Hardeman. Commissioner francee covington. Commissioner Joe Alioto Veronese and commissioner joanne hayeswhite. Public comment, the comment shall address remarks as a commission as a whole and not to individual commissioners or department personnel. Not to enter into debate with a speaker. The lack of response does not necessarily constitute agreement with or support with statements made during Public Comment. Is there any Public Comment . Please come forward. And identify yourself. Welcome. Good morning. Im the author of 1906 the novel about San Francisco earthquake and fire. And the documentary film maker of the finest ruins. After the 1906 earthquake, the citizens of San Francisco passed the largest bond issue ever, 5. 9 million to build a supplemental water supply system. That system has not been expanded into probably 15 of the most vulnerable neighborhoods. It was the work of absolute genius. There are two major components to it, a gravity fed system of the giant tanks. And High P
You also have to stand up. Just because some of the comes in and says you should change the business model, it does not mean you have to go do it. That is what leadership is all about. Him and confidence in his stockholders have confidence in him, they will let him go and ride with him through the tough time because yeah shown in the past that he can do it. He is not going to make all the right decisions, but longterm, he can keep going. The Life Expectancy of ceos in america is 45 years, depending on how you measure it. Social media puts an instant referendum on improving. Everything. Things are different here. Still, Great Companies like Goldman Sachs and other big banks here have gone through good times, bad times. They have regulators that are rational, irrational. Markets that they could control, markets they could influence. Stephanie are you saying that there are some markets that Goldman Sachs can control . Mike no, but they can control how they approach those markets and he ca
Between canada and the European Union which gives corporations from the other countries the right to sue your government if they dont like what youre doing. And so these companies if ttip is signed between europe and the United States, any municipality in the United States that privatizes their water, well, they have a very hard time changing their minds because these companies can sue for compensation. Its called investor state. So anyone who wants to learn more about that, please, please go to Public Citizen trade campaign. And i have a whole bunch of stuff in my book on the implications of these trade agreements on the right to go back to a public system once its been privatized. So its another ongoing struggle. And i dont have a crystal ball to see where it will come out, but common sense tells people its better to keep democratic control. Water is needed for life, we better keep democratic control of it at all times. And well make this the last question. Good evening. Im wondering
[inaudible conversations] good morning. Members of the committee i call this hearing on agriculture and forestry to order todays marks the ninth hearing this your dedicated to stakeholders all around the country country, programs are working as we work towards a formal. This includes taking look and spending requests and proposals and do not have day budget baseline. As i said the committee must be mindful of a very tough budgetary impairment that we have to face while it is a principal duty to ensure the next farm bill provides our producers with the necessary tools and resources to feed a growing and hungry world with the responsibilities dont stop there the farm bill needs to support businesses with schools. Said and that is what the farmers and ranchers call home. We had the opportunity to hear from a number of stakeholders. Into the witness is a apologize. Looking at the electric cooperative. And then with an affordable and Reliable Energy. And with the commodities. The roll Telec
Nutrition for street to order. Todays hearing marks this committees ninth hearing this year, dedicated to enlisting listen to our stakeholders around the country on out our Office Programs are currently working or need improvement as we work towards farm bill reauthorization during this congress. This includes taking a look at spending request for proposals for 39 programs in the farm bill that do not have budget baseline. And as i said each of these hearings are committee must be mindful of very tough budgetary environment that we have to face. While it is a principal duty of this committee to ensure the next farm bill provides our nations agriculture produces with the necessary tools and resources to feed a growing and hungry world, our responsibilities and the will of the is a you not stop there. It is also critical for next farm bill works to support Rural Businesses and cooperatives and Health Clinics and schools, Renewable Energy, and biobased product manufacturers manufacturers