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15 years later, Water Quality is on the agenda of every City Council Person in that local city, and thats completely a result of activists forcing the issue, surfrider and other local groups, saying, hey, these Water Quality issues are real and you need to address them. And only until the public sort of creates that will will the politicians respond. Narrator while some cities deal with infrastructure issues, others have concerns about the sustainability of water supplies. Allbee its not just ab...

Desert communities can continue to live. Man the biggest water user in the desert is turf. Turf uses a lot of irrigation and uses spray irrigation, so what weve done here is use artificial turf. Youre never going to be able to achieve the look of back east or the look of, say, california, with subtropical plants, but our landscapes are still lush and use about 30 of what the subtropical landscape with turf would use. Las vegas has adopted a drought tolerant ordinance. Were using less water today...

That. I dont want the board of supervisors to dictate what the Homeless Services should be. I take my position as City Government very seriously and we are the body that take from individuals and departments to make that happen. So with that, madam clerk can we do a roll call vote on the motion. Mr. Chairman, do we have a second on supervisor avalos . I will second it. Mr. Chairman i want to add that im supportive of your efforts to move forward on a new tenured plan on addressing the homeless c...

Benefit program, worker can use city medical reimbursement accounts to pay for premiums, deductibles, copayments and other costs associated with carrying Health Insurance coverage through cover california without actually disqualifying them from federal subsidies under the aca. During the process thats was followed by the universal health care council, staff and the mayors office, the department of Public Health, and the City Attorneys Office vetted the question with federal officials, and i bel...

I dont know. We havent taken any position about that. Im not sure entirely that people really understand the whole this phenomenon scientifically. And what the treatments are. That is also part of this. To encourage the scientific community, the medical community and the military to focus on this problem. If you can deal with the 45 who are likely to be revictimized, you would be reducing the incidents in the military in a big way. We didnt know quite enough to make a totally free recommendation...

And if they really protect you. Plus to the rescue. One of the remarkable efforts to save the earths most endangered species. Theres no mistake tonight that iraq is in the throes of a civil war. The violence brutal and bar ba barbaric, the world is watching. The white house is watching and tonight, president obama is taking steps to safeguard americans at the u. S. Embassy in baghdad. Ordering 750 troops back ting baghdad. And talking with a foe, iran, on how to deal with this quickly unfolding ...

Budget committee in 2 weeks . I will second that. I appreciate the comments, i also will not be supporting this motion. This has been in a month 1 2 now where we have worked with stakeholders on this issue and its ready to go. Im convinced and while i appreciate everyones opinion another week is not going to buy consensus if you will. This is something to me i think should be a priority of ours as a city. As mr. Wiener mentioned the city and residents in our neighborhoods to do all we can as soo...

And only until the public sort of creates that will will the politicians respond. Narrator while some cities deal with infrastructure issues, others have concerns about the sustainability of water supplies. Allbee its not just about the sustainability of the assets, its about the sustainability of our water resources. Parts of this country that thought of themselves as water rich 20, 30 years ago, now are discovering that they really are not water rich, they have source supply issues, they have ...

Right . This quarter did nothing it did nothing at all today, at least, the dow climbed 135 points. S p gained. 7 . Nasdaq vaulted 1. 04 . Wow, breaking that streak, huh . You know what, i say good riddance to the first quarter. Because this market slaughtered some of the best highest growing companies and saluted the down and dirtiest industrials and techs that have yet to show any real growth. Im telling you. Now, what they did, they went out of the good and into the bad, and im tired of it. B...

Mulroy this is a desert, and it has its own beauty, but you have to get beyond what youre used to. As long as people recognize theyre moving to the desert and give up this notion that they have to bring eastern vegetation with them and make the necessary adaptations in their own life, desert communities can continue to live. Man the biggest water user in the desert is turf. Turf uses a lot of irrigation and uses spray irrigation, so what weve done here is use artificial turf. Youre never going t...