time, energy, money, and, furthermore, we need to respect and value those people, and faces & voices of recovery has done an excellent job elevating the value of the recovery community nationwide, trying to get these policymakers together, these politicians to go, look, let's listen to these folks, you know, they've got game. we want that game. so obviously national organizations such as faces & voices of recovery, and-and-and what other organizations? you know, i know that for the mental health community, there's nami, there's cadca. well there's the coalition for whole health, which is a really exciting national organization where people with mental illness and others are coming together to advocate jointly, so it's nami, mental health america, faces & voices of recovery, the legal action center working with advocates as part of the coalition nationally and then working in states, because we need to advocate at the state level to make sure that the recovery supports and other activities that we know need to be part of health reform are implemented at the state level. so advocating on the essen

others are coming together to advocate jointly, so it's nami, mental health america, faces & voices of recovery, the legal action center working with advocates as part of the coalition nationally and then working in states, because we need to advocate at the state level to make sure that the recovery supports and other activities that we know need to be part of health reform are implemented at the state level. so advocating on the essential health benefit, for example, to make sure that the full continuum of care that people ed and fran, these organizations, are they-how likely are they to really pick up the mantle, as pat was noting that they have to pick up? is there a federal role, state role in this process, and if so, what is it? i think there's both, and i'll let arthur speak for himself, but in the federal role, what we're doing, and we're doing very well by the way. we are bringing these federal-these national organizations together, and then we're asking in a local level, in a state and local level, to do the same thing. so-and we're bringing what we call not traditional partners. so t

, president, mcshin foundation, richmond, virginia; pat taylor, executive director, faces & voices of recoveryshington, d.c. fran, why is there a need to increase public awareness and support related to mental and substance use disorders? it's a good question because many people are thinking that they've seen way too much information on this, and, in fact, what we have learned is that we have to get the message out so people understand the facts. they understand that substance abuse and mental health disorders are-is just another chronic illness or problem in the public health realm, and we want-as we move closer to health reform, we want the american public to understand that where we fit into overall health and general medicine. so we're-we need to get the message not only to parents, not only to young people, but to schools, to faith-based organizations, to communities, to businesses. every piece of america needs to understand how substance abuse and mental health fits in overall health. and arthur, there are, indeed, many aspects of that message, aren't there? i mean, you know, fran mentio

recovery month website at recoverymonth.gov. i felt broken. i needed help from my addiction and depression. and with the help of my family and recovery support community, i am whole again. join the voicesecovery. it's worth it. for information on prevention and treatment referral, call 1-800-662-help. brought to you by the u.s. department of health and human services. [music] the organization that i represent, and am a part of, is community anti-drug coalitions of america. the work that we do, it is changing communities from the inside out so that they are better prepared to address the issue of substance abuse, and it requires everybody working together, whether it be law enforcement, be health providers, the education community, the faith community, parents, everyone coming together around this coalition in order to solve the problems. cadca has been amazingly successful in teaching us the importance of communicating those messages, best practice, how to do that through strategizers and our trainings where we are educating actually on the grassroots level. on an annual basis, cadca trains more than 12,000 adult coalition leaders throughout the nation. we have our national leadership

john, you wanted to add some points related to- well, i was just thinking, you know, faces & voices of recovery has done a great job mobilizing the recovery community across the country, and what we're discovering, that things aren't equal across the country. granted, there's pockets of funding out there for treatment and nobody gets enough funding, but the recovery and support services, peer delivery recovery support services, they-they get hardly anything. and if you could throw a little bit of funds on those alone, remember, you've got 25 million americans in recovery. they're itching to get into the game. the 25 million americans that need recovery-it's almost as if there's an invisible barrier there to access these dollars to deliver these services to get this great outcome. so the recovery community has got to do a better job articulating their needs and how we're going to get there without offending everybody, and that's a delicate balancing act. it is a delicate balance, and that-that-that sort of public education, pat, i know you have some programs that promote, as john was saying, thi

of recovery foundation, madison, wisconsin; jonathan katz, director, rita j. kaplan jewish community services, jewish board of family and children services, new york, new york; justin riley, at-large board member, faces and voices of recovery, seattle, washington; bridget ruiz, technical expert lead, division of systems improvement, jbs international, bethesda, maryland. bridget, 21.5 percent of 18- to 25-year-olds have an issue with illicit drugs. talk to me a little bit about that and what kind of drugs are they using. it is quite different than it was even 2 or 3 years ago. we see a huge increase in pharmaceutical drug use, not using it as prescribed. we also see an increase in alcohol use, and binge drinking is a serious problem, as well as some of the more legal types of drugs labeled as incense or those types of things in different smoke shops. and jonathan, does that hold true for what you are seeing in new york city? absolutely. we are seeing the use or the misuse of drugs such as ritalin, adderall, inderal being used for specific purposes to help kids stay up late and study, to calm kids down. we're also seeing a lot of binge drinking and we're seeing a disturbing kind of resurgence in the amount of ni

of his voice, didn't really come back. he went into the doctor, it then turn ed out the right vocal cor was paralyzed as well. after some recovery got a bit of his voice back, but it hasn't entirely come back. he's said it's made him a better ceo because he's had to choose hi words more carefully. at the same time, larry paige said that he's donating to medical efforts to figure out ways to help conditions like the one he has. but he says it's not effecting his ability to run the company, except, perhaps, if you take sergey's mention in a positive way. >> exactly right. he said he can choose his words more wisely, now that he has fewer of them. thank you, john. about 30 minutes into the close, the dow up about 95 points. the s&p just up about 14 points. the nasdaq rising about 19 points, just heading into the close today. >> some buzz about hewlett-packard, whether or not it's been trying to sell its troubled autonomy software unit, maybe even trying to sell it to software giant sap. we'll go to the source on this story next when we speak exclusively with bill mcdermott. >> and blackberry unveiling another new smartphone, but sh

voices for recovery. for information and treatment referral for you or someone you love, call 1-800-662-help. brought to you by the u.s. department of health and human services. welcome home, man. >>> i'm nicole and lindsey, i like the fresh air. when we sign up, it's always so gratifying. we want to be here. so i'm very excite ied to be here today. >> your volunteerism is appreciated most definitely. >> last year we were able to do 6,000 hours volunteering. without that we can't survive. volunteering is really important because we can't do this. it's important to understand and a concept of learning how to take care of this park. we have almost a 160 acres in the district 10 area. >> it's fun to come out here. >> we have a park. it's better to take some of the stuff off the fences so people can look at the park. >> the street, every time, our friends. >> i think everybody should give back. we are very fortunate. we are successful with the company and it's time to give back. it's a great place for us. the weather is nice. no rain. beautiful san francisco. >> it's a great way to be able to have fun and give back and walk away with a

voices for recovery. for information and treatment referral for you or someone you love, call 1-800-662-help. brought to you by the u.s. department ofh and human services. few cities have. and now, please join me in welcoming the mayor of our great city the honorable edwin m. lee (applause) . . >> thank you very much mr. davis for that introduction, happy valentine's everybody ... >>> (applause) . >> wow what a wonderful occasion. i mean how can you be today valentine's day in a room full of heros on the field of heros yeah (applause) in the innovation capital of the world the world class city of san francisco congratulations everybody for being a hero today. you know the san francisco hospital foundation the general hospital foundation has been such a wonderful wonderful entity and i want to just thank stephanie your leadership, i want to thank julie and rich at the board with all of the other board members, the staff at the hospital, all of the staph, you know sometimes the doctors have to do it's emergency work but what makes that whole hospital run is literally everybody that works at the hospital from the social workers to the

voices for recovery. for information and treatment referral for you or someone you love, call 1-800-662-help. brought to you by the u.s. department of health and human services. >> it has been amazing. the people have been so gracious and so supportive of what we're doing. the energy here is fantastic with so many couples getting married. it's just been an absolutely fantastic experience, so wonderful. >> by the power vested in me, i declare you spouses for life. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> to actually be able to get married and be a part of this time in history and time in our history is amazing. >> this is a momentous occasion for us to be able to actually have this opportunity to have equal rights. >> we have been together for 14 years. everyone is so welcoming. it's been all set up and people have guided us from step to step. it's been easy. there was live music. people are so friendly and excited. so excited for us. >> it's really great. >> yeah. >> and salvador is party a here to known as party a. >> on the out it looks pretty simple. you come in, you made your appointment. you pay. you go here for your license. you got the

voices for recovery. for information and treatment referral for you or someone you love, call 1-800-662-help. brought to you by the u.s. department ofh and human services. ♪ of life. in the name of god the father, amen. >> thank you. now i would like you to welcome the mayor of san francisco, mayor ed lee. [applause] >> thank you, good afternoon, everybody. it'sy pleasure to be here to join former mayor willie brown, and supervisor scott wiener and david campos, and the commission of the police department, and friends and staff and friends and family here to witness the promotion of 56 officers of our police department. you know many of you have heard me say in the city that we are the world passage, and rightly so. we are doing things that no other city is doing to lead the way. not just for economic recovery but job creation. showing the way. and our mission bay and biotech, latest discovers and drugs, the cure of cancer with residents of san francisco working there. we host the biggest and best conventions in the world to bring people together in this great city to do things that collaborate with each other. whether it's business

voices for recovery. for information and treatment referral for you or someone you love, call 1-800-662-help. brought to you by the u.s. department of health and human services. [music] if you can get up every morning to take the a, the b, or the c train to come down here, you can turn out to getting paid. we have a lot of families that are living well, well below poverty line, and i believe that if we are able to give people jobs that they enjoy doing and they want to go to every day, they'll go, they'll succeed, and, hopefully, they'll be able to make the money that they need to provide for their families. and what happens is, when families are able to provide for their children, you're helping someone to create self-esteem. you're helping someone to become more motivated. so you want to be able to focus and being positive at all times. all times, okay, never let that circle in front of you be negative, always got to be positive. for somebody in recovery, you need to feel like you're someone. like, this place is called wecare. i care now. you get people that care, you start caring, and when you start caring, it transposes to every

voices for recovery. for information and treatment referral for you or someone you love, call 1-800-662-help. brought to you by the u.s. department ofices. few cities have. and now, please join me in welcoming the mayor of our great city the honorable edwin m. lee (applause) . . >> thank you very much mr. davis for that introduction, happy valentine's everybody ... >>> (applause) . >> wow what a wonderful occasion. i mean how can you be

voices for recovery. for information and treatment referral for you or someone you love, call 1-800-662-help. brought to you by the u.s. department ofices. few citi have. and now, please join me in welcoming the mayor of our great city the honorable edwin m. lee (appla

voices for recovery-it's worth it. for information on mental and substance use disorders, including prevention and treatment referral, call 1-800-662-help. brought to you by the u.s. department of health and human services. [music] thank you for calling naadac, how could i help you? naadac is a membership association. it's made up of persons who focus on addiction services, whether that's counseling, training, education, research. our mission is to advocate for the addiction profession. to educate and train. the training is on conflict resolution and relapse prevention. naadac works with samhsa on a variety of workforce development projects and initiatives that help to bring people into this profession. so that would indicate what? that i'm not making the best decisions. you can't watch all the bases at once. and it's very nice to have a resource organization that does. it's a vital, valid profession you can sink your teeth into, and it's going to pay off. the benefits to join naadac as an individual member is that you have the opportunity to grow as a professional. naadac provides a variety of services. training is one of those hot spots that we provide. counselors need to hav

voices for recovery. for information and treatment referral for you or someone you love, call 1-800-662-help. brought to you by the u.s. department of health and human services. happy new year, everybody. i love the fact that we are doing a tournament here at the center. when i was in eighth grade i played on a basketball teechl. team. i have to admit i wasn't very good at it. i always aspired to be an nba player. regardless of playing in college or nba, i expect many of you have be leading us because of the leadership skills you are learning on

voices for recovery. for information and treatment referral for you or someone you love, call 1-800-662-help. brought to you by the u.s. department of health and human services. >> good morning and welcome to the transbay joint powers authority meeting -- special meeting for may 20. my name is jane kim and i will be chairing the meeting. could we take roll call. >> director harper. >> present. >> director lied. >> present. >> director metcalf. >> director sart art. >> present. >> and chair kim. >> here. >> kim present as well. madam chair you do have a quorum. >> thank you. are there communications from the board today? seeing none any old or new business? seeing none we move on to executive director's report. >> good morning directors, members of the public. as you know we put out our seal bid that can be broken up into three packages recently and bids are due june 20 and after that he we expect to bring a board for your consideration to the july board meeting in order to stay on schedule so that's really the main item right now in addition to the 100% cd's minus the it component us due at the end of may and that is on back to be d

of our region. this exception will allow them to -- to continue their contribution to america's agricultural prowess and economic recovery. this is a no-cost amendment. it saves farmers money. i asked for voice vote? vote. for a voice >> let me just say that the new boat has changed after the caucus lunches at 12:30. if it is possible to move through and get a final vote, i want to put everybody on notice that we will need a quorum of the committee to do a final vote. now we are on the gillibrand amendment. >> > i wanted to voice my suppot for this amendment. this amendment will save administrative burden and several hundreds of thousands of dollars for apple growers. senator from new york and chair, but i support this amendment. senator donnelly? >> as a senator who is very close to the state of michigan and to the whole region of apple growers, i would like to lend my support to this as well. >> madame chair? this amendment would eliminate ivee costly duplicate o inspection programs for apples being exported to canada. it was created to ensure that apples and pears were of sufficient quality. this amendment is no longer needed because of advances that have been made. it would create unnece