Order. Senator whitehouse is on his way and is okay starting with senator klobuchar. The purpose of the hearing is explore the distinct roles of congress and the executive branch respect to conducting investigations and discuss best practices. We have an incredible panel here who have been down this road many times. Criminal investigations are designed to find out if a crime was committed and hold somebody upon. Congress has a broader mandate. Were not prosecutors but our goal is to shed light on information that may be lie significant but not necessarily criminal, a just policy is needed, change laws when appropriate, but in a particular circumstance, find out what happened, not as a prosecutor but as a policymaker. The power of congress. Mr. Rosenberg, one of the leading experts on congressional oversight, said in the absence of a countervailing constitutional privilege or selfimposed statutory restriction upon its Authority Congress and hit commit years have the power to compel prod
Thank you all. We will bring the hearing to order. Senator whitehouse is on his way and i have been told he is ok with starting. The purpose of this hearing is to explore the distinct roles of congress in the executive branch with respect to discussing best practices. We have an incredible panel who manybeen down this road times. Criminal investigations are designed to find out if a crime was committed and hold somebody responsible. Congress has a broad mandate. We are not prosecutors but our goal is to shine a light on something that may be highly significant, but not necessarily criminal. It in a particular circumstance we can find out what happened, not as a prosecutor but as a policy maker. Congress, mr. Rosenberg said, in the absence ora countervailing privilege a selfimposed restriction on its authority, congress and its committees have a power needed to discharge legislative functions. Bounded by the respect for the criminal process. So, were trying to find out where that Bounda
Safais question so in reverse i guess whether this is new developed built in traditionally not night life areas you know their complaining when the night life was there already i guess wasnt ill concerned about it from youre thinking this you should expand into the other areas or people at home want a home that is quiet and the not put night life there. Yeah. And the people that run operate those things cant say well, what are they complaining about. There are two points night life a huge category and to me it means you know quiet jazz or acoustical music up to the premier nightclubs in the city i dont think that nightclubs should be in every neighborhood and not right for every street and community; right . It has to be done carefully and the other thing theres a fundamental difference between a place it existed peacefully and operated responsibly for years or decades and a new place that is moving on where people are already living peacefully this is a transmission between the two th
Talk to director garcia. Okay. Notice no problem and going to a community each year that this has been our latest thought that sunnydale must be an appropriate place to go to so we are accepting any commissioners and their ideas and that would be fine. Commissioner loyce. Yeah. Not so much an idea. I wanted to express i went to the event at the castro 38 last night and commissioner chung is in the movie and next week and San Francisco state students if you want to know about San Franciscos lgbt Transgender Community and the commissioners are in the movie and good to get the historical perspective. Very good. I didnt get the dates but what station. Abc and it begins next monday from nine to 11. Okay wonderful. All right. Were on to our next item i think. I will note there is no Public Comment on item 8. Next is the update on the laguna honda hospital jc. Commissioner sanchez. Great. We had the meeting at laguna honda and calendared as close session and reviewed matter et cetera includin
Right is rules Committee Member supervisor yee and hes on his way our collective a Derrick Evans and thank you jesse larson and mark for staffing this meeting mr. Clerk, any announcements . Eating and drinking is not permitted in the gallery my documents should be submitted to the clerk items will be on the board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. Thank you mr. Clerk please call the first item number one a hearing to consider pointing out the members were in resident of the poll from the clerk of the board which supervisor fewer expressed interest all other supervisors declined the 143 corbett avenue to be appointed. Thank you, madam clerk supervisor fewer would you like to say a few words or straight to Public Comment. Straight to Public Comment. Okay. I guess mr. Clerk can i make a motion to recuse supervisor fewer without a second. Yes. A few Public Comments first and then. Okay. Thank you. Lets hear from Public Comment any Public Comment on this item . Members of the pu