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warren -- was introduced to warren, and i did not know who he was. just a great guide that i thought was a promoter of the festival. a promoter of a festival. and we just had this common love of music and also a very silly sense of humor. i am trying to encapsulates the big here. he is such an important part of my life in the last 10 years. i just would not have wanted it to happen without him. and the idea of honoring warren -- and i have to say, his family, too, because in every way, warren has exemplified what a truly great person is. he is -- [bell rings] uh-oh, is that my time? [laughter] commissioner buell: go ahead, you can finish that remark. >> all of his family and friends that i have met are just people i got to travel with warren. i got to become really close friends with him. it remained always that he -- i cannot find words. when i found out about this happening, it's a fluke, a coincidence, that i happen to be in town for this today. if there is any way that warren can be recognized publicly for what he is, i would want to be a part of

warren hellman. it was unanimously approved. really what i disagree with a unanimous resolution of the board, but i would like to suggest hellman's hollow as opposed to hellman's meadow, and i think this comes with the encouragement of family members who have weighed in on this, and i thinki think is the most appr. i cannot think of a citizen who has done more for the city and has the city as his highest priority on most everything he has done. i have personally been involved in, cheered bond issues for parks. i have been involved in school bond issues, cultural bond issues. in many, many charities. i can tell you, from my personal standpoint that every time i have made a request to support something that is good for the city, he has never turned it down. he is one of those unique human beings who just simply cares deeply about the city. i want to pass on a personal incident that i not find a highlighted that. this is about 14 years ago, my wife and i were walking on west marin bijan we ran into warren and chris helman, and we s

that's how i view warren.starts out with a recognition of our shared humanity, which is so important in these times where we are stratified and divided by so many things. he makes a personal commitment to get involved. he values public services. he has a deep respect for the public employees, the public servants. he has a belief in a collaborative problem solving model. he believes that if you bring people in their room and told them to the highest standards and the best expectations, they will not disappoint you. we're happy to say that we did not disappoint him. he brought in experts when experts were needed. he brought in financial expertise. he never hesitated. his generosity was absolutely unbelievable. his moral leadership is what made him such a powerful force in that debate. i am a native san franciscan, who has walked in the parks as a child and take in my own child to the parks. we are products of the public schools. we have benefited from his largess in every aspect of our lives. for some reason, he

warren has been a tree of life for the city. hellman hallow will continue to breathe life into the city for future generations. what an honor to name a beautiful meadow full of trees for warren hellman. what a fitting tribute for a man who has done so much for all of us. with that, i would make the motion to rename speedway meadow as hellman hallow. >> second. president buell: it has been moved and seconded. before we take a vote, i'm going to ask warren's sister and daughter to come up for a presentation to all those in favor? >> aye. >> aye. president buell: against? hearing none, it is unanimous. [applause] i know i surprise our general manager. he had a presentation to and he has had to modify it. >> it's a great pleasure to give you some gifts from today. at rec and park, [inaudible] move on the fly. [laughter] i hereby give you the very first hellman hallow [inaudible] [applause] [applause] >> we can take care of that. >> thank you. >> president buell and the recreation and park commission, i am absolutely thrilled. i woul

this is the superintendent's proposal honoring warren and renaming it a meadow as warren's meadow. the school district not only a depends on the staff and faculty, but it needs the entire city and community to maximize success. whereas a unifying the entire city to focus and support our public schools relies on individuals in the private sector to drive and support. the city and county of san francisco is considering recognizing one such extraordinary individual for his contributions to the city. it is fitting to use this opportunity to specifically acknowledged the specific contributions from warren to the san francisco unified school district. a graduate found the school district in great need. he refused to turn his back on san francisco public schools. he backed the first of six consecutive ballot measures. he could transform 150 schools when completed. this brought desperately needed funding for the arts and sports. the special needs tags and the quality teacher education act, which raised teacher salaries and instituted critical reforms would bring more than $2 billion in cri

but they rub the whole box including warren buffett's secretary.ng anyone is talking about. >> greg: i got a preview of the talking points. i'm on the mailing list. i get things before everybody else does. i would share them with you but then i'd have the edge. the message is under the title america built to last. that is a scary notion from commander and chief that lasting is your goal. generally, that is the minimum for your country, to be around for ten or 15 years. looking at us like a dodge ram. built ram tough. you want to achieve and excel and improve. those are castic of america we remember. that's what we forgotten. >> eric: mind if i do a quite white board? someby promises and they don't happen to just never made -- >> greg: i like the four different colors of ink. >> eric: this took a long time. not so much, they lost jobs under obama but he'll take credit for something. oh called the debt unpate -- remember he called the debt unpatriotic and it's up under obama. food stamps, we know food stamps proliferated. this one right here, this is

president mendoza: thank you, warren. so the other item is -- this is on htthe motion of the california school board to reap -- replace policies and procedures. i need a suspension of the rules to consider action at first reading. >> second. commissioner fewer: yes. commissioner maufas: yes. commissioner murase: aye. commissioner wynns: yes. vice-president yee: yes. president mendoza: i need a motion and a second for introduction. this is the formal introduction. a report from the rules committee. >> predating my service to the board, the board of education stopped at a measure to put all of the policies online for greater transparency and accountability so anyone and everyone would have access to the policies that the board has adopted over the years. since this is the first major agenda item of the rules committee that i was asked to chair. so i would like to thank yee. and to thank those who work on the project. the executive secretary, and the now retired susan wong. we benefited greatly from the expert advice from th

we heard from warren buffett's secretary there. we heard from the president last night, using the word fairness. why is his re-election team convinced this will resonate with the voters? >> reporter: put yourself in the obama campaign shoes. the president has a 57% disapproval rating when it comes to his handling of the economy. but these two items about taxation, increasing taxes on wealthier americans, the so-called buffett rule, and also changing the tax code to encourage, manufacturing here in the u.s., what the president is talking about right now. these are popular. the problem with the obama campaign, the conundrum, is his signature achievements, whatever their merits, health care reform, financial reform, they're not popular. he cannot campaign in front of a mass audience. so, he's trying to talk about these stark defenses he has with the republican nominee, whoever he may end up being. david? >> all right. jake tapper on the challenge ahead for the president. thank you. >>> and diane sawyer will be sitting down with the pr

warren hellman and i were very close friends, and i think upstairs right now, he has a huge smile on his face. he cared as much about san francisco as any of us. he loved the tech community. a majority of his investments were in tech. he really gets what we are trying to do, and we should advance his cause of civic engagement. after ed decided to run, the tech community rallied around him. in an effort today, not to lose any of them momentum, we are forming this organization called sf citi. we do not want to lose the momentum for the tech agenda in san francisco, and we think this is an exciting day for us. we heard from ed in his neck inauguration when he declared san francisco the innovation capital of the world, and that is the charter that sf citi wants to but -- promote. his inauguration speech was not just a speech, but a call for action, and the tech community is responding today, less than one week after he gave that speech. we represent the new economy in san francisco, and with this partnership, we hope to create thousands of new jobs. that will be our first quarter. -- cha

warren is also bringing in a lot of money.sh flowing through this campaign. we'll have to watch it. >> we talked a lot about the tone of this presidential race or the gop race in new hampshire and iowa as well. give us some perspective on the tone here. we know that elizabeth warren out spoken. you have the new book called the "obamas". it claims one of the things upsetting is to see scott brown go do victory. >> it was devastating to the democrats that a kennedy seat had gone to a republican. also nationally, as we all know and çinternationally, it was e reverberated around the world. there's a real passion among democrats, activists in massachusetts and across the country to grab this seat back. if warren is having no trouble raising money. she raised $3.1 million which is unheard of. >> you've got the former massachusetts democratic party chair quoted saying i've never had an easier time raising political money. it's easier than raising money for edward kennedy. that's what he said about bringing in the cash for elizabeth

warren hellman's contribution to such a free clinic. another clinical aspect is, i do not think that he is going to be remembered too much in a few years, so i was thinking maybe we can try to bring up something that has to do with his character. things like horseback, equestrian. when you had the name changed to hollow, and right away and thought about washington irving, sleepy hollow, i thought that somewhere along the line, we should be able to direct a very nice memorial for him, such as a horseman or have a plaque, something like that, because he contributed so much to the county of san francisco. with that said, i do not know whether or not it is doable. then i was playing a little bit on, would it be a headless horseman? [laughs] that was in washington irving. with the second, thank you for listening to my comments. >> is there anyone else who would like to make public comment on this item? being none, public comment is closed. commissioner buell: entertain a motion? >> so moved. >> i want to make sure we approve any and all nece

controversy surrounding warren buffett's secretary is heating up.bbie was a guest of the first lady at the "state of the union." and the president used her as a champion for secretaries across the country. well, he is and her boss warren buffett sat down with abc news to talk about her new role. >> you said that you felt as if you are representing secretaries across the country yesterday. >> right. i just feel like an average citizen, so maybe i should say i was representing just the average citizen who, you know, needs a voice. and wants to be treated fairly in the area of taxation. >> that is typical. he is is right in the middle. >> eric: is he is a real representation of secretaries across america? according to "forbes" buffett's secretary could make between $200,000 and $500,000 a year. comparison, the average secretary makes $43,500 a year. that's according to the bureau of labor statistics. greg, typical? >> greg: $200,000 is $10,000 per cat picture on her desk. by the way, he is is not a secretary. she's what you call a personal assistant. 2

you know that sitting next to michelle obama will be warren buffett. you know the widow of steve jobs, the apple founder will also be sitting next to michelle obama. it is interesting tono

you know that sitting next to michelle obama will be warren buffett. you know the widow of steve jobs, the apple founder will also be sitting next to michelle obama. it is interesting to know the various leaders and who sits next to them. nancy pelosi indicated among her guests will be richard trunka, the president of the afl-cio sitting next to nancy pelosi. again, the

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let's talk a little about warren buffet. this surprises a lot of people but he is very much involved and engaged in this. warren buffett also was a strong backer of barack obama, well-connected. in the 2008 campaign he had the luxury of having barack obama and john mccain saying they would like him as treasury secretary. warren buffett didn't prefer that but liked the role of being the savior of the american economy. go back to the financial crisis in 2008, warren buffett when the financial crisis began immediately becomes involved with the treasury department and structuring what would eventually become the bailout of the public/private partnership by the treasury department. when [speaking in native tongue] -- when timothy geithner becomes the treasury secretary the public/private partnership with the treasury secretary announces in march of 2009, started in largely resembles a five page letter that warren buffett had written describing how the bailout should be structured. that sounds very good. here is an individual who

joining me now, democratic massachusetts senate candidate, elizabeth warren. for joining me tonight. >> thank you for having me. >> i want to begin with a trick question. what did you hear in the state of the union address the other night by president obama that you disagree with? >> the part that i disagree with, that's tough. can we start with the part i love best. when he talked about the consumer financial protection bureau. >> of course, of course. >> i was so tickled. that's right. and talked about getting rich cordray in there and getting the agency really up and running and saying to the republicans who have been blocking it, no more. we're turning this agency on full blast and going to make it work. that was the part that made my heart sing. >> and he didn't mention something that scott brown is in favor of, which is banning insider trading in the congress. in fact, senator brown's introduced a bill to ban insider tradi trading. if you were in the senate now, would you co-sponsor that bill with senator brown? >> you know, i have to say, i think it's g

if warren buffett's secretary pays 30%, warren buffett should. and mitt's biggest problem and i told you, i think he was a good governor. but his biggest problem is he's got a tin ear fop say i made $378,000 in speeches but that's just pocket change. pocket change in this economy to the average working american? >> and you said he was a good governor. whether i agree with that or not, he's not running as governor. he's running as a businessman. >> he's running away from what he did as governor. >> exactly. >> you had john mccain out stumping for him today trying to use the bain experience in a positive light. watch this and tell me whether or not you think this is wise. >> i think rather than be embarrassed in any way about the record of bain capital, we should be glad that there are people and companies and groups that will go out and buy companies that are ailing and fix them up and make them job creators again. >> michael, they've also bought companies and fired or laid off a lot of the workers. >> yeah, but, reverend, i mean, that's part of t