license and the state is not in a position to cite the plan. >> but this peer review model of the state model without f.r.c. >> we can take that up with the state water board. the state basically has now contacted modesto and turlock, requesting to see the back up for their model, so i think that's a good sign. it shows that they're interested and paying attention, and so there may be something that comes out of that in dialogue. >> thank you. >> mm-hmm. >> is there anything else? thank you, mr. ritchie. so we have a number of public speakers. i have a lot of cards here. so again, in the interest of time, that everyone gets an equal time to speak, we ask that you stick strictly to the chimes. first chime is the warning, second chime, end promptly. so i'm going to call the first gentleman up, mr. bill martin. mr. martin. >> good afternoon. bill martin. i'm a san francisco resident, customer of the sfpuc. i'm also a member of the sierra club on the water committee for the san francisco bay chapter, and i just want to ramble a little bit unfortunately because i wasn't sure what mr. ritchie was going to say. but in response to the question what are the differe

the state board has been actively working on the standards for nine years. there has been plenty of time for a negotiated solution. the problem is negotiations have stalled. the answer is for the state board to adopt their current proposal. it will still give several years for those negotiations to continue before the standards are implemented. it is absolutely key. that is what this situation and this resolution allows. the final point is simply that environmental leadership means finding what is hard and possible and doing that. that is what we as a regent did to stop the bay fell and clean up sewage in the bay. we need to do it here with flows and we are here to move forward with the resolution. thank you. >> good afternoon. i am a san francisco resident and taking some points from the sierra club. i will read them. the s.f. p.u.c. alternative focuses almost exclusively on nonflow measures such as habitat restoration and predator control this approach has been tried since 1995, but in the absence of adequate flows, it has failed and conditions have become

and that is resolved that the san francisco board of supervisors urges the state water board to act at its november 7, 2018, meeting to adopt the current proposed update to the 2006 water quality control plan and further urges the state water board to allow sfpuc, other water agencies, and environmental and fishing groups to enter into voluntary agreements in a timely manner for consideration by the state water board prior to implementation of the proposed plan update. this language affects the desire for the state water board to act to adopt its plan update on wednesday, november 7th, while acknowledging that negotiations between the p.u.c. and other water agencies are ongoing. in the interest of ensuring san francisco takes a seat at the front of these issues, both as a water innovator and environmental leader, the new resolved clause recognizes the importance of having the n.g.o. community, including environmental and fishing groups, party to any resulting voluntary agreements. one other thought, which i say at risk of sounding a little n cynical about this matter, is at the end of

is taking a stand in opposition to the state water board. you would think the state water board is some radical group. it's not. its position is informed by the california department of fish and wildlife. you've got two state agencies in agreement that the delta and bay are drying, and the p.u.c. is saying we can't give up one drop. it doesn't resonate with the values of san franciscans, and i say that as a native san franciscan. i've been here all my life. again, to go with the sfpuc, basically embrace is taking the fish out of fisherman's wharf. we don't have salmon, that's for sure, if they have their way. it's just remarkable that i'm sitting here listening to others saying that the sfpuc is carrying water for the trump administration. we look to all of you as the back stop to the sfpuc, and we hope that you support the peskin resolution. thank you, supervisors. >> barry nelson with western water strategies and golden gate salmon association. we're -- and i would also like to support and thank mr. peskin for introducing his resolution. we

we see our approach as achieving benefits for the fishery, maintaining water supply. state board says, this is what we need from the fishery. let's back off from that and call it a compromise. >> commissioner moran: and the premise is that there is benefit in trying to re-create the stream flow of patterns, even though there is nothing natural about the stream at this moment. the other comment on that and i guess you are meeting with the n.g.o.s this week and the last meeting submitted a couple of list of additional water supply projects that were not on this list. i would be interested in knowing what that list looks like and what else they can bring to the table in terms of ideas. what does 100 m.g.d. look like? >> we can generate that. the math is easy. you can put numbers together. how realistic those are and how much will it take to accomplish them is a big part of the discussion. >> commissioner moran: they also provided some unit costs, as i recall. and it's easy enough to do the math. to say groundwater cost will cost this much. finding the groundwater is a bigger problem

in my ten years on the school board, i have gotten increasingly frustrated with the way that the state's charter law and the board of education ties the hands of local school boards it does not allow us to address the concerns that we heard from the malcolm x parents tonight. we are so strictly limited in how we can conduct the prop 39 process to offer safes to charter schools. there is no way to engage communities around that. and what results is that communities who are already feeling somewhat abandoned by us , suddenly find themselves having to share their space with another school with all the difficulties that that entails. that is just one example of how frustrating this situation is for a local school board member. i read recently that california is the second-largest charter authorizer after l.a. and this is the same start -- state of california that says that they celebrate local control and created the local control funding formula and the local control and accountability plan. it is just talking out of both sides of their mouth as far as i'm concerned. i am just tired of it.

so why does the state water board use unimpaired flow? one because it's really simple to understand the concept. it is not a complicated flow schedule, it's just 40% of unimpaired flow, which is what would be there if there were no dams and residenervoirs on the system. the general scientific literature supports the use of the nature flow regime as a reference for understanding functional flows needed to support and maintain native species and their habitat, so it's basically a generic approach to a river, and if -- if -- particularly if it's an unmodified river, it's a decent starting place to look at. but basically, what we see in the scientific literature, it's not generally supportive using an unimpaired flow approach in modified river systems, such as the lower tuolomne where specific river relationships have been developed. it's important we're talking about a lot of water one way or another in terms of trying to improve the tuolomne river, and we want to make sure we're making the most efficient use of that fishery while protecting

the two. >> the board's mission is very simple it's stated in statute; basically, to protect the public against people who should not be practicing medicine. >> reporter: ian marquand is executive officer of the montana board of medical examiners, responsible for licensing doctors. montana was among 38 states we found that asked doctors about their mental health when they apply for or renew a medical license. >> with mental health, we don't go into specifics, but we do want to make sure that our oviders are stable individuals. again, to prevent any rm to patients. >> reporter: montana's medical application asks about five years of past psychiatric history. but numbers provided by the montana medical boar2 show out ofplicants who reported mental diagnoses in the past three years, none ended up with any impact to their li why ask the question, then? >> that may be a question for the board in our department to review. eporter: it's a similar story in other states that require disclosure. the head of wyoming's medical board said"in my eleven years with the board, i cannot recall a single time th th

welcome our candidates stood for the 49th district, republican diane harkey is a chairwoman of the state board of equalization. she served three terms in the california state assembly representative issa in the 73rd the 73rd district. she lives in dana point. >> mike levin is here. he is what this entry focus on environmental and energy regulatory compliance and government affairs. he has served as executive director of the democratic party of orange county and san juan capistrano. a key for bancaire. >> also joining us is our pal nbc seven alex. he covers politics at nbc seven and he'll be joining us in asking questions. >> we are not going to be staging a traditional style debate. more of a discussion on a range of topics. our sole focus to provide as much insight as possible about the candidates did you the voter in one hour. we will cover the big topics important to the district but catherine, alex and i will be posing questions that speak to leadership, loyalties,, priorities and we'll squeeze in some short answer q&a in a lightning round to give you more information about the candidates.

you said at the beginning of the presentation, that in order to fill the hole created by the state board action as currently drafted, we'd need to develop 100 m.d.g. in dry years. the projects you listed ranged between 28 and 50. at the high end, it would be half what we need. >> correct. >> commissioner moran: so the projects and rate impact that you described, doesn't deal with the impact of the proposed order. >> not completely, no. >> commissioner vietor: can i interrupt one second. i don't quite understand where that 100 m.g.d. number comes from. i do know we're below our projected use. we received a letter from someone unpacking that a little bit and saying 50 m.g.d., at current usage levels, which we're seeing decrease. i did have a question on what exactly is constituting that 100 m.g.d. and it doesn't seem to be based on actual usage. my assumption is that that's why you were presenting a 50 m.g.d. >> no. the projects in the work come out to 50 m.g.d. the number comes from contract level of demand. so what we looked at, this was analysis we did last year, we looked at 265 m.g.d.

peskin introduced a resolution a week ago tuesday at the board of supervisors, urging his fellow colleagues to address the resolution to support the state water board's plan for 40% unimpaired flow. we have met with supervisor peskin. we continue to work with him on this issue. it's scheduled for the land use committee on monday of next week at 1:30 p.m. i believe. and we will be testifying and presenting to him as much as we can on what we've been doing in the voluntary settlement agreements without violating the confidentiality agreement. we will work with his office and the supervisors to keep them apprise of what is happening. there's a lot of activity going on in sacramento with the government's office and we've been involved in those discussion and continue to be involved in those discussions as they move forward to protect the river, its environment and water supply for the city of san francisco. i would be glad to answer questions regarding that. >> colleagues. >> thank you. >> is there any public comment on the general manager's report at item 8b? i do have one speaker card. peter. >> thank you. >> peter. so, in the fall of 201

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is thecan diane harkey chairwoman of the state board of equalization. she served three terms representing the 73rd district are two lives in dana point. is alsorat mike levin here. he worked on government affairs for it he served as executive director and lives in san juan. >> also joining us this evening is our pal alex who covers politics here at nbc 7. >> so, you know a little bit about tonight. we will not be staging a traditional style debate. or is a discussion on a range of topics. our sole focus is to provide as much insight as possible about the candidates to you the voter in one hour. we will cover the big topics important to the district did catherine, alex, and i will be posing questions that speak to leadership, priorities and also a q and a. and we also wanted to hear questions from the voters. we will be checking in with our and debate audience oceanside peered students and other voters watching along. they will have questions for the candidates as well. so, shall we get started? minds the midterm election is a referendum on president trum

the bay delta plan update on november 7th. we have no board beyond novembe. and just by way of background, i do want to say with all due respect to the p.u.c. that i think the state water board has been quite willing to compromise. this process has been going on for 10 years. it is based on the best available science. we know that our fisheries are crashes and san francisco, as i said last week at the board of supervisors, should not go the way of the los angeles department of water and power as they behaved badly for decades in and around saving mono lake. san francisco needs to do its part. quite frankly, i am really concerned about the footsie being played with the irrigation districts of turlock and m mow s toe, that donald trump made as a political matter, not a science or environmental matter, he wants to reject the u.s. fish and wildlife services recommendations as it relates to increasing unimpeded flows through the bay for the health of the estuary. i will save the rest for next week but thank you for bringing this item forward. >> thank you. i look forward to seeing all sides on this item the following week. any members of the public on item 7? we are p

i chaired the bipartisan state board of education, which was evenly divided between the methods and republicansey chose a vice chair and chair of the board to represent all students in the state. i've also been a super independent. they are not partisan, and i was proud to start a successful charter school that served thousands of kids. >> , we've been talking about about how to pay for education. now let's talk about how to pay for transportation. there are two ballot measures on this year's ballot dealing with transportation. proposition 110 would increase sales taxes to raise about 767 million a year in allocating 40% of the money to local government. proposition 109 would issue up to $3.5 billion of bonds to fund specific projects most of which would be on the front range and require legislature about $260 million a year to pay back the bonds for the next 20 years. with proposal, if either would you support? >> i'm strongly against 109, which walker will tell you why he supports the billions of dollars of debt for the state further of the western colorado residents to pay for the front rang

the california public records. and restore local board authority to reject charter school proposals by disallowing projected charters the opportunity to have the charter proposal appealed to the california state board of education. consistent the board's fiduciary duty, all financial transactions, rent, fees and lease holds for the charter school, shall maximize the revenue available to the district and further be it resolved, because one purpose of california's charter law is to encourage the use of different and innovative teaching practices, the staff shall conduct an audience of the petitions to assess whether the programs contribute to the innovation educational offerings. the board of education is asked to reduce the number of different systems, and therefore, charter is to join, either in part of joining the usfsd, or by voiding the charters and becoming operated schools, the superintendent or dezzing iny. >> ok. thank you. >> we have quite a few people that are going speak on the item. [reading of names] [reading of names] so you are all -- please state your name so i can check you off. two minutes each. and then just be mindful of the clock. we now have a clock to tell you when it's

. >> reporter: until she received a phone call fr the state anatomy board. the ashes she buried were not her husband's. what? what are you talking about? >> reporter: they told you the ashes they gave you were not your husband' >> exactly. >> reporter: he died from a.l.s. likeeoore than 900e a year, he donated his body to science to the maryland sta anatomy board for research. in many cases, the state agrees on deliver the remains back to the family. >> when he decided to do this, to science in ndmaryla, did you all expect would you get h remains in an organized fashion? >> exactly. otherwise he would never have agreed to this. >> reporter: she was not the only one affected by the errors. after internal memos from the maryland dartment ofealth which oversees the state anatomy board. e new director in july alerted officials on a serious inventor controlproblem. and potential fraud. including a case that closely matches carmen's. it says a former employee a produced body for cremation and gave those cashes to the nor's family. but the actual remains didn't arri

this issue and want to express that to my fellow commissioners, because there could be a vote by the state board. and this could have significant consequences for the commission. >> that's correct. >> commissioner vietor: i'm really interested in continuing to refine and define what we're talking about here so that we can be as prepared as possible to respond as needed. i don't think anybody want to get into a lawsuit if we can avoid it. if there's any way to move the ball down the field relatively quickly so we don't end up in -- whatever the sports analogy might be, fumbling the ball, you know, i for one would appreciate it. if that means further offline conversations to get there, i would be happy to participate and i welcome commissioner moran's thoughts as well, because i know he's been deeply involved in this issue for many, many years. >> commissioner moran: thank you. i want to mick -- make sure that i understand the numbers. you said at the beginning of the

as part of the planning and implementation the state board of education and i conducted stakeholder input sessions to further resign and improve the initial system that was proposed. that journey continues. with change as dopted in lb 438 the governor and state board of education and my isn't and the legislature are all working toward a common vision for education. the state board further directed efforts with a strategic plan to highlight goals around student achievement and seeks to engage school districts in a partnership with the state to address the historic gaps in achievement. with the passage of essa we now see the federal government as a strong partner in supporting us to execute on this vision and to address the achievement gaps in our state. essa has allowed us to better align federal program news our state system which would not have been possible under no child left behind without significant waivers. in early 2015 nebraska submitted an application for a waiver before we knew essa would become law. under our state law we were already planning to classify schools and invest mo

recently, the state board of education issue essentially told the governor they would not follow the executive order. who is in charge of the executive branch? in chargeor should be of the executive branch, but you're right, the governors usually on their second term, on their way out the board, the one in the office, i am asking for authority to hire and fire the hea not to be ad bads guy,, but to create accountability and structure we're used to in the private sector. until we get that, you will continue to see what has happened to the department of health. it is a shell game. nobody is held accountable. they never get caught. they are happening over and over again to the end of the day, this is about delivering services. my vision is for us to be top 10 in payment conditions. this is about executing and delivering services at the end of the day. that's what we have to have that authority, or otherwise they just spin the governor in a circle, they spend the legislature in a circle. it is just not the right accountability and structure in our state. mr. edmondson? do you think the s

they chose me to be the vice chair and chair of the board to represent all the kids and our state. hool boards and superintendent doesn't mean they are not political. but they are definitely not partisan. i was proud to start a charter school. host: we have been talking about how to pay for education. let's talk about how to pay for transportation. as you know, there are two ballot measures for transportation. proposition 110 would increase sales taxes to raise $767 million a year, allocating 40% of the money to local governments. proposition 109 would issue up to three point $5 billion of bonds to fund specific projects. most of which is on the front range and require the legislature to find $260 million a year to pay back the bonds for the next 20 years. what proposal if either would you support and why? rep. polis: i'm strongly against 109 which walker will to you why he supports. it creates a debt for the state. further indenting western colorado. it will lead to reductions in our funding for education. with the state, there is a recession to be devastating to every other budget

i chaired the bipartisan state board of education is evenly divided between democrats and republicans. they chose the vice chair and chair of the board to represent. schooschool board and superintet doesn't mean they are not political but they are not partisan. allocating 40% of the money to local governments and proposition 109 up to $1.3 billion of bonds which would be on the front range and require them to apply $260 million a year to the bonds the last 20 years. what proposal if either would you support and why? >> i'm strongly against 109 which walker was the unit creates billions of dollars for the state and the western colorado residents in the funding for education and window state enters a recession to be absolutely devastating to every other budget priority. 110 is a legitimate effort by many other groups to find a dedicated funding mechanism. if they fail to look forward to building a statewide coalition of republicans, democrats, business communities and rural colorado for a cohesive approach to meeting our infrastructure needs across the entire state. >> i support 109 bec

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as governor, you are chair of the state preservation board. if reelected, will you order the removal of this plaque? why or why not. was putott: this plaque up by a vote by the texas legislature. the texas legislature has the responsibility to take it down. should they take it down because of the factual inaccuracy? absolutely. i will work with the legislature the next session. because the legislator was the body that put it up, it is the legislatures responsibility to take it down. i don't think the governor should unilaterally have the authority to be dismissive of an act of the legislature. if you can do that with one issue, you could do it with any issue and i think that raises questions. >> sheriff, if you're elected governor, will you take down the plaque? gov. abbott: -- sheriff valdez: i come from a family that was needlessly abused by law enforcement. i understand that often times when someone has been hurt, there is to stress and tension. .irst, do no harm that is the first thing we have to look at. first, do no harm. then, change the

is why the crisis of leadership we will be discussing two of the problems with the national review board of the united states catholic bishops confronted 16 years ago the transients of this conference of bishops to take up the national review board in authority to investigate the bishops and the cardinal and also the credible evidence from the local and elaborate cover-up of the sexual crimes committed against under age victims by priest. now it is clear that the code of silence permeated the diocese across the united states. we did recommend the whistleblower policy. obviously it was not adopted by the bishops. present today to discuss these matters is my friend esteemed former fbi executive assistant director, the former special agent in charge and the first director of the office of child and youth protections of the united states of catholic bishops and also an author. since 2002 traveling the world to establish programs stemming from sexual abuse currently the ceo of management and consulting to provide strategic services to businesses and not-for-profit organizations please join me. [applause] also on

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