my measurement, wilson eric's measurement, and the entertainment commission measurements. our measurements were similar to one of the measurements, the times the entertainment commission was out there. the wilson measurements for quieter than the ones we measured, which is one of the points in the report. the ambient noise level in the neighborhood goes up and down depending what is going on in the neighborhood. cars, buses, airplanes, equipment and various rooftops, people talking. to the extent that the ambience was measured by our firm or others, it changes depending on the time of the even. vice president garcia: you took how many readings? >> we were at the bar for an hour or so. vice president garcia: mean you were outside, in front of the bar? >> we were across the street for a portion of that time. vice president garcia: what was the range? >> in our report, the outside measurements were about 63 dba or so. vice president garcia: that would be a medium or a mean. what was the range? >> i do not have that information. vice president garcia: did you choose the figure

wilson. and mr. anthony [unintelligible] and mr. eric quesada. president chiu: is there any more business in front of the board? >> that includes business. president chiu: ladies and gentlemen, we are adjourned.

wilson. and mr. anthony [unintelligible] and mr. eric quesada. president chiu: is there any more business in front of the board? >> that includes business. president chiu: ladies and gentlemen, we are adjourned. ♪ ♪ >> ♪ o! say can you see by the dawn's early light, what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming, whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight, o'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming? and the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air, gave proof through the night that our flag was still there o! say does that star-spangled banner yet wave, o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave? ♪ >> please be seated. no sleep president of the san francisco police officers association, and we thank you all, police services, firefighters, dignitaries, elected officials, for joining us today on this solemn occasion in this very solemn weekend of remembrance of one of the worst and tragic events in the history of our country. so we wanted to make this quick. we wanted to make it respectfu

wilson. and mr. anthony [unintelligible] and mr. eric quesada. president chiu: is there any more business in front of the board? >> that includes business. president chiu: ladies and gentlemen, we are adjourned. >> i have been a cable car grip for 21 years. i am a third generation. my grand farther and my dad worked over in green division for 27. i guess you could say it's blood. >> come on in. have a seat. hold on. i like it because i am standing up. i am outside without a roof over my head and i see all kinds of people. >> you catch up to people you know from the past. you know. went to school with. people that you work with at other jobs. military or something. kind of weird. it's a small word, you be. like i said, what do people do when they come to san francisco? they ride a cable car. >> california line starts in the financial district. people are coming down knobbhill. the cable car picks people up. takes them to work. >> there still is no other device to conquer these hills better than a cable car. nobody wanted to live up here because yo

wilson. and mr. anthony [unintelligible] and mr. eric quesada. president chiu: is there any more business in front of the board? >> that includes business. president chiu: ladies and gentlemen, we are adjourned. >> and now i have the pleasure to introduce to you the may year of the great city of san francisco, the honorable edwin lee, followed by the executive director of the interfaith council, michael pappas. mayor lee. [applause] >> good afternoon, everyone. it is my personal honor and pleasure to join you here today along with the interfaith council and our fantastic orchestra and opera and to celebrate and commemorate this 9/11 event. a decade after the terrorist attacks occurred on it 9/11, we continue to struggle to make sense of the terrible events of that day. while san francisco is more than 3,000 miles away from the attacks on twin towers and the pentagon, we felt the devastation and loss keenly in our city, and we will continue to remember and honor those who passed. it is important to me into the people of san francisco that remember

wilson. and mr. anthony [unintelligible] and mr. eric quesada. president chiu: is there any more business in front of the board? >> that includes business. president chiu: ladies and gentlemen, we are adjourned. supervisor kim: good morning and welcome to the special rules supervisor committee. we have just one event today. today i am joined by supervisor johsean elsbernd. are klerk today is linour clerk. could you please call item no. 1. >> item number one, ordinance amending the students go campaign and government section. it is capping the amount of public matching funds. i believe we have the department head for the ethics commission here to speak to us today. >> good morning, supervisors. on june 27 the supreme court issued a decision, which struck down arizona's public finance law, in particular because having reached certain thresholds public candidates get additional public funds in response to independent expenditures. the supreme court did not actually issue a ruling on whether public financing is and of itself constitutional. in san fr

wilson. and mr. anthony [unintelligible] and mr. eric quesada. president chiu: is there any more business in front of the board? >> that includes business. president chiu: ladies and gentlemen, we are adjourned. supervisor ciu: look into the budget and finance committee. we also have with the supervisor farrell who has sponsored one of the items of the agenda. our clerk is charles young. mr. young, the we have any announcements today? -- do we have any announcements today? >> yes, leadplease turn off all cell phones. if you present in the documents to the committee, please write a copy to the clerk. items acted upon today will appear of the board of supervisors agenda on september 27, 2011, unless otherwise stated. >items #one, or did amending the san francisco administrative code section 57.5 and 57.8 to decrease building fees for smaller budget productions, including a documentary films, docudrama films, in reality programming among eligible productions for the film rebate program. supervisor chiu: thank you . this item is sponsored by supervis

wilson. and mr. anthony [unintelligible] and mr. eric quesada. president chiu: is there any more business in front of the board? >> that includes business. president chiu: ladies and gentlemen, we are adjourned. >> 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, to do so. >> so if you are interested in our local city government and would like to work with 18 other enthusiastic citizens committed to improving its operations, i encourage you to consider applying for service on the civil grand jury. >> for more information, visit the civil grand jury website at sfgov.org/courts or call >> san francisc

wilson. and mr. anthony [unintelligible] and mr. eric quesada. president chiu: is there any more business in front of the board? >> that includes business. president chiu: ladies and gentlemen, we are adjourned. supervisor chiu: good afternoon. welcome to the san francisco board of supervisors meeting of tuesday september 13, 2011. welcome to our temporary board chamber. please call the roll. >> [roll call] mr. president, there is a quorum. supervisor chiu: i think you let somebody out. >> mr. mayer. mayor lee: present. supervisor chiu: and eric mar is here as well. >> sorry, supervisor mar. mar present. supervisor chiu: thank you, madam clerk. ladies gentlemen, could you join me in the pledge of allegiance? >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of united states of america, to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. supervisor chiu: madam clerk, do you have any communications? >> i have no communications. supervisor chiu: could you call our to be a special order? >> the first item of bu

eric khabibulinot, scott wilson -- the presiding officer: the senator's time has expired. mr. leahy: i ask consent for 30 more seconds. i wish to commend the hard-working staff of other senators. chairman smith's dedicated staff. now it will be the law of the land. i thank all my colleagues who worked together on this. the presiding officer: the clerk will read the bill -- a senator: mr. chairman. mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from washington. ms. cantwell: mr. president, rising in opposition, this is not a patent reform bill. this is a big corporation patent giveaway that tramples on the rights of small inventors. it changes first to invent to first to file, which means if you're a big corporation and have lots of resources, you will get there and get the patent. secondly, it doesn't keep the money where it belongs. it belongs in the patent office. and yet instead of having reforms that will help us expedite patents, it is giving the money away that is needed to make this kind of innovation work. third, the bill is full of special giveaways to particular i

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wilson is activated off the elbow injury. they are riding a six game win streak and getting offense with the pitching staff. eriche middle. two out r.b.i. single, 1-0 g-men. rockies strike back. brings home two, rockies on top 3-2. and giants were up in the eighth beltrans rips one. they score and then, brad pill all the way through the gap. come two-more come home. giants win it 6-5, seventh straight victory. arizona loses and atlanta wins and giants are five back in national league west. >>> a's hosted the tigers to clinch the american central friday night. scott sizemore, punches one in and a's on top 1-0. two batters later they get another, coco crisp drops one in front of austin jackson and a's go on to 5-3 victory. we'll have more highlights at 5:00. i'm mike shumann, have a great day. >> up next at 9:30 a shocking discovery, searchers looking for michelle le uncover a body. >>> also why napa valley winemakers is toasting the late harvest even though it's going to be a smaller crop. >>> welcome back everyone. an alameda county medical examiner will try to identify a body found yesterday by volunteers searc

wilson. and mr. anthony [unintelligible] and mr. eric quesada. president chiu: is there any more business in front of the board? >> that includes business. president chiu: ladies and gentlemen, we are adjourned. >> you can see that it is amazing. you can hear that it is refreshing. you reach for it because it is irresistible. and the taste. simply delicious. san francisco tap water. it engages the senses. 311 is an important resource for all san franciscans. shouldld