Amount to a value higher than the value of the car so the person simply bans the vehicle the vehicles a awkward to pay off a portion and the owner is responsible for the rest this is an unfair system last year you recall i relayed e held a hearing and had a lengthy discussion what can be done i introduced a resolution which colleagues you passed unanimously calling on the mta to address this issue of towed stolen vehicles when the contract is up for rebuttal and to treat owners of stolen vehicles more fairly i want to give the mta credit for taking the request from this board seriously and coming back with the contract extension for the long Term Contract with a different approach to the owners of towed stolen vehicles specifically the mtas administered through fee of 266 is waved for only san franciscans can be reduced by 50 percent by nonresidents of San Francisco the mta will wave their storage fee that is a daily fee and also the contract towed fee of 228 will be waived for san fra
Immigrants and limited english populations so i really thank the Language Access network and supervisor yee for moving forward thank you supervisor mar and supervisor cohen. Thank you very much supervisor yee and i also want to acknowledge the staff jan leo for the work i was wondering if theres a representative from occ here today. Definitely not ive been supportive of language assess and taking taken a vote in the past my comments are not critical of pretending Language Access but only questions of evaluation of the Pilot Program im curious of the tools to evaluate and who is which entity going to be evaluating the Pilots Program through the chair to sdmooe im going im not sure i have the answers fully backside but ill be interested in the other fact the office of Civic Engagement is one i use often when it comes to interpretation for the neighborhood members of the committee so i know how theyre very stressed in that capacity so im wondering because i didnt hear in committee and the
Lets be clear. Clearasil works fast. Take a look take a look at this, its an unusual scene in oregon where a firefighter who is unafraid of flames coming out of a tree is taking action to stop a forest fire before it happens. The fire started when lightning struck the tree. Armed with a chain saw and bravery, the firefighter cut this tree down while it was still burning. Amazing scene there. And from one fire to another in oregon and this train trestle turning into an inferno. Firefighters fought the flames in difficult terrain last night. The fire spreading quickly forcing evacuation of nearby businesses including a chemical company. The flames did splead spread to nearby brush but it posed no further risk. A wild accident in new york city as a car slams into a starbucks. The black toyota veers to the left and crosses the bike lane. The driver narrowly avoids hitting a delivery man who jumps out of the way. Witnesses say his leg was injured. He and a passenger in the car were treated
[inaudible conversations] good morning. This hearing will come to order. I would ask consent that my written Opening Statement be entered into the record. Without objection. I want to welcome secretary kelly. This is a hearing on the department of Homeland Securitys fiscal year 2018 budget. This is the third time that the secretary has appeared before this committee, the second time as secretary of the department. And, again, we welcome you and appreciate your service to this country, many, many years of it. In lieu of my written Opening Statement, i just want to make a couple comments. Im, by vocation, im an accountant, so ive gone through budget meetingsing many, many times meetings many, many times. First, i want to just talk about the history of the budget of the department of Homeland Security. Were not quite ready for the chart. When you take a look at total Budget Authority when the department was first stood up, the first fiscal year was 2004, and the departments budget was thi
Carter discussed efforts to modernize the military at the tech summit monday. To do airent decision strikes against the taliban in afghanistan. This is about an hour. Thank you for having me here, for organizing an extraordinary gathering and for riding on the airplane with me to all over the world. We do very much appreciate that. I want to thank all of you. All of you participantsss from what is america wonderful, innovative, open technology community. It is one of our countrys great strengths. I am committed to building at the pentagon and innovators throughout the nation. From the tech innovators in Silicon Valley, yes, but many other hubs and places around the country. I visited Silicon Valley four times as secretary of defense, but a week before last was with the submarine engineers in an electric boat in connecticut. It is very widespread. It is the pride of the country and the strength of the country, our entire Technology Base. As we continue building these bridges, i am also