skbl. supervisor ronen: could you describe again the decision like, where the two potholes were dug, why you chose those two? one was giving us the end of the street, the upper end of the street, and the other one was giving us kind of a low point on where the road was lumping up, so we figured that the pipeline is fairly straight, and that those two points face on what pg&es instruction would give us, the pipeline. and the pipeline was surveyed by an additional surveyor, and a response was done. supervisor ronen: okay. okay. and who prepared the initial response and evacuation plan? we worked with the fire department to prepare that. we tried many, many times to get in contact with the san francisco department of emergency. i was sent hundreds of e-mails, i called and left messages. i went there personally many times, never got a call return. i would have liked to have gotten their input, but i wasn t able to. pg&e indicated they had a very robust evacuation pla
question is can you explain whether or not the road that will be built, extending folsom to the properties in the evacuation plan, given the steep flow? for example, has it been determined if compaction will need to be determined for the steep slope or the new roadway? yes, all of that is being determined. it is only when we start the new projects, those will have to be dug and compacted, but we allow plenty of distance between pipeline 109 and the sewer line that s the closest, so i think it s about fine feet away, and the gas pipeline is another 6 foot away from the sewer line. only the laterals from the houses will go over the pipeline 109, and we based on the elevation points we have, we were able to verify that there is enough distance to meet all the requirements, and the sections were reviewed by d.p.w. and pg&e, and i think by all the departments in the process of street improvements that we re still going through. supervisor ronen: and were the materials and eq
without suggesting a premature conclusion of the appropriateness of the use of force in this particular incident, i can express on behalf of all of us in this department our sincere condolences to mr. szeto, his family, friends, loved ones, and for the loss of life they ve suffered. we also recognized that officer-involved shootings can have traumatic effects on members of our community, especially for individuals, family members and loved ones of those who have suffered trauma of their own from encounters with the criminal justice system. whether in san francisco or elsewhere. and those who experience this trauma whether from descriptions or videos or images that we will present during this town hall, please know that help is available to you. you may contact the san francisco department of public health crisis line at 415-970-3800. or trauma services. first and foremost in the san francisco police department s ass pirration to be a national model of 21st century policing, w
politics. translator: i dissolved the lower house of the diet because i wanted to keep my promise. i m seeking a new mandate following the passage of the bills on social security and tax reforms upon which i base my political life. the major issue in the upcoming general election is how to steer this country in 2013 and beyond. can we move forward or do we turn back the clock and return to the old politics before the change of government? do we go forward or do we step back? that s the issue the public will vote on. the democratic party carved out an historic victory three years ago ending more than 50 years of nearly unbroken rule by the liberal democratic party. but prime minister noda and his colleagues will have to fight to hold on to power. recent polls suggest the main opposition ldp could gain the most seats, but no party is expected to win a majority. that would mean leaders have to negotiate to form a coalition government. prime minister noda will be going head t
the government will allocate the funds to three areas. more than $40 billion will go to rebuilding after the earthquake and tsunami and to disaster prevention. workers will use the funds repairing infrastructure such as tunnels and bridges. about $35 billion will be spent on measures to ensure security and revitalized communities. and about $35 billion will be spent on driving growth. some of that will support business ventures. other funds will go into promoting joint research projects between universities and companies. stimulus package plus spending by local governments and the private sector will add up to $230 billion. translator: governments under the democratic party focused only on redistribution. they didn t make enough effort to increase incomes and expand the economy. i m determined to change the basic philosophy. i m going to boost the profits of japanese companies to create jobs and increase wages. government leaders say the stimulus will help them create 600