i, christina olague -- do solemnly swear -- that i will support and defend -- the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california -- against all enemies, foreign and domestic -- that i will bear true faith and allegiance -- to the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california -- that i take this obligation freely -- without any mental reservation -- or purpose of evasion -- and that i will well and faithfully -- discharge the duties -- upon which i am is about to enter -- during such time as i hold the office of -- member of the board of supervisors -- and transportation authority -- for the city and county of san francisco -- congratulations. >> thank you. [cheers and applause] >> please welcome the newest member of our board of supervisors, supervisor for district 5, christina olague. [cheers and applause] >> wow. thank you all for coming out here. most of you i have known for a long time. and, you know, i feel really overwhelmed right now. i am a little nervous. i did prepare a speech, because i was afraid if i did not write t

and constitution of the state of california against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california, that i take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and i will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which i am about to enter during such time as level the office of -- for the city and county of san francisco. congratulations. thank you very much for your service. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, please welcome all of our newest 31 commissioners for the city and county of san francisco. thank you. >> feel like it really is a community. they are not the same thing, but it really does feel like there's that kind of a five. everybody is there to enjoy a literary reading. >> the best lit in san francisco. friendly, free, and you might get fed. ♪ [applause] >> this san francisco ryther created the radar reading series in 2003. she was inspired when she first moved to this city in the early 1990's and discover the wild west atmosphere of open mi it's ic in the mission. >> although there we

and constitution of the state of california against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california, that i take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and i will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which i am about to enter during such time as level the office of -- for the city and county of san francisco. congratulations. thank you very much for your service. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, please welcome all of our newest 31 commissioners for the city and county of san francisco. thank you. >> welcome to the regular meeting of the budget and finance committee. my name this carmen chu. the agendas -- if an additional member does come to the meeting, we will be a meeting of six. i just wanted to make that comment. do we have any announcements today? >> yes. please silence all cell phones and electronic devices. items will appear on the march 13 board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. item #one -- fiscal impact of the cuts, the impact on those living with and at risk

i, edwin lee, do solemnly swear that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states nstitution of the state of california against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california.

and constitution of the state of california against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the unitedand the constitution of the state of california, that i take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and i will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which i am about to enter during such time as level the office of -- for the city and county of san francisco. congratulations. thank you very much for your service. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, please welcome all of our newest 31 commissioners for the city and county of san francisco. thank you.

and constitution of the state of california against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the unitedd the constitution of the state of california, that i take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and i will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which i am about to enter during such time as level the office of -- for the city and county of san francisco. congratulations. thank you very much for your service. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, please welcome all of our newest 31 commissioners for the city and county of san francisco. thank you. >> sanrio famous for the designs for hello kitty. i thought i would try to make it as cute as possible. that way people might want to read the stories. then people might be open to learn about the deities and the culture. ♪ they reached out to make about five or six years ago because of the book published. they appreciated that my work was clearly driven from my research and investigation. after i contributed my artwork, the museum was really beside themselves. they really took to it. the museum reac

and constitution of the state of california against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the unitedthe constitution of the state of california, that i take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and i will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which i am about to enter during such time as level the office of -- for the city and county of san francisco. congratulations. thank you very much for your service. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, please welcome all of our newest 31 commissioners for the city and county of san francisco. thank you. >> hello. 9 judge terri l. jackson. the court is now recruiting prospective civil grand jurors. our goal is to develop a pool of candidates that is inclusive of all segments of our city's population. >> the jury conducts investigations and publishes findings and recommendations. these reports them become a key part of the civic dialog on how we can make san francisco a better place to live and work. >> i want to encourage anyone that is on the fence, is considering participating as a grand jury member,

and constitution of the state of california against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california, that i take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and i will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which i am about to enter during such time as level the office of -- for the city and county of san francisco. congratulations. thank you very much for your service. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, please welcome all of our newest 31 commissioners for the city and county of san francisco. thank you. >> here we are at the embarcadero. we are standing at one of locations for the street artists. can you tell me about this particular location, the program? >> this location is very significant. this was the very first and only location granted by the board of supervisors for the street artist when the program began in 1972. how does a person become a street artist? there are two major tenants. you must make the work yourself and you must sell the work yourself. a street artist, the license,

and constitution of the state of california against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california, that i take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and i will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which i am about to enter during such time as level the office of -- for the city and county of san francisco. congratulations. thank you very much for your service. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, please welcome all of our newest 31 commissioners for the city and county of san francisco. thank you. >> good morning. thank you all for joining us. we are here to announce that macys.com signed a long-term lease here on 680 folsom streets. i want to thank our partners for opening of their building and allowing us to do the event here today. before i handed up to the mayor, i want to introduce our speakers. we have ken anderson, president of macy's.com as well as a partner from tgm. >> i have to have a joke. what do you do when it rains in san francisco? you move the construction indoors. i

and constitution of the state of california against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california, that i take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and i will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which i am about to enter during such time as level the office of -- for the city and county of san francisco. congratulations. thank you very much for your service. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, please welcome all of our newest 31 commissioners for the city and county of san francisco. thank you. >> this is one of the museum's longest art interest groups. it was founded by art lovers who wanted the museum to reflect new directions in contemporary art. it has been focused on artists in this region with an eye toward emerging artists. ♪ it is often at the early stage of their career, often the first major presentation of their work in a museum. it is very competitive. only a few artists per year receive the award. it is to showcase their work to have a gallery and publication dedicate

one of the three sovereigns recognized in the united states constitution, and our america is a place where each member of the american family of governments contributes to a prosperous future. to achieve that vision, we need leaders who understand the indian country matters especially in a presidential election year. we all know the impact an election can have. in years many have come to know the door swings both ways. indian country can have an impact on elections and it can be game changing. as the grandmas on the navajo reservation and the young people of alaskan native villages go to the ballot box this november, they're standing on the shoulders of those who fought hard for that right. as students at arizona state university and veterans in foreign lands cast their vote, they're reminding america that we matter. in the 1940s, thousands of native veterans returned home to a shocking reality, america had accepted them on the battlefield but had no place for them at the ballot box. ira hayes, a member of the indian community who raised the flag at iwo jima returned to the homeland

and constitution of the state of california against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california, that i take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and i will well and

that i feel about this issue comes from the fact that, in 1961, the cuban constitution was identical to that of the united states. those words in that constitution did not protect us. words do not protect you. understanding and be leaving in the words do. -- and believing in the words do. we today have a serious problem in that regard. the "new york times" three weeks ago -- "time" magazine three weeks ago reported as a cover story how the constitution is under siege, and "newsweek" about two months ago had a cover story about the failure of americans to understand our government. some very scary statistics. two out of every three graduating high-school students today believe that the three branches of government are republican, democrat, and independent. that is an actual poll. 75% of all americans don't know that religious freedom is protected by the first amendment. 75%. more americans can name the judges on "american idol" than on the supreme court of the united states. what does this mean to us? how did we get here? well, first of all, unless the next generation understands the obligations imposed by the co

>> and do solemnly swear that i will not supplant -- support and defend the constitution of the united states and constitution of the state of california against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california, that i take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and i will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which i am about to enter during such time as level the office of -- for the city and county of san francisco. congratulations. thank you very much for your service. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, please welcome all of our newest 31 commissioners for the city and county of san francisco. thank you. >> the only item on the agenda is consideration of amendments to legislation. >> hopefully, this is a great simplification over what we expected to do today. i will ask you to more or less ignored them, what we had earlier this week, and look at what is in front of you. although the board of supervisors passed out a version of th

the audience is that the american indians are the only ones mentioned in article 6 of the united states constitution, where the "is, "to honor all treaties made by this government as the united states of america." if we are mentioned in the constitution of this country's founding document, what are we always -- why are we always try to get more money to address the poverty in our community? the other thing i want to be very clear is we have at this point that the majority of the women who work in trouble communities are farm women. most college graduates in our troubled community are women. many of the positions held in our tribal communities, whether they are principles, superintendents, or teachers, are women. when you look at the huge leadership amongst women in our tribal community -- people say, "why are women taking the lead?" we have entrepreneurs and small businesses. one of the greatest challenges we face in our communities is access. we are so role and so isolated it is really difficult to get from point a to point b. the factor in poverty. that makes access more difficult, to get to a gro

and constitution of the state of california against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california, that i take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and i will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which i am about to enter during such time as level the office of -- for the city and county of san francisco. congratulations. thank you very much for your service. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, please welcome all of our newest 31 commissioners for the city and county of san francisco. thank you. >> thank you very much for that kind of deduction. good morning, everyone. i want to thank john, wade, steve, and the entire chamber for the invitation to address you. i know i am the last speaker, and after that panel i am eager to have to go back to work. sarah, thank you. cady, and george, very appreciative of the dialogue. as you can tell, when you hear about all of that, i could spend hours going through all of the tech companies what they are trying to do. ultimately, it is about job

states to violate their religion beliefs by violating the free expression clauses of the united states constitution by forcing states to fund abortion and federal government is breaking the tenth amendment. host: what about the abortion provision? there is great uncertainty of how this will play out a lot of people think it is quite possible that it is actually going to be libel abortion coverage provided in these plans offered on these new exchanges. the language we ended up with is that companies can offer plans that include abortion coverage on these exchanges, on these marketplaces where we're going to buy insurance, but people who buy into those plans are going to have to write separate checks, make separate payments every month for their premiums, one to go to the bulk of their coverage, and then a very small payment like a dollar a month or something to go towards the abortion coverage a lot of people think this is going to be so unwieldy for the inshiewrpers to implement and a lot of people will think this is crazy. why do have i i have to write for checks for my insurance plan. everyone bu

the united states constitution guarantees freedom of religion and bans discrimination on the basis of faith or ethnicity. america is rightly proud of its civic rights provisions. but these seem harder to uphold in a climate of fear of terrorism. since 09/11 america's muslim community has constantly been on the defensive. a whole industry of self- declared terrorism experts has sprung up, reinforcing suspicion, often based on shaky research. but one thing is certain muslims are an integral part of american society. three million american citizens are muslims and their number is growing. we meet an american who was part of political washington. suhail khan tells us how hard it is to be an ordinary american and an ordinary muslim at the same time. >> every friday noon, suhail khan goes to the capitol building in washington d.c. to pray. >> it's very important, something very central to my life and to the lives of many in america including for muslim americans. and it's so gratifying that as muslim americans we are able to come and pray here on a weekly basis in our us capital to really e

that the prohibition against same sex marriage violates the equal protection clause of the united states constitution. so ultimately we'll have same sex marriage in every state in the country. >> reporter: that is maryland attorney general doug gansler's opinion. first things first, that november referendum and the latest poll shows marylanders evenly split on this issue. bob barnard, fox 5 news. >>> now to the campaign trail, gas prices continue to rise and your pain at the pump is taking the spot plight on the trail. president obama spent the day in an election battle ground state promoting his plans to boost domestic energy production, but his gop rivals say the president is part of the problem, not the solution. they're now working to shore up support ahead of next week's super tuesday contest. fox 5's jennifer davis with the latest from the campaign trail. >> reporter: as gas prices take center stage in the election, president obama tours a new hampshire college auto shop and brings his energy message to a small state with a big election impact. >> anybody who tells you that we can just drill ou

ho i clerish liberty, who believe in the united states constitution, and want to see the rule of law introduce my colleague from south carolina, attorney general wilson. >> thank you so much. first off, what i heard today in the court was aember of the supreme court, justice kennedy say if the court up hoelz this law it will fundamentally change the relationship by which people. the government at that point tried to make the argument that we are dealing with a health care market. chief justice roberts said this could be a slippery slope in that if we can regulate the health care market, then we can't pick and choose what congress can or cannot regulate. it's an it's pandora's box. it's a slippery slope. that's scary to me. the drafters of the constitution never gave this congress the power to create commerce by contracts. it gave congress the power to create or coin money. it gave congress to the power to raise armies and provide for the navy. and then it gave congress the power to regulate money and the military? it never gave congress the power under the commerce clause to create c

united states. i say peculiar in the sense it's unique, not that it's somehow odd. anyway, the -- under the you stalt united states constitution, they have police power. one of those power sincere to regulate commerce and over the centuries the supreme court has expanded the definition of commerce as commerce itself has expanded and changed with changes in transportation, teforth. congress that was once more easily defined can now flash across the world in seconds and the supreme court's doctrines about what counts at as interstate comme grown along with t the question for the court is not whether there is a fundamental right given by our creator notsurance and, the allegedly shift the cost on to others but whether the federal government processes the power to create an obligation in that area as opposed to states. what justice kenny is asking is does this particular mechanism, driving people to buy health insurance, at least those that don't already have it, falls within this specific grant of power to the united states congress to regulate commerce among the states. >> here are the numbers to call if you would like to join t

united states senate from let's say north carolina -- any state and i go back and forth across the state and i tell my fellow north carolinians look, if you elect me -- i've read the united states constitution. if you elect me to office don't expect for me to bring back aid to higher education. highway construction funds, other public projects, meals on wheels, senior citizen prescription drugs. because it's not in the constitution. it's not in article 1 section a of the united states constitution. well, do you think i would get elected to the senate from north carolina? no. i would not because i would not be doing what north carolinians would want me to do and that is use the power of my office to take what belongs to one person and bring it back to the people of north carolina. now, here's the tragedy for our country is that north carolinians would be acting absolutely correctly in terms of their own interest. the reason why is that because if i, as senator williams, don't bring back these goodies, it doesn't mean that north carolinians will pay a lower federal income tax. all that it means is that it will go to south carolina instead. that is, once legalized theft begins, it pays for eve

direction, not just for the states bringing this am who cherish liberty, who believe in the united states constitution and want to see the rule of law enforced. now, i'm proud to introduce my colleague from south carolina, attorney general wilson. >> thank you so much. first off, the court was a member of the supreme court, justice kennedy say that if the court upholds this law, it willrelaonship by h the government relates to the people. the government at that point tried to make the argument that we d cre market. chief justice roberts made the point this could be a slippery slope in that if we can regulat can't pick and choose in the future what congress can or cannot regulate. it's an open door. it's pandora's box. it's a slippery slope. that is very me. the drafters of our constitution never intended, never gave this congress the power to create commerce by forcing people into contracts. it gave congress the power to create or coin money. oavr to raise armies and provide for the navy. and then it gave congress the power to regulate money and the military. it never gave congress the power under the

voters because they voted in a unanimous opinion based on the iowa constitution and the united states constitution on any issue involving gay rights. an anonymous political action committee comes in and takes one sentence out of an opinion of these judges who have been on the bench for years and years and years and defeats them, removes them at the polls and actually suggests that this is -- this was in the words of the organizer -- that this is a wake-up call to the judiciary. actually, it should be a wake-up call to all americans that we have a serious problem. we should not allow anonymous pac's to come into states ended the judges based on one sentence is opinion. they are going to have one, let them registered and let them decide -- let the people decide whether or not those judges acted in a way that was consistent with the constitution. as a result of that, one of the things i have asked, and this will be one of the most interesting debates in the next three weeks in toronto, is the judicial recusal coming before congress. i think the republican party versus white, which is the case that sa

state. and also, there is a little provision written in. the florida privacy and their constitution is actually stronger than the united states constitution. so they will would like to repeal it to the united states standard. now, what does this mean? because honestly, the first time i looked at it, i was like, what? we stop a lot of things because of the strong privacy laws in florida. so we're repe-- repealing it wo open the door for things that might not necessarily get very far because of the protection in their constitution. so this will be happening in november. and another thing that will be happening in november, in montana is parental notification. now, this was a -- again, put in by the state legislature so we only have one citizen-driven initiative on the ballot now out of the three. montana last year, the state legislature passed a parental innovation bill and sent it to the governor, who is 100% pro choice. and they said, this is what we're going to do. if it you veto this, we have passed something else that will throw a constitutional amendment on the ballot next year. so you either sign this or we fight at the ballot box. so

government and did establish first articles of confederation and replaced that with the united states constitution in 1789. and subsequently thee union. but the constitutional structure does make federal law supreme to that of the states, and th signl change following the civil war with the enactment of the reconstruction amendments, particularly the 14th dm government extensive supervisory powers over the states to prevent states from trampling on individual rights, but that's all beside the point, because the question here is whether or not under article 1 section 8 of the constitution congress can require people to carry health insurance under its power to regulate commerce or perhaps through its taxing power, and that does not really directly implicate the states. in fact, the states most lower federal courts have found, in fact, all lower federal courts have found, the states have no whatever regarding the individual mandate because it does not affect them. it affects individuals and the courts have said that states have no interest in trying to prevent citizens, their residence to fighting w

the house of representatives voted on last year when a balanced budget amendment in the united states constitution. we have a bge think is appropriate for how serious the situation we now face. and one that we think will solve the problem, do s way, and a way that will promote economic growth and a way that will help our country. and so i want to tut w has donen this. ch task force, budget task rett frm jersey. >> greetings and good morall, jordan, for all your leadership, not only on thisis 112th congress. we very much appreciate that. i'd also like to commend as he already did, mr. mulvaney who has worked and his staff extraordinary manners. also the gentleman recently recognized by "the wall street journal" for his efforts as well. and my other colleagues behind me who worked to make sure we'd have the budget that we have before you today. so i will be brief. i'll allow my colleagues to say a few words. earlier today i heard the famous quote, and i may get it a little wrong by thomas we may live in troubled times so that our children may live in peace. i think that is an appropriate expression

it is the rights of the united states constitution. and the advocate. and paul lament who is a supreme court litigant and we as the states argue. thrait is -- that it is about the constitution and our founding father's view of limited federal government and we believe in state's rights and individual's rights. that is what will argued on tuesday. a modern day united states supreme court, they give you an hour of oral argument. we have been begin six hours over three days. >> this is the first time in 50 years that the high court is allotting oral arguments over three days and six hours; did that surprise you that the cower was open to the scrutiny? >> it confirmed for us that the court sees that it is a case of great national experience it is one of the biggest cases of our lifetime. >> so, are you optmistic with your expectations high before the oral arguments begin? >> we firmly believe we are positive and believe it is unconstitutional. and the first day is going to be the antiinjunction act as to whether or not it is a tax and whether we can proceed.

laws to be able to do whatever they want whenever they want without any any respect to the united states constitution i think also something that occupiers should probably highlight to people is that this law doesn't it doesn't necessarily authorize anything new these are things that the police and the department of homeland security and various other agencies have been doing anyway this is just a way to sort of. secure the lid the legitimacy of what they're doing and i think it's incredibly dangerous and that people all over the country should be outraged about the signing of these are the facts as a lot of people don't even know about them which it which is pretty interesting out there have been some different numbers coming in in terms of this weekend's six month anniversary protest holder you said a thousand we heard a couple hundred but there's no disputing that the occupiers came out in force so did the police talk to me about the police presence and if you felt like anything's changed since you know some of those major events back in the fall with pepper spray and police batons and major arres

united states. he is bound by the united states constitution. of left wing effort to get us subordinated to international organizations are efforts to undermine our constitutional rights and to take away from our rights that are inalienable. i was very surprised, if he means what he says he shouldn't be the secretary of defense. he is the wrong job for the wrong country. he ought to be doing a job for the united nations. >> sean: what do you make of the apologies, the choices of apology and the choices not to apologize what louie was pointing out? what does it say? >> i think obama comes out of a left wing view that the u.s. is usually wrong. what do you make of a president that apologizes to muslim if a national particulars and attacking the catholic church? how do you explain what the value system is behind those two? that stustd that obama is doing. i have to say as a citizen, i don't understand what his reasoning is. as louie pointed out, these were qurans that had been defaced by muslim political prisoners. the real question should have bee