Special presentation of our q and a series. Experiencesuss her as a sanitation worker in new york city. That will get underway at 7 00 eastern. National security adviser susan rice is in afghanistan today. She is expected to meet with governor in officials, including karzai. The visit is her first overseas trip as president obamas Top National Security aide. President karzai has cast doubt on the future of troops in afghanistan. She will meet with mr. Karzai at the afghan leaders invitation. I do not think anyone wouldve ever looked into a crystal ball and thought some College Campus would be streaming netflix onto an iphone to watch a movie. This is what is happening out there. We have this huge issue out re that the technology that is why you do not want to date yourself. Ohio, it depended on the day. If the intent on the house was working right, you got to help channels. It depended on the wind and the light and everything else. The industry has changed so rapidly. I want to make su
Lease and with the soon to be completed renovation project and the restoration project, the Department Anticipates receiving an average of 1. 3 million per year over the fiveyear term of this lease. Thats an increase of 5 63,000 per year, over 2. 2 mill over the fiveyear term,v with that, if there are any question the supervisors have . Supervisor avalos . The hearing we have coming up soon is [speaker not understood] is meeting rlb requirements, business local enterprise will be doing the concessionses in elevator for coit tower, is that correct, for the museum store in the elevator . My understanding of lb requirements those extend predominantly to contracts, not to leases. They are required to meet all of our requirements around nondiscrimination and the like for hiring. But as a lessee, those subcontracting goals do not apply under my understanding to leases. But the question is better directed toward the Contract Monitoring Division. Okay. How about answering in terms of the spiri
Were very seriously damaged. And im wondering what the plans are to ensure that these women, especially the final three months of pregnant heat, get close to birth of their children, will there be an effort to ensure they are safe blood and be skilled birth attendant to the can save her life if she needs a csection or some other help to help mother and baby. I would not parenthetically that my daughterinlaw. My wife and i are grandparents have three grandchildren. Just in july, and a Princeton Hospital had an emergency csection, lost two liters plus a load and they had to send out for some of it because they didnt have her blood type. They had some, but not enough. In a ravaged area we visited them youve visited as well as the Health Clinics that are working, that could mean death to a woman were availability of safe blood could mean life. So if you could address that. Finally, the issue of best practices learned from the earthquake in haiti and the synonymy in the indian ocean. I was
Important relationship between the United States and the philippine. We have seen an extraordinary outpouring of generosity from americans across the country, especially from the fill peeb philippines i dids a practitioner. Ive had the pleasure of participating in community efforts. The way they mobilize to provide help in the hour of need is heartening. And it just underscores the humanity we all share. The United States has a deep commitment. We will stay with the people and the government of the pill finds in to the recovery and the reconstruction era. Were already seeing the camera start to fade away in this becoming yesterdays story. The kind of hearing like were having today, the continued equipment we, the United States have to the philippines will be absolutely vital. And i look forward to answering your questions. And i thank you very much for your support and consideration today. Thank you very much for your testimony. Your full testimony will be a part of the record. If you
[gavel] the other underlying amendment, we can take that as amended . We can take it without objection. Gov madam clerk, please call item number 6. Item number 6 is hearing on the citys implementation of administrative code, chapter 14b, the local Business Enterprise and nondiscrimination in contracting ordinance. ~ okay, thank you. This is a hearing called by president chiu and also cosponsored by supervisor cohen. So, ill turn it over to president chiu. Thank you, mr. Chair, colleague, thank you for your patience as well as the patience of the members of the public that have been waiting for this item. Colleagues, i have asked for this hearing on the implementation of chapter 14b of administrative code otherwise known as local Business Enterprise and nondiscrimination and contracting ordinance. As some of you may know, three decades ago, this board of supervisors passed chapter 14b after acknowledging the history of passive and sometimes active discrimination in our citys contracting