We are going to have more of a dialogue and if you have questions we will engage up for the last 30 minutes. The first is a think many of you saw jon on 60 minutes this past sunday. Is there anything on the cutting floor of 60 minutes youd like to apprise . I think i went pretty well. 60 minutes folks it was her second case on 60 minutes in the last year both of them having to do with espionage. One chinese and one russian but a good indication both of the kind of the tv we are seeing these days but also the level of interest in the media which is very different from the last time i is on the National Security division when this is really a counterterrorism job and it was 95 counterterrorism post9 11 al qaeda responsibility. This is a big shift over the last 10 or 12 years. One of the questions we all have the nsc has been quite active in the china prosecution. Youve done your china initiative. What do you see as the goal of nst in that space and what do you consider success in that sp
You have to start looking for your next job, which i was. Financebackground in and i am a cpa and so i said i would be a perfect commercial litigator, so i thought. I was interviewing with the chicago law firms, the large ones. The largest law firms then had 230 partners in them in the chicago area, to show you how things have changed. Wrung my hands on whether or not i wanted to give that much but here i am 30 years later. It has gone by very quickly. I have enjoyed it immensely and would not have traded it for any other opportunities in the world professionally, showing how little i know, which leads me to a Public Service announcement within my Public Service consulnt which is of the fbi, we have 194 oforneys in three branches National Security, cyber law, and the investigative Administrative Law branch. They deal with a large number of issues, just like any corporation would. Have 15 vacancies. There is a rigorous process with a polygraph and a background check. It cant be that har
But not required to state their names. Sf govtv. Please show the office of Small Business slide. To today. We will begin with a reminder that the Small Business commission is the official public forum to voice your opinions and concerns about policies that affect the Economic Vitality of Small Businesses in San Francisco. Before item one is called, id like to start by thanking Media Services and sf govtv for helping to run the meeting. Id also like to acknowledge our new commissioner for ron benitez. Well im ron. Hi. Were really excited to have you here and i hope you enjoy your first meeting. I will. So go secretary , please call item number one. Item one, roll call. Commissioner benitez. President commissioner dickerson. Present commissioner herbert. President huey here. Commissioner ortiz. Cartagena here. And Vice President ziziunas. Present. Present didnt you have a quorum . Thank you so much for the San Francisco Small Business commission, an office of Small Business staff acknowl
Subcommittee on a rise of organized retail crime. Discuss how criminal networks are recruiting people online and on the black market encourage congress to pass new legislation to help address the issue. [background noises] [background noises] committee on Homeland Security subcommittee and counterterror and Law Enforcement intelligence will come to order. Without objection subcommittee may recess at any point. The purpose of this hearing is to evaluate the unprecedented uptick in organized retail crime in the United States and to hear testimony from key witnesses from federal government and private industry. I doubt recognize myself for an Opening Statement. That afternoon. We welcome you to todays important hearing on organized retail crime threats to our public safety. The topic of todays hearing is the issue of organized retail crime. Which has been rising throughout the country demonstrating a threat to tens of thousands of retailers of all sizes and subjecting employees and custom
Sheriffs deputies in antioch and the neighbor of gentry town and putnam. So anyone who sees anything suspicious or sees people hiding or lurking about are asked to call police immediately while sheltering in place. This all comes on the same day that the antioch mayor is praising that Community Response team for helping people in crisis, while freeing up officers, this has been a godsend because this has helped alleviate the Police Department from certain. 911 calls antioch mayor Lamar Hernandez thorpe, marking a year since a crisis Response Team hit the streets to help those in mental distress, freeing up police for more urgent calls. The Angelo Quinto Community Response team handles about 500 calls a month. Its named after a man who died in Antioch Police custody. We havent had an incustody death since we launched this, and so thats a mark of success for me. The fact that we can take 500 calls off of the polices shoulders, thats success to me. Im ready. On monday, the mayor tagged al