mr. lee has done a lot of the electrical side. we are both committed to making sure that pg&e is held accountable and that we receive updates. something with shifting priorities gets addressed immediately. supervisor mirkarimi: thank you. supervisor chiu: let's invite the city administrator. i know that you have a presentation from your perspective. supervisor chu supervisor chu:? -- supervisor chu? supervisor chu: just a question for the chief about the information that has been provided regarding major transmission lines that had been provided to the department along with city administrators understanding the potential risks. have we given much thought about the kinds of information given to the public? if it is located in residential areas, is that something we would want to make public? have we thought about that question belloc's -- question? >> i know that if a member of the public is within a certain radius of a transmission line, they would have the ability to work with pg&e along that line to get that information. the cit

supervisor chiu: thank you, mr. lee. at this time, if we could ask the representatives from pg&e, i know my colleagues have a lot of questions. do you have an initial presentation you would like to make? >> no, we're here to answer questions. i am the vice-president of gas operations. supervisor chiu: i will start off with some questions. with the standard no tragedy, what steps -- sambar no tragedy, what steps are you insuring --san bruno san bruno , what steps are you taking to ensure the safety of your customers? >> first, we reduced the operating pressure in those systems. in the city of san francisco, the pressure had already been regulated. the city and county received pressure from the gas transmission lines at a much lower level. as mentioned earlier, we also immediately did a leak survey of the entire system all the way through the city of san francisco and through gas transmission lines. there was no evidence of any gas leaks in the system. supervisor chiu: supervisor maxwell asked the question about shutoff va

supervisor campos: thank you, mr. ne -- mr. lee. the one thing i would say about this nomination is the fact that it has not been a controversial one or the fact that you do not have a lot of people here who are raising issues with this i think is a testament to you because you do play a very important role in the day-to-day operations of the city and county of san francisco. i think that oftentimes, we hear negative things about a specific application, but when there are positive things, those things do not necessarily get any airing, so the fact that we are where we are today i think illustrates the kind of job that you are doing. i appreciate the fact that you truly are trying to make sure that government works for all san franciscans and i think you have demonstrated repeatedly that you get it, that you get the importance of making government accessible for all people, irrespective of where you live. there are a number of experiences we have had, and certainly with one of the most vulnerable populations in my district with the d

i think that mr. lee would be able to attest to that as well. supervisor mirkarimi: you did mention the electrical side, i will wait for mr. lee. >> thank you. continuing the time line, on october 27 i had the opportunity to meet with mr. vice and the investigation, he gave me an update in terms of where they were at. it was a work in progress where they thought anywhere between 10 months 18 months to come up with a reason. he did share with me that as the ntsb investigation progressed, they provided information periodically through the public accent docket. we would be able to have that information. they indicated that when they completed that investigation, probable cause and recommendation to the board members during a public board meeting, i will participate in that sickly or spiritually. -- saidl6civically or spiritual. we are invited to attend and i will keep in touch for updates from ntsb. on november 10, the department of public works posted a town hall publication that provided an overview of the regulatory requirements for making and l

stephen lee for his appointment to become the commissioner -- mr. steven lee. i have known him for the last 15 years. i know him to be a fair minded and gentle person. he has served in many civic duties, and he is also very active in the chinatown community. i know that he would be a good choice for this post. supervisor campos: thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon, a supervisor. i am a retired engineer that chose to come back to san francisco to live, and i want to make this a better city. i am uniquely qualified to talk about steven lee because in high school, he was my best friend, even though as adults, we kind of separated. now, as an adult with children, i do want to make this the best city for all of us to enjoy, and i think steven lee will be very active in pursuing that goal, so thank you very much. supervisor campos: thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon, supervisors. supervisor alioto-pier, thank you when you appoint me for the graffiti advisory board. thank you. thank you when you appoint me -- i never met you before, and you of whitney t

of the commission, to show support to mr. lee's appointment as city administrator. he has shown his honesty, integrity, and leadership, and also has been very that is why we believe he is the right person for this position for the next five years. thank you. supervisor campos: thank you, commissioner. next speaker please. >> i am the director of the san francisco arts program. i am here to voice my support for edwin lee as city administrator. i can attest to how he is in close of -- inclusive of issues and voice. there was a particular meeting that i can point to in which edwin lee, several other staff members from his office for their. they were talking about day laborers. i remember how conclusive ed lee was about what was mentioned by day laborers, and also of his ideas, it almost crafted the plan of action that we were making. the community should be pressed in those conversations. we know that he is going to be the right person as the city administrator. supervisor campos: thank you. is there any other member of the public that would like to speak? seeing none,

mr. lee mentioned earlier we reached out to the contractors and escalators in the area. pg&e also reached out to the entire peninsula and is putting out additional as for what we call 811, call before you did. we believe that is the biggest risk to san francisco. we appreciate working with the city and fire chief on eliminating that risk altogether. supervisor mirkarimi: you are likely to take this sensitivity, but try not to, but when you go before the cpuc on rate hikes for capital repairs, this is what i was asking the city, for us to be able to zero in on what we can expect of pg&e when they are certainly trying to obligate the condition of money going for repairs. how does pg&e recommend that we call on the same page, that that money is well spent and well applied? >> that is a very good issue that has been raised a couple of times in the last few months. the cpuc is leading that effort so that we can see what work was done. what is important to know is they do a rate case filing. we are putting forth what we believe needs to be done, the type of work that needs to

then why is mr. lee free? >> reporter: but even a victory in court won't bring back the three lives lost or the three why yeast lost by the lees. jan crawford, st. paul, minnesota. >> couric: back in september, velma voiced a frustration at a town meeting with president obama. >> i'm exhausted of defending you, defending your administration. and quite frankly, mr. president i need to you answer this honestly. is this my new reality? >> couric: hart has now become another casualty of the bad economy. the "washington post" reports she's been laid off from her job as chief financial officer of amvets, a nonprofit that works with veterans. her boss says they can't afford to keep her. we'll be right back. urn relief, nothing beats prevacid®24hr. just one pill helps keep you heartburn free for a full 24 hours. prevent the acid that causes frequent heartburn with prevacid®24hr, all day, all night. nothing works better. and the life you want to live. with rheumatoid arthritis, there's the life you live... fortunatel

good morning, mr. lee. >> thank you for the opportunity to speak with you about this confirmation. as you noted, i had in your city administrator for the last five years. i'm now in my 21st year of government, and i was pondering what to say today. what to say today. honestly, i had been thinking

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i have a question for mr. ed lee. i think that was an interesting conversation, useful. what is the say process in order to take this information, solidified it to the best defense of the city and people 7 cisco so that we are safeguarded in the most preventive way possible to make sure we can expect nothing but best practices of pg&e? is this in terms of a mou, legislation, in terms of our franchise agreement? what is it in terms of to ensure there is complete understanding that there will be a certain level of response and that level of response will not be compromised? >> that is a good question. i would say my initial thoughts are that we do live with pg&e as our main power supplier. i think they are probably -- there are probably mechanisms in the agreement with pg&e for their level of service that we could use as an underlying foundation for producing a more specific mou, constant reporting mechanism, and that we staff it appropriately so that we go beyond just our own leadership individually, that we make it a part of the city's review of our infrastructure. i hav

my high school history teacher was fantastic used to say, mr. lee, just get over it. the federal government's big. we all benefit from it to one degree or another. that ship has sailed. leave it alone. i don't want to. i don't think i can. [applause] you see, because the things that were true in 1787 remain true in 2010. in fact, i dare say what happens now, what we're experiencing today is the best evidence that those guys were right. we wouldn't be in a position where we would a b facing a $15 trillion debt with $150100 in unfunded entitlement. if they stuck to the program, if they focused on those things that they were supposed to be doing. i mean, look, there's only so much you can spend granting letters of mark and reprisal. right? the solution, i believe, lies not in attempts within the federal judiciary to roll back wicker v. fill burp. don't get me wrong, i would love it if that happened and i applaud those states who have attacked the health care plan in the courts on the basis that even underer wicker v. filburn, this crosses the line. when it comes to congr

mr. lee is one of 16 new senators. the house has 94 new members and one of them is joe walsh. mr. walsh is an investment banker and will be represented the northwestern chicago and metro area. another new member is the florida republican in david riviera who takes the seas of -- who takes the seat o the man who ran in another district. he is the miami dade republican county chairman. >> earmarks account for one-half of 1% of the budget. find out what they are on line at the cspan video library. search and watch programs explaining earmarks and the arguments against them. this is washington your way. >> this saturday, to an end as american history tv offers a daylong symposium on the civil war live from the national archives with prominent historians giving new perspective on the domestic and international impact of the war. our coverage starts saturday at 9:00 a.m. eastern on american history tv, telling the american story every week and all the on c-span 3. >> the house ethics committee has recommended that new york republican charles rangel be censured for 11 violations of house