Approved. Great. Eare there any other items or announcements . That concludes the agenda for today. The meeting is adjourned. Thank you. Sa good afternoon. Welcome to the board of supervisors Land Use Economic Development committee. Im scott wiener the chairman of the committee to my right is supervisor jane kim the Committee Vice chair sea to my left is meaning our clerk is andrea thank you to sfgovtv specific Jennifer Lowe michltd and, yes please silence any diaz and items accountant on today will be on the september 16th agenda unless otherwise stated. Madam clerk item one. An ordinance for the earthquake performance evaluation of private School Structures. Colleagues, we have i along with the mayor and other supervisors are the cosponsors of this legislation and chaegz im sure youre aware of over the last few years the Mayors Office and board of supervisors has taken up issues for seismic safety including the legislation the board passed to have retrofits for soft story buildings.
You congressional leaders for military action against syria. Speaker john boehner speaking immediately after the whews saying that he will support president obamas plan, and he will call on his fellow republicans to do the same, but first this is what the president had to say just before the meeting started. The military plan that has been developed by our joint chiefs, and that i believe is appropriate is proportional, it is limited. It does not involve boots on the ground. This is not iraq. This is not afghanistan. This is a limited proportional step that will send a clear message not only to the assad regime but to other countries that may be interested in testing some of these international norms, that there are consequences. Randall, it aheres at this hour the script has been written. A very momentous day for president obama as he gets support from congress to take action against syria. The president said he will take action, but it will be much stronger if he gets united action,
Thank you, mr. Chairman. To other members of the committee, i appreciate the opportunity to be heard today to discuss the cbs outlook for the budget and economy over the next 10 years. Our Analysis Shows the country continues to face very large, economic and budget challenges. Let me discuss the economy first and then ill turn to the budget. We anticipate Economic Growth will remain slow this year because the gradual improvement we see an underlying economic factors will be offset by tightening the federal fiscal policies scheduled under current law. The cuts in federal spending scheduled to take effect next month lemine reduce spending by households in the government. We protect inflationadjusted gdp will increase by about 1. 5 in 2013 but it would increase roughly 1. 5 Percentage Points faster were it not for the fiscal tightening. Under current law then, we expect the Unemployment Rate will stay above 7. 5 through next year. That would make 2014 the sixth Consecutive Year with unemp
Investigation . Question number two, will a brandnew video be a game changer in the middle east conflict . Just today, israel rejected blame for recent deaths at a gaza school. I want to show you this, just into cnn from the idf, the Israeli Defense force. Israel says it accidentally fired a single mortar at the school. The u. N. School on thursday. And the school was empty at the time. Israel offered up this video to back up its claim. Hamas says i real bombed the school, killing 16 people injuring many more. We will bring you live reporting from jerusalem and gaza tackling this crucial situation. And question number three, will the families of the Malaysia Airlines victims shot out of the sky get any justice . All 298 people on board the downed airliner were killed. But with little evidence collected and no one taking responsibility, what Legal Options are on the table for the victims loved ones . And question number four, for people in gaza, will conditions improve this week . We wi
Stoneman douglas. The highlights, the governor is proposing mandatory Law Enforcement officers in every school or 1,000 students for one officer. And everyone in possession of a gun or looking to purchase a gun must be 21 years old. There will be some exceptions for active duty and reserve military and their spouses. The governor planning to ban certain people from buying guns, including a person in trouble for offenses like stalking, sexual or domestic violence. Its worth noting that governor says hes against arming teachers. Governor scotts action plan will go in front of the Florida Legislature and they will have two weeks to vote on what his what he has proposed, neil. Neil thank you very much. To matts point, the governor is looking to beef up Police Presence in schools up to 1,000 officers, more on the way. Ron hosko has more if that will work. A number of authorities that are on the scene that didnt go in the school, so, you know, saying youre going to have more personnel assign