weiner aye. avalos aye. campos aye. there are 11 ayes. supervisor chiu: the motion is approved. >> item 21 is a motion confirming appointments and harry kim and herb cohn. supervisor chiu: this resolution is adopted. >> item 22 is a resolution confirming the appointment of florence kong to the city hall preservation advisory commission. supervisor chiu: the resolution is adopted. >> item 23, resolution determining that the issuance of a tight 75 on sale general approval of liquor license to the unicorn pan-asian restaurant will serve the public convenience or necessity. supervisor chiu: the resolution is approved. >> item 24 is a resolution determining that the issuance of a tight 51 beer and wine club license to golden gate council of american youth hostels inc. will serve the public convenience. item 25 is a resolution authorizing the the poorman of public health to except and it's been a retroactive way -- the department of public health to accept and expend retroactively a grant in the amount of $402,596 from the university of califor

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tonight, betty ann bowser covers today's debate, and judy woodruff talks to new york democrat anthony weiner and california republican dan lungren. >> lehrer: then, as chinese president hu jintao arrives for a state visit, paul solman explores the pressure on china to revalue its currency. >> ifill: and from seoul, margaret warner gets south korean views on whether china can be persuaded to rein in north korea. >> they want obama to persuade president hu that china needs to pressure north korea to act more responsibly vis-a-vis south korea. >> lehrer: we examine what's next for apple, as c.e.o. steve jobs takes another medical leave. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> okay, listen. somebody has got to get serious. >> i think... >> we need renewable energy. >> ...renewable energy is vital to our planet. >> you hear about alternatives, right? wind, solar, algae... >> i think it's going to work an a big scale. only, i think it's going to be affordable. >> so where are they? >> it has to work in the real world. at chevron, we're in

weiner: thank you, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to ction 3 of house resolution 26, the gentleman from california, mr. dreier, and the gentleman from new york, mr. wiener, each will control two minute the chair recognized the gentleman from california. mr. dreier: the house is not in order, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is correct, the house is not in order. the royce needs to be in order. members anstaff will take their conversations from the floor. mr. dreier: i'm going to be the only speaker on our side, so i will reserve the balance of our time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from new york. mr. weiner: i thought that the chairman was going to say he was going to be brief. enough choice with this rule, it's a pretty short one. i just want to say in the brief two minutes that we have here that this is a pretty important issue that we're faced with and i should say just at the outset that i have the greatest respect for my friend, mr. sessions

[applause] president chiu: thank you, supervisor weiner. our next colleague to speak will be our newest supervisor from district 10, supervisor malia cohen. [applause] supervisor cohen: hello. is this thing on? when i was 16 years old, that was the first time i came into the chamber. i walked through that door, and i stood right around where rick was, and then where supervisor campos now sits. and i even had the nerve to walk up to try it out. and it was one opportunity that allowed me the luxury to come through those doors, from the backside. and that was because of the mayor's youth forum. it was an organization that was established under the administration under frank jordan, and it gathered youth from all around san francisco and it provided them an opportunity to talk about the policy, to talk about the issues that were affecting youth around san francisco. but the number one thing that it did was it exposed you to public service. many of you might have read the article in the "chronicle" that talked about when i was 8 years old and i

we'll talk with house democrats debbie wasserman shultz of florida and anthony weiner of new york, along with republican tea party caucus leader michelle bachman of minnesota plus tea party backed representative- elect mike kelly of pennsylvania. then we'll hear from the new chairman of the house committee in charge of government investigation, dennis issa, about his plans. but first, what's ahead for the new congress on "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs "face the nation" with cbs new chief washington correspondent bob schieffer. and now from washington, obubstituting for bob schieffer, harry smith. >> smith: happy new year, everybody. thank you all, panel, here in washington for joining us. michelle bachman joins us this morning from minneapolis. well, the 112th congress is set to convene on wednesday. but i want to go back a little bit and talk about the last workings of the 111th with you, michelle. in particular, that the year ended with this deal on taxes and an extension of unemployment benefits. would that deal have been made with a congress that's about to take... co

scott weiner. jane kim.wing order will be the official order of all continuing and nearly an elected board members -- elsbernd, mirkarimi... chiu, cohen, weiner, and kim. seniority determines the order of board members for the assignment of offices, seats in the legislative agenda and compensated positions, and that concludes our presentation. >> we can now move to item 50. >> the items are considered by the neighborhood services committee at a regular meeting and reported to the board. to strengthen the use of pesticides. >> this is fast. item 51. >> item 51 is requiring cellphone the tellers to expose specific absorption rate values to customers. >> this ordinance is passed on the first reading. >> the next item is considered on monday, the 13th, 2010. an ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuits. >> this is passed on the first reading. item 54. >> item 54 was referred without recommendation. it is a resolution authorizing the mayor to cast ballots as owners of 11 parcels of property over which supe

weiner: madam speaker, further parliamentary inquiry. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will state. mr. weiner: can the speaker state that all have been sworn as under the constitution? the speaker pro tempore: the speaker, it's her belief that all have been sworn. mr. weiner: thank you. ms. slaughter: i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from new york yields back the balance of her time. the gentleman from california. mr. dreier: madam speaker, i yield myself the balance of the time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. dreier: thank you, madam speaker. this is the first act of the 112th congress and i am particularly gratified that we had six new members of this 87-member republican class participate in this debate. because, madam speaker, they have come here with a very, very strong, powerful message from the american people. that message is that we have to make sure that we create jobs and get our economy back on track. even though we've goten this positive news of the

. >> supervisor weiner? supervisor wiener: president david chiu. >> supervisor avalos? supervisor avalos supporting supervisor avalos. supervisor campos? supervisor campos supporting supervisor avalos. supervisor david chiu? president chiu: chiu. >> supervisor carmen chu? supervisor chu: supervisor david chiu. >> supervisor cohen? supervisor cohen: supervisor david chiu. >> supervisor elsbernd? supervisor elsbernd is supporting supervisor david chiu. supervisor farrell? supervisor farrell: supervisor chiu. >> supervisor farrell supporting supervisor david chiu. supervisor kim? supervisor kim: president david chiu. >> there are eight ayes and three no's for president david chiu. [applause] president chiu: thank you very much. i will be making some comments later on in the program, but from the bottom of my heart to all of my colleagues, i want to thank all of you for this vote. i want to first start by acknowledging the various officials who are here in the room. first of all, i was just contacted by mayor newsom. he wanted to let us know he unfortunately couldn't be wit

weiner: madam speaker, further parliamentary inquiry. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will state. mr. weiner: can the speaker state that all have been sworn as under the constitution? the speaker pro tempore: the speaker, it's her beliefhat all have been sworn. . weiner: thank you. ms. slaughter: yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from new york yields back the balance of her time. the gentleman from california. mr. dreier: madam speaker, i yield myself the balance of the time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. dreier: thank you, madam speaker. this is the first act of the 112th congress and i am particurly gratified that we had six new members of this 87-member republican class participate in this debate. because, madam speaker, they have come here with a very, very strong, powerful message from the american people. that message is that we have to make sure that we create jobs and get our economy back on track. even though we've goten this positive news of the reducti

. >> mark grueberg followed by herbert weiner. >> good afternoon, president and directors. -- president nolan and directors. i want to applaud the initiative to enhance the safety of cabdrivers, and also for a form of integrated dispatch. i think advances in technology have made it simpler and simpler to accomplish for a really negligible cost. one of the arguments against this, i think, is not pertinent. also, he mentioned the new law regarding visual and audio data that is collected in taxes through cameras that peer out and appear in and record sound. i think what is needed is some official guidelines for the use of this equipment. i do not know what the effects of the new law will be on the equipment. i think there is some uncertainty there. i do know that we need some guidelines. these cameras are important for protection of drivers, protection of passengers. but there also are privacy rights that need to be considered. i hope that appropriate guidelines will be elaborated. i must say that at almost a quarter to two i really object to the fact that deputy director hiyashi has seen

i wanted to say i am working with supervisor weiner's office to put together a meeting for the valencia street merchants as well, and would like to thank supervisor carmen chiu for her leadership on this. she has been helpful with pulling together city departments, the department of building inspection, and the mayor's department on this ability to work on a joint program together. -- on disability to work on a joint program together. mobile food -- dpw will hold their hearing at 6 in the morning to present to the public the guidelines, the permitting process, and to get feedback. if there is not a lot of changes or recommendations for them to consider, they are targeting a february 1 implementation date for the new permitting process. last week, i was a part of the meeting to work with some of the guidelines with dpw, including with food. we also had kevin wesley from the golden gate restaurant association. and we had matt cohen from off the grid. we had the representation of pushcarts, trucks, and restaurants to create some guidelines around food for the hearing officers to be able to

supervisor weiner: i will be supporting the nomination. i agree with supervisor campos that a reasonable argument can be made either way in terms of the qualifications, and fundamentally, it is a judgment for this board and for the mayor, and i think it is quite reasonable to include that he does meet the qualifications. however, i come out differently on the merits

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i wanted to say i am working with supervisor weiner's office to put together a meeting for the valencia street merchants as well, and would like to thank supervisor carmen chiu for her leadership on this. she has been helpful with pulling together city departments, the department of building inspection, and the mayor's department on this ability to work on a joint program together. -- on disability to work on a joint program together. mobile food -- dpw will hold their hearing at 6 in the mornin

i wanted to say i am working with supervisor weiner's office to put together a meeting for the valencia street merchants as well, and would like to thank supervisor carmen chiu for her leadership on this. she has been helpful with pulling together city departments, the department of building inspection, and the mayor's department on this ability to work on a joint program together. -- on disability to work on a joint program together. mobile food -- dpw will hold their hearing at 6 in the morning to present to the public the guidelines, the permitting process, and to get feedback. if there is not a lot of changes or recommendations for them to consider, they are targeting a february 1 implementation date for the new permitting process.

i wanted to say i am working with supervisor weiner's office to put together a meeting for the valencia

. >> reporter: new york congressman anthony weiner was out in his district meeting with constituents. >> look, i don't have concerns. i did 27 town hall meetings during the health care debate. sometimes voices got raised, sometimes passions got raise bud i have no concern about my safety or the safety of my constituents. >> reporter: there's a feeling of defiance among politicians. they are undeterred by the violence that erupted at gabrielle giffords political event in tucson. >> i think right now she's inspiring all of us. she's inspiring our nation with her courage and strength. >> reporter: now reinforcing that courage is added security. this weekend at a minneapolis market, officers were out in force for representative keith ellison's "congress on your corner" event. around the country, law enforce system offering up extra security to political leaders there were there in las vegas for congresswoman shelley berkeley. >> i thought it was very important to send a signal to my constituents and let them know we're open for business. >> reporter: in pitt county, north carolina, the sh

. >> supervisor weiner? supervisor wiener: president david chiu. >> supervisor avalos? supervisor avalos supporting supervisor avalos. supervisor campos? supervisor campos supporting supervisor avalos. supervisor david chiu? president chiu: chiu. >> supervisor carmen chu? supervisor chu: supervisor david chiu. >> supervisor cohen? supervisor cohen: supervisor david chiu. >> supervisor elsbernd? supervisor elsbernd is supporting supervisor david chiu. supervisor farrell? supervisor farrell: supervisor chiu. >> supervisor farrell supporting supervisor david chiu. supervisor kim? supervisor kim: president david chiu. >> there are eight ayes and three no's for president david chiu. [applause]

sitting on the land use committee, an important bridge to our work, a supervisor -- supervisors mar and weiner. i am excited to meet them. commissioner sugaya: i would like to note supervisor mar is the chair of that committee. i do not have much more to ed-- to add, but but to the director, congratulations on some new glasses. [laughter] president miguel: obviously, my congratulations also. i have already congratulated the supervisors individually. i have not had the chance to do so with our new mayor, although i have had the pleasure of working with him in several capacities over the years. i am not sure that people understand, following on commissioner olague's comment, how active a progressive he was in san francisco. very much so. the other thing, following on commissioner gordon -- borden's request regarding the presidio, that is a very controversial issue. i, through a couple of organizations, have been involved in presidio matters for over 20 years now, and there are two major groups in addition to the presidio trust that should be invited to that hearing so that we do not have a one-s

i am confident that my successor, scott weiner, will be supportive of it. i believe we can generate more affordable housing in the neighborhood. this is responding to some concerns. i want to express my appreciation to prado. they have worked hard in the planning process and engagement with the developer. thank you. president miguel: project sponsor? >> thank you, my name is dan safir with the prado group. i am happy to support our project. we have been working on this project for over four years. i am very proud of the final project in the work that has been done by the team, including local architects and design work. from day one, with the guidance of supervisor dufty, we started extensive outreach for this project in the neighborhood. as many of you know, this is one of the most active, engaged, and knowledgeable neighborhoods when it comes to land use issues. we held over 60 meetings and presentations with numerous the calder groups. those were neighborhood organizations and individuals. i know many of them on a first name basis. we created an interact

. >> herbert weiner is the last person to turn in speaker card. >> i'm really concerned about the jacking up of the parking rates for the meters. normally, what i do is i take public transportation and use my car very sparingly. normally, it is for traveling out of town. when you start charging $6 for parking meters, you are really shaking down motorists, and they are not represented at this meeting at all. i really feel that this is very unfair to drivers. i also feel that this board is trying to get money wherever they can find it. basically, what we have is a pattern here. this board tries to extort as much money as possible and also give less service. there has been a dramatic reduction in service since mr. ford came on board. there has also been a raising of parking fees. this resembles basically pg&e in a public body, and we have to remember, pg&e stands for predatory, greedy, and evil, so i'm categorically against the raising of these parking fees. i think lower income people will find it very inconvenient, and it is forcing people onto a public transportation system that is highly

on the eighth of january, and many of them -- take, for instance, in district 8, supervisor elect weiner -- many of them ran and were elected on platforms that focus on public transportation. i wonder if you could talk about the kinds of conversations you had with current members of the board of supervisors and whether or not you would be willing to meet with those newly elected supervisors to make sure that they have a chance to speak to you and talk to you about the issues. i know you have been very open and very willing to speak with me, so i'm wondering if you can just talk a little about your conversations. >> yes, i have had various conversations with current supervisors, and every single supervisor has voiced concerns about mta. everyone has strong concerns, and i'm very willing to meet with new supervisors. i'm very open to hear their comments as well because at the end of the day, their constituents will come to them and complain about the services. yes, i am willing to meet with them. >> before i turn it over to public comment, one thing i would say about this is i think there