units for former public housing residents, roughly 200 additional affordable units and nearly 700 marketate units. additionally, with the completion of new buildings late last year and early this year, the site includes a community center with a child care facility and boys and girls club, a wellness center run by the department of public health. an additional child care center, a neighborhood resource center, two centralized services across the community and nine new community serving retail spaces. exactly. new public infrastructure across the site will include a new street grid for better connectivity within the neighborhood. new underground utilities using sfp u.s. power and 3.6 acres of new open space. >> as mentioned before, this is the second phase of infrastructure at sunnydale hope s.f. and encompasses over four acres in the northeast corner of the neighborhood. the completed infrastructure work facilitated development for three new buildings the block one community center and two new 100% affordable housing buildings contributing 170 new units to the community. 127 of these uni

of january 3, 2025, of the following members on the part of the house to the united states semiquincentennial commission. the clerk: mr. aderholt of alabama. ms. salazar of florida. the speaker pro tempore: the chair announces the speaker's appointment of the following members on the part of the house to the united states group of the nato parliamentary assembly. the clerk: mr. turner of ohio, chair. mr. dunn of florida. mrs. wagner of missouri. mr. fitzpatrick of pennsylvania. mr. guthrie of kentucky. ms. van duyne of texas. mr. connolly of virginia. the speaker pro tempore: the chair announces the speaker's appointment pursuant to section 2-1, natural culture center act 20 u.s.c. 76-ha amended by public law 107-117 and the order of the house of january 3, 2025, of the following members on the part of the house to the board of trustees of the john f. kennedy center for performing arts. the clerk: mr. mccaul of texas. ms. letlow of louisiana. mrs. beatty of ohio. the speaker pro tempore: the chair announces the speaker's appointment pursuant to sections 5580 and 5518

units for former public housing residents, roughly 200 additional affordable units and nearly 700 marketate units. additionally, with the completion of new buildings late last year and early this year, the site includes a community center with a child care facility and boys and girls club, a wellness center run by the department of public health. an additional child care center, a neighborhood resource center, two centralized services across the community and nine new community serving retail spaces. exactly. new public infrastructure across the site will include a new street grid for better connectivity within the neighborhood. new underground utilities using sfp u.s. power and 3.6 acres of new open space. >> as mentioned before, this is the second phase of infrastructure at sunnydale hope s.f. and encompasses over four acres in the northeast corner of the neighborhood. the completed infrastructure work facilitated development for three new buildings the block one community center and two new 100% affordable housing buildings contributing 170 new units to the community. 127 of these uni

speaker of the united states house of representatives. welcome to you all. we're so grateful to have you here in the people's house. i want to welcome members of congress, ambassador billy, to senior wish guests and all of our friends of france on this day, exactly 200 years ago. the marquis de lafayette entered this great half of the house. here's how history records the occasion. i love this. i'm going to quote it. speaker of the house henry clay, on behalf of congress and our nation, addressed our nation's guest with the highest strains of impassive and eloquence to which address general lafayette replied in a happy and feeling manner. the house then adjourned and each member proceeded by the speaker, took the general by the hand and gave him a hearty welcome. so cordial and fervent was the greeting that those who witnessed it professed its parallel cannot be found in grecian or roman history, unquote. he was dearly beloved. and general lafayette's visit, which was just one stop on his long tour of the country, reminded americans that we are free and equa

ladies and gentlemen, the honorable mike johnson, speaker, the united states house of representatives well, welcome to you all good afternoon and and i want to welcome my democratic katherine clark my fellow members of congress lieutenant governor henderson, the cannon family and the sculptor of this great statue, ben hammond, as is speaker of the house i have the privilege of welcoming you to the capital on this very special occasion. our building is filled with monuments, our nation's history. and as those men and women stand tall, they remind us of where we have been, where we are, and where we are going. today. martha hughes cannon joins ranks as one who exemplifies the pioneering of the american west martha and her parents to america to settle the west and to follow their dreams. but along the journey her sister died and just days after arriving her father. their dreams of settling the west and building a life in america were cut. but that adversity and heartache gave birth to a new dream for martha to become a doctor. oftentimes through our own suffering, we learn that we can co

>> ladies and gentlemen, the honorable mike johnson speaker of the united states house of representatives. >> welcome to you all. we're so grateful to have you here in the people's house. i want to welcome members of congress, ambassador, distinguished guests and all of our friends. on this day exactly 200 years ago the marquee de-lafayette entered this great half of the house. here's how history records the occasion. i love this i'm going to quote it. speaker of the house henry clay on behalf of congress and our nation addressed our nation's guests with the highest strains of impassioned eloquence to which addressed the general replied in a happy and feeling manner, the house is adjourned and each member took the general by the hand and gave him a hearty welcome so cordial and fer vanity was the greeting that those who witnessed it professed its parallel cannot be found in grecian or roman history. he was dealer love. and one stop, reminded americans, that we are free and equal by our very nature. he evoked the same values that led to the revolution 50 years prior with the boston tea par

it takes a lot to serve a member over the course of 21 years in the united states house. every day you bring -- there's a new challenge. and tracy has shown you can bring intelligence, her even-kee led nature, her love for this country and the state of florida, her love for the congresswoman and all of those interns and staffers that come through your office over the years. tracy pugh will leave an incredible legacy of service. and for that, i'm extremely grateful. i yield back. ms. wasserman shultz: thank you. thank you so much, congresswoman castor. that was a really special and important tribute. i appreciate it so much. next, mr. speaker, i'd like to yield such time as she may consume to ms. frankel of the great state of florida. ms. frankel: thank you so much. well, i met tracy almost 27 years ago? i'm looking at you, i'm going, you know, i was a member of the florida legislature. she was a very young, clear-eyed, energetic person with the belief that you could make a difference in the lives of people. you know what, it's the same thing today. you're smart, you're en

of representatives, the united states senate and the white house. come monday, president trump will be sworn in as the 47th president of the united states and it can't come a moment too soon. everybody watching what is happening to this country and what our administration is doing to our border, to our spending, to the state of our culture, to the rule of law on the streets, the abuse of power can't come fast enough for most americans. and the question for us as republicans is whether or not we are going to deliver. last time i checked, the american people did not send us to washington. they did not give us the majority in the united states house of representatives, the people's house to rack up more deficits. but with all due respect to my republican colleagues, we currently are on track to do just that. we are projected to have $2 trillion deficit next year. as we speak, interest rates going up and our debt getting refinanced at higher interest rates and we have more debt and that means interest is going up. we have a job to do right now to cut spe

we're also talking about water was a housing unit. scores has facilities. everything has been destroyed. we're talking about complete neighborhoods that have been completely leveled to the ground and polish thing is when they went back to refund went back to big la bates. henry, july, the, and found 3rd at neighborhoods in the residential areas completely slipped into the floor. they were very depressed from where should they start. but despite all of this, the visitation, the municipalities now started working. they are removing the rebels from the main roads. they're also at the water municipality is trying to connect water. there has been also news that electricity is going to come back in the next upcoming days. so palestinians are trying, they're trying to fix, they're trying to rehabilitate we what, what, what, how does, can use when through is not easy and they definitely know that this is a very, very hectic, long journey. and all what policy news one throws out is to be at home and to rebuild their houses and to fix their houses and live with them

sent it to the house and now that amended bill is on the floor of the united states house of representatives. now, let's remember what we're talking about. this bill is named after laken riley. my friend from georgia just discussed the facts involving the unfortunate death of laken riley at the hands of someone here illegally, someone here who had committed crimes. i had, as my guest this weekend, at the inauguration, a woman named alexis, a wonderful woman from houston, texas, whose 13-year-old little girl was murdered by people released into our country last year by the biden administration. now, fortunately those policies are ending under president trump. but here's the truth. never again should any american, any texan, any georgian have to deal with what was thrust upon them by the biden administration. in terms of the damage, despair, death, destruction, murders, rapes that were perpetrated against the people we represent. this legislation would take a giant step forward to ensure that we can stop any future administration who is not just refusing to enforce federal law, but is actually

the secretary: i am directed by the president of the united states to deliver to the house of representatives -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady will suspend. madam secretary. the secretary: i am directed by the president of the united states to deliver to the house of representatives a message in writing -- messages in writing. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. members, please take your conversationed outside -- conversations outside. the house will be in order. members, please take your conversations outside. the chair will now entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. thompson: madam speaker, request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. thompson: i didn't make it. madam speaker, the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. proceed. the gentleman is recognized. mr. thompson: madam speaker, i rise today in celebratio

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she's accused of agreeing to purchase housing units from that wong's extend their recycling contract in oakland and hire a high-level city official to benefit them in exchange for their financing. a negative may lurk campaign against house political rivals and $95,000 in payments to jones disguised as a no show job with the promise of additional payments. the u.s. attorney's office says that as a result of these alleged schemes tell broke the public's trust in city government. >> the public needs to know. can trust those in charge city hall. to work for the best interest of the people of oakland. public trust is broken. when elected officials agreed to a pay to play system to benefit themselves. >> if convicted on all counts, tell could face decades in prison, supervised release or more than a million dollars in fines. all right, back live. now it's important to note that all of the allegations in this indictment are just that allegations tower has maintained. >> but she did nothing wrong in san francisco. charles clifford kron, 4 news. all right, charles, thank you so much. meantime,

units for former public housing residents, roughly 200 additional affordable units and nearly 700 market rate units. additionally, with the completion of new buildings late last year and early this year, the site includes a community center with a child care facility and boys and girls club, a wellness center run by the department of public health. an additional child care center, a neighborhood resource center, two centralized services across the community and nine new community serving retail spaces. exactly. new public infrastructure across the site will include a new street grid for better connectivity within the neighborhood. new underground utilities using sfp u.s. power and 3.6 acres of new open space. >> as mentioned before, this is the second phase of infrastructure at sunnydale hope s.f. and encompasses over four acres in the northeast corner of the neighborhood. the completed infrastructure work facilitated development for three new buildings the block one community center and two new 100% affordable housing buildings contributing 170 new units to the community. 127 of these u

units. oh, housing units have been destroyed over the last and many of the people who are displaced, toyota antonio, and as well have to maybe do live in the tens and tens on the, on the level of their destroyed homes and gaza sitting nosing cause us to or in the south, in largest city of drop off, the people's health and dispatch can be sorted out. all of a was an international help or international assistance, especially by those who have been and sincerely involved in mediation told between as well as a mass following the news of an agreement with israel, there's been plenty of genuine joy among the youngest, a generation of palestinians in war torn garza the while the survivors celebrate this pressing images. so the bodies of several children who were killed in the hours after the cease fire deal was made. some 18000 miners have or quarterly been killed since october 2023. many more were wounded or sent than traumatized for life. tragic footage has emerged from the embattled enclave in the wake of the latest is rarely strikes this thursday. a be a well guys and is a way to to cease fire

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one end, particularly the reconstruction of their destroyed homes. hundreds of thousands of units of housing units have been destroyed over the world. and many of the people who are displaced here in find you and as well have to maybe do live and they're tens and tens on the, on the level of their destroyed homes. and garza city and northern gauze, us to orient the 1000 largest cities of drop off the people's health. and despair can be sorted out only with an international headboard international assistance, especially by those who have been and sincerely involved, a mediation told between as well as a mass following the announcements, all the agreements with it as well. there's been plenty of genuine joy among the youngest generation of palestinians in both one garza an hour ago. these are by the celebrates, distressing images. so the bodies of several children who were killed in the hours off of this, these 5 deal was named to making thousands minus as opposed to leave. the less said, since i was having 2023, many more were wounded or offend, or traumatized for life. even for the shipping

we will work across our housing agencies to build more family sized units and more homes for multigenerationalilies three to the parents and grandparents and grandchildren can stay together. will work at the city council to build more housing alongside schools, playgrounds, grocery stores and libraries. city will build 800 units of housing alongside a brand-new library on the upper west side. creating what is known as a living library the largest in city history. we will roll out new initiatives to help more people buy a home in the five boroughs. it should count toward your credit score. [applause] with our new initiatives it will. we will help more new yorkers build up credits and eventually secure a mortgage for the first time. from top to bottom we are rethinking how we use land and how we build housing in our city. that is why for the first time ever we called the and propose changes to her at city charter that will help create more homes for families for generations to come. when i spoke to you last year i promise to advance 24 housing project on public sites that were built up to 12000

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one and particularly the reconstruction of their destroyed towns . hundreds of thousands of units of housing units have been destroyed over the world. and many of the people who are displaced to you and find you in as well, have to maybe do live and they're tens and tens on the, on the level of their destroyed homes. and garza city, the nose in gaza strip, or in the south in la just city of brooklyn. the people's help and despair can be sorted out. all of a was an international headboard international assistance, especially by those who have been and since every late involved in mediation told between as well as a mass following the news of an agreement with israel, there's been plenty of genuine joy among the youngest generation of palestinians in war torn gaza, it out while the survivors celebrate and distressing images. so the bodies of several children who were killed in the hours after the cease fire deal was made. some 18000 miners have hardly been killed since october 2023, and many more were wounded or send ends traumatized for life. one tragic for it has emerged from the and by the

units. oh, housing units have been destroyed over the war, and many of the people who are displaced in find you and as well have to maybe do live in the tens and tens on the, on the rubble of their destroyed drones and gaza sitting nosing gauze us to orient the 1000 largest cities of problems that people of health and dispatch can be sorted out. all of a was an international help or international assistance, especially by those who have been and sincerely involved in mediation told between as well as a mess. well guys ends have express relief over the ceasefire announcement. the fate of palestinians in the west bank remains unresolved video from the janine refugee camp shows locals holding funeral rights for loved ones killed in an idea of striking that took 6 lives. on wednesday, the camp has been at the center of violence in recent years with the idea of carrying out frequent rates that often ignite gun battles. lebanon's president has worn to the israel times to violate its obligations, leaving palestinians lives in the west bank and danger. israel's commitment to the terms of the agreem

to one and particularly the reconstruction of their destroyed towns. hundreds of thousands of units of housing units have been destroyed over the world. and many of the people who are displaced to you and find you in as well, have to maybe do live in the tens and tens on the, on the level of their destroyed homes and gardens between the nodes in gaza strip or in the south in la just city of drop off, the people was health and dispatch can be sorted out. all of a was an international headboard international assistance, especially by those who have been and since everybody involved a mediation told between as well as a mass. let's cross live. now the shoddy abdel rahman journalist and native of gaza shot of good to have you on the program with us. a mouse says it's committed to the terms of the states far, but the is really prime minister's office has accused the guys and militant group of making last minute changes to the deal and is refusing to approve the agreement . what are your thoughts since this deal already in jeopardy, even before it's been implemented? hello, thank you for having me.

>>>>examples of promises allegedly made by tao include her agreement to purchase housing units from a company owned by the duong family, her agreement to ensure the extension of a contract for recycling services that the city of oakland had with one of david and andy duong's companies, and her agreement to use influence to help appoint a high level city official to benefit the duong's business interests. >>>>all right. now, in exchange for that, the duong's allegedly provided various payments. one was a $75,000 mailer campaign on behalf of tao during that election. that, of course, is something we have previously reported. but today we heard a new allegation and that is $95,000 in payments towards a promised sum of some $300,000 in return for this influence at city hall. now, of course, everyone will remember mayor tao coming out and offering an impassioned denial of all of these charges. several days after those raids across the east bay. here is a bit of her press conference from back in june, >>>>and i want to be crystal clear. i have done nothing wrong. i can tell you with confide

united states. in the strength of your devine name we pray. amen. the clerk of the house: the representatives-elect and their guests will please remain standing and join in the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. as directed by law, the clerk of the house has prepared the official roll of the representatives-elect. certificates of election covering 435 seats in the 119th congress have been received by the clerk of the house. the names of those persons whose credentials show that they were regularly elected as representatives in accord with the laws of their respective states or of the united states will be called. the representatives-elect will record their presence by electronic device and their names will be reported in alphabetical order by state, beginning with the state of alabama, to determine whether a quorum is present. representatives-elect will have a minimum of 15 minutes to record their presence by ele

acclaimed closing ad that caused me to beat an incumbent republican to first be elected to united states house. when my kids were young they too broke down barriers. todd was born when i was a county commissioner. michelle was born when i was a state representative. it was a first in michigan for a legislator to be pregnant and have a baby while in office. i remember a very pregnant me opening baby shower gifts at one of our statehouse committee rooms. most of my male colleagues didn't know what to buy for a baby shower, so i got a lot of stuffed animals. my family members have marched in countless parades, attended thousands of events with me and planned birthday parties and hoogdz around the legislative calendar. they sacrificed their time and in many cases their personal privacy and through thick and thin have always been there for me and i am incredibly grateful. and i love you all so much. my family story has inspired my work as an elected official. i grew up in clair, michigan, where my mom was director of nursing in our small rural hospital. this sparked my lifelong interest in health c

the indictment claims she agreed to purchase housing units from the duong family extend their recycling contract in oakland and hire a high-level city official. they would benefit that this was allegedly in exchange for their financing of negative mail or campaign against taos, political rivals and $95,000 in payments to her partner, andrea jones. there was also the alleged promise of additional payment. the u.s. attorney's office says that as a result of the alleged schemes that how broke the public's trust in city government. >> the public needs to know. they can trust those in charge city hall. to work for the best interest of the people of oakland. this public trust is broken. one elected officials agreed to a pay to play system to benefit themselves. >> if convicted on all counts, how could face decades in prison supervised release for more than a million dollars in fines. and that indictment came from a federal grand jury in oakland. yeah, our kron four's dan kerman. he's been reviewing what it says and joins us live in the studio with more. a lot to go over, dan. absolutely. you

transitional and permanent housing units. >> to note here 807 units added in the left year. most within permanent housing program site based and scattered site. some promise programs don't have fixed capacity offer grants or service this is are flexible based on need. the information capacity is in the recorded within those. thank you. we have information on demographics there are caveats race and ethnicity how they track and collect demographic data and approach based on federal or local rierms. changed the way they capture race and ethnicity requirements impacts hsh the latin and multiracial category have differences. dph changed their upon approach, in this year's report if a client is selected more then and there one race they were urn one. over inflated in some and under report in the multiracial. regardless when comparing to the 24 pit count well is evidence the programers reaching households ethnic identities reflects san francisco homeless population. so, couple things to note within permanent and homelessness prevention the programs even low split serving men and wom

but few and that indicates that up to 90 percent of all housing units in does. i'm 90 percent of all housing units have been destroyed or damaged. so while i am watching the footage of the ocean zeroes showing and listening to how joyful and happy and released people are at the, at the salvation of going back home. the scale of the scope of the destruction is unforeseen. the risks of unexploded devices, particularly for children that are very high. and mostly the access to food or to daily comfort is almost in existence except for thankfully over the last now a days of to cease fire except for the aid that is coming into gaza. spite of the ceasefire and it's worth highlighting the 60 percent of the food that has come in chicago since the ceasefire started, has come in with the largest un as you many theory and you can, i just jump in that mr. 5, because the overall is banned by these writing, you'll socrates. so you'll shortly having to work with partner agencies as well. how does that work? that we worked with partner agencies since the beginning of this conflic

versus front of the house for the second one and you end up with what we all want which is two units if this were two units of housing i would be thrilled all of our objectives should be to make sure that we're getting more housing out of these faster regulations. >> thank you very much. >> good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. my name is tom duckworth and i have the privilege of being a neighbor. i live my wife and i have lived across the street from this project since 1973 and we watched the neighborhood change and grow. we are not opposed to a new building going in at 411 clipper street not at all what we are opposed to is this great whale of a project that has been presented to you today and before. there is nothing on clipper street on our block on the continued two contiguous blocks that even gets close to a building this size. it just is completely out of scale. we are we are under the beat across the street. we see this building and will see it every morning when we get up. it is completely out of scale with what the rest of the is up and down the street. finally we live next

and that that indicates that up to 90 percent of all housing units in does. i'm 90 percent of all housing units has been destroyed or damaged. so while i'm watching this with interest at the ocean zeroes showing and listening to how joyful and happy and relieved people are at the anticipation of going back home, the scale and the scope of the destruction is unforeseen. the risks of unexploded devices, particularly for children, are very high, and mostly the access to food or to daily comfort is almost in existence except for sent felipe over the last. now, 8 days of the ceasefire except for the aids that is coming. so you will see that you guys are as part of the ceasefire, and it's worth highlighting the 60 percent of the, the test coming to cause a since the ceasefire started has come in. we've been around the largest un humanitarian agency. we've worked with partner agencies since the beginning of this conflict. the way it works is that when you're being the largest humanitarian agency has the largest number of trucks has the warehouses has the shelters tha

investigators allege tao promised the city would purchase housing units from the duong's, extend a recycling contract and appoint a senior city official of their choice. as often the case. the accused left a money trail from their deceptive acts of corruption. the multi year long investigation also alleges the duong's and an unnamed coconspirator were behind a negative political mailers campaign targeting tao's political opponents. that includes these fliers targeting candidate lauren taylor that were sent out just a week before the election. taylor ultimately lost to tao by less than 700 votes. when we talk about a 677 vote margin, those fliers that were funded through this scheme clearly had a direct impact on the outcome of our election. all four defendants pled not guilty in court today. tao and jones both face six counts, including conspiracy charges, bribery and mail and wire fraud. if convicted, they both face a ximum sentence of 95 years in prison. jones declined to take questions today. andre, do you have any comments? tao's attorney repeated his client's frequent claims of innocenc

that includes an agreement to purchase housing units from a company owned by the duong family. her agreement to ensure a contract extension that the city of oakland had with a recycling company owned by the duong, and her agreement to use her influence to appoint a high level city official to benefit the duong in exchange. >> the duong allegedly provided payments to tao and jones in various forms, including the financing of a negative mailer campaign targeting tao's political rivals and providing jones and tao with $95,000 in direct payments disguised as wages for a no show job. for jones. >> chen tao committed to extend the contract of the recycling company and buying housing units from business owned by the youngs, while andre jones received these payments as often the case, the accused left a money trail from their deceptive acts of corruption. >> federal officials said this case was originally referred to the fbi by the oakland ethics commission. they say the indictment was a coordinated effort across the fbi, the u.s. postal inspection service and the irs criminal investig

the indictment claims that she agreed to purchase housing units from the duong family. also to extend their recycling contract in oakland and hire a high-level city official to benefit them. this was allegedly in exchange for their financing of a negative mailer campaign against house political rivals and $95,000 in payments to her partner, andrea joe. and there was also the alleged promise of additional payments. the u.s. attorney's office says as a result of the schemes towel broke the public's trust in city government. >> the public needs to know. they can trust those in charge city hall. to work for the best interest of the people of oakland. this public trust is broken. one elected officials agreed to a pay to play systen to benefit themselves. >> if convicted on all counts towel could face decades in prison, supervised release or more than a million dollars in fines. the indictment comes from a federal grand jury in oakland. our kron four's dan kerman. he's been reviewing what it says and joins us now live in the studio with more. dan, what are you seeing there? w