department of housing and urban development in the total amount of $750,000 to assist with the redevelopment of the sunydale housing site into a mixed housing community. supervisor chu: thank you very much. we have amy from the mayor's office for this item. >> thank you, chairman chu. supervisor mirkirimi and supervisor kim. i am director of the mayor's office of housing and i would like to ask for your approval today of an extend of $750,000 of an economic development initiative grant from the department of housing and urban development. this grant would be for the sunydale revitalization project which is one of the five active hope f.s. sites that exists today. hope f.s. is the program where the city is revitalizing one of the most distressed housing sites into mixed income communities. sunydale had been working with the mayor's office of housing for the last three years to preprayer pour the revitalization process. they are at the point which they have completed the master planning process and are working towards completing their entitlements by summer 2012. sunydale currently is a 785 un

>>we speak to india's minister for urban development, kamal nath take on every aspect of the country'seconomy, from the new delhi metro to the road rollout and the 2g mobile phone scandal. >>every country will have one or two bad stories and that cannot then become the index of measurement of a country's ability to combat corruption. >>and the fight back against the criminals that seize control of and manipulate personal computers around the world. >>they can command these millions of enslaved machines and most people who are infected with this kind of software who are zombies in this botnet war have no idea that they are infected >>abirached: hello and welcome. i'm raya abirached and this is world business, your weekly insight into the global business trends shaping our lives. the recent revolution in egypt may have ousted anautocratic and unpopular regime, but many of the problems that led to the uprising still remain. sowhat does the future hold for the country? >>reporter: at the start of this year egypt erupted. >> protester : all we want is to work and get bread for our children.

the smaller program, the housing control program, as you may see in the comments, housing and urban development did visit to our office, and raised those issues with the findings in their review. since that time, the mayor's office of housing has implemented time and activity reports for the personnel, because this is a small grant. they did not give 100% to the grant. the costs are charged directly to the grant instead of a budget projection of the costs. this is the expectation when they return next year, they will be able to see the corrective actions. we received a cash advance with the stimulus grant for the program, a large volume of units. we were not able to draw down the $300,000 advance, and so -- we began gathering interest, with the computer oversight in accounting in the system, the accounting staff did not realize we were accruing $100 of interest. we have returned this interest, and we have reviewed the cash advance procedures. this will not happen in the future. >> this is great, thank you for your work. >> mr. chairman, supervisor. overall, we are concerned about the appropriat

so part of what is going on in the outcry or in favor of urban development in the period after the war is that the city was never particularly well-developed and in terms of grading and paving and that sort of thing and the civil war didn't help any in that respect. so, the other thing i guess i would say since we are so preoccupied with questions of government is that beginning -- so washington had its own city council and mayor from the early 19th century, from the first decade of the 19th century. georgetown had a separate mayor and city council and then the rest of the district of columbia was public county and governed separately. and, so originally the people who could vote for local offices in washington city were qualifications. in 1848 the property qualifications were dropped so until 1848 until 1867, the voters in the capital city were all white men and so all white men could vote and then black men and women could not vote, so that gives you -- and in the city government was usually in the hands of sort of the economic elite, the business he lead, so one of the dramatic chan

river began just to the left for the washington monument is a you can see the effect of the urban development on the capitol. finally, that is dupont circle and gives you the sense that the grid kind of populated urbanized area was smaller than the washington we know now, anything up passed on connecticut avenue toward the park up past where hauer howard university is now, none of those made it onto the map not because people didn't live there but because those were not considered the kind of mean parts of washington city so that kind of gives you the sense that we are talking about a city that is a relatively smaller of course than the city we know now as washington. now i'm going to talk about this washington history touching on three different points. first, i'm going to talk about the relationship of african american history to this story. second, the story of urban reform in washington and its context and third, why washington was an example for all the land. first, washington was a sight of remarkable african-american activism in this period, and i like to talking kind of general terms

there is rain gardens and flood service infiltration areas in more urban, developed areas. vice president moran: you know we have a problem in this city, between birds and dogs, especially in relation to the federal proposal. what would happen here with birds and dogs? >> that is a good question. i colleague who works in the field, and it is likely we would develop in areas where the habitat is, something similar to what was done -- >> in 2015, i am an incredible dog lover. you are going to tell me where i can take my dog for walks, etc.? >> in a very limited way, yes. [laughter] vice president moran: -- commissioner torres: a limited way? >> the streets, typically, and ian an environment like this -- on all the streets, there are streets bio-filters that serve the first flush treatment measure. lastly, on a large park, we have allocated space for a waste- water treatment program. we looked at it, studied it in the eir, should the puc decided to include that as part of the waste water treatment system. president vietor: thank you. i am excited and appreciate your efforts. p

. >> mitchell: calvin moser worked for the department of housing and urban development on the eighthoor and escaped the oklahoma blast. his best friend and officemate, david jack walker, did not. this week, moser was among the oklahomans to sew a stitch in a large american flag salvaged from new york's ground zero. >> i'm hoping that they can see within us the fact that there is a light beyond where they may be today. >> mitchell: for judy and kevin bailey, who lost their son brett in the trade center attack, visiting oklahoma is healing. >> i can see that it can be done and it really helps you to wake up every morning and to put your feet on the ground and start running again. ♪ whose bright stripes and bright stars... ♪ >> reporter: victims of terror with common threads linking their hearts together. >> they're six years ahead of us so i think... i look at them like, okay at some point i hope to be even further along. >> there is a time in which you will remember back and think so fondly of your friends and don't think so much about the terror that took them. >> mitchell: the oklah

. >> sustainable urban development. with 8,000 residential units. business district. 4 50 foot high-rise. organic farms. lots of open space. >> it has been in the planning stages since the navy closed the base 14 years ago. proponent say it has been studied to death. opponent say it is a pipe dream. >> this fantasy time to tell the people the truth. >> tony hall is a former san francisco supervisor who is now running for mayor. he also served as administrator of treasure island 6 years ago this thing on top of the one of the most dangerous earthquake faults in the bay area. we are going to build high-rises and organic garden on top of toxic soil? who is kid who go? >>reporter: treasure island sits between 2 major faults. geologist say sandy soil could liquefy in a mainly quake. this low lying man made island could also be flooded by rising sea levels. michael is deputy director of the agency that runs treasure island. he says not to worry. >> about 120, 130 million dollar geotechnical and seismic stability program. in addition to that we'll be raisi

i also did some research in the department of housing and urban development, a temporary housing developmentple who need time to get back on their feet. they also had permanent programs for low-income families, people who are not able to work. >> what should people come away with after watching your video? >> i think if people see brad's life, others in the documentary, they will have more respect. not all people are homeless because of bad choices. when i was interviewing brad, i had a shot of him just standing on the corner of the street with his sign. as i was doing that, someone drove by and literally threw a handful of change at him. you can see him in the documentary picking up the change out of the snow. the person was yelling at him to get a real job. it is not that easy, especially if you are homeless and struggling. i hope that people can see, homeless people are still nice people. they just need a bit of help. >> let's take a look at the video. >> each day i drive by the community mall, i see him wake up and trudge to the same corner and stand there all day. he is a a stranger to

group of -- director of cia with bill colby wanting to leave with the department of housing and urban development. the staff in the white house would produce these documents of six or eight names and here are the pros and cons and do they favor these or rained them and the president would look at them, or ask other people to let the mouth and that kind of thing went in when the president said that the director wanted to feel the cia and the bush's name was on that list. people had him first, second or third or above or below the line and for whatever reason there was a myth created at because i had been considered for vice president when president ford -- [talking over each other] >> guest: that we were competitive. so the myth came out that when he was sent to the cia the senate said we won't confirm you unless you agree that you will not be vice president. so it ruled him out and i told president ford i thought he should do that. he should definitely not allow the senate to tell him who the country should have as a vice-presidential nominee and i urged him not to agree to it. the taxes are that

attorney general or director of cia, or some other cabinet officer, department of housing and urban development or what have you. and so the staff in the white house would produce these documents of here are six great names of people in your the pros and cons, and joe the people who favor these, where they rank them. than the present would look at them and asked to have the fbi take a check, or ask other people to bet them out. that kind of thing when and when the president said director colby wanted to leave the cia. and bush's name was on that list. that the staff produced. people had him first, second, third, fourth, above or below the line. and for whatever reason, there was a myth that was created that because i had been considered for vice president when president ford picked nelson rockefeller -- >> as he had spent and george herbert walker bush have been considered, that we were competitors. so the myth came out when he was sent to the cia, the senate said we will not confirm you've been less you agree that you will not be vice president. so we kind of ruled him out. and i told presiden

those were the days of the urban development action grant. is when the government would spend a lot of money. that meant we could get the money as a grant not get it back but loaned the money out. the building could be built but what stopped it was the fact they needed to build a garage. that was built by the money we got from washington that we kept that we loaned to the conglomerate that built the building. interest rates were 15 or 18%. we load it to them zero interest for a couple of years then they eventually paid it back it had to be washed through the economy twice before we could take it. it was loaned out to cooks in america and then when i came back into office. i said they should not have this money. you need to refinance some warehouse. i was going to put it back into the budget but then trinity said we will replenished the endowment with that money. that is how it got the money the building of the building at fleet center. that is how that happened. there are so many other things that happened with the financing. you take all the

secondly, this is a model of urban density and development. vacant space, infill development, professional integrity. if that is true, half of the city is suburban korea that is nonsense. the management deserves better from the city as a partner in the department's economic development. this is limited in scope and defies possibly that the city could be an active partner for development because economic development is an important part of the allocation of resources necessary to deal with the mitigation effects. there are the boundaries of the project, impacting san francisco university, and thank you very much. president chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is laura traveler, and i have lived in parkmerced for 26 years, and i am here representing the action coalition. it is my professional opinion that the planning commission needs to further review and study the eir. it appears that they rushed to approval of the eir, and in their haste for approval, three major areas were not addressed, area one, the enviro

one of the initiatives or opportunities is to develop the urban forest that frames the watershed. i have been working closely and helping them with their plan to look at the watershed. you may have heard of it. i think that this strategy can greatly increase the urban forest, and there are also opportunities to daylight and the creeks in certain open spaces such as parks. i believe that might be understanding, experience, and involvement with watersheds and creeks and underground systems -- in other words, planting trees that like fresh water. it is very important as they cn an be integrated with public education. this expertise is really significant for the urban forestry council. for a working with and helping advise various city agencies. i hope to be able to work again with the urban forestry council. i understand there is a bit of a conundrum with the current situation. i certainly appreciate my colleagues and wish everyone well. i certainly hope that we could find a way to be back on the urban forestry council to do the work that i do. there is a lot more to do. thank you ve

. >> reporter: and at housing and urban development. >> this is not like closing down for the night and for a weekend because we don't know how long this will last. >> reporter: federal tourists sites were closing down across the country. in philadelphia, the liberty bell. in atlanta, martin luther king home. in springfield, illinois, abraham lincoln's home. in san diego, the historic national monument. nationwide, many federal workers who deal with claims and applications by the public were also going home. in chicago, from this social security office, the people who operate the national debt clock in new york stopped it as a symbol of what has happened. in many areas, the federal government is at a standstill. john martin, abc news, washington. >> as we said this affair measure of disgust from politicians of all parties but as of last night, the public appeared to be more sympathetic to mr. clinton's position. when our polling unit asked -- if the government shuts down who is at fault? 46% blamed the republican and 27% blamed mr. clinton. that was yesterday. the political struggle to

this is a joint study by the va and the department of housing and urban development. 16% of all homelessple in a one night survey were veterans. 96% are alone rather than part a family. the reasons vary from person-to-person and what kind of trauma they experienced during their time in the military. >> there is as many reasons as there are vets. you can categorize this guy he has ptsd so he can't deal with people. this guy became an alcoholic while he was a vet and he's still an alcoholic. >> reporter: now president obama has set a goal to eliminate the problem of homeless veterans by 2015. experts say about 90 to 95% of homeless vets could be moved off the streets. most agree the president's goal is especially difficult during tough budget times and massive cuts. one successful government program that might not receive additional funds in the current budget is a housing program for homeless vets that offers vouchers for long term affordable housing hat a third of their income. congress has appropriated $75 million a year for the vouchers. now there is set to be a huge battle in congress

engineers developed two approaches to stormwater infrastructure to transport water away from the urban environment. one approach was to carry waste and stormwater through the same pipe. this combined system was less expensive than building two individual pipe networks. and stormwater was seen as a way to flush out the sewers. through the 19th century, the combined system was considered state-of-the-art throughout the world, and is still in use in many cities today. but cities constructed these systems before treatment was the standard. and even today's largest treatment plant doesn't have the capacity to treat the sudden volumes of water rushing through a combined system during rain. the plant is overloaded, and the excess rainwater, mixed with untreated raw sewage, is diverted straight into local waterways, creating a combined sewer overflow, or cso. there are over 700 communities in the united states with combined sewer systems. the other approach was to separate wastewater from stormwater, using two pipe networks. this separate system simply carries the stormwater away from the city

she has guided inner-city, urban native youth to develop life, leadership, and interpersonal skills. she continues to work with the community in a good way. congratulations. [applause] at this time, i would like to introduce nelson from the department of public health. [applause] >> good evening. mayor newsom, the native american health center, the native american aids project, and all the friends and family that are here this evening. on behalf of the great nations on whose land we stand upon today, i want to welcome you and thank you for being here this evening on behalf of my sister aurora. please allow me to speak on behalf of my sister. my name is nelson jim. i come with you -- to you with great feelings of the navajo. it is really an honor for me to be here, specifically, very pleased to speak on behalf of my sister. i have worked with her for many years. i just want to say that the issue that faces our community is huge. the challenge could be something like david and goliath. the issues that aurora had to deal with, the friendship house association of american indians, all th

i think housing and urban development has done a nice job, and many of these agencies if they would blow their own horn and the public would really see what they do. the public could have a much more positive of a federal workers and federal agencies. host: how do you respond to this? "the unions are nothing more than another lobbying arm of the democratic party." guest: we have surveyed our union. we have quite a republican membership, a sizable percentage. we balance and we try to balance who we give our support to. and the last several cycles, there has not been much of a question on how federal workers will support, basically, because the republicans are running against federal employees saying government is bad. as grover norquist says, he wants to be able to throw it down the bathroom drain. we look at each candidate, we surveyed them, we get their opinions on issues in the best interest of federal employees and we vote. that is the way that we determine how we're going to support. host: a federal employees from ohio. the last caller. caller: c-span, you guys do a great job. you pu

sean donovan with housing and urban development will be there as well. they are traveling sunday to assess damage for themselves. illinois, go ahead caller: i was calling about the fellow who called in and asked a question earlier were made a statement that all the people who were in upside down mortgages should take the insurance money and settle up with a bag and go build somewhere else or -- settle up with the bank and go built somewhere else. i want to let everyone know that is not the way homeowners insurance works. i did not realize this either until i had to make a homeowners claim for our house being struck by lightning. a couple of years ago. you only get a percentage of the amounts that is indicated by the amount of your claim. for example, if your house is insured for $1 million and it burns to the ground, everything is a total loss, they don't write you a check for $1 million and handed to you and say have a nice day. they give you may be $300,000 and the other $700,000 is held in abeyance until you actually start construction and start to us

the department of justice, housing and urban development and a couple other agencies.not a single track of investigations. and that's been an issue in the review. initially all the agencies involved, the federal government, the banking regulators, department of justice and h.u.d. and state attorneys general had expressed a desire to announce a single settlement with the servicers. maybe have different parts but at least announce at the same time that we have concluded our work here, and here's what's going to happen to the lender. now, the bank regulators said, well, we felt we had to go ahead first. we didn't want to wait any longer because the negotiations with the lenders and the states was taking longer than they had originally anticipated. so host: so there's some talk that the bank regulators, maybe they were undermining the state attorneys investigations, at least that's what outside observers are saying. both the regulators and state ag said no the settlement will not impact. that there's nothing that will prohibit the state attorney generals will pursue overha

when bill colby said he wanted to leave for another cabinet officer in that part of housing and urban development so the staff in the white house would produce these documents of six or eight names of people and here's the pros and cons and the people who favor and then the president will get them and ask to have the fbi to deutsch or have other people that the amount and that went in when the president said the director colby wanted to leave the cia and push's name was on that list with the staff and people had first come second, fourth of all of the line or below the line and for whatever reason there was a myth created because i have been considered vice president when president ford picked nelson rockefeller -- and george herbert walker bush had been considered that we were competitive and so the myth cannot when he was sent to the cia the senate said we won't confirm you unless you agree he will not be vice president produce what kind of rule him out. and i told president ford i thought he should do that he should definitely not allow the senate to tell him who the country should have as a v

there is no exemption for infill development or dense urban areas. this is something that might be considered. automated speed enforcement is a highly effective practice that is free, basically, to enforce the speed. this is a practice that is prohibited under california state law. we have known practices where within state law says we can do right now of. the current san francisco department of health focuses areas in pedestrian safety. i think this is where our strength is, coordinating and improving injury data collection and analysis. we want a full accounting of the injury. we are working on getting the data sources, hospitals, ambulances, police records, and merging them together. we believe environmental factors should be assessed for every injury. we will be working with task force to figure out how to do that. we think the data should target investment, and we will be working with the task force to do that as well. we will the best practices and safety countermeasures' integrated in development plans. if we are tearing up the street or build

i researched a bit and saw hud, the department of housing and you urban development has temporary housingr people who may just need a bit of extra time to get back on their feet. and they also have permanent housing programs to help low-income families or maybe people who just aren't able to work. >> what should people come away with after watching your video? >> i just hope that when people see, hear brad's story or see how the homeless people are in the documentary that they'll have a bit more respect and know that, you know, not all people are homeless because of bad choices. when i was interviewing brad, i was getting a shot of him just standing on the corner of the street with his sign, and as i was doing that, someone drove by, rolled their window down and literally threw a handful of change at brad. and you can see it in the documentary where he bends down to, like, pick up some of the change out of the snow, and, you know, the person was yelling at him to just get a real job. and, you know, it's not that easy, especially if, you know, you're already homeless and you're struggling.

when bill colby said he wanted to leave for another cabinet officer in that part of housing and urban development so the staff in the white house would produce these documents of six or eight names of people and here's the pros and cons and the people who favor and then the president will get them and ask to have the fbi to deutsch or have other people that the amount and that went in when the president said the director colby wanted to leave the cia and push's name was on that list with the staff and people had first come second, fourth of all of the line or below the line and for whatever reason there was a myth created because i have been considered vi president when president ford picked nelson rockefeller -- and george herbert walker bush had been considered that we were competitive and so the myth cannot when he was sent to the cia the senate said we won't confirm you unless you agree he will not be vice president produce what kind of rule him out. and i told president ford i thought he should do that he should definitely not allow the senate to tell him who the country should have as a vic

in february the department of federal rapbs aphysical therapist and department f hous of development urban released the first joint report on the homelessness of veterans. that report and its discovery was disturbing to say the least. veterans make up only 10% of the population. i don't think we can say that enough. 10% of the population are veterans. they account for 16% of homeless adults. i commend president obama and the goal he set of eliminating problem of homeless veterans by 2015. it is one we must do. we have an honor to serve those who served our country. we have an ability to make sure no veteran is without adequate shelter. mr. chair, there are more women veterans that are starting to become homeless. we need to reach out to them. i encourage members to go to a stand-down and tack with the homeless veterans population. they are looking for an opportunity to come out of the cold. i encourage my members to support this. >> i yield back the balance of my time. >> who seeks recognition in opposition? >> i do. >> mr. flores is recognized for 7:30. >> i also want to thank mrs. bass f