our clerk is mr. baker young. you have any announcements for us today? >> please silence any bonds or electronic devices. adams acted upon today will appear on the may 22, 2012 board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. >> thank you. also wanted to mention that sfgtv -- we have mike and jennifer. >> item #one. hearing to receive update from the comptroller's office. item two. hearing to include financial update and information on budget instructions and process. supervisor chu: we havemr mr. rosenfield and howard will talk to us about the edges -- budget. and there are some impact we might expect from the state. where do we begin with mr. -- why don't we begin with mr. rosenfield? >> our office issues periodic updates regarding the current your financial status and this is our last such report for the fiscal year we are winding down. we can -- we see a continuation of the trend we have seen thus far through the fiscal year which is a continued improvement in the local economy, fueling better than expected tax revenues. and continued savings in

brown became prime minister and mr. blair to mr. baker. >> i think mr. baker was skeptical about mr. blair in a way that he was less skeptical about mr. brown. partly because mr. brown before he became the leader had conversations with mr. baker about him having an inquiry to the 30 year rule so that was a done deal but then took on the operational side of that ann curry. >> subsequently with mr. baker and other colleagues in the press and the protection act. >> before you go on to i get to a phrase i like of the respectful acquaintanceship? was that because you or he felt that the respective power to keep in different directions and therefore that was the best way or was just a coincidence and you wouldn't have minded if that had been more? i think it's a respectful relationship, nothing more and could have crossed more afterwards but they didn't come soil think there was quite a period when iverson london and i didn't have anything to do with him. it could have developed. i think it is completely unfit that as far as i gather he's pretty private about

our guess is mr. baker. you have an initiative that we lost, transforming neighbors. what is this about? >> we are excited. i think it's going to be an initiative that changes the landscape in prince georges county. we targeted six counties in the area that have challenges, whether it's student dropout in our schools, or whether it's health despair tease, or they lack economic development opportunities there, and we will bring all of the resources the county has to bare on the problems. that's health care, social services and publication, and all of these will be in the six neighborhoods. we are going to stay in the neighborhoods until we see that they are actually transformed. we got this initiative when we studied out well our police department did last year with the summer initiative. in the areas where the police department targeted their summer initiative, they spent 2 1/2 months in these areas, crime dramatically decreased. but what the police officer did was not only put more officers out there but worked with the health department and social services and they

our clerk is mr. baker young. you have any announcements for us today? >> please silence any bonds or electronic devices. adams acted upon today will appear on the may 22, 2012 board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. >> thank you.

so i mean i never held my breath because i knew mr. baker somehow or rather in the editorials on the election day saying that people would be insane if they voted labor. it's okay in blackburn. i've never expected it. so a supreme relationship. >> it's that the exchanges between you not frequent or any text messages rarely spoke to the mobile telephone. is that it? that's in my life. famously i don't think he does much for mr. blair in this respect. i don't think he uses computers. and so as if to -- what i wanted to say by e-mail, i've sent him that to a p.a. in his office. so i have his phone number on my system, but i can't remember it. i don't think i've ever sent him a text. >> did the relationship change at all when mr. brown became prime minister? mr. brown was much closer to him than was mr. blair. >> yes, mr. daker was there to his, but you find that he was skeptical about mr. blair in a way that he was less skeptical about mr. brown. he did partly because mr. brown before he became leader with a view to becoming leader had ha

well, mr. baker, there is no hand clap for you. >> can i get this clear? all of the people that love hitler send your letters to baker and not to us. >> i just wanted people to know where i stood, that's all. >> jim, are you surprised by any of these things you read of. hopefully you read the article. >> i read -- i seen him in vegas three years ago. that was somebody else. that went down the tubes right there. >> he never passes on black, does he? >> excuse me, miss. what hitler is, there was something with bulls in his past. i don't know if we can say it -- >> demon? >> yes. i used to buy furniture there. they used to -- >> do you want to explain it? >> they injected bull semen into him to keep his fertility and he could have sex with his gal pal. >> i understand where he got his horns. >> all of this hitler bashing. >> that was a lot of work. >> i needed help on that one. >> liz, will you give up cocaine now that you hear hitler was an addict? >> i don't do if i drugs, but thank you for that. the bull semen part to increase his law be dough, wouldn't th

the people who came to see me where mr. baker, mrs. brooks, the telegraph -- the chief executive and sometimes dyed black hood then the secretary at the pcc and i think was advised there to the telegraph weekly. those were the court. but i understood that they were representing him the views of the national press as a whole. i had no reason to think that they wear. >> indeed the most powerful figures who attended bcc. we saturated prints click >> can we see your credentials? they were powerful figures who were representing. >> you need that many knew that's what they were. >> it wasn't an issue. >> in paragraph 83 the ministers sponsoring the bill, murray eagle had done 2008, which we noted the meeting on tap 44. i don't think it's necessary to terry to. we notice the threat had a powerful voice on medication. then moving forward, in fact gone 84, you match a radically with mr. baker, mr. burnt out, mrs. brooks. -- >> and that is to erie and the letter you wrote on the 12th of february, exactly clear from a letter sender to 36, when th

baker was of mixed ancestry. chief baker is, in fact, 1/32 cherokee. that makes him cherokee, the same as other cherokee leaders that also have a mixed ancestry. and as you can see here that bill john baker, that 1/32 cherokee is now the dually elected, dually serving principal chief of cherokee nation. in another election happening 1,600 miles away from oklahoma in massachusetts, republican senator scott brown of massachusetts is locked in a virtual tie to hold on to his seat against his democratic challenger, elizabeth warren. last month, boston's conservative tabloid, the "boston herald," published this headline, "harvard flow." school once touted liz's native american routes as proof of faculty diversity. the accusation here was that elizabeth warren was somehow wrongly considered to be native american? she was maybe wrongly listed as having native american heritage in law school directoies and someone, maybe her, maybe the school, somehow wrongly benefited from that wrongful impression, that wrongful, spurious thing that she supposedly did. the "b

baker was of mixed ancestry. chief baker is, in fact, 1/32 cherokee. that makes him cherokee, the same as other cherokee leaders that also have a mixed ancestry. and as you can see here that bill john baker, that 1/32 cherokee is now the dually elected, dually serving principal chief of cherokee nation. in another election happening 1,600 miles away from oklahoma in massachusetts, republican senator scott brown of massachusetts is locked in a virtual tie to hold on to his seat against his democratic challenger, elizabeth warren. last month, boston's conservative tabloid, the "boston herald," published this headline, "harvard flow." school once touted liz's native american routes as proof of faculty diversity. the accusation here was that elizabeth warren was somehow wrongly considered to be native american? she was maybe wrongly listed as having native american heritage in law school directories and someone, maybe her, maybe the school, somehow wrongly benefited from that wrongful impression, that wrongful, spurious thing that she supposedly did. the "

but bill john baker won, and now as principle chief bill john baker, he is running the cheer key nation. at the time of the elec tchief,f the issues that got raised was that mr. baker was of mixed ancestry. chief baker is, in fact, 1/32 cherokee. that makes him cherokee, the same as other cherokee leaders that also have a mixed ancestry. and as you can see here that bill john baker, that 1/32 cherokee is now the dually elected, dually serving principal chief of cherokee nation. in another election happening 1,600 miles away from oklahoma in massachusetts, republican senator scott brown of massachusetts is locked in a virtual tie to hold on to his seat against his democratic challenger, elizabeth warren. last month, boston's conservative tabloid, the "boston herald," published this headline, "harvard flow." school once touted liz's native american routes as proof of faculty diversity. the accusation here was that elizabeth warren was somehow wrongly considered to be native american? she was maybe wrongly listed as having native american heritage in law school directories and someone, may

brian baker, coming up on "morning joe" and ask him what exactly the plan was and how close they got to using it. that's ahead. still ahead on "way too early," it is uh-oh time for the miami heat, with chris bosh out hurt, dwyane wade scores single digits. highlights from the nba and nhl playoffs ahead in sports. >>> plus with mark zuckerberg waking up this morning to bathe in crisp, $100 bills and brush his teeth with beluga daf yard, his company 1r58 ued at $104 billion, we look at some of the ipos that didn't work out so well. that story and a check on weather. >> the explosion came as a surprise with a force that has yet to be measured. lightning storms ignited the forest below. all day it seemed nature has gone berserk, flaming clouds of gas sent streams of mud into nearby rivers. they burst out of their banks, carrying away houses and cars. wake up! that's good morning, veggie style. hmmm. for half the calories plus veggie nutrition. could've had a v8. with the bankamericard cash rewards credit card, we earn more cash back for the things we buy most. 1% cash back everywhere, ev

baker to the eastern district of arkansas, mr. lee to the northern district of illinois, we will have confirmed 83 kwraourbl nominees -- 83 judicial nominees during this congress. it's somewhat ironic that today, according to press accounts, the white house is holding a reform and strategy session with administration officials and 150 supporters from across the country concerned about judicial vacancy -- the judicial vacancy rate. i wonder if at this strategy session the white house took a look in the mirror when addressing the vacancy rate. only the president can make nominations to the senate. while we have a responsibility to advise and connecticut -- consent on those nominations, senators cannot fill vacancies unless people are nominated for those positions. i would note the president has failed to do this in 47 of the 76 remaining vacancies, including 21 of 35 seats designated as judicial emergencies. this was more than 60% of the current vacancies with no nominee. the white house and the senate majority are fond of their cla

i said just call me mr. rit a wilson. >> osgood: still to come, thoughts from the mentalist, simon baker. >> it can be more complicated because i am complicated. do you read in bed? do you read out loud or in your head? do you need a lamp to see? and does it leave your bedmate be? don't you wish there was a light that wouldn't keep them up all night? if so, you'll be happy to know, our newest nook now comes with glow. introducing nook simple touch with glowlight, the only e-reader made for bedtime reading. find your nook at your neighborhood barnes & noble. >> osgood: there is still no word when chinese dissident will leave china for the united states. his escape from house arrest triggered a diplomatic drama that captured the world's attention last week. national security correspondent david martin now with the sunday journal. >> reporter: in the space of two weeks, this man went from the isolation of house arrest in a village 300 miles from beijing to center stage in a diplomatic... between the world's two

sometimes, in fact he's -- his e-mail -- famously i don't think he does, like mr. blair in this respect, i don't think he uses computers. when i wanted to send him something by e-mail, i've sent that to a p.a. in his office. i've got his phone number on my system, but i can't remember. i think i've ever sent him a text. >> did the relationship change at all when mr. brown became prime minister? because we know mr. brown was much closer to mr. dayko than was mr. blair closer to mr mr. dayko. >> yes, mr. dayko -- i think you'd find he was skeptical about mr. blair in a way that -- well, he was less skeptical about mr. brown. it did -- partly because mr. brown before he became leader had had conversations with mr. decker about heading up an inquiry into the 30-year rule. that in a sense was a done deal as i -- mr. brown became prime minister. but i then took on the operational side of that inquiry. and of course subsequently there were a lot of conversations with mr. decker and senior colleagues in the press about segment 55 of the protection act. >> we'll come to the

my family has lived on baker street for five generations. i've known the prior owner of the two family flats at 2735 my whole life. he died in february of 2011 and his son sold the property to mr. teed in april. in july, a story polls were installed in the backyard of the lower level showing the outline of the planned extension. at the july pre application meeting, several neighbors met mr. to eat, his girlfriend, amanda, mr. t's expediter and the first architect. -- mr. teed's expediter. within 15 minutes of the meeting start, henry asked for a show of hands of how many neighbors approved of the conversion of two units to one. since none of the neighbors had seen the plan before the meeting, we did not respond to the vote call but ask questions. mr. teed took us through the two units and explained how he planned to add extension to the lower level and a roof deck on top. it was clear from the neighbors feedback that this rear yard extension negatively affected all six of the rear yard neighbors. the rear yard neighbors haven't short -- have

when it came to him, he said, mr. secretary, we have been over at the defense department dealing with a tough issue, we have beaten them into submission and the state department had a great victory today. the secretary said, well, thank you for that report. i'm sure you did what you thought was right for the country. as you know, dick cheney is a close friend of mine, i think he has the toughest job in government and i would never want to do anything simply for the purpose of making his job tougher. that sent the message that only had no value but was a career dangerous move in this administration. and that hasn't always been the case in administrations. in fact, the record of friction both between the nsc and state and state and defense is legion throughout the research i'm sure you've done. but that group at the top, again, the fact they had known each other for decades by the time we came in i thought was quite important. it was also important that those of us at the next level down in the deputy's committee had gr

baker's joy. i mean, baker's joy is one of those things, it's in your closet, you don't even know it's in your -- you don't even know that you own the stuff. but you own it. static guard spray. what else is there besides static guard? clean guard gloves. these were unloved and unimportant brands. at the $89 billion international soft goods giant that is unilever. but five of the six culver brands are either number one or number two in their categories. and they have a strong presence at the fast-growing dollar stores and the drugstores as well as the incredibly popular discount clubs, all areas where b & g has a market cap of just over a billion dollars. think about that. it's trying to expand its presence, gets into those, the market cap's going to go up. plus it's great that b & g has started to diversify away from just food. pick more aisle space in dollar stores, supermarkets and big-time drugstores. sure, unilever's trash, b & g's treasure. thanks to deals like i mentioned, b & g's been able

baker's joy. i mean, baker's joy is one of those things, it's in your closet, you don't even know it's in your -- you don't even know that you own the stuff. but you own it. static guard spray. what is there besides static guard? clean guard gloves. these were unloved and unimportant brands. at the $89 billion international soft goods giant that is unilever. but five of the six colver brands are number one or number two in their kaths. and they have a strong presence at the fast-growing dollar stores and the drugstores as well as the incredibly popular discount clubs, all areas where b & g has a market cap of just over a billion dollars. think about, that it's trying to expand its presence, gets into those, the market cap's going to go up. plus it's great that b & g has started to diversify away from just food. pick more aisle space in dollar stores, big-time drugstores. sure, unilever's trash, b & g's treasure. thanks to deals like i mentioned b & g's been able to grow slowly and steadily for yea

now, mr. rickets did respond in that way to that ad. but that is no way an inference or suggestion or a request or anything like that that we have a proposal based on reverend wright. >> ben, we're talking about joe ricketts, the man behind the money here. he's a founder of td ameritrade, owner of the chicago cubs and a bison meat product firm. we know joe ricketts was a former democrat, then a republican. now he's unaffiliated. his daughter laura is a big obama re-election bundler who has raised between a quarter a million and half a million dollars for the president's re-election. it sounds like it's a family where there is a diverse array of opinions. laura says we will have different political views how to achieve what is best for america but agree each is entitleded to our own views. has joe ricketts been impugned in this controversy? >> no, i think he learned a lesson, you talk about corporate money coming into politics. this is why it's not going to. these guys touch politics and get burned so badly. he's apologizing to the repor

mr. reid: thank you. we're now considering the motion to proceed to the stop students loan interest rate hike. at 4:30, the senate will proceed to executive session to consider three judicial nominations, the nguyen nomination, the baker and lee nominations which are two district court nominations from arkansas and illinois. at 5:30 there will be up to three roll call votes on confirmation of the nominations. mr. president, a woman from nevada by the name of amy reilly, a single mother from las vegas, was devastated when she was laid off three years ago because of her employer having little work. she wasn't in love with her job doing bookkeeping for a local construction company but she loved the steady paycheck. so looking back on the pink slip, amy views it as, of course, a setback in one sense but really she feels very good about the fact that it gives her a second chance. like many resourceful americans who lost their jobs after the financial and housing markets collapsed, amy took the

mr. president, and i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from louisiana. mr. vitter: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, senator sessions and i come to the senate floor today to discuss the child tax credit integrity preservation act, a bill i introduced last year to introduce a real problem with i.r.s. enforcement, allowing illegal aliens to access the additional child tax credit. mr. president, the reality is because of this enforcement problem, because of this loophole in terms of how the child tax credit is enforced, illegal aliens who pay no taxes, who are not entitled to this benefit, to this check from the government, receive $4.2 billion in 2010 alone, checks from the government through the child tax credit act. there have been several studies under this president obama administration that say this is ridiculous, this is unintended, we need to stop this. so i'm proposing we do, we move forward in a simple bipartisan, commonsense way t

the people who came to see me where mr. baker, mrs. brooks, the telegraph -- the chief executive and sometimes dyed black hood then the secretary at the pcc and i think was advised there to the telegraph weekly. those were the court. but i understood that they were representing him the views of the national press as a whole. i had no reason to think that they wear. >> indeed the most powerful figures who attended bcc. we saturated prints click >> can we see your credentials? they were powerful figures who were representing. >> you need that many knew that's what they were. >> it wasn't an issue. >> in paragraph 83 the ministers sponsoring the bill, murray eagle had done 2008, which we noted the meeting on tap 44. i don't think it's necessary to terry to. we notice the threat had a powerful voice on medication. then moving forward, in fact gone 84, you match a radically with mr. baker, mr. burnt out, mrs. brooks. -- >> and that is to erie and the letter you wrote on the 12th of february, exactly clear from a letter sender to 36, when th

>> thank you, mr. mayor, for once again and leaving me with nothing left to say. it is good to see our city partners and a special thank you to the agency formally known as the redevelopment agency. thank you for your guidance in getting us here, to this ribbon- cutting ceremony. it is an exciting time. we are starting to go through a rebirth, as we focus on how we are reprogramming mandel plaza, continuing infrastructure programs as well as structural improvements to the bayview opera house. i am putting everyone in their area on notice. this will be the spot. the third street merchants corridor is coming back and it will be bigger and better than ever. this bill be the new spot for international cuisine. we have a peruvian restaurant down the street. here we have eskender. this is mediterranean, modern african, very bayview. we have some fantastic asian cuisine along the corridor, along with fantastic taco places. this place captures exactly what san francisco is looking for, bringing people and communities together over a wonderful meal. i want to thank the cit